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This tempo is just fine! Why hurry a fine feast? This piece is an all-time classic. The counter melody is surely one of the greatest tunes written. The way the various strands fit together is incredible. Awe inspiring indeed. The hairs on my neck rise when I hear this work. Oh to lay a wreath on the Master's grave . . .
Es de las mejores interpretaciones que he escuchado, tanto por la calidad del organista como del sonido del mismo órgano. me gusta ese sonido. Y añadir las partituras ha sido genial para poder seguir la obra. Buen trabajo. Congratulations!!
This is one of the Best Versions i have Heard ! Absolutely Perfect//Amazing//Sublime//Magnificent Music !!! The bad part is that after hearing this i have to return to the Normal Shit Depressing Life that i have and it feels worse.
@NPorganist As for Enrico Viccardi's BWV 564, I can't begin to tell you how deeply moved I was to watch such a wonderful film... The music itself needs no comments. This piece is one of my favourites, ever. I found his rendition stupendous, perfect, brilliant! Oh, what glory to have the power to make such music echo through a marvellous church like that one! I did not use ear phones, but I have a good loudspeaker system connected to my PC.
@NPorganist Neil, I simply have nothing to add to what you said about this piece and Bach... Truly matchless... In a way time has done justice to him. Three centuries passed and he is loved all over the world for what he wrote. Well, all over the world by a small number of people. But I believe it is that small number that makes a difference. Best wishes, Daniel
It's what happens around 3:15, a sudden key change from major to minor. It continues like this for a while, which is very apparent around 3:30, when you can clearly hear that the music is less optimistic than it was in the beginning. Around 4:47 it clears up again and moves back from minor to major.
@NPorganist Yes, they are all quite wonderful, as well as the ones known as the 'Leipzig Chorales', in which BWV 659, one of my favourites, is included. Yes, Bach indeed turned Nicolai's tune into one of the greatest masterpieces ever. And he did the same to so many other melodic lines and even complete compositions... Thank you for your comments. Kindest regards!
Zion hört die Wächter singen Das Herz will ihr von Freuden springen Sie wachet und steht eilend auf Ihr Freund kommt vom Himmel prächtig Von Gnaden stark, von Warheit mächtig Ihr Licht wird hell, ihr Stern geht auf Nun komm, du werte Kron' Herr Jesu, Gottes Sohn! Hosianna! Wir folgen all Zum Freudensaal Und halten mit das Abendmahl Other lyrics -Bach used this particular melody in many other musical pieces that he wrote
@moreira7daniel Thanks for your comments! I tended to play this piece too quickly when younger but the passing years have slowed me down! I found using a metronome good for disciplining me. I still marvel at how Bach took Philipp Nicolai's fine tune and turned it into a masterpiece. The other five Schubler chorales are marvellous, too! Best wishes!
Harsány szó kiált az éjbe: "Föl! Ébredj, Jeruzsálem népe! Kit vártok, itt van már közel!" Kürt ád jelt: "Jöjjetek, hívek! Hol, merre vagytok, okos szüzek? Épp éjfél van, sietni kell. Jön már a Vőlegény. Lobogjon fáklyafény! Alleluja! Mily menyegző, Üdvöt szerző, Vár reátok, mihelyt megjő!"
@moreira7daniel Hallo, again! You describe the linking movement between the adagio and the fugue so well. To play this section (or listen) transports one into a different, almost mysterious world. I don't know anything else like it in Bach's organ music. The opening statement of the fugue soon brings one back down to earth! The adagio is a piece I've played on many occasions at church services and it never fails to impress. Like to play the melody on an 8 ft. flute plus larigot. Neil.
You;re my fav youtuber, i hope you know that :) I love ho you uploaded the sheet music to the pieces, they're extremely helpful for those including me who are trying to learn how to play them, i can read it and follow and decide if i can handle the difficulty level. Thanks a lot for the hard work :)
@moreira7daniel Hallo, Daniel. This is one of the best subjects I've ever heard a fugue written on. It's actually not too difficult to play once you get into it. As I was still learning the organ when I tackled it, it took me about a month to master. The closing bars have a long pedal section which encompasses almost the entire range of the pedalboard. Great fun! A good lightly-voiced 16-ft. pedal reed is highly desirable in this fugue. Best wishes, Neil.
