Bach: Harpsichord Concerto No.1 in D Minor BWV 1052 (Jean Rondeau)

Jean Rondeau, the imaginative young French harpsichordist, describes the Bach family as “one of the great dynasties of western music”. Having devoted his first Erato disc, Imagine, to works by the towering Johann Sebastian, he now returns to Bach’s world for his third release, Dynastie, which complements concertos by Johann Sebastian with concertos by his three most famous sons, Wilhelm Friedemann, Carl Philipp Emmanuel and Johann Christian.
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[@alexhb12333]

Imagine Bach just laying out this absolute banger in the 1730s. Absolutely rocked then, and Jean and the crew make it bop again.

[@ampzamp]

... I suspect Bach may have written the whole thing out in about an hour, without even hearing it.

[@scottashe984]

​@@ampzampMost likely. He was a true genius. Genius wasn't good enough for him though. He just had to be highly productive, tough, focused and raise a bunch of kids. And I ask.. Where is our Bach?

[@PatGunn]

​@scottashe984 humanity still produces great musicians, now across more genres. Stevie Wonder, Frank Zappa, ....

[@dankooryuk1013]

There's not an instrument I love to hear more than the harpsichord

[@AnHebrewChild]

You are a man with exquisite taste. It is truly awesome. For me, it's in a three way tie with Viola & Viola Da Gamba

[@wiremuwifebash]

Tied between this and the Chapman stick for me

[@latifamarceau1429]

Ditto!!!

[@theexchipmunk]

As a German kid of the 90´s and 2000´s it´s burned in my mind. Because it´s playing the beginning of our first One Piece opening, making it the best one.

[@svenskanal]

The harpsichord must have been like the electric guitar of its time. So raw, reminds me of heavy metal.

[@matthewblackwelder8139]

Someone once said that Baroque era music isn't metal simply for the fact that they didn't have electricity or overdrive pedals

[@GrobmotorikJones]

that is why I have a J.S. Bach Backpatch on my metal vest.

[@herrickinman9303]

I didn't know sophisticated listeners had such high regard for electric geetars and "heavy metal ." No doubt, Bach should be flattered by the comparison of his music to "heavy metal."

[@svenskanal]

@@herrickinman9303 No i don't think so. Bach probably would have been horrified by the genre. But i believe the comparison is still valid, i imagine that the introduction of the harpsichord provoked and confused many of the contemporary musicians of the time. Just as the electric guitar did.

[@saharatul]

@@herrickinman9303 metallists should be flattered by the comparison, not Bach

[@ludwigvanbeethoven61]

I like Bach so much because he was always surpass his own climax over and over again and everything in the same piece. His music is interlocked and never seem to stop that keeps me tracked and constantly amazed.

[@scottashe984]

Because why stop? He pushed it to the limit of pen and ink. No limits beside what he put on himself. God in the flesh.

[@Quim141]

You are excellent too, mr Ludwig.

[@xxEzraBxxx]

How would you know? You’re deaf, Beethoven!

[@luisahumada6081]

​​@@xxEzraBxxx he composed symphonies being completely deaf... I supposed that he could figure out how to know it... 😅

[@user-tc7mf4mj6w]

​@@luisahumada6081Es J. S. Bach. Concierto en Re m

[@rotesbeef5078]

The Harpsichord is such a wonderfull instrument. I just love it.

[@rebecasandstrom6526]

we need to bring it back. I propose pop music but with harpsichords instead of guitars.

[@sebrofc]

Agreed such a unique sound

[@themajesticgeorge]

@@rebecasandstrom6526 time to submit that idea cuz music now days aint doing so good

[@Tempusverum]

@@sebrofc It gives allegro a vigor and makes largo's golden. Nothing says Autumn like slow tempo strings and the sparkle of a harpsichord.

[@viktordesinope3359]

This instrument mixed with some heavy or gothic metal would be so good...

[@JSerrato289]

God that continuous motion in the melody, I love Bach

[@-Vitalis-]

**Haendel, Haydn, Vivaldi, Corelli and a lot more have left the chat**

[@JSerrato289]

@@-Vitalis- but this piece is Bach (?)

[@-Vitalis-]

@@JSerrato289 You didn't get it. Anyway, have a good day.

[@JSerrato289]

@@-Vitalis- ohh ok I get it now, I'll just r/whoosh myself

[@-Vitalis-]

@@JSerrato289 Good.

[@shanehodder5579]

Props to the camera person too and their editing, snapping to different instruments at the right times. For example, the call-and-response between violin 1 and violin 2 at 2:47 🙌

[@khklavs]

my thoughts exactly - especially looking at this as a videographer and musician myself

[@renzo6490]

Do you think that there was more than one camera recording and the final video was the result of good editing?

