From the April 5th 2024 livestream (music begins at 1:55) Johann Sebastian Bach Italian Concerto, BWV 971 1:55 Allegro 6:06 Adagio 11:19 Presto bennacar.com bennacar.bandc...
Bravo! I could really hear different orchestral parts in the 1st movement, I didn’t even know it could be played this way. Thank you for sharing this wonderful performance. Looking forward to watching more of it!
You're very welcome! You have to wonder how Bach himself might have scored it had he chosen to write it as a normal concerto... strings, continuo, a couple oboes, maybe violin as the soloist?
That is an absolutely brilliant interpretation of the Italian Concerto. I've heard and listened to it hundreds of times (if only I could play it!). Meanwhile, you have a great energetic presence and mastery at the keyboard, but if you smiled a bit, it wouldn't hurt!
Bravo! I could really hear different orchestral parts in the 1st movement, I didn’t even know it could be played this way. Thank you for sharing this wonderful performance. Looking forward to watching more of it!
You're very welcome! You have to wonder how Bach himself might have scored it had he chosen to write it as a normal concerto... strings, continuo, a couple oboes, maybe violin as the soloist?
I really liked your dynamics. I had feeling in last movement that you played two manual harpsichord.
Thanks! Glad I was able to make that effect come across! Now if only I actually had a piano with two keyboards...
That is an absolutely brilliant interpretation of the Italian Concerto. I've heard and listened to it hundreds of times (if only I could play it!). Meanwhile, you have a great energetic presence and mastery at the keyboard, but if you smiled a bit, it wouldn't hurt!
Hey, if you wish you could play it, it's never too late to start!
Wonderful performance! Question- what size piano are you playing? And what size is the one pushed off to the side? Just curious.
It's a Steinway Model A, so about six feet long. The other piano is a Mason and Hamlin, slightly longer than the Steinway if I recall correctly.