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DearThomas! Some months ago, I wrote a letter to you, compliment for your playing and doing. You answered and I was enjoyed. Now we have the Bruckner year and celebrate it. Anton Bruckner 1824 - 1896 All his Compositions for the Church were ordert. His Symphonies came from his own interrest, his soul. Let me tell you a story.. In 1945 the Musicians from the Münchner Philharmonik were free for the war.. But at the end they all got the order to go to the front. The last fight of crazy Hitler.... Now. The Conductor Kurt Eichhorn conducted the 7. Symphonie of Anton Bruckner. The last time with this Orchestra, who knows, who is coming back... A special Situation... Bruckne was more than a Composer walking to the boardes. Formaly.. Nearly to 12 Ton... He was very spirituall. Coming from Schubert and Beethoven and BACH... St. Florian, where he lives, and where he is barried under the Organ in this church, is my home... I am from there.... At last: In your interpretation of WTC, I feel well. Great Compliment again.... (Don`t forget Louis Armstrong and Oscar Peterson and all of them, they had a big heart..) Best wishes from Austria. Klaus Melem

Incredible, Congratulations and thank you!

I would be forever in your debt if you played Die Kunst Der Fuge.

I have previously expressed my admiration for this interpretation, and I don't need to repeat myself. But I have a question for you, Mr. Schwan, regarding Bach's conception of the term "well tempered", which must refer to some tuning slightly different from equal temperament. So what do you think of Bradley Lehman's interpretation of the convolutions on the title page of the manuscript of Book I as being a guide to the tuning to be used?

Incredibly beautiful performance. Reminds me of Evelyn Crochet's recording in its simplicity and clarity. Great to have a new performance to listen to!

I'll bet he plays guitar as well and pretty good 😮😊❤.

Dear Thomas, thank you very much for the sensual and pure performance of this musical masterpiece!

Es Bach !!!

Great interpretation, you are fantastic artist, beyond category. Peace and Grace

Made sure again - Thomas, you are unsurpassed.

Hard to believe all the empty seats....The room, however, is filled with millions of unseen guests! What a sensitive, delicate, introspective, sweet, elegant interpretation of WTC. Lovely, calms and smooths out the soul. Thank you so much, Thomas. You are a portal of heavenly sound.

Sehr schön !

I am glad he is not humming along with the music, a la Gould.

Extremely balanced. Everything is well controlled. Beautiful

Bach once said, "I was obliged to be industrious. Whoever is equally industrious will succeed equally well". These perfomances of WTC I-II show like no other that he was right :) it would be great to hear The Art of Fugue and ricercari from the Musical Offering played to such perfection.

Bach once said, "I was obliged to be industrious. Whoever is equally industrious will succeed equally well". These perfomances of WTC I-II show like no other that he was right :) it would be great to hear The Art of Fugue and ricercari from the Musical Offering played to such perfection.

Incredible!!!

2 hours and a half of most complex music by Johann Sebastian Bach without score, learnt by heart and mind. A feat of artistry and lyrical music.Bravo.

Thank you for this wonderful music

Знову слухаю ... чарівне Ваше виконання! Бравіссімо !!!

Very enjoyable

Good ears! Love the sound of your playing. Everything is crystal clear.

Takes Bach into his own place. Reminds of others but remains unique. A world revealed

I have searched without success for his recordings on Spotify. Is there any streaming platform that has them?

Very good Played, a great Video and Sound

Thomas, amazing as always. This is my favorite piece currently in my mind of all time. Maybe because I have listened to it from so many other performers. You play this so very well really, just wow. But I have to say, every time, I hear someone play this song, I hear so many new things, and I feel I am actually starting to hear Chopin thinking. I'm sorry to pivot to Chopin now but he is so talented and takes us all on an incredible harmonic journey I am amazed. You again, show us these things. Power, then softness, then technical prowess, then quiet arpeggios...it is all so much emotion if you think about it. Isn't it just like LIFE? The ups and down, the pain, then happiness, hardness, softness, intermediate....the journey. Your technical prowess on the piano is on another level from your peers.

Excellent and wonderful!! And impressive beyond words from the perspective of an amateur Bach player.

A very nice, graceful touch. That makes it easier to listen to a work this long.

オルガン曲の方が 絶対に良い と思っていましたが そんなことはないと思わされた素晴らしい演奏です。 気持ちの良い休日に なりました。ありがとうございます😊

I am deeply sorry for these empty chairs and the people who could fill these chairs! They did not partake of this supreme quality music and its perfect performance...!!!

Everything is big in Texas? Everything except the audience for this sublime music played by a consummate artist..Mr. Schwan. If I could clone myself I would occupy every vacant seat and enjoy Bach so much more! What a performance indeed.

Bach au pinacle ,merveilleux

I'm glad that I found this. Thank you for making this accessible for people like me who's less likely to experience such performance live. Truly an honor

Quite a performance, brilliant. And to memorize all that, I can't play all pieces with the score in front of me after 40 years!

This is bringing me to tears and I’m only in 2 minutes. The beauty and depth of what Bach composed paired with Mr. Schwan’s performance is magical.

Parabéns, Thomas! Você é uma inspiração!

Congrats Thomas, beside the great performance, +2 hours of continuous playing without reading is a great achievement.

Great performance of a masterpiece from J S Bach. I wonder, why is so many empty seats at the auditorium?. I was expecting that for Such performance and, well, Bach masterpiece, all seats were taken 😢

Thank you, you are a gift to the world!

Շնորհակալություն ❤❤

👏👏👏👏

For me, WTC 2 is absolutely the greatest collection of pieces in the history of human culture. The greatest wealth collected in music.

Such beauty.

невероятная интонация, глубоко по смыслу БРАВО

Obrigado por compartilhar uma performance tão magnifíca!

there's no music - you mean to tell me this was memorized? hat off to you.

Everyone in this world should listen to this wonderful performance. Sold OUT... you deserve more and more views Maestro Schwan

좋다....^^

Dude you are so good at Bach, 852 prelude and fugue was especially amazing, best interpretation I've listened to. How long have you been playing? Any advice for people brand new to learning keyboard? Listening to you, Schiff and Glenn Gould has really made me want to get good.

I admire your playing. It is peaceful to hear the warm and beautiful sound.