@NielsEversdijk Niels, dat er een paar foutjes in zitten ben ik met je eens, maar gevoelloos getimmer?? dan moet je toch eens beter luisteren denk ik. Er is op you tube niet een uitvoering te vinden waarin zulke mooie accenten worden gelegd, en waar zoveel gevoel in zit als deze uitvoering. De passie druipt er vanaf.
I agree with wietsejan1980 100%. I like Organists who play with emotion I don't care how many mistakes you make as long as you keep musical value in it and as long as you feel the music, its OK by Me. I personally love Mr. Asma,s interpretation.
Bij het spelen van dit fantastische Toccata lijkt of Feike Asma sneller speelt dan het geluid. Verder een geweldige uitvoering om zo'n Toccata uit het hoofd te spelen!!!
If Asma is playing this beautiful Toccata, it seems mr. Asma plays faster than the noise. By the way, a beautiful performance to play this Toccata out of the head!!!
Hell! He sure is wading through it. BUT ... I couldn't manage anthing like this even this hash-up, so let's hear it for Feike. Old, yes, inaccurate, yes, but still in the ring, right through to the final shambles!
to wiestsejan1980 , you say write, i thing that m.van asma like a widor and his misical show, but i dont like people who said bad , i respect M.Asma et as same respect our hold orgsnist .. sorry for englis ,l i am a canadien french but thank you M «van Asma togive your passion
@noelpaquin1 I understand your English is not quite as well. I am a duchman and I am an organistplayer too, but not so (very) good as mr. Asma. I like people as mr. Asma who play organ with feeling and emotion. Mr. Asma had his passion to play difficulty organ-pieces because he studied at the consevatory in The Netherlands. Personaly, I find mr. Asma a great organplayer. He died unfornulately in 1984, almost 72 years old.
For the members who were critical at this beautiful art of music of some mistakes or else, this very great Dutch organplayer (who unfortalently died in 1984) plays this Toccata of Widor on his way and I like it very much. This man had the guts to play this difficult organ-work. Respect for this organplayer!!!
Endlich mal einer, der wirklich eine Toccata (=schlagen) hören lässt. Ein paar Fehler sind drin, na und? Wenn man seine Einleitung verstanden hat, versteht man auch die Tempi wechsel. An alle Meckernden: Erstmal nachmachen auf einer uralten vollmechanischen Orgel!
I just loved how every time he pushed the pedals down the toccata got faster :L ahha, and God knows what he was thinking, im just glad all the notes remained clear throughout !
Heb dit stuk jaren geleden door hem horen spelen op het orgel van de Nieuwe kerk te Katwijk aan Zee en dat heeft op mij een onuitwisbare indruk achter gelaten.
Het was overigens nog het oude orgel dus voor de restauratie door van de Heuvel.
It's so amazing, fuck of all stupid peoples, they had no musical talent to understand this beautiful interepretation. Sorry i'm german, i heard only techno, hardstyle, pop, but this is very important.
Echt waar, die beelden vind ik goud waard! Dat je Feike Asma keihard ziet werken, uiterst geconcentreerd ziet kijken, zijn handen die razen als een sneltrein over de toetsen. Ik weet niet hoe het komt maar deze video springt er toch uit van hoeveel andere organisten je dit stuk ook hoort en ziet. Het heeft iets, en ik weet niet wat.. Wat ik wel weet is dat ik het fantastisch vind dat dit materiaal online is.
@matjuh86 Ik weet het heeft hoor, Feike Asma maakt in deze video een heleboel fouten. Dat is wat deze video eruit laat springen als dit wordt vergeleken met andere organisten.
@M19900311P persoonlijk dacht ik meer aan de ruigheid die al dat enthousiasme van die man met zich meebrengt, en de explosie van energie die erbij vrijkomt. Die man die laat dat orgel als een razende tekeer gaan, dat is wat ik prachtig vind.
@matjuh86 Ok, ik vatte het meer op als kwalitatief gezien. Maar die gedachte met die explosie aan energie, daar kan ik wel inkomen. Ik vind wel dat hij juist door dat enthousiasme fouten gaat maken. Zelf heb ik vijf CD's van Alexandre Guilmant die ook door hem zijn ingespeeld. Vergeleken met dit zijn het hele mooie opnamen, hij kon het dus wel maar soms was het misschien allemaal wat te enthousiast.
@matjuh86 Ik weet WAT het heeft hoor, Feike Asma maakt in deze video een heleboel fouten. Dat is wat deze video eruit laat springen als dit orgelspel wordt vergeleken met andere organisten.
deze uitvoering is echt niet goed. Maar dat was Asma eigen. Soms heel slordig spel,de andere keer weer subliem.. Overigens heb ik een uitvoering van dit stuk door Asma uit Dordrecht. Een stuk rustiger gespeeld en vrijwel foutloos.
This is so full of mistakes, but is nonetheless an amazing interpretation...would take the 2:22's and mis-coordinations with his energy and musicality over bland-blah blah interpretations.
This is a recording from 1988. Isn't this the year he died?? ;-(
I am correcting myself based on earlier comments: He IS a real master. I am playing his works in some of my services here in germany! Just great what he did. So credit to him!
Although I dont really like this emotional part! But the person was great.
