I assume you couldn't be as ornate or fast in certain areas of the song as the fretting of the clavichord and the lack of octaves makes you have to improv? It still sounds good, but im guessing it was difficult to pull off if not impossible to play all the ornaments and trills
@clavichord8 күн бұрын
It's not the original, but an arrangement. Thanks for your comment and for listening!
@kolafluffarts17718 күн бұрын
@@clavichord Oh I understand, still impressive and really stands out for itself as the clavichord is an extremely uncommon instrument to see, refreshing to see someone who enjoys playing it
@clavichord8 күн бұрын
@@kolafluffarts1771 Thanks. I am just an amateur/hobbyist, of course, but, to be honest, kind comments like yours and from others here on youtube do motivate me to continue and improve. Thanks again!
@Sambar_Gaming9 күн бұрын
Beautiful 💖
@clavichord9 күн бұрын
Thank you!
@NonEuclideanTacoCannon22 күн бұрын
It's interesting how everything is a cycle. "Ka is a wheel", as Roland always said. Back in Bach's time, this instrument would cost the GDP of a small village. Then in the mid 20th century, the electric piano based on the clavichord was invented as a low-cost mass-producible piano for students in post-war Europe. And now, once again, clavichord-like instruments are quite expensive, including or even especially the surviving Hohner Clavinets. I want the one with a whammy bar.
@clavichord22 күн бұрын
Printed music in Bach's time was also very expensive... certainly only the rich and well off could afford it, and those musicians who could not, copied the score by hand
@user-yq5rp3yn1d23 күн бұрын
No way is this a fortepiano?
@clavichord22 күн бұрын
Nearly! 🙂 It's a clavichord, a predecessor of the fortepiano
@user-yq5rp3yn1d22 күн бұрын
@@clavichord Cool!
@JoelRossPiano25 күн бұрын
I really enjoyed this. Beautiful playing as always!
@clavichord25 күн бұрын
Thank you!
@josdesouza29 күн бұрын
Wonderful!
@clavichord29 күн бұрын
Thank you!
@nazanin_jdnАй бұрын
I really enjoy listening to your playing, your phrasing is really nice
@clavichordАй бұрын
Thank you! I plan to upload similar music regularly, so don't forget to subscribe and press the bell icon, so that you will be notified of new uploads
@FelixKaffАй бұрын
What kind of material is it that is used to mute the plucked string on this instrument? Or to put it what is most commonly used (mute)? It's sound is quite reminiscent to the Sitar and Sitar like instrument. Is there any connection to that?
@clavichordАй бұрын
Thanks for your question. Strings in a clavichord are not plucked but hit by a metal tangent. As soon as the key is released, the metal tangent no longer makes contact with the string... which is then muted by a listing cloth which is woven inbetween the strings at the left side. If you look carefully at my other videos on my channel, you will see the listing cloth at the far end of the strings away from the camera. Ultimately, I think all stringed instruments are related if you go back far enough in time. I know that early European keyboard music and lute music were influenced by each other at the end of the Renaissance and start of the Baroque period... and the lute is related to the Arab oud... so there was definately influence from the Medieval Arab world, regarding musical instruments. I will be uploading new videos regularly, so please don't forget to like and subscribe so as to be notified of new uploads. Many thanks! 🙂
@FelixKaffАй бұрын
Oh, my bad! I'm coming from Guitar-centric based music. I have, for couple of years now, been listening to lots of Classical music after been dappling with contemporary music and progressive rock. My bad on the "plucking", I generally thought that plucking also meant striking, but coming to think of it, it's guitar-centric use. I haven't been too much into Claviochord, but I guess it has caught me by charm and struck me with a question, if there are any contemporary composers who makes contemporary music out of it?.. A bit of a far fetched question, though I hear potentials in classical instruments having a comeback. It's an interesting instrument, and personally, it has taken me a long time to finally have a listen to them. Thank you for the awesome answer!
@FelixKaffАй бұрын
I've definitely subbed to the channel and I'm looking forward to hear some more of that style of music!
@clavichordАй бұрын
@@FelixKaff Brilliant! I plan to try to stick to the music niche my current subscribers expect. That seems the best strategy to grow my channel and to keep my subscribers satisfied. Thanks again! 👍
@clavichordАй бұрын
The plucking of strings isn't a bad assumption, actually, because harpsichord strings are indeed plucked. To some extent, the clavichord is probably more qualified to be the ancestor of the modern piano, as with both instruments, the strings are hit. Clavichords tended to be more for private home use and are not loud enough for concerts, unless using a modern microphone and amp. Harpsichords, with their plucked strings are much louder, take up more room, and are more ideal as concert instruments. Clavichords were the ideal private practice instruments for musicians and composers, in the 17th century. You can't really guage the loudness of my instrument from my videos, but its volume is about right for a modest private livingroom
@Digibeatle09Ай бұрын
An “acquired taste” - i. e. a taste for this sort of early Romantic (or late Classical) period repertoire - played on this type of instrument - is not something I would wish to acquire - sorry to say so - but thanks for uploading the video.
