Alexander Sevastian | J.S. Bach - Organ Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565

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11 жыл бұрын

Performed by Alexander Sevastian in Wheaton College in 2012
Classical accordion

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@beaufighter245 Жыл бұрын

As an organist, who appreciates the work and effort needed to play this piece, this is outstanding.

@yvesd_fr1810 Жыл бұрын

Agreed !

@organisten 11 ай бұрын

Agree. Except, as an organist myself, who appreciate* the work and effort needed to play this piece, and who use* the language somewhat pedantically, knowing the subject for appreciating (and indeed using) is "I" and not "organist", I do not talk of an organist who appreciates (because that would be another organist, and third person).

@beaufighter245 11 ай бұрын

@@organisten what??🤯

@organisten 11 ай бұрын

@@beaufighter245 You wrote, "as an organist, who appreciates the work....". The subject of the sentence is "I", even though the pronoun is omitted. You would not write, "I appreciates". You would write "I appreciate". In effect you are saying "(I) as an organist, who appreciate...". The subject of the sentence is NOT "organist". "Organist" is what you are, which in this sentence is the omitted first person "I" since you are speaking to us.

@beaufighter245 11 ай бұрын

@@organisten I think you need to get out more fella😏.

@VoiceOfReasonXXX 6 ай бұрын

I clicked on this as a joke. You know, Bach and accordion? By the end, I was almost in tears.

@anoskov7820 7 күн бұрын

It's not an accordion

@Drmelfrank 7 ай бұрын

He was born in Minsk. He moved to Canada as a young man and became a Canadian citizen. Unfortunately he passed away from heart disease at age 41 in 2018....... Too young. I am grateful for video and recordings so that we can still enjoy his talent and skill.

@54mhooper 22 күн бұрын

Poop

@drmullan 21 күн бұрын

This makes me so sad.

@DelbertzOsborne 20 күн бұрын

Knowing that beings to tears. Such a loss. ❤

@sergeyprimachenko2506 16 күн бұрын

It's very sad what Canada does to creative people. But he could have lived and created.

@massimocallegari4898 14 күн бұрын

😢

@timw4383 7 ай бұрын

There are some ridiculously talented people in this world.

@mljcab1 Жыл бұрын

If I had not been able to see the instrument he was playing, I would have visualized a pipe organ in a cathedral. What a full beautiful sound. The musicianship of this performance was outstanding. Amazing performance.

@lenaccarlsson 11 ай бұрын

Same thought here.

@JordiH69 11 ай бұрын

Have you heard a pipe organ in a cathedral? This is amazing, but not the same.

@appaloosa42 11 ай бұрын

Yep. Its kinda hard to carry around a full array of pipes and keyboards! Kudos not only to Alexander… but to whoever designed that magnificent instrument!

@jimbrown9885 11 ай бұрын

I closed my eyes at one point to imagine hearing the difference. Cognitive dissonance for sure!

@sBaum 11 ай бұрын

Well said

@grahambunton377 11 ай бұрын

I have seen this played on massive church organs where the organist reads from sheet music, can see the keys and doesn't have to worry about keeping the air pressure up all the time. This performance is brilliant.

@tennisbum3686 9 ай бұрын

Off the charts!

@kyleyee5963 24 күн бұрын

Bach would have loved hearing this more than any of us now listening. Truly a maestro .

@tomalophicon 16 күн бұрын

Prove it

@sandydimond3363 10 ай бұрын

I studied devotedly as a young accordionist. It's an amazing and completely underrated instrument. This brought tears to my 80 year old eyes. Thank you for bringing this amazing performance to life again ❤

@stevekake3359 23 күн бұрын

Can you explain how the instrument works, what are his left and right hand doing, and when he pushes one button more buttons go down.

@thorbjrnhellehaven5766 22 күн бұрын

@@stevekake3359I'm not an expert, but can give some answers. Left and right are independent. If more buttons go down, it can be either that two buttons are linked to allow playing the same note from different positions, or one button can be linked with multiple buttons to allow multiple notes with one button. There are many different types of accordeon, with different layouts that can be easier and more difficult to play, as well as specialized to be more suitable for specific types of music.

@stevekake3359 22 күн бұрын

@@thorbjrnhellehaven5766 Thanks for the response.

