Bach - Toccata, adagio and fugue in C major BWV 564 - Smits | Netherlands Bach Society
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- In the Toccata, adagio and fugue in C major, performed by Reitze Smits for All of Bach, we find an athletic pedal solo in the opening movement. This solo is based on a passage in a Prelude by Dietrich Buxtehude, one of the greatest organists of the day, with whom Bach himself studied. Of course, Bach would not be Bach if he had not tried to outdo his great example, and make the solo longer and more complex, thus exploring the whole instrument.
Recorded for the project All of Bach on September 16th 2014 at St Jacob's Church, Leeuwarden. If you want to help us complete All of Bach, please subscribe to our channel bit.ly/2vhCeFB and consider donating bit.ly/3J5uprM.
For the interview with organist Reitze Smits on the Toccata, adagio and fugue in C major go to • Smits on Bach Toccata,...
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Reitze Smits, organ
Organ: Christian Müller, 1727
0:00 Toccata
6:13 Adagio
10:52 Fuga - เพลง
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0:07 Toccata
6:13 Adagio
10:52 Fuga
Adagio
BRILLIANT! Like an improvisation - As it should be! And how refreshing the registrational echoes in the Pedal Solo and rhythmic variations "off the page" on repeated manual figurations. What a relief that this is "allowed" again! Bach was not a slave to the page, neither are we. BRAVO!
One of my very favorites of all Bach's magnificent works for organ! The pedal opening is Bach showing off, but how great the show is.
Played in the real free style of the toccata, one can easily imagine Bach improvising. Very nice interpretation!
@@Highinsight7 See if they'll let you play Forward Toccatas like this . . . .
I am just missing the words to describe how much joy and comfort it provides to me listening to that music. Instead two words: Thank you!
Composed in his youth, in a style so much inspired from Buxtehude's works and, in the adagio, already looking forward in the harmonic world of Schumann and other romantics. Immense artistic sense with no barriers at all. Also, an excellent understanding of the composition by the performer, a real pleasure to listen to.
Another glorious performance by Reitze Smits
As it's so often the case on this channel, one of the best performances of this piece I have ever heard. Definitely one of my favourite Bach organ pieces. Thank you!
What a lovely rendition with a huge amount of clarity and specificity! It is obvious that the organist plays with the reverb of the church!!
Perhaps my favourite organ work - we chose the fugue from this for the procession at the end of our wedding. (We were very lucky to have an organist who could tackle it.) Smits plays it here with great vitality: seems to have really got inside Bach's head. I love it.
Magnificent. BACH WITH THE SOUNDS FROM THIS ORGANIST. Thank you. It is like Bach is playing himself.❤
Have you heard Bach play? You must be really old.
Lovely rendition of Bach’s work! Mr Smits does an excellent job at articulating the notes, and is very expressive in his playing. Bravo! 🎉
The Netherlands Bach Society is always contributing with fantastic musical gifts 🎁 Thank you .
Did Bach write the greatest arias of all time? Every time I hear one, like this great Adagio, I think so.
I found this whole performance and film beautful and deeply, deeply moving. Thank you.
What a great recording; Reitze plays really wonderful, the Müller organ is fantastic and the recording (engineer) is outstanding! ❤
Absolutely wonderful music beautifully played! The Adagio is magic and almost hypnotic! Thanks for posting! 🌸🌹🌼🌺🌷💐🌻🌞🍁🦋🥰👍😀
Ah, great to hear this played by a Master! And in such fine acoustics! Bravo! Greetings from Canada!
