@@mator2339 Because time is racist and so are questions. Bach was a black man. As was Beethoven. This may not be true now, but as the ethnic Europeans are made minorities in Thier own historic Homelands History will be rewritten and there will be no mention of the white Christian European people. No instead there will only be a thousand years of darkness and the human people will never be unyoked and the whole of humanity are worse than slaves .
There is so much Bach to discover, and I feel I’ve only barely scratched the surface. What a generous soul he was. I don’t understand how a human mind can put so much beauty and mathematical brilliance into paper. He was a true architect of holy spaces .
The harpsichord is one of those instruments you need to hear in person to really appreciate all of its wonderful qualities. Played very well in this video.
A mí me parece que los Pequeños Preludios de Bach son realmente inmensos. Y muy bien tocados, como aquí se escucha, reafirma mi impresión. Mi m siempre lo encontré emocionante...y todos, tan sencillos en apariencia, son preciosos y nada fáciles. Gran interpretación. Gracias
I have not paid much mind to the Kleine Praeludien until now. Benjamin Alard’s performance ( as well as the sonorous instrument on which he plays and the wonderful production) have made me want to listen to and absorb these gems. Thank you.
The entire compilation around 18 little preludes is priceless. Each prelude is a strong masterclass of composition and taste. Oftenly underrated, playing and analyzing this pieces, gives great tools to composers for new and fresh ideas and it's a perfect place for improvisation too. Bach was the master and still is.
How great it is to find you here. I guess I shouldn't be surprised to see that you watch this channel. Any great musician would be very interested in the top-quality Bach performances that this channel consistently puts out.
@@ShannonWare He is an active harpsichord builder. Richard Egarr always plays his instruments on recordings. In the past he lived in Amsterdam when he often visited concerts. Nowadays I believe he has chosen residence in the city of Haarlem.
Merci Benjamin pour cette interprétation très poétique sur ce magnifique clavecin. Nous aurons le plaisir d'écouter le troisième volet de votre intégrale sans doute avant la fin de l'année... Merci.
Some existing historic reports of those who were lucky to witness Bach play in person say that "his fingers hardly seemed to move". The same we see here, Mr. Alard surely was well aware of the feature mentioned above when he learned to play :) utmost precision and economy of movement - so much that sometimes it seems that sound is desynced. But watching attentively shows that it's not. A good example of mastery shown on "simple" Bach's pieces intended for pupils.
This is the very thing that struck me. Perhaps it was the very involving camera work that forced it on my previously lazy inattentiveness, but it was a revelation to me. I caught myself checking eye against ear. So much, with so little (it seemed). Very, very satisfying.
Υes the notorious bach touch. See Grienperkel and Forkel on this. Haendel too had the same touch, it must have been a technique of the time using the correct stance in the palm of the hand.
This is so well played I just keep coming back to this as inspiration for my practice. The playing is full off little nuances like the treatment of the rythm in the left hand at 2:10.
Sei piccole Perle preziosissime della letteratura Bachiana, in cui traspare anche la semplicità profondissima della vita cristiana, con tratti di sofferenza nostalgica e di gioia, fino all'afflato mistico. Johann Sebastian, anche in queste piccole composizioni per principianti, comunica con spontanea naturalezza lo stato elevatissimo della sua anima. Complimenti al clavicembalista che, secondo me, è riuscito a comunicare questi rarissimi sentimenti. Grazie! 🙏💘🕊️
I sincerely thank you for taking these wonderful small gems to the performance which sheds the light on how to interpret before going to the le grand œvre.
Yep, in Portal 2, that prelude is played in f minor instead of c minor, and there are some mistakes well noticeable for anyone who played this prelude (or is a piano teacher)
Sou fanático por Bach, o mais divino compositor de todos os tempos! Se Deus quiser, pretendo ir até a Alemanha, para me ajuelhar e orar por ele, na igreja que está sepultado!
I have a harpsichord thats fairly similar to this one. Has the soundboard was painted in the same way. Bach sounds so much better on harpsichords, you can use his tunings to play his pieces which makes a world of difference.
Lebhafte und wunderschöne Aufführung dieser sechs kleinen und fein komponierten Meisterstücke in verschiedenen Tempi mit klar artikuliertem doch etwas anmutigem Klang des historischen Cembalos und mit perfekt kontrollierter Dynamik. Wahrlich genialer Cembalist!
@@endreszatmari2302 Thank you for your understanding. Colin Cantiglew, apologies, I didn't mean no offense, I'm sure this fellow is a gentleman, it's written all over his face, I just meant this dude is the real McCoy!
tota la musica de Bach es increible i si l'intrerpret, l'instrument i els tecnics estan a l'alçada com aqui es demostra, els que en gaudim estem gratant el cel, vaja, que jo al menys dono les gràcies a tots el que ho fan possible.
