Bach: Harpsichord Concerto No.1 in D Minor BWV 1052 (Jean Rondeau)

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  • Jean Rondeau, the imaginative young French harpsichordist, describes the Bach family as “one of the great dynasties of western music”. Having devoted his first Erato disc, Imagine, to works by the towering Johann Sebastian, he now returns to Bach’s world for his third release, Dynastie, which complements concertos by Johann Sebastian with concertos by his three most famous sons, Wilhelm Friedemann, Carl Philipp Emmanuel and Johann Christian.
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  • @dankooryuk1013
    @dankooryuk1013 Před 3 lety +248

    There's not an instrument I love to hear more than the harpsichord

    • @AnHebrewChild
      @AnHebrewChild Před 8 měsíci +6

      You are a man with exquisite taste. It is truly awesome.
      For me, it's in a three way tie with Viola & Viola Da Gamba

    • @wiremuwifebash
      @wiremuwifebash Před 5 měsíci +1

      Tied between this and the Chapman stick for me

    • @latifamarceau1429
      @latifamarceau1429 Před 4 měsíci +2

      Ditto!!!

    • @theexchipmunk
      @theexchipmunk Před 3 měsíci

      As a German kid of the 90´s and 2000´s it´s burned in my mind. Because it´s playing the beginning of our first One Piece opening, making it the best one.

    • @KiriKiriKiki
      @KiriKiriKiki Před 27 dny

      same. it gives big runescape vibe.

  • @rotesbeef5078
    @rotesbeef5078 Před 6 lety +704

    The Harpsichord is such a wonderfull instrument. I just love it.

    • @rebecasandstrom6526
      @rebecasandstrom6526 Před 4 lety +47

      we need to bring it back. I propose pop music but with harpsichords instead of guitars.

    • @sebrofc
      @sebrofc Před 4 lety +21

      Agreed such a unique sound

    • @themajesticgeorge
      @themajesticgeorge Před 4 lety +27

      @@rebecasandstrom6526 time to submit that idea cuz music now days aint doing so good

    • @Tempusverum
      @Tempusverum Před 4 lety +14

      @@sebrofc It gives allegro a vigor and makes largo's golden. Nothing says Autumn like slow tempo strings and the sparkle of a harpsichord.

    • @viktordesinope3359
      @viktordesinope3359 Před 4 lety +12

      This instrument mixed with some heavy or gothic metal would be so good...

  • @alexhb12333
    @alexhb12333 Před 2 lety +206

    Imagine Bach just laying out this absolute banger in the 1730s. Absolutely rocked then, and Jean and the crew make it bop again.

    • @ampzamp
      @ampzamp Před 11 měsíci +6

      ... I suspect Bach may have written the whole thing out in about an hour, without even hearing it.

    • @scottashe984
      @scottashe984 Před 3 měsíci +4

      ​@@ampzampMost likely. He was a true genius. Genius wasn't good enough for him though. He just had to be highly productive, tough, focused and raise a bunch of kids. And I ask.. Where is our Bach?

    • @PatGunn
      @PatGunn Před 2 měsíci +1

      ​@scottashe984 humanity still produces great musicians, now across more genres. Stevie Wonder, Frank Zappa, ....

    • @scottashe984
      @scottashe984 Před 7 dny

      ​@@PatGunnMany that I appreciate. For me Bach stands out the way Issac Newton, Genghis Khan, Jesus, Jung, Krishnamurti and Julius Caesar do. Very few and very far between.

  • @svenskanal
    @svenskanal Před 2 lety +1022

    The harpsichord must have been like the electric guitar of its time.
    So raw, reminds me of heavy metal.

    • @matthewblackwelder8139
      @matthewblackwelder8139 Před 2 lety +147

      Someone once said that Baroque era music isn't metal simply for the fact that they didn't have electricity or overdrive pedals

    • @GrobmotorikJones
      @GrobmotorikJones Před 2 lety +70

      that is why I have a J.S. Bach Backpatch on my metal vest.

    • @herrickinman9303
      @herrickinman9303 Před rokem +30

      I didn't know sophisticated listeners had such high regard for electric geetars and "heavy metal ." No doubt, Bach should be flattered by the comparison of his music to "heavy metal."

    • @svenskanal
      @svenskanal Před rokem +55

      @@herrickinman9303 No i don't think so. Bach probably would have been horrified by the genre. But i believe the comparison is still valid, i imagine that the introduction of the harpsichord provoked and confused many of the contemporary musicians of the time.
      Just as the electric guitar did.

    • @saharatul
      @saharatul Před rokem +79

      @@herrickinman9303 metallists should be flattered by the comparison, not Bach

  • @JSerrato289
    @JSerrato289 Před 4 lety +961

    God that continuous motion in the melody, I love Bach

    • @-Vitalis-
      @-Vitalis- Před 4 lety +41

      **Haendel, Haydn, Vivaldi, Corelli and a lot more have left the chat**

    • @JSerrato289
      @JSerrato289 Před 4 lety +5

      @@-Vitalis- but this piece is Bach (?)

    • @-Vitalis-
      @-Vitalis- Před 4 lety +28

      @@JSerrato289 You didn't get it. Anyway, have a good day.

    • @JSerrato289
      @JSerrato289 Před 4 lety +24

      @@-Vitalis- ohh ok I get it now, I'll just r/whoosh myself

    • @-Vitalis-
      @-Vitalis- Před 4 lety +1

      @@JSerrato289 Good.