@jamesroseii 11 ай бұрын

Wow. He really pulled out all the stops for this one, didn't he. This is probably one of the most outstanding versions of this I have ever heard. Sounds so organ like.... absolutely beautiful.

@stephanieellis5399 11 ай бұрын

@@stacer1962I was just going to say the same.

@Garrett754 11 ай бұрын

Hehe all the stops😂 like on an actual organ

@jamesroseii 11 ай бұрын

@@Garrett754 lol I'm glad you got that!!

@johna.5953 11 ай бұрын

Pun intended?

@jamesroseii 11 ай бұрын

@@johna.5953 Absolutely.

@warrenmixon 11 ай бұрын

He was handed this instrument and said to himself "I will learn this instrument to the best of it's ability, not mine"

@seikibrian8641 20 күн бұрын

* Its ability. ("It's" is a contraction of "it is.")

@djhatcher67 18 күн бұрын

Bravo! Bravo! Bravo!

@JoelML41043 16 күн бұрын

@@seikibrian8641 doesn’t really matter because we all knew what they were saying.

@29rbs 6 ай бұрын

Rest in peace, Mr. Sasha Sevastian... you were appreciated and you are missed.

@oilman1758 7 ай бұрын

Beautifully played and you would believe Bach wrote it for the Accordion. I never heard anyone play the Accordion like Alexander. Sad that I read he passed away. Your music will live forever.

@tatianaauramenka1088 6 ай бұрын

Это не аккардион, это БАЯН.

@danabartholomew3081 6 ай бұрын

A bayan is a type of accordion, as is a concertina and a bandoneon. Just say squeezebox.@@tatianaauramenka1088

@hans-jrgenbjrnstad9180 6 ай бұрын

He was too good for this world.

@corretorabeatriz6723 3 ай бұрын

Com certeza, o que faria Bach se conhecesse tão belo instrumento...

@John-wg6xw 18 күн бұрын

Beyond wonderful! No dumb "Polkas" for THIS guy!

@TheDigitalWatcher 7 жыл бұрын

I didn't realize how much an accordion could sound like a pipe organ until now. This is gorgeous. I am floored.

@akanhakan 3 жыл бұрын

It is not an accordion. It is a bayan.

@zyonetv Жыл бұрын

Accordion IS an Organ Instrument, just like harmonica and bagpipe

@antoniolukinidi5195 Жыл бұрын

@@akanhakan на Западе баян называют кнопочным аккордеоном - button akkordion.

@SmokeyTube Жыл бұрын

@@akanhakan no one west of st.petersburg calls it that.

@janscorpio2323 Жыл бұрын

@@SmokeyTube in Italia si chiama fisarmonica a tastiera cromatica.

@samrodian919 11 ай бұрын

I've never heard a Bach organ piece played on an Accordion before and as an ex organ builder my thoughts are that, that was bloody fantastic ! This young man is a virtuoso of his chosen instrument. Excellent playing and the transcription is fantastic also.

@michaelcorrigan6577 7 ай бұрын

Truly a savant

@thatfeeble-mindedboy 7 ай бұрын

Brilliant… casts a completely new and different light on this instrument. Sometimes hearing a piece of music in a slightly unorthodox context can bring forward delightful and previously unheard aspects, much like a richly-faceted jewel stone reveals a new face with the slightest change in viewing angle. A further indication of true artistic genius, regardless of what particular media communicates it.

@thatfeeble-mindedboy 7 ай бұрын

Imagine a missionary in early times’ first cognizance of a means to import such a “fixed” aspect of European “high church” into the most remote and primitive corners of the earth; NOT from a 64 foot pipe, but an instrument the size and weight of a suitcase, in the right hands, can perform just such a miracle, and both savanna and jungle may now be graced with everything from Handel’s “Messiah” to appropriate accompaniment for “Adeste Fidelis”… A game-changer by any definition.

@andydunn5673 18 күн бұрын

@@michaelcorrigan6577yes I was feeling that also

@andrewjones6693 10 ай бұрын

In my 62 years of existence, this was the first time that accordion music gave me chills! Well done, Alexander! 🪗👏

@oculusangelicus8978 6 ай бұрын

To do this piece on an organ is challenging enough but to do it on an accordion is totally amazing! He passed away while on tour in Mexico, from a massive Heart attack, and he was still so young. He was 41yo when he passed, February 16, 2018. When young People have heart attacks, they more often than not, pass away, something that to this day puzzles medical science. Heart attacks for the young are deadly occurrences. This man was very gifted, and the musical world lost a very talented musician when he died. Rest in Peace Alexander, you are missed.

