53 years ago, at the age of 11, I was exposed to majesty and beauty of J.S. Bach, when a song called "Joy," by a group of studio musicians under the name Apollo 100 released their stylized arrangement of Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring. I worked at becoming a Classical Guitarist from shortly after that time on, and still get calls today to perform one of Bach's most well known, and beloved Cantatas. I still get chills down my spine, when I hear the piece, 53 years later. Thank you for an excellent performance.
Dit is de vertaling van het Japans (via Google Translate verkregen en iets aangepast wvt) Hoewel dit koraal verschillende gedachten heeft, hoewel ... Voorlopig zal ik in tranen uitbarsten. Hoewel het geen goddelijke (katholieke) gelovigen is, maar een beetje ergens in mijn hart ... Het lijkt erop dat er nog steeds geloof in de geest is. Ik denk dat Bach zoiets vraagt. Het is mijn favorietekoraal.
I had exactly this piece (and I mean this exact actual piece & player) played at my dear Mom's funeral last August (2017) as the entry music whilst her 5 sons and son-in-law carried her in for her service. As you say, Steve, absolutely perfect!
As you say Steve, the tempo is exactly right. Too slow and it can be unrecognisable - too fast and it sounds like the organist is in a race against time to finish!
I grew up in Brooklyn NY, and every Sunday our church organist at 4th Ave. Methodist would play before the service started and frequently played this piece. You can't believe how good it sounds on a 32 pipe organ. I waited all week for Sundays just to hear her play. Beautiful, beautiful music. It was 1963 and I was 12 yrs. old and fell in love with the pipe organ. Thank you.
Hallo Marty, good morning to you and Willem the organist! Marty, you have written such a beautiful & moving comment. Listening to the organist playing so beautifully while reading your words made me cry, cry of Joy! My grand-father loved so much to hear the organ. Especially Bach. Thank you Willem and Marty! Groetjes from Amsterdam
You made my night shine... a singular dash of memories 20years ago, in an empty church listening to Fausto, the organ tuner, testing after get his job done. Place, Iglesia de San Francisco, Ferrol, Spain. Thanks.
More beautiful Bach! Showing he could not only write incredible counterpoint and harmony but also some of the most beautiful melodies ever written! And this is one of them! 😀
Mee eens, Bach is de grootste componist aller tijden en dan volgen er ook enkele andere componisten direct na, dat wel. Immers, elke tijd heeft zijn grootste componist,... Bach is onder de unieke componisten weer UNIEK.
+Willem van Twillert Wat breng je me zo een geweldig compliment Jeroen. Dank. Muziek kan inspireren, fijn dat te mogen merken. Maar de meeste complimenten verdient uiteraard J. S. Bach. Zelf muziek maken is daarenboven prachtig ook.
@@twillert-organ-projects The organist at my childhood church used to play this for me whenever I'd come visit because he knew it was my favourite. He died earlier this year. Your organ set up is very similar to how he played it so it brought me great comfort. RIP Frank Thacker.
This was my lullaby as a baby, parents have remarked since that I flat out refused to sleep when this wasn't played. Your version is actually pretty close to how the vinyl sounded. Great work.
This arrangement is from Maurice Duruflé. Edited by: Éditions Musicales Alphonse Leduc, Paris. Title: "Réjouis-toi mon âme" (werde munter, mein Gemüthe) ou "Jésus, que ma joie demeure" extrait de la cantate no. 147 Transcription pur Orgue par Maurice Duruflé I altered a few notes in the very last section of the arrangemen
Je schitterende vertolking heeft me geïnspireerd om de zetting van Duruflé zelf te gaan spelen, Willem. Vandaag is de partituur binnengekomen, hoezee! 😍
@@rutgerdelooij Geweldig Rutger, succes met het studeren. Het is, vind ik, het mooiste arrangement van dit geliefde werk van J. S. Bach. Dank dat je me het liet weten.
Yes, I agree wholeheartedly. A wonderful interpretation, and the tempo just about perfect. I find organists either rush this piece or drag it. Many thanks for a brilliant rendition.
