JS Bach Gigue Fugue BWV 577

[jav742005]

Gracias por permitirme escuchar algo tan bello

[HerrWarja]

What a cheerfull tune! :-D

[isomolle]

A beautifully played piece of music and a magnificient instrument!

[12345qazx1]

a charming old instrument, well voiced and nicely played Bach,it suiis all

[PipeOrganistSC]

You really can make that little organ sing!

[gerardbedecarter]

Beautiful playing and a beautiful organ sound !

[tormus1]

It is hard to believe that I have been organist here for just on 32 years! It is a small instrument with a huge character.

[gerardbedecarter]

And a magnificent case and console.

[DongusEddy]

I first heard this piece in high school and decided it was too joyus to not use it as the recessional at my yet unplanned wedding. It was 14 years later. You must need a split brain and a hidden pair of hands to play this. Great job!.

[JDWP254]

One manual organs are awesome! If one care to explore, the music it can play are endles!

[tormus1]

Thank you for your comment. A single manual organ makes the player become very resourceful. The beauty of this instrument is that it is integral - nothing has been added in its 127 year history, and each stop is well-voiced. I would rather play on an organ with 7 good stops than on a multi-manual monster with a comprehensive stop list where nothing blends. Visitors to my loft sound very surprised when they see the console having thought they were hearing a much larger instrument.

[dolofonos]

Hmm. Whenever a second manual is absolutely needed it's usually well enough to have the voice written for it played by a wind instrument fit for the part--the lone manual is no two, but the two is no duet either.

[tormus1]

It is an amazing, integral instrument.  Many who hear it from the nave are quite surprised when they come up to the loft and find that it is only a single manual which 'pretends' to be a two manual instrument! I would rather a small, well-voiced organ over a monster with many registers which do not blend.

[requiemaeturnum]

thank you I read that link. That is one of the best organs I have ever seen.

[dacatholicbandorgan]

What a quincidence seeing you here.

[requiemaeturnum]

Wow, what a unique organ. How many stops does it have?

[tormus1]

Only 7. Click on the link which gives information about the work.

[danedaworld]

lol i saw my piano teacher's organ, but she never played for me =(. ill ask her to play bach's toccata and fuguuuuue

[Organist61]

I love the challenge of working with a small instrument. It denies you a place to hide behind elaborate registrations. Well played, good phrasing, and the organ is very appropriate for the era in which it was built. Thank you.

[tormus1]

I agree with you totally. A small instrument can be very satisfying to play and it makes the player become more resourceful. I would rather a small, integral instrument any day over a larger one where registers do not blend. Thank you for taking to time to comment.

[rgeraredz]

Most excellent. There are some things that can't be played on a 1-manual organ. There are, however, far more things that I can't play at all!

[CoraleSanPantaleone]

A good execution...

[YoungOrganist]

I a self teaching at the moment BTW i have subscibed to you that music was great.

[wikt0rius]

Realy good performence of a beautiful fugue (every bach's fugue is beautiful)

[Commiton]

As a boy I taught myself to play the first half of tocatta and fugue on the family organ. I don't play really, I was just ideating with Captain Nemo. I haven't heard the Gigue Fugue in decades. It's on my E. Powel Biggs album. I need a new turntable. What a pretty piece. And well done Sir without even a page turner!

[pipeorganloverNJP]

Is it a one-manual organ? And yeah, I didn't say it the last time, but you play really well.

[tormus1]

Indeed it is! Many who have heard this organ from below in the nave and have afterwards exclaimed 'it's on a single manual'. My response is usually 'it is a matter of what you do with it'. Some of the world's greatest organs have a single manual: St Petronio, Bologna; Sion in Switzerland; Lorris-en-Gâtinais, in France just to name the most notable and oldest in the world.

[AntonMimato]

For the Glory of God and human's soul joy.

Regards from Mexique

[ronanmurray]

A lovely little organ, beautifully played. There are scores of Forster and Andrews organs here in Ireland, including a virtual twin of this one down in Cork. The oboe is very fruity and really adds to the chorus, almost like a small, smooth trumpet.

[tormus1]

Thank you. It is a lovely organ. I recall when I first head the Oboe after restoration - most of that rank was virtually unplayable prior - and I was very pleasantly surprised to hear how much presence it had.

[pipeorganloverNJP]

Cheerful piece. ^^

[Organistabrasileiro]

Could you give the organ disposition? I find that organs since well conceived are good, regardless if it is large or small. Once a time I planned a small one, although haven't build it:

MANUAL: Coppel 8', Quintatön 8', Rohrflöte 4', Principal 2', Quinte 1 1/3' and Octave 1'.

PEDAL: Subbass 16'.

ACESSOIRES: Tremulant doux and Manual/Pedal coupler.

