BACH: Toccata and Fugue, BWV 565 by Edson Lopes

March 21/31, 2020 - 335th Birthday of Johann Sebastian Bach
Edson Lopes plays Toccata and Fugue, BWV 565 by Johann Sebastian Bach
2nd edition to celebrate the 335th birthday of Johann Sebastian Bach

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Transcribed:
Edson Lopes

Level:
Advanced

Guitar:
Andrea Tacchi, 2014 (Italy)
Model: Enrique Garcia

Strings:
D'Addario Classical Strings
Special strings: XT Classical

[edsonlopesguitar]

ERRATA: Measure 141, 3th chord: B, F, G#, D

[edsonlopesguitar]

Queria responder a todos pelo carinho dos comentários mas fica impossível. Não queria deixar ninguém fora. Obrigado amigos, de coração.

[sudhircomfort]

As a child I turned pages while my dad played this on the pipe organ in church. I naturally absorbed all the notes of the entire composition as there were innumerable practice sessions. I did work out some parts on the guitar as a challenge and achieved success for my own satisfaction. Watching Edson play the entire piece was like realizing my own dream. Thank you for your beautiful artistry.

[giancarlojohn]

Milhares e milhares de horas de dedicação, disciplina, paixão e concentração condensados em 10 minutos. Incrivelmente maravilhoso!

[АлександрОнуфрийчук-нт]

Для этого исполнителя не существует никаких рамок и ограничений.
Полное великолепие.
Глубина исполнения поражает. Это почти орган в миниатюре.
Полный респект мастеру.

[jonathanschell]

Amazing never thought it could be played so well on the guitar.

[Exxcelsi]

Estava comparando as performances dessa peça em diferentes instrumentos. Esta, incrivelmente, me soou a melhor de todas. Quando tocada nos grandes Órgãos, nas grandes catedrais, é belíssima, porém distante -- medonha por vezes. Quando tocada nos Pianos, tenho a impressão de que a frieza das teclas eclipsa a tempestade de sentimentos desperta em nós pelos acordes tão bem encaixados de Bach -- me soa mecânica demais, sem vida. No entanto, quando tocada no violão, somos tomados por um calor confortável, um sentimento de alegria, de admiração: de encanto! É incrível como um instrumento que cabe no nosso colo é capaz de ser tão expressivo. Genial interpretação e genial adaptação para violão! Um orgulho para o nosso país e para nossa herança cultural é nosso Mestre Edson Lopes!

[ubobl]

Some pieces were NEVER meant to be played on a guitar. After hearing this played many times on some of the greatest organs in the World, as soon as I saw this headline, I said to myself Wait? Surely not! But, after watching Maestro Lopes for a mesmerizing 9 minutes, I have an even greater appreciation for how amazing some people are and that the impossible can be made possible if we chose it. Thank you so much for the inspiration.

[edgardpedrosilvajunior]

My Gods, you're the authentic Mr.Clean. Thanks for sharing such a beautiful song in a magistral performance. Congratulations, Edson !

[cesarpacheco]

Una de las más grandiosas creaciones de la música y del arte en general. Extremadamente difícil de ejecutar en su instrumento original. Tocarla en la guitarra es casi un milagro. Mi más profundo respeto, Maestro

[cliffordmayes]

Maestro, I want to thank you for this performance. I have studied classical guitar for 55 years (I'm now an old retired psychology professor of 67) and I have heard many performances of this piece on guitar. Yours is simply the best. It is disciplined and clear though passionate, authoritative but not ponderous, and muscular but also deeply feeling. Watching you play this and also your rendition of Bachs' Prelude to his 3rd Cello Suite teaches me something new each time about playing Bach. I am very grateful for you. I think many in the classical guitar world must feel the same way as I do. Respectfully, Cliff

[wicklunda]

Sir, it is a honor to listen to such a master as yourself. You are an inspiration to music and to life.

[jamesm]

Edson Lopez is my guitar hero. After Edson comes John Williams and Andres Segovia.
His performances are played with the ease of a master and they give me immense joy.
Edson is just as amazingly, a generous man.
He offers music for free, a library of perfectly transcribed guitar pieces from the repertoire.
His transcriptions are of the highest quality, I agree with 99% of his LH fingerings. Bless you.
Edson is a modern day Segovia, in that he promotes classical guitar and accessibility to it, through his love for the instrument.
Edson, Thank You for who you are all you do. Hero.

[DownhillAllTheWay]

Considering the differences between a guitar and a cathedral pipe organ, this is a truly wonderful interpretation of a much-loved piece. Please accept my blown-away-ness.

[MarioBastosTV]

Tenho de rever o meu conceito de saber tocar guitarra.

[АндрейКузнецов-хгп]

Великий Гений, сочинивший эту Божественную музыку, перевоплотился в Великого Гения, играющего на гитаре. Браво, Маэстро!.

[Three_Eyed_Willy]

Senhor Lopes -- My father was a Bach scholar and musician. One of his favorite pieces was the Toccata and Fugue BWV 565. He passed away almost exactly 25 years ago. He would have loved your masterfully artistic performance of this wonderful piece of music. I definitely do.

[tomato]

THIS is why classical guitarists never show up in those stupid "best guitarists" lists - they would own them all, every time.

[bt]

So beautiful... you can hear and appreciate every note in the score; nothing gets glossed over or hidden. Amazing.

[DennisLiu-hhly]

Truly master piece and in performance as well
❤️‍🩹