J.S. Bach - Prelude and Fugue in D Major: BWV 532

[HERIBERTO37ify]

Greetings! Franz Hauk Euna truck came to my village in Guadalajara Mexico, I invite him to play in the Tamburini organ of the Church of atoning to know the new organ installed and delight us with music and Handel lizt memory. In Department thanks invited us to a friend and me a burger! fantastic very good interpretation and execution of this work and fond memories of the teacher!

[TheKomponutor]

Is it in St. Jacobi Kirche in Hamburg?

[qw3rtydud3]

@TheKomponutor Possibly, I haven't got the info anymore, sorrry.

[Kansasthunderman]

The organ is of the Church Of Our Lady in Ingolstadt, Germany and built in 1977 by Johannes Klais Orgelbau GmbH & Co.

[shemiska]

Crisp; Finely executed. You can't lose your concentration, even for an instant, at this tempo; otherwise, the selection needs to be replayed and concentration needs to be refined in order to get the full effect of this rendition.

[jAcSToNeDjaK]

What organ is this being played on? The picture looks like a schnitger and it sounds like a klies?

[ewokmusic]

yup, agree ,the acoustics on video is REAL GOOD!!

esp the pedals can hear the LOW BOOMZZZZzzz.....WHOA!!

WONDERFUL!!

think the speed a little fast ya.....otherwise, it is really WELL PLAYED!!

[barbibrl]

very good

[alf9q]

4:35

[YevgeniyAlexey]

Very challenging?

[VivaceSubito]

I have commented before, but I have more to say: The piece is in D Major & not just any other key because D stands for DAZZLE -- and the Prelude & Fugue is very, very dazzling. I call it the Razzle-Dazzle Prelude & Fugue.

[VivaceSubito]

Thanks for telling me, Advisor! I appreciate your comment. I just happen to like any organ better than the piano or any other keyboard instrument. The piano & harpsichord are nice, but I strongly prefer the resonance & sonority of PIPES! There's nothing like the "brilliant trumpeting reverb" as somebody said (I forgot who) of the organ. Anyway, thanks!

[advisorC101]

@VivaceSubito

I only see now that you've replied to me, do you use the reply button?

Anyway, I agree what nothing beats the quality of a real organ. Mecahnical organs are particularly incredible.

[VivaceSubito]

Yes, I used the reply button. And I agree with you about the organ. I played a piece on the organ this past Sunday in the Christmas pageant. No, not the Fugue in D Major; too complicated. I played the Cherry Tree Carol as arranged by Sir David Willcocks. It was my pipe dream come true, playing the real organ.

[advisorC101]

Now that I hear this again I will say that I think the fast tempo is exactly what this piece needs. My teacher plays this fast as well, very fast but not what is heard here.

Koopman has a surprisingly slow tempo for both this and the 548 fuga.. but its nice to hear it played slowly as well, like John Scott Whiteley.

[Egestus18]

Yes, i too think this piece needs a tempo like this, but of cause only if you can play it as good as Franz Hauk here (I haven't heard a mistake in it yet...) This is one of the best, if not the best recording i know of BWV 532

[advisorC101]

@Egestus18

It certainly is one of the best I've heard. The first time I listened to this is the day right after my teacher played it after a serivce. Now THAT was impressive.

[VivaceSubito]

Advisor, I need to slow it down myself, I am learning it & if I manage to be able to play it without making too many mistakes, I will play it in church at Christmas time as part of the Christmas pageant. I am an amateur, but a very fervently enthusiastic one. The part when the double trills come in in the treble part is to swoon for! WOW! Swell & great, puns intended. I am going to ask my music teacher to play it for me on my electronic keyboard.

[advisorC101]

You must remember one thing, electronic keyboards don't help an organist nearly as much as a piano or a cembalo. In fact they can do a great deal more harm because the touch is totally different (even for a organ with an electronic console).

Its a good thing I was listening to Karl Richter's recording just a moment ago and decided to come here otherwise I would never have known you replied to my comment.

[altpapapi]

I do enjoy recordings where microphone placement has been given careful consideration in regards to the space reverberation. This recording is exceptional in that respect. The fugue is only very slightly too fast I believe. I think it would have benefited the acoustical sound placement if it were ever so slightly slower. This is always a difficult call for the organist. The performer's technique is without a doubt brilliant.

[robertgift]

Wow!

Fantastic! especially in such wonderful live acoustics

Pedal a little late in some places.

Could easily happen to me because I listen to myself.

Would be nice if there were pipes close to the console for reference.

Thank you, qw3rtydud for posting this.

Please show his picture again throughout.

[qw3rtydud3]

Yeah I noticed that with the pedal.. it could be just slightly unresponsive pipes.. I'm not sure

[robertgift]

One time, while attempting the Dorian toccata, or was it the F major, my pedal was a full note behind the manuals because I was listening to the organ.

It was so strange I couldn't help but laugh.

This IS a very clear recording considering the wonderfulive acoustics.

PERFECTEMPO - all you slow-pokes.

The PIECE determines tempo - not the acoustics. (or in my case, ability)

Why do so many play the first rest too long in the fugue entrance?

How wonderful to hear this optimistic work.

[MusicPredominates]

@qw3rtydud3 : Probably !

[joshd1234567891]

@robertgift or it could be a weak reservoir

[robertgift]

@joshd1234567891 How would an insufficient reservoir cause a delay in the pedal?

With me, it is from playing the pedals to what I hear. In some intruments, by the time I hear the manual pipes, the pedal is delayed. This is what happens when playing nothing but electronic organs with istant response.

Wow! What a fantastic tempo! I would hurt myself if I attempted that.

Live acoustics and still clear!

Thank you, dud3

[joshd1234567891]

@robertgift The pedal pipes such as the bourdons obviously need more air to play. I dont know how many stops he has on or how many manuals he's playing at once, but a small reservoir would cause a delay with the pedal if it is that he has to many things in the manuals going on at once.

Also it could be that the magnets are not getting a quick enough Jolt of power to open the pouches fast enough. But i dont know for sure. :)

[muzyk093]

XXXBlablablaxxx1, Leżajsk?!  ^^ ach moje ulubione organy :) Jakby było wolniej to by było całkiem super..

[howdilydoodily]

Good grief.

[Egestus18]

thanks for this great performance of this great piece!!!

[buxheimerorgelbuch]

i love it fast, but this is definitely too fast for me.

[willowthebored]

O.O

That. Is. INCREDIBLE. How is he playing the Fugue that fast? I have NEVER seen anybody who can play 532 this quickly and precisely. Give this man an instrument with more character and this would be absolutely perfect!

[qw3rtydud3]

I know, the speed of his feet when the pedal takes the melody in the fugue is incredible. I agree on the instrument though. Thanks for the comment :)

[codeman2008]

Where was this recorded? The acoustics are incredible!

- - - Cody.

[qw3rtydud3]

I don't know the location sorry..

somewhere in Germany is about as close as I can get.

But yeah I agree!

[XXXBlablablaxxx1]

I know the location, it's in Poland. In the city Leżajsk.

[qw3rtydud3]

Yeah most people do,

but Bach himself took quite a brisk approach to his works, but everyone has their own interpretations...

[advisorC101]

I love this it's absolutely brilliant! Thank you for sharing this.

[qw3rtydud3]

Thanks for the words...

I love these recordings, the organist has amazing interpretation and accuracy.

[advisorC101]

I've seen my teacher play this but he played it slighty slower.