Regards from Brazil

[tormus1]

The specification is:

Open Diapason 8, Stopped Diapason 8,Viola d'Amour 8 (bass grooved, Principal 4,Fifteenth 2, Oboe 8

Ped. Bourdon 16

Keys to Pedals

Two composition pedals

Level swell pedal

Compass: 56/30

Mechanical action

[jeankino]

tres beau tempo enjoué. je me souviens d' une piece très difficile dans laquelle je craignais de tomber du banc !

bravo

[tormus1]

Merci. Il ne faut jamais un tempo trop vite! Il faut que le morceau chante.

[milanese2681]

ausgezeichnet!

[michigander49106]

excellent - this is a very difficult piece!!

[lemonite1]

sounds good to me, i know nothing of classical organ.

[AlainLeboeuf]

plus qu'une chanson , du vrai Jazz , merci

al

[tormus1]

Oui, vous avez raison! Bach est plus moderne que l'on ne pense!

[Niyr]

Monsieur De Lasala! J'adore cette chanson! :)

[tormus1]

Je vous en prie. Je suis heureux que mon Bach vous ait plu. Je l'ai enregistré sur un autre orgue. Vous pouvez en faire une comparaison.

[Niyr]

wow! my french is not that good... sorry :)

mais je pense que je comprends...

[horndiapason]

Thank you for an inspiring rendition of a very challenging work. The organ is beautiful and I didn't miss the commonly used tonal alterations normally done through changing manuals. I am now going to shut down this computer and get to the church and PRACTICE! Thanks for great inspiration!

[tormus1]

Thank you for the comment. As a matter of interest, I have uploaded another version - recorded for radio (better sound and this time with a page turner!)

[twamley]

there is another very similar sounding fugue by Bach, you dont happen to know which one it could be?

[marsvltor2]

You're probably thinking about Buxtehude's 'gigue', which is also in the same key. I may sound like a heretic here, but I almost prefer the older master's work...

Regards,

Paul :-)

[pipeman126]

This organ looks beautiful! OOOOOh how I wish I could play it..........

[tscanny]

this is a great organ. i wish i could play. i can play 2 handed but not very well at all. Lord knows wat would happen if i tried using the pedal board

[tormus1]

Give the pedals a try. It is not all that difficult.  Slow, constant practice and you will make it!

[handelfan610]

i am the same way...i only do the pedals on slow hymns...i dont play for church or anything...but i'd love to and i'd love to play this kind of music too...so i think i'll take up organ in college.

[Timrath]

i wish i could play the organ like that. my fingers are pretty fast, but my feet are clumsy.

well done!

[MagicBrett]

the camera quality isnt that bad, its actually a beautiful organ with a very impressive sound. Too bad it doesn't have a second manual to 'spice things up' but still, beautiful organ and well played

[tormus1]

The organ is quite bold in the building and gives the impression of being a much larger instrument. I have tried to explain on a number of occasions that the camera used to record it has a poor sound component.

[aricmm]

It's OK, leave him alone, if he wants to play WITH music, fine, it's music, does not have to be JUST like the composer played it, who said it did? It's kind of a funny organ though, like the organ at the old amuzement parks, circus caliope, squeely little whistle organ.

[Reesman95]

THat is a sad organ. But great playing.

[tormus1]

The organ is not sad!!! Far from it!! The sound quality of the camera is to blame.

[SeattleOrganMan]

And just what makes this a 'sad' organ in your estimation? Are you an organ size queen...if it doesn't have at least 3-manuals and 50+ ranks it's not worth your time? I'd MUCH rather have this musical gem over an electronic counterfeit. It's real, acoustic music. And while there are a few tuning "zingers"..it is a very capable instrument with beautifully stencilled facade pipes, and a pleasing tone.

[tormus1]

Nicely put. Every stop - all 7 of them - on this instrument pulls its weight, and they all blend marvellously. That is the benchmark for a well-made instrument. I would rather this over a gigantic instrument where registers do not blend.

[RWoosten]

Really good! Beautifull organ too!

[BeFrSc]

Does anyone have the sheet music to this in a .pdf?

[svenv2002]

or you could just get a page turner...they're pretty cheap i hear!

[ccoraxfan]

Memorize the piece, then you won't have to worry about turning pages! The author didn't anticipate having to turn pages. Perform it as intended by the author.

[elloneellone]

Oh, dear! You really known the intentions of the author.....Performers before Liszt, always played with score. After him, when he established this new 'fashion'...obviously the intentions of the authors changed for ever...

[Trinitrotolaissance]

I don't think memorizing the piece has anything to do with an authentic way of playing. Besides, he solved his ''problem'' of turning the pages nicely since he simply continued playing with all the fingers that were available.

