As soon as this piece started, I got chills down my spine. I will never be able to fully explain why organ music is so amazing. I don't think there are words in any human language that would do this music justice. Beautiful is not enough.
Thomas Bishop Hearing an organ play whilst a choir of voices sing at Notre Dame was the single most spine chilling feelings I have ever experienced. I miss it so.
I agree whole-heartedly! I love this piece, as well as Bach's "Passacaglia and Fugue in C minor". You are correct, there ARE no words to describe how sublime the organ is!
je ne me lasse pas d'écouter et ré-écouter cet arrangement magistral de Widor de ce choeur final de la St Matthieu, c'est sublime. Servi ici par une prise de son proche et très claire, et un interprète au service de la musique et de ses compositeurs illustres ; merci, merci Peter VdV, c'est grandiose comme on l'attend.Tempo dans la retenue et la solennité.
Deep .... if not dark ... meditation. I've been an organist for many years and play several other instruments .... I always come home .... this is wonderful !!!! Long live the King of Instruments !!
Bach's final chorale in the Saint Matthew Passion rouses floods of emotion in the most hardened of non-believers. No one can hear it and not be changed for the better!Thank you for posting this great interpretation of Widor's arrangement!
@@johnellis6755 é música acima de tudo. Mas quanto à emoção, o crente pode ser induzido ao êxtase em sua fantasia religiosa; mas o ouvinte, aquele que escuta a riqueza da música, obtém o êxtase da sensibilidade estética.
Wundervolle Adaption des Schlußchorals aus Johann Sebastian Bach´s Matthäus-Passion " Wir setzen uns mit Tränen nieder". Auch in dieser Version zum niederknien schön!
Awesome, love to hear the 32s! We need more of the same. This type of music must continue prevail in our society.Thanks to all of those that make it happen!
oooow yes, that full length 32' contrebombarde C or whatever it is, is like a helicopter waiting above the cathedral to help Jesus with his ascension! what a big thrill!!! great video!
extraordinary ! A super-great organist and componist in love of the giant JS Bach : what a great tribute ! Thanks also Peter Van de Velde, in playing this magnificent instrument in Antwerp Cathedral. I love it... as well as these Cavaillé-Coll of ST-Ouen/Rouen, St-Sernin/Toulouse, ST-Sulpice /Paris a,d so many others french, german, dutch organ.(I'am french, without any doubt...)
This is such inspired playing. What makes it so special for me, is that I have been in this very organ gallery with a choral society on a Sunday in may a few years ago! That was some experience!
There are all different types of pipe organ pieces but when you listen to one of Bachs he just launches straight into the most powerful rhythms on the pipe organ. Truly beautiful.....
Julian Evans For the most powerful rhythms you’re looking for the late 19th and 20th century French composers, but for the most powerful harmonies, absolutely Bach
So many artistic brilliant aspects coming together in this single video; The cathedral, the organ style & size, the work of the composer, the skills of the organist, and all the efforts humanity has spend so far in praising god and Jesus (disregarding the fact if you're religous or not).
"In deepest grief and never-ending tears...we stay and keep watch of our Savior and dearest friend...rest quietly in peace, rest on dearest Savior...As we take our leave of You from the grave, we grieve most bitterly over our loss. Rest on, dearest Lord, rest quietly in peace!" so says the final chorale from Bach's 'St Matthew Passion'. You must admit the organ when used properly and with the right technique can create a terrific pathos, like any other musical instrument when played and leave its audience completely awestruck. Bach, in my opinion, alongside his librettists were truly masterful in their craft in creating and reflecting works of such beauty, both sacred and secular works alike. it really takes someone really talented to interpret these things accurately enough to be savored like a fine wine and appreciative of such things, which some people tend to take for granted these days. It amazes me to hear many hard rock musicians having a soft spot for classical music when they're not on the road and even doing their own renditions of some of their favorite classical works. God, how I'd love to hear those being done onstage or perhaps doing them in a recording alongside a symphony and/or choir, even if it's sacred music, just to let some of their fans know they're lives aren't completely hollow and reflect a more spiritual side to them too. Bob Dylan, Leonard Cohen and others did a few gospel albums, even some old Yiddish ballads and hymns from attending temple services when they were young. When George and Ira Gershwin did 'Porgy and Bess', they visited some of the old black churches in Charleston, including 'singing churches' where the minister 'sang' or 'chanted' the service, making them mindful of them of going to synagogue services during the high holy days when they were young.