  • @cube11235
    @cube11235 Před 6 lety +1710

    I absolutely love the "I'm slowly going insane, but here is some beautiful music" look.

    • @MidsierramusingBlogspot
      @MidsierramusingBlogspot Před 5 lety +74

      Glen Gould had that look first.

    • @sorim1967
      @sorim1967 Před 5 lety +44

      Yeah sure this video is al about looking the part. Because Bach sounds better when you look different, does he not. Lets adopt the self-serving indulgent egocentric stance that Bach himself adopted in his art.

    • @DenianArcoleo
      @DenianArcoleo Před 5 lety +9

      cube11235 I have no idea what that means.

    • @thethikboy
      @thethikboy Před 5 lety +19

      Isn't that what Baroque means especially looking at the French derivation of the word.

    • @troglodyte67
      @troglodyte67 Před 5 lety +13

      I love this acid sound!

  • @ludwigvanbeethoven61
    @ludwigvanbeethoven61 Před 2 lety +291

    I like Bach so much because he was always surpass his own climax over and over again and everything in the same piece. His music is interlocked and never seem to stop that keeps me tracked and constantly amazed.

    • @scottashe984
      @scottashe984 Před 2 lety +9

      Because why stop? He pushed it to the limit of pen and ink. No limits beside what he put on himself. God in the
      flesh.

    • @Quim141
      @Quim141 Před rokem +7

      You are excellent too, mr Ludwig.

    • @xxEzraBxxx
      @xxEzraBxxx Před rokem +8

      How would you know? You’re deaf, Beethoven!

    • @luisahumada6081
      @luisahumada6081 Před rokem +3

      ​​@@xxEzraBxxx he composed symphonies being completely deaf... I supposed that he could figure out how to know it... 😅

    • @user-tc7mf4mj6w
      @user-tc7mf4mj6w Před 10 měsíci +1

      ​@@luisahumada6081Es J. S. Bach. Concierto en Re m

  • @topquark22
    @topquark22 Před 2 lety +96

    Bach's music surtends all ages. He is timeless. It was meaningful in 1700; It is meaningful in 1800, 1900, 2000, 3000. This music will exist for eternity, even after humanity is gone and absorbed into the greater Universe. Thank you, Johann Sebastian Bach.

    • @herrickinman9303
      @herrickinman9303 Před rokem +5

      In 1700 this concerto was meaningless to everyone, including Bach, who was only 15 at the time. The earliest version of this concerto dates from around 1726. This concerto is modeled after the Italian solo concerto, which would become all the rage in Germany, but not until the 1710s or 1720s.
      Is "surtends" even a word? Perhaps the word you intended is _transcends._

    • @bhe8336
      @bhe8336 Před 6 měsíci +3

      Seriously one must think of the credence of divine inspiration. How does a human being write timeless music for the ages like this?

    • @Sledr1994
      @Sledr1994 Před 3 měsíci +1

      The same way a man like Fermi built the first nuclear reactor: by studying and trying a lot. You don't need a God.

  • @bigyikes3733
    @bigyikes3733 Před 5 lety +676

    These small ensembles are one of the reasons why I love baroque music. You so clearly hear the individual voices, it's so intimate and direct. The large orchestras required to play, say, Bruckner and Wagner are just lacking this kind of intimacy.

    • @rayancharafeddine4982
      @rayancharafeddine4982 Před 4 lety +24

      They are also less hierarchical in many ways

    • @Keithustus
      @Keithustus Před 3 lety +19

      It’s like listening to Beethoven’s string quartets in order. When you begin, they’re very mechanical but heartfelt. By the end, you can’t imagine music able to go anywhere else beyond.

    • @sergeymarkosyan9468
      @sergeymarkosyan9468 Před 3 lety +5

      But there were no giant concert halls in Bach period. You will not hear these ensemble in todays concert halls, thats why bigger orchestras play this music.

    • @abirdthatflew
      @abirdthatflew Před 2 lety +9

      Agreed. The sound of early instruments playing untempered is a revelation.

    • @singhsinga4592
      @singhsinga4592 Před 2 lety +7

      if conducted by a real master and played by a top orchestra you can hear that too...

  • @sambulls
    @sambulls Před 5 lety +778

    jesus what a tempo

    • @nAa-sb9qv
      @nAa-sb9qv Před 4 lety +2

      Yeah

    • @liljejohansson9461
      @liljejohansson9461 Před 4 lety +42

      @Emoudssine Heille Dettouthe я I mean that can mean really anything - tempo is all relative when you have no metronome markings.

    • @ryanhuber3290
      @ryanhuber3290 Před 4 lety +16

      It is most definitely a brisk tempo

    • @fijixxx
      @fijixxx Před 4 lety

      😯

    • @johnplunkett
      @johnplunkett Před 4 lety +20

      Yngwie Malmsteen is backstage conducting! (More seriously, the opening is insane, but I think the tempo starts making more sense as the movement progresses..)

  • @DavidMcCoul
    @DavidMcCoul Před 2 lety +352

    They're so good. These guys are the real deal. Played technically perfectly, and with an early music ensemble that is how Bach originally intended!

    • @pjbpiano
      @pjbpiano Před rokem +5

      That’s not how Bach originally intended.

    • @toddsterben6647
      @toddsterben6647 Před rokem +11

      @@pjbpiano How did Bach intend it?

    • @ttrons2
      @ttrons2 Před rokem

      How do you know that that is what Bach intended? Those were the instruments available at the time. Pathetic as they are. His last work did not even specify an instrument. His music transcends any specific instrument.