@WMHinsch 11 ай бұрын

I'm amazed at how few compromises were necessary to adapt this amazingly complex piece to accordion. He truly mastered an often-hated instrument to show what it was capable of in the right hands.

@jameswyatt1304 10 ай бұрын

The experts make it look easier. Amazing talent developed into amazing skill and mixed with insight to a wonderful performance.

@Brynnthebookworm 10 ай бұрын

I've never seen an accordion that looks like that before. I had no idea it was capable of this sort of performance.

@user-mh3pq6db8d 10 ай бұрын

@@Brynnthebookworm it's not an accordion, it's a bayan (or gurmon'). a variety, popular in Russia. I hope the translator brought to you what I wanted to say:)

@Brynnthebookworm 10 ай бұрын

@@user-mh3pq6db8d Interesting, thank you!

@slwankaedbey775 10 ай бұрын

Often-hated... I think that view is in the US only. With its various shapes of manufacturing, its sound is widely appreciated in a lot of countries

@ronscott8708 4 жыл бұрын

Heard him play this live several years ago. I play the piano accordion in a very beginner fashion, and dragged my poor wife to this accordion concert. He opened with Toccata and Fugue in D minor. When the first chord was struck, my wife sat up and was enthralled for the rest of the concert. She said, "I never knew the accordion could sound so good!"

@steriopticon2687 11 ай бұрын

Practice, man, practice.

@tano1747 11 ай бұрын

Harsh

@gloriagarrison8055 11 ай бұрын

Have played piano accordion since 1955 age 10 Stancato School of Accordion still play. A lot more than " Lady of Spain!" Amazed at the button keyboard. Enjoy your music.

@johncampbell3912 11 ай бұрын

That must have hurt.

@brianlopez8855 7 ай бұрын

As a pianist I can appreciate that so much of his fingering is in an extraordinary muscle memory and physical reach needed. Once located on the keys, he never needs to see, he can literally "feel" the music... Incredible playing.

@user-ly3hd7zz4s 5 ай бұрын

I am an accordionist who is in my last year at a music school. We are forbidden to look at the keyboard.

@brianlopez8855 5 ай бұрын

Fascinating. Pianists are allowed to do so, but it should never be essential or routine, just the odd reference check.@@user-ly3hd7zz4s

@user-hv8vg2qf5z 6 ай бұрын

Почитал комменты и узнал, что музыкант ушел в мир иной и мне хочется плакать от этой несправедливости.Почему те, кто дарит свет, добро, красоту уходят так рано...

@user-xm1co2yk8d 4 ай бұрын

Потому,что им надо много где побывать ещё.

@srb30a Ай бұрын

I am speechless. This man is insanely talented I am an organist. I can’t play even longer because of my Parkington but when I was younger, I played this page often and I have to say I’m not sure that he doesn’t play better than I did.

@user-yb8jx7ji5c Ай бұрын

Потому что тональность этого мира не совпадает с тональностью тех, кто способен пронести в мир высокие вибрации. А всякая шваль, которая способна нести разрушение в музыке и не только, могут гробить свое тело различными веществами и жить до старости, неся смрад

@user-wj3vv1tw9o 22 күн бұрын

Fratello perché invece non pensi che l'Onnipotente lo ha chiamato a Sé per ascoltare della Buona Musica? Comunque moriremo tutti ma la destinazione finale la scegliamo noi con le nostre azioni e preghiere non certo con le chiacchiere frivole e vuote che ci ripetono ogni giorno. Lui Adesso è nella Luce

@soniasaldarriaga5166 21 күн бұрын

Because He already accomplish what He came to do on Earth 🙏✨🦋💖

@robertshrewsbury5067 Жыл бұрын

What an excellent musician. We are lucky that recordings exist so he can still be known.

@cymbala6208 11 ай бұрын

Has he passed away? 😟

@robertshrewsbury5067 11 ай бұрын

@@cymbala6208 That was what was indicated.