Thank you, Mark. I guess you share my opinion. Many years ago I sang in an oratorium choir and Bach's Mattheus Passion was one of the pieces that we sang. Bach's music is just incredible in the way all the music lines come together.When you sing every part separately you just can't imagine how they turn into one perfect,glorious sound. J.S.Bach was a genius alright :-)
Peter, Hello!!! I thoroughly enjoyed your Widor piece. Absolutely a God-given talent, my friend. Will be ordering recordings you've made and will keeping checking the catalogues for new recordings. I love the way you interpreted this piece so much. Continued success, Peter!!! Sincerely, Arthur Walker 🇺🇸📖🎹🎵🎶
magistrale interpretation ! sur l orgue de la cathedrale d antwerp qui et lui assis magistral . le final de la passion st mathieux meritais bien cela ! merci : pierre-xavier de chassot .
Boy, I would love to have the score of this song to practice on my new organ I'm about to get this coming week's Sunday! It's now been several years later since I last made the remark mentioning the practicing of this piece, but I've been enjoying my new organ, it's really nice too. It's a Rodgers 645 with a full 32 note radiated concaved pedalboard.
Господи. Гениальная музыка. Спасибо Тебе Отец Небесный за этого гения в Твоей и от Тебя Музыки. Бах --подарок Небес грешникам Мы услышали Небесную музыку. Спасибо Творцу. За этого композитора -музыканта Спасибо за эту глыбу Мощь. Вся жизнь грешника в этой музыке Вся проходит. Здесь все.
I've never heard this piece played solo organ before. A little strange first off but really nice. Excellent collection of pipes and an unusual but interesting console.
Awesome! That final chord was just mind blowing and Peter Van de Velde plays this instrument as well as Daniel Roth plays at St Sulpice. Magnificent 5 stars! More please :-)
@john1801rambo - This is an instrument in the French romantic style like the organs of Cavaillé-Coll which can achieve major changes in dynamics without any (obvious) stop changes. All of the manuals are coupled down to the Grand Orgue and a very full registration including reeds and mixtures are drawn on each manual - the secret is that there are also devices known as "ventils" which allow the player to enable and disable certain blocks of stops on each manual ...
I could always tell the difference between a real pipe organ and a synth-pipe organ. Can't beat the variations from a real lever-action pipe organ. Beautiful organ sir.
Heard this played live at the Royal Academy of Music in London by a final year organ student at a recent recital and it was phenomenal. If you think this recording is good you must go and see it live - it's an unforgettable experience
That full lenght 32' Contrebombarde first C is something at the end isn't it ! Regardfull to all for the judicious comments on this video and Peter Van De Velde's remarquable interpretation let's not forget Widor was himself the one to inaugurate this organ in 1892, as he had in great admiration Schyven's work and organ.
@john1801rambo If you watch carefully at about 4:45 you will see him playing on a fairly soft registration on the third manual (the Recit) and reaching up under the music desk to add the reeds of the Grand Orgue (and possibly the Bombarde) before he returns to playing on the Grand Orgue at about 4:59
To answer Mr. Bishop. Organ sound is air generated. An organ, especially a large one with thousands of pipes, each generating a single sound source, has the capability of moving a huge amount of air. It generates pleasure responses in the brain through the ears and pressure sensors all over our body. It causes goose bumps.
La trascrizione organistica dovuta a C.-M. Widor del Finale della "Matthäus Passion" di Bach è eseguita magnificamente. Le riprese video sono degne del contenuto. Aeolus-Music è da ringraziare.
