Cameron Carpenter - Bach: The Art of Fugue, BWV 1080: Contrapunctus IX

[@thomascollison234]

Idk if he reads these but Cameron Carpenter, as a young adult about to go to college for music composition, i must say hat you have inspired me more than any other performer I have ever seen. The things you have shown the organ to be capable of have helped me to fall in love with the instrument, never stop playing. I'm sure you don't need to hear anyone say that though. Thank you for all you have done and all that you do. -a big fan

[@carolynclark1724]

Bach is full of technique. Beautiful performance Cameron!

[@pierpaderniastory6181]

ALIVE and honestly creative! I love this!!!

[@christophergrace7287]

He brings to mind the wonderful show pianist Liberace. Cameron in my humble opinion is a truly great organist but has sadly fallen into the commercial trap of pleasing the masses. Lang Lang of the piano world springs to mind. Now with both I feel if they bring more people to the world of organ or piano then this is a jolly good thing indeed. People like me who are purists should shut up and simply hope that those brought to the organ or piano may begin to learn and appreciate the truly great players of these king of instruments. Although my toes curl while listening to Cameron I have to bare in mind that many people who would not normally listen to such music are indeed enjoying his skills. Pray hope they begin to understand why I do not think he is really that good. Learn more about what he is doing and please go to concerts of deeply respected performers. Thank you Cameron for bringing this music to a wider audience.

[@XAdamX]

Christopher Grace I have seen him live on a couple of occasions, he's not playing to the masses. I've seen multiple, many, people leave during the intermission because their tiny brains couldn't handle his playing.

[@highphlyer]

I've been watching Cameron for several years. In my opinion, he is totally dedicated to the music! It's not at all about ego. I believe he will grow to become better and better as the years go by.

[@afraazadamakbaralnoormulji4811]

You mean *bear.

[@syedrafiqkazim448]

I've never seen or heard of that musical instrument before, when he started using his feet it just BLEW ME AWAY

[@christophervolk6087]

Bruh

[@orionlavinmartinez3186]

It's just an organ though :p but his footwork is quite impressive I think

[@roelofvandermerwe1147]

Pipe organs are the kings of instruments dont @ me

[@Mullikia]

Never saw or heard of an organ?

[@cfhillen]

Wow. Good sounding organ and excellent playing. He's amazing.

[@Павло_Пасічник]

Девятый контрапункт. Играл на баяне. Шикарно. После Гульда слышу ещё одно очень достойное исполнение. Спасибо.

[@jofido]

Beyond all words -- very nicely done.

[@v.dargain1678]

Same . He must have practiced it for over a year .

[@freemanninja1]

That was pretty friggin' fantastic

[@MootPoot]

that pedal work is crazy

[@ThePrime125]

He nailed it perfectly, nothing to say

[@rrkdudas6848]

he did not remove it

[@trevjr]

Brilliant performance, I can't believe a trill in the pedal. There is nothing showy about this performance, just a great one.

[@aldoggiuliani]

¡Bravo, muy bueno! Gracias.

[@tarzan8347777]

Stunning!

[@lucienfournier8221]

finely played

[@juneysummers5342]

Brilliant for sure

[@BSL0815]

Standing ovations

[@jayelm5392]

A brilliant organist. He’s just getting started.

[@SHOKERDEVIL]

Wonderful! 😎❤️

[@ilyssamark7900]

So exciting!

[@floriandevuyst]

EXCELLENT !

[@haynesrajbhandary8847]

Fabulousness

[@InTheMixReviews]

Damn! Everything about this video is amazing!!!

[@SergioSergio2011]

Brilliantly!!!

[@PointyTailofSatan]

BTW: For Glenn Gould's version, he didn't use the pedal clavier. Hands alone. Which makes Gould's separating of the voices quite remarkable.

[@andrewgohring7625]

This is not correct. Glenn played the pedals. Where did this uninformed rumor come from?

[@PointyTailofSatan]

@@andrewgohring7625 He did use them, but very rarely. He simply wasn't very good with pedals, which is understandable given he rarely played the organ after his teens. I know this is the case with with his Art of Fugue recording.

[@TheStockwell]

This is how one particular performer - Cameron Carpenter - played this one work on one particular occasion. I don't this incident will erase or diminish the memory of some people's Immortal Beloved, Glenn Gould.

[@dqdikidkey]

wow!!

[@v.dargain1678]

4 part fugue ! ! I am just learning to feel comfortable with 2 part fugues .

[@danjameson1572]

Mohawck Bach! Bravo

[@JSBach-pd4yg]

Nıce shoes

[@Adar195]

hi mr bach,i have trying to play this double fugue on my piano and with every note i progress with,i find that difficult to believe that you were a human being like us all. Your extreme genius is out of this world.

[@PalkaTV]

Damn i wish i can play like that

[@johannsebastianbach8471]

You can learn it.

[@v.dargain1678]

Investing in a good instructor to always keep you motivated to play helps too .

