Thomas Dunford / Bach op luit (20.01.2017)

De jonge Frans-Amerikaanse Thomas Dunford besloot de eerste avond van Bach Academie Brugge 2017 in het Concertgebouw op misschien wel het meest intieme barokinstrument: de luit.
U hoort in zijn recital twee suites en een arrangement van de even monumentale als (op viool toch) bijna onspeelbare Ciaccona uit de Tweede vioolpartita.

[@alexdevalera4550]

Thomas Dunford is a marvellous musician with great maturity and perfect command of his instrument. It is a real pleasure to listen to this outstanding young man.

[@sravanaastrid3749]

Magnifique.... il est insurpassable ! Une sensibilité exceptionnelle

[@DarwinsChihuahua]

Beautiful!

[@UrielMejia-tr4wy]

Thomas Dunford eres genial. Grande grande grande

[@tomllewellyn4189]

This is deeply absorbing.. what a unique sounding instrument!

[@celsoteixeira3198]

It is divine. The spirit of Bach is present on Dunford's work and that's all!

[@renaldtremblay8333]

Magnifique! C'est le Bach le plus intime qu'on peut découvrir grâce au luth. Merci Monsieur Dunford.

[@dimitarmitev9622]

Truly, truly great!

[@michellemalaise1816]

Magnifique. Interpretation. Tout en douceur.

[@jordijunca1]

Absolutament preciós, des del fons de la persona. Què gran, Bach!!!

[@thekantor1964]

A treat to the ears! thank you for this!

[@marcaurele5092]

Bach est définitivement l'incarnation de la Musique ! Merci à Thomas Dunford de servir si brillamment cette oeuvre d'une subtilité vertigineuse ....

[@thetavernmillau8465]

I don't care how many strings he does or doesn't have! I love hearing any music of this quality.Not a player of lute or guitar,but did go up to grade 5 flute,so at a basic level. I am now going to seek out music played on a double-strung lute and see what the difference ie.Meanwhile I am quite happy having found Thomas Dunford playing his hybrid :)

[@syntheticperson]

Beautiful

[@scottgilesmusic]

A very moving performance. Not cookie cutter, not different for the sake of being different but a legitimate sincere expression.

[@moniquepezzutto4162]

magnifique!

[@FC-qu1gv]

Un grandissimo artista.....

[@jandenie5272]

I listened this whole performance and enjoyed it tremendously! Great performance!

[@hiroprotagonist8937]

Amazing

[@lsk4087]

The sound of the cello suite!

[@jorgearamayo368]

Exquisitez de interpretación

[@PFunk-vf1nh]

An absolute revelation! Meditative; captures perfectly the spirit of Bach's music. And wonderful acustics! I never cared much about the lute, but this is a game changer!

[@brictator]

the back up lute

[@christopherheinig5590]

Bellissimo !!!

[@rickholmes3256]

This is great stuff

[@HAThorsten]

Absolut grossartig! Auch unbedingt das Konzert mit französischer Barockmusik mit Frau Desandre ansehen, auf youtube

[@celsoteixeira3198]

The 'Partita's Chaconne'... a never ending farewell!

[@olgaviktorovnasychjova1378]

Великолепие!! 💞

[@MarkHoemmen]

this is amazing

[@frillydaffodilly]

Just can’t believe the negative comments on here- This guy is a Total genius. There’s all the other lutenists ( most of them are terrified by Tom’s amazing talent) and then about a mile above is Tom - unequalled amazing proficiency and fabulous musicianship- I speak from the privileged position as a colleague and fan- he’s a total joy to work with. Respect.

[@djerykhornubis2466]

What negative comments? :-) We all are apparently grateful and filled with joy when listening to him. And personally every time I meet him in Thiré I am also pleased to see how "completely normal and down to earth" he is. In brief, just a delight of a human being. Well... listening again.

[@boblob2003]

I don't think anyone is questioning his talent or ability, nor would I say they're "terrified" of it, considering the plethora of young talent these days. What IS unfortunate is the vehicle he chooses to use- a single-strung archlute, which is easier to play than a real lute, BTW. Imagine Evgeny Kissin playing Chopin etudes on a Fender Rhodes electric piano.

[@wapolo1974]

Kanal 3 Can’t we all just appreciate the artistry here on display rather than nitpick about the instrument being used? It’s a lovely performance, and I couldn’t care less that’s it’s not being played on a baroque lute.