@clavichordАй бұрын
Beethoven definately wrote it for his early piano or pianoforte and I had to adapt it somewhat. Also I'm an amateur hobbyist, as is mentioned on my channel description, so I'm sure a professional, who would probably charge you for listening, could make it sound better on this instrument. Thanks for listening and taking the time to comment
@charlieb6210Ай бұрын
Chords sound just so lovely on your instrument. Thank you for sharing this memorable piece!
@clavichordАй бұрын
Thanks for listening!
@topsymusic3733Ай бұрын
Merci beaucoup !❤
@clavichordАй бұрын
Merci d'avoir regardé!
@zhukantАй бұрын
Great performance! Out of curiosity: there are a few parts that are often played much faster, but you chose to play them quite slowly. Was that necessary due to a limitation of the instrument itself, or was it done for some other reason? Thank you!
@clavichordАй бұрын
Thank you. You may notice I made some adaptations. Beethoven really wrote it for the pianoforte, and I can only sustain notes on my clavichord (and harpsichords) by keeping notes pressed longer. Also I had to adapt the final passage due to shortage of notes on my keyboard. Beethoven liked to use all octaves avaiable on his pianos. The faster parts were played slower than on professional recordings more due to me being an amateur player than limitation of the instrument. My playing ability is "work in progress" also, I must admit to being more at home with baroque keyboard techniques of pre-1750s. I do enjoy trying to play post baroque and hope to try out some more Beethoven, Haydn, Mozart soon.
@zhukantАй бұрын
@@clavichord understood, your solutions to the challenges you described were elegant and fitting!
@clavichordАй бұрын
@@zhukant That's kind of you to say so. When trying to play piano era works, it becomes impossible to completely stay true to the score and adaptation becomes necessary in order for the piece to "work" and sound as best as possible on clavichords and harpsichords, although Beethoven's early published keyboard works were marketed at both harpsichord and pianoforte players
@annagres1978Ай бұрын
Как инструмент называется.
@clavichordАй бұрын
Этот инструмент называется клавикорд
@annagres1978Ай бұрын
Супер
@clavichordАй бұрын
Спасибо!
@user-fx9bf7tc6cАй бұрын
Отлично!
@clavichordАй бұрын
Большое спасибо!
@ViniciusSilva-7Ай бұрын
😊
@clavichordАй бұрын
Welcome
@user-cz8gs2yp1mАй бұрын
Congratulations, another beautiful masterpiece, greetings from Greece!!
@clavichordАй бұрын
You are kind. Thank you!
@adrianthomas6244Ай бұрын
@clavichord great playing excellent, I love playing the piano myself, I am humbly speaking a self taught pianist from the age of 15yrs old, iam 53 yrs old now, I had a great play on my digital piano 🎹 today, played fur elise, and the moonlight sonata 1st and 2nd movements, and also the sonata A major mozart k311 theme and 6 variations and 3rd movement rondo alla turca and the sonata f major k332 managed to play all 3 movements, finished with Scott Joplin ragtime pieces the entertainer and maple leaf 🍁 rag, greetings from wales uk 😀
@clavichordАй бұрын
@@adrianthomas6244 Sounds very impressive. I'm glad to hear you also enjoy our shared hobby. Diolch a hwyl fawr! 😁
@adrianthomas6244Ай бұрын
@@clavichord ah diolch yn fawr, most appreciated ur comment, it is indeed a wonderfull hobby to have, and a God given gift to be able to play piano, and what's amazing is that is a continuing process of learning and improving, I never heard of the k331 theme and 6 variations of the A major sonata by Mozart before, then I saw on you tube, a fab young lady pianist Marnie laird play it and I was captivated and so glad I managed to learn how to play it, and then I managed to learn the 3rd movement of the A major k331, the famous Rondo alla turca, ( menuetto and trio next) and the sonata f major k332 Mozart, I first heard the 1st movement on tik tok, I love the start and then I heard the circle of fifths with the fabulous like chase sequence going down the base and the chords and I was captivated and humbly speaking managed to teach myself to play this sonata and now recently the 2nd and 3rd movements of the f major, just wonderfull to be able to do this, all the best from Wales uk.
@carlhaberle6185Ай бұрын
Very nice!
@clavichordАй бұрын
Thank you!
@-_YouMayFind_-Ай бұрын
Mooi hoor!
