My favourite of Bach's fugues - from the gentle beginning that always sounded like rain drops to me to the glorious climax... just gorgeous. I think your synth performance does the piece justice - hope Bach would be happy that people are still finding something new in his work.
You are magnificently crazy person, so much work put into this channel. So much well-understood Bach songs with amazing voice dividing and that picture!
Aaaah sorry Christopher Bull, but this one outperforms yours (but yours remain the almighty powerful one) ! You clearly (lol) went for voice distinction, and you have a done a magnificent job. Really, even if you aren't paying attention, you will hear every single voice AGAINST your will, love that, I wish I discovered Bach with interpretations like this one, it helps so much. I don't mind the psychedelics, because for one I love them, and two I don't find that they prevent you from following what's going on. But I have many years of listening to Bach (especially this piece with Smalin's video...) and playing some Bach, so I guess less experienced ears might have a harder time. Thanks, it almost feels like I just heard this piece for the very first time, really different in a very good way :)
Thank you so much! I've been working on the Passacaglia (BWV 582) for so long, hoping to post it soon, but it is very long and complex, so it is taking me forever ;)
I agree, among Bach's fugues this one is one of the most powerful. BTW, I am currently doing the prelude, so I'll release shortly a combo prelude+fugue.
WOW that was incredible. The visuals really added another perspective i never dreamed of. The synthesized version of the music was excellent, especially as I am not that fond of synthesized music in general, but this won me over!
Thank you for this, OrzoMondo; you've kept me waiting ages for it! A great fugal favourite of mine, with its compound-duple dancing-deliciousness, and searing ending. Your reading of it is just that - yours. Mine likes it a tad faster, but no matter; I enjoyed the attention to the bassline and the sensitive voicing throughout. The patches were, I thought, more varied than usual, and thus, even more interesting. Regarding the comments of GrumpyMyotis, below, I do understand where he's coming from, but I'm sure that, on reflection, he might have worded his disappointment differently. Choosing visuals to accompany a work conceived wholly within the audio field is a difficult (and intensely personal) undertaking. It's bound not to resonate with everyone. Full disclosure; I never watch YT 'classical' music videos where the music is the primary focus. I scroll down to the description box or minimise my browser! But your hard work is not wasted upon those who do like an informative and/or entertaining representation. There's always SoundCloud, or course, which is my true home. Will you be uploading this there? Interested listeners want to know! Thanks, as always.
Thank you so much Karl! I am uploading some of my music to Spotify/Apple Music etc., but the process is very rigorous and it takes a lot of effort and energy. I haven't really thought about SoundCloud much, I uploaded some of my tracks, but I found that Spotify, for example, allows me better control of the release, art materials etc. As for the representation, the comment of GrumpyMyotis gave me pause, I understand where they come from, and honestly I am not particularly focused on the videos, I just make the video because uploading music without video is difficult on TH-cam (although it is possible, and in fact all the tracks that I have uploaded to Spotify are also on TH-cam Music). Perhaps I should refrain from creating too many visual effects, and just provide a bare video. On the other hand, it is hard to figure out what your audience wants, so feedback, even if very direct, is really good. :)
What a treat! I agree with Graham (Caldecott) that the church organ frequently tends to "drown" the original architecture of this grand fugue. Your version on the other hand presents this composition with great transparency, pleasant patches and impeccable phrasing. Your work (as well as that of Graham and of "Dirk S" - see below, do you already know the great things he does with the synthesizer?) belies those who maintain that working with the synthesizer is AI/ artificial intelligence. I do not know how you do it, but your lines reveal all the expressive richness one might expect from "analogous" musicians. Congratulations! P.S.: I would love to play these great preludes and fugues for organ, but they are so damn difficult. P.P.S.: I just listened to the theme of "The Sicilian Clan". I love these french and italian "filme noire" detective movies from the 60s and 70s, with Alain Delon, Lino Ventura, Ives Montand and the rest of them. And two of my favourite movies are by the Italian director Pasquale Squitieri: "The Iron Prefect" and "Corleone", starring G. Gemma. What I particularly love in all these movies is the typically melacholic soundtrack, like this theme you mentioned. "Que saudade" as the Portuguese say.