@@limayankee1143 That may be a good theory indeed. Though the organist has made an enormous effort playing it, would be nice to show appreciation to him = applause.
As soon as this piece started, I got chills down my spine. I will never be able to fully explain why organ music is so amazing. I don't think there are words in any human language that would do this music justice. Beautiful is not enough.
Thomas Bishop Hearing an organ play whilst a choir of voices sing at Notre Dame was the single most spine chilling feelings I have ever experienced. I miss it so.
I agree whole-heartedly! I love this piece, as well as Bach's "Passacaglia and Fugue in C minor". You are correct, there ARE no words to describe how sublime the organ is!
Siegfried Hiryu 1
There's one word: *BADASS*
Yep, the same to me...
je ne me lasse pas d'écouter et ré-écouter cet arrangement magistral de Widor de ce choeur final de la St Matthieu, c'est sublime. Servi ici par une prise de son proche et très claire, et un interprète au service de la musique et de ses compositeurs illustres ; merci, merci Peter VdV, c'est grandiose comme on l'attend.Tempo dans la retenue et la solennité.
Wow, powerful piece. I run it through the amplifier of the stereo. Thank the heavens I have the most tolerant neighbors on the planet..
One of my favorites by Bach. Widor did an excellent job.
Can't share this opinion. Widor is an excellent composer, no doubt about that, but this piece deserves a choir. Sorry.
Agreed. Even any single-melody Bach piece works magic, first come to mind the cello suites.
@@MrUseur I really agree with that, it has not even the beatiful dissonances...
Deep .... if not dark ... meditation. I've been an organist for many years and play several other instruments .... I always come home .... this is wonderful !!!! Long live the King of Instruments !!
Yes! I only wish I knew how to play one.
Tony Simulinas £
The GOSPEL ACCORDION to Protos Telos!
Bach's final chorale in the Saint Matthew Passion rouses floods of emotion in the most hardened of non-believers. No one can hear it and not be changed for the better!Thank you for posting this great interpretation of Widor's arrangement!
What are you talking about? 'emotions raised in the most hardened on non believers' this is music nothing more nothing less
@@johnellis6755 é música acima de tudo. Mas quanto à emoção, o crente pode ser induzido ao êxtase em sua fantasia religiosa; mas o ouvinte, aquele que escuta a riqueza da música, obtém o êxtase da sensibilidade estética.
I agree Bach gives us a little taste of the divine and he himself said all his work was for the glory of God. I believe and I never fail to be moved.
@@johnellis6755 Bach will be spunning in his grave hesring that...
You know you can appreciate music without believing in a sky daddy, yeah?
Wundervolle Adaption des Schlußchorals aus Johann Sebastian Bach´s Matthäus-Passion " Wir setzen uns mit Tränen nieder". Auch in dieser Version zum niederknien schön!
van de Welde once again having a truly correct interpretation of the music at hand. Correct dynamic fluctuations, tempo changes........
Marvelous.
Awesome, love to hear the 32s! We need more of the same. This type of music must continue prevail in our society.Thanks to all of those that make it happen!
The best performance I have ever listened to so far for this wonderful masterpiece. Congratulations.
Widor’s music always sounds majestic but this is dark, rich and mysterious too. Absolutely beautiful. Thank you for sharing.
Beautiful, perfect! Very good, Peter Van de Velde! "Kaunista, hienoa, mahtavaa! (Suomi Finland)
oooow yes, that full length 32' contrebombarde C or whatever it is, is like a helicopter waiting above the cathedral to help Jesus with his ascension! what a big thrill!!! great video!
extraordinary ! A super-great organist and componist in love of the giant JS Bach : what a great tribute ! Thanks also Peter Van de Velde, in playing this magnificent instrument in Antwerp Cathedral. I love it... as well as these Cavaillé-Coll of ST-Ouen/Rouen, St-Sernin/Toulouse, ST-Sulpice /Paris a,d so many others french, german, dutch organ.(I'am french, without any doubt...)
