It is Bach himself who played this piece for the first time on violin in Coethen. The first instrument that Bach learned and played was the violin from age 5 to ten under his father's teaching. His father died and Bach went to leave with his uncle and learned organ pipe. This is an answer for the one who think that Bach was only a keyboard player (Bach was playing seven instruments) he was a violin master as well as an harpsichord killer player, as well as a pipe organ monster, as well... Jean Rondeau is a killer playeras well but a soft killer, a gentle killer of absurdity, monstruosity, of our world. For several minute he created a mad, sad, beautiful world and he puts all his soul;and mastery to enjoy the music and he's happy as we are, to see such a noble children of or century, hard worker and fully passionnate give justice to Bach on harpsichord !! Thank you Monsieur Rondeau !!!
No matter which instrument, this piece hits me hard...it's incredible how deep it sinks into your heart...and it's surprisingly beautiful on the harpsichord in this performer's hands. When it modulates in major key, I feel like someone is whispering me, "it's all right, you can relax and rest, nothing is going to hurt you", followed by the part that has feelings of loss and loneliness, like the sun starts going down and you face is now in the shadow, but still feel alive and someway very positive, taking the fate as it is, holding all the memories of joy and sorrow... it's just unbelievable you feel like going through all the phase of your life and al the emotions you felt so vividly in such a short amount of time. And harpsichord sounds so beautiful, like a gentle sunlight passing through leaves of trees, or snowflakes slowly breaking down on your hand, warm, poetic, telling stories, leading you to find a little happiness in every moment, appreciation for being here....
very beautiful description! transitions to major and then to minor sections pretty much make me feel the same things, and we can only imagine what was Bach himself thinking about while writing this chaconne
Well said. The best music is a form of psychology without words: it conveys a stylized meaning of experience. The most curious is that this is possible thanks to the interrelationships of the notes, which is a fluid mathematics. Music filters the meaning from life experiences so that it is lfited from its concrete physical context and becomes accessible to people from other times and places.
What I like best about Rondeau is his ability see beyond the notes and the phrasing to an organic conception of the music that is always a revelation. It's not virtuosity so much as vision.
Quelle vision ! Rondeau est certes un grand interprète que l'on apprécie ou pas. Mais pourquoi ce look hirsute ? Dommage cela ne correspond pas à la délicatesse de la sonorité cristalline du clavecin. Il tape sur son instrument avec rage ! A l'allemande ! Il ne reste plus rien du charme équilibré de l'immense Scarlati
@@Azilis1976 A l'enregistrement, il n'avait qu'une 20-aine d'années. Il serait intéressant de voir si son interprétaiton a changé (et, si on peut le dire, muri).
@@rpallen3129 je pense toujours que la réputation de Rondo est usurpée Quand il pourra interpréter les Cyclopes de Rameau comme Sokolov je reviserai peut être mon jugement.
It's reassuring that there are quite a few young and excellent performers who will be around for my grandchildren to hear playing the most wonderful of music.
Moz Gren Lol, i'm from Uruguay and since i was 11-12 I love baroque music. (I'm 14 now and i want to learn hapsichord but in my country is REALLY rare find a professor).
Ce que la France a de mieux à offrir à un musicien aussi brillant et authentique. Vous nous rendez fiers d'être français…. De la musique pour l'âme. Je vous remercie
Vous avez raison d'être fier. Avec M. Rondeau, la France a fait ce qu'elle a toujours fait, elle nous a révelé qu'il y a toujours un niveau plus haut auquel nous pouvons nous orienter. De l'Irlande je vous salue, la France.
I went to work on Sunday. I'm on the bus to go home. It was raining. Then, it turns to snow now. His music is that moment rain changes to snow. It's so light, peaceful, sad and beautiful.
This is some of the best Bach I’ve ever heard, and I’m including all his other works for different instruments/voices. One thing I love about Jean Rondeau is his sense of musical pacing. You never feel like you’re in a monotonous place in any part of the piece.
Perhaps one of the greatest pieces ever written for the violin. Sounds great on any instrument. Love this Harpsichord interpretation ! Bach's musical language is universal and not timber-dependent.
To be fair, Bach was notorious for not giving a fuck which instrument would interpret his work because he composed in a way that obeyed every instrument's quirks.
@@Tore_Lund It's well known that Bach played the violin. As CPE Bach said about his father : "'In his youth and until the approach of old age, he played the violin cleanly and penetratingly, and thus kept the orchestra in better order than he could have done with the harpsichord"
I would imagine Bach composing this writing it at the harpsichord, playing it for his colleagues and children and then saying ”this is intended for solo violin”, while the audience is still in awe of the most beautiful, perfect piece for cembalo they ever heard in their lives
BRAVO!!!! Why is the chaconne so fantastic? Your harpsichord and your wondrous embellishments would please Bach no end ... who I imagine listening to your performance.
It is like listening to an angel interpreting Bach..., wonderful..., marvelous. I love Bach, I love this piece, and I truly love Jean Rondeau. Thanks, WarnerClassics, for sharing this beauty.
