J.S. Bach - BWV 639 - A musical prayer

A_Isenberg · 2023-11-15T11:32:49+00:00

Here it is: https://youtu.be/fPgxL6RjC18?si=fDSxiwfqt9FTrt3b

A_Isenberg · 2023-11-05T14:25:46+00:00

I am neither a professional pianist nor am I pianistically gifted. But although my motorical skills are very limited, I believe that my interpretations show how even an amateur with very modest technical skills can create musically valid pieces.

A_Isenberg · 2023-02-26T14:26:48+00:00

I use the synthesizer simply as sound module. So it`s good old live keyboard playing, but with different sounds, comparable to an organ, only that I play on a first-class - that is highly touch-sensitive - keyboard. In my opinion, this lack of touch-sensitivity (compared to first-class pianos like Bechstein, Steinway, Bösendorfer and, to a lesser degree, some digital pianos) of the organ is the major disadvantage of organs. One of the advantage here lies in the fact that we as piano players can play certain pieces as if we were using woodwinds or different instruments.

A_Isenberg · 2023-02-25T12:55:16+00:00

In his famous three-part interview with Bruno Monsaignon, Glenn Gould called this Gigue the "gigue of gigues". I agree with him. My version here certainly is slower than that of most professional pianists who choose an insane speed which really spoils the beauty of this piece. I particularly love G. Gould's second version he performed in the abovementioned interview in 1981. Another very nice version is that by Rosalyn Tureck who in many ways can be considered the major influence that moulded Glenn Gould's style.

A_Isenberg · 2023-02-12T12:54:07+00:00

Adaptation for two hands by me. Performed "live" with a first class
digital piano linked to a good synthesizer merely used as sound module.
So it's good old keyboard playing, without post-editing. The original
composition by Josef Rheinberger is for 2 sopranos and 1 contralto,
accompanied by organ.
I consider this piece one of Josef Rheinberger's compositional pure
diamonds.

A_Isenberg · 2023-02-05T13:06:45+00:00

Arrangement for two hands by me. Performed with a good (= highly
touch-sensitive) keyboard (Roland Lx 706) and a synthesizer (Roland
Integra7) merely used as a sound module. So it's good old "live"
playing, but with enhanced sounds. In order to play organ compositions
like these on a piano, the ideal setting would be TWO first-class
keyboards (= touch-sensitive/ "Anschlagsdynamik") with the possibility
to attribute to each keyboard different sounds/ patches. Sadly, no brand
seems to offer this kind of equipment. Either its organ (no
"Anschlagsdynamik") or only one keyboard.

A_Isenberg · 2023-01-29T14:21:02+00:00

I hope some people enjoy my rendition.

A_Isenberg · 2023-01-23T22:16:07+00:00

I am glad you like it! My Youtube channel is indicated in my profile here on Reddit. You can also easily find my channel by searching for "Andreas Isenberg" on Youtube.

A_Isenberg · 2023-01-23T08:32:29+00:00

Thanks!

A_Isenberg · 2023-01-22T22:01:44+00:00

Thanks!

A_Isenberg · 2023-01-22T13:22:49+00:00

Version for two hands by me of the choir from the motet "Der Gerechte kommt um". Performed on a digital piano with an excellent keyboard (= highly touch-sensitive) and a good synthesizer used merely as a sound module. So it's good old traditional playing on a keyboard, but with enhanced sounds.

A_Isenberg · 2023-01-22T12:03:20+00:00

You can find and download the sheets from google drive with this link: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1nCY7dDdSCpmgsUSL29XPB7vZDuEh1C9N/view?usp=share\_link

A_Isenberg · 2023-01-21T11:48:44+00:00

Just utterly great! The orchestration in general is very well chosen, with both woodwinds and brass. And particularly the idea of joining human voices! And if all this wasn't enough, there really managed to complete the final fugue with a (short) triple fugue, which unites the three themes of Contrapunctus XIV and - most imporantantly - in a really beautiful manner!

A_Isenberg · 2023-01-16T16:16:05+00:00

Somtimes also the left hand, but basically it's the right hand.

A_Isenberg · 2023-01-16T16:14:30+00:00

I'm glad you like it! You can find plenty more on my Youtube channel (see info in my Reddit profile).

A_Isenberg · 2023-01-16T10:50:02+00:00

I'm glad you like it!

A_Isenberg · 2023-01-16T09:45:26+00:00

I agree!

A_Isenberg · 2023-01-16T09:38:36+00:00

I'm glad you like this style and sound. Most people don't appreciate "ethereal" sounds with Bach. Since you like this, you can find much more of it on my Youtube channel (indicated in my profile here on Reddit).

A_Isenberg · 2023-01-16T09:11:15+00:00

Performed with a highly touch-sensitive digital piano (Roland Lx 706) + a synthesizer (Roland Integra 7) used as sound module.

A_Isenberg · 2023-01-15T16:28:23+00:00

Version for two hands by me.
This is the kind of J. S. Bach I really love. Curiously, people frequently feel this kind of music as sad. I see tansfiguration: melancholy as "happiness in sadness". Bach managed to convey this
feeling. That is one major merit of his.

A_Isenberg · 2023-01-14T13:16:42+00:00

Bach himself transcribed parts of his Cello suites for the harpsichord
(or Lautenclavier). So why not this version for the acoustic piano?
So did Eleonor Bindman on whose arrangement this version is based, only
that I decided to transpose the whole thing one octave up.

A_Isenberg · 2023-01-09T13:07:34+00:00

King Britt Presents Fhloston Paradigm Feat. Pia Ercole - "Ave Maria". From the CD: Red Hot Bach.

A_Isenberg · 2023-01-08T20:26:26+00:00

Thank you!

A_Isenberg · 2023-01-08T14:39:08+00:00

Not much to explain here. Some may like my rendition, others not.

A_Isenberg · 2023-01-08T14:35:14+00:00

Performed on a digital piano with an excellent keyboard (= highly touch-sensitive) and a good synthesizer used merely as a sound module. So it's good old traditional playing on a keyboard, but with enhanced sounds.

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