@clavichordАй бұрын
Dankje. Ben je al subscribed? 🙂
@meloaecio12Ай бұрын
nice
@clavichordАй бұрын
Thanks!
@Biber0315Ай бұрын
Would that your mic placement actually captured the intimacy that is the clavichord.
@clavichordАй бұрын
I currently don't have professional recording equipment, unfortunately. Thanks for your feedback
@paxcoderАй бұрын
@@clavichord I'm not trying to complain, while I enjoyed the camera switches, as some other creator creator said, video quality is not that important - it's mostly about the microphone. Doubly so if it's music I reckon. In case it might help prioritize if you're planning on spending money on these things :) There are also interesting reviews of microphones on YT too I think
@Biber0315Ай бұрын
@@clavichord I can imagine accurately capturing what the ear actually hears it is an exceedingly difficult thing to do. Best of luck.
@clavichordАй бұрын
Yes, this is very true
@clavichordАй бұрын
Thanks. I'll have a look
@TomiplyАй бұрын
Great video, but there's a lot of background hiss. I can hear it on your new videos as well, so I find it weird that nobody has pointed it out.
@clavichordАй бұрын
I also haven't noticed a considerable amount of audio hiss tbh, although it isn't professionally recorded. Could it be your audio settings? Thanks for your feedback
@classictastic2 ай бұрын
Very nice! Do Haydn next
@clavichord2 ай бұрын
Beethoven next, but I will do some Haydn afterwards
@classictastic2 ай бұрын
@@clavichord Thanks 🙏 👍👍
@parikeno11962 ай бұрын
❤❤❤
@debashismitro32552 ай бұрын
Beautiful, heavenly.
@clavichord2 ай бұрын
Thank you for your kind comment
@ProjectHMF2 ай бұрын
Wonderful play
@clavichord2 ай бұрын
Many thanks!
@M.B.3312 ай бұрын
An amazing instrument with a beautiful sound! 🎵🎼🎹🎶 Beautiful music, even if was not composed by JS Bach it's a pleasure listening to anyway. 🎶🎼🎹🎵
@-_YouMayFind_-2 ай бұрын
This reminds me of the Efteling XD
@clavichord2 ай бұрын
Is dat jouw hond?
@LoveandCreativity-pc8ny2 ай бұрын
Det er veldig spennende! Jeg lærer meg det akkurat nå
@clavichord2 ай бұрын
Lykke til!
@lawrencetaylor41012 ай бұрын
Merci beaucoup.
@clavichord2 ай бұрын
Je vous en prie!
@OldCanadianguy9532 ай бұрын
Very good! I tried this piece as per my piano teacher. It gave me terrible right wrist pain up to the right elbow. Arthritis and Bach don't often work well together.
@clavichord2 ай бұрын
Sorry to hear that. Positioning is very important, but with arthritis, I guess no positioning will help. Thanks for sharing your comment!
@lawrencetaylor41012 ай бұрын
I have a video on exercises for piano players to stabilize and strengthen the low back, as well as treatments for the upper extremity. If you have arthroses it might help. If you have arthritis, that is another matter. Often heat helps for the pain in a arthritic condition, whilst cold is often better for an arthroses. Oh My Aching Bach
@class87srule2 ай бұрын
Is that an 'unfretted' clavichord?
@clavichord2 ай бұрын
@@class87srule Yes, it is
@mantistoboggan26762 ай бұрын
Love the well tempered clavier
@nobodyplaylists2 ай бұрын
❤ 🎹 ✨️
@ViniciusSilva-72 ай бұрын
Amazing. Wonderful. ❤
@clavichord2 ай бұрын
You are kind. Thank you!
@RoseWilson2 ай бұрын
Excellent performance ❤
@clavichord2 ай бұрын
Many Thanks 🙏
@boriscq57182 ай бұрын
I love the sound. What a beautiful instrument and execution
@clavichord2 ай бұрын
Thank you!
@user-rr7uj5gn3u2 ай бұрын
Suara yang khas
@GaleRianes2 ай бұрын
What's the name of this instrument?
@clavichord2 ай бұрын
This instrument is called a clavichord
@user-kz8oj4vd5n2 ай бұрын
Классно! Молодец! БлагоДарю за видео! Бог любит вас!!! ❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉
@user-rv7qj7ve3z2 ай бұрын
Are you planning to upload more videos? I really like your play, and the pieces you choose to play.
@clavichord2 ай бұрын
I definitely plan to upload new videos each month. Thank you for your kind comment!
@M.B.3312 ай бұрын
Lovely little clavichord with a beautiful sound! 🎶🎹🎼🎵
@clavichord2 ай бұрын
Thanks for listening!
@user-rv7qj7ve3z2 ай бұрын
I really love this little piece. Thank you for such a dear play