@Wagner " to an angel". More like a crazy and asexual Orthodox ascetic, who tossed out every other responsibility at the age of wtfe and devoted all the rest of his time to finally produce an absolutely perfect rendition of this very nasty piece. I am sure that's he's nowhere to be found, otherwise, I'd congratulate him AGAIN, but I am busy with other things for the moment.
Ah ! Jean Rondeau , comme vous portez haut votre instrument ! Avec vous , jamais le clavecin n'est ennuyeux ! Ce chef oeuvre de Bach coule sous vos doigts comme une source vive toujours renouvelée ... n'en déplaise à tous les pédants de la terre qui après cette prestation osent critiquer ... les amoureux de la musique en redemandent ! Viva Rondeau !!!!
My favorite harpsichordist to date :) I cannot recall a time when harpsichord pieces were so dynamic, vibrant, full of passion and expression!! Outstanding!!
Seven years later, I have to say I was wrong. It's a lot more than just a beautiful rendition, but Jean's playing takes me to an ecstatic place where there are no words.
Overwhelmingly transcendent. This apparition of a man has been infused with angelic and godlike attributes, not the least of which is his profound understanding and absorption of the celestial. I believe it will be a long time until we witness another so extraordinarily gifted.
Bravo ... you know how there's always a little room for interpretation of the Masters and sometimes I feel like I would do something just a bit different? NOT this time. Jean took us on a true magical emotional journey starting with the saddest minor key melting into a bright light of major and eventually bringing us back to reality. A true audio Michelangelo right there. Not to slight the video footage either. He just showed us that we can soar like an eagle in the middle of the most depressed of times !! BROVO X 10
remarkable interpretation of this piece I never heard anyone played this piece with so much musicality and with so much expression truly amazing man congrats!!!
First rendition of this "war horse" I have heard on harpsichord. It's absolutely stunning. There are harmonic passages that take on a very different tonality when compared to the same sections when played on the piano. I very much like this different take. Your artistic interpretation results in a marvelous listening experience. Thanks for something different!
He said in an interview that he considers the harpsichord to be like a large lute, you can really hear with how he spreads the chords he's trying to convey strumming, it's beautiful
Initially when first saw the title, with harpsichord and Bach chaconne in the same sentence, I figured there was no way a mere harpsichord could ever convey the emotional power of the chaconne since the harpsichord cannot play with dynamics, meaning loudness and softness. And so I clicked on the video just to see how bad it would be. And then to my surprise, I was taken aback by the sheer power conveyed by this performance. Somehow the player pulled it off, and with the chaconne that's no small feat, even on an actual piano never mind the violin. I was blown away. Great performance. And the video cinematography is super high quality, artistically, as well. What can I say, this is just amazing.
It is Bach himself who played this piece for the first time on violin in Coethen. The first instrument that Bach learned and played was the violin from age 5 to ten under his father's teaching. His father died and Bach went to live with his uncle and learned organ pipe. This is an answer for those who think that Bach was only a keyboard player (Bach was playing seven instruments) he was a violin master as well as an harpsichord killer player, as well as a pipe organ monster, as well... Jean Rondeau is a killer player as well but a soft killer, a gentle killer of absurdity, monstruosity, of our world. For several minutes he created a mad, sad, beautiful world, and he puts all his soul;and mastery to enjoy the music and he's happy as we are, to see such a noble children of or century, hard worker and fully passionnate give justice to Bach on harpsichord such a lovely,powerful and delicate instrument !! Thank you Monsieur Rondeau !!!
@@gsm2424 So you mean rock and roll guitarists have no soul ? I listen to classical music every day, but I admit there is some good music among rock and roll.
Never had the chance to learn music as a child. Wanted to try learning the harpsichord - teachers telling me no-one plays the harpsichord. I would even have to make my own if I actually wanted to play on one! And here are all these videos of young people playing spectacularly. Never have I ever felt so cheated.
Fantastic. He has brilliantly demonstrated the possibilities of the harpsichord. I’m sure it’ll come as a revelation to many. I have no doubt JSB would have applauded and been thrilled by the performance.
The performance is one thing, the adaptation of the “Chaconne” is quite another. No doubt people would love the performance, but that’s missing the essential point! People try as they might to get the essence of the original piece, for violin, grafted onto another instrument, but the drama is in the constant _bowing_ of the arpeggios, and since that cannot be done on a harpsichord, or piano, or lute, or any non-bowed instrument, it doesn’t sound like the “Chaconne”! That’s the point! As for the thing about “…brilliantly demonstrating the possibilities of the harpsichord,…” what does that even mean??? He does that every time he touches the instrument! Such silliness!!
That is beyond moving. I love that it is in the old tuning style as well. Idk what the temperament is though, I can just tell it isn't tuned from standard A=440. It's absolutely gorgeous. Whatever the tuning for that is, it's perfect. And perfectly played.