[@topquark22]

Bach's music surtends all ages. He is timeless. It was meaningful in 1700; It is meaningful in 1800, 1900, 2000, 3000. This music will exist for eternity, even after humanity is gone and absorbed into the greater Universe. Thank you, Johann Sebastian Bach.

[@herrickinman9303]

In 1700 this concerto was meaningless to everyone, including Bach, who was only 15 at the time. The earliest version of this concerto dates from around 1726. This concerto is modeled after the Italian solo concerto, which would become all the rage in Germany, but not until the 1710s or 1720s. Is "surtends" even a word? Perhaps the word you intended is _transcends._

[@bhe8336]

Seriously one must think of the credence of divine inspiration. How does a human being write timeless music for the ages like this?

[@Sledr1994]

The same way a man like Fermi built the first nuclear reactor: by studying and trying a lot. You don't need a God.

[@dalesedgwick858]

This is honestly so hypnotic that I didn't realize it was filmed in black and white untill the third viewing.

[@orb3796]

oh my god I didn't notice it until I've read your comment

[@riftmanhun5243]

Same

[@usageunit]

I distinctly remember the harpsichordists shirt being red, and coming back to rewatch it this time, was really confused that it was in black and white.

[@seankeegan4468]

lol just realized LOL

[@d.paulkwon9798]

I just realized-

[@cube11235]

I absolutely love the "I'm slowly going insane, but here is some beautiful music" look.

[@MidsierramusingBlogspot]

Glen Gould had that look first.

[@sorim1967]

Yeah sure this video is al about looking the part. Because Bach sounds better when you look different, does he not. Lets adopt the self-serving indulgent egocentric stance that Bach himself adopted in his art.

[@DenianArcoleo]

cube11235 I have no idea what that means.

[@thethikboy]

Isn't that what Baroque means especially looking at the French derivation of the word.

[@troglodyte67]

I love this acid sound!

[@GStrong4242]

So happy to hear an arrangement that's all about the delightful crunch of the harpsichord. This is one of those performances that gets people into classical.

[@herrickinman9303]

What makes you think you're hearing an "arrangement." This performance uses the original scoring and instrumentation. The only thing that's "arranged" is the audio engineering, but that's true of virtually every audio recording today, isn't it.

[@GStrong4242]

What makes you think I’m super worried about using the exactly correct terminology? I was just saying I enjoyed it, way to get all “well actually” about it. Douche.

[@user-fc5et5qg6t]

@@herrickinman9303 the interpretation

[@AnHebrewChild]

This IS a fantastic introductory piece. A great way to bait the hook. ;) "welcome in"

[@DavidMcCoul]

They're so good. These guys are the real deal. Played technically perfectly, and with an early music ensemble that is how Bach originally intended!

[@pjbpiano]

That’s not how Bach originally intended.

[@toddsterben6647]

@@pjbpiano How did Bach intend it?

[@ttrons2]

How do you know that that is what Bach intended? Those were the instruments available at the time. Pathetic as they are. His last work did not even specify an instrument. His music transcends any specific instrument.

[@Nupetiet]

@@toddsterben6647 bach was a nerd

[@normalidiot7227]

@@pjbpiano they're playing with baroque instruments, thats as accurate as you're going to get without traveling back in time. How did he intend it then?

[@bigyikes3733]

These small ensembles are one of the reasons why I love baroque music. You so clearly hear the individual voices, it's so intimate and direct. The large orchestras required to play, say, Bruckner and Wagner are just lacking this kind of intimacy.

[@rayancharafeddine4982]

They are also less hierarchical in many ways

[@Keithustus]

It’s like listening to Beethoven’s string quartets in order. When you begin, they’re very mechanical but heartfelt. By the end, you can’t imagine music able to go anywhere else beyond.

[@sergeymarkosyan9468]

But there were no giant concert halls in Bach period. You will not hear these ensemble in todays concert halls, thats why bigger orchestras play this music.

[@abirdthatflew]

Agreed. The sound of early instruments playing untempered is a revelation.

[@singhsinga4592]

if conducted by a real master and played by a top orchestra you can hear that too...

[@megumin4625]

This is the most perfect rendition of this piece I have ever heard in my life. The harpsichord in this is AMAZING. I'm so thankful I found this piece

[@karennoble1168]

I agree Megunin.briliant!

[@user-fo4dx9fb7y]

ME TOO! I just agree with you 100 percentage.

