♫ Mozart, Fantasia in f for a Mechanical Organ (K.608) ♪

[Mo19010100]

How incredible is that? You need 3 people to control this monster... and this piece is the darkest that Mozart wrote (in my opinion) all the other minor (key) works are also amazing (K. 491, K. 466, K. 457) but this one's just ass kicking... it's like mozart's saying "fuck you all!"... just unbelievable... every time i here this it gives me the creeps... THANK YOU MOZART!!! YOU WERE THE BEST FUCKING COMPOSER EVER!!!

[Hauptwerkgek]

Bedankt voor deze upload! echt schitterend in alle opzichten.

[REV16665]

@Hauptwerkgek Graag gedaan!

[Hauptwerkgek]

BAVO!!! eh.. Bravo!

[earlykeyboardist]

Mr. van der Kooy's ambition takes one's breath away. But so many moments Mozart clearly planned to exploit harmony, details of counterpoint, and overall resonance and depth of the writing are utterly lost at such a tempo. And racy tempi inevitably cause all the inaccuracies heard later in the recording. Sad, the instrument is of course famous and fits the music as a glove. The pouring on of pedal stops for the final cadence finishes off this showmanship.

[REV16665]

@earlykeyboardist Why not play this piece fast when Mozart Himself wrote the word 'Allegro' on the first page?

[earlykeyboardist]

The manuscript does not survive; Mozart stated he would have preferred to compose K 596, the sister piece to this one, for a large cathedral organ, not the clock organ commissioned. Large organs in large spaces require slower tempi so as not to lose details of the piece in the reverberation. "Allegro" in the 18th century was generally slower than later. If you find this performance satisfying, I'm happy for you, but I don't buy the argument that this is Mozart's preferred tempo!

[REV16665]

@earlykeyboardist Let's not be purists, shall we? Why not play it fast and extrovertly the one day (for a bigger audience, let's say, or when recording for TV or a DVD), and slower, more intimately the next?

[earlykeyboardist]

@REV16665  Sorry, I meant K594 not K596 in my reply.

[vitusfer]

es increible esta cancion no me canso de escucharla me encanta mucho es un buen organista

[ADH2711]

Heel mooi gespeeld door een uitstekend organist.

[vitusfer]

increible fantastico

[Setac2]

Excellent! :)

[Endeavour88]

Bravo!!!

[peteacher52]

Another treasure from Jos van der Kooy, playing the most visually stunning and one of the best sounding organs in the world. The professional recording and sound quality is much appreciated. Thank you REV16665.

[REV16665]

@peteacher52 My big pleasure.

[serassi614]

Great organ and very good organist*****

[Canbon271]

Very nice, congratulations for interpretation. Exceptional organ! What should I do to try to play the organ? Yours sincerely Canbon271

[REV16665]

@Canbon271 Ask the church or the organist. The links are below the video.

[otterhouse]

Hé, kwam er toch nog iets gaaf's op Familie 7...

Dank voor het uploaden!

[REV16665]

@otterhouse Ja, mijn favoriete televisiekanaal is 't ook niet, want ik geloof niet zo in god. Maar goeie muziek is goeie muziek hè?