Prelude and Fugue in E Flat Major BWV 552 (Fugue)

[kblaarsoscikk]

schöne orgel, klingt phantastisch =)

[NimbleTurtle13]

Sounds too fast...

[Div1356]

@NimbleTurtle13 No chance, this is the way this should be played. Outstanding interpretation!

[swirls999]

Thanks for sharing this, what a beautiful instrument

[poopingeneral]

mistake at 2:07.... he was going to fast ....

[kknots]

@poopingeneral That's not a mistake, that's one single key (G sharp?) which has got blurred in the flurry of other notes.

[swirls999]

@poopingeneral Don't be a nob

[SuperOldandSlow]

Over the decades, I've heard a number of performances of this fugue. I'd have to say this one is right up there with the best. Excellent phrasing, relaxed and enjoyable tempo, and a warmth and depth that makes Sebastian Bach's music come alive.

[BillyRosinet]

Everything you need to know about great music succinctly stated: Bach speaks, you listen.

[BillyRosinet]

Aah! Found the fugue. Life is good!

[dannyevans89]

I wonder how many times God will ask bach to play this in heaven!!

[somnynightin78]

This brought tears to my eyes, literally. Bach is the master of musical form (of his time) and harmonization, and counterpoint obviously, I just don't think anyone can compare to him ever. That's probably why every major composer used him as a model in some manner or another.

[yumeybaconcutout]

one of my new favorite fugues :) i really love those e/e flat major fugues!

[gfduda3]

Belo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[maxjamesorgans]

Perfect speeds but possibly a bit mechanical???

[thegoddescomposer]

J.S. Bach is the last person who was sended by God to Earth 

[NimbleTurtle13]

It feels too fast... especially in the beginning. Still worth a thumbs up though.

[jazzkeyboardman]

Fantastic organist! Is it my imagination, or is this organ tuned very SHARP? IT sounds almost a whole tone higher than it should.

[Camofcalgary]

@jazzkeyboardman Modified Neidhardt tuning, A465, so about a half step higher than today's concert pitch.

Restricted what you could play in (beyond 3 sharps/flats, it began to sound out-of-tune), but meant that anything in C-Major/F-Major is just a gem to listen to.

[Satchmoeddie]

@Camofcalgary How old is this tuning? I know A ran all over the place with each composer having some off the wall tuning fork(s) for A that could be sharp or flat. Isn't it the relative pitch to other notes and not the standard of A that makes the tuning tempered or sweetened so it sounds decent, and not the pitch of A itself? It is a marvelous old mechanical organ though, and in a live performance one would never see his face anyway. He plays wonderfully well, maybe the meter is a bit rushed .

[Satchmoeddie]

@Camofcalgary I never pay much attention to what my Peterson says A is. It is such a wonderful tool now. I use the ST 490 single strobe. I retrofit guitars and other fretted stringed instruments to a sweetened tuning system(s) using a few methods from the old microfrets 1960s adjustable nut to Buzz Feiten's system using a shelf nut. So I know the Werkmeister tuning and have a book of piano models and sizes and programs to get a tempered tuning. My back hates tuning pianos by now.

[Satchmoeddie]

@Camofcalgary Would Neidhardt be Bach Lehman 1722 tuning? After 25+ years this stuff is a bit hard to shake loose from my defective memory. True story: My neighbor, who moved out west from New York, plays church organ, and when ask what instrument he played he replied, "I play the king of instruments". The guy looked confused for a couple seconds, and then replied, "Oh you mean pedal steel guitar". Ya gotta love Arizona. Cultural vacuum of the USA.

[pr0pr0]

I've never seen an organ being played from such a close camera view. What causes the automatic key playing? Has that been in organs since their original conception, or were compositions like this originally played by multiple organists? Just a curiosity really, also it's been mentioned, but stunning, truly stunning.

[jazzkeyboardman]

@pr0pr0 On mechanical action organs like this one, when one manual was coupled to another, the keys on the other manual also moved. "Modern" organs don't do this because pneumatic and electric actions don't work that way.

[firebreathone3]

The transition from the prelude to the fugue is an absolutely breathtaking one, and when the pedals come in, the entire thing becomes surreally sublime. Absolute marvel!

[codeman2008]

@firebreathone3 This whole video is just the fugue, just to be clear. It's a tripple (three part) fugue.

[gilles2777]

I very like Fugue. I don't like final final, "last 5 seconds". But.. great interpretation!

[greenbridge1]

It IS the tune from which the hymn "O God, Our Help in Ages Past" comes. It is Bach at his very finest. This is a conversation with the Divine.

[marrieter08]

why was it called saint Anne?

[danielorganist]

@marrieter08 The theme sounds like the opening of the hymn tune 'St. Anne', often used for 'O God our help in ages past'.

[FSXISCOOL]

this guy is awesome!.....brings out the best of bach!...

[joeyboi87]

fantastic and rustic registration!

[dellatsni]

St. Anne's Fugue.  Bach at his finest! Soli Deo Gloria!

[qwe07]

I love this fugue, but this cameraman...well, I'm not a fan of some of the angles he chose. :(

[danielorganist]

What a masterpiece. Thanks for uploading!