[@isaiahbaggett5014]

I love the bass and "crispiness" of the harpsichord. It just cuts so nicely through the ensemble and is not drowned out or flat like in some other recordings I'm with you on that :)

[@user-wj6ti5mp1g]

Yes, this rendition playing the harpsichord is so good but the version using the grand piano with pianist Daniel Borovitzky is so excellent, beautiful and ethereal!

[@tarstarkusz]

5:56 (one of the times in the video you can see the top set of keys moving by themselves) Why are the top keys moving by themselves? If they are just duplicates, what is the point? Harmonics?

[@ddoyle11]

It's amazing how this man can conduct with just the movement of an eye or the head. This ensemble acts as one single organism. Beautiful.

[@tamerlano]

They also really LISTEN and WATCH each other. Baroque players are so good at that kind of thing.

[@herrickinman9303]

It's called ensemble playing.

[@cyrill3000]

It’s really strange, but when I hear such a magnificent played interpretation, my eyes fill with tears of joy. It’s emotionally overwhelming and I am grateful that human beings are doing this instead of all the other abominable things, like hatred, division destruction and greed. At the same time this musician keep up a tempo like a heartbeat, when you are in love with someone, it’s like a gallop but not hounding. It has a decisiveness, inevitableness and at the same time airiness like they’re playing in a concentration of sensitiveness and precision between life and death. In my opinion, it’s a stunning performance.

[@herrickinman9303]

In your list of abominable things, you forgot to mention hip hop, which should probably go to the front of the list.

[@zarubinaew]

Абсолютно.

[@sambulls]

jesus what a tempo

[@nAa-sb9qv]

Yeah

[@liljejohansson9461]

@Emoudssine Heille Dettouthe я I mean that can mean really anything - tempo is all relative when you have no metronome markings.

[@ryanhuber3290]

It is most definitely a brisk tempo

[@fijixxx]

😯

[@johnplunkett]

Yngwie Malmsteen is backstage conducting! (More seriously, the opening is insane, but I think the tempo starts making more sense as the movement progresses..)

[@philippecharbon6329]

Jean is 26 (in 2018). He was 24 during this recording. The sound is very pure, in the same time very strict, but fluent and elegant ... congratulations

[@karennoble1168]

Although not outwardly elegant (clothes) he has great style AND inner elegance.

[@goofe.washington953]

@@luclafor While I agree with your assessment regarding the musicians and the performance, I find the rest of your comments absurd.

[@luclafor]

@@goofe.washington953 - It's your right

[@BetterMe981]

@@luclafor Jesus Christ, what an arrogant, disgusting fool you are. YOU are repulsive.

[@vegangainzhue4548]

@@luclafor I certainly hope you're joking

[@WeAreUnity.]

Masterpiece. Bach is a master, timeless, forever.

[@thespeculum785]

He, like Mozart, was tapped into the Source.

[@michaeltaylor8841]

I've listened to this so many times. It's mesmerizing and addicting.

[@brij4174]

Everytime I hear Glenn Gould play this I think "man, he is impersonating a harpsichord on the piano, amazing!" Hearing this, you can tell what Gould was trying to preserve. The clarity that the harpsichord gives the counterpoint is excellent. This is beautiful.

[@ulisescervantes]

Bri J After stating that this performance is wonderful, let me slightly disagree with your assertion. Piano can do so much more for counterpoint than a Harpsichord will ever do. For this particular movement, left hand melodies can be strongly stated on the piano, here however lost. Probably Bachs intention, as the left hand mostly mimicked orchestra low register accompaniment. But it sounds soooo good on a piano...

[@larrymerkle1672]

@@ulisescervantes I've never been a fan of Glenn Gould. I've heard him play this first movement too, with Leonard Bernstein, and to me it's prissy and a bit precious.

[@arnetrautmann9783]

When I hear the best interpretation of Gould on the piano I am not so sure if Bach would not have liked it. There is so much more space, so much more expression on the piano. That also great means: great responsibility to use it wisely. But if done so: dude!

[@thadhorner5129]

omg this is so FIERCE, it sends chills up my spine. Bach played with vigor and passion instead of effete refinement....though the technical aspect is all there, too. Amazing.

[@marchellabrahams]

Gorgeous word to use: FIERCE. How I agree. How I ADORE THE HARPSICHORD. Bach rules.

[@jannisopel]

Incredible energy. An absolute headbanger.

[@rocketsroar1]

Probably my favorite harpsichord concerto by the Master.

[@tristanrush5526]

I cannot express how deeply I love this recording.

