Toccata & Fugue in D minor (BACH, J.S.)

[Databamse]

At 1:19 the sequence that begins there is used as music in the computer game called "Rick Dangerous", it is an old game on the commodore 64 and commodore Amiga

[sailing19100]

it's a toccata. its meant to show off the organist's technical skills according to his own interpretation.

[TimeSeeker333]

Five stars, for it is not an easy piece, and someone worked a lot to get here. Bravo! and keep it going! I agree with the interpretation comments. I also have the same problem sometimes, only on classical guitar. But the organ is my favorite instrument of-all! I don't think I'm ever going to have the chance to study this instrument, but still... Music is Music, and J. S. Bach is GREAT! :D All the best regards! :) Interesting organ tho'... (Electronics everywhere :)), but I like it! )

[jodaseporfavor]

so faril

[accousticdecay]

Toccata & Fugue in D-minor... NOT Bach? What heresy...what drivel! Perish the very idea! I think I'm going to faint.

[ConsiderChange]

Great sounding organ - and a VERY talented doctor - Medicine AND Music??

Wow.

[Ryak1234]

5/5

[twboi75]

BRAVO!!! As an organist myself, you are waaay better than I!!! LOVED IT! BRAVO!!! WELL DONE!

[biadecastro08]

Até arrepia a espinha; parece que estou em Notre Dame!!!!

Bia

[latribe]

:-) So what areas in this piece are not as intended and should other performers performers avoid?

[Hathorr1067]

Grrrrr. 2 out of 10. I realize this was a rehearsal, but it irritates me when this piece is not played as intended.

[FluffyDonkey]

Definitly, i couldn't get past the intro.

[willowthebored]

Quite honestly, I think this is one of those pieces that's almost impossible to criticize unless the organist blatantly sucks. Let's face it, this is very unusual for Bach (and indeed may not be Bach at all), and it's one of those few pieces attributed to him that actually allows expression and variance-and in this case, a LOT of it. I rather like some of the things he's done with it, truth be told. As far as I'm concerned, with TFDmoll, the organist can go anywhere he damn well pleases.

[latribe]

@willowthebored Hi! It's worth searching "St Maximin Bach" for another interpretation of this piece on an amazing instrument.

[latribe]

@willowthebored Hi! It's worth searching St Maximin Bach for another interpretation of this piece on an amazing instrument.

[latribe]

@willowthebored It's worth searching St Maximin Bach for another interpretation of this piece on an amazing instrument.

[willowthebored]

@latribe

I've seen that video! I tool the liberty of converting it to an MP3 and put it on my iPod. It's an excellent rendition (and that organ is a monster).

[patrikjonsen81]

Hello!

I think the organ sounds incredibly good! You can see that David is a very talented organist but it seems like he has not practiced very much. He still reads from the sheet and misses a little bit sometimes. It is also a pity that he did not use the 64ft and 128ft stop.

It would be interesting to hear what eg Ton Koopman thinks about this organ. :)

Again latribe, I am very impressed with the organ!

[latribe]

Thanks for your compliments about the organ. It's really intended to be inspirational as a concert instrument for the repertoire as well as an experimental breadboard for organists to try different styles and combinations of stops . . . to inspire real pipe organ building, and for practice for major concerts.

David - WOW he really IS AMAZING. He works as a doctor in the Congo for 11 months of the year and can practice in Kampala once every three months. He really wants a pedalboard in Congo.

[willowthebored]

I rather think Koopman would hate it, seeing as he despises anything written after Mozart died by his own admission...do YOU ever see him playing an electronic organ? :D It would be funny, though...lock him in a padded room with an older Rodgers and see how long it takes him to break down and play it.

[pokemaniac121]

Im just a novice violin player and i think it sounds a whole lot better on organ............of course on clubpenguin they had this playing on a secret member room so i had to know what music that was and i found this! Wonderful,and 5 stars.

[Fred1986PT]

Amazing =) five stars

[BiliousTrumpstaine]

I loved it. didn't make my hair stand up though, but excellent none the less.

[ruudvdmeer]

To much focused on playing the piece as perfect as possible. Try to let this organ to do the job a bit more itself. The organ is great, player, relax!

[latribe]

Hey - is this performance worth only 3 stars? David's a top rate man - doesn't his work deserve more?

[carteru93]

For sure, it deserves 5, exactly what I gave it.

Some people just don't seem to understand the word "interpretation".

"it's too fast, it's too slow, the registration is wrong..." just a couple of the favorite comments by organists here, all related to PERSONAL taste.

[Ntalikeris666]

it is not... :/