Enigma Variations for Organ "Nimrod" www.thejoyofmusic.org

[brrobosb]

Amazing :)



[jacinto19571]

Parabéns Diane Bish, fastástica interpretação.

[b3a5t1e]

Not the E Nygma variations?

[LeamingtonSteve]

Great piece of music- always puts me in a patriotic trance.

[GogglePlex101]

Yet another wonderful performance form Ms Bish - this performance makes me really emotional!

Absolutely love the chord at 4.20 with the 32' pedal added - it sound beautiful!

[lodengreeneyes]

Brava Diane Bish!

[errj1945]

If I live forever, I will NEVER forget Diane Bish's Elgar that night in Second Baptist, Houston at that organ's dedication some 25 years ago! Diane's skill in taking that organ from pianissimo to full then back down completely was simply stunning. I was there, and NOT OVER IT YET! Hers is the benchmark!...a retired organist in Augusta, GA.

(..p.s. to KASHA above, click your YouTube SPEED down to 240).

[tubin12341]

These organs are very fragile in the hands of a lay person. It really takes a real master to push them to the max without blowing them up.

[bruckner1]

Wow - definitely a wonderful (spine-tingling!) performance. This is as good as it gets.

[bluehouselucy]

Nimrod music on the church organ in E flat major i love it.

[jacinto19571]

I Like.

[SuperAncientmariner]

SIR Edward Elgar if you please madam!

[b3a5t1e]

@SuperAncientmariner I heartily concur!

[SuperAncientmariner]

@b3a5t1e Thank you. Shows a lack of respect for the great man.

[lodengreeneyes]

@SuperAncientmariner It has nothing to do with a "lack of respect". We Americans aren't bound by British class tradition to address a knighted person (late or living) of the United Kingdom as "Sir". Apparently you're ignorant of that fact.

[SuperAncientmariner]

@lodengreeneyes Oh I'm am fully aware of that fact. How would propriety be served if , at a public function, instead of Mr President, we addressed Barack Obama simply by name

[lodengreeneyes]

@SuperAncientmariner That's a False Analogy.

[SuperAncientmariner]

@lodengreeneyes No it isn't. We are not bound by American traditions. "Mr President" is a title, "Sir" is a title., both deserving of respect.

[TheGreatGollum]

@SuperAncientmariner Quit right too.

[notredameswarrior1]

her playing is very good. she is a wonderful organist. but the way she dresses is rediculas. no need to have all that jewel and glitter stuff on. its kind of bothering to me. i mean at 3:59 look how it sparcles. there is no need for the outfits she wears. like i said wonderful playing. but should dress more presentable.

[sesquialtera1991]

I hate how people bash the Bish. I mean, as a university organ student, I would probably not get away with playing pieces the way she plays them, but can we respect her for anything? She did a lot to bring organ music to people who would otherwise not hear it... and not like it. The "average Joe" doesn't exactly get a kick out of organists who can play the Orgelbuchlein from cover to cover perfectly "correctly." My mom (DMA, organ performance) and I snicker sometimes when we listen to her inte

[elgar34]

Diane, you have melted my heart. I love Elgar so dearly, and you have captured his magic.

[69ReverseCowboy]

I'd love to lay some pipe with Diane. I'm sure she could go all night with the right man.

[gh2106090]

Wonderful!

[daveshealthworld]

Love this song and how Diane plays it. Great sounding organ also. Thanks for your music to enlighten all of us.

[MANTLEBERG]

Personaly, i regard any for of criticisim directed toward Diane Bish, as tantamount to

impertanance,...my lord.

[jhill74893]

thats going to loosen a few cobwebs with all that bass. I love it

[notredameswarrior1]

creshendo at the end was to fast....besides that nice performance...at about 4:13 she should have used the festive trumpets

[schumaje]

I have great respect for Diane Bish, but in all the videos of The Joy of Music that I see on YouTube, she seems to always be wearing the same vest outfit, or at least the same flashy style. To me, at least, I like listening to her and not watching her because her outfits seem a little distracting.

[ncsapianist]

Yes, that is a very extreme yet mature and brilliantly planned execution. Diane is such a well behaved little girl at the organ. I don't think they make as many people like that these days.

[MrJamest3333]

Why is she looking on the floor towards the end of the performance had she lost an earing? also why is she al dressed up like a fairy on a Christmas tree, not necessary.