[@fernandoguibert]

Tremendous! Rondeau is a true virtuoso who puts so much soul to his performances. We are sent straight back to around 1734 and JS Bach himself. I think it was his first harpsichord concerto? It is just pure genius from the man JSB, and Rondeau’s fingers full of MAGIC. Thank you for sharing.

[@NellieKAdaba]

👍🏿

[@herrickinman9303]

The Sinfonia of cantata BWV 146, first performed in 1726, is essentially the same music found in the 1st movement of the harpsichord concerto BWV 1052, but scored for organ, strings, oboes and continuo. The cantata's 2nd movement, marked Adagio, is essentially the same music found in the 2nd movement of the harpsichord concerto, but scored for 4-part chorus, organ, strings and continuo. So if BWV 1052 dates from 1734, it must derive from the 1726 cantata or from some other work composed in or before 1726. Due to the violinistic character of the harpsichord part in BWV 1052, many Bach scholars have believed that BWV 1052 must derive from a lost violin concerto composed in Weimar or Cöthen. In the 21st century, however, Bach scholarship has moved away from any consensus regarding a violin original. In 2016, for example, two leading Bach scholars, Christoph Wolff and Gregory Butler, both published independently conducted research that led each to conclude that the original form of BWV 1052 was an ORGAN CONCERTO composed within the first few years of Bach's tenure in Leipzig. Both relate the work to performances by Bach of concerted movements for organ and orchestra in Dresden and Leipzig. Wolff also details why the violinistic figuration in the harpsichord part DOES NOT demonstrate that it is a transcription from a previous violin part; for one thing, the "extended and extreme passagework" in the solo part "cannot be found in any of Bach's violin concertos"; for another, he points to other relevant Bach keyboard works that "display direct translations of characteristic violin figuration into idiomatic passagework for the keyboard." Peter Wollny also disagrees with the hypothesis that the work was originally a violin concerto.

[@walbassman]

@@herrickinman9303 Nederland Bach Society play a violin version of 1052 with Shunske Sato and there is an accompanying commentary by Sato. Well worth a ;listen.

[@khaliddubey8652]

@@herrickinman9303 badass reply +1

[@ResistanceQuest]

​@@herrickinman9303yes, it must've been the violent character of the harpsichord, I've said that many times

[@theringedpianist]

My favorite Bach concert with my favorite harpsichordist❤️

[@Guitar-Geek]

This concerto on repeat for a week, I guess. Just mind-blowing, thank you! Jean Rondeau bravo maestro!

[@jaydavidson4592]

Imagine if Bach and other classical composers could hear this today🤧, still being played and loved...my goodness

[@arturpessoa8066]

I think he's even more loved than before. Bach wasn't so appreciated, they knew he was important, but not as deep as today like nowadays we know how wonderful and hard it is to compose something like that.

[@balthazarnaylor5874]

If Bach were alive today he would probably be one of the most popular people on the entire planet

[@liachkhvishvili2063]

Fantastic feeling

[@DanielQwerty]

@@balthazarnaylor5874 “Hey guys this is Bach back with another BANGER piece today”

[@svetsarkirurgen2]

@@arturpessoa8066 well yeah no one has been able to do it in 300 years...

[@jaydavidson4592]

I love the very subtle tempo modulation of the harpsichord. Very authentic and classical-sounding. Not to mention the recording quality. Genius

[@LyLiLe]

Love seeing the faces of the musicians and expressions which certain notes and stretching for accuracy and feeling show. A most beautiful accompaniment to the incredible music.

[@michaellance5700]

Just superb--I have watched this video probably 100 times in the last thirty days-- I love Bach and I love the harpsichord, but there’s also something about this guy and this particular Bach piece. I guess one thing is his “rough-hewn” look and his almost comical performance. I LOVE the way he looks at the other musicians while he is playing. But he never dresses up, as I’ve seen many of his other performances. It’s definitely very unusual to see a dude who looks like him display such a type talent as he does.

[@pedinurse1]

Gosh I love Bach, his music is so complex

[@karennoble1168]

Yes, so do I, Emily, so incredibly complex AND Yet so incredibly harmonious!

[@MARTIN201199]

emily schwellenbach In fact Bach’s concerts are the least complex of all his compositions

[@MARTIN201199]

XDranzer000 That means you need to devote more time to Bach. Bach’s music is deeply emotional and profoundly intelectual. Virtuosity is never his goal.

[@karennoble1168]

@@MARTIN201199 yes, Martin, true when compared to his oratoriums, cantatas but they still are complex.