The most interesting thing about the organ is that the national schools of organ building are each so very different.
A JOY to listen ... and watch! Thank you!
Organ + Bach is the secret of magic
Lindo! Maravilhoso! Simplesmente magnífico!
Nog steeds mooi om het te beluisteren Peter, benieuwd hoe het gaat klinken na restauratie 2018 !!!
Magnifique, Beau, Grand ! à l'image du Cantor de Leipzig
Merci ! de ce partage !
Great and gorgeous performance and sound by Mr. van de Velde!! Thank you for posting it for us!
This is such inspired playing. What makes it so special for me, is that I have been in this very organ gallery with a choral society on a Sunday in may a few years ago! That was some experience!
What thunder! This instrument has total grandeur of sound. I would like to hear more of this instrument played by experts. Bravo!
Wow wow wow!!!! What an organ!!!
Thanks so much for this lovely performance.
It is breathtaking!!!
I like the sound of this organ. The sound is cleaner and sharper without loss of grandness and power.
There are all different types of pipe organ pieces but when you listen to one of Bachs he just launches straight into the most powerful rhythms on the pipe organ.
Truly beautiful.....
Julian Evans For the most powerful rhythms you’re looking for the late 19th and 20th century French composers, but for the most powerful harmonies, absolutely Bach
I agree with you there, I'll be sure to look at those other ones you stated as well
One of my favorite transcriptions for the organ! It is an incredible music piece.
Bach è l'Assoluto.
Excellent performance. Great sounding instrument. That organ console is certainly well-worn!
Vale a pena estar viva para ouvir estas melodias
Tutti respiramos merced a Bach,luego por el O2.
I absolutely love this. I listen to it often.
Beautiful!! Thoroughly enjoyed this recording :)
Very enjoyable performance on a magnificent instrument. Wonderful opportunity to hear it played!
So many artistic brilliant aspects coming together in this single video; The cathedral, the organ style & size, the work of the composer, the skills of the organist, and all the efforts humanity has spend so far in praising god and Jesus (disregarding the fact if you're religous or not).
I have never heard this before. It is absolutely wonderful. Thank you.
One of the best interpretations of this work I have heard.
"In deepest grief and never-ending tears...we stay and keep watch of our Savior and dearest friend...rest quietly in peace, rest on dearest Savior...As we take our leave of You from the grave, we grieve most bitterly over our loss. Rest on, dearest Lord, rest quietly in peace!" so says the final chorale from Bach's 'St Matthew Passion'.
You must admit the organ when used properly and with the right technique can create a terrific pathos, like any other musical instrument when played and leave its audience completely awestruck. Bach, in my opinion, alongside his librettists were truly masterful in their craft in creating and reflecting works of such beauty, both sacred and secular works alike. it really takes someone really talented to interpret these things accurately enough to be savored like a fine wine and appreciative of such things, which some people tend to take for granted these days. It amazes me to hear many hard rock musicians having a soft spot for classical music when they're not on the road and even doing their own renditions of some of their favorite classical works. God, how I'd love to hear those being done onstage or perhaps doing them in a recording alongside a symphony and/or choir, even if it's sacred music, just to let some of their fans know they're lives aren't completely hollow and reflect a more spiritual side to them too. Bob Dylan, Leonard Cohen and others did a few gospel albums, even some old Yiddish ballads and hymns from attending temple services when they were young. When George and Ira Gershwin did 'Porgy and Bess', they visited some of the old black churches in Charleston, including 'singing churches' where the minister 'sang' or 'chanted' the service, making them mindful of them of going to synagogue services during the high holy days when they were young.
Impressive performance of a masterpiece! Well done, Peter Van de Velde.
Thank you, Mark. I guess you share my opinion.
Many years ago I sang in an oratorium choir and Bach's Mattheus Passion was one of the pieces that we sang.