Paul Buckmaster Are you the Actual Paul Buckmaster? If so I really love your work, and it would fit that such a master as yourself be so knowledgeable. If you are not him, then as least you have some style.
The lower the pitch,the better the sound in my opinion. A lovely harpsichord. Maybe a Taskin. Two 8 fts and One 4ft registers. Well tempered tuning and A415. Did Bach write this on his wife’s death? It sounds better than on the organ. Wonderful performance.
@Paul Buckmaster it's not the same 415 Hz than Ab. It doesn't exist a specific temperament called "well temperament" (at least not historically). You have mixed a lot of unrelated context there, but it doesn't make any sense...
Those first few chords get me every time. Such grief! I actually like it better on piano than violin and now hearing it on harpsichord, I love it as much as I do on piano. I’m not sure that anyone but Jean Rondeau could have brought out the beauty and emotion of this piece on harpsichord. I’m grateful to have listened to this.
So tender! I`ve listened to this magic piece of music a lot of times, and each time it makes me totally disolve in these beautiful sounds, appearing in such an abandoned place.
Encore aujourd'hui je ne sais pas comment fait Jean Rondeau pour insuffler tant de vie dans le clavecin , c'est incroyable. C'est toujours passionnant, clair, musical et fluide avec lui (même ici où il fait le show). Il a ça dans le sang visiblement. L'un des meilleurs clavecinistes que je connaisse et actuels, et il est français, soyons réjouis, Alleluia ! ;-)) Egalement la prise de son est toujours soignée sur ses enregistrements, ce qui à mon avis est primordial pour garder au clavecin sa sensualité.
Bénie soit la mère qui vous a donne la vie!Je ne trouve pas les mots pour décrire mon émotion!je suis transporté dans le monde sidéral!Grand Merci a Vous!
Jean Rondeau hat nach meiner Ansicht J.S.Bach neu entdeckt. Ich würde sehrviel dafür geben zu wissen, was Bach zu diesen Interpretationen gesagt hätte. Alles Gute und Danke!
Si può essere giovani, belli e alla moda e amare Bach...spero che questa straordinaria performance avvicini le nuove generazioni a questi ascolti di bellezza eterna.
Quelque soit l'instrument sur lequel on la joue: violon, guitare, luth, piano, clavecin ou orgue, cette pièce est jubilatoire tant à écouter qu'à jouer. La prestation de M. Jean Rondeau et mon expérience personnelle nous le confirment. Par contre comme beaucoup, je reste perplexe sur le fait de présenter en première discographique cette version sur un clavecin magnifique trônant dans un environnement aussi insolite dont se demanderait presque s'il n'est pas une œuvre d'art à lui tout seul ! Mais les plus belles choses de la vie éclosent elles toujours dans des palais féériques ? Bravo et merci de nous faire partager votre talent.
A ma connaissance ceci n'est pas une premiere discographique. Bob Van Asperen l' avait au moins déjà enregistré chez EMI. Cel n'enlève rien aux mérites de cette splendide adaptation.
le cadre importe peu, la beauté est ailleurs. Il suffit de fermer les yeux et tout devient limpide. Se concentrer sur l'essentiel, la Musique .... que jean Rondeau interprète magistralement. Merci à lui.
Oui, je pensait tout à fait ainsi! Je pense que l'environnment de la performance est un peu drôle mais cela critique nos expectations. Je trouve cette contradiction bien attirante. Mais, quand même, c'est une bonne prestation!
Tuve la gran fortuna de escucharle en un concierto enteramente dedicado a Bach en la Fundación Juan March de Madrid, el pasado 20 de octubre. Nos deleitó con tres partitas y para terminar con esta maravillosa Chacona. Tengo que admitir que nunca jamás antes había experimentado tal sensación de placer al ver y escuchar interpretar a alguien música alguna. Sin duda nunca he estado tan en contacto con la BELLEZA como ese día con la manera en que Jean Rondeau nos regaló su sublime maestría al clave. Fue la sensación más parecida a estar en contacto con el gran Bach que nunca antes había sentido, y que dudo mucho que pueda volver a sentir. Infinitas gracias, Jean, por toda la vida que me regalaste aquella mañana de sábado
:) However, i would love to know the name of the maker of the harpsichord - the sound is absolutely beautiful - typical French sonority - might be Flemish, definitely not German!
@@LaPopliniere what the fuck are you saying, IT IS the harpichord shown in this video, they probably recorced it beforehand and afterwards recorded the video
@@CodeNameParis Clearly, the instrument shown on the video is inspired by the French late 18th century school. However the dark and profound sound of the recorded instrument indicates a German early 18th century harpsichord, probably after Mietke or Zell. So, two possibilities : - the harpsichord builder has managed to build a German iron stringed instrument in a French shaped case. - there are two instruments.