    • @Nupetiet
      @Nupetiet Před rokem +1

      @@toddsterben6647 bach was a nerd

    • @normalidiot7227
      @normalidiot7227 Před rokem +18

      @@pjbpiano they're playing with baroque instruments, thats as accurate as you're going to get without traveling back in time. How did he intend it then?

  • @megumin4625
    @megumin4625 Před rokem +238

    This is the most perfect rendition of this piece I have ever heard in my life. The harpsichord in this is AMAZING. I'm so thankful I found this piece

    • @karennoble1168
      @karennoble1168 Před rokem +11

      I agree Megunin.briliant!

    • @user-fo4dx9fb7y
      @user-fo4dx9fb7y Před rokem +5

      ME TOO! I just agree with you 100 percentage.

    • @isaiahbaggett5014
      @isaiahbaggett5014 Před rokem +3

      I love the bass and "crispiness" of the harpsichord. It just cuts so nicely through the ensemble and is not drowned out or flat like in some other recordings I'm with you on that :)

    • @user-wj6ti5mp1g
      @user-wj6ti5mp1g Před 11 měsíci +1

      Yes, this rendition playing the harpsichord is so good but the version using the grand piano with pianist Daniel Borovitzky is so excellent, beautiful and ethereal!

    • @tarstarkusz
      @tarstarkusz Před 10 měsíci

      5:56 (one of the times in the video you can see the top set of keys moving by themselves) Why are the top keys moving by themselves? If they are just duplicates, what is the point? Harmonics?

  • @dalesedgwick858
    @dalesedgwick858 Před 5 lety +227

    This is honestly so hypnotic that I didn't realize it was filmed in black and white untill the third viewing.

    • @orb3796
      @orb3796 Před 4 lety +22

      oh my god I didn't notice it until I've read your comment

    • @riftmanhun5243
      @riftmanhun5243 Před 3 lety +4

      Same

    • @usageunit
      @usageunit Před 3 lety +9

      I distinctly remember the harpsichordists shirt being red, and coming back to rewatch it this time, was really confused that it was in black and white.

    • @seankeegan4468
      @seankeegan4468 Před 3 lety +1

      lol just realized LOL

    • @d.paulkwon9798
      @d.paulkwon9798 Před 2 lety +2

      I just realized-

  • @philippecharbon6329
    @philippecharbon6329 Před 6 lety +278

    Jean is 26 (in 2018). He was 24 during this recording. The sound is very pure, in the same time very strict, but fluent and elegant ... congratulations

    • @karennoble1168
      @karennoble1168 Před 5 lety +11

      Although not outwardly elegant (clothes) he has great style AND inner elegance.

    • @goofe.washington953
      @goofe.washington953 Před 3 lety +5

      @@luclafor While I agree with your assessment regarding the musicians and the performance, I find the rest of your comments absurd.

    • @luclafor
      @luclafor Před 3 lety +1

      @@goofe.washington953 - It's your right

    • @BetterMe981
      @BetterMe981 Před 3 lety +2

      @@luclafor Jesus Christ, what an arrogant, disgusting fool you are. YOU are repulsive.

    • @vegangainzhue4548
      @vegangainzhue4548 Před 3 lety

      @@luclafor I certainly hope you're joking

  • @shanehodder5579
    @shanehodder5579 Před 2 lety +195

    Props to the camera person too and their editing, snapping to different instruments at the right times. For example, the call-and-response between violin 1 and violin 2 at 2:47 🙌

    • @khklavs
      @khklavs Před rokem +4

      my thoughts exactly - especially looking at this as a videographer and musician myself

    • @renzo6490
      @renzo6490 Před 5 měsíci

      Do you think that there was more than one camera recording and the final video was the result of good editing?

  • @mikekolyshkin3931
    @mikekolyshkin3931 Před 14 dny +3

    We've got everything for happiness here: a monochromic video, baroque bows, a barefoot violinist, vigorous tempo of an ingenious Bach's piece, and talented Jean Rondeau with his band. ❤

  • @thadhorner5129
    @thadhorner5129 Před 4 lety +144

    omg this is so FIERCE, it sends chills up my spine. Bach played with vigor and passion instead of effete refinement....though the technical aspect is all there, too. Amazing.

    • @marchellabrahams
      @marchellabrahams Před rokem +3

      Gorgeous word to use: FIERCE. How I agree. How I ADORE THE HARPSICHORD. Bach rules.

  • @brij4174
    @brij4174 Před 5 lety +102

    Everytime I hear Glenn Gould play this I think "man, he is impersonating a harpsichord on the piano, amazing!" Hearing this, you can tell what Gould was trying to preserve. The clarity that the harpsichord gives the counterpoint is excellent. This is beautiful.

    • @ulisescervantes
      @ulisescervantes Před 4 lety +12

      Bri J After stating that this performance is wonderful, let me slightly disagree with your assertion. Piano can do so much more for counterpoint than a Harpsichord will ever do. For this particular movement, left hand melodies can be strongly stated on the piano, here however lost. Probably Bachs intention, as the left hand mostly mimicked orchestra low register accompaniment. But it sounds soooo good on a piano...

    • @larrymerkle1672
      @larrymerkle1672 Před 2 lety +3

      @@ulisescervantes I've never been a fan of Glenn Gould. I've heard him play this first movement too, with Leonard Bernstein, and to me it's prissy and a bit precious.

