Bach Concerto en La mineur pour 4 clavecins BWV 1065 Pascale Mélis, Saint-Clodoald Saint-Cloud

J.S. Bach Concerto en La mineur pour 4 clavecins BWV 1065
d'après le Concerto RV 580 N° 10 de l'Opus 3 de Vivaldi, transcription pour orgue de Daniel Maurer.
0:08 Allegro / 4:41 Adagio / 6:57 Allegro
Pascale Mélis à l'orgue Cavaillé-Coll/Quoirin de l'église Saint-Clodoald, Saint-Cloud (92)
sound/son: Marcel van den Tol
organsparisaz.organsofparis.eu/St%20Clodoald.htm
organsparisaz.orguesdeparis.fr/St%20Clodoald.htm
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[@gerardgiraud6300]

Ce doit etre un vrai bonheur de maitriser un si bel instrument et de pouvoir vivre pleinement une musique aussi belle

[@jean-claudebillion7454]

Je suis entièrement avec vous. C'est une belle transcription et une très belle interprétation.p

[@HubertTietzel-GrassallPfarrer]

Tolles Instrument, allein dieses ist Kunst und dazu eine tolle Organistin!! Was braucht es mehr? Pfarrer Hubert Tietzel-Grassall

[@johnswimcat]

It must be beyond the ability of most humans to play three lines of music simultaneously, let alone do it wearing stilettos! I'm just so grateful that there are some people in the world who use their superb talents to bring us a performance like this

[@rozconniwestsand7841]

Oui, I noticed the footwear too. She must be considered one of today's great organists

[@jezzter4106]

Awe inspiring

[@jokeis8684]

Meh it’s really easy if you get to practice

[@johnswimcat]

@@jokeis8684 Not for me, I struggled to play the clarinet!

[@Michael_VG]

I have no clue why she's wearing stilettos. Definitely not standard organist footwear.

[@thierrygallet]

Magnifique ! Quel talent ! Merci pour ces milliers d'heures de travail, de passion ! Bach...................c'est " fabuleux" !

[@berndsommer9489]

Hh

[@leliomessercola716]

Ma che stai dicendo ricordatevi questo è di Vivaldi non di bach

[@TCev]

the king of the all instruments, and a real queen. wonderful piece.

[@angel75020]

Une des merveilles de Bach, parfaitement restituée à l'orgue. Merci à Pascale Mélis pour ce grand moment musical.

[@leliomessercola716]

Musica splendida di Vivaldi

[@angel75020]

@@leliomessercola716 Lei ha perfettamente ragione. È una trascrizione, arrangiamento e adattamento del 1735 del concerto per 4 violini e violoncello in si minore RV 580, decimo della serie di 12 concerti dell'Estro Armonico opus 3 pubblicati nel 1711 da Antonio Vivaldi.

[@hificanada372]

Incredible, I can't stop listening to it. After listening to organ works for over 67 years .Pascale Mélis no doubt will be one of my favorite. Again, just incredible.

[@777rogerf]

Agreed. I come. back to this video to be amazed and delighted again and again.

[@jean-claudebillion7454]

Je suis comme vous . 67 ans que j'écoute cette splendeur. Je pourrai l'écouter en boucle Une merveille❤❤❤

[@AaronGlenn88]

she is an exceptional organist! She is reading while playing at least 4 voices...and also 3:49-4:04 is very awesome momentum and finger work!

[@renaudbernard8922]

Je ne me lasserai jamais d'écouter ce choix musical de toute merveille... Merci

[@damienvandamme1602]

Tout simplement..MAGISTRAL ! Comment peut-on parvenir à une telle perfection d'interprétation d'une oeuvre à 4 claviers . Grand bravo à Mme Mélis.

[@MaestroScience]

A great organist and a wonderful recording!

[@skymarshallmarz5573]

The organist has a lot of understanding of the voicing and articulation. Plus this wonderful instrument and its elegant, mellow, and expressive stops.

[@joycekuper8476]

Michael Richter n

[@stevenhosea4849]

Skymarshall Marz Happens. Happens. Goodness. Goodness. Great. Great. Bye. Bye

[@TheoEconomides]

The registration! The sound! So full, powerful, elegant and beautiful! Add too that the masterful playing... and I cannot stop listening.