Une musique d'une abstraction et d'une puissance absolue, qui vous amène ailleurs! Le claveciniste se la pète un peu ..avec cette mise en scène dans ce décor savamment agencé digne d'une mise en scène moderne d'opéra!! mais il est tellement talentueux qu'on est captivé par son jeu aussi bien que par la musique envoutante qu'il souligne de mouvements de sa tête! …
I am from India not in FB, unless I must say you something directly. I just came across with Gramophone February 2015, and knew about your album. It's really amazing, and I must say about another video of you where you told about your album. Thank you Jean.
That is so good that it's sick! I feel like I've been drinking. I quit years ago. Love this violin partita on the violin, but this is the most incredible rendition I've heard to date. I'm sold. Gotta get the CD.
Wonderful music in a unique setting. The textures and mostly monochromatic colors (at times) remind me of an old time daguerrotype. Also, like the way he is sometimes framed in the window frame. Thanks for posting this.
You are a God gifted young man. I wish you the best. Monsieur Rondeau vous ennoblissez le clavecin. Bravissimo Monsieur l'Artiste, votre passion pour la musique convoque les beaux esprits et les belles âmes.
Surprenante interprétation. Les temps forts ne tombent pas du tout là où mon oreille de violoniste les attend. Les silences non plus. Le rubato me donne le sentiment d'être en déséquilibre constant. J'aime cependant le lyrisme, qui change des interprétations académiques telles que celle de Gustav Leonhardt, et le toucher précis et délicat, notamment dans les phrases rapides en arpèges. Ce clavecin a un timbre extraordinaire, remarquablement bien exprimé par l'instrumentiste. Il va falloir que je réécoute plus d'une fois pour mieux comprendre l'esprit de l'interprétation.
It is Bach himself who played this piece for the first time on violin in Coethen. The first instrument that Bach learned and played was the violin from age 5 to ten under his father's teaching. His father died and Bach went to leave with his uncle and learned organ pipe. This is an answer for the one who think that Bach was only a keyboard player (Bach was playing seven instruments) he was a violin master as well as an harpsichord killer player, as well as a pipe organ monster, as well... Jean Rondeau is a killer playeras well but a soft killer, a gentle killer of absurdity, monstruosity, of our world. For several minute he created a mad, sad, beautiful world and he puts all his soul;and mastery to enjoy the music and he's happy as we are, to see such a noble children of or century, hard worker and fully passionnate give justice to Bach on harpsichord !! Thank you Monsieur Rondeau !!!
No matter which instrument, this piece hits me hard...it's incredible how deep it sinks into your heart...and it's surprisingly beautiful on the harpsichord in this performer's hands. When it modulates in major key, I feel like someone is whispering me, "it's all right, you can relax and rest, nothing is going to hurt you", followed by the part that has feelings of loss and loneliness, like the sun starts going down and you face is now in the shadow, but still feel alive and someway very positive, taking the fate as it is, holding all the memories of joy and sorrow... it's just unbelievable you feel like going through all the phase of your life and al the emotions you felt so vividly in such a short amount of time.
And harpsichord sounds so beautiful, like a gentle sunlight passing through leaves of trees, or snowflakes slowly breaking down on your hand, warm, poetic, telling stories, leading you to find a little happiness in every moment, appreciation for being here....
very beautiful description!
transitions to major and then to minor sections pretty much make me feel the same things, and we can only imagine what was Bach himself thinking about while writing this chaconne
Well said. The best music is a form of psychology without words: it conveys a stylized meaning of experience. The most curious is that this is possible thanks to the interrelationships of the notes, which is a fluid mathematics. Music filters the meaning from life experiences so that it is lfited from its concrete physical context and becomes accessible to people from other times and places.
Your reaction, your story, is just as beautiful as this legendary piece of music ❤ thank you
I bet it would hit just as hard if even played on the bagpipes.
Both the performance and your touching description bring me to tears. Thank you.
What I like best about Rondeau is his ability see beyond the notes and the phrasing to an organic conception of the music that is always a revelation. It's not virtuosity so much as vision.
Quelle vision ! Rondeau est certes un grand interprète que l'on apprécie ou pas. Mais pourquoi ce look hirsute ? Dommage cela ne correspond pas à la délicatesse de la sonorité cristalline du clavecin. Il tape sur son instrument avec rage ! A l'allemande ! Il ne reste plus rien du charme équilibré de l'immense Scarlati
Exactly!
@@Azilis1976 A l'enregistrement, il n'avait qu'une 20-aine d'années. Il serait intéressant de voir si son interprétaiton a changé (et, si on peut le dire, muri).
@@rpallen3129 je pense toujours que la réputation de Rondo est usurpée Quand il pourra interpréter les Cyclopes de Rameau comme Sokolov je reviserai peut être mon jugement.
It's reassuring that there are quite a few young and excellent performers who will be around for my grandchildren to hear playing the most wonderful of music.
But they all live in Europe.
A Jalapeño And Israel.
Moz Gren Lol, i'm from Uruguay and since i was 11-12 I love baroque music. (I'm 14 now and i want to learn hapsichord but in my country is REALLY rare find a professor).