I have listened to many different interpretations of this Toccata but 3.33 to 3.50 seemed so personal to the organist and so full of feeling. What a great start to Christmas Eve. Thank you!!
mon conseil : prendre à un tempo un peu moins rapide de manière à pouvoir "staccatiser" la main droite, ce qui permettra, pour ceux qui essayeront, de supprimer les accros (c'est l'expérience qui parle), moyennant un petit temps d'adaptation au phrasé. Pour rajouter un tout petit plus : ne pas faire toute la main gauche en piqué mais faire les deux croches de cette manière : Appuyé, staccato et la croche ou les doubles croches de levée en piqué.
je ne critique en aucun cas la performance de l'organiste étant donné la difficulté de cette pièce qui est, pour moi une des plus virtuoses (non pas à cause de la vitesse, mais à cause de la régularité et du phrasé), malheureusement, ici, Feike Asma, en dehors des "petits accros" lie la main droite ce qui n'est pas du tout dans l'esprit de la pièce et de plus, il n'est pas régulier dans le tempo, ce qui est indispensable dans cette pièce.
All credit to the man playing, this by no means is an easy piece, all said and done its a piece played with a crispness and down to the individuals interpretation and skill. I'd take my hat off and say thanks you and well doneto anyone bold enough to attempt it
Lieve mensen en muziek liefhebbers.Deze beste man is vroeger bij ons thuis over de vloer geweest!...en iedereen hing aan zijn lippen! Het is pure Emotie...en schiet elke keer weer vol! Dit is mijn Jeugd, goed of niet goed gespeeld.
Feike Asma was not known for his accurateness in playing, but rather than that more a inspired (?) person; (I'm not sure if that's the word). Also he's known to have broken more than one pedal along his long course. While this performance is fairly bad, he did achieve knighthood in France for his revival of Widor.
@Orgelneus moet je eens proberen op te zoeken de 5e van Widor door Feike Asma Oude kerk Amsterdam of de 5e op de grote kerk Dordrecht , je weet niet war je hoort ,neuswijs
When im in a bad mood i always watch this. It cheers me up so much. Everyone has to laugh at this exceptionally bad performance. WHY DO PEOPLE LIKE THIS. I could play it better when i was 9.
That made me tired just listening to IT. IT rolled right on along, never ceasing, just like the organist's bad hairdo. Whew! He needs a V-8 if he's gonna keep that up. I think I heard something go BOING! about three quarters of the way through. It might have been a couple of metacarpals.
Well, he's definitely trying, but there are numerous severe slipups, to the point where I'm not sure he's playing the same score I am.. and frankly, this is NOT the organ to be performing Widor of any kind on.
I agree Widor is for Cavaille-Coll Organs in my opinion! Not a Garrells! I can't stand that people tell me he messes up because the action is stiff... I have played organs that take Sledge hammers to push down the keys and I did not have any slip ups!
He must have another score, that's my impression, too. He probably has no barker machine, as well, see, how he is working his butt off! Of course, this is not without (negative) effect to the music.
I don't even know about that...honestly, to me it just seems like a reeeeally bad performance. I mean, I understand this is a mechanical action, but Widor played this himself at age 88 perfectly on a much bigger instrument. Moreover, I don't think you CAN couple all of the manuals on this instrument, which would make Barker machines kind of unnecessary (I mean, how heavy can the action be?). And on that note, if it's a different score it's horribly arranged. That's not modulation, that's murder.
Brave attempt on an organ not meant for this sort of music. I couldn't play it better, but compared to other performances I've heard, this doesn't rank highly.
OK, so it's not the most perfect rendition but it's full of life & is the first one I've heard on this page where the bass line comes through[I'm English!] in all it's majesty.
My only critique is the loss of tempo what very dramatic in places giving the impression of discord which ruined the rendition which otherwise would have been nice.....
Schitterend om te zien. Hij kan zoveel emotie in zijn muziek leggen! Maar... als hij zijn emoties wat meer zou kunnen beheersen zou de uitvoering heel wat beter kunnen! En ik begrijp dat bepaalde kerken Feike niet meer op hun orgel wilden laten spelen!
Sorry, this is really awful. There are weird moments where he speeds up and slows down. And he fluffs notes as well, very clearly. There must be better performances on youtube?
@MjoEm32 There are "better" performances. I kinda like the fact that he fluffs the notes as you put it and I like his pedaling. Adds his own personality to it. Most of the other performances on YouTube are too fast and so perfectly played, they sound almost mechanical. There is a rendition by Peter Hurford that I think you would enjoy. Unfortunately, I am yet to find it on YouTube. I only have an mp3 file.
Ganz richtig! Ciò è la differenza esatta fra l'interpretazione di XIX e XX secolo! Anche Scriabin devierebbe di concerto e giocherebbe le sue parti non come scritte. [This is the exact difference between 19th and 20th century interpretation! Even Scriabin would deviate in concert and play his pieces not as written.]
Absolutely agree - the first passage before the pedals come in is botched (chord progression all over the place, dropped notes, naturals for flats)...
La traction mécanique n'a absolumant rien à voir avec le prêtre état de son interprétation. Je vous dit pas ce que ça aurait été à L'oratoire Saint Joseph avec tout les clavier accouplé(% en tout et environ 77 jeux...)
Je veux bien croire qu'il joue avec son âme mais ce n'est pas une raison pour faire des erreurs. Moi quand je joue, je respecte le texte même si c'est mon interprétation.
