J.S. Bach: Little Fugue in G Minor

[vitalxx]

The tempo is supposed to be 120. This is only slightly faster than it was meant to be.

[gtran7]

man i am so upset at why each video i see here is a damn fast version.  Man, play Bach speed like his actual song piece, because I don't like hearing it in this such of a tempo.

[GiovanniTancrediChan]

Who cares if this is fast, I can clearly hear the voices D:

[xxYdoxxx]

Classic Music <3!

[StopTheMoti0n]

THIS SOUNDS SO AWESOME FAST! Haters gonna hate, but this is excellent.

[UrSkulled]

Fast isn't always better :(

[tHEXxMiStAbROWNxX]

it sounded good to me ! that amazing how fast he played that!

[HARMONICO101]

This is the perfect tempo to play it at, just I think that this organist wasn't quite ready for it.

I think one of the reasons that a lot of people take this piece so slowly is because they can't handle the semi-quaver runs in the pedal. There is an anecdote that says that Bach was so skilled with the pedals that he could play them faster then other organists could play with their hands!

[dgjiephfurreighR]

This is rushed. I seriously think it belongs at a slower tempo

[stockmaster1982]

I think it sounds better faster!

[sanjosemike]

Glenn Gould also rocketed through Bach.

The problem with playing this so fast is that you miss out the pedal/left hand vertical harmonies, which tend to build up as you approach the climax of the fugue. Plus, it gets very hard to control. (As you found out).

Next time, have someone turn the pages for you and reduce the tempo by half.

I don't mean to be unkind. You have the technique to play this beautifully, and you can...but never at this tempo.

sanjosemike

[Buurg]

There were a lot of mistakes the organist made and I think it's due to the tempo he chose. There was actually never an exact tempo for the baroque period and the performer would (traditionally) play them at the speed that he interperetes as appropriate.

I actually have never heard anyone play this without making at least 2 mistakes. Even proffessionals struggle with this.

[Biff947]

You took the description from the wikipedia article I started (-:

[OIYM091]

everyone should watch to original J.S Bash Little Fugue in G minor

its better and more.... just more amazing

[letam67]

awesome music

[elamonty]

Why so fast?

[Tman2295]

thats actually the tempo for the song! lol

[elamonty]

ah ok thanks, i always thought it was ment to be played at a slower tempo. hehe

i prefer the slower version.

[stupidsquirrels]

Bullshit!

It's also played awfully.

You should try to find Virgil Fox playing this piece, it's perfect.

[Tman2295]

Calm down. Its just a song; clearly you havent been too the orchestra lately......

[azworx]

Absolutely too fast. Slow your tempo down to Quarter = 60 OR Quarter = 120. Sheesh

[stupidsquirrels]

She really has to pee? lol

[barba666ruiva]

@elamonty exaclty what i thought...

[EP1997]

Awful interpretation! If you're gonna rush it then at least take care to play it correctly.

Terrible!

[thelord2000]

I thought my version was quite fast.

The ending made me laugh.

Ty

[R3dRum69]

so fucking fast. Calm that shit

[dramamajor1985]

way too fast

[wbradfordsmith]

Hearing the first theme, I'm thinking this guy is a maniac. Highfive for even getting through it at this tempo. Well done.

[mbychows]

Quite fast, but it's rare to find an organ score with a tempo for this piece. I'm all for performer interpretation. What bugs me, though, is the fact that this is played HORRIBLY. It's quite easily the sloppiest performance of this piece I've ever heard. If you decide to play 20+ BPM faster than the composer's intended tempo, you should have the sense to make sure you're capable of doing it cleanly, even with performance nerves. If not, SLOW DOWN. Don't make Johann cry in his grave.

[ilpredicatore000]

johann never wrote the tempo on any score

[Unicronomicon]

Still better than George Ritchie, I have a set of CD's done by him covering all of Bach's organ pieces.

[ArieVisker]

way to fast !!!

The worsdt I have ever heard

[IchEsseKindern]

well, it seems that you have trouble with just one set of keys, so I would like to see you work an organ...

So what if its a little fast?

[captaincabeman]

much too fast. just saying

[IchigoSakura101]

its not to fast thats how it played

[captaincabeman]

yeah actually. it is. were you born retarded or did you work at it? i had to play this song in orchestra.

[IchigoSakura101]

and i care?

[captaincabeman]

go play your rpgs you chink.

[Xear0]

There are a few errors in your play, but I hope most of them seems so due to the poor quality of the recording.

here are the obvious ones :

1'10''

1'25'' - 1'28'' is messed up :(

2'34''

2'38''

I've noticed a few more, but it is not easy playing in front a such crowded audience.

Great job =)

[WestMinst]

very fast and rare organ sound.

[IchigoSakura101]

pipe organ regular spead