I wonder about those final cadential notes played softly on the upper manual... does anyone else find the tonal change odd...? Very stylish performance...
What a beautiful instrument! I'm glad you finally played without the coupler, as I was beginner to wonder if you always play with the coupler on. I started to work on these preludes when I was about eleven, though of course, I didn't play them so well and not on a harpsichord. These little pieces are more attractive than some of the WTC, let's be honest.
Lovely, very pleasant as always with these recordings. I found it especially interesting with that - occasionally quite pronounced - inegale in the left hand on the C minor prelude; I'm not yet familiar enough with these preludes to tell whether that is common practice or not.
As a pianist, he may be doing this to get a more comfortable reach to those thirds instead of doing them with his ring finger and pinky, especially when you have counterpoints to focus on not messing up
Excellent performance of Bach. To me, a music producer, I would have liked less room ambience; In other words the mic closer to the instrument, in such a live room. Thank you for the great music.
Lovely as usual. Great instrument, great playing, and the quality of the music goes without saying of course. Just one small suggestion: move the mics a tiny bit further back. Do you have any ribbon microphones? They work great on harpsichords. All in all though, your production is consistently good.
0:07 BWV 933 (C major)
1:48 BWV 934 (C minor)
3:50 BWV 935 (D minor)
5:44 BWV 936 (D major)
8:06 BWV 937 (E major)
10:19 BWV 938 (E minor)
If this video was released 4 days ago, how come this comment was published 11 months ago ?
@@mator2339 the video was private
@@Schmendiey thanks
@@mator2339
Because time is racist and so are questions.
Bach was a black man. As was Beethoven.
This may not be true now, but as the ethnic Europeans are made minorities in Thier own historic Homelands History will be rewritten and there will be no mention of the white Christian European people.
No instead there will only be a thousand years of darkness and the human people will never be unyoked and the whole of humanity are worse than slaves .
@@diogenesofsinope1638 Absolutely. It stems from the advance of Islam.
There is so much Bach to discover, and I feel I’ve only barely scratched the surface. What a generous soul he was. I don’t understand how a human mind can put so much beauty and mathematical brilliance into paper. He was a true architect of holy spaces .
Como Bach nadie, es el Maestro de maestros !! ❤🤍💚💙🧡❤
well said
the first prelude always beings a smile to my face, something about that melody is just so uplifting!
lovely sequences
every time i heard bach, some piceces or phrases make me think about my life, and that prelude is one example of that
The harpsichord is one of those instruments you need to hear in person to really appreciate all of its wonderful qualities. Played very well in this video.
This harpsichord sounds so beautiful! Combined with Bach, the harpsichord comes to life.
Everything about this video does the utmost service to Bach's music. Wonderful!
A mí me parece que los Pequeños Preludios de Bach son realmente inmensos. Y muy bien tocados, como aquí se escucha, reafirma mi impresión. Mi m siempre lo encontré emocionante...y todos, tan sencillos en apariencia, son preciosos y nada fáciles. Gran interpretación. Gracias
Son bellísimos estos 6 pequeños preludios.. es una obra de arte cualquiera
siiii, son unas de las mejores obras pedagogicas, para estudiar distintos aspectos
I have not paid much mind to the Kleine Praeludien until now. Benjamin Alard’s performance ( as well as the sonorous instrument on which he plays and the wonderful production) have made me want to listen to and absorb these gems. Thank you.
I love how he slips his left hand fingers to the upper keyboard to lend dynamic subtlety to final cadences.
The entire compilation around 18 little preludes is priceless. Each prelude is a strong masterclass of composition and taste. Oftenly underrated, playing and analyzing this pieces, gives great tools to composers for new and fresh ideas and it's a perfect place for improvisation too. Bach was the master and still is.
18? Where ? I only saw 6
@@Reino_X I mean the whole set, the complete preludes are 18-19. These are only one section of the set.
Beautiful, thank you!!
Nahre Sol Narhe!!! I love your channel and your video 😊
How great it is to find you here. I guess I shouldn't be surprised to see that you watch this channel. Any great musician would be very interested in the top-quality Bach performances that this channel consistently puts out.
I am learning the BWV 935 and it is no means easy!
The instruments of Joel Katzman often sound so very rich when played by a maestro like Benjamin Alard.
Built in 2014. Amazing!
@@ShannonWare He is an active harpsichord builder. Richard Egarr always plays his instruments on recordings. In the past he lived in Amsterdam when he often visited concerts. Nowadays I believe he has chosen residence in the city of Haarlem.