Als deze opname digitaal geremasterd zou worden denk ik dat we hier de beste uitvoering hebben van deze toccata van Widor. Absolute topuitvoering is dit
That's a mechanical. You naysayers try it. I think that was a wonderful rendition. Bravo. One comment - a litte more diminution in the tutti would work well - nicely held top 'F'. Thoroughly enjoyed it.
N'importe quoi! c'est pas donné à tout le monde mais il est tout à fait possible de jouer cette toccata à ce tempo, tous claviers accouplés et tutti sur cet orgue ou tout autre orgue historique de Hollande, d'Allemagne ou d'ailleurs. Feike Asma a d'ailleurs la stature pour le faire. Comme il est dit plus bas, rien n'excuse un tel massacre, un tel ramassi de fausses notes. Le rythme tient plus du spasme qu'autre chose. J'ai plusieurs cd de'Asma, il doit s'agir d'un état d'hystérie ou de transe...
its absolutely terrible. But hey, its Feike ;-). I would say, seeing no pageturners there and his eyes closed, he plays it by heart. Although its absolutely terrible, almost from the very start he starts struggling to get more or less normal at the end of this masterpiece of Widor. If someone here has put it here on youtube to honour Feike, you'd better honour him by removing it.
Hahaha I sort of like what he did at 2:22 actually! Maybe it's just my writer's brain and artist's brain pushing my musical brain out of the way... nah. But honestly, I really like what he did at 2:22... lol. I tend to like allot of weird interpretations which almost change the meaning of pieces, most people wouldn't typically like that, they like to be strict, traditional, straight... I like changing things around and using rubato and other things of the sort... :)
El órgano es para la mejor interpretación y es valido tocar Widor en cualquiera, ademas toca al tiempo pero con mucho afan pero es un excelente organista.
He is a random chord hitter. I laugh at certain bits when he moves his head a lot while playing wierd left hand chords. Does he not have the music in front of him because this would have been a much better performance if he did. The people filming him should have done a retake
you should never play that on a historic baroquenintrument there is not enough wind it starts to sag in that piece with the long pedal notes and such...
I must admit that he makes quite a few technical mistakes, but that's all that they are: technical.
And I must say that I agree with paranomaalutrecht, Asma plays this toccata with more emotion then I've ever seen or heard. And it's not just bodily emotion, you can here it too, it's not just him moving to the piece, it's in him and the piece as well.
You know, the original version was apparently written in staccato. And this was also a tracker organ, and with that many stops out at once, it might have lead to the organist's poor performance. Oh Well
Afschuwelijk dat gevoelloze getimmer op dat ding, vol met fouten I don't like it!
NielsEversdijk 2 weeks ago
@NielsEversdijk Niels, dat er een paar foutjes in zitten ben ik met je eens, maar gevoelloos getimmer?? dan moet je toch eens beter luisteren denk ik. Er is op you tube niet een uitvoering te vinden waarin zulke mooie accenten worden gelegd, en waar zoveel gevoel in zit als deze uitvoering. De passie druipt er vanaf.
nijlie74 6 days ago
I agree with wietsejan1980 100%. I like Organists who play with emotion I don't care how many mistakes you make as long as you keep musical value in it and as long as you feel the music, its OK by Me. I personally love Mr. Asma,s interpretation.
masterizationstation 3 months ago
Involuntary variations?
Wish I could play that well at his age.
Bravo Feike!
robertgift 3 months ago
Bij het spelen van dit fantastische Toccata lijkt of Feike Asma sneller speelt dan het geluid. Verder een geweldige uitvoering om zo'n Toccata uit het hoofd te spelen!!!
If Asma is playing this beautiful Toccata, it seems mr. Asma plays faster than the noise. By the way, a beautiful performance to play this Toccata out of the head!!!
wietsejan1980 4 months ago
Congratulations Sir, this non-musician is in awe!
sford713 4 months ago
come farsi venire la tendinite!
Stefanomusicista 5 months ago
When I translate it freely he says: I can only play when I'm inspired.
BeelaTeismar 6 months ago
Well said, ASMA.
BeelaTeismar 6 months ago
P.S. Feike asma had close his eyes ???
marxx06 7 months ago
Fuck is this great. It's so fast, but so beatifully. Forget the few mistakes, his interpretation is very nice
marxx06 7 months ago
Hell! He sure is wading through it. BUT ... I couldn't manage anthing like this even this hash-up, so let's hear it for Feike. Old, yes, inaccurate, yes, but still in the ring, right through to the final shambles!
Offshoreorganbuilder 7 months ago 2
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Offshoreorganbuilder 7 months ago
to wiestsejan1980 , you say write, i thing that m.van asma like a widor and his misical show, but i dont like people who said bad , i respect M.Asma et as same respect our hold orgsnist .. sorry for englis ,l i am a canadien french but thank you M «van Asma togive your passion
noelpaquin1 7 months ago
@noelpaquin1 I understand your English is not quite as well. I am a duchman and I am an organistplayer too, but not so (very) good as mr. Asma. I like people as mr. Asma who play organ with feeling and emotion. Mr. Asma had his passion to play difficulty organ-pieces because he studied at the consevatory in The Netherlands. Personaly, I find mr. Asma a great organplayer. He died unfornulately in 1984, almost 72 years old.
wietsejan1980 5 months ago
I don't believe this. I'm german and had never hear the name " feike asma". But now i love thim.
marxx06 7 months ago
that is a fucking stone age looking organ and it sounds old too. But that vintage sound is allright
crustylion321 7 months ago
For the members who were critical at this beautiful art of music of some mistakes or else, this very great Dutch organplayer (who unfortalently died in 1984) plays this Toccata of Widor on his way and I like it very much. This man had the guts to play this difficult organ-work. Respect for this organplayer!!!
wietsejan1980 7 months ago
@wietsejan1980 He had guts alright.
