Why am I so often in tears when Gert van Hoef plays? I think it is the way he loves the work intensely, then lives it completely, and presents it as a generous gift to his listeners around the world. Even a piece as familiar as this, becomes something new and enthralling again.
The two.young people Playing this organ tell.me.that This is want the New people of to Day can bring in.to the churches To help it on it way.when the virus Has gone so good ,
This recording demonstrates the love Gert has for Baroque music at this time. Such grace and tempo control. Thank you for sharing your gift with the world. Each time I sit under a plane tree in the park I think of this wonderful video and the joy it gives so many. I still have a recoding of Kathleen Ferrier who sang this song in the 1940s.
Great playing and use of registrations for this piece!! Makes it very melodic and heavenly sounding, which is the original intent of this piece!! Really am glad to see you growing so much in your understanding of organ literature and also sacred works!! Keep it up, as the Lord is definitely gifting you more and more!! Amen!!
No doubt : Gert is one of the next great, great, GREAT names of the organ. May he dare, using the HW technology, and - why not - alongside another superstar named Cameron, may them both dare to pull the organ out of his stone straitjacket, bring it out, bring it to the streets, to auditoriums, to cafe terraces, I don't know whereelse, but closer to the audience that it is by now. May them bring the organ to the audience - rather than wait until its audience pushes the doors of a church to come to him. May them play all those great organ masterpieces, and also other stuff that commonly cannot be played in a church, for morality reasons. Why not jazz, rock n roll, why not national anthems, why not movie soundtracks... Something nowadays is possible with HauptWerk, that has never, never, never been possible since near 2,300 years the organ exists. God bless my wish. And God bless you, Gert.
I absolutely love this composition by Handel. I would never have thought that a instrument other then the human voice could have rendered its beauty and pathos so elegantly. Gert thanks so much. I am in awe of your interpretation.
Si jeune et pourtant une interprétation avec une profondeur d'âme incroyable, félicitations et mille mercis pour cet enregistrement où votre passion emprunte d'une facilité naturelle est un plaisir à partager….
This is Heavenly, to say least! You have to come to Atlantic City and play the Midmer-Losh organ in Boardwalk Hall. It’s the largest pipe organ in the world and it’s waiting for you to perform on it with your God given talent! Thanks for all you do!
Very well done indeed! Tempo and Registration perfect. Just the right balance between emotion and restraint. Gert you are brilliant. This is the best version I have EVER heard. Marie Allain was a bit cold, and Richter technically superb, Koopmans definitely good, but you have something different to all of them, and I cant quite put my finger on it. I think it maybe is your Faith in God.
The organist at the forefront of this planet, thank you! De organist in de voorhoede van deze planeet, bedankt! Tämän planeetan eturivin urkuri, kiitos!
Beautiful. The emotion is evident. Having the video, as well as the music makes for double enjoyment. Thanks to your camera crew. Waiting to hear you play Elgar's Nimrod.
Vous êtes comme un extra-terrestre virtuose ! Je ne suis pas musicien mais la musique me parle, j’aime écouter l’orgue et votre talent me fascine, m’hypnotise, me transporte. J’écoutais Marie Claire Alain, Pierre Bardon et d’autres, maintenant je vous écoute à vous avec un immense plaisir ! Merci à vous, à Jan et à Marjolein. Je souhaite vous voir jouer un jour en France ... You are like a virtuoso alien! I am not a musician but music speaks to me, I like to listen to the organ and your talent fascinates me, hypnotises me, transports me. I listened to Marie Claire Alain, Pierre Bardon and others, now I listen to you with immense pleasure! Thanks to you, Jan and Marjolein. I hope to see you play one day in France ...
This Xerxes/Largo Hauptwerkconcert always sounds so GOOD I repeat it many times over and over. the Pedal Base on that organ sounds the best I've heard in a LONG time.
Gerd ist zweifellos ein vielseitig begabter Organist, nur das Largo empfinde ich ein klein wenig etwas zu langsam vorgetragen; sonst sehr schön gespielt....
I have 2 sons, one is a stock broker the other a real estate broker, it would have been nice to have had another one like this kid around playing the kind of music I like. Alas he belongs to some other proud father.
You poor bastard. Could have been worse though: Life Insurance Salesman instead of a Stock Broker. And instead of a Real Estate Broker ... no maybe not.
I simply cannot get enough of Gert's rendering of Handel's "Ombra mie fu"/Lardo on that pipe organ "counterfeit"/electronic Mixture Intrada organ whether 3:30 am or during lunch, it's that captivating. Never take it off the Net!
Hans! Nice to "need" one with such good taste! Wonder how it would sound on a large orchestral organ such as the Wanamaker in Philly or the one at Atlantic City's Boardwalk Hall; maybe the Longwood Garden Music Conservatory--biggy? Who can do the job like Gert??