[@MARTIN201199]

Karen Noble that’s something subjective

[@kaisinphilippe676]

Quel swing ce Bach!Ça dépote!Chauffe Rondeau!Bach c'est le mouvement perpétuel, la joie profonde!Pas besoin de basse ni de batterie, ça groove tout seul!

[@akemagnusson54]

Bach är underbar 🤗.

[@francoisrousseau886]

Merci pour ce commentaire réjouissant . Oui le swing est né bien avant le jazz . voir l'arrieta Opus 111 de Beethoven qui invente le jazz

[@olivierdrouin2701]

Le mouvement perpétuel , c est aussi le " vanitas vanitatum "

[@olivierdrouin2701]

Parmi les anticipations du jazz , je mettrais aussi le trio du menuet de la sérénade k 525 de Mozart.

[@gerg5555]

That moment when you realized this is the most beautiful piece of music you've ever heard.

[@maryodonnell5760]

I'm getting that with every Jean Rondeau video I find!

[@nickhartman6372]

One of the most beautiful pieces of music I have ever heard. It always brings a tear to my eye, no matter how many times I listen to it.

[@zulfiyakarimova3899]

Проникновенное и чувственное исполнение!Можно слушать бесконечно! Браво Рондо!

[@markusrosema2189]

Wunderbar! Tolle Artikulation. Einfach fantastisch! Besser geht´s nicht!!

[@TheMeskies]

Yes...George Malcolm did..with more emotion

[@SidLaw500]

Rondeau seems born to play the harpsichord. I've never heard anyone get So Much out of the thing. I hope he records all of Bach's keyboard works. Rarely do you hear someone that creates a new energy/excitement like Rondeau does.

[@marc49lewis]

What a magnificent rendition. I do not believe any studio in the world could have engineered this any better. Ultimate clarity and definition... even on this miserable youtube medium.

[@KingMusicalMel]

The mastering work in this video is perfect. You can clearly hear every instrument independently of the others. Bravo

[@WillCrawford0]

It's true, but I find the moments I remember best from concerts are the times when, say, a string quartet has such good timing that you *can't* pick out the instruments! I had such an experience a couple of years or so back listening to the RCM student group at a free recital. Closed my eyes and for a large part of one piece it sounded like a single instrument with eight or so strings.

[@benedictearlson9044]

Are you having a laugh? The mic on the harpsichord has so much compression applied to it you can't hear the strings. Get some ears!

[@Ianthe22]

@@WillCrawford0 Maybe it is because in a more symphonic grand setting there are more instruments than in this performance?? This performance sounds like a fight at times cause they play it in such a high tempo. I think it should sound more like a voices replying and proclaiming.

[@class87srule]

@@benedictearlson9044 Sorry but I can hear the strings perfectly; the attack and bowing are clearly audible.

[@bloodySunday77]

I agree! But that's not mastering, simply mixing

[@consonanciaydisonancia3648]

This interpretation of the Bach's Harpsichord Concerto No.1 is one of the best that I've seen in my whole life. The harpsichordist has a very good taste; his ornamentation is sublime, perfect, with unparalleled grace. Thank you for give us this beautiful gift.

[@simonn8312]

Le Narcisse Noir have you heard the Glenn gould One?

[@pimghlag]

The Gould is good, don't get me wrong. This piece doesn't really do justice on a piano **unless** it's Gould's touch. The problem is his recording is half the speed of what I'd prefer the piece to be.

[@Quim141]

András Schiff

[@EmpyreanLightASMR]

I was looking specifically for Trevor Pinnock's version because everyone else plays it too slowly (or on piano) for my tastes... until I found this version, which is very similar.

[@thomase13]

It's pretty good, but it can hardly hold a candle to Wanda Landowska's recording!

[@sammiemoa1751]

Every cell in my brain has moved.... AMAZING!!!!!! I am addicted to Bach!!!

[@michaellance5700]

Man, what a virtuoso keyboard artist this guy is-- wow. He is obviously the leader, with all the other musicians cueing their moves (and their playing) on what he does.

[@lebannerfan65]

Check out Karl Richter playing and conducting the Brandenburg Concertos.

[@SallyGordonMark]

You are SUPERB and BACH is my man.

[@walterstoffel4714]

Bach is my man when I want to think; Mozart is my man when I don't want to.

[@christianelavarec1178]

Bach dans toute sa splendeur! des interprètes qui vivent Bach sans fanfreluches, c'est vivant, jeune, enthousiaste! Magique

[@marcaurele3115]

Somptueuse et rafraîchissement interprétation du concerto de Bach qui n'a pas fini de livrer ses trésors ! Grace au talent exceptionnel de Rondeau - sans doute LE claveciniste de sa génération- et de l'orchestre , du parfait équilibre des deux parties , et d'une prise de son remarquable , on est à un sommet rarement atteint . Merci !