Offshoreorganbuilder 7 months ago
Endlich mal einer, der wirklich eine Toccata (=schlagen) hören lässt. Ein paar Fehler sind drin, na und? Wenn man seine Einleitung verstanden hat, versteht man auch die Tempi wechsel. An alle Meckernden: Erstmal nachmachen auf einer uralten vollmechanischen Orgel!
2009bigmac 7 months ago
THERE ARE SOME MISTAKES!!!!!!!!!!!!! ;)
MegaDani141 8 months ago
music made for heaven!
caatjeheemskerk 8 months ago
I just loved how every time he pushed the pedals down the toccata got faster :L ahha, and God knows what he was thinking, im just glad all the notes remained clear throughout !
Classicalytrained 9 months ago
Heb dit stuk jaren geleden door hem horen spelen op het orgel van de Nieuwe kerk te Katwijk aan Zee en dat heeft op mij een onuitwisbare indruk achter gelaten.
Het was overigens nog het oude orgel dus voor de restauratie door van de Heuvel.
aadbind64 11 months ago
hey guys.....wait a minute!!!! at least he make some sounds..who care what he play?! Drunk or not..he enjoy.
Out There are millions who don't make a sound!!!
Have a happy listening!...and bring another beer.
likoorich 11 months ago
....mistakes....tempo.....is he drunken??
69querfahrer 11 months ago
It's so amazing, fuck of all stupid peoples, they had no musical talent to understand this beautiful interepretation. Sorry i'm german, i heard only techno, hardstyle, pop, but this is very important.
marxx06 1 year ago
Toccata Weirdo haha
starbreez3 1 year ago
Incredible Interpretation!
organmichigan 1 year ago
Een van de beste orgels in NEDERLAND!
(one of the best organs in the Netherlands)
LyRiCs425 1 year ago
Luister nu eens naar de uitvoering van Marie-Claire Alain...
Trehclem 1 year ago
si quelqu'un pourais me dire ce que M , Asma dit a propos de widor , j'en serait heureux.
Mais je pense qu'il y avait respect dans son intro car il le joue avec son coeur
Merci d'avance
noelpaquin1 1 year ago
Oh my good, this ist the best version of widors toccata i've ever heard. never mind the little mistakes. the sound is glorious!
X2O8MZV9 1 year ago
@X2O8MZV9 Yes, think about this live.
starbreez3 1 year ago
Echt waar, die beelden vind ik goud waard! Dat je Feike Asma keihard ziet werken, uiterst geconcentreerd ziet kijken, zijn handen die razen als een sneltrein over de toetsen. Ik weet niet hoe het komt maar deze video springt er toch uit van hoeveel andere organisten je dit stuk ook hoort en ziet. Het heeft iets, en ik weet niet wat.. Wat ik wel weet is dat ik het fantastisch vind dat dit materiaal online is.
matjuh86 1 year ago
@matjuh86 Ik weet het heeft hoor, Feike Asma maakt in deze video een heleboel fouten. Dat is wat deze video eruit laat springen als dit wordt vergeleken met andere organisten.
M19900311P 1 year ago
@M19900311P persoonlijk dacht ik meer aan de ruigheid die al dat enthousiasme van die man met zich meebrengt, en de explosie van energie die erbij vrijkomt. Die man die laat dat orgel als een razende tekeer gaan, dat is wat ik prachtig vind.
matjuh86 1 year ago
@matjuh86 Ok, ik vatte het meer op als kwalitatief gezien. Maar die gedachte met die explosie aan energie, daar kan ik wel inkomen. Ik vind wel dat hij juist door dat enthousiasme fouten gaat maken. Zelf heb ik vijf CD's van Alexandre Guilmant die ook door hem zijn ingespeeld. Vergeleken met dit zijn het hele mooie opnamen, hij kon het dus wel maar soms was het misschien allemaal wat te enthousiast.
M19900311P 1 year ago
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@matjuh86 Ik weet WAT het heeft hoor, Feike Asma maakt in deze video een heleboel fouten. Dat is wat deze video eruit laat springen als dit orgelspel wordt vergeleken met andere organisten.
M19900311P 1 year ago
This isn't "Toccata Widor", it's "Toccata Wierdo" XD
GoPatriots100 1 year ago 2
@GoPatriots100 Hahahahaha lmaaaaaao, yes it starts to get weird :P
starbreez3 1 year ago
Is this guy epileptic?
Just saying.
aliasxr 1 year ago
Nice piece, but too manu unneccesary mistakes.... Great instrument though!
paul67luap 1 year ago
@paul67luap well it is VERY hard to play! :P
Shogunmiyuchan 1 year ago
wat een vakman
kwaaazz 1 year ago
Super mooie uitvoering met originele expressie van componist, zo is het !!!!!