I bless the day I discovered this talented young man. S much expression tecnique and and delicatesse in every note. Truly he is the future standard for organists world wide. I must hear him live sometime soon.
I don't know any more beautiful melody than this one by Händel. And to hear it so wonderfully played makes this rendition to one of the best I've ever heard.
Today I´ve been recording some Abba songs for a choir´s rehearsal and now before mixing, I had to "cool down" a bit and what could be better than this beautiful music played by my favorite organist Gert. Thanks Gert, and I wish you All the best for the future!
Count me too. I search from my history and listen again. God bless Gert. (Blessings from India). Also thanks for the Hauptwerk software team for developing this wonderful software.
Prachtig Gert & co. Ben benieuwd hoe dit zou klinken op het grote Hinsz orgel Bovenkerk in Kampen. Je mag weten dat ik veel van jou (jullie) muziek beluister en een grote fan ben. Ook de bewerking "Ode to Joy" vind ik bijzonder mooi. Het enige wat ik voor zou stellen is om het slot van Ode to Joy 2x te doen. De registrant loopt even naar voren en daarna terug. Met alle waardering daar nog 1x het slot dus..prachtig
I have to keep coming back to this wonderful recording. Each time I sit here with tears in my eyes, so wonderfully moving.
Stephen Cook same here. I just discovered this now. So so beautiful.
As a simple Church Organist for 50 years, I am impressed how well he has progressed over the years. God bless you.
I am 69 now, have been playing since I was 12. I can listen to Gert all day long.
Dale Rider, how appropriate. Thank you. Eternity! I just turned 68.
@@dalerider3124 It's amazing. It's beautiful I want to learn from you.
Why am I so often in tears when Gert van Hoef plays? I think it is the way he loves the work intensely, then lives it completely, and presents it as a generous gift to his listeners around the world. Even a piece as familiar as this, becomes something new and enthralling again.
+Bouncybon I feel the same way.
+tampanativeson As do I.
+Bouncybon me too!
It’s probably because you find him intensely attractive, like I do. And his page turner. 🙂
Nous sommes en 2022 et je ressens la même chose quand j’écoute jouer Gert aujourd’hui….
Wunderschönen gespielt, welche positive Energie und Schwingung kann man dabei empfinden.
Gert is totally inspiring and his rendering of all these pieces of music sometimes moves me to tears. such amazing talent.
I can't stop listening to Largo. I have listened to different renditions and this is another beautifully delivered version .
The two.young people
Playing this organ tell.me.that
This is want the New people of to
Day can bring in.to the churches
To help it on it way.when the virus
Has gone so good
,
As I have said all along, it's nice to know that at least one teenager appreciates good music. Thanks Gert.
good
I believe Gert is making the organ cool again for 'young people today'.
AMEN!
Thank you God for these two beautiful young men.
This recording demonstrates the love Gert has for Baroque music at this time. Such grace and tempo control. Thank you for sharing your gift with the world. Each time I sit under a plane tree in the park I think of this wonderful video and the joy it gives so many. I still have a recoding of Kathleen Ferrier who sang this song in the 1940s.
This is the most Beautiful piece of music!
Truly spellbinding to listen at all times and I'm just in pure awe. Can't help but well up hearing this every time. You are heaven sent....
Great playing and use of registrations for this piece!! Makes it very melodic and heavenly sounding, which is the original intent of this piece!! Really am glad to see you growing so much in your understanding of organ literature and also sacred works!! Keep it up, as the Lord is definitely gifting you more and more!! Amen!!
I have been watching this most talented man since his early posts. He never disappoints...so Gifted by The Lord.
I seriously ask the owner(s) to never, never remove this, Gert's performance of Ombra mai fu from TH-cam! Moreover it is worth to be released on dvd!
No doubt : Gert is one of the next great, great, GREAT names of the organ.
May he dare, using the HW technology, and - why not - alongside another superstar named Cameron, may them both dare to pull the organ out of his stone straitjacket, bring it out, bring it to the streets, to auditoriums, to cafe terraces, I don't know whereelse, but closer to the audience that it is by now.
May them bring the organ to the audience - rather than wait until its audience pushes the doors of a church to come to him.
May them play all those great organ masterpieces, and also other stuff that commonly cannot be played in a church, for morality reasons.
Why not jazz, rock n roll, why not national anthems, why not movie soundtracks...
Something nowadays is possible with HauptWerk, that has never, never, never been possible since near 2,300 years the organ exists. God bless my wish.
And God bless you, Gert.
I've never heard it more beautifully played.
The world's Best Organist
Amen amen
I agree with all three comments- beautifully playing - world class organist gifted by God!