[@thelazyscholar2037]

Faut pas exagérer.

[@Hamishtarah]

I've never heard such a transporting and enlighting interpreting of this concerto. Mr Rondeau flirts with his music instrument with such maestria, the music notes who turned into bright colours swirl around the room with lightness. The considered as serious Johan Sebastian Bach appears under a new light, he is a man who loves beauty and life. Mr Rondeau shed a completely new light not only upon Bach's music itself but on the composer himself. Listening to that has been a pure ecstatic moment of bliss. In my mind, time stopped and music was there. All my thankfulness goes to those who made this to happen

[@dapidminiAiki]

I'M HAVING GOOSEBUMPS!!! FROM THE FIRST NOTE!!!

[@lordecircojeca2039]

The opening phrasing sounds like it would fit in a metal song.

[@mikem4162]

Dude just what I was thinking, this tune is very heavy, and dark, especially in the beginning. A heavy metal or neo classical fusion rendition would be fantastic.

[@taratysktysk9565]

Hellyeah it does as I have already commented The Order within Chaos

[@GrumpyStormtrooper]

bach is where music starts and ends. everything points to him eventually.

[@zeuszeus8408]

Don't make a comparative between Bach and Metal pls.

[@mhuten]

@@zeuszeus8408 yes, its so irritating

[@lisasimonetta3422]

This has become my favorite.

[@user-vb8rn6ec9k]

Бах - музыкальная вершина, на которую поднимаешься вновь и вновь с каждой нотой его божественной полифонии.

[@albertpeckham8708]

In my estimation, this is Bach at his best! All of these marvelous musicians have the same objective which is to interpret this composition at is most dramatic! Bless you all!

[@robbietolkien6948]

If aliens ever attack this planet, we can direct them to this video to prove how worthy we are.

[@UMBUBA]

I think J.S. Bach was an alien for creating such a masterpiece

[@Flies_the_limit]

Were. Not are.

[@DonVueltaMorales]

... How worthy Bach was. We, truth be told, are absolute shit. My only request to our alien overlords would be, "Just hit us with a death ray now, before the US presidential election, please."

[@hawkstrike18]

@@Flies_the_limit When? And why? I doubt you can answer these without sounding silly. I also bet you think we deserve extinction. That view/opinion is so trendy lately 🙄 amongst pessimists at least (I'm a pessimist too but not a cynical fool, like so many; if you are one, you gotta at least be for the right reasons... like, because humans are too confused and short-sighted/selfish and careless).

[@Jcorry123]

The aliens would reply to tell us our puny human minds can't comprehend true music. The "invasion", as we call it, is but the latest composition of their greatest composer. Every weapon an instrument firing in harmony to incidentally bring about our planet's destruction in a crescendo as perfect as it is deadly. I mean, maybe.

[@Jarchiporz]

I had a favourite version of this, that was the one with Glenn Gould playing and Bernstein conducting - that famous video... -. I have another favourite one now. This is utterly marvellous. Congratulations!

[@gavinpatience8897]

I agree - the Glenn Gould video takes some beating

[@DenisPetrov1980]

Gould is still on top. This performance is also wonderful, however.

[@Jarchiporz]

@@DenisPetrov1980 Gould is Gould. A genius. But this man is also very impressive. Nowadays it is difficult to recognise a genius when we see one; social media are full or videos of hundreds of people doing stuff and our perception has changed. I believe though that this musician is special and his understanding of the music he plays and also his proposal of style are unique. That is undeniable. A genius or not, he is something else, no doubt of it.

[@marinesargsyan4959]

Ի . Ս. Բախը մի քանի դարով մեզնից մեծ է , բայց մենք նրան սիրում ենք ։ Շնորհակալություն գեղեցիկ կատարման համար։🎉

[@webwolf4you]

Did you see his (index)fingers at 2:46, playing this incredibly difficult part so evenly? Pure art!

[@kaigottdang5997]

Do not all people playthis part like this?

[@accipiterignitus5123]

@@kaigottdang5997 this piece is mostly performed for piano, a piano requires different tecniques.

[@JohnSmith-xo9me]

Kai Gottdang this entire piece is INCREDIBLY difficult to play

[@giuseppebonaiuto7596]

Wolfram Kampffmeyer he visto a otros intérpretes haciéndolo con las manos invertidas

[@MrCavityMan]

I believe you are confusing art with craft

[@virginie5676]

une belle complicité entre les musiciens, qui donne légèreté dans la précision et le rythme bien synchronisé; sublime talent qui sait entrainer les autres dans son sillage. Merci M. Jean Rondeau. Merci à tous.

