PUBLISHED! J.S. Bach: Passacaglia and Fugue in C minor BWV 582 Piano Transcription by Yves Corsellis

J.S. Bach : Passacaglia and Fugue for Organ in C minor, BWV 582
Piano Transcription by Yves Corsellis
Performed by Yves Corsellis

May 3rd, 2014
St. Adrian Church, Brussels, Belgium
Sponsored by the Lebanese Community (Paroisse Notre-Dame du Liban Bruxelles)

Audio Recording : Sony PCM-M10

[michdys]

My apologies for reacting not often enough to all your kind comments, but please be assured that I am always very touched by and grateful for all your nice words of appreciation ❤🙏
Nevertheless, honor to whom honor is due : all kudos to the unfathomable genius of J.S. Bach for having composed this heavenly, majestic, all-encompassing piece !🙇

[alfredocassano]

i didn't expect that the spirit of the original could be captured so well on the piano. Lots, lots of respect for Mr. Corsellis

[meredydddavies]

I am not a religious person, but if there was one thing that would persuade me in that direction, it would be the music of the immortal J.S. Bach. And this interpretation sounds, to my untutored ear, incredibly faithful to the spirit of the original. Bravo, Yves !

[michdys]

Thank you all for your kind comments over the past years ! I'm very happy and proud to announce that the Dutch music publisher Valeur Ajoutée has just released my transcription (see the description for details). For those who are interested: I hope that you enjoy discovering and playing it as much as i do !
All the best, Yves Corsellis

[DonCarlosHormozi]

Beautiful performance. Bach is the greatest composer who has ever lived.

[richardduffy]

I didn’t expect to appreciate this piano arrangement of this Bach masterpiece, but it is so clean and all lines are clearly heard. Bravo. Great arrangement and performance.

[DavidStenström-yk]

Got the printed score a few days ago, so pianistic and greatly transcribded.
Will keep me busy for long time 😊
Thanks so much for your work Yves!

[enriquesanchez]

MONUMENTAL - I am so THRILLED to have heard your transcription - the 13 minutes went by in a FLASH! No struggling to hear all of the organ lines that always get muddled by the diffuse sound of the organ - which helps me SO much due to my poor hearing. THANK YOU, YVES ♥♥♥♥♥

[michaelwenzl]

These polyphonic textures with such a clarity and wonderful color - superb performance

[DonCarlosHormozi]

Magnificent playing!!! The spectators don't seem to have a clue to what they are truly witnessing.

[flowerdna]

This work’s beauty has always terrified and amazed me. This rendition does not disappoint. Well done.

[Guillrtiz]

I've almost always preferred the sound of a piano over an organ, but nothing beats the number of voices you can get from the latter. Maybe that's why I enjoy orchestral arrangements of Bach's work.

[RobinBeaumont]

great performance, as a organist who has been playing this for years I found the subtly in phrasing, volume and speed changes very refreshing and also the ornamentation - great

[nikoklein]

Just wondrous. Exceptional arrangement and performance. Thank you for sharing.

[johnrickert]

Your arrangement is outstanding, and I hope it is performed widely.

[maxdrumma]

the best performance and the best transcription even i heard, especially the pit., the mute notes ware great!!!!

[АнтонЗуев-лж]

Даже на пианино эта божественная композиция звучит прекрасно!!!

[PabluchoViision]

A small addendum: I have just purchased and obtained Yves's transcription and am reading his notes. The depth and genuineness of his musical, and specifically pianistic, concerns are truly striking. I am more and more taken with the analogy I suggested before, and which I think is actually quite apt as analogies go, between the work of musical transcription and that of translation of (particularly literary) texts. Yves's achievement is, if anything, even more impressive in light of the intricate and sometimes almost overwhelming difficulty of his task.

[danilosilva]

Excellent transcription and beautiful performance . Thanks for sharing.

[hazemnajjar]

Playing an Organ piece on the Piano, Legend!