I absolutely love this composition by Handel. I would never have thought that a instrument other then the human voice could have rendered its beauty and pathos so elegantly. Gert thanks so much. I am in awe of your interpretation.
A beautiful performance, Gert.
Yes I fully agree Peter L
Wonderful, exquisite music, sensitive young man...Grateful, a Blessing on Christmas Eve.
or any time . . . a blessing from GOD
Seeing these two young Dutch men collaborating on this sublime music makes me have hope.
It touches the very core of my soul! Beyond words! Grateful!
Si jeune et pourtant une interprétation avec une profondeur d'âme incroyable, félicitations et mille mercis pour cet enregistrement où votre passion emprunte d'une facilité naturelle est un plaisir à partager….
So very beautifully played Thank you Gert .
Just lovely. Brings tears to my eyes.
Ditto, friend...
Phillip Warren I have watched him progress for the last 7 years. He is amazing.
@@JimBales That's what happens when you practice 5 hours a day. Sometimes 12 hours. The music just flows out of you.
it's true
This is Heavenly, to say least! You have to come to Atlantic City and play the Midmer-Losh organ in Boardwalk Hall. It’s the largest pipe organ in the world and it’s waiting for you to perform on it with your God given talent! Thanks for all you do!
Mooi ingehouden en plechtig gespeeld. Bravo. Zo mooi heb ik het nog nooit gehoord.
L
Beautiful. Listening from New Zealand
George was an exceptional composer. He would have loved this interpretation. No wonder it brings people to tears.
Very well done indeed! Tempo and Registration perfect. Just the right balance between emotion and restraint. Gert you are brilliant. This is the best version I have EVER heard. Marie Allain was a bit cold, and Richter technically superb, Koopmans definitely good, but you have something different to all of them, and I cant quite put my finger on it. I think it maybe is your Faith in God.
Thank you, absolutely beautiful
The organist at the forefront of this planet, thank you! De organist in de voorhoede van deze planeet, bedankt!
Tämän planeetan eturivin urkuri, kiitos!
Organ is my favourite musical instrument and to be played by a brilliant young organist is truly a great achievement.
infinitely thank you for your talent, for this magical moment. I particularly love this work of Handel that makes my soul vibrate ...
A magnificent performance - from Daniel, Sutton, Surrey UK
Voor mij persoonlijk, 6 jaar na datum, nog steeds de beste uitvoering ooit gehoord.
One of my favorite Handel pieces. Beautifully executed as usual with style and grace unique to Gert.
Prachtig gespeeld! Geniet hier erg van
what a talented youn man, beautifully played, one of the best version's i have heard.
Beautiful. The emotion is evident. Having the video, as well as the music makes for double enjoyment. Thanks to your camera crew.
Waiting to hear you play Elgar's Nimrod.
My Grandmother's favourite piece of music played so beautifully by Gert, he has so much talent & knows how to use it, many thanks!
Vous êtes comme un extra-terrestre virtuose ! Je ne suis pas musicien mais la musique me parle, j’aime écouter l’orgue et votre talent me fascine, m’hypnotise, me transporte. J’écoutais Marie Claire Alain, Pierre Bardon et d’autres, maintenant je vous écoute à vous avec un immense plaisir ! Merci à vous, à Jan et à Marjolein. Je souhaite vous voir jouer un jour en France
...
You are like a virtuoso alien! I am not a musician but music speaks to me, I like to listen to the organ and your talent fascinates me, hypnotises me, transports me. I listened to Marie Claire Alain, Pierre Bardon and others, now I listen to you with immense pleasure! Thanks to you, Jan and Marjolein. I hope to see you play one day in France
...
This Xerxes/Largo Hauptwerkconcert always sounds so GOOD I repeat it many times over and over. the Pedal Base on that organ sounds the best I've heard in a LONG time.
Beautifully performance Gert. Thank you from Canada.
Danke Gerd,
ich kann nur sagen: traumhaft gespielt! Es kann keiner so gefühlvoll wie Du
herzergreifend, danke!
Gerd ist zweifellos ein vielseitig begabter Organist, nur das Largo empfinde ich ein klein wenig etwas zu langsam vorgetragen; sonst sehr schön gespielt....
¡¡¡GOCEN DE ESTA INTERPRETACIÓN PLENA DE TERNURA!!! GRACIAS gertrw
I have 2 sons, one is a stock broker the other a real estate broker, it would have been nice to have had another one like this kid around playing the kind of music I like. Alas he belongs to some other proud father.
You poor bastard. Could have been worse though: Life Insurance Salesman instead of a Stock Broker. And instead of a Real Estate Broker ... no maybe not.