@@alejandrom.4680 Learn the piano you'll switch later
Listen to Netherlands Bach Society on UA-cam also, they're amazing
Ce que la France a de mieux à offrir à un musicien aussi brillant et authentique. Vous nous rendez fiers d'être français…. De la musique pour l'âme. Je vous remercie
Vous avez raison d'être fier. Avec M. Rondeau, la France a fait ce qu'elle a toujours fait, elle nous a révelé qu'il y a toujours un niveau plus haut auquel nous pouvons nous orienter. De l'Irlande je vous salue, la France.
I went to work on Sunday. I'm on the bus to go home. It was raining. Then, it turns to snow now. His music is that moment rain changes to snow. It's so light, peaceful, sad and beautiful.
Yours is my favorite comment for this remarkable music. When rain turns to snow. Quiet. Wonder. Grace.
This is some of the best Bach I’ve ever heard, and I’m including all his other works for different instruments/voices. One thing I love about Jean Rondeau is his sense of musical pacing. You never feel like you’re in a monotonous place in any part of the piece.
Perhaps one of the greatest pieces ever written for the violin. Sounds great on any instrument. Love this Harpsichord interpretation ! Bach's musical language is universal and not timber-dependent.
Wow! He makes it sound as if it was written originaly for the harpsichord!
To be fair, Bach was notorious for not giving a fuck which instrument would interpret his work because he composed in a way that obeyed every instrument's quirks.
exatally what i thnked !
@@Grivendal Did Bach Play violin? Most likely, this was how he wrote IT, at his Hapsicord, sobbing over his wifes recent Demise.
@@Tore_Lund It's well known that Bach played the violin. As CPE Bach said about his father : "'In his youth and until the approach of old age, he played the violin cleanly and penetratingly, and thus kept the orchestra in better order than he could have done with the harpsichord"
@@elenipateraki5295 Nice quote. Especially something like his Chaconne, and it should be obvious that he was more than a basic violinist.
Merci , merci et plus encore, pour ce jeu sublime, précis et si sensible...Le sommet d'un ART!
A good player, not only the interpretation but the technique is amazing. A treasure for many generations to enjoy Bach harpsichord music.
I would imagine Bach composing this writing it at the harpsichord, playing it for his colleagues and children and then saying ”this is intended for solo violin”, while the audience is still in awe of the most beautiful, perfect piece for cembalo they ever heard in their lives
Love the deep rich tones from this particular harpsichord. Amazing rendition of Bach's Chaonne! Beautiful.
Jean makes my heart sing with his performance....
BRAVO!!!! Why is the chaconne so fantastic? Your harpsichord and your wondrous embellishments would please Bach no end ... who I imagine listening to your performance.
I hadn't expected this to be so good. M. Rondeau overcomes the limitations of the harpsichord and creates a wonderful performance.
Harpsichord has is own character vs a piano not limitations. Like you wouldn’t judge an oboe starting from a saxophone.
@@marcofabiocarosi2996 Which is one reason that I didn't mention a piano.
I agree; harpsichord really is the best instrument in certain pieces like these.
It is like listening to an angel interpreting Bach..., wonderful..., marvelous. I love Bach, I love this piece, and I truly love Jean Rondeau. Thanks, WarnerClassics, for sharing this beauty.
@Wagner " to an angel". More like a crazy and asexual Orthodox ascetic, who tossed out every other responsibility at the age of wtfe and devoted all the rest of his time to finally produce an absolutely perfect rendition of this very nasty piece. I am sure that's he's nowhere to be found, otherwise, I'd congratulate him AGAIN, but I am busy with other things for the moment.
@@yiannisgalidakis8250 Haha crazy how envious people can be, because they know they could never be as talented
A modern and cool interpretation. He succeeds to put oxygen and youth in this big monument. Thank you for the pleasure you give us.
Ah ! Jean Rondeau , comme vous portez haut votre instrument ! Avec vous , jamais le clavecin n'est ennuyeux ! Ce chef oeuvre de Bach coule sous vos doigts comme une source vive toujours renouvelée ... n'en déplaise à tous les pédants de la terre qui après cette prestation osent critiquer ... les amoureux de la musique en redemandent ! Viva Rondeau !!!!
My favorite harpsichordist to date :) I cannot recall a time when harpsichord pieces were so dynamic, vibrant, full of passion and expression!! Outstanding!!
Vasily Esenamanov ..ο
Tout à fait d'accord avec vous !
Hear Mr.Skip chacone of Louis Merchand, is great to.
Mahan Esfahani!
Christophe Rousset.
Absolutely phenomenal musician with a genuine personality. Enjoyed his concert tremendously.
Seven years later, I have to say I was wrong. It's a lot more than just a beautiful rendition, but Jean's playing takes me to an ecstatic place where there are no words.
Jean Rondeau has opened my soul to the true pleasure of harpsichord. What a performance!
Oh man is this a treat...
Truly wonderful. Hearing this Chaconne interpreted like this is a miracle, something that, starting from physicality, becomes metaphysical. Startling!
