BACH organ work-Fugue in c BWV549

[kessa3joy]

Well done! I love Bach's organ work, as it doesn't sound so mushed together and clash as pipe organ music can sound, and you play this very well.

[snoodify]

This tempo is rather good and comes close to the tempo in which I play as organist of the Notre Dame, Paris. I recorded this piece on one of the most beautifull organs of the world (IMHO) The organ in the Cathedral of Lezajsk, Poland

[Askelairlines747]

I think you are a wonderful organist

[steigleder]

Sounds like a Cavaille-Coll. Good performance.

[HerrWarja]

I rather like his tempo

[toteszke]

Hy! I'm Hungarian and I like the organ music. This is very good!

[gianm73yout]

Hi Composerpan, congratulations... Maybe I'm wrong, but it seems that you introduces some sorts of "irony" in this piece. Good job!

[hautyboy]

Tempo for this piece just a little too fast for my liking. Too many organists try to use Bach's music to show off their technique rather than play with the listener in mind. Music needs to breath, that is the silences between the notes must also be heard, otherwise the melody is lost in a messy mush of sound.

[muddro420]

I agree completely. Musical notation contains direction regarding the tempo, the composer includes that direction for a purpose. The virtuosity of Bach's work itself is impressive, but its his restraint that really makes it genius. I am never impressed when I hear Bach played too fast. If you want to impress me, compose something for the tempo you desire and play that.

[christianvs1]

A rather French interpretation of a North German organ composition. This is NOT a Dupre fugue or Vierne!

[gngeannakakes]

Good interpretation. The speed is o.k., actually, a little bit faster wouldn't hurt. At least you played all the notes correctly.

[KamiLubartow]

Nice performance :) Gratulations

[semprelegato]

WOW I am also working on this song. You are very musical. I like it!!!

[wandalewlandowska]

Follow-up: I ought to have read your biography before posting the first comment. Two years of organ study? You are a most talented young man! You are a wonderful musician and a gift to the Catholic Church. So, is your parish celebrating the Latin Mass on a regular basis? I think an organist of your obvious ability should organise a schola as soon as possible, if you haven't done so already. Again, congratulations!

[composerpan]

Thank you again for reading my biography.:)

My parish is not celebrating the Latin Mass on a regular basis. is your parish doing that? :)

[3NUNS]

@wandalewlandowska : Hello. You are very rude to use Wanda´s name in such a way.

[wandalewlandowska]

@3NUNS: And you're still tiresome.

[3NUNS]

@wandalewlandowska : Try Nadia Boulanger as an alternative pseudonym.

[3NUNS]

@wandalewlandowska : Please behave yourself. When I listen to this choral prelude, I think I am in church and how wonderful it would be to meet Martin Luther in the next world. I don´t think you belong in this church.

[wandalewlandowska]

@3NUNS : You need help. Psychiatric help. You're a sick woman.

[3NUNS]

@wandalewlandowska : Yes. I so wish that I was a woman. I could bear and would bear seven children. But alas. I am a mere male. Sorry to disatisfy your bigotry.

[wandalewlandowska]

@3NUNS : God! You actually have a PENIS? You ARE an unwell woman.

[3NUNS]

@wandalewlandowska : Your language is blasphemous. Blasphemy is the language of Hell. Those that use the language of Hell are citizens of Hell albeit physically pro tem they appear in the present world. In Hell, do not think you will be among ´friends´. For God will not permit his enemies to congregate and find comfort amongst themselves. On this occasion, I will not charge you for this information, as it is common knowledge.

[wandalewlandowska]

@3NUNS : A VERY unwell woman.....

[alexandert1977]

@3NUNS The problem is... There's no Hell.

This fact makes you sound crazy.

[3NUNS]

@alexandert1977 : A great problem for you. No Hell means that there was no reason for Bach to write his religious works and hand-in-hand probably no basis for Bach to write his secular works such as the preludes and fugues.