    • @arnetrautmann9783
      @arnetrautmann9783 Před 2 lety +3

      When I hear the best interpretation of Gould on the piano I am not so sure if Bach would not have liked it. There is so much more space, so much more expression on the piano. That also great means: great responsibility to use it wisely. But if done so: dude!

  • @GStrong4242
    @GStrong4242 Před 3 lety +74

    So happy to hear an arrangement that's all about the delightful crunch of the harpsichord. This is one of those performances that gets people into classical.

    • @herrickinman9303
      @herrickinman9303 Před rokem +2

      What makes you think you're hearing an "arrangement." This performance uses the original scoring and instrumentation. The only thing that's "arranged" is the audio engineering, but that's true of virtually every audio recording today, isn't it.

    • @GStrong4242
      @GStrong4242 Před rokem

      What makes you think I’m super worried about using the exactly correct terminology? I was just saying I enjoyed it, way to get all “well actually” about it. Douche.

    • @user-fc5et5qg6t
      @user-fc5et5qg6t Před rokem +4

      @@herrickinman9303 the interpretation

    • @AnHebrewChild
      @AnHebrewChild Před 8 měsíci

      This IS a fantastic introductory piece. A great way to bait the hook. ;)
      "welcome in"

  • @michaeltaylor8841
    @michaeltaylor8841 Před rokem +30

    I've listened to this so many times. It's mesmerizing and addicting.

  • @consonanciaydisonancia3648
    @consonanciaydisonancia3648 Před 7 lety +595

    This interpretation of the Bach's Harpsichord Concerto No.1 is one of the best that I've seen in my whole life. The harpsichordist has a very good taste; his ornamentation is sublime, perfect, with unparalleled grace.
    Thank you for give us this beautiful gift.

    • @simonn8312
      @simonn8312 Před 6 lety +4

      Le Narcisse Noir have you heard the Glenn gould One?

    • @pimghlag
      @pimghlag Před 6 lety +25

      The Gould is good, don't get me wrong. This piece doesn't really do justice on a piano **unless** it's Gould's touch. The problem is his recording is half the speed of what I'd prefer the piece to be.

    • @Quim141
      @Quim141 Před 6 lety +7

      András Schiff

    • @EmpyreanLightASMR
      @EmpyreanLightASMR Před 5 lety +8

      I was looking specifically for Trevor Pinnock's version because everyone else plays it too slowly (or on piano) for my tastes... until I found this version, which is very similar.

    • @thomase13
      @thomase13 Před 5 lety +3

      It's pretty good, but it can hardly hold a candle to Wanda Landowska's recording!

  • @ddoyle11
    @ddoyle11 Před 3 lety +67

    It's amazing how this man can conduct with just the movement of an eye or the head. This ensemble acts as one single organism. Beautiful.

    • @tamerlano
      @tamerlano Před 3 lety +6

      They also really LISTEN and WATCH each other. Baroque players are so good at that kind of thing.

    • @herrickinman9303
      @herrickinman9303 Před rokem +1

      It's called ensemble playing.

  • @cyrill3000
    @cyrill3000 Před 3 lety +69

    It’s really strange, but when I hear such a magnificent played interpretation, my eyes fill with tears of joy. It’s emotionally overwhelming and I am grateful that human beings are doing this instead of all the other abominable things, like hatred, division destruction and greed. At the same time this musician keep up a tempo like a heartbeat, when you are in love with someone, it’s like a gallop but not hounding. It has a decisiveness, inevitableness and at the same time airiness like they’re playing in a concentration of sensitiveness and precision between life and death. In my opinion, it’s a stunning performance.

    • @herrickinman9303
      @herrickinman9303 Před rokem +3

      In your list of abominable things, you forgot to mention hip hop, which should probably go to the front of the list.

    • @zarubinaew
      @zarubinaew Před 8 měsíci

      Абсолютно.

  • @WeAreUnity.
    @WeAreUnity. Před 10 měsíci +77

    Masterpiece. Bach is a master, timeless, forever.

    • @thespeculum785
      @thespeculum785 Před 4 měsíci +2

      He, like Mozart, was tapped into the Source.

  • @lisasimonetta3422
    @lisasimonetta3422 Před rokem +10

    This has become my favorite.

  • @tristanrush5526
    @tristanrush5526 Před 5 lety +26

    I cannot express how deeply I love this recording.

  • @fernandoguibert
    @fernandoguibert Před 2 lety +71

    Tremendous! Rondeau is a true virtuoso who puts so much soul to his performances. We are sent straight back to around 1734 and JS Bach himself. I think it was his first harpsichord concerto? It is just pure genius from the man JSB, and Rondeau’s fingers full of MAGIC. Thank you for sharing.

    • @NellieKAdaba
      @NellieKAdaba Před 2 lety +1

      👍🏿

    • @herrickinman9303
      @herrickinman9303 Před rokem +4

      The Sinfonia of cantata BWV 146, first performed in 1726, is essentially the same music found in the 1st movement of the harpsichord concerto BWV 1052, but scored for organ, strings, oboes and continuo. The cantata's 2nd movement, marked Adagio, is essentially the same music found in the 2nd movement of the harpsichord concerto, but scored for 4-part chorus, organ, strings and continuo. So if BWV 1052 dates from 1734, it must derive from the 1726 cantata or from some other work composed in or before 1726.
      Due to the violinistic character of the harpsichord part in BWV 1052, many Bach scholars have believed that BWV 1052 must derive from a lost violin concerto composed in Weimar or Cöthen.
      In the 21st century, however, Bach scholarship has moved away from any consensus regarding a violin original. In 2016, for example, two leading Bach scholars, Christoph Wolff and Gregory Butler, both published independently conducted research that led each to conclude that the original form of BWV 1052 was an ORGAN CONCERTO composed within the first few years of Bach's tenure in Leipzig. Both relate the work to performances by Bach of concerted movements for organ and orchestra in Dresden and Leipzig. Wolff also details why the violinistic figuration in the harpsichord part DOES NOT demonstrate that it is a transcription from a previous violin part; for one thing, the "extended and extreme passagework" in the solo part "cannot be found in any of Bach's violin concertos"; for another, he points to other relevant Bach keyboard works that "display direct translations of characteristic violin figuration into idiomatic passagework for the keyboard." Peter Wollny also disagrees with the hypothesis that the work was originally a violin concerto.