Of course I know Dirk S, and if you like movies by Squitieri, I wonder if you would like the movie I mentioned in the description: "Indagine su un cittadino al di sopra di ogni sospetto". Directed by Elio Petri, with a fantastic score by Morricone, and mesmerizing acting by Gian Maria Volonté. A study on subversion, fascism, dark powers and shadow states. It gives me chills.
First of all, thank you so much for the compliment! I have been re-listening around the timeframe you pointed out, I think that I slowed down the tempo because I wanted to emphasize the entrance of that beautiful motif 1-5 that is repeated just once between the various voices. Maybe I slowed down too much though. Or it is possible that I am making a mistake but my ear is so much used to it that I don't hear it. I will continue to check it out. Thank you!!!
@@OrzoMondo I'm long time smalin fan... He picks the best performances. Beethoven 5 mvt 2 is extrordinary choice... never heard anything like it. I did not know his software was public... Gonna give it a try!
@@erwinsmith1845 Thank you! It took forever, and honestly I am not sure it was done, but I thought either I push it out or it's going to take another 6 months :)
I love the arrangement but why do you have to make the graphics SO bloody psychedelic? I want them to help my comprehension but at points they're just difficult to see. It's extra annoying because the arrangement is so good. Like the point where it becomes yellow and black and distorted? Why? I am sorry for grumbling, but this is just a thing, either no accompanying animation at all please or one that doesn't try to be extra in stupid ways.
> I am so sorry for grumbling Nah, you're grumpy, so it's in character :) As I wrote in a response above, I am not particularly focused on the videos, I just make the video because uploading music without video is difficult on TH-cam (although it is possible, and in fact all the tracks that I have uploaded to Spotify are also on TH-cam Music). It is really hard to figure out what your audience wants, so I really appreciate your feedback. I do my music for myself, but I do my videos for my audience. Which seems to fall in two categories: those who want some visual effects to accompany the music (and some times they comment "beautiful effects!" when they are the most psychedelic), and those who want to actually follow how the parts intertwine and are able to match the parts they hear with the visualisation. You seem to be in this second camp, which explains why you are annoyed when the visualisation goes off the path and you aren't able to see the structure anymore. I like your approach, I will definitely keep your advice into consideration.
@@OrzoMondo Thank you! (for the response and for bearing with me). I value the visualisation as someone who doesn't play a musical instrument, because for me it allows a more intimate appreciation of the piece that is closer to the performer's own, and also a kind of passive ear training. I am looking forward to more music (even with psychedelic visuals 🙂).
@@paulnielsen3256 Hi Paul, ugh, unfortunately anything that is not in the public domain is a problem. I've had a copyright strike before and it's not fun. With a living composer like Reich the strike is going to be quite probable :( however I'll listen to it :)
I see. Well, I really appreciate your taking the time to listen and would be very interested to know your opinion about it's potential for adaptation on synthesizers. And, if there is a copyright issue, I wonder if it might be worthwhile for me to write and ask for permission.
@@paulnielsen3256 Wow - it is indeed beautiful! Aside from the copyright problems I cited, I think it is perhaps a little beyond my prowess. Not technically, but artistically. It is one thing to take a number by Bach and transform it into an electronic piece, after all Bach has been around for many years and the listening experience has somehow crystallized in our minds: subversion is welcome. It is another to take a modern piece like Reich's and re-invent it into another medium, when the original medium is already so original :) Give me some time - perhaps, who knows, when I feel more in sync with it?
Well, yes, in fact I had to rename the fugue in my release (th-cam.com/video/xfzV2WiZgD0/w-d-xo.html), so 542 became "The Greater" :) - I have an aversion to changing titles of published videos, so this one is going to stay the Great :)
Hi, thank you for your comment and the feedback - I know this is a point of contention, some people love this visualisation, others don't. That's the reason why I created a different visualisation here: th-cam.com/video/tahXrTUTfIY/w-d-xo.html
This feels like the best welcome music to the world of classical music! THANK YOU!
Thank you so much!!!
Whoever put this together... I owe you money.
That would be me :)
The ending of this fugue is so incredibly epic
It is, in fact the whole second part is IMO.
