Bach: Toccata in F BWV 540 - Ruebsie

[ForestChav]

I don't think it's too slow. At this speed you can hear all the detail which blurs out more at the quicker speeds. As much as it is enjoyable listening to Vernet or Koopman blasting through it, this is equally enjoyable.

[flippert0]

When I first heard Rubsam, I didn't like him. I was accustom to listening to Preston, Rogg, Koopman. I didn't like his alterations in tempo. But he grew very much on me in the meantime (e.g. his Prelude and Fugue in E minor, BWV 548) is fantastic).

This piece however, is muuch too slow. Sorry.

[kmdpiano25]

Where is this Brombaugh organ located?

[ForestChav]

It doesn't say. The sleeve just says "Wolfgang Rubsam on organs by John Brombaugh" and there's nothing anywhere else. There are pictures of four Brombaughs on the top and back of the liner, but doesnt say which organ is used for each piece.

I guess the only way to find out is to contact Rubsam - he recorded the tapes for Naxos and of course played them. He might not even have told Naxos where they were.

[galathil]

This is recorded on Brombaugh's magnum opus, Op. 26, the Anton Heiller Memorial Organ at Collegedale Seventh-Day Adventist Church, Southern Adventist University, Collegedale, TN. 4 manuals, 70 stops, 108 ranks.

[ForestChav]

The slow speed grows on me every time I listen. Emphasising cadences etc the way Rubsam does is a good musical effect provided it isn't over-used (and he does!) but the amount of detail this approach uncovers is surprising.

A contrast to other recordings, anyway.

[pipeorganloverNJP]

Played well, I guess. I don't, however, like the inconsistencies in the pace.