    • @walbassman
      @walbassman Před rokem +1

      @@herrickinman9303 Nederland Bach Society play a violin version of 1052 with Shunske Sato and there is an accompanying commentary by Sato. Well worth a ;listen.

    • @khaliddubey8652
      @khaliddubey8652 Před rokem

      @@herrickinman9303 badass reply +1

    • @ResistanceQuest
      @ResistanceQuest Před 8 měsíci

      ​@@herrickinman9303yes, it must've been the violent character of the harpsichord, I've said that many times

  • @jannisopel
    @jannisopel Před 2 lety +22

    Incredible energy. An absolute headbanger.

  • @jaydavidson4592
    @jaydavidson4592 Před 4 lety +28

    I love the very subtle tempo modulation of the harpsichord. Very authentic and classical-sounding. Not to mention the recording quality. Genius

  • @Guitar-Geek
    @Guitar-Geek Před rokem +18

    This concerto on repeat for a week, I guess. Just mind-blowing, thank you! Jean Rondeau bravo maestro!

  • @michaellance5700
    @michaellance5700 Před 2 lety +18

    Just superb--I have watched this video probably 100 times in the last thirty days-- I love Bach and I love the harpsichord, but there’s also something about this guy and this particular Bach piece. I guess one thing is his “rough-hewn” look and his almost comical performance. I LOVE the way he looks at the other musicians while he is playing. But he never dresses up, as I’ve seen many of his other performances. It’s definitely very unusual to see a dude who looks like him display such a type talent as he does.

  • @rocketsroar1
    @rocketsroar1 Před 3 lety +28

    Probably my favorite harpsichord concerto by the Master.

  • @kullervoson2726
    @kullervoson2726 Před 4 měsíci +4

    I saw Roneau perform in Hong Kong a few years ago and have been obsessed with his recordings ever since. Just a really fresh sound to his performance that appeals.

  • @KingMusicalMel
    @KingMusicalMel Před 7 lety +361

    The mastering work in this video is perfect. You can clearly hear every instrument independently of the others. Bravo

    • @WillCrawford0
      @WillCrawford0 Před 5 lety +12

      It's true, but I find the moments I remember best from concerts are the times when, say, a string quartet has such good timing that you *can't* pick out the instruments! I had such an experience a couple of years or so back listening to the RCM student group at a free recital. Closed my eyes and for a large part of one piece it sounded like a single instrument with eight or so strings.

    • @benedictearlson9044
      @benedictearlson9044 Před 5 lety +8

      Are you having a laugh? The mic on the harpsichord has so much compression applied to it you can't hear the strings. Get some ears!

    • @Ianthe22
      @Ianthe22 Před 5 lety

      @@WillCrawford0 Maybe it is because in a more symphonic grand setting there are more instruments than in this performance?? This performance sounds like a fight at times cause they play it in such a high tempo. I think it should sound more like a voices replying and proclaiming.

    • @class87srule
      @class87srule Před 5 lety +4

      @@benedictearlson9044 Sorry but I can hear the strings perfectly; the attack and bowing are clearly audible.

    • @bloodySunday77
      @bloodySunday77 Před 4 lety +3

      I agree! But that's not mastering, simply mixing

  • @Hamishtarah
    @Hamishtarah Před 3 lety +17

    I've never heard such a transporting and enlighting interpreting of this concerto.
    Mr Rondeau flirts with his music instrument with such maestria, the music notes who turned into bright colours swirl around the room with lightness.
    The considered as serious Johan Sebastian Bach appears under a new light, he is a man who loves beauty and life.
    Mr Rondeau shed a completely new light not only upon Bach's music itself but on the composer himself.
    Listening to that has been a pure ecstatic moment of bliss. In my mind, time stopped and music was there.
    All my thankfulness goes to those who made this to happen

  • @nickhartman6372
    @nickhartman6372 Před 6 měsíci +6

    One of the most beautiful pieces of music I have ever heard. It always brings a tear to my eye, no matter how many times I listen to it.

  • @zulfiyakarimova3899
    @zulfiyakarimova3899 Před 4 lety +23

    Проникновенное и чувственное исполнение!Можно слушать бесконечно! Браво Рондо!

  • @theringedpianist
    @theringedpianist Před 3 lety +16

    My favorite Bach concert with my favorite harpsichordist❤️

  • @user-vb8rn6ec9k
    @user-vb8rn6ec9k Před rokem +12

    Бах - музыкальная вершина,
    на которую поднимаешься вновь и вновь с каждой нотой его божественной полифонии.

  • @michaellance5700
    @michaellance5700 Před rokem +28

    Man, what a virtuoso keyboard artist this guy is-- wow. He is obviously the leader, with all the other musicians cueing their moves (and their playing) on what he does.