You're right but not 100%. Yes, Bach was inspired by that which moves his feelings in order to compose this beautiful masterpiece. But it is not a muse, it is much more than that. Yes, it is Bach's "creation", nothing or nobody has done it before him. Although, it is not a creation out of nothing. Bach modified things previously acquired, namely: he did not invent the pipe organ, he had learned music from his teachers, his believes were not invented by him, not even his body was 100% of his own, he had been conceived and given birth by his mother. Thus we have to go back in time until we reach the first "motor" which happens to be the end towards his work was inspired: Beauty and Love. And as Dostoevsky said in his novel "The Idiot": «Beauty will save the world»
Dette er dog et ganske vidunderligt stykke musik af Bach. Jeg har en CD med afslapningsmusik, hvor den er med på! Læn dig tilbage - luk øjnene - og lyt! Dejligt afslappende
Thank you for this pure and beautiful rendition! I have used the video, in addition to my own listening pleasure, also to show my grandaughter (6 yrs) how different sounds and melodies are formed by the player on this instrument and how wind and pipes work in music!
Thank you! I really admire organ players and it was lovely to see the organ! I've heard this piece with the main chorale tune played on the oboe...quite exquisite!
Quotes about J. S. Bach: The immortal god of harmony. - Ludwig van Beethoven Now there is music from which a man can learn something. - W. A. Mozart (on hearing Bach motets in Leipzig) Bach is like an astronomer who, with the help of ciphers, finds the most wonderful stars. - Friederick Chopin Bach is the beginning and end of all music - Max Reger I had no idea of the historical evolution of the civilized world's music and had not realized that all modern music owes everything to Bach. - Niccolai Rimsky-Korsakov Bach is the supreme genius of music... This man, who knows everything and feels everything, cannot write one note, however unimportant it may appear, which is anything but transcendent. He has reached the heart of every noble thought, and has done it in the most perfect way. - Pablo Casals
It is very good. You are correct. Its one of my most treasured pieces of Gods music. As much as I like the violin, this piece can only be done well on the organ. Fine fine job. Pat yourself on the back Willem van Twillert
Дорогой Willen, огромное Вам спасибо за чудесное исполнение. Пусть Ваша жизнь будет долгой и счастливой. Привет из Бразилии. Dear Willen, Thank you for the magic interpretation (the best, in my opinion). May you have a long and happy life. Geetings from Brazil.
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Wenn bach nie gelebt hätte wäre die Musikwelt so unendlich ärmer...ein genie ist zu wenig gesgt...bach ist ein Geschenk für die Menschheit ❤❤
53 years ago, at the age of 11, I was exposed to majesty and beauty of J.S. Bach, when a song called "Joy," by a group of studio musicians under the name Apollo 100 released their stylized arrangement of Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring. I worked at becoming a Classical Guitarist from shortly after that time on, and still get calls today to perform one of Bach's most well known, and beloved Cantatas. I still get chills down my spine, when I hear the piece, 53 years later.
Thank you for an excellent performance.
Thank you for your interesting story
As much as I love Bach in any form, there is something so pure and so close to the source in the pipe organ. Thank you.
Couldn't agree more!
この曲は、色々と思い入れが在るのだけれども・・・
取り敢えず、落涙してしまう。
敬虔な(カトリック)信徒では無いのだけれども、心の何処かに少しだけ・・・
信仰心が残っているらしい。
そんなモノを、バッハが問いかけているのだと思う。
大好きな曲です。
Dit is de vertaling van het Japans (via Google Translate verkregen en iets aangepast wvt)
Hoewel dit koraal verschillende gedachten heeft, hoewel ...
Voorlopig zal ik in tranen uitbarsten.
Hoewel het geen goddelijke (katholieke) gelovigen is, maar een beetje ergens in mijn hart ...
Het lijkt erop dat er nog steeds geloof in de geest is.
Ik denk dat Bach zoiets vraagt.
Het is mijn favorietekoraal.
Такую музыку можно слушать вечно. Как-будто сам Господь Бог разговаривает с нами через музыку Баха.