So I was listening to an organist in Spain playing this Toccata/adagio & Fugue in C major and he was just rushing through it and as I listened I began to feel anxious, mind you, I have listened to this adagio many times. I quickly switched to the Netherlands Bach society of this same piece and ....oh what a relief .... what a blessing....I am relaxing, enjoying a well done rendition of this piece as I'm quite sure Bach had intended
such perfection makes one cry of joy
que de souvenirs ! il y a plus de 50 ans j avais achetez un billet pour entendre marie claire alain a geneve a la cathedrale st pierre , mai le titulaire de l orgue a l epoque avais refuser de le preter ! le concert eu lieu au victoria hall et j en garde un souvenir inoubliable !merci a tout ces tres grands artistes , merci a bach et buxtehude et m smits . pierre xavier de chassot .
Heavy Metal from the 18th century, just brilliant. I can't stop hearing this.
Smits captures the emotional content of this wonderful piece. I have not heard the emotion come through so well since I heard a recording by American organist Carl Weinrich performing on the organ of the Vårfrukyrka in Skänninge, Sweden. I first heard it sixty-five years ago; those were the early days of 33 rpm recordings. Weinrich managed to make the final measures of the Adagio (here 10:15 to 10:48) a profoundly "quiet" and prayerful moment. Smits achieves the same effect! Yes, there is still love in this world! Thank you. Thank you, Reitze Smits.
Yes! As much as I love Biggs, his rendition of the coda of the Adagio hurts my ears.
the bass hits on the toccatta sounds so similar to a timpani! Incredible organ and organist
Everything is propitious for this performance, a great organist, a great organ, the sonority of the space. You could not wish for anything better. exhilarating
Also love the separate Smits commentary video on this piece. Have listened to this piece all my long life, and learned new things here. Always worth going to the accompanying interviews
Smits, you exude kindness and wholeness. I love your playing.
I've heard recordings of this so many times, yet never knew the first 2 minutes was entirely on pedal.
Merci monsieur Reitze Smits....c'est MERVEILLEUX, à égalité avec la sublime- feu Marie-Claire Alain!
The toccata is not from this world. Absolutely cosmic.
Same with the Adagio
Reitze Smits, tout simplement parfait ! Once again, Reitze Smits gives a clear, distinct, intimate and powerful interpretation of this magnificent Bachwork. BRAVO and thank you so much!
Wow!!!
Great!
In 1990 I used to play this piece this fast.
Now I'm wiser and play two times slower, depending on the instrument, the premises, my arthrosis...
Une de mes œuvres préférées de Bach, et en plus une très bonne interprétation 😊 bravo et merci
Thank you Reitze Smits and the NBS!
Hervorragend gespielt, im richtigen Tempo und mit der nötigen Emotion!
Really enjoyed this performance! Thanks for streaming
Based on a Prelude from BUXTEHUDE 😮😮😮 .. Thanks Buxtehude.. 🎉🎉🎉
Beautifully played and meticulously articulated. Thank you so much.
Wunderschöne Leistung dieser perfekt komponierten Triade in verschiedenen Tempi mit durchsichtigen doch gut phrasierten Tönen der historischen Orgel und mit künstlerisch kontrollierter Dynamik. Wahrhaft intelligenter und genialer Organist!
Best vallenato ever. This man invented that music for sure.
A favorite Bach piece. (I first heard the Adagio section as part of an old horror movie soundtrack. Much later found out it was Bach from a radio broadcast). I can now choose among several fine versions on TH-cam. From Chicago, U.S.A.
My new favorite interpretation, Many Thanks!
My favourite Bach organ work and very well played! Bravo!
Wonderful rendition of my favorite Bach piece! Lovely!
Gracias Eternas Maestro Bach por mostrarnos con su música “La Eterna Presencia”.Gratitud a Mr.Smits por hacerse eco del mensaje del Maestro en tan excelente interpretación.
“Para Gloria de Dios y Enseñanza del Prójimo”
J.S.Bach.
This is the best performance of this work I've ever heard. Incredible. Thank you for sharing with us.
What a magnificent interpretation!
Superbe, et bien dans l'esprit du Maître. Orgue magnifique. Grazie mille.
Grand performance Adagio is so beautiful love the sound🍃thank's
Simply great. Really very well performed. Gives me shivers!