@Mordecrox 11 ай бұрын

"Lucky". _monkey's paw curls a finger_ We have recordings of a castratio. I would consider those extremely cursed.

@strangelee4400 11 ай бұрын

@@Mordecrox I saw a few at the pride parade.

@supafrogg258 11 ай бұрын

This guy is excellent. Bach himself would have shook his hand! I was just able to sit back and enjoy the wonderful music! So glad I played this video!

@andrewspleasurepalace 11 ай бұрын

Pretty sure he’d have a good idea what was going on just by listening and looking at it.

@hlcepeda 11 ай бұрын

RIP, Sasha. (Passed away in 2018.) 😭

@PaulineFaithways 11 ай бұрын

I bet he did!

@richardsimons3891 11 ай бұрын

@@user-or2sf7xl6m where can I get recordings of his performances? He's incredible!🥰🇱🇷💕⭐🌈

@davidelliott5843 7 ай бұрын

You Tube.

@RichardCook-yi2jk 23 күн бұрын

My dad repaired organs so I heard them a lot. This is the best performance on the accordion I have ever heard. Brought back good memories. Thank you!

@jperickson7737 4 ай бұрын

Who dares deny the imago dei before such a sight... 2 wooden boxes, connected by a slinky like tube, made to sing polyphony. This is remarkable and wondrous. Made my Sunday.

@aljmann 19 күн бұрын

👏😇

@RMR1 11 ай бұрын

Such an immense talent and an equally immense loss. RIP Alexander Savastian, 1976-2018.

@alitlweird 11 ай бұрын

Well, that’s fu-cking sad news to learn. ☹️💔

@jimmyguitar2933 10 ай бұрын

Wow you just ruined my joy. 😢

@renatonehring7648 10 ай бұрын

Como uma flor esplendorosa, esse rapaz teve sua passagem lindamente registrada entre nós e se foi. Meu respeito imenso por sua digníssima competência como artista.

@artiefount 10 ай бұрын

So saddened to hear this, but he lived with the satisfaction of having mastered this wonderful work of Bach

@privateaccount1278 10 ай бұрын

THE LORD CALLED BACK HIS MUSICIAN-IT WAS JUST AN INSTANT FOR US AND ETERNITY FOR CREATOR

@kenhoughton2594 11 ай бұрын

This probably would have topped my list of "things that musicians cannot do." Speechless with awe and admiration.

@narmale 11 ай бұрын

pfft... as great as this was... its nothing... look up accordions through the fire and flames

@genericnameinc 11 ай бұрын

@@narmalewhy disrespect on this amazing performance? Also, this piece is so much more complex than through the fire and flames, shows that you have very little clue. If you want to compare it to something, then maybe to the amazing Vivaldi renditions on the same instrument. Fire and flames may be fast, but it's infinitely easier to play than handling the delicacy, multiple voices and intricate harmonies of pieces like these.

@janetritchie7499 7 ай бұрын

Incredibly beautiful! This ia a virtuoso performance. May this gifted musician RIP. It is a shame that we lost him so young.May he be playing for God and the angels.

@pvk1978 8 күн бұрын

Лучшее исполнение из всех возможных. Пусть душа твоя упокоится с миром, Саша.

@gyp3xp48 6 жыл бұрын

Alexander, your music will live forever. I am so sorry to hear you left this world during a tour of Mexico in February 2018. The accordion world mourns. I just wish the general public would finally recognise the wonderful abilities of the truly amazing classical accordion. Paul

@davemcddd 11 ай бұрын

WOW! I never even thought about playing Tocatta on an accordion, and I'm absolutely blown away by this performance!

@nlwilson4892 11 ай бұрын

There's a good reason for not thinking of it, it would be bloody difficult, especially on a button accordion.

@courag1 5 ай бұрын

He is BRILLIANT, Genius! Never seen an accordion like this! He played this flawlessly and with emotion! What a way to spend ringing in the New Year!

@andreapfaff1517 9 ай бұрын

Wow, ich bin zutiefst beeindruckt wie unbeschreiblich schön sich diese Komposition von J.S. Bach anhört und es könnte, selbst auf einer Orgel gespielt, nicht schöner klingen. Die Musik lässt spüren dass der Künstler eins ist mit seinem Instrument🤩👏🏻🥰…vielen Dank 🙏🏼für diese große Kunst 💫👼🏻✨👏🏻

@3870TheDad Жыл бұрын

This was the most fantastic rendition of this beloved piece of music ever. WOW, as a former music major I can say this with fervor.