    • @lebannerfan65
      @lebannerfan65 Před 10 měsíci +1

      Check out Karl Richter playing and conducting the Brandenburg Concertos.

  • @jaydavidson4592
    @jaydavidson4592 Před 4 lety +161

    Imagine if Bach and other classical composers could hear this today🤧, still being played and loved...my goodness

    • @arturpessoa8066
      @arturpessoa8066 Před 4 lety +30

      I think he's even more loved than before. Bach wasn't so appreciated, they knew he was important, but not as deep as today like nowadays we know how wonderful and hard it is to compose something like that.

    • @balthazarnaylor5874
      @balthazarnaylor5874 Před 3 lety +8

      If Bach were alive today he would probably be one of the most popular people on the entire planet

    • @liachkhvishvili2063
      @liachkhvishvili2063 Před 3 lety +1

      Fantastic feeling

    • @DanielQwerty
      @DanielQwerty Před 2 lety +2

      @@balthazarnaylor5874 “Hey guys this is Bach back with another BANGER piece today”

    • @svetsarkirurgen2
      @svetsarkirurgen2 Před 2 lety

      @@arturpessoa8066 well yeah no one has been able to do it in 300 years...

  • @christianelavarec1178
    @christianelavarec1178 Před 5 lety +10

    Bach dans toute sa splendeur! des interprètes qui vivent Bach sans fanfreluches, c'est vivant, jeune, enthousiaste! Magique

  • @SidLaw500
    @SidLaw500 Před 3 lety +9

    Rondeau seems born to play the harpsichord. I've never heard anyone get So Much out of the thing. I hope he records all of Bach's keyboard works. Rarely do you hear someone that creates a new energy/excitement like Rondeau does.

  • @marcaurele3115
    @marcaurele3115 Před 2 lety +38

    Somptueuse et rafraîchissement interprétation du concerto de Bach qui n'a pas fini de livrer ses trésors ! Grace au talent exceptionnel de Rondeau - sans doute LE claveciniste de sa génération- et de l'orchestre , du parfait équilibre des deux parties , et d'une prise de son remarquable , on est à un sommet rarement atteint . Merci !

  • @LyLiLe
    @LyLiLe Před 2 lety +15

    Love seeing the faces of the musicians and expressions which certain notes and stretching for accuracy and feeling show. A most beautiful accompaniment to the incredible music.

  • @zarubinaew
    @zarubinaew Před 8 měsíci +8

    Клавесин стал пульсом, скрипки дыханием.
    Музыка Баха - безусловная любовь и красота. Восторг!

  • @notaire2
    @notaire2 Před 3 lety +9

    Wunderschöne und spannende Aufführung dieses kompakten und perfekt komponierten Konzerts mit glänzendem Klang des Cembalos und perfekt entsprechenden Tönen der anderen Instrumente. Der geniale Cembalist/Dirigent leitet das ausgezeichnete Ensemble im relativ schnellen Tempo und mit perfekt kontrollierter Dynamik. Wunderbar und atemberaubend zugleich!

  • @brunodelpiero
    @brunodelpiero Před rokem +6

    Je le réécoute et du coup je le re commente.
    C'est la plus belle interprétation que j'ai entendu dans ma vie.
    C'est vraiment parfait !

  • @sammiemoa1751
    @sammiemoa1751 Před 3 lety +8

    Every cell in my brain has moved.... AMAZING!!!!!!
    I am addicted to Bach!!!

  • @jalonspain
    @jalonspain Před 7 lety +93

    Stunning, refreshing performance and a brilliant sound. Powerfull harpsichord!

  • @marc49lewis
    @marc49lewis Před 3 lety +23

    What a magnificent rendition. I do not believe any studio in the world could have engineered this any better. Ultimate clarity and definition... even on this miserable youtube medium.

  • @marinesargsyan4959
    @marinesargsyan4959 Před 9 měsíci +4

    Ի . Ս. Բախը մի քանի դարով մեզնից մեծ է , բայց մենք նրան սիրում ենք ։ Շնորհակալություն գեղեցիկ կատարման համար։🎉

  • @virginie5676
    @virginie5676 Před 4 lety +6

    une belle complicité entre les musiciens, qui donne légèreté dans la précision et le rythme bien synchronisé; sublime talent qui sait entrainer les autres dans son sillage. Merci M. Jean Rondeau. Merci à tous.

  • @markusrosema2189
    @markusrosema2189 Před 7 lety +56

    Wunderbar! Tolle Artikulation. Einfach fantastisch! Besser geht´s nicht!!

    • @TheMeskies
      @TheMeskies Před 7 lety +2

      Yes...George Malcolm did..with more emotion

  • @megistes
    @megistes Před 2 lety +5

    Version clavecin avec Jean Rondeau, quel bonheur, une redécouverte de ce concerto que pourtant je connaissais par cœur. Merci à Jean et le groupe.

  • @SoggySandwich80
    @SoggySandwich80 Před 3 lety +6

    I love when the cello and harpsichord are playing the same note it’s such a neat sound

  • @pedinurse1
    @pedinurse1 Před 6 lety +114

    Gosh I love Bach, his music is so complex

    • @karennoble1168
      @karennoble1168 Před 5 lety +4

      Yes, so do I, Emily, so incredibly complex AND Yet so incredibly harmonious!

