BACH organ work-Prelude in c BWV549

[Chesterbarnes1]

Oh! how I USE to enjoy sitting at the organ and performing all the works of great composers, until one day I ran into some Music Teachers and life has never ever ........been the same again!

[advisorC101]

Its too fast, this piece deserves more sympathy. Even-time.

Forgive me if I sound rude but even I can play this piece better and me compared to you.. is saying allot.

Nice organ though, who is the builder?

[youhavegottabejoking]

I think you're wrong. Into every generation, each artist has their own defining mark on how they craft their work. ou play this pieve slow. He plays it faster. Marie Claire Allain loved to do frilly ornamentation on her Bach organ pieces, and her German counterparts were about to have a stroke. The point is...each artist is free to explore their own was of expressing their interpretaion of the music, even change it if they so choose. Toscanini's tempo's kept getting faster with age.

[advisorC101]

No, I think I'm right. The structure of the music dictates how it is to be played. You don't have to tell me anything about interpretation because I am usually the one who stresses the point you made here.

Look at Ton Koopman, he plays it fast but I can still feel emotion. I have set tempo for this piece. Why? Because I want to find the best one so that people can hear the counterpoint and polyphony at work.

I am afraid you have no idea what you're talking about. No offence intended of course.

[advisorC101]

Forgive my typo, I meant "I have NO set tempo for this piece".

[organman52]

I suppose each 'artist' is 'free to explore their own ways of expressing....' but that doesn't IN ANY WAY mean that the results are what the composer had in mind. I personally do not believe in 'interpretation.' 'Interpretation' is an excuse for not knowing ABOUT the music - particularly its structure and style.

[advisorC101]

Or rushing through it while we're on that note.

[afertyus1000]

WTF?

[organpipe8]

Beautifully performed - thank you - Lance

[tjugofyra]

I like your video but I think that you are stretching the tempo to much. The ground beat is a little bit to fast for me. For exampe the part 1:48 - 1:50 sounds pretty ridiculous actually. It´s suppose to symbolize Jesus being crucifeid. It have to "sound" like you are nailing him up on the cross. You kind of make it sound like jesus jogging in an alley full of beautiful trees:P (excessive)

[baroquian1685]

I agree with you on the stretching of the tempo, but where on earth did you get the idea that "it's suppose to symboolize Jesus being crucified."? Bach's music is to performed at the will of the performer, with absolutely no true "correct" way to do so. It's an interesting interpretation, but it does not "have" to sound in any one way.

[tiernan87]

most of bach's music has deep theological symbolism. symbols ranging from time signatures such as 3/2 symbolizing the Trinity and Christ's dual nature, to a counter-melody wrapping around the melody to represent the serpent in the garden of eden in "durch adam's fall ist ganz verderbt". the concept of music being performed at the will of the performer is a romantic idea, which was developed 100 or so years after the death of bach. bach would have wanted a traditional interpretation.

[tjugofyra]

This is 100% true!!!

The rythms and the chords points out that it's Jesus crucifiction bach wants to describe!

[simonegnt91]

Complimenti!!!

[Chesterbarnes1]

Pedal work!  Pedal work yes!!!! Keep up!

[MrWanamaker]

I thik like "tastenmensch12" ! The triller are to fast ! Try to play this peace more cleary it's mixed and you can't hear every tone clearly ! It must be more regularly but you can give accents and make some highlits in this piece !

[tage92]

had to be a japanese. lol

[poptart777]

i love the register you are using

sooo haunting=]

[mannickpol]

I agree, for 1,5 year it's quite good. I have the same piece as you play, but when I try to look it up through the browser, it can't find it...although I have it in "My Videos". Maybe you can help me?

[composerpan]

i can see your clip!

it seems that you already found the way:]]] bravo!!!^^

[tastenmensch12]

try to play the solo not so ramantically!It's bach.try to keep the tempo, don't give so many accents.Play the solo without many feelings quite like a machine.Perhaps you like what i mean.

Very goood for the short period of time!!!Go on!

[czarnick123]

"Play the solo without many feelings quite like a machine."

What?!?!? If your going to perform music without feelings - then let a machine do it. It will do it better. Without feelings there is no point for the musician.

[geheimnisvolle]

Sorry! I didn't knew that you're just playing organ since an year and half ago. In this case, I must give my congratulations, because you're going pretty well so far. The fugue is more complicated. On the last page, you have to articulate both hands with both feet and...it's a bit more laborious...So, you have problems with your pedal tecnique...I know a book which has a lot of pedal exercices. It's the "Gradus et Parnasum" of Remondi. Did you ever heard about it?

[composerpan]

I didn't know that book:p I will go to scores shop to look for it:) I just put Fugue for you, please give me your opinion, thank you!!:)

[geheimnisvolle]

When do we have the fugue?

[composerpan]

soon:)

[geheimnisvolle]

I desagree from your interpretation. Bach is not from the Romantic, he is from the Baroque style... You play it on a tempo rubato exagerated. In spite of that, you have good manual tecnique but your feet aren't so well...I'm playing this work too.

[composerpan]

Sorry for my feet technic, I know it's still poor:) I have began learning organ since 1.5 year ago, till now, the feet interpretation is till very very difficult for me, sorry:)

[reonat]

The fugue following this prelude is one of the most amazing pieces Bach wrote.

[NWalterstorf]

Excellent work! I loved it. So you get to play on a Cavaillé-Coll? You can imagine how jealous I am! Keep up the great work. :)

[kirschenman]

this prelude is so fun to play. i played it last saturday at my first Mass. my teacher says that this one must have a definate tempo, but to squeeze the broken chords and "interesting points" as long as possible. then it gets a very dramatic baroque organ effect. you sound very very good. les orgues francais sont incroyables!

[PraeludiumUndFuge]

I play this prelude (and fugue) at my local church. I think the pedal introduction needs some work, and the tempo is a little too fast, and the rallentandos are exaggerated. You play it in kind of romantic fashion but this is a baroque piece. I also disagree with the choice of registers, I think there needs to be a dominance of mixtures, just a classic "plenum" sound.

[caddyorganist]

Considering this is a French instrument, the Mixtures won't add quite the same sound you'd expect. There's nothing wrong with playing it in a romantic fashion, Virgil Fox did it. Diane Bish does it. Keep up the good work!

[911fo]

and it is situated in Cobenhagen .. :)

[composerpan]

not far from Cobenhagen:p in Paris actually:)

[911fo]

nope, Cavaille-coll .. in copenhagen.

[composerpan]

In fact, it's the name from Aristide Cavaille-Coll, the great organ builder:) You can find more information on Wikipedia:)

[911fo]

yeah and what?

I know he is french, but there is a organ by him in Copenhagen. I have playd that instrument. Thats why I know it is in Copenhagen

[composerpan]

Sorry that I've misunderstood your meaning:) sorry for my poor English:p I just wanted to tell you that this organ which I played is in my school in Paris:) That's so great you've played on Cavaille-Coll organ!! I hope I can visit that church in Copenhagen one day:)

[ViniciusLoncanis]

Can you write something about this organ?

[composerpan]

Welcome! this organ was built by Aristide Cavaillé-Coll in the concert hall of "Schola Cantorum", a music school in Paris, 40 jeux; the detail i'll check after the vacation, thank you!