[bishfan]

@MrJamest3333 She's looking at the foot pistons, pressing them one by one making the organ softer.

[MrJamest3333]

@bishfan of course you would remove my comment because your a Bish fan, which I am not, she dresses like Barbie doll.

[bishfan]

@MrJamest3333 I never touched your comment. Youtube automatically removes it when there are too many negative votes.

[tamiasthechipmunk]

@MrJamest3333 Troll Spotted.

[flyurway]

@MrJamest3333 Lol, she does - but she's pretty good, I guess she can dress any way she wants as long as she can play so well.

[ClassicStyle2012]

Anthony@bishfan - beautiful...but Virgil did it better! not that this matters, but Virgil....(at a loss for words)

[CantusMaximus]

@MrJamest3333 Yes looking for the toe pistons. She designs and makes her own clothes in the neo-conservative style. Clothes and music are art for her, so why shouldn't she bring them together? Wouldn't you?

[raymondsymes212]

@MrJamest3333 She was feeling the music, Its what any good musicians do. If you have ever seen live performances, sometimes us musicians make funny faces too. As for her dressinf, i have no idea. But i agree she looks wierd.

[ThatMinidotCom]

@MrJamest3333 When u can play like the adorable Ms Bish, YOU can dress up like a fairy too ;-)

[notredameswarrior1]

@MrJamest3333 agreed!

[notredameswarrior1]

@MrJamest3333 agreed!

[organfreak23]

Never heard this piece before. Love it!!!!!!!!!! And WOW is that organ BIG!!!!!!! Way to go Texas!

[thealexalberti]

That outfit is FIERCE!

[errj45]

I was sitting in Second Baptist that night some 25 years ago in Houston, and I am STILL NOT OVER this Nimrod performance YET! When Diane took that organ all the way from soft up to near full and then instantly back down to a whisper in those few final chords, all heaven opened! Yeap, her Elgar is as good as it gets, including her NOT needed glitz attire.

Don't care what you say, Diane knows what's she's doing!....signed, an organist, M.Mus. Northwestern University School of Music

[kasha1932]

Sorry. Thi is breaking up right from the beginning. Hope it can be fixed.

[Ezkerraldean]

i can't stand her accent! and why do they have to evangelical-ise elgar? goddamn bible-bashing yanks

[poshaholic]

Jesus, can someone tell the old lady to get back on the bus and leave the classics to professionals, that performance was awful, poor organ went to hell and back!

[kasha1932]

Thanks be to God...and thanks be to Diane Bish! I love your playing, and your interpretations so much!

[kasha1932]

I love Nimrod and I love Diane Bish's playing. However, I am getting really upset each night when this happens;the music stops,the pic freezes and a little white circle emerges in the center of the pic and just goes round and round. Tonight poor Nimrod is really wrecked.

[bishfan]

@kasha1932 That happens to me a lot too. I think it occurs when too many people are trying to view it and the servers are overloaded.

[raymondsymes212]

@kasha1932 she was feeling the music. Its what any good musician can do. As for her clothing, I have no idea

[kasha1932]

@raymondsymes212 I have no idea what you're talking about raymondsymes212. I have never criticized Diane Bish's playing or manner of dress. You must be thinking of someone else. I make it a practice not to criticize at all. If I don't like some particular thing, I simply ignore it. I do love to comment on what I like/love though.

[silverstartrucker]

@kasha1932 - Pause the video, make a drink or use the toilet and let it upload, then go back and it will play fine.

[THOMFERG]

@kasha1932 If you have the patience put the play button on hold then let three quarters of the music load. now click play and by the time the load baris at the end you should have heard the whole length of the music. YOU DO need patience but it worth it!

[sikorskiS55]

Wow! Was that ever beautiful...

[kasha1932]

Diane Bish is one of my wonderful organists! I've watched those fingers simply slide from key to key....an it is NOT simple! The slower the melody, the more difficult is the playing...I took a few organ lessons...wish I had taken more! I do LOVE the organ.....all kinds....but I do get a real kick with all stops pulled!!!! LOL! Like to see things vibrate..

[0627nmp]

Out of all of the recordings on here (Diane's included) this is my favorite. Starts out soft then roars (unlike some of them (spain's cough cough)).