[wandalewlandowska]

What a fine performance - very musical and well-planned. Excellent work for someone so young. I admire you for asking for feedback from cyberspace; so often people make cutting and unkind comments which are unwarranted. I look forward to hearing your other performances and wish you continued success! Forgive me if you already addressed this question, but I seem unable to to find your response if you did. Where is this instrument and by whom was it made? Cheers!

[composerpan]

Dziekuje bardzo! You are so kind. :)))

I'm very happy that you like my performance.

This organ is situed in St. Hippolyte's Catholic Church in Paris. It's a Mutin - Cavaille-Coll organ.(1910) Thank you!

[Organiste06]

I like the registration, when the trumpet arrived. Very good !

[3NUNS]

@Organiste06 : WHAT MIGHT HAPPEN SHOULD A STRUMPET ARRIVE ?

[alessandroa88]

un'interpretazione errata secondo me.

Innanzitutto manca il preludio, la registrazione è decisamente errata ma soprattutto ci sono troppi cambi di tastiera neanche fosse un pezzo concepito come concerto con alternanza di solo e tutti...E' una fuga in cui andrebbero sottolineate maggiormente le entrate più caratteristiche del soggetto nei vari punti. Infine le biscrome finali sono eccessivamente esagerate ritmicamente e meriterebbero un soffermarsi sulla modulazione al quarto grado.

[PerrrfictKats]

I just love watcing the performance!

[geheimnisvolle]

There's a video of koopman playing the peddle solo of the prelude ("Prelude pedaliter").

[Chesterbarnes1]

Comoserpan, where is this organ and what church is it located. Are you the organist?

[antlerose]

La tecnica e l'intrpretazione mi sembrano a buon punto, anche se si può fare di meglio. Bocciata assolutamente la registrazione, del tutto inefficace e molto pedestre.

[robertgift]

Hey, isn't there a mordent on every first of those two quarter notes? Placing the fugue subject on the louder manual with other notes relegated to lesser manual is wrong.

[robertgift]

Nice!

Who? What? Where? When?, Organ?

Camera higher and closer so we can watch your hands and feet.

A little rushed but this fugue inspires one to rush.

Practice with metronome slowed me and kept me accurate. Slightly separate those two last quarter notes. Lagato sounds unnatural. Helmut Walcha plays this best I have ever heard!

[ziolkowskistrasse]

Wunderschön, mein herz hebt sich vor freude empor.

wunderfull, verry good pedal taps... and verry verry good player.

[schubertcito72]

Es una mala interpretación, en Bach, no existen esos  cambios de manualiter. Sorry.

[geheimnisvolle]

who sad that?

[mannickpol]

A bit too fast for me, but still I'm impressed :) About the registration - I liked the idea of playing on two keyboards, my professor wanted me to play it on only one :P but still, awesome performance :)

I must admit that French organ have a very specific sound, not like the German ones.

Best wishes!

[superfastcrapper]

I think this sounds much less rushed than a lot of your other work. Very nice. Personally, I'd use a non-legato articulation on the quarter notes in the fugue subject - not make them really short or staccato - but just a very slight distance between the notes.

[geheimnisvolle]

Did you already listen the Bob Swift version of the prelude of this fugue?

[geheimnisvolle]

For the pedal, I would choose:

- a more brilliant registration (mixtur 5', but you don't have in this organ)

- Soubasse 16' - it's the main one

- And I would choose more stops, if I knew the organ

I would like to hear all the stops of this organ.

[Galliantina]

I think mixtur 4f would do it. What kind of organ is that.

[geheimnisvolle]

It's french. composerpan talked about it somewhere in a comment.

[geheimnisvolle]

About the registration, I only can speak about the 2nd manual and the pedal ones, because I don't understand french very well...:s. On the 2nd manual, I would choose: - Flute octaviante 4' - Prinzipal 2' - something more alike with flutes - I would never choose Voix Celeste, because it's more used for romantic works.

[geheimnisvolle]

I only played on german and iberic organs...

[geheimnisvolle]

I which I would know more french...