In fact all the whole fkn fugue is
My favourite of Bach's fugues - from the gentle beginning that always sounded like rain drops to me to the glorious climax... just gorgeous. I think your synth performance does the piece justice - hope Bach would be happy that people are still finding something new in his work.
You are magnificently crazy person, so much work put into this channel. So much well-understood Bach songs with amazing voice dividing and that picture!
Thank you so much!
It's hard for organists to capture the immediacy you've got here - monumental, excellent architecture and shape. Love it!
Thank you sir!
Watching this with headphones was one of the most immersive experiencies I had in my life. Thank you!
Well, this is one of the nicest comments, and from a musician! Thank you!
I love study of J. S. Bach's life. It's great even in this time of the timeline. 73
Aaaah sorry Christopher Bull, but this one outperforms yours (but yours remain the almighty powerful one) !
You clearly (lol) went for voice distinction, and you have a done a magnificent job. Really, even if you aren't paying attention, you will hear every single voice AGAINST your will, love that, I wish I discovered Bach with interpretations like this one, it helps so much.
I don't mind the psychedelics, because for one I love them, and two I don't find that they prevent you from following what's going on. But I have many years of listening to Bach (especially this piece with Smalin's video...) and playing some Bach, so I guess less experienced ears might have a harder time.
Thanks, it almost feels like I just heard this piece for the very first time, really different in a very good way :)
Thank you so much! I've been working on the Passacaglia (BWV 582) for so long, hoping to post it soon, but it is very long and complex, so it is taking me forever ;)
I keep coming back to this video, it fells otherworldly. This piece is just trascendental
I agree, among Bach's fugues this one is one of the most powerful. BTW, I am currently doing the prelude, so I'll release shortly a combo prelude+fugue.
@@OrzoMondo woow I'll be waiting for it!
I'd been looking for over a year for your music. I'm sure Bach smiles everytime someone listens to you.
Thank you so much!!
Lovely for me unknown piece, nice to hear.
Glad you like it!
Clever. Fascinating. Well done!
Thank you!
WOW that was incredible. The visuals really added another perspective i never dreamed of. The synthesized version of the music was excellent, especially as I am not that fond of synthesized music in general, but this won me over!
Thank you for listening, and glad you enjoyed it!
Voicing really hits differently with the synth.
Cannot thank you enough for sharing your work with us.
Wonderful!
Thank you so much!!
My favourite part is 5:15 when the theme enters for the last time with an interesting harmonization.
This fugue is truly a masterpiece - thank you for listening!
Great fugue!!! I love it!!
Thank you so much for listening!
Great video and I have viewed it many times, it is my favorite!
Thank you so much!
This just beautiful!
Thank you so much for listening, as always!
I just discovered your chain. As a lover of both classical and electronical music I'm overwhelmed :D
Thank you so much!!
Sounds and looks incredible!
Thank you!!
Love it!
Thank you!
Just subscribed. Your channel is a hidden gem my friend.
Glad you like it, and thank you for listening!
So good! It's always new here. Tenor entrance ... pretty hot.. bass intro... hawt....
It's not technically "The Great", but it's a great fugue nonetheless.
Bach ha musicato lo Spazio-Tempo che si muove lungo la Freccia del Tempo nel vostro meraviglioso video.Bravi.❤❤❤❤❤
Thank you!!
One of my preferred fugues. You are doing fantastic work. Bravo!!
Thank you!
Beautiful!
Wonderful balance
Thank you so much!
This thing invaded my sleep. You've nailed it. Got an earworm now.
Thank you!!!
Video bellissimo.😊❤
Grazie di cuore!
Awesome! I love when you make these! :D
Thank you!
Superb graphics and a revelation to those of us who know the music well but do not play.
Thank you so much! I agree, watching the lines intertwine you get another understanding of the complexity of the melodic lines.
Thank you for this, OrzoMondo; you've kept me waiting ages for it! A great fugal favourite of mine, with its compound-duple dancing-deliciousness, and searing ending. Your reading of it is just that - yours. Mine likes it a tad faster, but no matter; I enjoyed the attention to the bassline and the sensitive voicing throughout. The patches were, I thought, more varied than usual, and thus, even more interesting.