@kirnpu 11 ай бұрын

My mind is really having trouble accepting that this piece is being played on an accordion. All I can visualize is a pipe organ. This is just stupendous!!!

@user-ql7oo5mp4r 9 ай бұрын

Звучание регистрового баяна в исполнении Александра насколько идентично со звучанием органа! Это талант от Бога!!! До чего же потрясающе сыграл!👍👍👍👍👏👏👏К большому сожалению, его уже нет.Земля ему пухом!

@Shaingmanght 8 ай бұрын

Как нет? Что случилось?

@t.me_s_petizioni_2220 6 ай бұрын

@@ShaingmanghtUn altro commentatore ha scritto:

@GreenIn63 6 ай бұрын

Лучшего исполнения на баяне этого великого произведения я не слышал! Браво!!!

@lukelacroix7921 11 ай бұрын

This young mans prowess with this instrument is mesmerizing! It’s one of my most favorite organ pieces. To see it played on an accordion totally makes me smile and gives me goose bumps at the same time! Outstanding performance is such an understatement! Bravo Bravo Bravo!!!!!

@SharonCullenArt 11 ай бұрын

Holy cow. I’ve never heard an accordion played so well. As a harpist I know I have to go by hand shape to find strings and rely on muscle memory to get my hands placed properly on the strings. His hands were utterly amazing. Wow! Excellent! ❤ I understand from comments that this young man has since passed away. How sad.

@alexanderz7728 11 ай бұрын

It is not an accordion, it is a bayan. Russian instrument.

@alexandrestocchetti-zn8nf 11 ай бұрын

Oh, je lis vous lis et apprend sa mort alors que je le découvre à l'instant. Quel tristesse. Il joue divinement bien. C'est nul parfois la vie. Vraiment nul.

@cchavezjr7 11 ай бұрын

@@alexanderz7728 a bayan IS an accordion

@user-sm9yp7gb8z 11 ай бұрын

Жги-Братан...

@alexanderz7728 11 ай бұрын

@@cchavezjr7 A bayan IS NOT an accordion. There are mostly three different instruments like this, they are: Russian Harmoinica, Russian Bayan and Accordion (Europian like German, French etc.). I mean the more famous instruments. Yes, it is exists a lot of kind of harmnonicas, but not so famous in orchestral and camera music. And all these instruments sound very different. Not the same, by the way.

@user-ee5tk5ou9s 8 ай бұрын

Богом поцелованный человек!!!!!! ❤ Потрясающе!!!!!

@Maus5482 7 ай бұрын

Ich denke auch.❤❤❤❤

@user-fs9xy1sr4b 9 ай бұрын

Словами не передать. Восторг и почтение к исполнителю🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

@counterflow5719 11 ай бұрын

I hear things in this rendition that i never heard when played on the organ. Masterful. Almost flawless, seemingly effortless.

@Twobarpsi 11 ай бұрын

Almost?

@masterlangtau 11 ай бұрын

@@Twobarpsi0:35

@counterflow5719 11 ай бұрын

@Twobarpsi is there any level above almost flawless? Is 100% flawless even possible? I guess there could be "virtually flawless", which means there are flaws but so few that we will ignore them.

@bob_btw6751 11 ай бұрын

I had no idea that this piece could be performed on an accordian with such skill. Absolutely wonderful!

@lennartswenson2690 11 ай бұрын

A special accordion with buttons on both sides!...

@andrewspleasurepalace 11 ай бұрын

Bruh… lol

@west_park7993 11 ай бұрын

Yes, o! Yes. Gerald Durrell wrote in his books, that when they lived on Corfu, his brother, Lawrence Durrell, had visitors all the time. One of them brought accordion, and performed Bach on it.

@west_park7993 11 ай бұрын

@@lennartswenson2690 Not so special. this is popular in Russia and Germany too. It is called "Russian Garmonic". When Russians advanced in Germany they came across a factory for this instrument. guess what happened next...