[@PointyTailofSatan]

Every time I hear this piece on the organ, all I can hear in my head is the Glenn Gould version. lol

[@leonardolbrich6976]

Hahhahha

[@pianosbloxworld4460]

SAme!

[@ewennlesergent3625]

je suis surpris car cette version n'est pas complète il manque toute une section et au moins une minutes de la pièce. et il n'est pas évident avec les entrées sur les différents claviers de repérer les thèmes que les régistrations fondent parfois dans la masse mais j'aime beaucoup cette version disons le syncrétique......

[@bathtubbarracuda2581]

The best part is the hair!

[@v.dargain1678]

chuckle chuckle

[@СергейГлухов-й2р]

Талант не пропьешь.

[@明天twadoy]

Un engin comme ça (aussi brillant) devrait pouvoir se poser sur Mercure ( aux chromes) .

[@Kalighat13]

genial !!! - PUNKS GOES KIRCHENORGEL )))

[@Nyllet1221]

hype

[@shvartze]

Why does he jump ahead and skip at least a third piece?

[@johnpillow481]

Virgil Fox with a Mohawk?

[@afraazadamakbaralnoormulji4811]

🎩

[@jasonemery3618]

Better on harpsichord

[@andreslka]

A strange 4 part fugue... but nice shoes!

[@geiryvindeskeland7208]

I've deleted all my comments, but try again: Dear Cameron Carpenter, you are un doubtedly an organ virtuoso. So why are you dropping the tenor part in the exposition? I would rather C C respond yourself, or others who have the theoretical knowlegde needed, thank you.

[@super_organist]

You have been very critical of him?

[@geiryvindeskeland7208]

@@super_organist aaaarrrhhhh!, here we go again!😊I know that my English is not good, but is my English impossible to understand? I said: «»…you are undoubtely an organ virtuoso». Olugbenga, where is the critic? And furthermore: «So why are you dropping the tenor part…» This is not critic, this is just a question! And because you don’t know nothing, I would prefer that C C answer me.

[@super_organist]

@@geiryvindeskeland7208 Don't tell me I don't know nothing. That's an arrogant statement. I'm a classical organist myself and I have played the music

[@geiryvindeskeland7208]

@@super_organist«I’m a classical organist myself…» That’s great! Then we know the compostion both of us. But are there any reasons for the virtuoso organ player C C to dropp the tenor part in the exposition? And why did I believed that you belonged to the ignorant masses? Because this is an answer I got earlier: «He did not dropp anything, just changes stops».

[@97mesut]

@@geiryvindeskeland7208 I notied that too. But he does play all 4 voices from some point right? I know that he doesn't "enter" with one of the voices in the fashion that original fugue has them enter.

[@ab-il1gk]

art of fugue is for harpsichord

A nightmare!

[@RiccardoP1983]

Just a freak.

[@Eigentlichste]

Nope.

[@grailheart]

As an organist myself, I have to acknowledge that Carpenter's technique is beyond comprehension. But, IMHO, i have found feeling, heart, depth lacking in his playing. This is to be expected at his age -- reveling as he should in his hard won technical accomplishments. But I have wondered -- and I look forward to -- what his extraordinary talent and hard work might sound like as he matures. The exuberance of youth is part of the journey. Some performers get stuck there -- will Carpenter grow past that? To me this performance is a very hopeful sign that he is taking the next step of moving from putting his extraordinary abilities in service of Cameron Carpenter, to putting them in service of the Music itself.

[@andrewgohring7625]

Fast? Sure. Nuanced? Expressive? Hell no.

[@lukeluke7082]

Sadly so rushed

[@larryjohn3604]

This is a wonderful piece of music but Cameron Carpenter is just ruining it so that he can show off his technical skills. This is not musicianship, it is showmanship. If you cannot see what I mean, listen to Helmut Walcha playing Bach's The Art of Fugue. as a comparison.

[@philorgue]

Désolé mais J'aime WALCHA et CARPENTER , Koopman et Jacques Loussier ...

[@johnnielsen5675]

We should get up there and show him how it's done! Ha!

[@GiovanniTancrediChan]

@@johnnielsen5675 Mediocre is the new sexy

[@ghmus7]

Agree. It's about him, not Bach, it's just a wind of notes. And I hate that "organ".

[@roelofvandermerwe1147]

@@johnnielsen5675 lol doubt you could play anything close to him buddy

[@stefanhempel2354]

Bachreformer

[@sarahgoldt3835]

This is a prove that you can -even though it is very difficult to do, even destroy Bach's music... when you play only somehow virtuously but not engaging with mind and spirit... I do not like to say this, but it is a horrible performance... I hope Cameron will make better use of his technical talent...

[@Homebuilder777]

CAM, YOU LOOK LIKE FREAK WITH THAT HAIR CUT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! BUT THEN, MAYBE YOU ARE ANYHOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@v.dargain1678]

Aw , let him look like that for a few years . His playing is so damn good he won't need that haircut to get people's attention . Those shoes must be borrowed from Liberace . Cool . Hope he keeps 'em .