[VirgilFoxMusic]

Exquisite! This will be the definitive interpretation for me :)

[jhill74893]

simply magnificent

[Calaf1984]

einfach großartig!!!!!!!!!!

[TSB12556]

Of all the arangements of this piece on YT, this is my favorite. She sure knows how to "open er up"!

[TSB12556]

God forbid a church would have an organ such as this and not use it! Di knows how to blow the dust out of them pipes that's for sure! lol

[silverstartrucker]

Excuse an old man moaning...wish she would just play the organ, instead of introducing every item...

[BizarreSuzanne]

@silverstartrucker ...yep - an old man moaning...

[silverstartrucker]

@BizarreSuzanne - Thank you dear :-)

[PyroWolfy50]

absolutely beautiful.. and when i think about it.. its the same piece that was played in the movie Elizabeth but the difference was..a woman was vocalizing the melody

[marcocatenazzi]

che americanata...

[giovannilaroche]

I must say, I'm not any kind of bible-beating traditionalist--I love the fact that church music has added all sorts of modern styles and instrumentation...but NOTHING beats back the sound of an organ in the great acoustics of a church. It just sounds like how I think God ought to sound. Like awe and majesty.

[todaystomsawyer]

@giovannilaroche

I have a hard time believing in God, but the sound of a pipe organ like you described brought me about the closest I've come to believing. No joke.

[KarlAE]

@todaystomsawyer

I feel the same.

From listening to composers/musicians old and new, there comes points when we are lost in the music where one thinks that there may be something, just something, out there.

[john1801rambo]

Diane is an excellent organist and has done much to bring the instrument to public attention - keep up the work!

[drummassa06]

This song never fails to give me goosebumps. Incredibly moving

[stratking69er]

heavenly

[organmaster1000]

Beautiful piece and beautiful playing.

[TCR127]

Would you expect anything less than beautiful from Diane Bish??

[jonon713]

Yes, the organ is still there. They do still use it too. I heard it last week. Dr. Ed Young is the pastor (one of the most famous pastors of today's era).

[sperryism]

Beautiful piece and rendition. Interesting irony, or maybe confirmation in this glitzy church setting, is that Nimrod was the founder of Babel (Babylon)-- Genesis 10

[JPBAMA]

Baptists don't seem to like the pipe organ very much. They seem to favor the piano. Even if they have a nice organ, they will try to play the piano right along with it! lol

[JSB1983]

Sad, right?

[motobkemstr]

Is the organ still there? I tried to find it on this church's website but nothing came up! Would be such a shame to see a lovely instrument disappear into nothingness!

[caddyorganist]

It's still there, but I hear they don't use it much anymore.

[motobkemstr]

Well, that's a good thing. Surely the largest PIPED Rodgers I've ever seen, how terrible it would be to lose such an organ.

[wheidelberg]

I am always saddened to hear than any pipe organ is falling into a state of disuse. Did this church also go the way of the contemporary worship services? Organs can be a part of a contemporary serivce as well, and be a great complement to that format.

[Cipher1928]

Great interpretation by Dianne. Awesome instument, also!! 5 pipes up!!

[tamiasthechipmunk]

Awesome!!

[dagdale]

Superb seamless rendition. Excellent.

[TSB12556]

That is one big ass organ and poor Di she looks so small sitting on the bench. Lost in a sea of knobs....

[djbjr1130]

Thanks God for pistons...

[arathornion]

Beautiful music, wonderful rendition, but what an ugly church!

[TSB12556]

Don't tell that to the architect who designed it....that would hurt his/hers feelings. lol

[silverman1955]

A stirring performance, the lady is a modern icon! Thanks for posting this.

[wattzoo]

Lucky Texans!!!

[YoungOrganist]

thank you :)

[YoungOrganist]

i want to build a building just like that with a big organ and call it 'The organ House' with a nave ending a a huge circular part housing the organ - where is the building here?

[bishfan]

This is at Second Baptist Church in Houston, Texas.

[tamiasthechipmunk]

Nimrod from the Enigma Variations is already a beautiful piece. To hear it performed by Diane Bish on a large and powerful organ is absolutely soul striking. Glad you posted an HQ version of this vid.

[JJCSTL]

I've heard better performances of this on organs that have some guts to them. Not bad though.

[Arch5280]

Very satisfying. interesting to see the stops slide in, as she works the pistons at the end!