J S Bach Toccata und Fuge in D minor Bwv 565 Karl Richter

[123must]

Yes,Victoria Hall in Geneva.

thanks a lot

[TonyWRO]

Karl Richter was the master

[gbaune]

Mille grazie !

[gbaune]

Aus welchem Jahr stammt die Aufnahme ? Welche Kirche? Welche Orgel ?

[micangess]

Non so quando è stata registrata. L'organo è il Marcussen di Jaegersborg Kirke (Copenhagen)

[advisorC101]

This is not a Marcussen organ. This one is much too powerful and has a very warm tone.

[micangess]

Then do not know. It is certainly not a Baroque organ. Perhaps it is the Victoria Hall in Geneva.

[advisorC101]

It just shows that if one does know how to use a Romantic organ properly one can certainly make it sound very much like a Baroque organ. But never would I lprefer this over the pure tone of a Schnitger or a Hildebrandt Baroque organ.

I think you are right, the must be the Victoria Hall in Geneva.

[lllmozartlll]

Absolutely correct, this is the Ziegler organ of the Victoria Hall in Geneva. The recording dates from 1954 (!), believe it or not. Numerous remastered productions of the original recording have been released since 1960. The organ was distroyed by a fire in 1984 and has been replaced in 1993 by a wonderful 71IVP van den Heuvel.