1:17 the way he builds up to that velvety smooth drop at 1:24, so much longing in that phrasing. the way this guy plays feels so smooth
I was charmed by the unexpected Oriental illustration on the instrument. On, appropriately, an Oriental carpet. What beauty for the eye and ears!
Mr. Alard is a very good harpsichordist and has his own delicate choices of registration and trills' execution. Bravo. Thanks for uploading.
Best performance and sound of all bwv 933 versions i 've heard
O cravo é o instrumento mais lindo que há!
Merci Benjamin pour cette interprétation très poétique sur ce magnifique clavecin. Nous aurons le plaisir d'écouter le troisième volet de votre intégrale sans doute avant la fin de l'année... Merci.
Some existing historic reports of those who were lucky to witness Bach play in person say that "his fingers hardly seemed to move". The same we see here, Mr. Alard surely was well aware of the feature mentioned above when he learned to play :) utmost precision and economy of movement - so much that sometimes it seems that sound is desynced. But watching attentively shows that it's not. A good example of mastery shown on "simple" Bach's pieces intended for pupils.
This is the very thing that struck me. Perhaps it was the very involving camera work that forced it on my previously lazy inattentiveness, but it was a revelation to me. I caught myself checking eye against ear. So much, with so little (it seemed). Very, very satisfying.
Υes the notorious bach touch. See Grienperkel and Forkel on this. Haendel too had the same touch, it must have been a technique of the time using the correct stance in the palm of the hand.
Esecuzione elegante e un bello strumento. Complimenti. Grazie
35 people got their brains melted by Bach's Baroque power! I love this!
Excellent execution . The instrument is wonderful in sound and physical beauty
Magnificent and authentic performance of the Six Little Preludes...and what beautiful hands and wrists too!
This is so well played I just keep coming back to this as inspiration for my practice. The playing is full off little nuances like the treatment of the rythm in the left hand at 2:10.
What an exquisite rendition! 🎼🎶👏🏼
Excellent! Beautiful music and harpsichord! May Jesus bless you
Sei piccole Perle preziosissime della letteratura Bachiana, in cui traspare anche la semplicità profondissima della vita cristiana, con tratti di sofferenza nostalgica e di gioia, fino all'afflato mistico.
Johann Sebastian, anche in queste piccole composizioni per principianti, comunica con spontanea naturalezza lo stato elevatissimo della sua anima.
Complimenti al clavicembalista che, secondo me, è riuscito a comunicare questi rarissimi sentimenti.
Grazie! 🙏💘🕊️
Most beautifully played version of the Little Preludes I've ever heard! Played as Bach would have liked it: Cantabile style!
I sincerely thank you for taking these wonderful small gems to the performance which sheds the light on how to interpret before going to the le grand œvre.
Gracias por ese regalo a los oídos tan maravilloso, Bach único, universal
Amo a Bach gracias sociedad Bach por compartir esta hermosa musica.
Very elegant. And Mr. Alard has anatomically beautiful hands...perfect for the instrument.
I loved every note he played. Great performance of beloved, but underrated music!
Your production value is amazing, too. Camera and recording are top notch! Thank you very much for all these lovely videos.
So light, expressive, lovely.
Absolute BLISS Thank you
Beautiful playing!!!
Why I worship musicians like Benjamin Alard, because I can't play an instrument to save my life. Thank you for posting this.
Wanderfull performane, best played :) Thanks for the recording,
incredible playing, this guy plays it really well
brilliant performance! 👏and lovely sounding instrument
That is a beautiful harpsichord
Tiene un sonido muy similar al que emplea Ton Koopman en sus grabaciones.
@@ruperttmls7985 sorry but i only understood 'Ton Koopman'
@@luuktorn It has a sound very similar to the one Ton Koopman uses in his recordings.
@@fswechsler thanks for the translation!
Almost as good as Anthony Jennings playing a Taskin harpsichord.
I love how Benjamin Alard plays! I would definitely like to see him or anyone at NBS play BWV 902.
Artistic video.Oscar for musical film!
Wonderful pieces, especially the second subjects. Your playing is exemplary.
936 and 937 are so good! Absolutely beautiful.
Powerful yet lovely sounding harpsichord
Fabulous.
This video helps me A LOT on some fingering issues. Thank you !
I love beautiful music.
Lovely. Simply lovely.
1:48 oh hey, I recognize this one from Portal 2 (it’s from the track “Machiavellian Bach”)
Yep, in Portal 2, that prelude is played in f minor instead of c minor, and there are some mistakes well noticeable for anyone who played this prelude (or is a piano teacher)
@@tomvalusek makes sense considering what it's supposed to represent within the game itself
Nice. Beautiful instrument.
En mil años la gente seguirá idolatrando a Bach.