Such a joy! emotionally intensive, rhythmically charged and lyrical. One of the greatest interpretations of the greatest piece of mankind
I cannot get enough of this interpretation for days now! A truly transcending performance on an amazing instrument!
Robert Hill did a fantastic transcription of the Chacone as well.
Wow, have the stars and planets aligned for this one?? Absolutely stunning.
Overwhelmingly transcendent. This apparition of a man has been infused with angelic and godlike attributes, not the least of which is his profound understanding and absorption of the celestial. I believe it will be a long time until we witness another so extraordinarily gifted.
So magnificent I am speechless...
All of it is amazing but in particular 3:52-5:12 is about as good as music ever gets
That's what heaven and eternal beauty are all about. You made my day and many still to come. Thank you so much. May God bless you and take good care.
Bravo ... you know how there's always a little room for interpretation of the Masters and sometimes I feel like I would do something just a bit different? NOT this time. Jean took us on a true magical emotional journey starting with the saddest minor key melting into a bright light of major and eventually bringing us back to reality. A true audio Michelangelo right there. Not to slight the video footage either. He just showed us that we can soar like an eagle in the middle of the most depressed of times !! BROVO X 10
A wonderful performance on a wonderful harpsichord!!
remarkable interpretation of this piece I never heard anyone played this piece with so much musicality and with so much expression truly amazing man congrats!!!
Quelle surprise, de redécouvrir cette sublime Charconne jouée de façon magistrale au clavecin. Merci Jean Rondeau 🤩🤩
I didn't realize until now that everything on the Harpsichord sounds so unique. Amazingly done!
First rendition of this "war horse" I have heard on harpsichord. It's absolutely stunning. There are harmonic passages that take on a very different tonality when compared to the same sections when played on the piano. I very much like this different take. Your artistic interpretation results in a marvelous listening experience. Thanks for something different!
He said in an interview that he considers the harpsichord to be like a large lute, you can really hear with how he spreads the chords he's trying to convey strumming, it's beautiful
A great moment in music history! Bravissimo!
This is perhaps the most amazing music composition ever written.
Initially when first saw the title, with harpsichord and Bach chaconne in the same sentence, I figured there was no way a mere harpsichord could ever convey the emotional power of the chaconne since the harpsichord cannot play with dynamics, meaning loudness and softness. And so I clicked on the video just to see how bad it would be. And then to my surprise, I was taken aback by the sheer power conveyed by this performance. Somehow the player pulled it off, and with the chaconne that's no small feat, even on an actual piano never mind the violin. I was blown away. Great performance. And the video cinematography is super high quality, artistically, as well. What can I say, this is just amazing.
Yeah this piece is really great on harpsichord
Never ever underestimate the harpsichord ever again
It is Bach himself who played this piece for the first time on violin in Coethen. The first instrument that Bach learned and played was the violin from age 5 to ten under his father's teaching. His father died and Bach went to live with his uncle and learned organ pipe. This is an answer for those who think that Bach was only a keyboard player (Bach was playing seven instruments) he was a violin master as well as an harpsichord killer player, as well as a pipe organ monster, as well... Jean Rondeau is a killer player as well but a soft killer, a gentle killer of absurdity, monstruosity, of our world. For several minutes he created a mad, sad, beautiful world, and he puts all his soul;and mastery to enjoy the music and he's happy as we are, to see such a noble children of or century, hard worker and fully passionnate give justice to Bach on harpsichord such a lovely,powerful and delicate instrument !! Thank you Monsieur Rondeau !!!
Absolutely superb in every way. Wonderful performance, fine recording, I can't ever remember hearing anything
like it.
I guess absolutely Bach had been composing it like this. It's almost Bach himselfs performance. Thank you so much.
He´s fresh! New! Up-to-date and free of traditional historical dust! It´s ALIVE!
Quel talent , Bach et sublimé par cette finesse de jeu...
My favorite harpsichordist since Scott Ross!
He's playing this Chaconne like a rock'n'roll guitar solo ! It's awesome, I love it !
Look at what he chose for a background "set" for this, too! Among other things, an antique mo-ped. Very steampunk!
Don't compare this piece to something so meaningless as a rock and roll solo. This has human soul between each note.
@@gsm2424 So you mean rock and roll guitarists have no soul ? I listen to classical music every day, but I admit there is some good music among rock and roll.
@@thomasmaze9156I agree. Not every piece of modern music is that bad.
Never had the chance to learn music as a child. Wanted to try learning the harpsichord - teachers telling me no-one plays the harpsichord. I would even have to make my own if I actually wanted to play on one!
And here are all these videos of young people playing spectacularly.
Never have I ever felt so cheated.
Dorcas Malahlela Not too late Dorcas!
That’s a sad story. Good thing you can enjoy these people though
The whole album is just fantastic! I also loved his Italian concerto
Absolutely remarkable, real pearl!
