Electronic Bach- Prelude and Fugue in A minor "The Great"

[@pozsoz]

Based on his love for the organ my guess is Bach would have loved modern synthesizers.

[@aaronmann9442]

I was literally just saying this haha

[@MrMusicbyMartin]

Totally agree, his music seems very suited to synthesiser arrangements, and I think his influence is more prominent in electronica (Eno, Aphex Twin, Oneohtrix etc) than you hear in standard pop. Wendy Carlos probably has much to do with this.

[@pozsoz]

​@Jon Ibrahim this is a phishing site don't use it guys

[@pozsoz]

@Noel Bryson this is a phishing site don't use it guys

[@mugglepower]

I will give up all the money i got in my bank now to see Bach on a synthesizer.

[@mtv565]

This is called transcription. Re-arranging an original work for other instruments the composer intended for. It breathes new life into many of Bach's works!

[@zacharybond23]

Bach himself did the same with a few of Vivaldi's works and some others! I'm certain he would have at least been curious of the possibilities!

[@marineboy305]

Excellent. Through transcriptiion, you may achieve diversification. True indeed.

[@Geopholus]

transcription usually implies that the transcribed score makes note changes, additions or ommissions, in order to take in considerations of some different aspects of the instrument that the piece is transcribed for. For instance a violin doesn't easily play the notes of a chord concurrently unless one rolls the chord across 3-4 strings, a piano transcription from an organ work, may make provision for the fact that a piano doesn't hold a note at constant amplitude for the duration of time that for instance an organ pedal point is held, nor is a piano as harmonically bright. Bach's transcriptions of vivaldi may contain additional parts or different bass lines... etc. Many "transcriptions for synthesizer are pretty note by note identical,... the multitude of timbres available to the synthesist make for very varied expression of phrases, and their interplay... if one follows Wendy Carlos's examples.

[@yeskaminakuritsova9368]

Love this. I've listened to it over 9000 times. Thank you so much for making and sharing this, it's helped me through hard times ❤❤❤❤❤

[@lordchameleon2650]

The ending in this fugue is pure power of bach's genious

[@bobcatt2294]

Adding the bells or chimes to the higher end adds interest and broadens the textures and harmonics. The is not always the case with synth renditions. The pipe organ does presents these over-tunes with air passing over the pipes, low register of the pedal, an intended orchestra-like instrument. Can bringing in these components which yields contrast and richness be achieved on a synth? Another challenge which may be overlooked by the listener, is selecting or crafting a sound. Generally musicians do not have the patents, desire nor aptitude to create sound patches. Thumbs up.

[@yeskaminakuritsova9368]

Hands down my favorite rendition of this piece ❤❤❤❤❤

[@fancybach]

Really like the choice of instrument and tempo. I am able to appreciate this piece more than the original because of the clarity brought to this piece by this arrangement. Hope to hear more of this kind from Bach's organ works

[@vishalkevin6206]

This is truly amazing ... I congratulate you in the effort that u have taken to make such music available in a form that can help listeners appreciate the complexity and mind blowing structure of Bach's pieces ... The best part of this is that I can hear the voices so clearly and distinctly in the fugue section which is because the instruments the voices represent have been selected with a lot of thinking ... Hats off!

[@CareyRMeltz]

I like this, it's reminiscent of Carlos' percussive timbres from SOB-2000. Regardless of the comments criticizing the work as "Romantic," so much of the Master's work is subject to interpretation regarding tempo - the way a jazz performer "improvises" throughout a performance. Keep up the good work! :)

[@hoon_sol]

Anyone classifying this work as even remotely "romantic" simply have zero idea what they're talking about, because there's nothing even resembling anything "romantic" about it. This is as baroque as they come.

[@mtv565]

Great transcription! This version has great clarity that the original organ version don't!

[@MiskoKatua]

Transcription? Are you for real? It's pure MIDI FCOL. Nothing has been 're-arranged'... To me the original organ version is WAY MUCH BETTER than this one... Which version did you listen to BTW? Not every organ player can play it good...