@NPorganist Not only have I searched - and found - Enrico Viccardi playing my so beloved "Toccata, Adagio and Fugue" (oh, particularly the Adagio) but I have also listened to Franz Hauk playing your beloved Prelude and Fugue in D Major! I recognized the piece as soon as the ascending scales began.
@moreira7daniel Thank-you for your kind comments. I have realised that the more I have studied Bach the more I realise there's still so much to learn. I must state that another enormous influence in my musical life was the discovery, aged about eight, of the music of Arthur Sullivan (of Gilbert and Sullivan fame). Sullivan's wonderful gift of melody and his superb orchestrations have had a lifelong effect on me. To play the overture to HMS Pinafore or Ruddigore on the piano is joyful. Neil.
@moreira7daniel Hallo again! Karl Richter!! Yes, when I was a boy thinking about learning the organ I heard a recording of him playing the Prelude and Fugue in D Major (starts with ascending pedal scale). The organ wasn't particularly big but the sound was superb! That made up my mind and I didn't rest until I had mastered that piece. Still love playing it! The fugue is so full of wit, if you know what I mean. Also love the Concerto In G Major (after Prince Johann Ernst) Warm regards. .
@moreira7daniel I just knew you'd like this one! A good speaker system is a must with this kind of music. Couldn't believe this is only a two-manual organ. What a sound! Like the two extra pedal stops drawn for the final statement of the subject, Gives a very firm sonorous sound. Glorious acoustics, too. This is a rendition to which I frequently return.. Kind regards, Neil.
@NPorganist What about the sequence that depicts the baroque supltures changing in synchronicity with the harmonic progression that closes the Adagio? If there could be anything in common between pain and delight, this undefined feeling is present here. Maybe it's awe. Brought tears to my eyes. I'm Brazilian and I've never lived abroad. You should know this, I'm not a musician. I'm a medical doctor, a pathologist to be more precise. I hope we can keep our internet communication!
@moreira7daniel Hallo, Daniel! BWV 532 is the piece in question. Just found a very good version on TH-cam by Franz Hauk. Sounds like a Schnitger organ. Super acoustics. Slightly faster reading than I did but still exciting. Fugue certainly sparkles! What memories of my youth this piece evokes. I have a pile of old LP records. Must listen to them sometime. Going away for two weeks' holiday to the Isle of Lewis off West coast of Scotland tomorrow. See you when I return!! Best wishes, Neil.
@NPorganist Ok! I'll tell you what I think! Of course I listen to Handel's organ concertos! I particularly like one of them in F major - there's a version for harpsichord and recorder as a sonata. And, also, the 'Cuckoo and the Nightingale'! And there's a small concerto for oboe and strings which I find so beautiful... I love Handel too! Have a nice trip back! Bye for now, Daniel
@NPorganist Yes!!! Karl Richter's playing changes one's life! I was never the same after listening to recordings of him playing, though I never had the opportunity to study the organ. Piano lessons were all I could get as a child... I used to play not too badly then. Please tell me the D Major Prelude and Fugue's BWV number so I can see if I already know it - don't hink I do, but will soon. I definitely know what you mean by wit when it comes to Bach!
@moreira7daniel Hi, Daniel. This laptop is driving me nuts! As soon as I move the cursor the textbox vanishes and I have to start all over again! Meant to also mention that the slow movement in the F major concerto is exquisitively beautiful. If life was bereft of all hope this one movment would restore it. It sounded super on the organ, too. I haven't heard the version you mentioned but I have heard one where the organ part is played on a harp. Very effective. Warm regards, Neil (resting!)
Thank you so much for this! The score I learned this from did not have the first and second endings, and so my timing has always been incorrect during those transitions. Time to fix it!
@NPorganist Yes, a lot of pretty bad things did show up! Would you suggest any particular aria? Being a professional organist really means a great level of commitment, and I know there are not enough hours in the day! I love all the Brandenburg Concertos, especially the 5th... Theres's a tenor aria from Cantata BWV 198 - Der Ewigkeit saphirnes Haus - I wish I could show you... Full of melismas and long notes in the words Ewigkeit (eternity, of course you know!) and umsponnen (surrounded)!