Regarding the comments of GrumpyMyotis, below, I do understand where he's coming from, but I'm sure that, on reflection, he might have worded his disappointment differently. Choosing visuals to accompany a work conceived wholly within the audio field is a difficult (and intensely personal) undertaking. It's bound not to resonate with everyone.
Full disclosure; I never watch YT 'classical' music videos where the music is the primary focus. I scroll down to the description box or minimise my browser! But your hard work is not wasted upon those who do like an informative and/or entertaining representation.
There's always SoundCloud, or course, which is my true home. Will you be uploading this there? Interested listeners want to know! Thanks, as always.
Thank you so much Karl! I am uploading some of my music to Spotify/Apple Music etc., but the process is very rigorous and it takes a lot of effort and energy. I haven't really thought about SoundCloud much, I uploaded some of my tracks, but I found that Spotify, for example, allows me better control of the release, art materials etc.
As for the representation, the comment of GrumpyMyotis gave me pause, I understand where they come from, and honestly I am not particularly focused on the videos, I just make the video because uploading music without video is difficult on TH-cam (although it is possible, and in fact all the tracks that I have uploaded to Spotify are also on TH-cam Music).
Perhaps I should refrain from creating too many visual effects, and just provide a bare video.
On the other hand, it is hard to figure out what your audience wants, so feedback, even if very direct, is really good. :)
What a treat! I agree with Graham (Caldecott) that the church organ frequently tends to "drown" the original architecture of this grand fugue. Your version on the other hand presents this composition with great transparency, pleasant patches and impeccable phrasing. Your work (as well as that of Graham and of "Dirk S" - see below, do you already know the great things he does with the synthesizer?) belies those who maintain that working with the synthesizer is AI/ artificial intelligence. I do not know how you do it, but your lines reveal all the expressive richness one might expect from "analogous" musicians. Congratulations! P.S.: I would love to play these great preludes and fugues for organ, but they are so damn difficult. P.P.S.: I just listened to the theme of "The Sicilian Clan". I love these french and italian "filme noire" detective movies from the 60s and 70s, with Alain Delon, Lino Ventura, Ives Montand and the rest of them. And two of my favourite movies are by the Italian director Pasquale Squitieri: "The Iron Prefect" and "Corleone", starring G. Gemma. What I particularly love in all these movies is the typically melacholic soundtrack, like this theme you mentioned. "Que saudade" as the Portuguese say.
Que saudade indeed! One of the most untranslatable words ever.
Of course I know Dirk S, and if you like movies by Squitieri, I wonder if you would like the movie I mentioned in the description: "Indagine su un cittadino al di sopra di ogni sospetto". Directed by Elio Petri, with a fantastic score by Morricone, and mesmerizing acting by Gian Maria Volonté. A study on subversion, fascism, dark powers and shadow states. It gives me chills.
@@OrzoMondo I will check it out!
Excellent and clarity I love it
Thank you!
Magnificent, thank you Sir
Thank you for listening!
One of my favorite fugues! Was going to do this one but I can’t do any better so I’ll pick another!
Oh no, please do it, every new interpreter brings new perspectives.
you deserve way more subscribers
Thank you! For now I'm just happy that I have few people who appreciate my work :)
The dots are hypnotic
Thank you! Looking forward to seeing you soon!
This was one of the best synth works on bach I’ve heard, but i think maybe there was a very subtle timing error in around 4:27 .
First of all, thank you so much for the compliment! I have been re-listening around the timeframe you pointed out, I think that I slowed down the tempo because I wanted to emphasize the entrance of that beautiful motif 1-5 that is repeated just once between the various voices. Maybe I slowed down too much though. Or it is possible that I am making a mistake but my ear is so much used to it that I don't hear it. I will continue to check it out. Thank you!!!
OMG !!!
Thank you!
I feel like an idiot. Just realized the note sizes are the durations... Looks so good.
I can't take credit for that, it's Stephen Malinowski's wonderful visualization tool :)
@@OrzoMondo I'm long time smalin fan... He picks the best performances. Beethoven 5 mvt 2 is extrordinary choice... never heard anything like it. I did not know his software was public... Gonna give it a try!
Bene!
