Adagio in A - J. S. Bach (BWV 564) [Joan Seguí Mercadal]

Adagio in A from Toccata, Adagio and Fuge in C (BWV564) by Johann Sebastian Bach.
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Played on the Aristide Cavaillé-Coll Organ (1863) in Santa María del Coro (San Sebastián).
Live Recorded during the final concert of the XXXV Curso Internacional de Órgano Romántico de San Sebastián.
Organist: Joan Seguí Mercadal
Assistant: Nadal Roig
Special thanks: Quincena Musical, Michel Bouvard, Esteban Elizondo, Fernando Gonzalo
P.S.: When playing on an organ which is not ideal for the music you are playing, it's important to find the way this music can work there, even if you need to play with different aesthetics than the historically correct ones.

[@evanofelipe]

Bach just keeps on giving

[@Yuriy21]

God's voice is heard in this beautiful Adagio

[@rafikbaladi6555]

Joan you keep giving profound justice to Bach's masterpiece and conquering conquering our hearts. Be blessed

[@Caroline1261]

Absolument magnifique et merci pour le visuel qui nous montre les mains et les pieds. Vraiment très belle interprétation, merci!

[@christianguettner9902]

I really like it. Not too fast, like so many interpretations of this piece. Here you really can dive deep in this music, because there is no hurry.

[@rafikbaladi6555]

Such a gentle and beautiful, even, profound delivery of this Bach's masterpiece. Thank you for trusting us with it.

[@adolfopalaciosgonzalez9398]

Un privilegio, tocar en ese órgano. Y es cierto que, una habilidad importante en el organista, es la de adaptarse al instrumento concreto; he visto organistas que han sacado, a órganos cuyas limitaciones yo conocía, un rendimiento que no sospechaba.

[@patricenaval7483]

Superbe interprétation d’une page magnifique de Bach. Recueillement assuré. J’adore! Merci

[@Bentcypress]

Joan Seguí Mercadal Vi esto cuando lo publicaste por primera vez. Hoy vi de nuevo. Su grabación trae paz y alegría a un mundo oscuro y problemático. Continúa haciendo y publicando videos. Eres genial. Gracias.

Muchas gracias! Aunque no es mi prioridad, de vez en cuando iré publicando algunos vídeos. Ojalá pronto la música deje los ordenadores y vuelva a los escenarios.

[@enriquemeorogutierrez6711]

Me hace quedar en extasis....

[@-Max-.]

Потрясающее исполнение! Очень нравится это произведение.

[@valeriepetrenko2586]

Merci pour votre sensible interprétation

[@user-ks1eh8wt7u]

Волшебно ! Спасибо !!!

[@jmpujalte]

Merci pour cette très belle interprétation, recueillie et profonde. merci!! JMP

[@marxtwin826]

bellissimo

[@attiliodalcavaliere999]

Davvero una buona interpretazione. Molti complimenti!!!

[@oriolespunymontfort5871]

Ets un àngel. Gràcies per aterrar aquí

[@Mlk-Al-Halabi]

Thanks Man, this is beautiful

[@rafaelbarbosa2597]

Me gusta porque el sonido es real, no es editado y suena orgánico, bien por ti 👍

[@leonardopoerio4007]

beautiful!!!!!

[@francescogatto5376]

E un'opera sublime

[@markbell9973]

A work that would never have been possilble without those slow movements of Italian sonatas that took Europe and the future world by storm. Not just any storm. The holy-fire Storm (capital S) of Renaissance humanism in its perfections of form, voluptuousness, sensuousness, grace/... And above all: a balance of both cognitive and emotional intelligence that we in the West have yet to surpass. JS Bach's genius lay in his absolute openness, in his informed understanding of previous genius from all over Europe And then asking himself what he could possibly do--by incremental steps--not to improve upon these perfections that came his way...but rather to "transcend." And often enough: to transfigure, in a "back to the future" kind of way. He would have been between 25 and 30 years old when he produced the larger work "Toccata, Adagio-Grave, Fugue" in C Major. But in possession of life experiences that give this breakout adagio-grave the kind of depth, and restrained fire!, we usually only encounter in the late compositions of the top-shelf "big names."
Thx Italy! Thx France for the precious instrument Spain is lucky enough to have on its soil. Tausend Dank to Bach, wherever you are. Muchas gracias, y bravo Joan!! Mark (Arizona usa, very small u-s-a at the moment) 😚

[@robertosemenzato7063]

Meraviglioso! Complimenti

Grazie!

[@ivanbeshkov1718]

Me recuerda a Concierto de Aranjuez - замечательно.

[@KellyBHV]

so nice played ! Thank you for uploading. Abonnement for sure :-D

[@le_0318]

Thanks bro ;)

[@hierarch_1999]

Поистине, очень влиятельная музыка

[@massimodeangelis7770]

Bravo...ma il finale più bello in ripieno totale

[@pilarmonterovazquez2]

Esta obra no la conocía, es la primera vez que la oigo, pues tampoco entraba en el repertorio, que de Bach, teníamos, para iniciarse los alumnos en la reducción de partituras al piano.
Me parece dentro del estilo de los tempos Adagio, de dicho autor.
El organo es de construcción relativamente reciente, en funcion del lugar, donde quedará instalado. Las voces agudas, no me gustan.
Para quien ve tocar el órgano por primera vez, quiero observe, se requiere un calzado apto, pues el pedalier ha de ser tocado con el pie, con punta y talón.
El cruce de manos es frecuente

[@CORRADOCAMERONI]

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