@NPorganist But if you would rather not, I think it is perfectly understandable and I hope you feel comfortable about simply saying 'I'd rather not'. Have you ever listened to the sonata for harpsichord (basso continuo) and recorder of this concerto? It is just as lovely! Yours as ever, Daniel
@NPorganist I couldn't agree more. Mysterious, super-human, celestial, cosmic, I don't know... One must be truely insensitive to listen to this adagio and not be touched. It's incredibly dense. And then, exactly! You're suddenly brought back down here by the fugue! I believe Bach's music has eternity within itself, if such a statement can be made... I'm not familiar with Arthur Sullivan's work. I'll take your advice and look into it. Do you enjoy Bach's vocal works too? Kindest regards, Daniel
spielt hier Ton Koopman? Ich selber hatte den Schübler-Choral auch unter den Händen und habe ihn geschafft, würde mich aber nie trauen, das öffentlich zu spielen.
@NPorganist Bach was certainly filled with his peculiar sense of wit when he conceived the long theme that opens the fugue! It feels like he was saying: 'Come on, play it! It's easy and it will be fun!' Ha ha! Unbelievably difficult! How long did it take you to master this?
@NPorganist Thank you very much! You described the concerto with such a precision! It is the one! I love it dearly. There could be no more appropriate adjectives than 'sparkling and brisk' for the last movement! As well as 'lovely and restful' for the first! I hope you do not mind my suggesting this, but do you think you could give me an e-mail of yours? I do not know a way to do this without exposing it here... It would be much easier to send you links.
@NPorganist Oh, I so agree with you... in every word... And to think I just posted a video of me playing this at the piano - apart from mistakes due to lack of practice, the tempo is way too fast... Sorry!... This piece is one of the most sublime works of art ever created by man. Miraculous.
Awesome performance. Pedals especially. Probably one of the best I've seen. You've made me want to learn it. Would it be possible to get the score from you via email or other means?
@NPorganist No, I believe the concerto you mention, a more famous one, is opus 4 number 4, HWV 292. I'm talking about opus 4 number 5, HWV 293. Quite a gem too! Take your time to enjoy your holiday and don't bother to tackle the laptop! We'll talk when you get back! I'll be off for my parents' place, but they've got 3 PCs: my mom's, my brother's and my nephew's! The connection is rather slow there, but it shouldn't be a problem. Kindest regards, Daniel
@NPorganist I've checked out the famous BWV 565 performed by Anton Heiller... Truely sublime. One of the comments read something like this: "a counterpart for our modern racing organists..." True. I still prefer Karl Richter's recording of this Toccata and Fugue, perhaps because I remember it so well from my childhood. And he, like Heiller, is definetely not in a hurry! Thank you for your tips!
@NPorganist I have an album - an actual album, those big black records - with all the organ concertos. I intend to listen to it carefully and passionately this weekend. Warm regards. Daniel
I find the melody key quite odd. Why in a C setting (I think it's called a C key at the start of the bar) ? I just noticed when started studying this piece. It makes me confused. It feels I am constantly 'translating' the printed melody notes.
@NPorganist I've been working so hard these days that I haven't listened to music at all! When I don't listen to music, that means I'm really exhausted. And I'm working tomorrow too. So Sunday will be the day for me to listen to Franz Hauk's rendition of BWV 532 and my Organ Concertos LP! Are you back yet? I hope you don't mind me asking, but are you from the US or the UK? It's been really nice chatting with you over Bach... I will tell you all my impressions of BWV 532! Best wishes, Daniel
@NPorganist HMS Pinafore & Ruddigore: Just took a look at the overtures on TH-cam! Such a different style!!! They seemed to be the kind of 'fantasy' music to me... It could be used (and probably has been) very successfully in the cinema! I do not possess enough knowledge of musicology or orchestration to give a valid opinion on the music's quality... I could only talk about what it makes me feel... It's kind of dazzling! The operas must be great fun to watch! Warm regards, Daniel
@moreira7daniel Hi! No, I haven't heard Christopher Herrick's playing of this piece. Searched TH-cam but couldn't find it. Some performers seem to think that the faster they play Bach the cleverer they are. Seem to recall hearing Virgil Fox playing one major Bach work at breakneck speed. Awful! I think that to err on the slow side is the lesser of the evils. My hero for playing Bach at the correct tempo was the late Anton Heiller. Try to hear his recordings if you can. Best wishes.
@moreira7daniel Hallo, again, Daniel. Thanks for going to the trouble of sending me this clip. Totally stupenous music! When you consider all this so-called modern rubbish that is passed off as music and compare it with this . . . what can I say? The accompaniment almost defies description. Oh to have a tiny fraction of Bach's ability. And yet he was buried in a pauper's grave . . . These thoughts are constantly in my mind as I try to do justice to his matchless music. Best wishes, Neil.