Glory to my God that everything make.
When I want my soul to calm down, I come to listen to Willem's playing. It works every time. I find peace here. Thank you Willem.
That's very nice to know Andrew Ernyes.
I like the sound
Excellente version, avec un merveilleux son d'orgue.
Une musique qui ouvre vers l'infini ou vers la transcendance...
Gracias Maestro. Ud me ha transportado al siglo XVIII.
Finally! A tempo that sounds RIGHT! A lot of organists play it so slowly that the chorale is almost unrecognizable. This is PERFECT! Well played!
I had exactly this piece (and I mean this exact actual piece & player) played at my dear Mom's funeral last August (2017) as the entry music whilst her 5 sons and son-in-law carried her in for her service. As you say, Steve, absolutely perfect!
Really beautiful, and the tempo is exactly right as Steve Dillinger says.
As you say Steve, the tempo is exactly right. Too slow and it can be unrecognisable - too fast and it sounds like the organist is in a race against time to finish!
Your comment holds good to all of Willem van Twillert's performance of Bach pieces.
I find even more that play it too fast.
Lord Jesus, You are my eternal joy. I don't want to ever leave You, out of my heart, or from my face
Einer der schönsten Bachchoräle. 🎵🎵
Il più bel pezzo di Bach........bellissimo
Eine der schönsten Melodien der Welt!🥰
so beautiful
Bach is my favorite composer! His music is such a gift from Heaven! Thank you for playing him that bautifuly! May God bless you and your loved ones!
Thank you for your fine comment
I grew up in Brooklyn NY, and every Sunday our church organist at 4th Ave. Methodist would play before the service started and frequently played this piece. You can't believe how good it sounds on a 32 pipe organ. I waited all week for Sundays just to hear her play. Beautiful, beautiful music. It was 1963 and I was 12 yrs. old and fell in love with the pipe organ. Thank you.
Hallo Marty, good morning to you and Willem the organist! Marty, you have written such a beautiful & moving comment. Listening to the organist playing so beautifully while reading your words made me cry, cry of Joy! My grand-father loved so much to hear the organ. Especially Bach. Thank you Willem and Marty! Groetjes from Amsterdam
There is no substitute for a pipe organ
Gespielt bei der Kommunion von meinen Sohn,
Sehr schön
Danke
I cannot explain my feelings whenever I listen to such heavenly music
+Jones Calongo Thank you for your comment.
+Jones Calongo Thank you Jones.
You are welcome Willem
You made my night shine... a singular dash of memories 20years ago, in an empty church listening to Fausto, the organ tuner, testing after get his job done. Place, Iglesia de San Francisco, Ferrol, Spain.
Thanks.
Thanks Abel Martinez for your nice inspiring comment.
Oh Willem that's so beautiful I could imagine it was Bach himself playing! Thank you so much!
I listened to this and is brought me to tears. Thank you for a wonderful performance.
More beautiful Bach! Showing he could not only write incredible counterpoint and harmony but also some of the most beautiful melodies ever written! And this is one of them! 😀
This is played with so much love
Very clean, clear and crispy play. I love this.
So beautiful That I start to cry 🥺😊😃
Beautiful music and wonderful performance. Thank you for sharing.
Great playing of a great piece of music.
the song that made me fall in love with Bach.
+Billy Powell Nothing wrong with that, thank you for your comment.
Dit vind ik een van de mooiste complimenten die ik mocht ontvangen, dank.
Listening to this, my heart calms down and begins to sing. Also I praise our good Lord who allows a so good organist among us.
Who do you blame for all the bad organists Paulo?
Mee eens, Bach is de grootste componist aller tijden en dan volgen er ook enkele andere componisten direct na, dat wel. Immers, elke tijd heeft zijn grootste componist,... Bach is onder de unieke componisten weer UNIEK.
***** vind ik ook, en mozart
+Willem van Twillert Wat breng je me zo een geweldig compliment Jeroen. Dank. Muziek kan inspireren, fijn dat te mogen merken. Maar de meeste complimenten verdient uiteraard J. S. Bach. Zelf muziek maken is daarenboven prachtig ook.
