What a process. Hundreds (maybe thousands) of notes on the pages, the eyes read them, brain processes it all. Hands, fingers and feet reproduce it. All I can say Gert is "You have amazing talent"!
What a beautiful piece of music. I have never heard this piece before. Thank you for your wonderful playing, and for doing what you do so brilliantly - - introducing us to new repertoire, and challenging our perceptions. Great foot work, by the way!
OUTSTANDING!!!!!!! That organ has a lot of power when you play it. I LOVE the bass 🤗 and always the footwork. Thank you, Gert, for another wonderful video. I really enjoyed that Toccata. BRAVO, thumbs up!!!
Gert you never fail to astound and bring joy with your work!!! Somehow, I feel when I listen to you that what I am feeling is YOUR EXPRESSION of joy!!! As one who plays very badly the piano at my church, I so much appreciate what you do and your willingness to share it with others... Thank you !!!
All i could say after hearing this work I dont know is Wow , You inspired me to get back to the organ and slowly I make my way and there is no doubt that Hauptwerk and Content is the way to go .I love the pedal registration and freshness of the piece so professionally played ...Thank you Gert ...
What a brilliant organ: the beauty of church sound combined with a more direct / immedeate sound production. Especially the base tones sound that way, as the beautiful sound comes directly from the instrument, not needing to build up slowly in a large building. It is the first electronic instrument that sounds better than the original!
This "electronic instrument" actually samples real organs, many of them historic instruments by Arp Schnitger, et al., which is why it sounds so great. The software is called Hauptwerk.
Yes, really a great piece of music. And, I think man can hear his inspiration by JSB. You played not only well. I think you hit the spirit of the piece. Thanks and greetings from Thomas
.. I have been following your interpretations for some time and I find that it really plays very well. It is obviously not just a question of technique, but of heart and passion that you put into it. Another element in your favor is to be young, which gives the right charge to engage in any initiative. I hope as soon as I can listen to your live concert here in Italy. Moreover, even here from youtube, which is not bad, I hope to listen to some songs by Italian authors like Vivaldi. I recently discovered that one of your English colleagues, Jonhatan Scott, performs wonderful interpretations of the 4 seasons for organ, if you listen to them too you will see that they leave you breathless .... just like you do. Really congratulations for your career, I hope you can go higher and higher. Greetings from Naples.
Vos qualités d'organiste sont indéniables mais trop de manières dans l'exécution, cela dessert l'œuvre. Enlevez toute théâtralité, restez sobre, vous y gagnerez et l'art aussi.
I too would love to see your 2020 concert agenda. I’ll be planning my journey from Australia to Europe around the opportunity to see you, Gert, in concert
Très bon organiste qui joue très bien je vais assister à un concert d'orgue demain mais ne sera pas pareil ce sont des élèves de musique félicitations pour cette magnifique musique. 🎹🎼🎵🤳🎶👍👍🎶🎺👣👏🏿
...eigenlijk ongelofelijk hoe goed deze digitale instrumenten tegenwoordig klinken, afhankelijk van de kwaliteit van de sample set. De Toccata kende ik niet maar gaaf gespeeld!
Hoi PA kijk hier eens, deze man heeft zijn eigen hauptwerk orgel samengesteld met een oude Casavant speeltafel, erg realistisch th-cam.com/video/gy5ijy-imWg/w-d-xo.html en wat je zegt is erg goed voor digitaal en dan te bedenken dat Hauptwerk al een redelijk "oud" computerprogramma is :-)
Yes it is a great piece to play too. Recommend it as a great piece for organ students which sounds more difficult than it is with plenty of repeats and recurring patterns. The pedal part is not difficult. The speed here was just right capturing the beauty of the piece. Too many organists crash through it and it becomes a muddy jumble. Also pianists it can be transcribed as a good piano piece as well
Is that on porpouse to you playing at 1:57 that 16ths downwards not in upwards? ( and whole this kind os phrases) If yes, why? So in the right hand: a"-a'-g'#-a'-b'-a'-g'#-a' instead of the original score? Because in this way it sounds a little 'cripple' and loose its tension, energy, power. By the way it's a good interpretation.
Excellent! By the way, Gert, have you ever been to Kirkwall (Orkney Islands, Scotland) and the magnificent and mighty St Magnus Cathedral with its Willis organ? The acoustics are ethereal; I can hear a van Hoef CD already :-).
I love this performance! I did notice however, during the “synthetic A-Minor” section of the piece when you are playing 16th notes in the right hand (measure 56-63 in my score) that you never hit the c natural. I don’t know if you use a different arrangement or if you learned this piece differently, but I think it adds a nice variation when you play that section like you do.
No complaints on this presentation. Enjoyable lively and fun to listen too. I would bet that you could have fun playing some contemporary music along with your wide repertoire.
While the composition is a bit boring, it is very well played, congratulations Gert - what a relaxed technique! For my ear the upper manual does not speak as clearly as the main one. In a way there is an evened out delay (Hauptwerk sample?) which gives it a little unreal sound impression. Having said all that, i am listening from a smartphone, which might contribute to it.