@moreira7daniel Hallo, Daniel! Search on youtube under "hms pinafore albert hall" and listen to it. There will be links for the next sections. Tell me what you think. I'll need to wait till I'm home to get a decent sound to listen to the piece you mention. Will reply to that in due course. Also, do you ever listen to Handel's organ concertos? These are goldmines with rich seams of pure delight. I used to play some of the movements arranged for organ. Marvellous! Bye for now, Neil.
@moreira7daniel Hallo, Daniel! Hope you have a nice stay with your parents and other relatives. Using my other daughter's laptop and it's no easier. Give me a 58-note keyboard and 30-note pedalboard any time. Far easier!! I think the Concerto in F you originally mentioned might be the one I sometimes played on the organ. Lovely broad, restful introductory movement, then an allegro, a slow movement then a sparkling brisk fourth movement with some truly memorable passages. Yours as ever, Neil.
@moreira7daniel I'm afraid I have not devoted much time to Bach's vocal works. So much time was given to learning his organ works. Then there are his harpsichord concertos and Brandenburg Concertos and not enough hours in the day! Try to listen to the good professional productions of the Gilbert and Sullivan works on TH-cam, avoiding the rather trashy amateur performances that exist there. I'm sure they will grow on you! Regards, Neil.
@moreira7daniel Hallo, Daniel! Nice to chat with you, too! Still on holiday. This is my second day away but we have an internet connection at the holiday house and I'm using my daughter's laptop. I live in the UK (Scotland). How about you? If you get the chance search on TH-cam for "Enrico Viccardi" and listen to his playing of the Toccata, Adagio and Fugue in C Major. Use earphones if possible to get the full bass effect. Tell me what you think. I find it TREMENDOUS!!! Warm regards, Neil
Ich weiß nich wie ich hier hin gekomm bin aber der Sound is sagenhaft!
Also mich zumindest hat der Wikipedia Artikel zu A Whiter Shade of Pale hierher geführt😁
@@butenator6668 im Nachhinein ja
Only Bach could intertwine two totally different melodies so beautifully and miraculously.
Exactly !
I love God. Bach the best composer ever.
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c est celui qui a créé la plus belle musique , de loin.
I am an atheist. Bach the best composer ever.
@@bobcarver5231 avec notamment une inspiration mélodique inégalée.
素晴らしいスコアと共に感謝しております。アップしていただきありがとうございます。バッハは本当に素晴らしいですね From Japan KAGAWA🌸🌸
c'est probablement une des meilleures interprétations de cette cantate, son écoute nous fait découvrir un rythme vibratoire spirituel.
Magnifique interprétation, très claire, pleine de respiration, de sérénité et d'apparente simplicité; un grand merci et félicitations
...et parmi ceux qui respectent la partition! ❤
This tempo is just fine! Why hurry a fine feast? This piece is an all-time classic. The counter melody is surely one of the greatest tunes written. The way the various strands fit together is incredible. Awe inspiring indeed. The hairs on my neck rise when I hear this work. Oh to lay a wreath on the Master's grave . . .
YES !!!
Ik was gewoon geroerd door de muziek de eerste keer dat ik t hoorde en nog steeds ❤
Es de las mejores interpretaciones que he escuchado, tanto por la calidad del organista como del sonido del mismo órgano. me gusta ese sonido. Y añadir las partituras ha sido genial para poder seguir la obra.
Buen trabajo.
Congratulations!!
Eine wirklich schöne adventliche Meditation!
Bach music is magic. How come a human being uses his life to give all this for eternity.
Quand on a un génie pareil, et né dans une famille musicienne, il est difficile de l ignorer. et c' était un homme de Foi.
This is one of the Best Versions i have Heard ! Absolutely Perfect//Amazing//Sublime//Magnificent Music !!! The bad part is that after hearing this i have to return to the Normal Shit Depressing Life that i have and it feels worse.
I recommend you starting to play this on piano and then when you fully learn it you will be able to remember how it sounds whenever you feel depressed
But the music of Bach makes You stronger to stand all shit of life.
@@haraldstroedecke8905 well said....they might as well just not aware....
This is absolutely lovely. Thank you
@NPorganist It's been educational and I find it fortunate to have someone with whom I can share my love for Bach! Thank you!