LOVE all Bach pieces...both the organ and choral...
Thank you so much for giving this back to the world!!! It is truly the soundtrack to heaven.
Willem van Twillert, your playing is simply fantastic! Thank you for bringing such beautiful music to the world! Saintrray
This is great music which reminds me of my time in Germany and Switzerland 1973
Excellent choice of stops. The Nasard and the Flute just give the right sound, and I love the Vox Humana on that organ. Nice articulation, too.
My favourite organ piece, and beautifully played. Thank you.
Chris Horry Thanks Chris
@@twillert-organ-projects The organist at my childhood church used to play this for me whenever I'd come visit because he knew it was my favourite. He died earlier this year. Your organ set up is very similar to how he played it so it brought me great comfort. RIP Frank Thacker.
This was my lullaby as a baby, parents have remarked since that I flat out refused to sleep when this wasn't played. Your version is actually pretty close to how the vinyl sounded. Great work.
I think about 500 of the views are me (if it clocks up that way). By far the best playing of this piece that I've heard.
Prachtig.
This arrangement is from Maurice Duruflé.
Edited by: Éditions Musicales Alphonse Leduc, Paris.
Title: "Réjouis-toi mon âme" (werde munter, mein Gemüthe) ou "Jésus, que ma joie demeure" extrait de la cantate no. 147 Transcription pur Orgue par Maurice Duruflé
I altered a few notes in the very last section of the arrangemen
Je schitterende vertolking heeft me geïnspireerd om de zetting van Duruflé zelf te gaan spelen, Willem. Vandaag is de partituur binnengekomen, hoezee! 😍
@@rutgerdelooij Geweldig Rutger, succes met het studeren. Het is, vind ik, het mooiste arrangement van dit geliefde werk van J. S. Bach. Dank dat je me het liet weten.
Yes, I agree wholeheartedly. A wonderful interpretation, and the tempo just about perfect. I find organists either rush this piece or drag it. Many thanks for a brilliant rendition.
*Wonderful piece of music so relaxing and refreshing the mind*
Thank you 😊
Einer der schönsten Chorale !!
Solo puedo decir que esto es hermoso. I don´t have words.
The organ is my top favorite musical instrument
Hermosa composición y una hermosa configuración de sonidos ,muchas gracias.
Grandioso para que siempre me acompañe al entonar '' Oh Jesus Dulce Alegria '' ♥ ♫
Thank you!
so wonderful and great!
할렐루야
감사드립니다
I love to hear this wonderful piece played on a pipe organ. Very well here too. Thank you Willem
Esta musica é celestial, um presente aos homens, maravilhosa interpretação obrigado Willem van Twillert por tocar Joy of Man's desiring!!!
beautiful . Thank you
Whenever I listen to this masterpiece he play with exquisite skill,
I feel as if my soul is being sucked away
A corner of Tokyo of Japan
Just Beautiful! Such an amazing organist!!!
OUTSTANDING!
Outstanding performance! You can hardly get a better tempo than that, and the acoustics and organ are just perfect.
This beautiful piece always brings tears to my eyes
Listening has brought tears to my eyes. It is so beautiful. Jesus is Lord.
clean !! love the pure organ sound
I don't play organ, but I do play piano and love church music, especially Bach - really perfect interpretation, I love it!
I think this is the best interpretation of "Jesus joy of man's desiring". Thank you very much.
Bedankt Willem-fine playing and wonderful church pictures!
Love this piece of music. My wife walk down the isle at our wedding. This is a beautiful rendition.
Nice to know. it's your romantic memory with this music. Cool
Bach created this for his god, but the creator of this beautiful music is Bach the earthly man himself
You're right but not 100%.
Yes, Bach was inspired by that which moves his feelings in order to compose this beautiful masterpiece. But it is not a muse, it is much more than that.
Yes, it is Bach's "creation", nothing or nobody has done it before him.
