Bach: Partita 2 in C minor

[ntnkj]

That's a playlist with my performance of J.S. Bach's C minor Partita. All comments and suggestions are more than welcome!

[ntnkj]

Just to add that it's a live concert performance.

[ntnkj]

There was a problem with the codec in movements 3-6, it should be fine now.

[dcstudio]

really love this...     nice job.

I really like how cleanly animated and crisp this is...  nice phrasing, too.

and really beautiful from the intro into the main theme...sweet.

great tempo -- maintained beautifully throughout


sounds like you were enjoying yourself when you were performing... look forward to hearing more from you.

[ntnkj]

Thank you so much for the boosting comments, it means a lot! I really did enjoy myself every time I performed this piece, I enjoy playing Bach immensely in general, and this piece in particular especially. I posted several more of my recordings here, Liszt Sonata, Rachmaninoff's Etude-Tableau op. 39 No. 5 and his Second Concerto - first mvt, Prokofiev's Seventh Sonata and Shchedrin's Basso ostinato (video). If you find the time to listen some of those pieces as well, I would be grateful.

[birba]

Yes, i like your bach.  Flowing and very musical.  Some of the tempi i don't agree with, and you should do the repeats.  But other then that i like your sound, use of pedal and overall spirito!

[ntnkj]

Thank you very much!

[dcstudio]

just wanted to tell you I checked out your videos... and I was pleasantly amazed I must say... you are a very fearless player--the Shchedrin was so so cool.  WOW!!

so you are from where?  is that Latvia or Estonia on your page?   I don't know --just guessing I'm and American and we are not known for our grasp of geography.

and you are at university?   

[ntnkj]

   Thank you so much, dcstudio! I'm from Serbia, and I live there currently (the cover photo I used for my profile is just some stock photo), but the Bach was recorded during my Master's degree in Norway, which also answers your last question
   I work as an accompanist, but I am trying to perform solo as often as I can. That doesn't pay bills, though, since it's mostly unpaid where I live (unless you are really top of the crop)...

[dcstudio]

well I live in the US and performing solo is a tough way to pay the bills --- I have to play jazz... I also play with a band---I sing and play guitar, too.  I do a lot of accompanying as well and I used to carry quite a student load.   the joke here is that we musicians have $6000 in equipment and we pack it in a $500 car to play a $50 gig...  we hope for lots of tip$  and work day jobs.

you have some serious chops!!  I think you will do fine.


  Norway huh?  cool.   What's that liquor that drink over there--it's like their national drink...before dinner drink--and they drink it at Christmas a lot too...  good stuff.

Serbia---  wow...   that was quite a dangerous place a few years ago... hope things are better there now.   

[ntnkj]

Here is an embedded link, I just realized I could make those: