J.S. Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 in F major, BWV 1047 [2020 Revisit] (Synthesized)

[@CareyRMeltz]

For those wanting to follow along, the MAMM (Music Animation Machine Midi) visualization displays the following instruments: Trumpet: Orange Recorder: Light-Orange (Orange - Andante) Solo Violin: Green (Green - Andante) Oboe: Yellow-Green (Light-Blue - Andante) Violin I: Cyan Violin II: Blue Viola: Purple Cello: Coral-Pink (Light-Pink - Andante & Allegro assai) - 2nd Last Line Double Bass: Coral-Pink - Bottom Line Harpsichord: Coral-Pink - 2nd Last Line (Andante - Bottom Line) As always, the use of headphones will greatly enhance the listening experience.

[@giannicallegari]

The "graphic accompainment" is really fantastic.

[@jobethk588]

Love this! I'm old enough to have the Switched on Bach album. This is so clear and joyful and beautiful. Thank you!

[@DavidA-ps1qr]

Demonstrates the complexity of this wonderful, wonderful music of which everything, and I mean everything, is based upon today.

[@NONFamers]

Just found this, and enjoyed it! It reminded me of a task I set out to do many years ago - I wanted to be able to read music! I had no teacher available, but I had at my disposal a keyboard, a multitimbral synth, and a multitrack sequencer. I thought that this piece by Bach - which I happened to know rather well by ear - would be perfect for the task, since I would be able to hear if I played a wrong note due to the fact that Bach's music is so coherent and well thought out. I got hold of a copy of the score of this exact piece, and started recording it - very slowly - into the sequencer, working on only a few bars at a time. It took me about a month, and the result wasn't exactly listenable, but at that time I had learned to read music, thanks to Bach!

[@Geopholus]

This updated version is THE BEST ! ! !

[@mauritiusdunfagel9473]

Absolutely sublime! Papa Bach would love it!

[@radioserenidadec]

It is just so amazing, has me in tears of joy. Thanks

[@CareyRMeltz]

Wow, thank you!

[@OrzoMondo]

This video is one year old today and I can't tell you how many times I've listened to it. My preferred of the 6, and reminds me so much of Wendy's, such a pity there is none of her music on KZbin. Oh well, I guess we all have those albums anyway. Great interpretation!

[@CareyRMeltz]

Thank you so much for your very kind comment. I appreciate your feedback. I hope you've found other pieces on my channel to enjoy.

[@adammiller6299]

I love being able to listen and WATCH Bach!!! Subscribed! Thank you.

[@CareyRMeltz]

Awesome, thank you!

[@Ceremolligence]

Wowzie! That was very well done!! Encore!!! Know that is some powerful synths you have there, keep up the great content bro! 👍

[@cacauceluque]

Congratulations! Fantastic work! Bravo! Love everything! From text to graphics and the awesome Bach electronic realization arrangement!

[@CareyRMeltz]

Thank you very much! Glad you liked it enough to let me know. I appreciate it.

[@cacauceluque]

@@CareyRMeltz Love it! I am also interested in classical electronic arrangement. I have created an electronic version of Mussourgsky Gnome. All the best

[@CareyRMeltz]

@@cacauceluque Where can I hear it? I'm assuming that you were influenced by Tomita's interpretation of "Pictures at an Exhibition). I adore and grew up with his recordings.

[@cacauceluque]

@@CareyRMeltz thank you for the question. I will look for it! I am afraid I have lost it with my HD. I am not sure. My arrangement was very traditional not like the brilliant Tomita version. I hope tô find it! All the best

[@tenkon1]

The tone of the flute is baroque and is an opening. A cembalo isn't also too conspicuous. I'm insisting tightly "Hold."

[@pal132]

Friend, I absolutely love your work! I haven't been able to find a place to listen to the Wendy Carlos original Switched On Bach, but I love the sound palette for Bach. This is all new to me, but it's already apparent that it's hard to find those with the right sound, not overdone and done with the right philosophy. I'm so glad to have bumped into your channel and the genre of synth/Moog Bach in general! This arrangement of yours and the one you did for the Sinfonia from Cantata 29 are instant favorites for me. I wanted to ask if you were thinking of working on the Violin Concerto in E Major (BWV 1042)? The openings of both the St. John and St Matthew Passions (also 'Erbarme dich, mein Gott' from the St. Matthew) would be really cool to hear in this way! Regardless, thanks for all this work and know that I've eagerly subscribed!

[@cacauceluque]

I have uploaded Wendy`s Carlos music to KZbin but I was warned that it`s not allowed to share her music in here! That`s a pity.

[@polisticaluz4751]

Nice. So nice. Thanks.

[@CareyRMeltz]

Thank you. Glad you enjoyed it.

[@youtubeviewer7030]

the well tempered synthesizer album was a collection of tracks that were left of her two first albums and some of the tracks on the album were experimental

[@CareyRMeltz]

I'm not too sure of that as the W-TS was her 2nd release (1969 with S-OB being 1968). She didn't release S-OBII until 1973. This is based on the dates printed on my original vinyl records.