[@Shaggy.242]

The accoustic engineer really did this performance the compliment of perfection.

[@gunnarbjorck929]

Absolutley outstanding!!!! Fantastic!!! Thank you sooo much!!!🥰🥰🥰😇🙏🙏🙏

[@pierre-xavierchassot3183]

cet sans conteste la meileure transcription du concerto pour quatre clavier de bach et m pascale melis en et la meilleure interprete ! l orgue de st clodoald et somptueux de beaute et de justesse :merci ! pierre-xavier de chassot .

[@renaldtremblay8333]

Superbe interprétation! Registration remarquable. Bravo Madame.

[@renechatain499]

Magnifique musique et magnifique interprétation, pleine de justesse, de sûreté. Quelle joie d'entendre cela à l'orgue,... qui sublime tout... ou presque !

[@larry762]

I can't get over how these artists use ten fingers, both feet and even use special shoes to bring us this music that reaches our souls.

[@infledermaus]

My aunt had an old Hammond B3 organ. I could play the piano so I could play the keyboard and the pedal board, but not together! Hahahahahaaa! Co-or-di-na-tion! Couldn't do it! ☺️☺️☺️ Mystifying!

[@paulcaswell2813]

@@infledermaus And a Hammond did not have two octaves of pedals, plus toe pistons aplenty...

[@yaptrirainbow3728]

Élégance et fluidité, avec une grande compréhension des arabesques que doivent faire évoluer les notes de musique. Bravo. Très agréable à écouter! Toute grande classe.

[@damienvandamme1602]

Moi aussi je suis émerveillé par le jeu instrumental et le tempo de Mme MELIS. Quelle magnifique maîtrise de l'instrument ! Si rare d'entendre et de visualiser l'interprétation sur 4 claviers ! Son humilité qui transparaît également. c'est si beau.

[@thethikboy]

A transcription from Vivaldi - the greatest honor that could be extended by the greatest composer who ever lived.

[@lucmincheneau2104]

quelle sensibilité, quelle agilité, quelle intensité, quelle émotion, cela va droit à l'ame

[@danielmalavoy4489]

Une vraie merveille, à classer au patrimoine de la musique.

[@mgr33n3]

This sounds like music from God. Amazing, thank you.

[@CantGetEnoughBach]

I heard that Bach said he played the notes as written on the page, but the music came from God. It's a real tribute to Vivaldi that Bach adapted the music for keyboards.

[@martinwright4125]

well, i'm whipped. that darn thing is just plain difficult, and now i know why i don't hear it often. she earned it---every note. i love this piece and her performance.

[@CantGetEnoughBach]

I 've listened to this played on four pianos, four harpsichords, four violins (Vivaldi) probably a hundred times. You are absolutely right, Martin. This is such a fine piece of music, beautifully played.

[@koenbaas3827]

Nu 20 keer gezien en geluisterd. Ze speelt dit meesterwerkje van Bach geweldig en het orgel klinkt me als muziek in de oren. Bravo!!!

[@NinoNiemanThe1st]

Superb playing Pascale Mélis, and good registration too to make all this happen - as much a part of playing as the actual playing I think. My old music teacher used to diss this work, saying the 4 harpsichords made the whole thing sound like birds twittering! I love the passage at 1:00 where the key changes through that great baroque technique of slowly dropping down to the dominant (or other key, often minor). It was mastered by Bach of course, to make something less clinical, less cliched and more emotional. And, with organ music easily sounding crowded or over-played within the natural reverberation of the sound space, it still sounded 'crisp', with the melody clearly delineated, not drowned out in the huge amorphous noise an organ can make in a big church.

[@rykelkharg2903]

This magnificent transcription for organ by JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH of L'Estro Armonico concerto number 10 (for 4 violins) by ANTONIO VIVALDI represents a tribute by one great composer to another.

[@bikerGL1800]

I was surprised by the sparkling way of playing, and great respect how you plaats the pedaal with high heels

[@karlberlin5422]

Indeed its very interesting. But amazing. Hugh Heels and Organ. Why Not. Another Way to Play.🤓

[@micheal49]

The heels was the most impressive part.