Bach's music is just incredible in the way all the music lines come together.When you sing every part separately you just can't imagine how they turn into one perfect,glorious sound.
J.S.Bach was a genius alright :-)
Henk Dams😃ter
Henk Damster 6
Stunning piece of music and equally well played. Spectacular organ/acoustics and great recording..!! :)
Peter,
Hello!!!
I thoroughly enjoyed your Widor piece. Absolutely a God-given
talent, my friend.
Will be ordering recordings you've made and will keeping
checking the catalogues for new recordings. I love the way you
interpreted this piece so much. Continued success, Peter!!!
Sincerely,
Arthur Walker
🇺🇸📖🎹🎵🎶
Very nicely done! A most fabulous and beautiful pipe organ. Peter appears to be looking for the pedals every so often.
I just noticed that you can see the camera shake when you go for the 32'. That is FANTASTIC!!!!!
Listen to that 32’ pedal C rattle at the end!! Amazing! Fabulous adaptation by Widor.
Wow. Very nice prospect of this organ. And really interpretation of Bachs-Momento.
Awesome! I liked every minute of this composition. Thanks for this video. Daniel (16) music student.
Magnificent !!!
I just organ music, I feel something when they play. I’m a pianist but love the organ music, they are so talented
Wow! That was incredible, even after listening to it three times!!!
Melts my central nervous system, even forgot who I was for a while. That motor like bass, wow. Wow.
great in Casino, and even better here. This is truly a piece of art.
Exeptional music. It is a very beautiful piece.
Genius Bach, Maestro Widor… stunning performance!
Zajebiste wykonanie! Szacunek i pozdrowienia z Polski!
magistrale interpretation ! sur l orgue de la cathedrale d antwerp qui et lui assis magistral . le final de la passion st mathieux meritais bien cela ! merci : pierre-xavier de chassot .
Belo, imponente, como uma orquestra à disposição do compositor!
Coupled this to my main audio gear - gave the gain control plenty of wellie -- no complaints from the neighbours - I wonder why?????
Boy, I would love to have the score of this song to practice on my new organ I'm about to get this coming week's Sunday! It's now been several years later since I last made the remark mentioning the practicing of this piece, but I've been enjoying my new organ, it's really nice too. It's a Rodgers 645 with a full 32 note radiated concaved pedalboard.
maravilloso!!
Sublime interpretación; trasmite el espíritu de la pasión en su escencia
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Overweldegende uitvoering van dit vocale werk op een orgel klasse !!!
Tolle Transscription, gelungen und erlebenswert!
Das ist schon eine bombastische Orgel und fantastisch gespielt.
Gruß Bert
Господи. Гениальная музыка. Спасибо Тебе Отец Небесный за этого гения в Твоей и от Тебя Музыки. Бах --подарок Небес грешникам Мы услышали Небесную музыку. Спасибо Творцу. За этого композитора -музыканта Спасибо за эту глыбу Мощь. Вся жизнь грешника в этой музыке Вся проходит. Здесь все.
I've never heard this piece played solo organ before. A little strange first off but really nice. Excellent collection of pipes and an unusual but interesting console.
Majestoso!!! Brilhante!!
musica celestial parece que uno estuviera en el cielo viendo a nuestro señor jesucristo que bello
you have incredible technique and musicianship!
Awesome! That final chord was just mind blowing and Peter Van de Velde plays this instrument as well as Daniel Roth plays at St Sulpice. Magnificent 5 stars! More please :-)
La voce di Dio!
Non esiste definizione più azzeccata per un organo.
Può Essere dolce e greve stupefacente incredibile e geniale.
@john1801rambo - This is an instrument in the French romantic style like the organs of Cavaillé-Coll which can achieve major changes in dynamics without any (obvious) stop changes. All of the manuals are coupled down to the Grand Orgue and a very full registration including reeds and mixtures are drawn on each manual - the secret is that there are also devices known as "ventils" which allow the player to enable and disable certain blocks of stops on each manual ...
