I'm shy to post this here but... (n/a)

Excellent, I know who is providing the dinner music at Gaston's this year.:yes:
 
Bravo! Bravissimo!!--right up until you were cut off...;)

Love Bach; always have.
 
Jiminy Cricket -- that's pretty darn good!

Nothing to be shy about. I'm impressed, and jealous.
 
I am supremely envious of all of you who can make music come out of inanimate objects. Plus, a harpsichord! You don't hear that everyday.

Thanks for sharing.
 
Thanks for the complements guys, I really appreciate it.

Yeah it's a harpsichord, it's my school's, but I rebuilt the whole thing... took me 2 years to do so...

Maybe I'll post more stuff soon :D
 
That is awesome! Nice job.
Bach when I used to play back (or is it vice versa?) I found the 2 part inventions to be hardest thing ever. I'm sure the toccata is even tougher, especially on a harpsichord.
 
This Toccata and Fugue has been the hardest thing I have ever played. It runs for over 8 minutes, all nonstop running passages and intertwined voices. The difficulty of the polyphony in this fugue makes every other bach piece I have ever played seem like child's play. (I'll post the whole thing later)

It was a mental challenge, as learning and memorizing the entire thing took me over an entire semester. Compare to that that I learnt Chopin's minute waltz in a few days (Which I'll also put on youtube if anyone wants to hear that)

It's also a physical challenge, because the polyphony requires me to constantly play 2 things in one hand, resulting in odd hand shapes and stretches. And finally, I have to make sense of it, and not just play notes, but try to bring out the incredible ammount of details in the piece, starting with all the introductions of the theme.

I'm glad you all can appreciate it!
 
Ahhhh, Baccchhhh... :D

Great stuff, and a very well-tempered harpsichord, too- they often sound like crap.
 
I am impressed. Post more.
 
I curtsy in your general direction whilst wearing my powdery white wig.
 
I'll say again, that was great! I can imagine Bach's fugues are among the tougher pieces to learn. I saw a video once of an organist performing the "Little" Fugue in Gm, which for people who don't know, is basically a four-part round, all played simultaneously.

In fact, here it is: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CswqKzLG7dE

I am fortunate in that my church has a large Bach-style pipe organ in a sanctuary that minimizes the use of textiles, so the acoustics are incredible. We once had an organist that played Tocatta and Fugue in Dm as the postlude... not a person left their pew and gave him a standing ovation afterwards! We also host the Houston Bach Society Choir, which gives performances regularly. Just a couple of weeks ago I saw them perform Parts 1-3 of the Christmas Oratorio... it was all in German, so I didn't understand a word, but the music was incredible, and featured a great mix of Chorus, Arias, and Recitative.

I would love to see more of your performances.
 
That was great, Jav. I'm so jealous. I have many talents, but music isn't anywhere in the list. Thank you for sharing your gift with us.
 
Jav You Da Man. Great Video and Great choice in Music. And YES you need to post more.
Dave G.
P.S. i listen to everything from Bach to AC/DC as long as it's played well
 
Wow, that was fantastic. And you rebuilt the instrument too? And you fly!? Wow. Talented.

Were you playing that from memory, or was there sheet music out of our sight? Either way, that was MOST IMPRESSIVE. Thanks for sharing it, I hope you post more!

We need to get you, Ben (cello), Harley, (who else?!) together and have a POA benefit concert to help pay for the servers and site this thing runs on.
 
Very nice.

I had a chance to play with an accompanist on the harpsichord once, when I played more, and have always loved the way that the instrument sounds.

Too bad they are so temperamental.

~ Christopher
 
Hey guys, thank you for all the complements, I wasn't able to post anything since I was moving and had no internet. I'll be posting another video soon...
 
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