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Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach was the fifth child and the second surviving son of the legendary Johann Sebastian Bach. This arrangement and its performance by the Lucas Sestak Trio are outstanding.



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Oh bloooody WOW. How good is that?

What an absolutely outstanding performance, the dynamics are sensational, the rhythm and timing unbelievable, the musicians all so incredibly talented, the animation astounding.

Also, the totally unexpected and humorous way the performance starts, amazing!

Thanks for this find, Noel. I'm going searching for more of Luca's works.


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Hi Trev.

You echo my thoughts completely. I was just watching the trio's version of Chopin's "Minute Waltz" and it's left me speechless. They're incredible musicians! It must have taken quite a few years to get to this level of expertise.



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Ha Ha, these guys are comedians as well.

Checkout the 'transpositions' at this part of the clip .

Not to mention the bass player laying under the piano!

The banana and cuppa are a laugh too.

Brilliant. Simply brilliant.


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Thanks, Trev. I'll zoom over and have a watch smile I didn't watch the clip in its entirety first time around.


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He and his trio have a concert in Bordeaux France on the 23rd of this month. If I wasn't already doing something else, I'd get on a plane.

And get a load of this: tickets are between €10 & €30 crazy


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That's _really_ impressive.
While I'm not a Jazz fan, I'm thrilled by all the dynamic changes in this version!
Extraordinary!

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He and his trio have a concert in Bordeaux France on the 23rd of this month. If I wasn't already doing something else, I'd get on a plane.

And get a load of this: tickets are between €10 & €30 crazy

That would be an excellent concert. I live less than an hour from Bordeaux by train, but the total time (roundtrip by train, transfers from and back to the train station and the concert itself) is longer than I'm comfortable leaving my two small senior dogs alone. But I'm definitely going to check out his videos and CD(s).

And thanks Noel for the heads-up!

EDIT: I found 4 Luca Sestak albums on Amazon Music: Lost in Boogie (2010), New Way - Blues & Boogie (2014), Right or Wrong (2020) and Lighter Notes (2024). Playlist created!

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Sestak's version of Swanee River in boogie style is impressive. There's a youtube clip of him playing it live when he was only 17.


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