Sublime! Truly worth as a memento of Bach and to all inhabitant of this universe.
Unforgetable master piece,
I could always tell the difference between a real pipe organ and a synth-pipe organ. Can't beat the variations from a real lever-action pipe organ. Beautiful organ sir.
I love the 32' Contre Bombarde in the pedal❤️🔥💥🎇🎆⚡🎉💫⭐🌟✨☄️🌠✴️
So you‘re invited to also listen to our new version of this piece, filmed after the restoration of the instrument! It‘s also on our channel.
@@aeolusianer Where can I find it?
th-cam.com/video/LPV5ElvgW2A/w-d-xo.html
Magistrale uitvoering in een wondermooie kathedraal !
J. S. Bach corales de Leicip
Deze kerk heeft het allemaal. Een grote orgel en een grote organist.
Gefeliciteerd, Antwerpen
Fantastic pease of music played so great on a magnificent instrument!!!
Awakens emitions that can not be described!!!
Heard this played live at the Royal Academy of Music in London by a final year organ student at a recent recital and it was phenomenal. If you think this recording is good you must go and see it live - it's an unforgettable experience
Fantastico! Sia l'interpretazione che l'organo!!!
Gorgeous. Moving. Powerful music. I think Bach would have been mightily impressed by this arrangement.
Beautiful!
great performance!
2:18 you can see the camera vibrate from the sound
Again at 5:58.
That coda gives me chills!
Pure beauty and power!
Wonderful!
дуже гарно і велично граєте браво маестро!
Brillante!! Magnifico.
just fantastic
Un seul mot :MERVEILLEUX
c'est magistral, puissant !!
Magnifique !!
BRAVO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! BRAVISSIMO!!!!!!!!!!!!!
How could anyone hate this??
@wkruit1 mostly yes
No, It's impossible.
@@aDLEuF, sorry to say, but I believe those who disliked this beauty, listened this piece after a huge & bleeding hemorrhoid attack...OMG !
Because they listened to the original final of Bachs work.
Tykkäsin, mahtavaa. (Very beautiful!)
That full lenght 32' Contrebombarde first C is something at the end isn't it ! Regardfull to all for the judicious comments on this video and Peter Van De Velde's remarquable interpretation let's not forget Widor was himself the one to inaugurate this organ in 1892, as he had in great admiration Schyven's work and organ.
beautiful!
@john1801rambo If you watch carefully at about 4:45 you will see him playing on a fairly soft registration on the third manual (the Recit) and reaching up under the music desk to add the reeds of the Grand Orgue (and possibly the Bombarde) before he returns to playing on the Grand Orgue at about 4:59
This is pure beauty and power!
To answer Mr. Bishop. Organ sound is air generated. An organ, especially a large one with thousands of pipes, each generating a single sound source, has the capability of moving a huge amount of air. It generates pleasure responses in the brain through the ears and pressure sensors all over our body. It causes goose bumps.
Thank you very much Mr. Maxima! Now I know why my entire body responds to organ music which I love so much! Thank you too, YOU TUBE!
La trascrizione organistica dovuta a C.-M. Widor del Finale della "Matthäus Passion" di Bach è eseguita magnificamente. Le riprese video sono degne del contenuto. Aeolus-Music è da ringraziare.
Its really a challenge to play such a big organ with all couplers! Wonderful sound!
So sad nobody is applauding after such a masterpiece....
You normally don't applaud after pieces of the Passions because it's too sad. That's how in Germany it is.
Audience is NOT suposed to applaude.
Applauses would have ruined it for me. When the music stops, you feel an emptiness, much like Christ's relatives felt during the Passion.
@@limayankee1143 That may be a good theory indeed. Though the organist has made an enormous effort playing it, would be nice to show appreciation to him = applause.
@@Engineer9736 That's not a theory, that's just common practice.
My subwoofer has to work now...
Thank u for sharing!!!