[MeZZosOpRaNOz]

he should use the composition pedal or the pisston pedal at 0:33+1:51 (if the organ has one) to change stops for each ehco. = )

[marsvltor2]

Compositions or pistons? How very Schnitger...(not)

[tormus1]

There are no pistons, just two iron composition pedals.

[marsvltor2]

Tormus - I was not having a go at you - just the comment above mine! Your performance was a gem (as is the instrument).

Regards, and apologies for the misunderstanding!

Paul :-))

[tormus1]

Fear not Paul. No offence taken in the least! Thanks for taking the trouble to write.

[RyanDoMu]

Well played, nice instrument. I'm green with envy!

[firebreathone]

Can anyone tell me why the video does not load in its entirety and It stops every 2 minutes. I have to get back to the start of the video every minute.. this is rather frustrating and it does not only happen when I am watching this video, It happens to other videos (including the ones in my favourite section) as well..

help :)

[MeZZosOpRaNOz]

them page terns are BUGGERZ!!!

[firebreathone]

Nice job sir, I love it.

[dominustecum]

Fantastic!

and fantastic ass too!

[Meech430]

Beautious Articulation/registration/ever­ything! Lovely organ too. I think the "tuning problem" is that the 2' is clipping whatever the microphone is. A slightly bigger mic should solve the problem.

[paranormaalutrecht]

nice playing. the organ is to small for the firework, but, very nice played, very good!

[jmontgomery7577]

A wonderful and amazing little instrument! Truly a gem

from the pastserving well in the present.

[pipeorganDUDE]

i hate it when i have to tern the page!

[tpmm1]

Fantastic! And I even think bwv 615 is a hard nut to crack. But this...! I'll just continue dreaming.

Wonderful playing!

[LS57]

Thank you -- very impressive playing, and thanks, too, for the description of the organ details.

[FritzieCarney]

I just had to get up and dance. This was great. Loved every second! Beautifully played. Thank you .

[OrganoAeternam]

you know instead of writing these damn comments how about you experts make your own movie and post it! show us "idiot" organists how it's done...

[tormus1]

I'll happily explain how you can post your clips.

[OrganoAeternam]

I just think its rude of people to say anything negative about anyones playing. Instead of saying something negative. Play for us something positive. I loved the Fugue. I believe that because of the space the legato effect was great. Had it been a large room with more reverb a more detached rendition would be alright. I loved it!

[tormus1]

Thank you for your comment. I agree totally. We are entertaining them for free. A legato or detatched interpretation will depend on acoustics (and instrument). I have played Bach in Strasbourg Cathedral with an 8 second reverberation. That meant a very careful judgement with tempo and phrasing. Those French cathedrals are very live acoustically.

[hiredcowmilker]

Nice job, Pastor. I love it how everybody on here thinks there's a damn expert.

[Shogunmiyuchan]

My all time favourite fugue, well, joint favourite: the Wedge is always a bitch to beat (and play!) XD

[andy891011]

Great playing. I have struggled with this for some time. Trick is to keep the tempo going( just right here). Lovely sound.

[riverscuomo06]

the speed is fine. the problem with this piece is that people think it should fly along so they take it wayyy too fast. the speed you play it at is perfect. sweet organ, btw.

[alessiobach]

bello strumento, bravo

[NihilNominis]

I like Buxtehude's Gigue Fugue (Fugue in C major) as well. It has the same lovely dancing quality.  Lovely performance.

[poptart777]

strange how bach organ works can be so bright yet so creepy....in a way =]

[cookiebaroness]

I love this piece, it makes Bach's music soar. Beautifully played.

[bwv578]

Love the tempo but the registration is a bit heavy and too "REEDY" for Bach's standards. It's a gigue. Would even sound better if you do something with the registration. Good luck!

[tormus1]

It is, after all a 19th century organ I am using (Forster & Andrews 1882)

[GrandeChoeur]

How many ranks is the mixture you are using? Or is it a 2' Principal of some type? It may be the video, but it sounds horribly out of tune. Great playing though!

[tormus1]

It's not a tuning problem but the medium for recording - I was using my Fuji Film camera on video mode.  The sound is not brillant but I am only using what I have.

[clashtitans2]

fluent and wonderful performance!!

[Ravel87]

yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!! well done, too cool!

[Urmom92427]

Yay! I love this piece!

[BatesJr]

Thank you for this splendid performance.

[ve2so]

Listen to the Gigue Fugue by Virgil Fox.

[MichaelBramble]

Well done, looks like you have a nice little organ there, with a beautiful Facade. Small pipe organs are the answer, never a small electric one.

[Raymondo30837]

Another magnificent piece. Sheer delight.

[Raymondo30837]

Just superb

[Jm4steam]

WOW!! Great job. Love that piece.