It captured me from the very first note. Awesome recording NBS.
Realmente una belleza! Thanks Bach Society!!!!
L'adagio è talmente emozionante da non trattenere le lacrime...grazie
A superb performance! Thanks to everyone involved in the making of this great video.
Magnificent, especially Adagio!❤
beautiful playing on a beautiful instrument in a beautiful church. i had the privilege to play in that church some years ago, it was a memorable event and i loved being in there.
La fugue finale est magistralement exécutée. Exceptionnel !
Wunderschöne Interpretation an diesem prächtigen Instrument!
Bravo, maestro!
Indeed brilliant and charged with supplication
He plays with so much Deep Emotion!❤❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉
wonderfully played and a great video - love Maestro Bach :-)
very nice? This is the best, as best as it can possibly be! The composer, the organist, the organ, the recording.. the piece of music.. I'm in heven already.
Musica meravigliosa e fantastico interprete!
Considering the performer, the instrument and the space (not to mention the composer), this has to be the most artistic and thoughtful interpretation I have heard of this work. Wonderful!
Só beautiful, so relaxing 👍👍
Pure joy! 💖 Breathtakingly Beautiful. I´m immensely grateful for this superb video! ✨🎧 = )
I love this piece since Winfried Dahlke played the Adagio on the Schnitger-Wenthin-Ahrend organ in Weener, the recording is here at TH-cam. I'm so glad, that now there is also a high quality recording from NBS!
Really beautiful 🎼🎹🎹🎹😊
This piece was played to the top of its form.
Bravo Maestro
Wonderful.
Fabulous.
Beautiful
Love this performance! This is also my favourite Bach organ piece... I only managed to learn to play the Toccata part when I was learning pipe organ in school... Was really drawn to it mainly because it is such a showcase technical piece, especially with the pedal work required to play it... brings back memories of endless days practicing this in our school organ!
Beautiful 👏👏👏
Clear phrasing! I like it!
Such a humble ending to a magnificent piece
Yeah, the ending of the fugue is kind of an afterthought. Probably one of the worst endings to one of the best pieces ever written.
Excellent!
So divine ❤
Heel mooie orgel en heel goed gespeelt
Stupendo!
Incredible
sublime
Finally! Ive been waiting
Magnificento!!
bravissimo complimenti organo stupendo
What can I say but BRAVO!
Prachtig, prachtig, prachtig!
Wow! So awesome I'll really need to hear it at least 1k more times!
Idk how anyone can play the pedals with shoes!
...celestial...me siento acuñada por el adagio me transporta...
Wat een speelvreugde!!!!
Amazing! Hard to find the right words. Thanks!
Божественная музыка и гармония
Beautiful hands.
..love this recording, great playing, a fav organ work (of mine) played brilliantly! The debate of this works orthenticity to Bach continue.. a lovely example of classical music nonetheless..
A fabulous performance of my favorite Bach organ work (along with the St. Anne). I recommend a performance (here on YT) of this work by Bl!ndman (note the exclamation instead of an i), a Belgian Sax quartet. Played straight, it has the clarity of the voices and the early pedal solo by the bass sax, sounds like an improvised jazz riff.
Greetings from Poza Rica, Veracruz, México... Okátelas
This is perfect. I dont get why it is not listed.
Mirende! Smits estas fabela orgenisto.
For some reason, this organ seems to sound very good on recordings. I used to live next to this church - it is indeed a great organ. But although the nearby organ of the Martinikerk in Groningen is more impressive in real life, I often find recordings are unable to fully capture it's sound.
Leeuwarden klinkt altijd geweldig inderdaad, die kerk is ook fantastisch!
Dan ben ik benieuwd wat je dan van ‘mijn’ opname van BWV 564 vindt vanuit de Martinikerk: th-cam.com/video/za_SKnJrPm0/w-d-xo.html