Merveilleuse interprétation, un délice pour les oreilles... ❤️
Fantastic. He has brilliantly demonstrated the possibilities of the harpsichord. I’m sure it’ll come as a revelation to many. I have no doubt JSB would have applauded and been thrilled by the performance.
The performance is one thing, the adaptation of the “Chaconne” is quite another. No doubt people would love the performance, but that’s missing the essential point! People try as they might to get the essence of the original piece, for violin, grafted onto another instrument, but the drama is in the constant _bowing_ of the arpeggios, and since that cannot be done on a harpsichord, or piano, or lute, or any non-bowed instrument, it doesn’t sound like the “Chaconne”! That’s the point! As for the thing about “…brilliantly demonstrating the possibilities of the harpsichord,…” what does that even mean??? He does that every time he touches the instrument! Such silliness!!
That is beyond moving. I love that it is in the old tuning style as well. Idk what the temperament is though, I can just tell it isn't tuned from standard A=440. It's absolutely gorgeous. Whatever the tuning for that is, it's perfect. And perfectly played.
+Alicia Garrison Probably 415 given that it's the baroque tuning, and not in equal temperament.
Paul Buckmaster Are you the Actual Paul Buckmaster? If so I really love your work, and it would fit that such a master as yourself be so knowledgeable. If you are not him, then as least you have some style.
The lower the pitch,the better the sound in my opinion. A lovely harpsichord. Maybe a Taskin. Two 8 fts and One 4ft registers. Well tempered tuning and A415. Did Bach write this on his wife’s death? It sounds better than on the organ. Wonderful performance.
@Paul Buckmaster it's not the same 415 Hz than Ab. It doesn't exist a specific temperament called "well temperament" (at least not historically). You have mixed a lot of unrelated context there, but it doesn't make any sense...
Those first few chords get me every time. Such grief! I actually like it better on piano than violin and now hearing it on harpsichord, I love it as much as I do on piano. I’m not sure that anyone but Jean Rondeau could have brought out the beauty and emotion of this piece on harpsichord. I’m grateful to have listened to this.
That is one beautiful-sounding instrument! Round, singing tone...
Despite a tendency for excessive speed, the interpretation here is superb, virtuosic, dazzling, totally refreshing and very moving.
So tender! I`ve listened to this magic piece of music a lot of times, and each time it makes me totally disolve in these beautiful sounds, appearing in such an abandoned place.
Wow beautiful! The change to the upper manual in the minute 5:53 is superbe!!
So good
Ikr? It catches up just like nothing!
Encore aujourd'hui je ne sais pas comment fait Jean Rondeau pour insuffler tant de vie dans le clavecin , c'est incroyable. C'est toujours passionnant, clair, musical et fluide avec lui (même ici où il fait le show). Il a ça dans le sang visiblement. L'un des meilleurs clavecinistes que je connaisse et actuels, et il est français, soyons réjouis, Alleluia ! ;-)) Egalement la prise de son est toujours soignée sur ses enregistrements, ce qui à mon avis est primordial pour garder au clavecin sa sensualité.
Bénie soit la mère qui vous a donne la vie!Je ne trouve pas les mots pour décrire mon émotion!je suis transporté dans le monde sidéral!Grand Merci a Vous!
Beautiful playing.
Fabulous! Perfect Photography accompaniment!
The harpsichord, played like this, is still a current and wonderful instrument!🌈🌠🌝
Jean Rondeau hat nach meiner Ansicht J.S.Bach neu entdeckt. Ich würde sehrviel dafür geben zu wissen, was Bach zu diesen Interpretationen gesagt hätte. Alles Gute und Danke!
A musician's musician! Bravo, bravissimo! (His Goldbergs are stupendous, too!)
Le décor autour de lui est excellent !
Si può essere giovani, belli e alla moda e amare Bach...spero che questa straordinaria performance avvicini le nuove generazioni a questi ascolti di bellezza eterna.
bravo, toujours sublime.
Bach would be proud of you. You may play like the young Bach. It sounds like you are in Friendship with the huge master.
Absolutely superb, far exceeding my expectations. Jean may be mentioned in the same breath as Skip Sempe.
Aplaude! Bravo Master Musicae!
Quelque soit l'instrument sur lequel on la joue: violon, guitare, luth, piano, clavecin ou orgue, cette pièce est jubilatoire tant à écouter qu'à jouer. La prestation de M. Jean Rondeau et mon expérience personnelle nous le confirment.
Par contre comme beaucoup, je reste perplexe sur le fait de présenter en première discographique cette version sur un clavecin magnifique trônant dans un environnement aussi insolite dont se demanderait presque s'il n'est pas une œuvre d'art à lui tout seul ! Mais les plus belles choses de la vie éclosent elles toujours dans des palais féériques ?
Bravo et merci de nous faire partager votre talent.
A ma connaissance ceci n'est pas une premiere discographique. Bob Van Asperen l' avait au moins déjà enregistré chez EMI. Cel n'enlève rien aux mérites de cette splendide adaptation.
le cadre importe peu, la beauté est ailleurs. Il suffit de fermer les yeux et tout devient limpide. Se concentrer sur l'essentiel, la Musique .... que jean Rondeau interprète magistralement. Merci à lui.