Tanja
talibtanjaa 1 year ago
deze uitvoering is echt niet goed. Maar dat was Asma eigen. Soms heel slordig spel,de andere keer weer subliem.. Overigens heb ik een uitvoering van dit stuk door Asma uit Dordrecht. Een stuk rustiger gespeeld en vrijwel foutloos.
MrBasta1969 1 year ago
His pedal articulations are great
JMillerBayRidge 1 year ago
This is so full of mistakes, but is nonetheless an amazing interpretation...would take the 2:22's and mis-coordinations with his energy and musicality over bland-blah blah interpretations.
JMillerBayRidge 1 year ago
Geweldig wat een stuk! en wat een man die dit speelde....
26magda 1 year ago
this is awesome, I never heart something more impressive, wow
violinspieler 1 year ago
Wow. Nice guy, but I wonder what Widor would think? ;)
thekoolorganman 1 year ago
....su uno strumento cosi' ,non farei nemmeno finta ....
misure di tastiere e pedaliere ...scombinate(menti malate!)
l'esecuzione organistica e' una cosa serissima..
il maestro e' Cavaille'-Coll., misure e perfezione universale.
...fate come vi pare,
io sono stanco, stufo e per certi aspetti sto cominciando a dubitare della sanita' mentale delle persone..e anche del loro conto in banca..!!
leonboelmann 1 year ago 2
feike asma is died on Decembre 1984. this recording, I think 1981.
acetone1090 2 years ago
This is a recording from 1988. Isn't this the year he died?? ;-(
I am correcting myself based on earlier comments: He IS a real master. I am playing his works in some of my services here in germany! Just great what he did. So credit to him!
Although I dont really like this emotional part! But the person was great.
friedrichsacher 2 years ago
alle respect voor feike, maar hier mist hij net zoveel noten als dat hij er raakt.....
GJmusique 2 years ago
I have listened to many different interpretations of this Toccata but 3.33 to 3.50 seemed so personal to the organist and so full of feeling. What a great start to Christmas Eve. Thank you!!
wurly2008 2 years ago
Petite représentation graphique de la main gauche indiquée dans le message précédent :
_ . 7 : : _ . 7 .
Légende :
_ = Croche appuyée
. = croche piquée
7 = demi soupir
: = double croche piquée
LaPopliniere 2 years ago
mon conseil : prendre à un tempo un peu moins rapide de manière à pouvoir "staccatiser" la main droite, ce qui permettra, pour ceux qui essayeront, de supprimer les accros (c'est l'expérience qui parle), moyennant un petit temps d'adaptation au phrasé. Pour rajouter un tout petit plus : ne pas faire toute la main gauche en piqué mais faire les deux croches de cette manière : Appuyé, staccato et la croche ou les doubles croches de levée en piqué.
En espérant que cela aura pu aider.
LaPopliniere 2 years ago
je ne critique en aucun cas la performance de l'organiste étant donné la difficulté de cette pièce qui est, pour moi une des plus virtuoses (non pas à cause de la vitesse, mais à cause de la régularité et du phrasé), malheureusement, ici, Feike Asma, en dehors des "petits accros" lie la main droite ce qui n'est pas du tout dans l'esprit de la pièce et de plus, il n'est pas régulier dans le tempo, ce qui est indispensable dans cette pièce.
LaPopliniere 2 years ago
An organist plays this at my church all the time it is so wonderful live, just beautiful, he is fantastic at playing it was well
browntown51 2 years ago
All credit to the man playing, this by no means is an easy piece, all said and done its a piece played with a crispness and down to the individuals interpretation and skill. I'd take my hat off and say thanks you and well doneto anyone bold enough to attempt it
swiftshaw 2 years ago
Ah yes, one of those seldom examples of the spirit being willing but the flesh being weak!
ian1856 2 years ago
'Ravishing and lovely to watch.
jimbobboyorganist 2 years ago
mr friedrichsacher, i understand you are a musician too......
Never criticise another musician based on 1 performance, this is the version i come back to, what a drive, not perfect at all but pure emotion!
budhha68 2 years ago
Nice body movements^^....but the performance is sounding a little bit wacky!!!! Not really clear, not original score, some mistakes....whoa..:-(
friedrichsacher 2 years ago
Lieve mensen en muziek liefhebbers.Deze beste man is vroeger bij ons thuis over de vloer geweest!...en iedereen hing aan zijn lippen! Het is pure Emotie...en schiet elke keer weer vol! Dit is mijn Jeugd, goed of niet goed gespeeld.
doolve 2 years ago
Feike Asma was not known for his accurateness in playing, but rather than that more a inspired (?) person; (I'm not sure if that's the word). Also he's known to have broken more than one pedal along his long course. While this performance is fairly bad, he did achieve knighthood in France for his revival of Widor.
Spookhoofd1 2 years ago 3
Yeah. Right! This is a good example :-)
But I think his inspiration should told him not to close his eyes and look at the score!!!!! Really.
hm...
friedrichsacher 2 years ago
What is he playing at 1:05? Not the original score, though.
2lipsonmy0rgan 2 years ago 10
@2lipsonmy0rgan absolutely right....and this "false" playing continues...listen carefully ;-) do you notice it?
friedrichsacher 2 years ago
Zit gewoon met z'n ogen dicht te spelen!
Meesterlijk...!
