Prelude in a-minor (BWV 543)

[DerPreusseFriedrich]

The organist is a genious !! Magnificat!!

[lilmlu]

amaaaaaaaazziiiiiiing!! =D

[royalhunt0603]

oh!!!fantastic!!!!

[jimqu4537]

A few years ago on BBC tv, they used to show an organ performance of Bach's work every evening. It was simply hypnotic. Does anyone else remember these performances and does anyone know the organists name?

[lezdawg]

@jimqu4537 The organist was John Scott Whiteley, formerly of York Minster.  I loved the dark glasses he played in!

[robertgift]

Wonderful!

Exciting, energetic and clear.

[wYeL333]

Finally, someone on YouTube who understands Bach. This is the best performance of BWV 543 you can find on YouTube.

[SuperOldandSlow]

Aah! What satisfying music.

[Stratos989]

Fantastic video,it's better than the version of M.C Alain for me;) keep on



[ArturroMari]

Whenever I want to switch off a little I try to listen to Bach. At Youtube I usually choose Mr.De Groen's performances, in my humble opinion they are pure and excellent. Bravo!!!

[ArturroMari]

Whenever I want to switch off a little I try to listen to Bach. At Youtube I usually choose Mr.De Groen's performances, in my humble opinion they are pure and excellent. Bravo!!!

[Biff947]

I love the way Bach uses the leading tone to always lead back to the tonic during the apreggio sequence.

[Petrarca1988]

Bach era tre secoli avanti, come minimo.... questo preludio è qualcosa di pazzesco!!!!!!

[drbenzi]

@Petrarca1988 .... Bach era avanti, troppo avanti, e comunque ..... sarà sempre avanti!!

Non c'è dubbio ...il più grande genio musicale mai esistito.

[ChundomanX]

holy mother of bach ¡¡¡ is beautiful ¡¡

[justin10292000]

Beautiful performance of wonderful and majestic music! Thank you, Aarnoud de Groen, and thank you, Johann Sebastian Bach...

[L00kng]

Oh, yeah baby. That was gorgeous! It makes my life better too, Protenor.

[bobmusick]

ur kidding right? I have heard much slower versions of this, any faster, it looses its beauty. Perfect tempo!

[dolofonos]

@bobmusick Some people listen to music, others listen to tempi.

[Protenor]

Videos like this make my life better, Bach's organ music is one of the greatest artistic achievements in world's history

[Finistereny]

Second that!

Forty years ago in my life, tapes of some of J.S. Bach's organ music helped me keep some semblance of my sanity during service in the Vietnam War. What would that time have been like, I wonder, if things like YouTube had existed then....

[thejugglenaut91]

Your statement is one of the few truths I know in this world!

[bobmusick]

i feel bad, i accidently clicked thumbs down when i absolutely meant the other lol. but i agree, when my 7/8 grade band teacher introduced me to bach, (especially the organ works) it was prob the greatest thing to ever happen in my music career.

[micangess]

Le faccio i miei complimenti.

Lei è un grande organista.

[BansaiMont3l]

great job, 5/5*

[froth2008]

great interpretation, but I'm not shure what you want to say with the strong retardando before the last three semiquaver in the Pedal. In other respects I agree with auns00, St. J.S. would have played this tempo, not the patethical one as Hans Fagius on the Complete Edition. Best wishes!

[auns00]

master piece need a master interpretation

i could imagine that bach could play with

the same speed as you did, and without mistake

it means you did great job.

it is bach you play and it should be so fast

as it composed

Amazing!

[rightsoever]

Aarnoud, you are Great, those people who consider it FAST and SRESSFUL, make the essential mistake:WHAT IS FAST, IS CALM!!! You know it better than anybody. It's wonderful. God bless you.

[grenouille128]

MERCI

DANK U

GRACIE!!!!!!!!

[AlexOrganMusic]

Very good organist !!well played.

[borjajo]

it doesnt sounds like a PRELUDE. looks a machine

[billypilgrim78]

u look a machine

[billypilgrim78]

u look a machine

[praicethelord]

your comentar is not very scientistfull!

[aristotele85]

Bravissimo e ammirevole! Per me stesso, comunque, preferisco un tempo più calmo e meno "isterico"... ;-)

[Tarolas86]

es ustud mi idolo

[antlerose]

Ottima la tecnica. Ciò che mi piace meno è il tempo, veramente da forsennati, e la registrazione, troppo povera. Sarebbe stato bene utilizzare registri più pesanti col ripieno, per esempio una Dulziana ed una Sesquialtera, oppure anche un Cornetto.

[glevantino]

Amazing!

[leftwingnerd]

Whilst i don't play keyboards at all, i still love organ music, and i never cease to be amazed at people playing with their feet for some reason...

[uhrkraft]

Lol!!!!!!!!!!!

[poptart777]

sorry what i meant to say is that it is one of bachs greatest pieces

[poptart777]

the pedal at about 32 secinds gives me shivers

this is one of bach's pieces=]

[jased30]

this guy knows what he is doing. check out his website.

[bartk07]

WOW! Your performance is simply the best. Good work !!

[chachalove11]

Je préfère l'arrangement de Lizt de cette pièce pour le jouer au piano : c'est beaucoup plus expressif !!!

[igormccaslin]

This and its associated fugue are my all time favorites from Herr Bach. Thank you.

[killer52lolh]

wow Man your Great, Bravo again!!

[jansenn1]

This song is heavenly...I really feel as though I am somewhere else...like in one of our neighboring galexies...I wonder if there are such things as music in other realities in space...I wonder about these ideas...

[firebreathone]

There is no life on other planets so we are probably the only planet with music!

speaks for itself!

[sforzando227]

Amazing as always! Great Phrasing and tempo.

[abbrucondor]

This is one of my favourite organ pieces. I loved it. Thank you for your performance.

[alra1975]

Bach would be proud to have a pupil like You.

I find very interesting the right foot's time tapping at the beginning; it actually shows how in Bach's music there is a natural time flowing and beating that makes this music so immortal and at the same time so natural and much more modern than our contemporary music.

[flipscratch81]

agreed. this music does not die. It is the apex, pinnacle, epitome of all things good. It is as close to God as it gets.

[ForestChav]

Yes! Shows at least he cares about his music. I find my feet doing that too, when they're not in use obviously.

Aarnoud, you're very good! How about BWV 546 :) or 582 :o

[licahfox]

I think the more practical reason is to keep a constant tempo between the sets of 4, 6, and 8 notes per beat--rather difficult in this prelude!

[alra1975]

I agree, but as you said that is just a practical reason. Anyway a performer of the highest level like Aarnoud, "feels" the tempo much more than calculating it; the rythm lives in his hands just as it was common practice in Baroque times.

[izaneerz]

Enjoyable and impressive.