Albert Sweitzer Plays J. S. Bach Fugue C-dur, BWV564

[raxmeger]

It should be the organ renewed by Kern in 1961 in the church of Gunsbach (Alsace)

[francecristal]

trop lent

[alexvivacqua]

Grande Albert.

[alexvivacqua]

Saudoso Albert. Ficam na memória a beleza de sua vida e da sua arte bachiana. Como sempre, belíssimas e acertadas execuções de Bach. Albert, uma caminhada a mais no processo civilizatório e uma chama a brilhar no âmbito da arte.

Alexandre Vivacqua

Belo Horizonte/MG

[leonboelmann]

....grande....grande... grande...

altro che suona va piano perche' non aveva ytempo per studiare...ù

e' un a filosofia interpretativa..!!!

[Kingers41]

Its so refreshing to hear this massive piece played at this pace...which is probably how it was originally intended. A wonderful contrast to Walcha's great versions. Classic Schweizer

[Eppoukoji]

I agree completely. Many years ago, I stopped going to church on Sundays because of E. Power Biggs playing Bach on the Harvard organ.

Years later, I first heard Schweitzer and knew that this was how Bach was to be played. For one, he plays the organ in a way it must have responded to key-strokes before electricity and, again, Schweitzer understood the registration which fills the great heights of the churches of his time.

[carmel1956]

@Eppoukoji Agreed! His fingers linger on the keys and gives the listener time to savour the notes.

[robroy1989]

AWFULLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­!

[uwemommens]

@robroy1989 Ignorant fool.

[msluneck]

Hi, Schweitzer plays regular pipe organ. His performances were recorded on several places so I cannot tel which one is this. The organ sounds unusually due to Schweitzer's special, very minimalistic choice of stops. No mixtures, no "pleno", just to uderscore the melodic lines, that's it.

[gilles2777]

On which type of organs ALbert Schweitzer played?.. Usually this was. What is name of type of organ? Thanks.

[drnespor]

Unfortunately I do not know.

This recording I got from a friend.

It is from the archive of former Czechoslovak Radio.

[allanyip]

thanks for sharing!

[firebreathone]

Beautiful, but the pace is quite slow.

[musikalitet]

slow is beautiful. i hate stressfull playing .