    • @MARTIN201199
      @MARTIN201199 Před 5 lety +2

      emily schwellenbach In fact Bach’s concerts are the least complex of all his compositions

    • @MARTIN201199
      @MARTIN201199 Před 5 lety +12

      XDranzer000 That means you need to devote more time to Bach. Bach’s music is deeply emotional and profoundly intelectual. Virtuosity is never his goal.

    • @karennoble1168
      @karennoble1168 Před 5 lety +1

      @@MARTIN201199 yes, Martin, true when compared to his oratoriums, cantatas but they still are complex.

    • @MARTIN201199
      @MARTIN201199 Před 5 lety

      Karen Noble that’s something subjective

  • @albertpeckham8708
    @albertpeckham8708 Před 4 lety +9

    In my estimation, this is Bach at his best! All of these marvelous musicians have the same objective which is to interpret this composition at is most dramatic! Bless you all!

  • @tomerglottman5783
    @tomerglottman5783 Před 2 lety +8

    the tempo and precision of their playing is amazing!

  • @karennoble1076
    @karennoble1076 Před rokem +6

    A truly brilliant performance of this lovely 🌹 Bach concerto. Great energy, vibes, when i need an uplift, this picks me up fast.
    . Bravo and thanks to you all!!

  • @DocVulkan
    @DocVulkan Před 4 lety +21

    Incredible. Awesome technique and musicianship.
    Also applause for the stunning sound engineering, and the beautiful videography

  • @KARITHEGOAT
    @KARITHEGOAT Před 4 lety +8

    I was just transported to somewhere very beautiful. First time I've heard this young fellow, can't wait to explore more of his delicious performances.

  • @user-yu6zt2bh3y
    @user-yu6zt2bh3y Před rokem +26

    Именно такая музыка очень хороша... Прочищает всю нечисть..... Мировоззрение.... Ушами... Слушать.... Полезное... Браво этим классическим музыкантам и огромное спасибо за радость слышать такое безупречное исполнение...

  • @Jarchiporz
    @Jarchiporz Před 3 lety +27

    I had a favourite version of this, that was the one with Glenn Gould playing and Bernstein conducting - that famous video... -. I have another favourite one now. This is utterly marvellous. Congratulations!

    • @gavinpatience8897
      @gavinpatience8897 Před 3 lety

      I agree - the Glenn Gould video takes some beating

    • @DenisPetrov1980
      @DenisPetrov1980 Před 3 lety +1

      Gould is still on top. This performance is also wonderful, however.

    • @Jarchiporz
      @Jarchiporz Před 3 lety +5

      @@DenisPetrov1980 Gould is Gould. A genius. But this man is also very impressive. Nowadays it is difficult to recognise a genius when we see one; social media are full or videos of hundreds of people doing stuff and our perception has changed. I believe though that this musician is special and his understanding of the music he plays and also his proposal of style are unique. That is undeniable. A genius or not, he is something else, no doubt of it.

  • @axs203
    @axs203 Před 5 lety +11

    Awesome! Harpsichord and strings just go so well together. To think this music has lasted through hundreds of years. The power of music and the written note. Credit to all the players!

  • @oliverheine4108
    @oliverheine4108 Před 6 lety +12

    He plays so wonderful, a brilliant performance .... it's unbelievable

  • @gerg5555
    @gerg5555 Před 3 lety +9

    That moment when you realized this is the most beautiful piece of music you've ever heard.

    • @maryodonnell5760
      @maryodonnell5760 Před 3 lety +2

      I'm getting that with every Jean Rondeau video I find!

  • @MrArtrock
    @MrArtrock Před 3 lety +31

    I love this performance, thank you Jean Rondeau you are brilliant and the orchestra is so compassionate that it makes me shiver of joy here :-)

  • @Kralperri
    @Kralperri Před 7 lety +9

    This interpretation of the piece and the balance between the instruments is truly amazing! I have listened to it many times now and it is getting better!

  • @deviation01
    @deviation01 Před rokem +4

    This man is soo good that he conducts with his facial expressions.

  • @miriamm8280
    @miriamm8280 Před 8 měsíci +5

    The sound of this harpiscord is deep 😍

  • @khayzhyveazov
    @khayzhyveazov Před rokem +5

    Hits hard in the gym

  • @sveinbjornt
    @sveinbjornt Před rokem +8

    That is an absolutely fabulous recording of this great Bach piece.

  • @MAKESQ
    @MAKESQ Před 7 měsíci +4

    such great music

  • @stratounchain8402
    @stratounchain8402 Před 3 lety +9

    Quelle interprétation magistrale! J'adore Bach, la musique baroque... Ça sonne, même dans le rock... et joué sur une guitare électrique!

  • @dapidminiAiki
    @dapidminiAiki Před 6 lety +29

    I'M HAVING GOOSEBUMPS!!! FROM THE FIRST NOTE!!!

  • @reginemuller7758
    @reginemuller7758 Před 7 lety +15

    juste un seul mot : magnifique ! merci Monsieur Rondeau

  • @usageunit
    @usageunit Před 3 lety +9

    He looks just how I expect a modern day harpsichordist would. Lumberjack by day, artiste fine de nuit. Bravo!

  • @easmit1894
    @easmit1894 Před 2 lety +6

    The sublime genius of Bach performed exquisitely. I'm in heaven

  • @kaisinphilippe676
    @kaisinphilippe676 Před 4 lety +10

    Quel swing ce Bach!Ça dépote!Chauffe Rondeau!Bach c'est le mouvement perpétuel, la joie profonde!Pas besoin de basse ni de batterie, ça groove tout seul!

