Fugue in B Minor BWV 544 J. S. Bach by Balint Karosi

[eskatee]

A very good organ, played very well, indeed.

[britandveg]

The beauty of this Prelude and Fugue...is that no one has a single consistent interpretation!!! You can never go wrong learning it!!! :D!!! (I cannot wait to upload the fugue after I perform it today!)

[SuperBillious]

Beautiful performance of what to my ear is Bach's most dignified fugue.

[friedrichsacher]

THEATRALIC!!! If you playing bach, the only things that are moving are your hands and feet!

[Sephirius]

@friedrichsacher

Obviously you've never heard of Glenn Gould.

[romainherdy]

I would not compare this rendition with Rübsam. I think Koopman is the better choice for comparison. But I clearly prefer Karosis rendition in any case.

[romainherdy]

Still splendid? Who is Rübsam?

Just have a short look on bar 7 at 0.30. Most of the others play here a mere sequence of sixteenth notes. He emphazises beat 1 and beat 3, what gives this single sequence a bouncing character. And this rendition is full of such details.

I do not think, that he especially trained this style of articulation. It is naturally musical genius. He plays with the piece beyond the mere correct performance.

[ghostwriter11]

Rübsam-like, but still splendid.

[greve]

Quite superb playing of course! The interpretation lacks though the building up of the tension, which I like. Tempo too slow.

[trenoespresso]

Too slow??? It' s too fast!! Excellent interpretation, however!

[djturbo88]

Neved után itélve remélem, hogy beszélsz magyarul....Mindenképpen minden tiszteletem és elismerésem a tied! Remek előadásmód s remek hangszertechnika! Csak igy tovább!!! :D

[geheimnisvolle]

I especially liked your expression, which was not romantical (many organists tend to play this work more romantically) and you still acentuate the most important parts/notes/motifs.

I did like your speed. You were not too much fast neither too much slow.

The only point I think you should improve is in the articulation, which was a little too much leggato, especially in the theme.

[eameece]

I have the opposite impression. Legato great, but a bit too much rubato. "Theatricality" certainly doesn't bother me; it's good performing. He is an excellent player. 5*****

[chrischi19]

I think this is a little too much theatralic, with that I mean you move too much with your body and yout hands. But nevertheless good interpretation and playing without mistakes!

[trenoespresso]

Excellent, even if (in my opinion) both the prelude and the fugue are a little bit too fast. To make a comparison, your tempo in the Fugue BWV 548 is marvellous! Thank you for these videos!!

[ukotaf]

Nem rossz... kicsit modoros, kicsit szédülök, ha az orgonistát nézem, talán egy kicsit sokat megakad a mű a magyarázó jellegű zenei gesztusoktól, de az összhatás mégis valahogy jó...

[azandris]

A g-moll fúga sokkal jobban tetszik, ugyancsak Karosi Bálint előadásában. Az igazán gyönyörű, de ez (már bocsánat a kifejezésért) kicsit úgy hangzik, mintha a fúgának szorulása lenne... Ami azért szokatlan egy fúgánál, valljuk be. :D Nem "ragad el" a sodrása. A hangsúlyozástól olyan érzésem van, mint a gyereknek, amikor a villanyvonata nem akar rendesen futni, hanem hol elindul, hol megáll... Szerintem, ha azzal a jó értelemben vett egyszerűséggel játszaná, mint a g-mollt, sokkal szebb lenne.

[bimjales]

That was wonderful and I enjoyed the little guy in the background posing for the camera.