The harmonious blacksmith Handel Gert-Jan Koolen 1965

[GJKoolen1]

Ik vond het heel leuk mijn LP van ruim 40 jr terug aan te treffen met alle reacties en commentaren! En in het gezelschap van al die andere uitvoeringen van The Harmonious Blacksmith van Cortot tot The Swingle Singers!Ik ben eigenlijk wel erg nieuwsgierig welke 'fellow student mij van een aanstormende 'trollybus(?) vandaantrok en wanneer en waar dat was.Ik herinner mij dat niet.Ik hoop dat ik dat nog te weten kom.

gertjankoolen@hetnet.nl

[125themajjixmaaan]

this is great!

[BesACB]

Great left hand!

[IpsaPaphum]

The most romantic version that I found here on Youtube is the one by Cortot.

[IpsaPaphum]

Smooth too-shay!

[Leibo07]

Long live Baroque keyboard music on the grand piano !

[109emilgilesthebest]

I am very happy that this beautiful musical soul it is still alive! I hope that this way to play Hnadel becomes example for others musicians! Ever play with heart!Technuique is only an istrument but ubi love deficit nihil virtus sufficit

[otterhouse]

Thanks for your reaktion... What I found really funny; Yesterday, I had this pianist on the phone! He lives in Delfzijl (nothern part of the Netherlands), still alive and kicking, more then 40 years after this record was made...

Rolf

[chopinlytlyt]

That is amazing!On phone?OMG what were you talking about?

[otterhouse]

What he was doing now (retired), and s bit about this lp. I also got a reaction on my website (see my profile for that) of a fellow student of him. Gert-Jan always was a dreamer. Quite litterary. He pulled Gert-Jan before a trolly when he was thinking about a piano-piece too much, and did not see the trolly coming...

[DavidN23Skidoo]

Wow, You have a great collection. We are really enjoying your recordings.