Warm regards,
Daniel
@NPorganist As for Enrico Viccardi's BWV 564, I can't begin to tell you how deeply moved I was to watch such a wonderful film... The music itself needs no comments. This piece is one of my favourites, ever. I found his rendition stupendous, perfect, brilliant! Oh, what glory to have the power to make such music echo through a marvellous church like that one! I did not use ear phones, but I have a good loudspeaker system connected to my PC.
Thanks man, a LOT of thanks...i'm so glad that i could find all this! And so well organized! Thanks again!
@NPorganist Neil, I simply have nothing to add to what you said about this piece and Bach... Truly matchless...
In a way time has done justice to him. Three centuries passed and he is loved all over the world for what he wrote. Well, all over the world by a small number of people. But I believe it is that small number that makes a difference.
Best wishes,
Daniel
Wonderful - thanks for sharing!
C'est vraiment une merveilleuse interprétation, une des meilleurs que j'ai entendue...merci toxiconegro....
The modulation to C minor is always surprising no matter how many times I hear it.
It's what happens around 3:15, a sudden key change from major to minor. It continues like this for a while, which is very apparent around 3:30, when you can clearly hear that the music is less optimistic than it was in the beginning. Around 4:47 it clears up again and moves back from minor to major.
@@KoenVits 4:47? Did you copy this from a comment on another version? This one ends at 4:33
@@Vingul I definitely didn’t copy this, but it being 4 years ago, I don’t remember what I meant to write.
@@KoenVits fair enough, I just recall seeing a similar comment. Maybe you meant 3:47. Interesting stuff anyway
finally i heard a very good "legato" pedal!
@NPorganist Yes, they are all quite wonderful, as well as the ones known as the 'Leipzig Chorales', in which BWV 659, one of my favourites, is included. Yes, Bach indeed turned Nicolai's tune into one of the greatest masterpieces ever. And he did the same to so many other melodic lines and even complete compositions... Thank you for your comments. Kindest regards!
DAMN!!!! I LOVE YOU BACH!
Zion hört die Wächter singen
Das Herz will ihr von Freuden springen
Sie wachet und steht eilend auf
Ihr Freund kommt vom Himmel prächtig
Von Gnaden stark, von Warheit mächtig
Ihr Licht wird hell, ihr Stern geht auf
Nun komm, du werte Kron'
Herr Jesu, Gottes Sohn!
Hosianna!
Wir folgen all
Zum Freudensaal
Und halten mit das Abendmahl
Other lyrics -Bach used this particular melody in many other musical pieces that he wrote
@moreira7daniel
Thanks for your comments! I tended to play this piece too quickly when younger but the passing years have slowed me down! I found using a metronome good for disciplining me. I still marvel at how Bach took Philipp Nicolai's fine tune and turned it into a masterpiece. The other five Schubler chorales are marvellous, too! Best wishes!
Very interesting middle part!
Harsány szó kiált az éjbe:
"Föl! Ébredj, Jeruzsálem népe!
Kit vártok, itt van már közel!"
Kürt ád jelt:
"Jöjjetek, hívek!
Hol, merre vagytok, okos szüzek?
Épp éjfél van, sietni kell.
Jön már a Vőlegény.
Lobogjon fáklyafény!
Alleluja!
Mily menyegző,
Üdvöt szerző,
Vár reátok,
mihelyt megjő!"
@moreira7daniel
Hallo, again!
You describe the linking movement between the adagio and the fugue so well. To play this section (or listen) transports one into a different, almost mysterious world. I don't know anything else like it in Bach's organ music. The opening statement of the fugue soon brings one back down to earth! The adagio is a piece I've played on many occasions at church services and it never fails to impress. Like to play the melody on an 8 ft. flute plus larigot.
Neil.
You;re my fav youtuber, i hope you know that :) I love ho you uploaded the sheet music to the pieces, they're extremely helpful for those including me who are trying to learn how to play them, i can read it and follow and decide if i can handle the difficulty level. Thanks a lot for the hard work :)
8 years later
Magnifique interprétation....
Wow... 14years ago...
@moreira7daniel
Hallo, Daniel.
This is one of the best subjects I've ever heard a fugue written on. It's actually not too difficult to play once you get into it. As I was still learning the organ when I tackled it, it took me about a month to master. The closing bars have a long pedal section which encompasses almost the entire range of the pedalboard. Great fun! A good lightly-voiced 16-ft. pedal reed is highly desirable in this fugue.
