Bach - 15 Two-Part Inventions (COMPLETE - on organ), BWV 772-786

15 Inventions (two-part - complete - on organ), BWV 772-786
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Peter B. Calabro, organist
I. BWV 772 0:05 in C Major
GRANDE ORGANO (G.O.)
Flauto a camino 8'
Flauto conico 4'
II. BWV 773 1:10 in C minor
POSITIVO TERGALE (Pos.)
Bordone 8'
Flauto 4'
(G.O.) Flauto a camino 8'
Viola da Gamba 8'
III. BWV 774 2:38 in D Major
Flauto conico 4' (G.O)
echo- Bordone 8' (Pos.)
IV. BWV 775 3:44 in D Minor
Bordone 8' (Pos.)
Larigot 1 1/3'
V. BWV 776 4:42 in E-flat Major
Principale 8' (G.O)
VI. BWV 777 6:27 in E Major
(Pos.) Bordone 8'
Flauto 4'
Terza 1 3/5'
(G.O.) Flauto a camino 8'
Cornetto 2 2/3'
VII. BWV 778 8:20 in E minor
Flauto a camino 8' (G.O.)
VIII. BWV 779 10:23 in F Major
Bordone 8' (Pos.)
Principale 2'
IX. BWV 780 11:23 in F minor
Bordone 8' (Pos.)
Flauto a camino 8' (G.O.)
X. BWV 781 13:36 in G Major
Flauto a camino 8' (G.O)
Quintadecima 2'
XI. BWV 782 14:33 in G Minor
Flauto a camino 8' (G.O)
Viola da Gamba 8'
XII. BWV 783 15:57 in A Major
Flauto a camino 8' (G.O)
Ottava 4'
Quintadecima 2'
XIII. BWV 784 17:22 in A Minor
Flauto a camino 8' (G.O)
Quintadecima 2'
Bordone 8' (Pos.)
Principale 2'
XIV. BWV 785 18:35 in B-flat Major
Ottava 4' (G.O)
XV. BWV 786 20:10 in B Minor
Regale 8' (Pos.)
Bordone 8'
Terza 1 3/5'
Larigot 1 1/3'
Sample set of the Mascioni pipe organ (2008) at the Parish Church Santa Maria Assunta di Giubiasco in Switzerland, made by Piotr Graboski- piotrgrabowski.pl/giubiasco/
Converted Allen ADC 430 organ (formerly 2 manuals) running GrandOrgue on Windows 10. github.com/GrandOrgue/grandorgue

[@stringbenderbb]

Thanks for the upload! Enjoyed it.

[@hymnistic]

Thanks ! And thanks for stopping by!

[@paulchapman112]

Wonderful! Great skill from many years of playing. Thanks. The part from 6:56 ... there's something genius in those notes. Want to gently shake Bach's hand one day. The part from 18:38 ... carries me through all kinds of days.

[@hymnistic]

Thank you! So many years of enjoyment from these pieces, some of my first ever (after Minuet in G). Love that E major too, yes, ingenious.

[@elvisrios756]

great version!! I like the clean sound of that sample organ. I have a question... would you say learning the inventions in order is the best way to go? or are there some that are easier than others, not necessarily in order?

[@hymnistic]

Thank you! I am happy with the organ sounds too. The first is the easiest. You can only play one at a time, so I would start with the ones you like the best, not necessary to play in order. My first was C Major, then B-flat, then F major, then D minor. That was more than 50 years ago! My teacher wrote all over one with a red permanent marker! Lol! I still use the same edition and there are lots of bad fingerings in it. I've played these for so long, it would be hard to relearn them with all new fingerings. They are engrained now. For example, using thumbs on the black keys as well as crossing the thumbs under on weak beats is not ideal. Get an urtext edition with just the notes (no fingerings or dynamics written in). These will give you a lifetime of challenge and enjoyment! Let me know how it goes!

[@JSB2500]

​​​@@hymnisticInteresting, thank you. I still have 14 left to learn! (I learned and recorded No 14 in Bb a while back as part of helping a friend memorize it). I'm looking forward to it. Meanwhile I'm very much enjoying your performances. I don't know them even to listen to, but it's clear to me that you are playing them very well indeed.

[@JSB2500]

​@@hymnisticBTW, I normally avoid listening to a piece before I've learned it myself from the score, but in this case I feel "safe" doing it 🙂.

[@hymnistic]

@@JSB2500 Thank you! These were/are a challenge for me because many I have played my whole life (mostly just sight reading them again and again and not really learning them the "right way") and have learned them with some iffy fingering and less than excellent habits. Talk about thumbs on the black notes! (E-flat). I easily forget things, so hopefully the bad habits too!

[@hymnistic]

@@JSB2500 The B-flat was my first one too! I still have the same edition with my teacher's red felt-tip markings in them. Some nerve, using a pen! "BTW, I normally avoid listening to a piece before I've learned it myself from the score". I am exactly the same way! Also, I'm sometimes intimidated and discouraged by listening to others playing my piece. I could never get the "better" kid's performance of the F Major Invention out of my head, still stuck to this day. We had that same teacher ..he actually was a great inspiration. Still exists I see- secondhandsongs.com/artist/44277/all.