J.S. Bach: "Fugue in G Major", BWV 577 ("The Gigue")

[AlainHubert]

Bravo ! Finally someone who can play it at the right tempo. One of the best performance on YouTube on a real pipe organ.

And all that from memory ? That was great.

[orovalleydude]

IMHO, this is superior to Bish, more clarity and precision, IMHO,,, Well done, lad...

[g5owner]

I played it prior to the memory upgrade that was done I believe around 2004.

[g5owner]

Well done my young friend. Wish I were as proficient as you seem to be when I was your age but focused primarily on piano and cello which I am proud to say was my forte but organ for me was work! But I have done quite well with this piece and as others can attest it 'ain't easy.

[yttreblemaker]

Wow! Great performance! Nice to hear someone attack that piece with the musical equivalent of boxing gloves.

Very similar approach to Fox and Bish. Especially the latter.

Get this guy a good old fashioned machine with a 128' pipe. Then let's see what happens.

And @ ghostwriter: Yes, Bach would have chewed off his right ball to play on an organ like this.

[paranormaalutrecht]

YEP finally someone that plays NON LEGATO! That's the way! :)

[Octavin2]

wonderful *****

[KhagarBalugrak]

You play very well for your age.  The tempo seems to slow down slightly in some parts, and the articulation could be lighter and crisper in places. But your technique is very solid, and you understand the organ, and this piece, quite well. Try a softer, rounder, lighter disposition of the organ for this piece - it's a joyful dance, not something heavy and grave like the d minor toccata.

[ghostwriter11]

Bach would have loved this organ ... and this performance. Thank you for posting!

[obxemt]

Amazing.

[mikedc2020]

FANTASTIC!

[robertgift]

Energetic, crisp, accurate.

Pedal difficult to hear.

Wish you had continued the mordents, grace notes and trills throughout.

Next time, Zoom in a little more.

Great performance!

Thank you!

[Arjunai]

Very nice and clear!

[dottmau]

Very good!

[maestrotim]

Great work, Joey! a joy to hear you play this.

[phillyorganist2010]

Contrary to Farthereast54, I thought the young organist did a great job. Not "wobbly" at all!

Regrettably, Farthereast54 has no videos posted. Probably can't come close to playing it as well as this young lad.

[farthereast54]

Really enjoyed it! A bit of a wobble in places, but the spirit was there!