Orgelneus 2 years ago
@Orgelneus moet je eens proberen op te zoeken de 5e van Widor door Feike Asma Oude kerk Amsterdam of de 5e op de grote kerk Dordrecht , je weet niet war je hoort ,neuswijs
havanriessen 1 year ago
Vraiment, c'est Fantastique!!
FeikeAsmaFan 2 years ago
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organist12345 2 years ago
When im in a bad mood i always watch this. It cheers me up so much. Everyone has to laugh at this exceptionally bad performance. WHY DO PEOPLE LIKE THIS. I could play it better when i was 9.
organist12345 2 years ago
That made me tired just listening to IT. IT rolled right on along, never ceasing, just like the organist's bad hairdo. Whew! He needs a V-8 if he's gonna keep that up. I think I heard something go BOING! about three quarters of the way through. It might have been a couple of metacarpals.
altpapapi 2 years ago
Well, he's definitely trying, but there are numerous severe slipups, to the point where I'm not sure he's playing the same score I am.. and frankly, this is NOT the organ to be performing Widor of any kind on.
willowthebored 2 years ago 3
I agree Widor is for Cavaille-Coll Organs in my opinion! Not a Garrells! I can't stand that people tell me he messes up because the action is stiff... I have played organs that take Sledge hammers to push down the keys and I did not have any slip ups!
Bachlives2 2 years ago 2
He must have another score, that's my impression, too. He probably has no barker machine, as well, see, how he is working his butt off! Of course, this is not without (negative) effect to the music.
2lipsonmy0rgan 2 years ago
I don't even know about that...honestly, to me it just seems like a reeeeally bad performance. I mean, I understand this is a mechanical action, but Widor played this himself at age 88 perfectly on a much bigger instrument. Moreover, I don't think you CAN couple all of the manuals on this instrument, which would make Barker machines kind of unnecessary (I mean, how heavy can the action be?). And on that note, if it's a different score it's horribly arranged. That's not modulation, that's murder.
willowthebored 2 years ago
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friedrichsacher 2 years ago
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friedrichsacher 2 years ago
I used to Feike Asma when I didn't want to go to school!
64ftContraBombarde 2 years ago 31
very witty!
Bachlives2 2 years ago
@64ftContraBombarde
.... omg... haahaha
MrsAlexisClyde 1 year ago
@64ftContraBombarde i thought my jokes were bad lol
blackpig24601 11 months ago
Thank You ! (o^-')b V(^-^) ☆
lendora85 2 years ago
Brave attempt on an organ not meant for this sort of music. I couldn't play it better, but compared to other performances I've heard, this doesn't rank highly.
bladeboi2 2 years ago
ofcourse not nobody daaaaaaaaaaaaares to play this piece on this VERY HEAVEY -to play - organ!
paranormaalutrecht 2 years ago
Wat een emotie! Prachtig!
Ik heb Feike in de jaren 50 regelmatig gehoord en gezien op het prachtige orgel in de Wilhelminakerk in de Oranjeboomstr. te R'dam.
De speeltafel stond voor het front gericht naar de gemeente, dus kon je Feike zien spelen.Goede en mooie herinneringen.
Commerinus
cwmverhey 2 years ago
OK, so it's not the most perfect rendition but it's full of life & is the first one I've heard on this page where the bass line comes through[I'm English!] in all it's majesty.
bunny296642 2 years ago
My only critique is the loss of tempo what very dramatic in places giving the impression of discord which ruined the rendition which otherwise would have been nice.....
gb5uq 2 years ago 3
When I hear you people play this better, I will put you in a position to judge this.
oops ive just heard the next bar. OMG awful
tommyupoo 2 years ago
Schitterend om te zien. Hij kan zoveel emotie in zijn muziek leggen! Maar... als hij zijn emoties wat meer zou kunnen beheersen zou de uitvoering heel wat beter kunnen! En ik begrijp dat bepaalde kerken Feike niet meer op hun orgel wilden laten spelen!
rubenflush 2 years ago
Het probleem is dat organisten eens meer moeten leren emotie te leggen in hun spel, en niet andersom.
Er zijn veel organisten, en maar enkele kunstenaars op het moment.
i kkan ze op 1 hand tellen in ons land.
Ton Koopman is er een van.
paranormaalutrecht 2 years ago
either the audio is drifting in and out of tune, or the organ is out of tune.
mortson978 2 years ago
this is...... okay?????
organplayerboy 2 years ago
geweldig wat kon hij spelen!!!
26magda 2 years ago
It must have been low quality recording equipment they used back then.....dont forget this was like, the 1970's!!!
antwantstobeajjjman 2 years ago
This is horrible...
2:22 omg
Aserikoth 2 years ago
If you don't understand it, don't react...
paranormaalutrecht 2 years ago 2
If you understand it, explain... it would be more useful... ;)
Aserikoth 2 years ago 2
Sorry, this is really awful. There are weird moments where he speeds up and slows down. And he fluffs notes as well, very clearly. There must be better performances on youtube?
MjoEm32 2 years ago 3
@MjoEm32 There are "better" performances. I kinda like the fact that he fluffs the notes as you put it and I like his pedaling. Adds his own personality to it. Most of the other performances on YouTube are too fast and so perfectly played, they sound almost mechanical. There is a rendition by Peter Hurford that I think you would enjoy. Unfortunately, I am yet to find it on YouTube. I only have an mp3 file.
