J.S. Bach - Fugue in A Minor "The Great", BWV 543 (Synthesized)

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J.S. Bach - Fugue in A Minor "The Great", BWV 543 (Synthesized)

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A very random fact: Ennio Morricone realized that his theme for the film "Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion" ( • Ennio Morricone - Inda... ) reminded him of the theme of "The Sicilian Clan" ( • Ennio Morricone - Il C... ), also written by him.
"After reflecting further on this resemblance, I then realized that the other theme as well was derived from my own idealization of Johann Sebastian Bach's Fugue in Am. In search of originality, I found myself trapped in one of my deepest loves".
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@denzelmusic4297 23 күн бұрын

This feels like the best welcome music to the world of classical music! THANK YOU!

@OrzoMondo 23 күн бұрын

Thank you so much!!!

@TheElectricCheeseProductions22 10 ай бұрын

The ending of this fugue is so incredibly epic

@OrzoMondo 10 ай бұрын

It is, in fact the whole second part is IMO.

@maxwoefull3460 4 ай бұрын

In fact all the whole fkn fugue is

@scottashe984 4 ай бұрын

Whoever put this together... I owe you money.

@OrzoMondo 4 ай бұрын

That would be me :)

@remotoadamotroppovelocelaf868 2 ай бұрын

Bach ha musicato lo Spazio-Tempo che si muove lungo la Freccia del Tempo nel vostro meraviglioso video.Bravi.❤❤❤❤❤

@OrzoMondo 2 ай бұрын

Thank you!!

@antonfilenko6057 Жыл бұрын

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!

@OrzoMondo Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!

@pcowley 7 күн бұрын

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!

@OrzoMondo 6 күн бұрын

Thank you for listening, and glad you enjoyed it!

@grahamcaldecott Жыл бұрын

It's hard for organists to capture the immediacy you've got here - monumental, excellent architecture and shape. Love it!

@OrzoMondo Жыл бұрын

Thank you sir!

@brenoHCarvalho 3 ай бұрын

Watching this with headphones was one of the most immersive experiencies I had in my life. Thank you!

@OrzoMondo 3 ай бұрын

Well, this is one of the nicest comments, and from a musician! Thank you!

@ronb6182 2 ай бұрын

I love study of J. S. Bach's life. It's great even in this time of the timeline. 73

@mavaction Ай бұрын

This thing invaded my sleep. You've nailed it. Got an earworm now.

@OrzoMondo Ай бұрын

Thank you!!!

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@fractalphilosophorum9405 11 ай бұрын

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 :)

@OrzoMondo 11 ай бұрын

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 ;)

@maxwoefull3460 4 ай бұрын

I keep coming back to this video, it fells otherworldly. This piece is just trascendental

@OrzoMondo 4 ай бұрын

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.

@maxwoefull3460 4 ай бұрын

@@OrzoMondo woow I'll be waiting for it!

@Legend1224 Жыл бұрын

Lovely for me unknown piece, nice to hear.

@OrzoMondo Жыл бұрын

Glad you like it!

@tjovadevalivat 3 ай бұрын

My favourite part is 5:15 when the theme enters for the last time with an interesting harmonization.

@OrzoMondo 3 ай бұрын

This fugue is truly a masterpiece - thank you for listening!

@mthornit Ай бұрын

Sounds and looks incredible!

@OrzoMondo Ай бұрын

Thank you!!

@arshyadean8274 10 ай бұрын

I'd been looking for over a year for your music. I'm sure Bach smiles everytime someone listens to you.

@OrzoMondo 10 ай бұрын

Thank you so much!!

@FXDMLR 22 сағат бұрын

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 .

@OrzoMondo 21 сағат бұрын

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!!!

@Highlander1432 3 ай бұрын

Voicing really hits differently with the synth. Cannot thank you enough for sharing your work with us. Wonderful!

@OrzoMondo 3 ай бұрын

Thank you so much!!

@brioche5845 10 ай бұрын

I just discovered your chain. As a lover of both classical and electronical music I'm overwhelmed :D

@OrzoMondo 10 ай бұрын

Thank you so much!!

@andresmaynez3060 Жыл бұрын

Great fugue!!! I love it!!

@OrzoMondo Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for listening!

@generalcancel 11 ай бұрын

Clever. Fascinating. Well done!

@OrzoMondo 11 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@mavaction Ай бұрын

So good! It's always new here. Tenor entrance ... pretty hot.. bass intro... hawt....

@OrzoMondo Ай бұрын

It's not technically "The Great", but it's a great fugue nonetheless.

@DSZI.ShyHunterBB Жыл бұрын

This just beautiful!

@OrzoMondo Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for listening, as always!

@maron6761 9 ай бұрын

Great video and I have viewed it many times, it is my favorite!

@OrzoMondo 9 ай бұрын

Thank you so much!

@dirkschneiderheinze Жыл бұрын

Love it!

@OrzoMondo Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@mavaction Ай бұрын

I feel like an idiot. Just realized the note sizes are the durations... Looks so good.

@OrzoMondo Ай бұрын

I can't take credit for that, it's Stephen Malinowski's wonderful visualization tool :)

@mavaction Ай бұрын

@@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!