@mbotsaris 11 ай бұрын

It is great. I also hear this on a cello, fantastic

@samantua 4 ай бұрын

Как можно это всё запомнить и исполнить! Не промазать ни по одной кнопке, которые расположены так близко, да на такой скорости! Нет слов! Браво!

@user-mt5bb4sl9m 2 ай бұрын

всего лишь 20 лет отдать любимому инстументу по 8 часов в день и вуаля, не считая таланта

@WDXash 11 күн бұрын

Absolutely phenomenal! It’s sad that he’s no longer with us to give us all such incredible aural listening pleasure.

@n8-cre8s95 11 ай бұрын

The accordion is such a bizarre instrument and yet it sounded like this was played on a full church organ. This was very impressive! Well done!

@Michael-hm8cs 11 ай бұрын

He does justice to one of the greatest pieces of music ever written

@russjones4526 11 күн бұрын

I’ve only got one word for this gentleman’s talent. WOW! BRAVO 👏🏻

@brendanocallaghan3319 2 күн бұрын

I was avoiding this video for a long time. Today, I watched through to the end. Wow!! Brilliant. Superb!

@Thomas-fg1ds Жыл бұрын

Brilliant. Never thought that it might even be possible to get the sound from the Toccata squeezed out of an accordion... I'm speechless.

@bellyjewel 11 ай бұрын

I didn’t even know you could get sound like this out of an accordion. Incredible performance!

@user-rd5op1op1s 11 ай бұрын

Это баян

@MrSimpleone Ай бұрын

I have just one word left OUTSTANDING

@Doug791 22 күн бұрын

Omg , I don't know what to say. I'm stunned , absolutely floored. Thankyou YT for showing me this utterly incredible performance. I'm nearly crying.

@foretb1162 11 ай бұрын

Sometimes YT surprises me. This is one of them...the dexterity of the musician in this video is amazing! Hours of practice went into the preparation of this performance. It's already a feat of mind over fingers and feet on an organ! This is awesome! To be played on a button accordion even more so. Loved every moment of this! The expression of dynamics was masterful!

@rapVCK 11 ай бұрын

It was 5:00 in the morning, and I happened to stumble upon this wonderful musician, listened to his priceless rendition, read through some of the comments and listened again to this captivating piece by this brilliant musician just for good measure, thank you KZfaq, you've really out done yourself this time... спасибо Александр

@filipemellomattos4057 7 ай бұрын

Me too 5:00 a.m. 😐😐

@albinoslug678 7 ай бұрын

Same here.

@jimshaver772 Ай бұрын

Of the many accordion renditions on KZfaq this is the best. His tempo is spot on and the playing is crisp and precise. I've played this many times now and still come back for more.

@bakilacat1 7 ай бұрын

Holy smoke! So glad this popped up for me! Love it at Church but to hear and see this fellow share this is spectacular! I can’t imagine the hours……days….

@hhairball9 11 ай бұрын

I am choked with emotion! Tears in my eyes, nose running... That was as close to perfection as you can get! Thank you!

@Ronie792 7 ай бұрын

Me too

@E-Kat 11 ай бұрын

I would bet, it's humanly impossible to preform such complicated movements with our fingers; each hand independent of the other! I watch this and I still don't believe it. Such was his genius!! I've heard of his passing and this is such a loss to us all. RIP Alexander Sevastian ❤❤❤

@Marcus_Sylvester 5 ай бұрын

Thanks a lot Mr. Sevastian for sharing you love of this amazing work by J.S. Bach. Very well done! All the best to you and to the bayanist for this holiday season and for the year 2024. Thanks a lot for posting!

@user-hx6yb4wb6o Ай бұрын

Великолепный музыкант Александр Севастьян! Мы Вас Помним, Любим и Слушаем! Царствие небесное ❤

@fingling8 6 жыл бұрын

I am just flabbergasted that anyone could play this so well and seemingly effortlessly. I'd never heard of him, but CBC Radio Two just played him on Shift to announce that this fellow died suddenly last week at 41 years! Just, wow. What a genius player.

@davecorbin5088 11 ай бұрын

What a shame. 😢

@cymbala6208 11 ай бұрын

OMG... that's sad...