Best wishes,
Neil.
@NPorganist Not only have I searched - and found - Enrico Viccardi playing my so beloved "Toccata, Adagio and Fugue" (oh, particularly the Adagio) but I have also listened to Franz Hauk playing your beloved Prelude and Fugue in D Major! I recognized the piece as soon as the ascending scales began.
Ladies and gentlemen, please stand for the national anthem of the Lunarians
Praise be to the crescent king
So peaceful~~~
@moreira7daniel
Thank-you for your kind comments. I have realised that the more I have studied Bach the more I realise there's still so much to learn. I must state that another enormous influence in my musical life was the discovery, aged about eight, of the music of Arthur Sullivan (of Gilbert and Sullivan fame). Sullivan's wonderful gift of melody and his superb orchestrations have had a lifelong effect on me. To play the overture to HMS Pinafore or Ruddigore on the piano is joyful.
Neil.
@moreira7daniel
Hallo again!
Karl Richter!! Yes, when I was a boy thinking about learning the organ I heard a recording of him playing the Prelude and Fugue in D Major (starts with ascending pedal scale). The organ wasn't particularly big but the sound was superb! That made up my mind and I didn't rest until I had mastered that piece. Still love playing it! The fugue is so full of wit, if you know what I mean. Also love the Concerto In G Major (after Prince Johann Ernst)
Warm regards.
.
Está música me recuerda a mi tío el fue organista descanse en paz su alma,
@NPorganist This creates such a magnificent music / text relationship! As if the wonderful tenor line and miraculous harmony weren't enough...
@moreira7daniel
I just knew you'd like this one! A good speaker system is a must with this kind of music. Couldn't believe this is only a two-manual organ. What a sound! Like the two extra pedal stops drawn for the final statement of the subject, Gives a very firm sonorous sound. Glorious acoustics, too. This is a rendition to which I frequently return..
Kind regards,
Neil.
this is better than weed. i'm adding this to my favorite
Is that supposed to be rocket science?
@@mikesmith7620 No, brain surgery.
XD
0:00 , 0:04 , 0:49
@NPorganist What about the sequence that depicts the baroque supltures changing in synchronicity with the harmonic progression that closes the Adagio? If there could be anything in common between pain and delight, this undefined feeling is present here. Maybe it's awe. Brought tears to my eyes. I'm Brazilian and I've never lived abroad. You should know this, I'm not a musician. I'm a medical doctor, a pathologist to be more precise. I hope we can keep our internet communication!
@moreira7daniel
Hallo, Daniel!
BWV 532 is the piece in question. Just found a very good version on TH-cam by Franz Hauk. Sounds like a Schnitger organ. Super acoustics. Slightly faster reading than I did but still exciting. Fugue certainly sparkles! What memories of my youth this piece evokes. I have a pile of old LP records. Must listen to them sometime. Going away for two weeks' holiday to the Isle of Lewis off West coast of Scotland tomorrow. See you when I return!!
Best wishes,
Neil.
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@NPorganist Ok! I'll tell you what I think! Of course I listen to Handel's organ concertos! I particularly like one of them in F major - there's a version for harpsichord and recorder as a sonata. And, also, the 'Cuckoo and the Nightingale'! And there's a small concerto for oboe and strings which I find so beautiful... I love Handel too! Have a nice trip back!
Bye for now,
Daniel
@NPorganist Yes!!! Karl Richter's playing changes one's life! I was never the same after listening to recordings of him playing, though I never had the opportunity to study the organ. Piano lessons were all I could get as a child... I used to play not too badly then. Please tell me the D Major Prelude and Fugue's BWV number so I can see if I already know it - don't hink I do, but will soon. I definitely know what you mean by wit when it comes to Bach!
This tempo is much more in line with my interpretation. It should be broad and grand; making a statement.
🕊Love Bach🕊
I really wish to, someday, learn and play the pipe organ.
@moreira7daniel
Hi, Daniel. This laptop is driving me nuts! As soon as I move the cursor the textbox vanishes and I have to start all over again! Meant to also mention that the slow movement in the F major concerto is exquisitively beautiful. If life was bereft of all hope this one movment would restore it. It sounded super on the organ, too. I haven't heard the version you mentioned but I have heard one where the organ part is played on a harp. Very effective.
Warm regards,
Neil (resting!)
Thank you so much for this! The score I learned this from did not have the first and second endings, and so my timing has always been incorrect during those transitions. Time to fix it!