[geheimnisvolle]

*who is just

[geheimnisvolle]

Did you took piano lessons before learning organ? I'm doing this question because you seem to have a bit more experience on the manuals for someone who this just playing organ since an year an a half before...

[composerpan]

I've graduated from National institute of the Arts in Taiwan, my major was composition, of course I learned piano since my childhood, but not too long time, total about 10 years on piano:)

In Taiwan, I had no chance to choose organ as my major, because there was no organ in any university as a major in Taiwan even till now:(

[geheimnisvolle]

About the registration used, I don't aprove very much the one of the 2nd manual. I think it sounded a bit romantical. I did like the 32' notes part. You play it very slidly!

[composerpan]

Could you teach me how to choose the best registration for this piece? you have the composition of this organ here above this comment, I'd like to know so much!

btw, my professer didn't like that I played this part very slidly, he prefers me to play it a bit staccato:p

[joeyboi87]

Sorry I dont know if you are messaging me or someone else!! My mobile phone doesnt take very good videos. The sound is not very good. Does youtube enhance the sound??

[composerpan]

under all comments, you can find an option to "see all comments" so check it then all of them will arrange better:)

btw, I have no idea about if youtube enhance the sound, it doesn't do it in my view:)

[geheimnisvolle]

There's something missing in your tecnique. For example, you need to accentuate the syncopes and, in the theme, you're playing the last note of the sentences too long. I think you need to play this fugue a bit more slower, because you're still having problems with it. I'm talking about little mistakes you done, when you play different notes...It's okay...I understand. It also happens with me very often. But it's better to avoid...(To be continued...)

[composerpan]

Thank you so much!!!:) Thank you for teaching me these things!! I will play it again like you said:)

[voixdunange]

Je l'espére pour vous, merci pour la composition de l'intrument.

[voixdunange]

Merci, je le vois au style de la console, des claviers, et au son des Jeux d'anches.

[composerpan]

avec plaisir! J'espere qu'un jour je pourrais le savoir beaucoup comme vous:)

[voixdunange]

Bravo, trés belle interprétation. Quelle est la composition de l'orgue ? sa doit un être un orgue Merklin ou Mutin-Cavaillé-coll ?

[composerpan]

Merci beaucoup! Je dois jouer plus purement:) Il est un orgue Mutin-Cavaille-coll(1910), vous etes tres fort!!:D

[composerpan]

2 claviers de 54 notes et pedalier de 30 notes. Transmissions mecanique. Composition: 16 jeux. G.O.: Bourdon 16 Prestant 4 Montre 8 Doublette 2 Bourdon 8 Plein-Jeu IV rangs Rec.: Cor de nuit 8 Sesquialtera II rangs Gambe 8 Trompette 8 Voix celeste 8 Basson-Hautbois 8 Flute octaviante 4 Principal  2 Ped.: Soubasse 16 Basson 16 Accouplement REC./G.O. Tirasses G.O. et REC. Tremolo. Appel d'Anches du REC.

[joeyboi87]

can I ask where this organ is exactly? Its a very unusual console. Your playing is brilliant. I am currently learning the prelude and fugue in c major (BWV 547)

[composerpan]

Thanks for your comment:) you can find some information about this organ here, I just posted the composition:) and check your message box:)

[geheimnisvolle]

You are learning organ since when?

[joeyboi87]

sorry was that message for me or composerpan??

[geheimnisvolle]

The message was for you.

[joeyboi87]

Since I was 12 and I now do a degree in music at edinburgh university

[composerpan]

so great! can you also post some clips about your playing?:)

[joeyboi87]

Thankyou. I might find it a bit hard to post some clips but if you give me some tips on what do to get some good quality videos of my playing then I will be happy to try. I find it irritating that I cannot give you my msn details because it would be good to chat that way. How old are you and where do you play yourself?

[composerpan]

I used my mobilephone to record them,the quality is good enough. To post clips here is simple,you just have to try it once time then you'll know how to post!and check your message box,I've sent a message to your box, check it:)