[@a.f.4248]

@@karlberlin5422 You will no doubt have noticed that she uses only le tip of her toes ... There are not so many notes to play on the pedal and no run passages. It would be quite another matter with some 4 or 5 voice fugues ! Nice transcription, anyway, beautifully played.

[@RogerFleischer-p3f]

@@a.f.4248 The seat-pedal distance is not adjustable, but our artist is! She can reach the pedals with high heels--although only with the toes of the shoes!

[@vsLeipziger]

C'est un grand plaisir que de ré-écouter Pascale dans ce concerto, que de souvenirs !

[@christiandutheuil8869]

Magnifique transcription pour orgue solo et quelle interprétation!!! Bravo Madame

[@DariusSarrafi]

I'd heard this concerto in its original Vivaldi concerto for four violins, and Bach's own transcription for four harpsichord, but never in solo organ. This was a treat! Accuracy, great articulation, passion, and orchestration (stop selection) amounts to virtuosity! I could hear everything. Kudos. That A minor chord at the end of the first movement is almost sacrilegious. One expects a Picardy third there! But I love it!

[@DariusSarrafi]

@@danfoster6542 There are many examples of Bach's music not cadencing in Picardy third!

[@DariusSarrafi]

@@danfoster6542 By transposing a violin quadruple concerto Bach changed the character of the piece almost completely and made it his own. Since I "hear" this concerto/movement as Bach's music and since Bach DOES in fact (and much more often than Vivaldi) end on Pic. 3rd, and in light of the length and predominance of minor harmonies in the movement, I expected to hear an A chord or at least an A-E fifth interval at the end. I don't think your theory/harmony teacher taught you the most important thing about music: that it is all subjective!

[@OrzoMondo]

It's so beautiful because you just hold your breath - will it or will it not? The best for me is the end of the Chaconne, where there is no 3rd and one can hear what they want (it's definitely a Maj 3rd for me)

[@pobinr]

Just when I thought I'd heard all Bach's miraculous works. I then discover this gem. When you look at the complexity of his works, the number of works & their perfection. Its seems almost inconceivable how he could have found time to write them down, let alone think them up. When Wagner wrote that Bach was the most stupendous miracle in all music, he was making an understatement. He is the most stupendous miracle we know of so far in the universe

[@BambosNeophytou]

This is not a work by Bach. It's by Vivaldi. Bach transcribed it for 4 keyboards and ensemble.

[@togeka6295]

RV 580 originally for 4 violins, strings and continuo. Bach was influenced by Vivaldi. They both are the greatest composers. You still are right, it's not just unbelievable he was this productive, he also had 20 children of which some died, composed on a small place, he had barely money to feed his family, he was a teacher and composed for the church too every week, ... not only quantitity, but also godly quality. Thats still not all... There is a nice movie about Bachs life from the DDR production in Germany. Sadly no english subtitles. Its about 4 to 7 hours of material describing a lot about Bachs life.

[@annefrancoisedevignier4315]

L'orgue a été toute mon adolescence! Et adulte ... Lorsque j'entends j'éprouve beaucoup d'émotion car je me remémore cet environnement si particulier du jubé avec ses odeurs de vieux bois, ceux qui vous ont précédé. Je vois que la suite de Marie-Claire Alain est assurée car - enfin- des organistEs car longtemps, une organiste était chose rare. Bravo.

[@123pastiche8]

J ai découvert il y a quelques jours ce concerto,ainsi que l organiste qui l ‘interprète……Mme MELIS est juste Brillantissime.Comme il est troublant,ce contraste entre la maîtrise ,la puissance du jeu, et le physique presque enfantin et sobre de cette femme ….

[@franckguerin8913]

Une grande interprétation, un bon choix, emotion pure, reflect d une serennite, à consommer sans modération. Merci

[@hermannmiddeke9934]

Simply magnificent! A verve, a heart, power. Amazing. I'm a little bit speechless. This music and interpretation goes into my heart.

[@louissports3685]

Una grandísima intérprete. Beautifull. Es un regalo para los oidos escuchar esta música interpretada por esta artista estupenda. 👍👍👍👍👌🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐👍👍

[@raymondefouanon9930]

💜

[@gerrykaplan2289]

I'm truly speechless - my favorite of Bach's concertos, rearranged for a single organist. This is phenomenal - hard to believe any human can play like this. Mesmerizing.