Very good !
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this is great
@NPorganist Yes, a lot of pretty bad things did show up! Would you suggest any particular aria? Being a professional organist really means a great level of commitment, and I know there are not enough hours in the day! I love all the Brandenburg Concertos, especially the 5th... Theres's a tenor aria from Cantata BWV 198 - Der Ewigkeit saphirnes Haus - I wish I could show you... Full of melismas and long notes in the words Ewigkeit (eternity, of course you know!) and umsponnen (surrounded)!
@NPorganist But if you would rather not, I think it is perfectly understandable and I hope you feel comfortable about simply saying 'I'd rather not'.
Have you ever listened to the sonata for harpsichord (basso continuo) and recorder of this concerto? It is just as lovely!
Yours as ever,
Daniel
i must play this piece on diamonic piano: should it be possible?
@NPorganist I couldn't agree more. Mysterious, super-human, celestial, cosmic, I don't know... One must be truely insensitive to listen to this adagio and not be touched. It's incredibly dense. And then, exactly! You're suddenly brought back down here by the fugue! I believe Bach's music has eternity within itself, if such a statement can be made... I'm not familiar with Arthur Sullivan's work. I'll take your advice and look into it. Do you enjoy Bach's vocal works too?
Kindest regards,
Daniel
You might mention in your title material that this is the fourth movement, not the whole cantata.
The cantata is BWV 140, this is BWV 645. Although they are the same notes, they are two different pieces.
@@foghather Oh. Okay.
spielt hier Ton Koopman? Ich selber hatte den Schübler-Choral auch unter den Händen und habe ihn geschafft, würde mich aber nie trauen, das öffentlich zu spielen.
@NPorganist Bach was certainly filled with his peculiar sense of wit when he conceived the long theme that opens the fugue! It feels like he was saying: 'Come on, play it! It's easy and it will be fun!' Ha ha! Unbelievably difficult! How long did it take you to master this?
@NPorganist Thank you very much! You described the concerto with such a precision! It is the one! I love it dearly. There could be no more appropriate adjectives than 'sparkling and brisk' for the last movement! As well as 'lovely and restful' for the first!
I hope you do not mind my suggesting this, but do you think you could give me an e-mail of yours? I do not know a way to do this without exposing it here...
It would be much easier to send you links.
I must admit, the reason I know this is because of the Commodore 64 game "Friday 13th" were "Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme" was the main theme :D
Same!
prachtig gespeeld
@NPorganist Oh, I so agree with you... in every word... And to think I just posted a video of me playing this at the piano - apart from mistakes due to lack of practice, the tempo is way too fast... Sorry!... This piece is one of the most sublime works of art ever created by man. Miraculous.
Awesome performance. Pedals especially. Probably one of the best I've seen. You've made me want to learn it. Would it be possible to get the score from you via email or other means?
IMSLP has it
I'm not convinced by the pedal legato... but that's a matter of taste.
@NPorganist No, I believe the concerto you mention, a more famous one, is opus 4 number 4, HWV 292. I'm talking about opus 4 number 5, HWV 293. Quite a gem too! Take your time to enjoy your holiday and don't bother to tackle the laptop! We'll talk when you get back! I'll be off for my parents' place, but they've got 3 PCs: my mom's, my brother's and my nephew's! The connection is rather slow there, but it shouldn't be a problem.
Kindest regards,
Daniel
@NPorganist I've checked out the famous BWV 565 performed by Anton Heiller... Truely sublime. One of the comments read something like this: "a counterpart for our modern racing organists..." True. I still prefer Karl Richter's recording of this Toccata and Fugue, perhaps because I remember it so well from my childhood. And he, like Heiller, is definetely not in a hurry! Thank you for your tips!
@NPorganist I have an album - an actual album, those big black records - with all the organ concertos. I intend to listen to it carefully and passionately this weekend. Warm regards. Daniel
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I find the melody key quite odd. Why in a C setting (I think it's called a C key at the start of the bar) ? I just noticed when started studying this piece. It makes me confused. It feels I am constantly 'translating' the printed melody notes.
@NPorganist I've been working so hard these days that I haven't listened to music at all! When I don't listen to music, that means I'm really exhausted. And I'm working tomorrow too. So Sunday will be the day for me to listen to Franz Hauk's rendition of BWV 532 and my Organ Concertos LP! Are you back yet? I hope you don't mind me asking, but are you from the US or the UK? It's been really nice chatting with you over Bach... I will tell you all my impressions of BWV 532!