Oui, je pensait tout à fait ainsi! Je pense que l'environnment de la performance est un peu drôle mais cela critique nos expectations. Je trouve cette contradiction bien attirante. Mais, quand même, c'est une bonne prestation!
Un vrai monstre ce Jean ! Je suis totalement estomaqué 😱👌👊🇫🇷
Remarquable (exceptionnelle)performance! Et une merveilleuse idée de jouer cette oeuvre sur un instrument d'époque.
Stupendous, moving & beautiful. What a gift!
This seriously gave me past life flashbacks 😲❣️
Double BRAVO!!! again! It's GREAT on your harpsichord (and Your Fingers)
magnifique, belle interprétation et aussi belle acoustique !
Tuve la gran fortuna de escucharle en un concierto enteramente dedicado a Bach en la Fundación Juan March de Madrid, el pasado 20 de octubre. Nos deleitó con tres partitas y para terminar con esta maravillosa Chacona. Tengo que admitir que nunca jamás antes había experimentado tal sensación de placer al ver y escuchar interpretar a alguien música alguna. Sin duda nunca he estado tan en contacto con la BELLEZA como ese día con la manera en que Jean Rondeau nos regaló su sublime maestría al clave. Fue la sensación más parecida a estar en contacto con el gran Bach que nunca antes había sentido, y que dudo mucho que pueda volver a sentir. Infinitas gracias, Jean, por toda la vida que me regalaste aquella mañana de sábado
Magnifique!
Magnifique interprétation!
Impeccable phrasing.
Très belle interprétation decette oeuvre de Bach,le clavecin s'y prête à merveille.Bravo!
excellent joué! Phantastic indeed. Thanks.
I cannot imagine that the magnificent sound we hear is coming from the instrument being played in a wind-blown workshop! Divine playing!
Alexander Brown That's because it is not ;) ! It's not even the same instrument you are listening than the one you are watching !
:) However, i would love to know the name of the maker of the harpsichord - the sound is absolutely beautiful - typical French sonority - might be Flemish, definitely not German!
@@LaPopliniere what the fuck are you saying, IT IS the harpichord shown in this video, they probably recorced it beforehand and afterwards recorded the video
@@CodeNameParis Clearly, the instrument shown on the video is inspired by the French late 18th century school. However the dark and profound sound of the recorded instrument indicates a German early 18th century harpsichord, probably after Mietke or Zell.
So, two possibilities :
- the harpsichord builder has managed to build a German iron stringed instrument in a French shaped case.
- there are two instruments.
Now that’s a fine harpsichord and a even better harpsichord player right there .
Magnifique, bravo !
Une musique d'une abstraction et d'une puissance absolue, qui vous amène ailleurs! Le claveciniste se la pète un peu ..avec cette mise en scène dans ce décor savamment agencé digne d'une mise en scène moderne d'opéra!! mais il est tellement talentueux qu'on est captivé par son jeu aussi bien que par la musique envoutante qu'il souligne de mouvements de sa tête! …
Wonderful ! Tres belle !
Fantastic execution! I usually play this piece on my guitar and it is wonderfull plaied on the harpsychord.
Zachwycające delikatne a zarazem pełne temperamentu wykonanie Chaconne Bacha przez J.Rondeau dziękuję
I am from India not in FB, unless I must say you something directly. I just came across with Gramophone February 2015, and knew about your album. It's really amazing, and I must say about another video of you where you told about your album. Thank you Jean.
Bach is the greatest purveyor of spiritual possibility i have ever encountered.
The harpsichordist s great too.
That is so good that it's sick! I feel like I've been drinking. I quit years ago. Love this violin partita on the violin, but this is the most incredible rendition I've heard to date. I'm sold. Gotta get the CD.
Wonderful music in a unique setting. The textures and mostly monochromatic colors (at times) remind me of an old time daguerrotype. Also, like the way he is sometimes framed in the window frame. Thanks for posting this.
You are a God gifted young man. I wish you the best. Monsieur Rondeau vous ennoblissez le clavecin. Bravissimo Monsieur l'Artiste, votre passion pour la musique convoque les beaux esprits et les belles âmes.
really great done!! pureness, and lots of "drive", listened several times, love it!!
This masterpiece is great on all instruments!
Beautiful rendition. Bravo!
Surprenante interprétation. Les temps forts ne tombent pas du tout là où mon oreille de violoniste les attend. Les silences non plus. Le rubato me donne le sentiment d'être en déséquilibre constant. J'aime cependant le lyrisme, qui change des interprétations académiques telles que celle de Gustav Leonhardt, et le toucher précis et délicat, notamment dans les phrases rapides en arpèges. Ce clavecin a un timbre extraordinaire, remarquablement bien exprimé par l'instrumentiste. Il va falloir que je réécoute plus d'une fois pour mieux comprendre l'esprit de l'interprétation.