[@youtubeviewer7030]

@@CareyRMeltz sorry I meant to say water Carlos by request

[@f.sarastre7491]

Like me, I dare say, you must have synesthesia. Nevertheless: Your syntheses of this music are so beautiful that I weep, as I write. You elucidate complex counterpoint as have none -- period. You blow Carlos out of the water!

[@3xofind3r28]

De Génie MERCI;-)

[@CareyRMeltz]

Merci beaucoup pour votre commentaire.

[@papyyoon8226]

Bonjour Carey, êtes-vous synesthésique ? Merci pour cette vidéo 🥰🥰🥰 c'est précisément comme ça que je vois chaque musique que j'entends 💛💜❤🧡❤💜💛🌈👍🙏

[@domingopenaloza]

Can you make J.S. Bach: Violin Concerto in A minor, BWV 1041 please but synthesized

[@CareyRMeltz]

Unfortunately I'm not able to take requests. I have to know the piece and/or get a special feeling from it in order to find some creative way of giving it new life. Although I did enjoy the 1st movement (and began pondering ways to approach it), I'm having difficulty with my hearing and fear it won't be long before I'm no longer able to produce more music. I'm currently trying to finalize some older projects, battling the deficits, before taking on new work. I'm appreciative of your interest nonetheless.

[@domingopenaloza]

@@CareyRMeltz Thank you

[@dougiewashere]

mmmm this is delicious

[@geponisio]

Genial ; bello 🎵❤️🎵

[@JRDRAY007]

BIBI BON TRAVAILJAIME BIEN LA REGISTRATION CONFORME A LA MUSIQUE BAROQUE DANS LESPRIT JEAN ROBERT DRAY SUR KZbin

[@julianopificius6910]

Opinion: could use a little more attention to the mastering - the bass, for example, is a little too prevalent in places, especially when it's solo, but the work has good voicing and pacing (though I'd like the 3rd movement a tiny bit slower, so as to be a little more deliberate). Yes, I'm happily binge-listening to your work - having put it off for far too long: I'm working from home for a while, and have the opportunity to indulge myself :-)

[@CareyRMeltz]

Thank you for your comment Julian. I appreciate your opinion and everyone seems to have their personal preferences. Unfortunately I’m starting to experience some hearing loss and am losing confidence in my abilities... apparently what I hear when mastering newer work is not what my audience is experiencing and I fear that soon I will no longer be able to produce music that is widely acceptable (the bass as you mentioned, for example). I am uploading less music as such. As far as the tempo for the Allegro assai, my tempo is only slightly faster than Carlos’ original. It just felt to be the right tempo at the time of production... maybe to leave the listener wanting more. In any case, I create music for my own enjoyment and share it here for those who may also be interested. It would seem that I’m not be able to meet every listener’s expectations but I work to my own style and sensibilities regardless. Thank you again for contributing to the conversation instead of just giving a thumbs down and moving on. I hope you find more music on my channel to enjoy.

[@julianopificius6910]

​@@CareyRMeltz I'm so sorry to hear about your hearing, that's a cruel fate indeed for a person who loves music. If it's any consolation, you're in the same club as our dear "LvB" ;-) Yeah, I only pass on comments for comparison and discussion, not as criticism: you're the artist here, and can and should do whatever you like :-) As I said, I love what you've done, and will gleefully lap up as much as I can find. Thank you, again, for your tireless work, and for having the confidence to share it. An added note: there is a specific reason why I am so happy to hear different realizations of Bach's music, including yours: every different treatment shows up a different aspect of the music - often something I haven't focused on or maybe even detected before; and while my subjective taste may say "that bass line is a little too strong", from an objective perspective I will have listened to it a little more intently, and pulled something new out of it. That is why I said that after watching your video for the 6th, I was joyfully tearful. Seeing the interaction of the parts graphically gave me a brand new dimension to my appreciation, which was very welcome after some five decades of listening to this music!

[@julianopificius6910]

@@CareyRMeltz Thumbs down and move on? Are you kidding? ;-) I'm almost obsessed with this: the clarity and balance of your voicing and mix actually makes it easy to study the individual parts objectively in a way that a "subjective" mix wouldn't do - and a live orchestration certainly couldn't do, expect perhaps for a conductor or musician who already knows the parts. Bach is mathematics in musical form to me: I need to know every note, every jump of the melody line between voices, every little almost-hidden instance of a theme - again, a mix of subjective and objective - and your musical realization and graphic representations taken together give a whole new world of analytical (objective) and interpretive/appreciative (subjective) opportunity.

[@CareyRMeltz]

@@julianopificius6910 Thanks though I meant that in general and not directed at you. I appreciate that you appreciate and understand what it is that I'm trying to do. Too many don't take anything into consideration and because something wasn't to their liking (or expectation) they choose to respond negatively without feedback... some even leave rather rude comments. I've learned to ignore this for the most part as my audience is limited and the majority of responses lead me to acknowledge that there is some merit in my work.