    • @akemagnusson54
      @akemagnusson54 Před 2 lety +1

      Bach är underbar 🤗.

    • @francoisrousseau886
      @francoisrousseau886 Před rokem

      Merci pour ce commentaire réjouissant . Oui le swing est né bien avant le jazz . voir l'arrieta Opus 111 de Beethoven qui invente le jazz

    • @olivierdrouin2701
      @olivierdrouin2701 Před měsícem

      Le mouvement perpétuel , c est aussi le " vanitas vanitatum "

    • @olivierdrouin2701
      @olivierdrouin2701 Před měsícem

      Parmi les anticipations du jazz , je mettrais aussi le trio du menuet de la sérénade k 525 de Mozart.

  • @waynehubbard9474
    @waynehubbard9474 Před rokem +6

    Incredible ensemble playing. A thrilling musical journey !

  • @quarantinecurls9800
    @quarantinecurls9800 Před 3 lety +5

    Out of this world beautiful. I thought it can't get any better than this and then I listened to the 3rd movement. I can't describe the feelings this music gives me.

  • @SallyGordonMark
    @SallyGordonMark Před 7 lety +42

    You are SUPERB and BACH is my man.

    • @walterstoffel4714
      @walterstoffel4714 Před 5 lety +1

      Bach is my man when I want to think; Mozart is my man when I don't want to.

  • @timshred1255
    @timshred1255 Před 2 lety +7

    0:50 that's the face u do, when you feel the power of Bach's compose skill's.

  • @patricemoretti9719
    @patricemoretti9719 Před rokem +3

    Bravo Monsieur Rondeau pour cette tres belle interprétation

  • @AtheneNoctua7
    @AtheneNoctua7 Před rokem +2

    Für mich einer der Größten. Tiefe Musikalität gepaart mit einer unglaublichen Spieltechnik. Johann Sebastian Bach wird seine Freude an dir haben, mein Junge ❤

  • @devonwhetenhale8828
    @devonwhetenhale8828 Před rokem +3

    I'm speechless...

  • @catakiddo17
    @catakiddo17 Před 5 lety +62

    Harpsichord is just an awesome instrument, and this guy plays it like heaven🌟

  • @acps110
    @acps110 Před 10 dny

    I’ve never heard this piece before, but I am blown away with how incredible it is. Lots of emotion from each player and they are completely in sync with the tempo. Bravo!

  • @theiaraine
    @theiaraine Před 3 měsíci +2

    Harpsichord is probably one of my favorite instruments

  • @fenriquealvarez
    @fenriquealvarez Před 5 lety +6

    Glorious Bach, I cannot stop thanking you for your music and this kid that has the privilege to transmit it with such beauty.

  • @moatd1
    @moatd1 Před 6 lety +18

    I'm very impressed by delicate harpsichord play

  • @GillesLEBRAY
    @GillesLEBRAY Před 5 měsíci +1

    L’interprétation est fabuleuse. Un surdoué de la musique… que du bonheur Merci Jean Rondeau

  • @Schaunard
    @Schaunard Před 2 lety +6

    Шикарное исполнение. И все же, слава Богу, что был изобретен рояль!

  • @michaelsotomayor5001
    @michaelsotomayor5001 Před 6 lety +10

    well then.. I almost came to tears! This man put the harpsichord on the map. How I don't know but I will listen to this man whenever I feel like listening to Bach. Amazing group of musicians. Much blessings!

    • @karennoble1168
      @karennoble1168 Před 5 lety +1

      Yes, Michael, i feel like you. What a genius, Jean AND His Group of musicians.

    • @raulperez2308
      @raulperez2308 Před 4 lety

      @XDranzer000 might i ask your thoughts on elaine comparone? i personally find her scarlatti fantastic

    • @herrickinman9303
      @herrickinman9303 Před rokem +1

      @@karennoble1168 You forgot to mention the sound engineer.

  • @cw7436
    @cw7436 Před rokem +41

    The heavy metal of its time. This is a legitimate banger on every level

  • @ilovehifi
    @ilovehifi Před 3 lety +3

    Allerhöchstes künstlerisches Niveau. Das kann man einfach nicht besser spielen. Weltklasse.

    • @ilovehifi
      @ilovehifi Před rokem

      @dejuren "Perfekt" ist aber wunderbar eindeutig :)

  • @orangezest5501
    @orangezest5501 Před 3 lety +4

    Honest to God this song will outlast everyone here and will be played by someone until the end of time. Superb

  • @webwolf4you
    @webwolf4you Před 6 lety +42

    Did you see his (index)fingers at 2:46, playing this incredibly difficult part so evenly? Pure art!

    • @kaigottdang5997
      @kaigottdang5997 Před 5 lety +2

      Do not all people playthis part like this?

    • @accipiterignitus5123
      @accipiterignitus5123 Před 5 lety +2

      @@kaigottdang5997 this piece is mostly performed for piano, a piano requires different tecniques.

    • @JohnSmith-xo9me
      @JohnSmith-xo9me Před 5 lety +1

      Kai Gottdang this entire piece is INCREDIBLY difficult to play

    • @giuseppebonaiuto7596
      @giuseppebonaiuto7596 Před 5 lety +1

      Wolfram Kampffmeyer he visto a otros intérpretes haciéndolo con las manos invertidas

    • @MrCavityMan
      @MrCavityMan Před 5 lety

      I believe you are confusing art with craft

  • @vahan-sahakyan
    @vahan-sahakyan Před 5 lety +12

    6:00 these harmonies are so fabulous.