Johann Sebastian Bach Chromatic Fantasia and Fugue in d minor, BWV 903, Marco Mencoboni

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4 жыл бұрын

Recorded on July 2019 inside the The Manoel Theatre in Malta the cromatic fantasy and fugue is one of the most important and known compositions of Johann Sebastian Bach. The performance of Marco Mencoboni is on a copy fd a Mietke instrument built by Bruce Kennedy in 2018.

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@efthymiossofos6896 4 жыл бұрын

This version can kill coronavirus.

@christopherswainson371 3 жыл бұрын

no it can't, viruses are dead to start with, and cannot be killed!!

@MusicMan-dv7jg 3 жыл бұрын

@@christopherswainson371 Yes, remember you can kill two birds with one stone and you can also kill a bill in Congress. Don’t forget that you can kill time, and I am particularly effective at killing all of the house plants in my home within 6 months from their arrival. BUT -- you cannot kill crab grass. Viruses are not like other life so it depends on how you define life. If it exists outside of a host for a short period, then ceases to exist, one could argue that it was alive and then was dead (or not alive). I enjoyed our little chat. I wish we could have talked over a cup of good coffee.

@christopherswainson371 3 жыл бұрын

@@MusicMan-dv7jg Cup of coffee sounds a great idea. Isn't Marco a wonderful player, and I love it being all from memory. Have only recently discovered Siegbert Rampe another amazing player, love his Froberger: Fantasia CD etc. Thanks, Adam

@chrisstalk870 4 жыл бұрын

I love the way he takes off his hands of the keyboard. So musical. Drastic moves, the rhythm is beautiful.

@youexx 4 жыл бұрын

An eternally profound, mystical piece that sounds the limitless expanse of the entire universe..... and an interpretation to match that profundity. Bach's Chromatic Fantasy is to the world of music what Einstein's mathematics are to the world of Science, and Marco's interpretation shows an extraordinary grasp of that envergure. A million thanks for doing this, very, very few interpretations (and believe me I have recorded a few over the years) achieve the scope of what Maestro Mencoboni does here. Grazie!!!!

@JudgeDeeDecides 3 жыл бұрын

Bach goedel Escher/ the mystical three

@alexandreguimaraes9141 2 жыл бұрын

Words from your Heart!

@kennethprimack6467 Жыл бұрын

Yours is a poetically incisive, verbal analysis that mirrors the profound essence of Bach’s music and the sensitivity of Mencoboni’s performance. Bravo!

@Geopholus 4 жыл бұрын

Wonderful performance. I love it when a performer insists on perfection, including a glorious Harpsichord which is perfectly tuned. Here i find the freedom of expression in the Fantasia entirely appropriate!

@VitaliyGR Жыл бұрын

A showcase of equal temperation along with BWV 906, in which one of the boldest JSB`s fugues remained unfinished challenging musicians to this day :)

@user-fu7zf4ck9z Жыл бұрын

The 906 fugue is one of the finest fugues bach ever wrote

@herrickinman9303 Ай бұрын

"Equal temperation"? You mean _equal temperament._ However, Bach did not tune his keyboards in equal temperament. Nor did anyone else in his time. He used a system of tuning known as _well temperament._ A temperament is a tuning system that slightly compromises the pure intervals of just intonation to meet other requirements. All keyboard tuning systems, including equal temperament, are out of tune. Why? Because you can't play enharmonics on a keyboard. Unlike keyboard instruments, singers and string plays can play enharmonics on the fly.

@bloodreaver6097 4 жыл бұрын

What a piece of music, absolutely outstanding, Bravissimo!

@mewsdo 4 жыл бұрын

Such rhythm ...! Life-blood of any harpsichord...

@Lazarus1123581321 4 жыл бұрын

Magnificent performance!

@RecorderCembalo 3 жыл бұрын

The Chromatic Fantasia and Fugue in D minor, BWV 903, is a work for harpsichord by Johann Sebastian Bach. Bach probably composed it during his time in Köthen from 1717 to 1723. The piece was already regarded as a unique masterpiece during his lifetime.

@Egill2011 Ай бұрын

Best pieces were written in Köthen. As a Lutheran, Bach was not religiously employed in this Calvinist province so he could concentrate on secular music. I do not very often listen to Bach's chorales.

@markhughes7927 4 жыл бұрын

The phrasing, the rhythmic separation, and overall panache of this man is such that he makes Bach palatable to those who normally shy away from him as interminably involved in inner workings. If I was not a fly I would suggest this man as the foremost talent - up there with Rosalind T.

@youexx 3 жыл бұрын

More, more.............. knew Wanda L, Ros.T, many other hpdists - Marco M is on the summit of Everest! Another one of the rarified company up there is Ketil Haugsand - !

@andrewsappel 4 жыл бұрын

How successfully he captures to effect of searching and improvisation in this performance. I have never heard him play anything that doesn't offer me something as a fellow performer and though I might not play it THAT WAY, I am always enriched by his way. There are too many details here to say how many and why I like this so much...but he appeals to the drama, tradition and spontaneity of this canonic work. Thank you Mencoboni. (PS, there are two thumbs down up here and my question to you is...what is the problem with your brain? It is either ego and jealousy or simply not musical enough to recognize how fine a performance you are hearing.).

@seannyandme 2 жыл бұрын

Wonderful. Thank you.

@user-gu1wz6vn6b 4 жыл бұрын

Fantastic!!!!

@zoyadimova975 Ай бұрын

Изпълнение, което е чиста сплав от виртуозност и страст поднесено с неподражеем сценичен финес.

@HAThorsten 3 жыл бұрын

Absolutely brilliant

@jdgidehaz5333 4 жыл бұрын

Très jolie caresse des touches juste avant d’attaquer la Fantaisie. C’est d’ailleurs une des seules fois où Mencoboni regarde les claviers! Impressionnant...