@DwightTrimble 11 ай бұрын

Died. Suddenly... Sigh.... Nothing to see here

@patriciaolowney4910 11 ай бұрын

As a professional musician, this was NOT what I expected. I am FLABBERGASTED listening to this young man! His technique, his dynamics, his "interpretation" of this piece is above reproach. Someone his age--on an accordion, no less!! If he has, in fact, passed--He's not just with God, he's with Bach!! Unbelievable. 😢

@Cokercole 6 ай бұрын

He was older than he looked. 42

@SystemsRunning 17 күн бұрын

Absolutely beautiful. I'm crying that he is longer with us. Love to him and his family. ❤️

@Flapswgm 7 ай бұрын

Alexander. YOU ROCK. I can't believe my ears OR my eyes. All done WITHOUT LOOKING???? WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

@Superstupid1 7 ай бұрын

Wow! Lifted to a higher plain. Oh my God it's good;

@professornuke7562 11 ай бұрын

I think I just saw a person worthy of the name Musician. Also I never saw an accordion like that before, so to the designer(s) and maker(s), you built a whole pipe organ into a fire bellows, and this bloke learned to play it. You all must have minds like spiral staircases. I don't even have words for how stunned this video left me. Thank you, thank you, thank you.

@MrReeferRod 10 ай бұрын

RIP Maestro Sevastian. You were, still are and will always be the greatest legend to grace the stage with your personal charisma and virtuosic talent in the accordion world ❤

@emiljai8346 7 ай бұрын

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@alastairboles4437 7 ай бұрын

Very sad. Astonishing talent

@dominiquesechet1716 7 ай бұрын

Extraordinaire

@davidelliott5843 7 ай бұрын

Alexander Sevastian, 1976 - 2018 - (cause of death: cardiac arrest) He was 43. So very sad.

@michaelcorrigan6577 7 ай бұрын

Oh my. Nooooo

@user-zu2mi7je9d 27 күн бұрын

Wow wow wow. How a human being can play with so much talent. Just notes, just rythm, just speed... Extreme beautiful lesson of life. You merit applause during one hour long. Wow !

@user-li2bo1qt1b 11 ай бұрын

I ❤ his playing of this piece. He’s opened my eyes to the potential of the accordion. I’m blown away by this tbh. I gave me tingles down my spine and through my whole body. He’s a true musician, what a star ⭐️

@connieLo87365 11 ай бұрын

Magnificent performance, RIP Alexandre knowing your music lives on.

@Wppk765 11 ай бұрын

Oh man, he passed?

@mariangelairis7245 Ай бұрын

I miei complimenti Maestro Alexander per questa sua eccellente interpretazione di Bach in Toccata e fuga. L'opera sembra eseguita magistralmente da un Organista! Grazie per questa sua performance! ♥️♥️🎶🎶🎶🌹🌹🌹

@brendamiddleton8194 21 күн бұрын

Wow! I love this particular piece from Bach. Of course, I had to click on this link and, seeing it was played on accordian, only made me click faster! Sasha made the accordian dream it was a powerful pipe organ! ...and then I discover he has passed, on the same day I discovered him. RIP, Sasha.

@mikeguthrie5432 11 ай бұрын

Astonishing, absolutely astonishing! This young man playing this Bach piece seemingly effortlessly! A miniature organ in his hands. Bravo, bravo!

@metallives529 11 ай бұрын

He died at 42. He was 36 during this clip.

@mikeguthrie5432 11 ай бұрын

@@metallives529 I don't know if you are a God Loving man or not, But I. myself like to think we'll meet again over There, and he can thrill us all again with his masterful playing of his instrument.

@metallives529 11 ай бұрын

@@mikeguthrie5432 I was just stating that 36 really isn't a young man. Unless you are like 70 or older. As for the god thing i'll take the 5th..

@mikeguthrie5432 11 ай бұрын

@@metallives529 Well Sir , age is a relative thing for some of us. I'm 81, and boy what I wouldn't give to feel like 36 again. But I understand your point

@pattis847 11 ай бұрын

I am seriously impressed! Who would have thought anyone could render such a fine performance of Bach on an accordion? Magnificent!

@user-gq9ie4ht9t 5 ай бұрын

Великолепно. Безукоризненно выверена каждая нотка. Саша был великим музыкантом. Покойся с миром!!!

@Faith_Hope_Guy 20 күн бұрын

Imagine there was no video or KZfaq. We would have had to wait to get to Heaven to hear him.