[@BambosNeophytou]

It's NOT a Bach concerto. It's by Vivaldi.

[@BambosNeophytou]

@G G But it's always listed as by Bach; that's just not fair.

Have you already seen my arrangement for 4x myself? It's on my profile. I made the video during the stupid lockdowns like 2 years ago. Be welcome to watch/listen...

[@gerrykaplan2289]

@ Yes, I did now. I love it! How fun and creative you are! I would love to see it on harpsichord. I wish I could play like that. I built a harpsichord, but I can't play it very well.

@@gerrykaplan2289 Wow... I did NOT expect such an answer. Now, I am feeling like an "KZbin celebrity"... :) No. Seriously. I appreciate your words! Here in Den Haag, there are many guys who build/restore old instruments (harpsichords included). I know a few of them and they are all "cool fellaz".

[@davidhertzberg]

This is simply phenomenal! A beautiful recording, incredible artistry... brava to Pascale Mélis!!

[@botemikkers8733]

En dat met hoge hakken .geweldig wat zij kan.

[@denisbo41]

Belle dextérité. Bravo. Quel plaisir de voir sonner ce bel orgue que Gaston Litaize faisait aussi sonner avec tant de virtuosité.

[@QHarefield]

Beautiful organ beautifully played. Sound quality is very clear and the camera-work is very good. Many thanks.

[@ВалерийОхрименко]

это волшебно

[@ritadewald881]

Sehr,schön

[@vincentdf9498]

Bach c'est vraiment un grand monsieur

[@reneveen6988]

Fantastic playing. Amazing technic. And that all for the sake of integrity of a great musical performance! And what a great organ!

[@plasticraincoat1]

Pascale is a virtuoso her skill is amazing , and I can see why I have not yet heard these transcriptions by Bach until now - because they are so difficult! - thanks for posting.

[@vincentfaure4549]

Bonjour Madame, quel plaisir de vous écouter à nouveau. J'ai eu cet honneur il y a quelques années (trop longtemps) aux grandes orgues Puget de la Cathédrale d'Orange lors d'un concert . Un grand merci.

[@raymondefouanon9930]

Vous avez eu beaucoup de chance de voir et entendre cette grande dame 💞

[@75012christian]

Un grand Merci, à Monsieur BACH, Madame MELIS, le Facteur d'Orgue et le Cameraman.

[@Abyssin92]

Pascale Mélis, une grâce et une maitrise immenses !

[@Tocsin-Bang]

Superb. Wonderful musicianship and a superb transcription, originally scored for four harpsichords and strings. Pascale Mélis' playing gets across the feel of the brightness of the harpsichord.

[@bobh5087]

Flawless performance! The organ sounds superb, as well. Merci beaucoup! 👍👏

[@franckj2735]

C'est le genre de musique que j'aime : mélodieuse rapide riche fluide harmonieuse...je ne suis pas sûr d'avoir tout exprimer laissons la musique le faire!

[@juliencaron3264]

Superbe ! Jamais je n'avais écouté une transcription pour orgue de ce concerto. Merci et bravo à vous, Madame Mélis.

[@jeanvanerck1865]

J' aimes ..sans retenues !vous aimes Madame, n'arrêter jamais a nous émerveiller avec talent votre vouloir ... Madame Jouez pour nous encore et toujours Merci vous êtres Formidable

[@gerhardmischak7753]

Thank you Pascale ❤ your playing is heart ❤ full.

[@jacquesbruno2436]

Merci Pascale pour cette brillante et très enlevée interprétation ! Bach est superbement servi par une talentueuse organiste. Bravo et encore merci.

[@leliomessercola716]

Grande VIVALDIIIIIII

[@lucienpillot5135]

Nous smmes en 2022 toujours autant de plaisir Bach et ses oeuvres vivront à jamais

[@gaborkovacs]

beautiful transcript, perfect registration, goosebumps from heaven - thank you!

[@benedictcowell6547]

Another revelation, what a splendid sound. A golden age of Musical performance, scholarship and instrumental versatility . You an elixir of life and civilisation, in an age of rancid politics and reaction I can rejoice in great music well performed. When I listen to you play I suspend my disbelief.