@IamAlessandro1 3 жыл бұрын

Phantastico, outstanding perfomrance! Gracie

@SilverKnobsHMDT 9 ай бұрын

Absolutely marvelous

@marika-haruno 4 жыл бұрын

Superbe!

@howdefufu 11 ай бұрын

Marco is great as always. Masterful!

@DrRJAshton 2 жыл бұрын

Superb Interpretation and performance.

@FernandoMartinez-pr8oi 3 жыл бұрын

Herrliche Interpretation, BRAVO!!!

@chrisstalk870 4 жыл бұрын

merci!

@saidtoshimaru1832 4 жыл бұрын

¡Bravo!

@AntonioManna-jf6vn Жыл бұрын

Emozionante,.. super, super! Lei e' un grande!

@mercedesbenzformula1 3 жыл бұрын

What an amazing piece from Bach that I have never heard before! Wonderful! Performance was unbelievable as well! Marco Mencoboni is amazing. Would love to see a performance in person

@22VB22 3 жыл бұрын

Insane fantastic

@MarioHospachMartini 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the great music played brilliantly. I would be glad to know something about the temperament you use for the Bach. Thanks a lot and I am always thankful for your next projects!

@cantarlontano 4 жыл бұрын

this is a Bach/ Leheman tuning! Tk for your interest!

@MarioHospachMartini 4 жыл бұрын

@@cantarlontano Thanks for your friendly answer. I wish you a peaceful Christmas and a happy New Year 2020.

@IamAlessandro1 4 жыл бұрын

Phantastic playd, outstanding! This is the best interpretation I ever heard. ***GRACIE-MAESTRO*** Also the recording itself (tecnical) and microphons are just perfect.

@alexandreguimaraes9141 2 жыл бұрын

Bravíssimo!

@Egill2011 Ай бұрын

When this fantasia is followed by fugue with its "running" streams, the effect is stunning. Bach was something unique. Nothing compares to J.S.!

@pianogus 4 жыл бұрын

This is epochal!

@zengokigyh 3 жыл бұрын

This is the true definition of a solo. No one's in the room. 3:43

@freezafrezado9472 3 жыл бұрын

I'm really racking my brain to understand this, but God, it's so complex, besides the fact I have only a fraction of musical knowledge

@toolguy6534 2 жыл бұрын

Just listen to it 10 more times and it will start to come into focus.

@rbarreira2 3 жыл бұрын

Starts at 0:20.

@usfghost 3 жыл бұрын

What tuning is this? It’s a whole step down, D sounds like 440hz C

@cantarlontano 3 жыл бұрын

The pitch of the instrument is 392htz!

@usfghost 3 жыл бұрын

@@cantarlontano wow I’ve heard 410hz in certain baroque instruments but this is really low. It sounds great! However a bit confusing because the D is heard as a C

@wolkowy1 4 жыл бұрын

Bravo!!!! Thanks for this beautiful upload. However, I feel that the instrument itself is too 'young', as if it is not 'tamed' enough. Maybe it will take some time for him to cope with this great piece by Bach and render himself to your mind, spirit, wishes, fingers, wonderful interpretation and unique performance.

@davidklein5007 4 жыл бұрын

What is the age of consent for a harpsichord?

@wolkowy1 4 жыл бұрын

@@davidklein5007 I really don't know, that is why I was cautious and said "Maybe"'. However, I heard many performances by Marco Mencoboni on various instruments, and their resonance was rich and not 'dry', so I assumed it is a matter of (again, maybe) wood-aging (? like good old wine?), unless it depends on the specific wood used for this instrument/other inner ingredients/specific harpsichord's type (?) - I wish an expert and excellent performer like Mr. Mencoboni, will clear this point for us - viewers and listeners.

@davidklein5007 4 жыл бұрын

It sounded alright to me. But I'm used to the Wanda Landowska version anyway, on the Pleyel with the 16' register. Marco does such a great job, though, that I can forget my beloved Wanda for a while. :) She is probably less authentic, but her organ-like sound blows me away.

@wolkowy1 4 жыл бұрын

@@davidklein5007 I completely agree with you about Marco Mencoboni's wonderful performances (included this one) and myself love - side by side - Landowska's interpretations, even though on a non-historical harpsichord. I myself had Pleyel when I was a young student (and it was many many years ago...:) and after that, I had a Flemish-French historical-replica instrument, made by a British maker. Myself I prefer the authentic sound, but there is a place for all tastes, as long as there is a good musicality and musicians like both of them.

@davidklein5007 4 жыл бұрын

Agreed- Most of the time I want the authentic sound. But Wanda was extraordinary!

@lucaogliari2912 3 жыл бұрын

Ma per interpretare in maniera corretta Bach, dal punto di vista filologico, è indispensabile fare i versi e le smorfie ? Tutti, ma dico tutti, gli specialisti della musica barocca contemporanei (direttori, clavicembalisti, organisti, orchestrali o cantanti) si muovono e fanno smorfie ridicole. I grandi interpreti degli anni '60 o '70, come Backhaus, von Karajan, Karl Richter o Karl Boehm si esibivano senza lasciarsi andare a simili show.

@liposucchiato 3 жыл бұрын

Questo, rispetto a tanti pagliacci in circolazione, è anche sobrio

@cicnustrebi 2 жыл бұрын

Glenn Gould non è contemporaneo, ma è insopportabile quando mugola la musica che suona...

@RitrattistaScarso82 11 ай бұрын

Karl richter è imbattibile a mio avviso. Comunque sì, tutte queste smorfie le trovo senza senso 😁😆