[@daelynnicholls9338]

@@wapolo1974 spot on - its HIS interpretation on HIS instrument with HIS talent and MOST of us appreciate he is not a copycat playing to rote. Bravo Thomas - keep it up YOUR way - we love it. Please please please come to Australia

[@palladin331]

@@boblob2003 If seen idiotic remarks before, but this takes the kaka.

[@selloromkens4448]

Leuk

[@vvvvvvvv8882]

kk hard broo

[@MegaArthur78]

41:58 Wow

[@peterhartman6120]

Harmonie

[@lucamassenziopalermo3140]

His Bach is very good, but I notice that he plays on an archlute with single strings, which makes it almost a guitar. Very comfortable...

[@lsk4087]

There are more pros who do that.

[@beerepootgipsyjazztest3843]

Only minor issue is a little buzz on the low string(s?) , could be corrected by a luthier.

[@enrikesolinis7300]

Muy Bien! El archilaud de cuerda simple es un instrumento contemporáneo de Bach, igual que el laud barroco, la tiorba y muchísimos instrumentos de la familia del laud. Bach no tocaba el laud y de tocar algo lo tocaría en un laud standard que era el laud con afinación renacentista, como este video, ya sea con cuerda simple y o doble, como todos podemos encontrar en las referencias escritas. Eso si en esta afinación y con un artista como Thomas, suena genial. Aupa Thomas!

[@mariaevangelinamascardi304]

Hola Enrique, soy Evangelina. Cuales serían las referencias escritas que mencionas? Gracias

[@edurbrow]

He should have gotten much more enthusiastic applause. A lot of work went into that.

[@FC-qu1gv]

Peccato non sapere i titoli delle opere….

[@inikang]

27:20 Bach bwv1007

[@astroalex19]

maybe a well planned rapture....

[@celsoteixeira3198]

Thomas Dunford is a disguised Angel!

[@palladin331]

And if he's a devil, who cares? Magnificent playing.

[@haimlute]

Well played just it is a pity that he plays on an archlute and not on a German baroque lute, and wirh single strings.... it sounds as a guitar-lute hybrid.

[@boblob2003]

Well, it's possibly the way they would have played it perhaps in Italy... if half their strings broke!

[@palladin331]

@@AndreasMartinLaute If you got your head out of your .........

[@lucamassenziopalermo3140]

Several times, playing fast passages, he does not alternate thumb/finger, but he plucks the strings with the index finger only, repeating that for 3/4 notes. I wonder who was his teacher.

[@alexdevalera4550]

He had the best of teachers : Claire Antonini, Charles Edouard Fantin, Hopkinson Smith and Paul O'dette, but when you play a theorbo or an archlute you anticipate the basses and keep your thumb on the bass strings, he repeats the index because he is keeping contact with the strings or avoiding parasite sounds, or because he seeks to get the same type of sound in the melodic line. I just listen, I don't care wether he plays with one finger or with his toes. By the way I also studied with Hopkingson Smith and Paul Odette back in the late eighties and early nineties.

[@andriiandrieiev2805]

Like this comment if you disagree

[@Viennalute]

Unfortunately, this performance is on a "lute-shape instrument" but by far not on a baroque lute. Apparently the young musician misses the idea and ideal of baroque lute sound and technique. He treats the instrument like a guitar. The type of string material is by far not authentic to what has been used in Bach's time. I am sorry, he should continue studying the guitar and not missinterpreting lute music.

[@ddjiii4676]

God forbid anyone would play Bach on a guitar!

[@christophervolk6087]

doesn't even know what it's called

[@ghmus7]

He may be a good lutenist, but the instrument is all wrong, it is not an historical instrument. There is no point is playing Bach on a lute if it is not the 18th century instrument that Bach knew.

[@michaelhooper7587]

I'm afraid you are full of bunk here. This is definitely a lute and Tom is a master musician as this is an archlute with 16 strings and very hard to play.

[@waterkingdavid]

No you've entirely missed the point. The point is that music is to inspire joy. To inspire the joy of existence and creation. That's certainly what Bach and all other deeply inspired composers and musicians understand. But if you wish to be contrary and negative go ahead. But Bach wouldn't have agreed with you.

[@gerasim0v]

definitely not my favourite recording of this piece, and *not* because single strings, more due to sloppy timing and far too many mistakes :(

[@palladin331]

Oh please..........