[@zamarioijean4736]

Belle interprétation de ce concerto de Bach-Vivaldi ! Je ne l'avais entendu, jusqu'à maintenant, que par Jean Guillou ...

[@sunnyjohn0304]

And she plays in High Heels! Simply amazing! A first class performance, a great organ, and JS Bach... what more could we ask? Thank you for posting... and for playing!

[@clocklvr]

I love to hear you play. You are a super organist and I delight in hearing you. God bless and keep up the wonderful playing.

[@dominiquegourdier2101]

Bravo Pascale, toujours aussi douée. Heureux d'entendre l'orgue de St Cloud que je n'ai pas entendu depuis longtemps. Je vois qu'il a été très bien restauré et sonne très bien et modernisé au niveau de la registration. J'espère que tu mettra d'autre vidéos sur KZbin.

[@vincentdf9498]

Bravo et félicitations pour cette artiste.

[@BALDASSARREBRENTANI]

Beautiful interpretation ... with a perfect choice of the registration and a great personality ... astonished the virtuosity with the pedal and the shoes ...incredible...

[@seanmarshall7529]

villaga???

[@bjorncanters955]

Madame Mélis chapeau! Thanks for Bach and Vivaldi. I vé never heard this on organ.

[@karennoble1168]

Yes, i have never heard this concerto on organ.great, one of my very favorite ones.thank you!

[@jean-claudebillion7454]

Exceptionnelle cette transcription du concerto pour 4 claviers de Bach. Une organiste remarquable.❤❤❤

[@quinnriutta]

Absolutely amazing playing, I love cavaille-Coll organs, tonally they are just simply magnificent and can't be beat.

[@Kneenibble]

Wow I could listen to this over and over again. And I will. Superb arrangement & performance.

[@etiennemarchal6542]

Je ne me lasse pas d'écouter cette œuvre, magnifique, puissante, joyeuse. L'interprétation y est pour beaucoup ! Bravo.

[@Miguelpalermo]

Me encantan las registraciones elegidas! Muy buena interpretación. Es la primera vez que veo una organista con tacos altos de punta...

[@jorgetangosanchez7930]

Se la ve mas linda.

[@arjanhartman9105]

Marvelous. Thank you very much for this impressive performance ❤

[@guillaumedabosville]

Remarquable ! Intrépide et intelligent . Comme souvent , la transcription est plus difficile à jouer que l'original. Très réussi !

[@richard6688]

6am what a way to wake up awesome playing ,never heard this piece before.Fantastic sounding organ.Thanks for uploading this video

[@michaelbrandt5416]

Dislikers are either jealous or rap crap lovers with no music taste whatsoever. A person who lived at the time of Bach, told how he passed by a church hearing some out of this world organ piece being played. He concluded it must be either a heavenly angel playing or Bach. Pascale Mélis is a combination of both. All praise in sharing this awesone video. A true gift to the world of classical music.

[@jsmas1328]

Quelle maîtrise !! ... et sans doute quel travail ! Splendide et merci !

[@antoniocamargo1683]

Técnica e habilidades inimaginnáveis! Wonderful!

[@giorgioantinori6621]

É una settimana che l'ascolto. Mi é entrata nella testa. Bellissima da ascoltare. Uno spettacolo da vedere. Poi lo so passerà ma BACH resterà per sempre. Bravissima.

[@jrnvrm]

I really like the registration you chose for this piece. Impressive technique as well. Thank you for uploading!

[@MontseRosado]

Quina interpretació més bonica. Moltes gràcies per aquest regal. Bravo.

[@lucienpillot6593]

J SBACK Vous êtes un génie Merci de toute la musique qui berce et bercera encore beaucoup de générations

[@VirtuosoOrganMusic]

Fantastique chère Pascale! Élan, joie de vivre… Comme toujours… X

[@jack2848]

bel orgue, un excellent timbre, l'enregistrement est très bon, l'organiste est excellente !

[@gunnarbjorck929]

So soft and so exactley..lovely!!!