As I saw the layout the score is from here. And there is no modification in it like we heard on the recording. So I don't understand too... :) imslp.org/wiki/Special:ImagefromIndex/125870/uhoh
I have little doubt, when the final trumpets blare and Christ himself returns, we will hear glorious organ music too, and the organist will be Gert. Let me correct myself, I have NO doubt. :D
love the tempo consistent throughout - super confident playing
Thank you Gert for sharing this beautiful piece by Belier. Always a pleasure to listen to you play for us 😀
What a process. Hundreds (maybe thousands) of notes on the pages, the eyes read them, brain processes it all. Hands, fingers and feet reproduce it.
All I can say Gert is "You have amazing talent"!
Thank you Gert .An outstanding performance of this wonderful peace of music .
What a beautiful piece of music. I have never heard this piece before. Thank you for your wonderful playing, and for doing what you do so brilliantly - - introducing us to new repertoire, and challenging our perceptions. Great foot work, by the way!
OUTSTANDING!!!!!!! That organ has a lot of power when you play it. I LOVE the bass 🤗 and always the footwork. Thank you, Gert, for another wonderful video. I really enjoyed that Toccata. BRAVO, thumbs up!!!
Hi Terry, guess that this is one of his favourite organs, great that he can now play it digital as well at home
@@PHPJN7 totally agree
This has the energy. mastery, power, and enthusiasm that we have come to associate with Gert
A Wonderful Marriage of Spirited Souls.Thank you for Sharing. God Bless. RichardB
Gert you never fail to astound and bring joy with your work!!! Somehow, I feel when I listen to you that what I am feeling is YOUR EXPRESSION of joy!!! As one who plays very badly the piano at my church, I so much appreciate what you do and your willingness to share it with others... Thank you !!!
What a delightful piece. All seemed to bounce along nicely.
Good performance and interesting registration.
Wonderful piece, masterfully performed!!!!! Thank you Gert, such a pleasure to hear you play!
Brillaint! Thanks
Nicely played at a sensible speed!
Thank You Gert!
Ein großes Vorbild für jeden Organisten wurde ich sagen Danke an Gert van Hoef hoffentlich kommt er mal nach Berlin grüße viel Grüße von St.H
All i could say after hearing this work I dont know is Wow , You inspired me to get back to the organ and slowly I make my way and there is no doubt that Hauptwerk and Content is the way to go .I love the pedal registration and freshness of the piece so professionally played ...Thank you Gert ...
wonderful Gert.
What a brilliant organ: the beauty of church sound combined with a more direct / immedeate sound production.
Especially the base tones sound that way, as the beautiful sound comes directly from the instrument, not needing to build up slowly in a large building.
It is the first electronic instrument that sounds better than the original!
This "electronic instrument" actually samples real organs, many of them historic instruments by Arp Schnitger, et al., which is why it sounds so great. The software is called Hauptwerk.
Yes, really a great piece of music. And, I think man can hear his inspiration by JSB. You played not only well. I think you hit the spirit of the piece. Thanks and greetings from Thomas
I like this interpretation very much. Wonderful tempo. Technically perfect. Bravo 👏👏👏
❤ Dudelange 32ft. My fave❣️
Awesome!!! So this is a great start to new holiday day. Thank you very much.
Pues no conocía esta obra, pero me parece excepcional, amén de la magnífica interpretación de Gert,cada vez más maduro. Felicidades, Gert y familia.
Outstanding!!!
Delightful playing. Good tempo and colourful registration! Great camera work.Congratulations and bravo!
Formidable merci
Hi GVH,i still like your playing style,sound and interpretation of this famous work.Cheers 😃
He is so brilliant.
.. I have been following your interpretations for some time and I find that it really plays very well. It is obviously not just a question of technique, but of heart and passion that you put into it. Another element in your favor is to be young, which gives the right charge to engage in any initiative. I hope as soon as I can listen to your live concert here in Italy. Moreover, even here from youtube, which is not bad, I hope to listen to some songs by Italian authors like Vivaldi. I recently discovered that one of your English colleagues, Jonhatan Scott, performs wonderful interpretations of the 4 seasons for organ, if you listen to them too you will see that they leave you breathless .... just like you do. Really congratulations for your career, I hope you can go higher and higher. Greetings from Naples.
Vos qualités d'organiste sont indéniables mais trop de manières dans l'exécution, cela dessert l'œuvre. Enlevez toute théâtralité, restez sobre, vous y gagnerez et l'art aussi.
Bravo!
Very nice Played, a beautiful sound
Excellent!
prachtig,genieten man.
Briljant!
Magnífico!!! 🇪🇸
You are so amazing !
Buena interpretación en que revive el espíritu del compositor.
Bravo! This is a nice and powerful work. Great performance.
I'd really like to see your 2020 concert agenda!
I too would love to see your 2020 concert agenda. I’ll be planning my journey from Australia to Europe around the opportunity to see you, Gert, in concert
Flowing!congratulations;truly inspired!It will enter into my toccatas museum.
