Bach Manuscript - Passacaglia and Fugue in C minor BWV 582

[sgandro]

I voted I disliked it. Before you eat me alive I would like to say that of course I'm shivering, dazzled, crying, laughing etc. etc. I turned my thumb down because I've heard all the version my seasoned piano hands were able to find. Of course the artist, whom in this case is probably a semi-god that deserves to be remembered as long as Bach himself, could decide to develop the tempo according to his taste and but a passacaglia like this deserves to be played slow! get Richter's!

[RedW4rr10r]

Very nice!

I just can't imagnie the value of those sheets!

[Stefanomusicista]

ALCUNE VOLTE MI CHIEDO! MA COSA E COME SAREBBE STATA LA MUSICA SE NON CI FOSSE STATO QUESTO UOMO.....????

Stupendo.... pezzo assai tosto da studiare, ma merita dalla prima all'ultima battuta......

[jmrosa100]

Please, read some about Mother Teresa of Calcuta. I wish we all could acting like she lived believing constantly in God. As regards Bach, please read the relation between God and Bach and you will find some answers. Not only Bach, but many great scientists and the best artists, or even both (like Leonardo da Vinci) were great believers in God. Please dont keep the conversation. I have no time to keep the same discussion. Believe in that you want and leave me in peace!!!

[roman1akid]

@jmrosa100 May Almighty God bless you for your work.

[jmrosa100]

If you don't want believe, don't worry, believe in all that you want. What is the problem? I'm afraid you must study the New Testament some more years. Open your hearth to love and believe in that you want. I do not pretend to force you to change your ideology. Simply observe the life of many Saints and you decide.

[jmrosa100]

Why are you so worried if many of the best scientifist are great believers in God? Trought the Science and only contemplating the Nature we all can easily notice the existence of God. Can you know Him better? The only way is trought Jesus Christ. Please, read the Gospels, or watch a movie about the bio of some Saint. I recommend you the excellent film "Brother Sun, Sister Moon", by director Franco Zeffirelli, which explains the Saint Francis of Assisi's bio, which is a resume of the Gospel. Jose

[jmrosa100]

@TimesNewAmerican “I think only an idiot can be an atheist. We must admit that there exists an incomprehensible power or force with limitless foresight and knowledge that started the whole universe going in the first place" (Christian Anfinsen - Nobel Laureate in chemistry). “In good philosophy, the word cause ought to be reserved to the single Divine impulse that has formed the universe" (Louis Pasteur - founder of microbiology and immunology, the best discovering in Medicine in all times).

[anisometropie]

This might be one of the most beautiful things mankind created

[jmrosa100]

In my humble opinion, the "non plus ultra" of the music: the best composition by the best composer (J. S. Bach) for the king of the instruments (the organ). But we musn't forget that very probably was inspired for the Passacaglia by Buxtehude, who Bach admired. Anyway both composers were great believer in God and to Him dedicated all their compositions, spacially this one. In fact, having due the high quality of this piece, in all probability was inspired by God.

[48quarantotto]

Questa è la versione della Passacaglia di cui io mi sono veramente innamorato!

Straordinaria!!

Molta passione, equilibrio tra le voci durante tutto il brano, perfetta scelta dei registri, tempo giusto e una piccola libertà nel finale che ho apprezzato molto!

Secondo me è il pezzo che riassume al meglio la genialità e la bellezza delle opere di Bach

[tuxedomoon]

In fact there is a manuscript which goes directly from the auctograph that has the title Passacaglia por ogano pleno.That goes also with the statement of Mathesson the Passacaglias and Chaconnes were played with organo pleno ,but of the course there are no rules since this is a cosmetic music there are the ancient reports of the Baroque which said that these music was played with very few stops at times only one,so i quess it is a matter of taste of each one,i especially like the pleno

[Skoogorganist]

Brilliant! Where was this performed?

[NaAnCaSe]

@Skoogorganist Hello!

I'm not sure (I have not much information on the recording), but I think it was recorded in Cambridge.

If anyone knows, please correct me.

[gerardbedecarter]

A beautiful performance.

[advisorC101]

Who is the performer?

[NaAnCaSe]

@advisorC101 The organist is Stephen Cleobury, who can find information on wikipedia

[advisorC101]

@NaAnCaSe, Thank you.

[PsychoPraxis]

Who is the player? It's an amazing version!

[bravomarco64]

@PsychoPraxis I think the same...is hard to find better of this version....absolutely...

[YevgeniyAlexey]

I am so delighted to hear the first few poetic variations without pleno. I will never accept the arguments of those desolate and poor ideologists who play the whole passacaglia in pleno. Every musician with a tiny bit of sense for beauty, affects and poetry will refuse to choke the first variations to death with an organo pleno.