Was für köstliche Kleinode diese Präludien sind, und darf dazu noch dem Benjamin zuhören. Finde ich sehr nett von euch!
J apprecie Bach de manière incontionnel cela permet une meilleure concentration pronfonde gratitude merci ❤❤❤
Sou fanático por Bach, o mais divino compositor de todos os
tempos! Se Deus quiser, pretendo
ir até a Alemanha, para me ajuelhar e orar por ele, na igreja que está sepultado!
I have a harpsichord thats fairly similar to this one. Has the soundboard was painted in the same way. Bach sounds so much better on harpsichords, you can use his tunings to play his pieces which makes a world of difference.
Thoroughly enjoyed this
Wonderful!
Espectacular!!! Saludos desde Patagonia Argentina Fernando Hidalgo 3ro
Perfect!
Lebhafte und wunderschöne Aufführung dieser sechs kleinen und fein komponierten Meisterstücke in verschiedenen Tempi mit klar artikuliertem doch etwas anmutigem Klang des historischen Cembalos und mit perfekt kontrollierter Dynamik. Wahrlich genialer Cembalist!
Beautiful! I used to play no1 and 2 but not as good as him.
He is good, this Alard Guy !
NOT "Guy" ... gentleman, thank you. And yes, he is very good indeed.
Oh, don't be so stuffy... He's clearly a gentleman, but I think he is a guy too. Anyone playing Bach is a good guy.
@@endreszatmari2302 Thank you for your understanding. Colin Cantiglew, apologies, I didn't mean no offense, I'm sure this fellow is a gentleman, it's written all over his face, I just meant this dude is the real McCoy!
Interesting and pleasing. Fine instrument.
¡Gran video! Me pregunto si las tomas cenitales sobre el teclado las hicieron con un dron muy silencioso.
tota la musica de Bach es increible i si l'intrerpret, l'instrument i els tecnics estan a l'alçada com aqui es demostra, els que en gaudim estem gratant el cel, vaja, que jo al menys dono les gràcies a tots el que ho fan possible.
Merci beaucoup.
What a great cembalo!!
Isn't it? Enjoying the sound.
Bravo
Love thanks!!
Fantastic ! I think Bach himself wanted to have it played exactly this way !
Good job Benjamin Alard! From Benjamin Alan
I wonder about those final cadential notes played softly on the upper manual... does anyone else find the tonal change odd...? Very stylish performance...
What a beautiful instrument! I'm glad you finally played without the coupler, as I was beginner to wonder if you always play with the coupler on. I started to work on these preludes when I was about eleven, though of course, I didn't play them so well and not on a harpsichord. These little pieces are more attractive than some of the WTC, let's be honest.
I lova that.Thank you.
He plays really well.
The Isaac Newton of Music
You are right.
Very nice, Oh I wish I had that Harpsichord!!
3:50 best intro ever
Lovely, very pleasant as always with these recordings. I found it especially interesting with that - occasionally quite pronounced - inegale in the left hand on the C minor prelude; I'm not yet familiar enough with these preludes to tell whether that is common practice or not.
(first around 2:12 and then again around 2:40)
It does have a French feel to it, after all!
Tommy Vaske Gould plays it straight.
Count Basie played it inegale.
Thankyou very much
Excellently performed 8)
a moved performance, on a bright harpsichord
Merci !
Sehr schön!
Wonderful!!
BACH IS GOD AND I LOVE GOD!
what's up with the swapping which fingers hold down the keys in the left hand (4:00)? Can't think of a reason off the top of my head. habit?
As a pianist, he may be doing this to get a more comfortable reach to those thirds instead of doing them with his ring finger and pinky, especially when you have counterpoints to focus on not messing up
1:48 If you have ever played Portal 2...you may recognize this!
gladOS : he is listening to classical music....
Wheatly : *reading book totally not like a moron*
Excellent performance. And the camera work is amazing too; I wonder how it was done, with a crane?
I hear inspiration for Scott Joplin in his Magnetic Rag in the Cm piece . . .
Amazing music and nice video! Next time, could you please keep the original ultrawide aspect ratio so the black bars don't appear?
Excellent performance of Bach. To me, a music producer, I would have liked less room ambience; In other words the mic closer to the instrument, in such a live room. Thank you for the great music.
역시 바흐는 하프시코드...
Prachtig !
Lovely as usual. Great instrument, great playing, and the quality of the music goes without saying of course.
Just one small suggestion: move the mics a tiny bit further back. Do you have any ribbon microphones? They work great on harpsichords. All in all though, your production is consistently good.
De Musikant is fantastisch en het Instrument is prächtig
❤❤❤🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 excellent!!!!!!!