@Gert van Hoef Sehr Gut Doktor ! WOW ! Your organ sounds like a cathedral organ. Wunderbar ! Kanada.
Très bon organiste qui joue très bien je vais assister à un concert d'orgue demain mais ne sera pas pareil ce sont des élèves de musique félicitations pour cette magnifique musique. 🎹🎼🎵🤳🎶👍👍🎶🎺👣👏🏿
You have a Wonderfull organ! Congratulation!
When do we get to see and hear Jan De Rooij?
Yes.. We all are wondering about Jan.. Was there an argument??
If I'm correct, Jan lives in Switzerland for several years already. He went there with his girlfriend. So no argument between Gert and Jan
Emocionante trabajo Gert Van Hoef ....♫
muchos saludos y bonito inicio de semana....♫♫♫
encantador tema...♥
...eigenlijk ongelofelijk hoe goed deze digitale instrumenten tegenwoordig klinken, afhankelijk van de kwaliteit van de sample set.
De Toccata kende ik niet maar gaaf gespeeld!
Hoi PA kijk hier eens, deze man heeft zijn eigen hauptwerk orgel samengesteld met een oude Casavant speeltafel, erg realistisch th-cam.com/video/gy5ijy-imWg/w-d-xo.html en wat je zegt is erg goed voor digitaal en dan te bedenken dat Hauptwerk al een redelijk "oud" computerprogramma is :-)
Prachtige klank!!!
Wow this is amazing.
Yes it is a great piece to play too. Recommend it as a great piece for organ students which sounds more difficult than it is with plenty of repeats and recurring patterns. The pedal part is not difficult. The speed here was just right capturing the beauty of the piece. Too many organists crash through it and it becomes a muddy jumble. Also pianists it can be transcribed as a good piano piece as well
Is that on porpouse to you playing at 1:57 that 16ths downwards not in upwards? ( and whole this kind os phrases) If yes, why? So in the right hand: a"-a'-g'#-a'-b'-a'-g'#-a' instead of the original score? Because in this way it sounds a little 'cripple' and loose its tension, energy, power. By the way it's a good interpretation.
Ich übe das Stück gerade auch. Es macht voll Spaß! Es ist für Organisten auf jeden Fall zu empfehlen.
Excellent! By the way, Gert, have you ever been to Kirkwall (Orkney Islands, Scotland) and the magnificent and mighty St Magnus Cathedral with its Willis organ? The acoustics are ethereal; I can hear a van Hoef CD already :-).
Es realmente bello y hermoso como interpreta el órgano, verdaderamente le da vida y sentido a través del alma musical.
I love it
So magnificant and powerfull😍😍😍😍
Please come to Canada !
I love this performance! I did notice however, during the “synthetic A-Minor” section of the piece when you are playing 16th notes in the right hand (measure 56-63 in my score) that you never hit the c natural. I don’t know if you use a different arrangement or if you learned this piece differently, but I think it adds a nice variation when you play that section like you do.
No complaints on this presentation. Enjoyable lively
and fun to listen too. I would bet that you could have fun playing some contemporary music along with your wide repertoire.
Muy bueno. potente como me gusta. felicidades por tus exitos. saludos desde Catalunya
While the composition is a bit boring, it is very well played, congratulations Gert - what a relaxed technique! For my ear the upper manual does not speak as clearly as the main one. In a way there is an evened out delay (Hauptwerk sample?) which gives it a little unreal sound impression. Having said all that, i am listening from a smartphone, which might contribute to it.
Bravo
Thank YOU!!! Joe Wenderoth
👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
Awesome
Très, très jolie👏🏻👏🏻😎
Bellissimo, complimenti.
Attenzione, a battuta 90 e simili, è LA-SOL-LA-SI-DO-SI-LA... non LA-SI-LA-SOL-LA-SI-LA
Maravilhoso 💕🎶👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
Très belle partition et bel interprétation, Merci Gert.
great
Lekker setje he?
Why have you made some changes? I can see from your score that you are not playing whats written occasionally.
As I saw the layout the score is from here. And there is no modification in it like we heard on the recording. So I don't understand too... :) imslp.org/wiki/Special:ImagefromIndex/125870/uhoh
Lindo!
Alleen het applaus ontbreekt. Heb je daar geen knopje voor? ;)
Ik heb wel heel hard voor je geklapt!
Un seul mot: SUBLIME
Too many notes!!! JUST KIDDING! Nice rendition, Gert.
Yes, you, and the king with Mozart, in that silly movie which did at least have a spectacular sound track, in places. ;-)
Bien !Mais vous ne m'avez pas répondu a mon invitation!Ce sera la dernière!+1 like!
Virtuoses Spiel, kompositorisch höchst repititiv
Kann mich dem nur anschließen!
I have little doubt, when the final trumpets blare and Christ himself returns, we will hear glorious organ music too, and the organist will be Gert. Let me correct myself, I have NO doubt. :D
Where did Christ go?
Why does he keep leaving?
Er kann es. Danke.
it wearily trundles along - sadly I think not his finest performance