@iwasglad122 Жыл бұрын

How was that even possible????? It takes enough effort with two hands and feet and even then I don't have to provide the wind, when playing!! Speechless with admiration!!

@brucemills6558 Жыл бұрын

Absolutely fabulous. Musical Complexity flawlessly executed by a true Maestro of his instrument. Bravo Alexander.

@notmyworld44 11 ай бұрын

A previous commenter said this wonderful young man died at age 41. Sad!

@martinw51 7 ай бұрын

Thank you KZfaq algorithm, for making my day with this master piece!

@basedokadaizo 11 ай бұрын

i didn't think the complex motion of the organ would translate so well to a free reed instrument, but the accordion has reminded me of its complexity with this guy. superb work!! RIP.

@richramik2092 Жыл бұрын

This is one of my favorite Bach compositions!!!!! As a former accordion (piano accordion) player, I am in awe at how he used the bass side of the instrument!!!! In my younger days, I played some classical music to get a better feel for 40s, 50s and 60s jazz/swing music: harmony & composition. In my musical group, we catered to the "Greatest Generation" and my favorite, eastern style polka music!!!!! Being Polish, this was rather easy for me. As for my jazz, I was a fan of the Pete Jolly school of accordion playing. I only wish there were Bach charts in the late 50s and into the 60s that were arranged for the accordion. Even back then, I loved the Master's music. But this, is absolutely amazing!!!!!

@lul.t.6831 16 күн бұрын

Admirable musicality, to produce this interpretation for an organ piece in an accordion! Thank you sir, and thank the lord for Bach!

@samappleby1297 7 ай бұрын

Thats the most amazing thing ive ever seen musically. My mind is blown.

@Anthony_Marquis 11 ай бұрын

I never thought I'd see anyone top 'Weird' Al's accordion rendition of "Classical Gas". Bravo! Masterfully performed! Rest in peace.

@murraykriner9425 11 ай бұрын

As a child, this piece was instrumental in making me a devotee to classical music for all time. What a stellar performance from such an able musician. I still weep when hearing it. Thank You!

@xZOOMORPHICx 6 ай бұрын

woah...YT algorithm really pulled its weight today. Bravo! Bravo!

@jurgenkruger3932 5 ай бұрын

This is what you can achieve if you love what you are doing. A masterpiece played by a master.

@rustamk6958 11 ай бұрын

Это что-то немыслимое. В голову приходят две мысли. Баян - это маленький орган. Звучит потрясающе! А второе - классическое произведение больше, чем тот мотив, что все знают. В любом случае - браво!

@user-un2bb1lo7y 9 ай бұрын

Баян и орган - это клавишно-духовые инструменты, т.е братья.

@viktormatsigor 4 ай бұрын

Это очень безумно!!! Исполнителю большое уважение!!!

@colleenverdon6315 6 ай бұрын

I never realized how much the accordion sounds like an organ. Wow

@yorkiepit 11 ай бұрын

That looks like the most complex musical instrument ever contrived and I'm blown away by Sevastian's mastery of it. Well done. Though his eyes cannot see what his hands are doing, he turns his head to focus his brain upon the hand that is performing the most complex work.

@kermitefrog64 11 ай бұрын

His technique is genius and he plays with passion 👏.

@tilmannfehlhauer-muller512 15 күн бұрын

Wow, ich kenne viele Variationen dieses Stückes, dass ist eine der Herausragendsten. Mit Abstand.

@thesoultransformer966 Ай бұрын

Once I closed my eyes I found myself sitting in a cathedral listening to church organs (not accordion); perfecto. speechless, unbeatable!!!

@bruceedwards8003 Жыл бұрын

Oh wow wow wow, you have to watch this several time or fully appreciate his brilliant skill level, watch his hands carefully fingers doing totally different parts of the fugue, so sad to have lost him. God bless .

@roberthigbee3260 11 ай бұрын

Accordion to music lovers, this is the most well played Bach Toccata and Fugue in D minor ever!

@jayr526 11 ай бұрын

Nice word play!

@bigtrout 20 күн бұрын

Never been a lover of organ music but always appreciated the talent required play an organ and this piece specifically. On an accordion? I would have never even imagined it possible and this is absolutely incredible!