AvalonWizard 1 year ago
la musica non è solo perfezione tecnica .
si possono perdonare gli errori di questa interpretazione che è piena di foga e di grande trasporto, bravo!!!!
JacopoToscani 2 years ago
Ganz richtig! Ciò è la differenza esatta fra l'interpretazione di XIX e XX secolo! Anche Scriabin devierebbe di concerto e giocherebbe le sue parti non come scritte. [This is the exact difference between 19th and 20th century interpretation! Even Scriabin would deviate in concert and play his pieces not as written.]
jevalles 2 years ago
grande
CucciolodiBach 2 years ago
oddio..
stupendo meraviglioso.. mai sentito suonare cosi con foga aggressività.. ma quella buona..
sono tutti mosci e poco convincenti
enrico da torino
19482705 2 years ago
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arnaud84000 2 years ago
This is a dreadful attempt at a fantastic piece of music. Poor Widor.
spitzflute 2 years ago
Absolutely agree - the first passage before the pedals come in is botched (chord progression all over the place, dropped notes, naturals for flats)...
abysmal.
dihamilton100 2 years ago 2
frajer
vreskot000 2 years ago
Perhaps not as Widor would have envisioned it, but certainly a pleasing and very passionate rendition.
fraublucher2 2 years ago 2
La traction mécanique n'a absolumant rien à voir avec le prêtre état de son interprétation. Je vous dit pas ce que ça aurait été à L'oratoire Saint Joseph avec tout les clavier accouplé(% en tout et environ 77 jeux...)
benenoit 2 years ago
Son Rythme est très innégale... Widor doit se retourner dans ça tombe...
benenoit 2 years ago 2
je ne sais pas que c'est plus important. un organist qui joue avec son âme ou un organist qui joue seulement que se trouve dans son livre
Guilloufan 2 years ago
Je veux bien croire qu'il joue avec son âme mais ce n'est pas une raison pour faire des erreurs. Moi quand je joue, je respecte le texte même si c'est mon interprétation.
benenoit 2 years ago 2
votre mots sont vrai mais on ne peut pas dire que ce n'est pas bon
Guilloufan 2 years ago
Libre a vous de trouver ça bon, moi je n'aime pas sa version.
benenoit 2 years ago 2
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Guilloufan 2 years ago
Als deze opname digitaal geremasterd zou worden denk ik dat we hier de beste uitvoering hebben van deze toccata van Widor. Absolute topuitvoering is dit
Tabaksblad 2 years ago 3
Hoort wat hij zegt: het hoeft niet altijd tuttie te zijn, de stilt en rust in jezelf en je muziek is dus ook belangerijk!
Martin Veenstra
musicworldwierd 3 years ago 2
Het is Tutti Martin :)
paranormaalutrecht 3 years ago
Ok tutti, ik bedoelde een nederlandse
tutti, haha
musicworldwierd 3 years ago
I don't think Widor Works on a Garrels Organ so well. Garrels would be upset to see his organ with music like this played on it...
Bachlives2 3 years ago
Never mind the mistakes, this is the Widor Toccata I return to on Youtube. It is alive and fantastic.
liberamenteassai 3 years ago 6
what mistakes?
hevvye 3 years ago
Absolutely wonderful! BRAVO made tears come to my eyes!
jiloml75 3 years ago
wat een groot orgelnist was dat zeg.
rymarche 3 years ago
dit is pure emotie!
rendal1967 3 years ago
That's a mechanical. You naysayers try it. I think that was a wonderful rendition. Bravo. One comment - a litte more diminution in the tutti would work well - nicely held top 'F'. Thoroughly enjoyed it.
eat911t 3 years ago 2
Schitterend!!! Als een wild vuur, wat een emotie!!
deduitsepiet 3 years ago
Widor doit se tenir les côtes dans sa tombe. Ca devrait m'appitoyer. A ce stade, ça fait carrément rire ! Sacré Feike Asma, quel comique...
viktorwillstein 3 years ago 2
does he own the feike asma concert hall in Ede?
oakberry61woohalol 3 years ago
no, he's already dead
Guilloufan 3 years ago
N'importe quoi! c'est pas donné à tout le monde mais il est tout à fait possible de jouer cette toccata à ce tempo, tous claviers accouplés et tutti sur cet orgue ou tout autre orgue historique de Hollande, d'Allemagne ou d'ailleurs. Feike Asma a d'ailleurs la stature pour le faire. Comme il est dit plus bas, rien n'excuse un tel massacre, un tel ramassi de fausses notes. Le rythme tient plus du spasme qu'autre chose. J'ai plusieurs cd de'Asma, il doit s'agir d'un état d'hystérie ou de transe...
thomasdeserranno 3 years ago
Preuve solide que le banc sur cet instrument est de bonne construction. Pauvres claviers..
klodg 3 years ago
Si les tuyaux et le vent (... et la mémoire) ne suivent pas, la mévanique elle tient au moins le coup!
thomasdeserranno 3 years ago
Comme c'est indigne et triste! Cependant j'ignorais que Feike Asma et Benny Hill étaient de la même famille.
thomasdeserranno 3 years ago
Indeed Nickthefirst, its Feike. I have to admit is not the best Toccata I have heard.
I don't know when this recording took place, but keep in mind Feike died 24 years ago and the soundrecording might not meet today's standards.
