JAAP EILANDER - Piano | Bach / Stradal: Organ Sonata No. 4 BWV 528: II Andante (Adagio)

[@jdmitchell6559]

As an organist, I used to dislike Stradal's arrangement intensely. It starts very beautifully, but around half-way Stradal 'fills in' Bach's harmony with rising figures in thirds (they are implied but not present in Bach's original), and most pianists feel obliged to bang out these additions fortissimo, obliterating Bach's counterpoint. Jaap Eilander's performance is the first I have heard which gets the balance right, you can hear every note Bach wrote, and Stradal's additions do serve to point up the harmony not overwhelm it. Thank you !

[@jaapeilander]

Thanks a lot!

[@bbyng7316]

Equality of parts respected. Love your mordents at c 4:30 ff. All sorts of delights here: your touch is spot on. Everyone else makes the piano too Brahmsesque; all dark Viennese chocolate and cigars. You expound the sense of loss and hope in equal parts, which is Bach. He had no need to shout. Many many thanks.

[@klaus-petermay9251]

Zwei- bis dreimal im Monat schaue ich dieses Video immer wieder mit dem sich über die Zeit nicht abschwächenden Wohlgefühl. Vielen Dank und Gruß aus Norddeutschland.

[@jaapeilander]

Danke!

[@FrankTerpoorten]

fijn om naar te luisteren,

[@АнатолийПономарев-з8ц]

сердечное спасибо вам за дивную , вдохновенную интерпретацию! Не могу поставить больше одного лайка, но с радостью поделюсь вашим исполнением с почитателями творчества Баха, и, надеюсь, вашими будущими подписчиками.

[@jaapeilander]

Thanks a lot!

[@francescopiras2282]

Un' esecuzione meditativa. Splendida.

[@farshadnazridoost8966]

Its Magic ,its make you think make you cry make you enjoy alone with Bach

[@jaapeilander]

Thanks

[@lucyhiggs4202]

Jaap, you're an inspiration. Your playing transcends all that we understand and know. Thank you. God bless you.

[@jmrecillas]

Great piece of music this transcription, wich is not an easy to play as it seems. A masterful example of Bach's genius and how simplicity is not by any means something easy to perform. The Stradal transcription gives another character to the piece, more dramatic and with a little melancholic touch that the original doesn't have, which I please very much. Since Vikingur Ólafrsson we can compare every version available with his'. And this have some differences. The first and most recognizable feature is audio take. This was recorded in an empty concert hall, and that's something devastating for any performer, as clearly this shows. I remember when Nikolaus Harnoncourt express in an interview that the concert form as we now must change and it was probably living its last days in his lifetime. The pandemic show us how clearly he was right, even though he was thinking in other thing. This devastating empty concert hall affect the sound and the flow of music itself, as clearly anyone can detected at 02:25, 02:44, 03:04, 03:55, 03:59, 04:03, and 04:25 to 04:32. Nevertheless, this is an absolute masterpiece from wich no one would tired to listen.

[@jaapeilander2746]

Thanks for your comment. Hope that the concerthalls can re-open soon!

[@dsokind]

Personally I have no problem with the added sustain due to the empty hall. Quite contrary, I think when this piece is played on the piano the longer sustain suits more.

[@eduardoduarte9230]

@@dcytol He refers to Stradal's transcription. Bach's masterpiece and Stradal's mastertranscription. Stradal's as he describes gives a different character, which I totally coincide.

[@dmswan3172]

Love your gorgeous performance of this great transcription!🌹🌹🌹

[@jaapeilander]

Thanks a lot! 🙏🏻

[@EarlLedden]

Such a beautiful piece. Does anyone else have trouble hearing the essence of Bach in this? To me this presents a new dimension to his music. I can't compare it to any other Bach piece. Can anyone else say " Oh yes, this reminds me of his .....( please fill in the blank).

[@jaapeilander]

Thanks! Maybe coms variation 25 of the Goldberg a little bit close?

[@JustinRawley]

Bach is easily transcribed to any instrument and any style. He himself did many transcriptions of others’ works for organ.

[@chrish3759]

Beautiful playing - thank you!

[@BillLund]

Exquisite!

[@smillahd9637]

Helemaal fantastisch, dank u wel!

[@_shane_7272]

Thanks for this. Clarity and beauty

[@mauritiusdunfagel9473]

Absolutely gorgeous interpretation of the organ sonata! You enunciate all the powerful yet subtle nuances at the end of the piece that others don’t seem to know what to do with and end up getting muddled. Thank you, sir and thank you, Mr. Bach.😭

[@jaapeilander]

Thank you!

[@thjs]

top interpretation...great trio eilander - stradal - bach 👍

[@josefwindischbauer1625]

"Music" - thank you so much for this!!

[@mauritiusdunfagel9473]

What elegant hands you have!

