Another Bach piece on Mandolin

**fluxman** · Aug-30-2009, 9:58am

Hello,

Another video of me playing some bach, this time it's invention #8 on mandolin and bass (bwv 779)...which quite conveniently fits onto mandolin (I think only 1 low note wasn't playable).

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GA0Ht1DDMRQ

I love playing bach on mandolin

Thanks for watching!

**Richard Moore** · Aug-30-2009, 10:43am

Very nicely played! It works very well with the bass.

**Albert Whiting** · Aug-30-2009, 11:04am

Very very cool!

**Magnus Geijer** · Aug-30-2009, 11:50am

That was grand! Appreciate the MP3 availability as well. That's going in the MP3 player.

Thanks,

Magnus

**Mike Crocker** · Aug-30-2009, 3:02pm

Very nicely done. Reminds me a lot of Simon Mayor, a major influence on me. I look forward to hearing more.

Peace, Mike.

**sbarnes** · Aug-30-2009, 5:04pm

I like it

**Tavy** · Aug-31-2009, 5:05am

That rocks!

Keep up the good work, John.

**fluxman** · Aug-31-2009, 8:01am

thanks for the kind words guys!

I've got some more bach pieces lined up, but any suggestions (or even requests

)..doesn't have to be bach, but classical.

**loess** · Aug-31-2009, 10:20am

Lovely! Curious what your process is like on these. Did you work the arrangements and fingerings out by ear? In what order did you record the instruments?

**Tavy** · Aug-31-2009, 10:33am

Originally Posted by loess

Lovely! Curious what your process is like on these. Did you work the arrangements and fingerings out by ear? In what order did you record the instruments?

And also, how did you do the split screen video?

Cheers, John.

**fluxman** · Aug-31-2009, 10:43am

@loess: Thanks! Sheet music (not tab) is readily available online for free if you look around for it...so the fingerings and arrangements I have to work out myself, but are usually quite straightforward.....but I guess doing it by ear would be more beneficial!
I recorded the mandolin first, then the bass over the top...

@Tavy: I guess most people would use software like adobe premier to do splitscreen, but I use a freeware program called AviSynth to do it.

**Magnus Geijer** · Aug-31-2009, 9:21pm

How about Mozart's 25th, Beethoven's Ode to Joy or Bach's Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring?

/Magnus

**thomas_toscani** · Sep-14-2009, 7:02pm

Originally Posted by fluxman

Hello,

Another video of me playing some bach, this time it's invention #8 on mandolin and bass (bwv 779)...which quite conveniently fits onto mandolin (I think only 1 low note wasn't playable).

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GA0Ht1DDMRQ

I love playing bach on mandolin

Thanks for watching!

That is beautiful!

**JeffD** · Sep-14-2009, 9:58pm

As they say in New Mexico

That'll work!

**John Zimm** · Sep-15-2009, 9:02pm

Thanks for sharing. That was a real treat to watch.

Originally Posted by fluxman

thanks for the kind words guys!

I've got some more bach pieces lined up, but any suggestions (or even requests

)..doesn't have to be bach, but classical.

I've always wanted to hear Pavane pour une enfante defunte by Ravel on mandolin + guitar & whatever other instruments necessary. It's a bit slower then what you can play, but it may be a nice one to work on.

-John.