[@tyroneepps4854]

+Jazz Katua the music is good

[@afonsodeportugal]

@@tyroneepps4854 Yes, but his point was that the notes are exactly the same as the ones Bach wrote more than 300 years ago.

[@hoon_sol]

@@MiskoKatua: For the music of Bach, nothing can really beat fully automated playing, such as with a computer. The music itself is simply so awesome that humans really just muck it up, no matter how "great" they are at playing; they're still imperfect, and the music of Bach thrives when presented purely perfect.

[@gsten2116]

​@@hoon_sol- I bet your fun at parties.

[@jonathanpaquette6845]

Mr. SecondAgeOfReason, I commend you for this fine work. It’s about time that I hear an uncorrupted transcription of Bach played on clear and reasonable instruments. Hopefully some people, pop culture and others in this case, may perhaps listen without getting board from now on (generally from a question of instrument and irrational quick placed judgements) and keep the great quality of Bach’s melodies and harmonies, Bach would have been proud.

[@jpcodnia9133]

around the year 1969 there was a great deal of interest in a new musical instrument devised by a music geek named Moog; his keyboard was known as the synthesiser and even the early version was stunningly innovative, so much that The Beatles got one and used it in the Abbey Road sessions. Other notorious musicians of that time were Rick Wakeman (The 6 wives of Henry viii) and Keith Emerson (EL&P). The electronic version of Bach's music is from that era as well.

[@TerribleTadpole]

Carlos actually trialled the Moog's synthesizer and it was at her suggestion that Moog added a pressure-sensitive expressive keyboard. This innovation certainly contributed substantially to the broad and enduring success of the instrument.

[@keescanalfp5143]

@@TerribleTadpole ouff ..

[@peterjongsma2754]

Love the Baby Elephant Walk Bass in the Fugue. Thumpy and Quirky.

[@alexanderbarlow9031]

Trippy as hell. More like this, and I'm a happy guy. You have my like. (y)

[@roniesanderson]

I liked the music and the imagery used as it was a type of Baroque art on steroids. The sound set used was also interesting and using a chime or bell type of sound is bold because it has a minor third harmonic making them difficult to harmonies, but here you have done this sound tastefully.

[@LaughtersLove]

This is absolutely the most awe inspiring music!

[@mtv565]

excellent transcription! nice!

[@guitar4evr30]

enjoying the fractals as well man thanks for the upload.

[@DavidA-ps1qr]

I wonder what the great man himself would have made of this sound??? !!!!!!! It's a wonderful interpretation of a wonderful piece of music. But then the music is so perfect, you can even jazz it 250 years after jazz began!!

[@davidwright8432]

Probably would have said, 'Very interesting! Now that gives me an idea .... '

[@MegaFount]

Bach and Beethoven just went to another sphere of the Cosmos.

[@devilymoon]

A new death, the original work still lives...

[@robhaskins]

Probably someone has said this by now, but the "Great" Fantasy and Fugue is in G minor. THis one is just known as the Prelude and Fugue in A minor (BWV 543)-great realization though. :)

[@abyssofmymind]

This is ny favorite piece of classical music!

[@GeneSavage]

Spectacular!!!

[@anaitpapyan77]

Yes, the TONES are what we NEED...!!!

[@caiusblackthorn4957]

Very enjoyable. In my opinion you've chosen some excellent voicings and they are quite complementary to the piece. I dig the fractal images too.

[@demiurgoyinyang3485]

The images are soo good, I'm gonna call this video" eletronics and me"

[@MegaFount]

Blown away! A revelation.

[@illegalquantity]

Nice music . I especially like the bass instrument .

[@GabrielPadecopeo]

Me agrada mucho esta versión, sobretodo por el colorido de los sonidos y porque RESPETA bastante fiel la partitura original. Gracias por compartir.

[@johnyprestige]

awesome, thankyou for uploading.

[@Digithalis]

wow, sounds great, well done!

[@danieltorres458]

maravilloso, simplemente maravilloso

[@laurayolimacortescalderon249]

viajar con frecuencias altas respetando la sinfonía es realmente exquisito ,descanso en ella

[@DieMasterMonkey]

I freaking like it.

[@sanidan2010]

Ahhh!!! Bachtronica!

[@phantomwizard]

MOAR!! please :D

[@alexdiver2008]

Nice Man !!!!

[@dantebond8124]

I know exactly where I would use this (if I could).

[@MegaCk666]

perfect for reading some junji ito's manga.. uzumaki..

[@anatomiadelconejo]

Rashad Gorbacheb Hahaha, so true

[@sauldinglesteinlll9543]

Meh. Not a fan..

[@tyroneepps4854]

+Saul Dinglestein lll no one asked u

[@nerdyasmrguy]

I think it could be a little faster and have a stronger/louder/lower bass line.

[@Angryification]

Fugue at 3:34

[@albertsiltal2600]

Yeah.

[@antoinegaillard9440]

Fuck yeah!!

[@silviohertzel7545]

Super Bass Mode

[@michelestefanoli2287]

Tripped on Bach

[@rayancharafeddine4982]

Nice "orchestration" but the slow motif in the first part should be heard more

[@JumpDiffusion]

GOD

[@robertgift]

I play this on the pipe organ. Th.is fun, but unsatisfying. Some of the notes in the fugue are too short.

[@wowalamoiz9489]

Beethoven: WTF is this noise?! Bach: ...Interesting. Would you mind explaining how this works...?

[@7668-m5l]

Acknowledged

[@7668-m5l]

romulus

[@mtv565]

fugue seems to be 8va basso (an octave lower), my only complaint... Put it as written on the score.

[@abyssofmymind]

I think everything is alright here...isn't it? Basses on their own place, I suppose.

[@marcelnoya]

BACH… would have simply _wailed/waled/whaled_ on a synthesizer… be it one… or six

[@אורי-ח5ד]

Omg

[@user-74652]

I shall have to be honest here. There are definitely far worse transcriptions of Bach out there, but this one definitely needs some work. There is certainly something I like about the instruments you chose, but they do not seem to work well with long, sustained notes, which is sadly not very good for a piece such as this. My main concern, however, is that it sounded completely mechanical. Don't get me wrong, I know this is Bach and not a romantic piece, and I think playing Bach in a totally romantic style ruins it completely, but you should at least try to add some sense of phrasing to it rather than just make it sound like it's just playing one note after another. I'm not sure about the capabilities of the program you used, but I've seen Mario Paint videos and even 8-bit music that did better in this regard. If you made the instrument yourself, then I congratulate you, but you should do something a bit more than simply transcribe the sheet music onto the computer if you want to get a better arrangement. Also, the tempo could be faster, but that is a more minor concern.

[@a10485]

+Brunchusevenmx That is some amazing bait, you almost hooked me.

[@RedZenGaming]

To be fair, one does not simply "cover" Bach. It takes lots and lots of practice and dedication, and even then, as any accomplished musician would knows, you still won't be happy with the result...

[@RajgopalVaradharajan]

The ending was absolutely terrible, and it's the best part of this piece. Slowing it down ruined it completely.

[@phantomwizard]

lol i don't see you doing any better, mate. where's your version at, maestro?

[@OdinComposer]

Is this a copypasta?

[@zetacrucis681]

no make it stop!

[@slavisakl]

(y)

[@elliott8son]

靡靡之音

[@mtv565]

You must be one of those who deem playing Bach on the modern piano to be a mortal sin. Bach himself also transcribed Vivaldi's violin concertos for organ. Think out of the box and get a life.

[@texieson]

haha, you are right, sounds like Muse.

[@texieson]

haha, you are right, sounds like Muse, or Zombi.

[@Dashneyman]

good, but no real bass

[@2Boios]

this is worse than hell

[@charlottewhyte9804]

bloody horrible

[@devilymoon]

Sadly horrible...Organ or reals instruments only.

[@afonsodeportugal]

You sound revolted.