@peteacher52 7 ай бұрын

Superb graphics and a revelation to those of us who know the music well but do not play.

@OrzoMondo 7 ай бұрын

Thank you so much! I agree, watching the lines intertwine you get another understanding of the complexity of the melodic lines.

@andreasisenberg8700 Жыл бұрын

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.

@OrzoMondo Жыл бұрын

Que saudade indeed! One of the most untranslatable words ever.

@OrzoMondo Жыл бұрын

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.

@andreasisenberg8700 Жыл бұрын

@@OrzoMondo I will check it out!

@electro-classicorchestra1585 Жыл бұрын

One of my favorite fugues! Was going to do this one but I can’t do any better so I’ll pick another!

@OrzoMondo Жыл бұрын

Oh no, please do it, every new interpreter brings new perspectives.

@dazhund3297 Жыл бұрын

Beautiful! Wonderful balance

@OrzoMondo Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!

@piano.player Жыл бұрын

One of my preferred fugues. You are doing fantastic work. Bravo!!

@OrzoMondo Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@Karl-em6op Жыл бұрын

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.

@OrzoMondo Жыл бұрын

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 KZfaq (although it is possible, and in fact all the tracks that I have uploaded to Spotify are also on KZfaq 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. :)

@remotoadamotroppovelocelaf868 2 ай бұрын

Video bellissimo.😊❤

@OrzoMondo 2 ай бұрын

Grazie di cuore!

@artsyengineer2086 Жыл бұрын

Awesome! I love when you make these! :D

@OrzoMondo Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@mrskvalencia Жыл бұрын

The dots are hypnotic

@OrzoMondo Жыл бұрын

Thank you! Looking forward to seeing you soon!

@thomaseriksson6256 4 ай бұрын

Excellent and clarity I love it

@OrzoMondo 4 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@caesare1968 7 ай бұрын

Magnificent, thank you Sir

@OrzoMondo 7 ай бұрын

Thank you for listening!

@salvadorsiciliano5116 4 ай бұрын

Son realizaciones de Walter Carlos, nacido en Rhode Island USA.!...

@mukenpasa 8 ай бұрын

OMG !!!

@OrzoMondo 7 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@danipar7388 Жыл бұрын

you deserve way more subscribers

@OrzoMondo Жыл бұрын

Thank you! For now I'm just happy that I have few people who appreciate my work :)

@erwinsmith1845 Жыл бұрын

At long last, 543 is complete 🎉

@erwinsmith1845 Жыл бұрын

Amazing visual effects and animation! Keep it up 👍

@OrzoMondo Жыл бұрын

@@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 :)

@scottashe984 4 ай бұрын

Bach is as close as I can get..

@JackieJKENVtuber 5 ай бұрын

Ah yes The sequel to the little fugue

@maxwoefull3460 4 ай бұрын

The great one

@bombfog1 Жыл бұрын

Bene!

@OrzoMondo Жыл бұрын

Grazie!

@mavaction Ай бұрын

Rest in the arms of the dragon.

@OrzoMondo Ай бұрын

@grumpymyotis7764 Жыл бұрын

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.

@OrzoMondo Жыл бұрын

> 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 KZfaq (although it is possible, and in fact all the tracks that I have uploaded to Spotify are also on KZfaq 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.

@grumpymyotis7764 Жыл бұрын

@@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 🙂).

@robappleby583 Жыл бұрын

Is this realised from a midi file or played/multitracked? Good choice of voices.

@OrzoMondo Жыл бұрын

Hi Rob, I create the MIDI file pretty much manually, then I multitrack it.

@paulnielsen3256 6 ай бұрын

Hello, Im wondering if you might consider a request for a piece to reproduce on synthesizer...

@OrzoMondo 5 ай бұрын

hi Paul, maybe :) What's your wish?

@paulnielsen3256 5 ай бұрын

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...

@OrzoMondo 5 ай бұрын

@@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 :)

@paulnielsen3256 5 ай бұрын

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.

@OrzoMondo 5 ай бұрын

@@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?

@theoryjoe1451 Жыл бұрын

5:05

@OrzoMondo Жыл бұрын

That's my mind on acid ;)

@mavaction Ай бұрын

Actually interesting colors.....this is the shizzzzz

@OrzoMondo Ай бұрын

Not everyone likes them, apparently. I do though :)

@mavaction Ай бұрын

@@OrzoMondo Well... they're wrong. Objectively great choices.

@blacksky492 3 ай бұрын

Psychedelic bach?

@OrzoMondo 3 ай бұрын

Sort of :)

@97mesut 2 ай бұрын

Isn't 542 the Great?

@97mesut 2 ай бұрын

This one is the not too shabby

@OrzoMondo 2 ай бұрын

Well, yes, in fact I had to rename the fugue in my release (kzfaq.info/get/bejne/rsyqiZWIzsDLdGQ.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 :)

@mavaction Ай бұрын

Where do I send the money?

@OrzoMondo Ай бұрын

@Scipio488 2 ай бұрын

5:23 pointlessly ruined what would have otherwise been a masterful visualization. smh

@OrzoMondo 2 ай бұрын

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: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/qseYi9WFurrKeY0.html