[@notaire2]

Wunderschöne und spannende Aufführung dieses kompakten und perfekt komponierten Konzerts mit glänzendem Klang des Cembalos und perfekt entsprechenden Tönen der anderen Instrumente. Der geniale Cembalist/Dirigent leitet das ausgezeichnete Ensemble im relativ schnellen Tempo und mit perfekt kontrollierter Dynamik. Wunderbar und atemberaubend zugleich!

[@stratounchain8402]

Quelle interprétation magistrale! J'adore Bach, la musique baroque... Ça sonne, même dans le rock... et joué sur une guitare électrique!

[@michaelsotomayor5001]

well then.. I almost came to tears! This man put the harpsichord on the map. How I don't know but I will listen to this man whenever I feel like listening to Bach. Amazing group of musicians. Much blessings!

[@karennoble1168]

Yes, Michael, i feel like you. What a genius, Jean AND His Group of musicians.

[@raulperez2308]

@XDranzer000 might i ask your thoughts on elaine comparone? i personally find her scarlatti fantastic

[@herrickinman9303]

@@karennoble1168 You forgot to mention the sound engineer.

[@axs203]

Awesome! Harpsichord and strings just go so well together. To think this music has lasted through hundreds of years. The power of music and the written note. Credit to all the players!

[@megistes]

Version clavecin avec Jean Rondeau, quel bonheur, une redécouverte de ce concerto que pourtant je connaissais par cœur. Merci à Jean et le groupe.

[@tomerglottman5783]

the tempo and precision of their playing is amazing!

[@DocVulkan]

Incredible. Awesome technique and musicianship. Also applause for the stunning sound engineering, and the beautiful videography

[@oliverheine4108]

He plays so wonderful, a brilliant performance .... it's unbelievable

[@SoggySandwich80]

I love when the cello and harpsichord are playing the same note it’s such a neat sound

[@kullervoson2726]

I saw Roneau perform in Hong Kong a few years ago and have been obsessed with his recordings ever since. Just a really fresh sound to his performance that appeals.

[@jalonspain]

Stunning, refreshing performance and a brilliant sound. Powerfull harpsichord!

[@vahan-sahakyan]

6:00 these harmonies are so fabulous.

[@lucym5163]

This piece and recording puts the world to rights.

[@usageunit]

He looks just how I expect a modern day harpsichordist would. Lumberjack by day, artiste fine de nuit. Bravo!

[@reginemuller7758]

juste un seul mot : magnifique ! merci Monsieur Rondeau

[@moatd1]

I'm very impressed by delicate harpsichord play

[@brunodelpiero]

Je le réécoute et du coup je le re commente. C'est la plus belle interprétation que j'ai entendu dans ma vie. C'est vraiment parfait !

[@MrArtrock]

I love this performance, thank you Jean Rondeau you are brilliant and the orchestra is so compassionate that it makes me shiver of joy here :-)

[@KARITHEGOAT]

I was just transported to somewhere very beautiful. First time I've heard this young fellow, can't wait to explore more of his delicious performances.

[@catakiddo17]

Harpsichord is just an awesome instrument, and this guy plays it like heaven🌟

[@jeanrondeau8737]

Thanks lovely fan of mine ❤️

[@nathalieromathier8364]

Le clavecin est un magnifique instrument !

[@DaviSilva-oc7iv]

He actually replied to you

[@karennoble1076]

A truly brilliant performance of this lovely 🌹 Bach concerto. Great energy, vibes, when i need an uplift, this picks me up fast. . Bravo and thanks to you all!!

[@orangezest5501]

Honest to God this song will outlast everyone here and will be played by someone until the end of time. Superb

[@edanmendelson3274]

great harpsichord player! very steady and barouqe

[@fenriquealvarez]

Glorious Bach, I cannot stop thanking you for your music and this kid that has the privilege to transmit it with such beauty.

[@easmit1894]

The sublime genius of Bach performed exquisitely. I'm in heaven

[@Kralperri]

This interpretation of the piece and the balance between the instruments is truly amazing! I have listened to it many times now and it is getting better!

[@rodjohnson8912]

The woman playing the violin 3:22 I fell in love with her in this moment

[@kaigottdang5997]

It 's the adorable Sophie Gent. There is a St.-Matthew-Passion with Herreweghe and a St.-John-Passion with Pichon where she is concert master.

[@rorycraig]

Just to clarify, that's actually a viola.

