Jean GUILLOU -Sinfonia de la Cantate BWV 29 (Bach)

[piusg]

While this might be my individual taste, this is my very favorite performance of this piece. I thought the registration was perfect (don't forget that this is an old recording and the audio quality of the reproductive gear and medium is, well, lacking). And I LOVE the tempo changes.

I've heard this piece performed in dozens of styles--from human to synthesis and back--and the firey passion with which the master renders this performance is breathtaking, filling it with such life.

[TheCantael]

JEAN GUILLOU I LOVE YOU!!!!!!

Aleksandra

[kempedkemp]

I don't understand how some people have the gall to criticize one of the world's greatest organist's registration or tempo. I have heard Mons. Guillou play this piece in a variety of registrations and tempi. Do you think we organists play the same every time? Are you older, wiser and better? Lets hear you play it. You should take your negative comments and stick them where the sun doesn't shine.

[PfaelzerOrganist]

Veeeeeeery S L O O O O O W ..... but a respectable time document!

[CAVALIERDUCIEL]

...ho avuto la fortuna di ascoltare Jean nel Duomo di Bergamo. Indimenticabile!

[Contratrombone64]

@52office Comment ai-je "enterré" un artiste talentueux?!

[52office]

svp, n'enterrez pas trop vite les interprètes aussi talentueux, merci !

[anonymusum]

strange tempo chnages - too fast for the big acousical circumstances - I do not like it

[Steve9819]

Good Lord, I first thought Count Dracula was playing. That is one mean looking do...

[wljmrbill]

Perhaps because of the reverb in this church he chose the lighter registration otherwise might be too muddled.. A thought.

[willowthebored]

You know, normally I'm not one to criticize Jean Guillou (as he is exceedingly capable), but I really don't like this rendition. It's too slow and his registrations are thin at best - inappropriate for the Cantata 29.

[Contratrombone64]

Sublime playing, on a wonderful organ, played by a true genius. Thank you for sharing.

[52office]

@Contratrombone64

svp, n'enterrez pas trop vite les interprètes aussi talentueux, merci !

[enchammade16]

Not to be rude, every organist has their own style, but this piece should have a large pedal chorus, and playing an eight foot stop for 90 percent of the piece just doesn't do it justice.

[straypixel]

That doesn't make sense. It's an orchestral transcription. There's no 'right' or 'wrong', but it strikes me that is would be silly to have anything other than a light 16' plus 8'. Continuo groups don't make 4' or bright mutation sounds.

[Ntalikeris666]

it reminds me of St.Sulpice cavaille coll

[ChalieChaplin]

This is the prelude to the 3rd partita for violin in e major!!!!!

[ElArlequin]

It's Count Dooku!!!

[jice0610]

un grand maitre!!!

[iaidokafu]

vraiment guillou je peux pas...

[Organiste06]

Qu'est ce qui te déplaît chez lui ?

[apietrini]

pourtant il est drôlement sage là le patron, surtout lorsque l'on regarde en comparaison les "organistes" américains massacrer la même pièce (partout sur youtube...)

[VonDuesenberg]

Comme cet idiot de SuperElBorba par exemple....

Non, le Maître est incontestablement le plus grand et le plus respectable organiste de cette planète, et ce n'est pas un américain qui va nous démontrer le contraire!

P.S:Merci Mr Pietrini pour cette visite de l'orgue de St Eustache

[27bibi27]

vous ne pouvez pas vous en remettre?

je comprends, très rares sont les organistes qui peuvent prétendre avoir un ausi haut degré de maîtrise à l'orgue (et au piano).

Après lui, après Marcel Dupré, ce sera dur pour tous les amoureux de la grande école d'orge française.

Bach...Lemmens...Widor...Dupré­...Guillou...et après???

[gaston0045]

Aujourd'hui nous comptons encore de grands organistes issus de la grande école d'orgue française : Thierry Escaich et le génial Pierre Pincemaille... Déplacez-vous à Saint-Denis !

[Organistcomposer21]

@27bibi27 Escaich et Mitterer!

[Organiste06]

He never looks satisfied after hading played.

[jonberts]

He makes it look/seem so simple. Love the phrasing/breadth of the performance...it dances!

[advisorC101]

Jean Guillou has limitless powers on the organ!

[BWT333]

Beautiful! Very impressive organ. I read on wiki that this organ was built by the Dutch organ builder Van den Heuvel. :)

[Guilloufan]

yes, great

[fabouf]

Bravo!

[musicamultimedia]

I heard this piece played by Jean Guillou in the wonderful concert he took in Messina at the great Tamburini organ. Very excellent performance, better than this one, that is anyway excellent!

Check the review on my blog (in italian)

[matmilne]

very musical. the organ's quite slow but he makes up for it with well played details.

[michaelsmusicservice]

What fun! Where is this from? Où est-ce à partir de?

[gabaude81]

Excellent.

[Louismarchand]

Merci!

[bispofr]

c'est très bon !

[advisorC101]

Merci!