[@raymondefouanon9930]

Quelle merveille qu'elle émotion 💜💜💜💜💜💜💜

[@erwinpotempa7377]

Wielkie brawa! Znam doskonale ten koncert jako Koncert na czworo skrzypiec Antonio Vivaldiego, ale ta organowa transkrypcja zaimponowała mi. Pani Pascale Melis zdumiewa mistrzowskim opanowaniem trudnego instrumentu jakim są organy, jej gra zastępuje małą orkiestrę. Bardzo dziękuję za naprawdę fascynujące wykonanie.

[@ernst-dietmarhorstmann4949]

Bravo ! She plays with high heels. Amazing !

[@benoitreyre8939]

Bravo Madame, vous nous enchantez, quelle magnifique transcription originale qui donne une autre dimension à cette œuvre magique.

[@rodweeks9607]

Wonderful! This is my favorite piece of music by anyone.

[@jurekmankowski734]

your shoes are fantastik speciality for the organ wow i like your play realy I'm an organist and I know what you play, sorry my english. But my heart is with your music one. THANK YOU I LOVE YOU

[@titiparisien5915]

Je ne découvre cette vidéo qu'aujourd'hui. Bravo et merci à notre chère organiste titulaire Pascale Mélis. Bravo et merci à ceux qui ont participé à la rénovation de ces splendides orgues d

[@titiparisien5915]

orgues Cavaillé Coll, qui retentissent sous les voûtes de l'église Saint-Clodoald de notre bonne ville de Saint-Cloud.

[@fabriceboiteux3768]

Merveilleux, splendide ... j'adore l'organiste 😎😍👍👍👍💓💗💖💕💔💙💚💛💜💝💞💟

[@litosvaca7]

Transcription is incredible. It is played beatifully. For anyone wondering if women can do better than man, this is evidence that no only better, but in UPHEELS too!!! Thank you for sharing this masterpiece.

[@etienneleuridan3547]

Magnifique ! Simplement, on voudrait entendre Mme. Melis sur un bel orgue baroque . . .

[@tony1961chl]

Una belleza de música y es emocionante ver tantos interpretes recreando archivos de maestros geniales veo sus manos tocar y me deja maravillado ,son personas muy hermosas y espero que sean reconocidos a nivel mundial,gracias.

[@gunnarbjorck929]

I could listen to your playing for ever and ever...and ever..🥰

[@jeffparis2419]

Absolument Magnifique et pour moi on ne peut plus Émouvant, c est par cette Œuvre (version 4 pianos) que Bach m a pris la main quand j avais 8 ans , et ne m a jamais plus lâché depuis , quel Talent d Organiste , un Cadeau Musical , Mille Bravos et Merci 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@leliomessercola716]

Mi dispiace per te non è la musica di Bach ma di VIVALDI

[@jeffparis2419]

@@leliomessercola716 En effet ce Miracle de Bach est à l origine un Miracle de Vivaldi que Bach à génialement réinterprété rappelant , si c etait nécessaire, que l Italie est le Berceau de l Art Européen (Chant, Théâtre , Architecture...)

[@ronwalker4849]

WHAT A NICE SOUND INDEED. THE COMBINATION OF VIVALDI, VENICE, BACH, AND THIS NICE FRENCH ORGAN ALL COMBINE TO MAKE A PERFECT MUSIC.

[@josephhoffmann8846]

Un régal de vous écouter madame ! Bach et vous !

[@Ferdinand314]

I usually hate organ music. This woman is a magician. I've never heard anything like it! She's a super-virtuoso. So much respect and admiration for her.

[@Leonhart_93]

If you say that you hate organ music but you like this, then that clearly means you are not familiar at all with organ music as a whole. There are many types of organ voices. The generic one may be harsh through recordings, but the others may sound pleasant regardless.

[@Ferdinand314]

@@Leonhart_93 Quite right. I am not familiar at all with organ music, either as a whole or in part. I avoid it because I hate it.

[@CantGetEnoughBach]

@@Ferdinand314 If you like to try new things, search KZbin for "BWV 29." There are many choices of organists who play it. I like some better than others, and I expect you will also.

[@cesarandresleivavalverde8612]

Brava madame! c'est une excellente interprétation, je vous félicite.

[@raymondefouanon9930]

👌👌👌