[@barryjones9839]

Did you mean the woman with the long hair playing the violin or the short haired lady playing viola? The short haired viola player, who I find extremely attractive also, is Fanny Paccoud. The long haired bespectacled violin player is Sophie Gent.

[@threethrushes]

@@barryjones9839 All musicians are beautiful.

[@stevenmccann7080]

@@kaigottdang5997 It's actually Fanny Paccoud. You don't see Sophie Gent at that moment the poster is referring to.

[@miriamm8280]

The sound of this harpiscord is deep 😍

[@waynehubbard9474]

Incredible ensemble playing. A thrilling musical journey !

[@quarantinecurls9800]

Out of this world beautiful. I thought it can't get any better than this and then I listened to the 3rd movement. I can't describe the feelings this music gives me.

[@carlosbernardosanchezluque8286]

Is a wonderful version of this masterpiece of the genius of baroque music: J S Bach

[@jeanrondeau8737]

Thanks lovely fan of mine ❤️

[@sveinbjornt]

That is an absolutely fabulous recording of this great Bach piece.

[@cw7436]

The heavy metal of its time. This is a legitimate banger on every level

[@deviation01]

This man is soo good that he conducts with his facial expressions.

[@davidriggenbach6672]

That was WILD! Best performance of this concerto so far! Imagine 1721 when this work was premiered (who knows what year but I am convinced it belongs to the court of Kohten)... It surely rocked the court!

[@herrickinman9303]

Like most of Bach's concertos for harpsichord and strings, BWV 1052 originates from the 1730s, in Leipzig, probably for performance in the Leipzig Collegium Musicum concerts. The consensus of modern Bach scholars is that BWV 1052 is an arrangement of a concerto for organ & strings (NOT a violin concerto) composed for performance at an organ concert in Dresden.

[@davidriggenbach6672]

@@herrickinman9303 It could be, although not all scholars agree... if you look at the cadenza in movement #1, the lower note is an A and it doesn't go below the violin range. Then we have BWV 1057. We know for sure it derived from a violin concerto only because it survived as the Brandenburg #4. Otherwise no one would had guessed it was originated as a violin concerto. Then you have BWV 29... No one would have guessed it derived from a humble violin partita. From my point of view, this concerto originated as a violin concerto and it was expanded to a harpsichord during the performances at Caffe Zimmerman for the Collegium Musicum concerts.

[@zarubinaew]

Клавесин стал пульсом, скрипки дыханием. Музыка Баха - безусловная любовь и красота. Восторг!

[@karennoble1168]

An Absolutely brilliant performance of this lovely Bach"s concerto. It just flows perfectly! Great cinematography and sound engineering too. Thank you!

[@markmenzies9703]

Dear Warner Classics: it would be appropriate for you to acknowledge who the musicians are that are playing with Mr Rondeau: they match his brilliant and moving vision of the concerto with extraordinary élan...

[@velcro4836]

Their names and respective instruments are in the credits at the end of the video

[@JustBach]

@@velcro4836 Their names are covered up by the previews of the next videos :-(

[@PaulKanter]

The credits read: Violon - Sophie Gent Violon - Louis Creac'h Alto - Fanny Paccoud Violoncelle - Antoine Touche Basson - Evolene Kiener Contrebasse - Thomas De Pierrefeu Clavecin - Jean Rondeau

[@user-yu6zt2bh3y]

Именно такая музыка очень хороша... Прочищает всю нечисть..... Мировоззрение.... Ушами... Слушать.... Полезное... Браво этим классическим музыкантам и огромное спасибо за радость слышать такое безупречное исполнение...

[@patricemoretti9719]

Bravo Monsieur Rondeau pour cette tres belle interprétation

[@khayzhyveazov]

Hits hard in the gym

[@subitopoco]

Rondeau's recordings seem to always have a very rich-sounding instrument. I wonder if he is involved in the recording setup and engineering or if he is just particular about what harpsichord he plays. On a more serious note, his hair gets bigger every video and I look forward to seeing Cousin It performing!

[@bassdude44]

I was thinking the same thing!!! =P

[@GrizzledGeezer]

That "rich" sound seems uncharacteristic of harpsichords. I wonder if it contributes to the impression he plays too fast.

[@gmtoomey]

Big companies can afford good recording engineers. The recording seems flawless. I'd like to see more of the harpsichordist.

[@GrizzledGeezer]

Though time seems to pass faster for older people, "too fast" in music refers more to rushing through the notes, more than the absolute tempo.

[@raisinbrahms5872]

subitopoco its because hes using the double manual which btw is so intune its hard to tell