Best wishes,
Daniel
it's going to take a while for me to learn this song
@NPorganist HMS Pinafore & Ruddigore: Just took a look at the overtures on TH-cam! Such a different style!!! They seemed to be the kind of 'fantasy' music to me... It could be used (and probably has been) very successfully in the cinema! I do not possess enough knowledge of musicology or orchestration to give a valid opinion on the music's quality... I could only talk about what it makes me feel... It's kind of dazzling! The operas must be great fun to watch!
Warm regards,
Daniel
Pretty good
@NPorganist You make really smart comments! I'll look Anton Heiller over! Best wishes!
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@moreira7daniel
Hi!
No, I haven't heard Christopher Herrick's playing of this piece. Searched TH-cam but couldn't find it. Some performers seem to think that the faster they play Bach the cleverer they are. Seem to recall hearing Virgil Fox playing one major Bach work at breakneck speed. Awful! I think that to err on the slow side is the lesser of the evils. My hero for playing Bach at the correct tempo was the late Anton Heiller. Try to hear his recordings if you can.
Best wishes.
Hey! just wondering if you could send me a description of how you made the video. Cheers!
I think it's made with screenshots of the score (imslp.org) synced with the music in a video software
@NPorganist By the way, have you ever heard a recording of BWV 645 by Christopher Herrick? The man is in such a hurry... ....
@moreira7daniel
Hallo, again, Daniel.
Thanks for going to the trouble of sending me this clip. Totally stupenous music! When you consider all this so-called modern rubbish that is passed off as music and compare it with this . . . what can I say? The accompaniment almost defies description. Oh to have a tiny fraction of Bach's ability. And yet he was buried in a pauper's grave . . . These thoughts are constantly in my mind as I try to do justice to his matchless music.
Best wishes,
Neil.
Biennn
aber ich hatte s in alten Schlüsseln und musste von Es auf F hochtransponieren.
@moreira7daniel
Hallo, Daniel!
Search on youtube under "hms pinafore albert hall" and listen to it. There will be links for the next sections. Tell me what you think. I'll need to wait till I'm home to get a decent sound to listen to the piece you mention. Will reply to that in due course. Also, do you ever listen to Handel's organ concertos? These are goldmines with rich seams of pure delight. I used to play some of the movements arranged for organ. Marvellous!
Bye for now,
Neil.
A Whiter Shade of Pale is what this is.
Um... no. Air from Orchestral Suite no.3 maybe...
There is only one thing i don't like about this piece: it finishes
Not too keen on the “flinty” right hand registration.
And thats life
Perchè la mano sinistra legge in chiave di tenore?
what organ is this?
A church organ.
@moreira7daniel
Hallo, Daniel!
Hope you have a nice stay with your parents and other relatives. Using my other daughter's laptop and it's no easier. Give me a 58-note keyboard and 30-note pedalboard any time. Far easier!! I think the Concerto in F you originally mentioned might be the one I sometimes played on the organ. Lovely broad, restful introductory movement, then an allegro, a slow movement then a sparkling brisk fourth movement with some truly memorable passages.
Yours as ever,
Neil.
Toxiconegro vos estas en todas papa!!!
@12345qazx1 Yes I agree, but maybe Bach wanted to be kind to use in the morning and let us awake in our own tempo! xD
@moreira7daniel
I'm afraid I have not devoted much time to Bach's vocal works. So much time was given to learning his organ works. Then there are his harpsichord concertos and Brandenburg Concertos and not enough hours in the day! Try to listen to the good professional productions of the Gilbert and Sullivan works on TH-cam, avoiding the rather trashy amateur performances that exist there. I'm sure they will grow on you!
Regards,
Neil.
tr means TRILLLLL :D
@moreira7daniel
Hallo, Daniel!
Nice to chat with you, too! Still on holiday. This is my second day away but we have an internet connection at the holiday house and I'm using my daughter's laptop. I live in the UK (Scotland). How about you? If you get the chance search on TH-cam for "Enrico Viccardi" and listen to his playing of the Toccata, Adagio and Fugue in C Major. Use earphones if possible to get the full bass effect. Tell me what you think. I find it TREMENDOUS!!!
Warm regards,
Neil
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@IDidntComeUpWithName Nice allusion to Avatar syndrome.
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