[@lluisrafalessole-classical5068]

Beautiful. Always beautiful music 🎹 Thanks

[@joojoo46]

Herzlichen Dank. So ein Genuss💗

[@SuperNK91]

Lovely interpretation and nice delicate touch. Well done.

[@mikematics]

Vielen Dank!

[@Mjollnir1234]

I just stumbled upon this. Unique in its own right. Well, well done, laddie.

[@jaapeilander]

Thanks John!

[@bbyng7316]

Laddie? How cheeky! He is a legend more like.

[@lindadigiantomasso9385]

Magnifique interprétation ! J'adore!

[@lroa6913]

Bach era un manipulador extremo. Un manipulador de las emociones y sensaciones, capaz de sacudir las capas mas profundas del alma. Es el mejor manipulador que conozco

[@domberta550]

A gorgeous piece of music!

[@susu9086]

sublime

[@박호야-v5c]

아름다워요~

[@TheWitzig]

Love this interpretation

[@andrewcheng4816]

After listening to Olafsson’s performance of this piece, your interpretation using Stradal’s transcription is refreshing and enlightening. Dank je!

[@jaapeilander]

Thanks Andrew!

[@stephenw7298]

Stunning interpretation Jaap. Love it! (Subscribed)

[@giovannimancuso7974]

Straordinario... Commovente...

[@steven54]

Bravo!!

[@jaapeilander]

Thanks!

[@OjitosRM]

Beautiful interpretation. I am learning to play the piano, my goal is to play this piece, some day.

[@jaapeilander]

Succes 🤞👍🏻

[@lorifram7384]

A seriously worthwhile ambition, - music that settles your soul.

[@Onbehaard]

Sublime...

[@nataliasimonete]

BRAVO

[@jaapeilander]

Thanks

[@888RustamMuradovMusician88]

Great👍

[@nicoletta1379]

The best interpretacion!❤

[@jaapeilander]

Thanks 🙏🏻

[@remoneusatz7933]

Bravooo!

[@jaapeilander]

Thanks!

[@pianowingman]

So Beautiful ❤ i subscribed/ the piano Sounds wonderful ❤ 🎉 5 Stars … i love This Sound and your Touch and feeling 🤓

[@jaapeilander]

Thanks Pianowingman!

[@pianowingman]

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[@ingridschroeder7156]

Ben t aan het instuderen .. prachtige muziek

[@jaapeilander]

Succes @ingridschroeder7156

[@antoninopirrone2541]

❤️💕💕

[@matteog4290]

The only thing I don't like from this video is I can only press the Thumb Up button once

[@mauritiusdunfagel9473]

There I pushed it for you!

[@eduardoduarte9230]

I bought the Stradal version of BWV528 thanks to you. Beautiful, I find it a little difficult after just playing Satie and Glass, but I hope I can dedicate some months with discipline (any tips?). Thank you for the inspiration!

[@jaapeilander]

👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@Thomas36623]

G E W E L D I G !!

[@jaapeilander]

Dankjewel!

[@keeslandmeter4746]

Prachtig!!!!!

[@jaapeilander]

Dank je!

[@andersondesouzabastos6720]

Grande peça do imenso Bach que fica melhor ainda na versão de Stradal para o piano, e o pianista é muito bom tecnicamente. Parabéns!

[@elzbietapietraczek7107]

💖💖💖

[@illusionyx907]

superb! I shall subscribe on you )))

[@jaapeilander]

Thanks

[@lucvanegmond6168]

Na de Siciliano flute sonata no. 2 ben ik deze gaan leren. Deze vind ik ook prachtig

[@jaapeilander]

Succes!

[@lindab_tje4433]

Waar was de triller om en nabij 4:33?? Maar goed gedaan. Blijft prachtig!

[@jaapeilander2746]

Je hebt wel goed geluisterd! In deze pianoversie staat niet een triller genoteerd. Tussen 4.24 en 4.34 speel ik wel versieringen maar er was nog meer te doen daar, vandaar dus geen lange doorgaande triller.

[@lindab_tje4433]

De versie van Vikingur Olafsson bevat een soort van lange triller...en die zat in mijn hoofd. Als ik de moed heb, ga ik het zelf ook nog eens instuderen;). Maar bedankt voor het luister plezier. Waar zouden we zijn zonder muziek!

[@thanongkhanthong3414]

Like

[@thanongkhanthong3414]

I prefer your version than Olafsson’s.. Great performance.

[@jaapeilander]

Thanks!

[@djmotise]

So do I. I hear Bach here. And the tone and clarity are exemplary. I'd love to hear more of this pianist. Beautiful playing.

[@WojciechKobus]

Beautiful performance - but poor recording, the sound is unfortunately clipping several times. Maybe it was badly prepared for streaming.

[@djmotise]

Another too slow performance. But at least this is played like Bach and not a Romantic heavily pedaled piano piece.

[@jaapeilander]

Thanks Darren