Although, it is not a creation out of nothing. Bach modified things previously acquired, namely: he did not invent the pipe organ, he had learned music from his teachers, his believes were not invented by him, not even his body was 100% of his own, he had been conceived and given birth by his mother. Thus we have to go back in time until we reach the first "motor" which happens to be the end towards his work was inspired: Beauty and Love.
And as Dostoevsky said in his novel "The Idiot": «Beauty will save the world»
Willem Bach will be proud of your playing absolutely brilliant. thank you
+philip elliman Thank you for your fine remark.
Vroeger bleef ik met mijn vader altijd luisteren naar dit stuk. De kerk liep leeg en wij bleven samen zitten. Super mooie herinnering...dank je.
Marja Aarle .ja dat kan muziek: herinneringen ophalen o.a. Dank voor je reactie
Dette er dog et ganske vidunderligt stykke musik af Bach. Jeg har en CD med afslapningsmusik, hvor den er med på!
Læn dig tilbage - luk øjnene - og lyt! Dejligt afslappende
Excellent performance, the sound of the organ is timeless :-) good job!
Hermoso, muchas gracias por tan maravillosa interpretación, desde México, mil gracias!!!
+Sergio Alejandro Lopez Thank you for your kind remark. The organ is a beautiful instrument go and play it.
siempre que puedo lo escuchó con mucho gusto, muchas gracias por compartir su don!!!
+Sergio Alejandro Lopez You are welcom Sergio Alejandro
I have never been so thankful for my sense of hearing.
Fantastic!
Beautiful!
Your masterful playing makes my soul happy.
Simply Amazing, I hope that one day I will sound that good
Thank you
So beautiful!! Hello from Long Island,New York.!
Thanks Kitty, thanks for your comment.
I didnt see your reply until now.Youre welcome,youre amazing!
wonderfully played ... best version I've heard in a long while
I'm in heaven!
Such a beautiful piece, wow!
Thank you for this pure and beautiful rendition! I have used the video, in addition to my own listening pleasure, also to show my grandaughter (6 yrs) how different sounds and melodies are formed by the player on this instrument and how wind and pipes work in music!
Nice to let your grandaughter enjoy the music too
Thank you! I really admire organ players and it was lovely to see the organ! I've heard this piece with the main chorale tune played on the oboe...quite exquisite!
Such wonderful and amazing,till tears...Thank You for such nice playing...
THANK YOU!!!!
Très beau ! Merci !
Perfect
Wowwww How wonderful!!!
this is now my favorite version of this song. fantastic job!!!
magnifico! 🎹
Quotes about J. S. Bach:
The immortal god of harmony.
- Ludwig van Beethoven
Now there is music from which a man can learn something.
- W. A. Mozart (on hearing Bach motets in Leipzig)
Bach is like an astronomer who, with the help of ciphers, finds the most wonderful stars.
- Friederick Chopin
Bach is the beginning and end of all music
- Max Reger
I had no idea of the historical evolution of the civilized world's music and had not realized that all modern music owes everything to Bach.
- Niccolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Bach is the supreme genius of music... This man, who knows everything and feels everything, cannot write one note, however unimportant it may appear, which is anything but transcendent. He has reached the heart of every noble thought, and has done it in the most perfect way.
- Pablo Casals
My friend it's super b and we'll prayed,it's my favorite
It is very good. You are correct. Its one of my most treasured pieces of Gods music. As much as I like the violin, this piece can only be done well on the organ. Fine fine job. Pat yourself on the back Willem van Twillert
This is perferct you make those pipes sing perfectly! Wow!
Thank you for your compliment
Grazie, semplicemente grazie!
Thank you for your comment
Дорогой Willen, огромное Вам спасибо за чудесное исполнение.
Пусть Ваша жизнь будет долгой и счастливой.
Привет из Бразилии.
Dear Willen,
Thank you for the magic interpretation (the best, in my opinion).
May you have a long and happy life.
Geetings from Brazil.
Fantastisch.
There are many performances of this piece on TH-cam but this is easily the best.
La meilleure version de ce jamais.