David Russell Plays Bach, Preludio, Fugue and Allegro BWV 998

[@Bellae_Lucidorum]

Lucky to be able to hear these pieces put together with David Russell's masterful skill, care and precision.

[@tribestribes2555]

This is the most beautiful piece of Bach. So very difficult to play and hold together. Great played by David.

[@antiv]

I keep coming back to David’s interpretations of Bach, he has something most other players lack. Truly masterful playing.

[@RodrigoMunozCarrasco]

have you seen and heard his latest version of it? kzbin.info/www/bejne/haDWoHx-a9SmiZI

[@judaic86]

A beautiful recording by one of my favorite guitarists!

[@antiv]

One could die happy the second after having heard this piece…

[@robertwest9022]

As always with Russell, expressive. Brings out the fugal entries and subject entries gracefully and with more amplitude.

[@marvluse4054]

A marvelous rendition. The more I listen to David Russell, the more I like him. I notice that, unlike every other guitarist I know (myself included), he plays the Prelude with no lefthand slurs. Very nice.

[@antione101]

I dont either. I don't believe that Bach ever called for slurs in this piece. According to a masterclass I attended with Parkening, this was a Segovia introduced idea.

[@robertoalexandre4250]

Absolutely! And he pulls it off masterfully. Among the few satisfactory renditions of Bach on the guitar. But then again, Russell (I would say the same of Manuel Barrueco) seems to think in terms of keyboard clarity (I wouldn´t even want to say a guitarrist is trying to sound like a piano) in all his transcriptions of the Baroque. I think this kind of learning from other instruments is what makes the guitar evolve. It´s also good that in his phrasing, the guitar´s colors are still there (obviously not in the Segovian sense, but this is a swerve from the Segovian influence, and a good one at that). But Parkening´s version (minus the Fugue) is also awesome and shows how Bach can be approached from many different angles.

[@juankplaysmusic]

lol you guys are crazy worrying about the slurs and what´s the "correct" way to play the piece. The piece can be played with different techniques and the spirit will be there. What it asks of you is focus, emotion and clear "cantabile" melodies.

[@handdancin]

slurs always sound weak to me

[@bashinspace]

crazy how he can play with such speed and precision

[@derekdaniel3361]

Walang kapares talaga sa manunugtog na ito. Napakagandang pakinggan.

[@Ham_1982]

Julian Bream brought musicianship, rythm and beat awarness, interpretation, bass and inner voices influced by early counterpuntal music and JS Bach, in the same evolution path one finds David Russell, with certainly the most refined sound combined with flawless thechnique

[@yakupdenizkahraman9495]

those pieces are just mindblowingly rich. every player has differences, some slight some big. among all interpretations I listened, I'm guessing almost all of them available on youtube, David Russell's Prelude is my favorite. I am worried about that guitar on the cover, I hope someone was holding it on the other side. this is no way to treat a guitar, so recklessly just for the sake of aesthetics. come on photographer, give more respect :)

[@luisrodolfocamposgarcia2135]

I would recommend listen to sanel redzick playing this... you'll enjoy it

[@judaic86]

Those are some epic, if unorthodox, ornaments!

[@peterbrenton410]

And beautifully done esp. on the final chord

[@peterbrenton410]

I meant on the penultimate A chord

[@Popota335]

The articulation and phrasing are the best

[@vardanpetrosyan6293]

Bravo Maestro !!!

[@horaciomendez7133]

Son como gotas de agua en una lluvia de otoño.

[@elisabou3683]

Tempo feels just right to me.

[@JamesWoolleyGuitar]

He has a very sweet tone.

[@j-pierrelassalle862]

Merci !!😃😃😃!tres beau ! Bach doit être très heureux 😃!!

[@Paradis_Pestilentiel]

Vu qu'il est mort, ça m'étonnerait beaucoup.

[@jean-pierre7264]

@@Paradis_Pestilentiel 😂😂😂😂

[@davidbazzarri7891]

One of the best

[@ruivog]

Thank you.

[@wtagi]

Superb!!

[@raffitorossian6994]

A GIANT YESSSS.

[@yehezkielbeslar0210]

9:29 allegro

[@salvatoreregnaudmasterpiec1023]

Grande musica ottima interpretazione. Prego carica altri video simili

[@migueljaretta]

very beautiful

[@Johann757]

Bravo

[@AntonioTotaroGuitar]

OH MY G

[@hdholl]

Splendid allegro with two clear and clean voices. Although I prefer the version of Bream, who uses left hand slurs, I enjoy Russell's slur-less version as much - though at the very end he is overdoing his ornamentation a tiny weeny bit. Just an itsy bitsy bit.

[@juankplaysmusic]

lol classical musicians... always so picky.

[@P.T.2358]

👍🎼

[@douglasmills7581]

Sort of a Julian Bream with technique. Not saying Mister Bream has no technique. He is certainly able to wield it enough to be credibly considered one of the greatest musicians in the world. But Russell has the interpretive sensibilities of a Bream with a little more refinement.

[@markxl]

David won the Bream Prize two years in a row when he was at the Royal Academy.

[@juankplaysmusic]

lol both are masters, which of their versions you prefer is a subjective matter.

[@mykultrashe7320]

how can you tell his technique is different based on a recording?

[@handdancin]

@@mykultrashe7320 i think he means cleaner, in general. just a little bit more control too maybe. and i will obligatorily note that technique is simply one small facet of music, and that once its sufficient enough to not get in the way, its not as important... to my ear anyway.

[@mykultrashe7320]

@@handdancin absolutely true. nice playing. very inspiring. ive attempted to record n perform these pieces as well. the Fugue is still giving me problems since i record it myself. and its 10+ minutes...

[@michaelenns6792]

Does anyone know the transcription he plays?

[@Boldstrummer]

What is the point of a video if you cannot SEE him play?

[@hindenburg1596]

Bro are you even serious..

[@legoyoda6794]

Music is something you hear, not see.

[@rufinosanchez2703]

De acuerdo a lo que escucho, la Fuga está tocada en forma romántica, pero debería ser más clásica o barroca. Es mi modesto parecer.