I have 2 sonsover40, with musical talent.Regrettably,they've been seduced by the damned electric guitar.
absolutely beautiful and beautifully played
I simply cannot get enough of Gert's rendering of Handel's "Ombra mie fu"/Lardo on that pipe organ "counterfeit"/electronic Mixture Intrada organ whether 3:30 am or during lunch, it's that captivating. Never take it off the Net!
Neither do I!
Hans! Nice to "need" one with such good taste! Wonder how it would sound on a large orchestral organ such as the Wanamaker in Philly or the one at Atlantic City's Boardwalk Hall; maybe the Longwood Garden Music Conservatory--biggy? Who can do the job like Gert??
Best I have ever heard it played. You did it so beautifully. Thank you.
I bless the day I discovered this talented young man. S much expression tecnique and and delicatesse in every note. Truly he is the future standard for organists world wide. I must hear him live sometime soon.
Very nice and relaxing. Listening again!
Just beautiful, Gert!
I hear the angels singing, so beautiful. Thankyou Gert, and Handel, of course
Thank you once again Gert! Lovely. I wish more young people would like this sort of music!
I don't know any more beautiful melody than this one by Händel. And to hear it so wonderfully played makes this rendition to one of the best I've ever heard.
Gert is an absolute artist and his music is beautiful . This version of Largo is beautiful
I am lost for words. Just heavenly playing.
I never heard this adagio like you play it's "himmlisch"... Divine the right vibrato. You are a MUSICIEN first class. Long live to you.
So magnificently done. What a talent. Großartig gespielt. Ein sehr talentierter Musiker.
Today I´ve been recording some Abba songs for a choir´s rehearsal and now before mixing, I had to "cool down" a bit and what could be better than this beautiful music played by my favorite organist Gert.
Thanks Gert, and I wish you All the best for the future!
Sono così commosso che mi sono venute le lacrime a sentire questo pezzo.
Che DIO vi Benedica entrambi.
Such beautiful, lofty music cleanses my soul. Great expression by the organist.
Mooi met gevoel gespeeld Gert, bedankt.
Ich bin immer wieder tief beeindruckt von diesem Largo. Traumhaft.
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your music is beautiful and the delivery of it is pure bliss.keep up the good work
Just such an accomplished organist. Really enjoy listening to him play with such great enthusiasm!
Outstanding performance of a wonderful relaxing piece of Music. It AMAZING how this Electronic system work.
Amazing!
Really lovely.
What a wonderful gift you bring so much joy and happiness in to my life please keep using that gift that God has given you my GRATEFUL THANKS
mijn vaders favoriete stuk prachtig gespeeld complimenten
One more time appreciate, Gert put his wonderful touch. One of the most played masterpieces. Congrat.
ledhec 1@
Heavenly! Gert is a true blessing! Thank you, Gert!
Love your Version!! Thanks for posting
Superb playing
Bert
That was sublime and beautiful. Great work
bellísimo
Wonderful - thanks so very much!
Musica eseguita meravigliosamente
Count me too. I search from my history and listen again. God bless Gert. (Blessings from India). Also thanks for the Hauptwerk software team for developing this wonderful software.
Wundervoll, "Ombra mai fu" auch mal auf der Orgel zu hören
So sweet! Thank you.
Wat is dit een prachtig stuk.
The beauty of this piece and Gert's interpretation put a smile on my face!
Love the way he expresses himself when he plays. Who's his little mate? They are always together. Proud for them both.
Prachtig Gert & co. Ben benieuwd hoe dit zou klinken op het grote Hinsz orgel
Bovenkerk in Kampen. Je mag weten dat ik veel van jou (jullie) muziek beluister en een grote fan ben. Ook de bewerking "Ode to Joy" vind ik bijzonder mooi. Het enige wat ik voor zou stellen is om het slot van Ode to Joy 2x te doen. De registrant loopt even naar voren en daarna terug. Met alle waardering daar nog 1x het slot dus..prachtig
Geweldig, ik heb weer genoten, bedankt
Musica CELESTIALE da sogno. Eccellente Interpretazione mi fa venire i brividi, bravissimo. Grazie
A beautiful different rendition..As a child I got so emotional at Largo, my father had to stop the recording..Over 60 yrs ago.
Beautifully played. A graceful speed and tempo.
Very nice! One of the best recordings I have heard.
this is so emotionally beautiful. Gert is a master organist. Bless you.
Hello Gert! I'm Brazilian, I really liked your work, I've already added some to my favorites!!!
Wirklich herrlich gespielt!!!
Beautiful!!!
Es una bendición oírte amigo. Tu música llega lo más profundo del alma. Un abrazo desde España
B E A U T I F U L - what more can one say....... Daniel (Sutton, Surrey UK)
Oh my God! This makes me tremble with overwhelming feelings.
Prachtig en ontroerend Gert!
Beautiful piece. Excellent rendition.
Fantastico musica divina