Grazie!
At long last, 543 is complete 🎉
Amazing visual effects and animation! Keep it up 👍
@@erwinsmith1845 Thank you! It took forever, and honestly I am not sure it was done, but I thought either I push it out or it's going to take another 6 months :)
Ah yes
The sequel to the little fugue
The great one
Son realizaciones de Walter Carlos, nacido en Rhode Island USA.!...
I love the arrangement but why do you have to make the graphics SO bloody psychedelic? I want them to help my comprehension but at points they're just difficult to see.
It's extra annoying because the arrangement is so good. Like the point where it becomes yellow and black and distorted? Why?
I am sorry for grumbling, but this is just a thing, either no accompanying animation at all please or one that doesn't try to be extra in stupid ways.
> I am so sorry for grumbling
Nah, you're grumpy, so it's in character :)
As I wrote in a response above, I am not particularly focused on the videos, I just make the video because uploading music without video is difficult on TH-cam (although it is possible, and in fact all the tracks that I have uploaded to Spotify are also on TH-cam Music).
It is really hard to figure out what your audience wants, so I really appreciate your feedback. I do my music for myself, but I do my videos for my audience.
Which seems to fall in two categories: those who want some visual effects to accompany the music (and some times they comment "beautiful effects!" when they are the most psychedelic), and those who want to actually follow how the parts intertwine and are able to match the parts they hear with the visualisation.
You seem to be in this second camp, which explains why you are annoyed when the visualisation goes off the path and you aren't able to see the structure anymore.
I like your approach, I will definitely keep your advice into consideration.
@@OrzoMondo Thank you! (for the response and for bearing with me). I value the visualisation as someone who doesn't play a musical instrument, because for me it allows a more intimate appreciation of the piece that is closer to the performer's own, and also a kind of passive ear training.
I am looking forward to more music (even with psychedelic visuals 🙂).
Bach is as close as I can get..
Is this realised from a midi file or played/multitracked? Good choice of voices.
Hi Rob, I create the MIDI file pretty much manually, then I multitrack it.
Rest in the arms of the dragon.
:)
Hello,
Im wondering if you might consider a request for a piece to reproduce on synthesizer...
hi Paul, maybe :) What's your wish?
Hi! Thanks for your response.
It is Steve Reich's "Variations for Vibes, Pianos and Strings". - a three part piece, about twenty minutes in length...
@@paulnielsen3256 Hi Paul, ugh, unfortunately anything that is not in the public domain is a problem. I've had a copyright strike before and it's not fun. With a living composer like Reich the strike is going to be quite probable :( however I'll listen to it :)
I see. Well, I really appreciate your taking the time to listen and would be very interested to know your opinion about it's potential for adaptation on synthesizers.
And, if there is a copyright issue, I wonder if it might be worthwhile for me to write and ask for permission.
@@paulnielsen3256 Wow - it is indeed beautiful! Aside from the copyright problems I cited, I think it is perhaps a little beyond my prowess. Not technically, but artistically. It is one thing to take a number by Bach and transform it into an electronic piece, after all Bach has been around for many years and the listening experience has somehow crystallized in our minds: subversion is welcome.
It is another to take a modern piece like Reich's and re-invent it into another medium, when the original medium is already so original :)
Give me some time - perhaps, who knows, when I feel more in sync with it?
5:05
That's my mind on acid ;)
Actually interesting colors.....this is the shizzzzz
Not everyone likes them, apparently. I do though :)
@@OrzoMondo Well... they're wrong. Objectively great choices.
Psychedelic bach?
Sort of :)
Where do I send the money?
:)
Isn't 542 the Great?
This one is the not too shabby
Well, yes, in fact I had to rename the fugue in my release (th-cam.com/video/xfzV2WiZgD0/w-d-xo.html), so 542 became "The Greater" :) - I have an aversion to changing titles of published videos, so this one is going to stay the Great :)
5:23 pointlessly ruined what would have otherwise been a masterful visualization. smh
Hi, thank you for your comment and the feedback - I know this is a point of contention, some people love this visualisation, others don't. That's the reason why I created a different visualisation here: th-cam.com/video/tahXrTUTfIY/w-d-xo.html