J.S. Bach: The Art of Fugue (BWV 1080), Contrapunctus I; Davitt Moroney, harpsichord 4K UHD

[@robertm2000]

i paid my way through graduate school by building harpsichords. I also learned to play them, and this gentleman's style is exactly how I would have played this piece!

[@annulrsolformrkelse4023]

Great story, thank you for sharing! Did you teach yourself how to build harpsichords?

[@robertm2000]

@@annulrsolformrkelse4023 Pretty much so. My father was a good carpenter and taught me a lot about woodworking, and my parts/component supplier, B & G instrument Workshop of Seattle (Lutz Bungart and Glenn White) were also very helpful.

[@fantage_lukeh2o]

@@robertm2000 How much does it cost to build a harpsichord on average?

[@robertm2000]

@@fantage_lukeh2o Back in the days I was building them, the materials would have cost anywhere from maybe $2,500 to around 6 or $7,000. Nowadays it's $10,,000 and up.

[@fantage_lukeh2o]

@@robertm2000 Thanks for your response, I'm asking because it seems the average harpsichord price to buy ready-made is over $10,000 so I'm wondering how much cheaper it would be to build one rather than to buy one, and how much makers profit from selling them.

[@roseterada7958]

Davitt Moroney is a masterful articulator. I always enjoy hearing his performances.

[@brramzi31]

thirty seconds into the performance and im already mesmerized.

[@Felixjin]

Bravo! One of Bach's greatest masterpieces.

[@marcelb5045]

The professor shows how it's done

[@josephadams2378]

I can't listen to a single performance on this site without clicking "Like," and this is no exception.

[@VoicesofMusic]

:)

[@donut11975]

Great recording! Oh how I wish I could play a Harpsichord one day :(

[@ThizzoDoesJitsu]

Me too!

[@mehranmosley]

Sir, if I may, I tip my hat off to you.

[@elihdorrelihdorr5058]

DAVITT MORONEY IS GREAT HARPSICHORDIST

[@peterjonas5069]

I love this music

[@floriandevuyst]

I heard Davitt in Paris, crypte de la Madeleine, that was wonderful

[@Bach6032]

@robertm200 Like you, I also built a few instruments and had the pleasure of donating my services to the recently-deceased (11/21/23) Philip Tyre in his shop when he was located in Michigan. The piece Moroney performs here also is the first piece I that mastered on harpsichord (originally studied organ). The Phillips harpsichord in this recording strikes me as a particularly good instrument--quite articulate and resonant. And, of course, Bach: there is no better composer.

[@marnieesjolander1831]

Brill.

[@oludotunjohnshowemimo434]

Bach improvised this from a theme? He is an absolute genius and the greatest composer of all time.

[@VoicesofMusic]

I don't think he improvised the Art of Fugue, maybe part of the Musical Offering. He could improvise fugues, for sure.

[@oludotunjohnshowemimo434]

@@VoicesofMusic definitely he could improvise fugues from given themes. Saw films of him demonstrating that recently.

[@robertm2000]

J. S. Bach WAS a genius! And probably the greatest composer in history. Period!

[@obiessen]

480P ?

[@VoicesofMusic]

+olaf biessen Hi Olaf--this video is 2160p, just click the gear in the lower right corner and set any resolution to 2160p. If you don't see the extra resolutions it usually is a browser issue, but sometimes the KZbin servers go briefly offline, in that case just clear any cached files and refresh the browser.

[@obiessen]

Thank you

[@risman3352]

Преклоняя колени из России...

[@TheDznProductions]

I didn't see your face smiling... like in the thumbnail? All I see is your back. Great job though.

[@troyoldyeh]

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