49tomcat 3 years ago
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organist12345 3 years ago
OH, Where did he learn the organ and who with
organist12345 3 years ago
its absolutely terrible. But hey, its Feike ;-). I would say, seeing no pageturners there and his eyes closed, he plays it by heart. Although its absolutely terrible, almost from the very start he starts struggling to get more or less normal at the end of this masterpiece of Widor. If someone here has put it here on youtube to honour Feike, you'd better honour him by removing it.
Nickthefirst71 3 years ago
I love the way he lunges his arm round at 5:09
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organist12345 3 years ago
Not perfect but an exciting interpretation of this famous piece!
silverstartrucker 3 years ago
I am neither an organist nor a musician, but I detect a number of errors in this arrangement.
However, the music is what it is and fills the building with its magnificence . . . . who cares about the errors!
Wonderful.
Turbot999 3 years ago
horrible. as bad as his interpretation of boellmanns toccata
morganisticus 3 years ago 2
This comment has received too many negative votes show
go to hell... upload a video of you doing it
Henry1993bc 3 years ago
You do
organist12345 3 years ago
I think that he meant that you should do it as Feike Asma does, on a mechanical action organ with all that registers oppened and manuals coupled :D
KoopmansFanGranada 3 years ago
Ooops, I replied to the wrong person. Escuse me :D
KoopmansFanGranada 3 years ago
You are the god of organ!
This was really good. I could loose my mind in your music and forget anything else. Thank you very much for this great experience.
violinspieler 3 years ago
Grosse job assez brute qui décarbonise un organ. Chanceux d'y avoir sauver ses bretelles..
klodg 3 years ago
he's killing himself:-) but incredible performance!
jschroeder1991 3 years ago
Why dont you think Reesman95 performance of this piece is better?
organist12345 3 years ago
Reesman95 doesn't look for articulation, he only plays a strenght legato which is wrong. His rythm isn't althoug very clean.
Feike Asma is doing the rythm AND the articulation, so some wrong notes are not bad.
jschroeder1991 3 years ago
I do admit...that wasn't my best at that...but I was mostly trying not to do what he did at 2:22 and so....
Reesman95 3 years ago 6
Hahaha I sort of like what he did at 2:22 actually! Maybe it's just my writer's brain and artist's brain pushing my musical brain out of the way... nah. But honestly, I really like what he did at 2:22... lol. I tend to like allot of weird interpretations which almost change the meaning of pieces, most people wouldn't typically like that, they like to be strict, traditional, straight... I like changing things around and using rubato and other things of the sort... :)
codeman2008 3 years ago
bet he had to throw his y fronts in the bin after that!
omegaman70 3 years ago
Dit is niet al te best en dan druk ik me nog zachtjes uit...
NequamPravumStolidum 3 years ago
El órgano es para la mejor interpretación y es valido tocar Widor en cualquiera, ademas toca al tiempo pero con mucho afan pero es un excelente organista.
ertaulaz 3 years ago
eew dont really like that recording, its a bit jumpy, also he makes loads of massive mistakes!!
joeyboi87 3 years ago
why is this guy so determined..?!
he´s hoeing on that console if there's no mornin.. be cool, let it flow out of your fingers and don't destroy the organ ;)
but he play's with his soul - this is good..
maybe in reality this set sounds a little bit better than on cam.. NICE ORGAN!!
TIMONRECORDS 3 years ago
Lots of "mishits", but hey: it's almost inhumanly hard to play with such a superbly articulated staccato on such a heavy tracker action!
Want to hear what it sounds like when it is *not* articulated? Then listen to v=Vo82Vnd_Kr4
koppelfloete 3 years ago
When Asma saw this, wasn't he embarrassed, i would be
organist12345 3 years ago
This is awful take this off the Internet... HE is awful at this piece there is no tempo when he plays this is the worst performance of this ever!
Bachlives2 3 years ago
Doet Feike Asma dit met de ogen dicht?
vlokjournaal 3 years ago
He is a random chord hitter. I laugh at certain bits when he moves his head a lot while playing wierd left hand chords. Does he not have the music in front of him because this would have been a much better performance if he did. The people filming him should have done a retake
organist12345 3 years ago
you should never play that on a historic baroquenintrument there is not enough wind it starts to sag in that piece with the long pedal notes and such...
Bachlives2 3 years ago
I must admit that he makes quite a few technical mistakes, but that's all that they are: technical.
And I must say that I agree with paranomaalutrecht, Asma plays this toccata with more emotion then I've ever seen or heard. And it's not just bodily emotion, you can here it too, it's not just him moving to the piece, it's in him and the piece as well.
Technically: not too good.
Musically: Incredible.
codeman2008 3 years ago 3
Manque quelques olns sur le jeu des pieds.
silongchemin 3 years ago
love it!! Nice to be able to see and hear the old masters!
bjdabb1351 4 years ago 4
You know, the original version was apparently written in staccato. And this was also a tracker organ, and with that many stops out at once, it might have lead to the organist's poor performance. Oh Well
cromorne 4 years ago
has to do with the couplers of manuals not the registers, but, it is fabulous done on a MECHANICAL ORGAN and not on an inferior plastic keyboard :)
paranormaalutrecht 4 years ago 2
I'll give him credit for playing on a tracker organ like that. He must've been tired when that was over!
cromorne 4 years ago 2
Waw,I didn't know that Widor was so progressive that he wrote clusters in the 19th century :-)
ufni3p 4 years ago