Ulf Norberg plays the gigue fugue by Bach

Ulf Norberg plays on the organ in Hedvig Eleonora church, Stockholm, Sweden. Gigue fugue by Johann Sebastian Bach.
Recorded and edited by Pär Fridberg.

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Music

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• Norberg
• Bach
• gigue
• fugue
• organ
• Hedvig Eleonora
• Johann Sebastian Bach
• Organ (music)
• Piano
• Classical
• orgue

[advisorC101]

Excellent! I love how easily you are able to dance through the pedal sections while chopping away on the manuals. I have to say this is one of the very few good recordings I have seen of this piece. At 2:50 what you did to the pedals, that is the mark of a man truly worthy of calling himself an organist!

Although there was one thing missing at the end.... a huge applause from a massive audience. Please do share some more of your playing with us.

[Doozieus]

Incredible. One of my favorite Bach works. I love the temp and spirited performance. Mr. Norberg is an incredible organist. Watching his fingers and feet play a 'gig' is awesome. I love at the end when he plays a chord on the pedal board to get that roar. I don't know what they call it but I love that touch.

[willowcov]

Great interpretation. Best on you tube.

[speedstick77]

Simply Splendid! Thank you so much for sharing.

[Capt737AA]

Bravo Bravo BRAVO!!!!!! Extrememly well done! This is perhaps the FINEST version of the Jig Fugue I've ever heard! THANK YOU Ulf!

[robertgift]

@Diapasonic No competition. But any listener can be a judge.

This is a fun, energetic performance, but unfortunate thathe important mordents, grace notes and trills, which are part of the subject, go missing after the beginning.

The too silent manual at 1:47 is a distraction rather than a welcome contrast.

And the sudden pedal entrance at 2:20 instead of starting the subject in the pedal at 2:07 makes no sense.

The E. Power Biggs performance, while slower, remains the best.

[Diapasonic]

@robertgift Jeez, I didn't know that this performance was a competition and that you were the judge.

[robertgift]

@phillyorganist This is probably "original" and is the first way I played it.

However, bringing the pedal in at 57 seems much more logical and allows more building of the work, and I play it that way.

Thanks for measure counts. I haven't seen the score in years.

[robertgift]

Registration starts out too big. What is the trill/pause at the beginning? Disrupts the drive.

Unfortunate thathe mordents, grace-notes and trills heard at the beginning are not continued throughout the work. (More difficult but wortheffort!)

At 2:08 why is the subject not brought in in the pedal?

Instead, pedal abruptly starts at 2:20.

What's the nonsense at the end?

Slight pause at 2:50 was nice.

Nice, steady rhythm!

[HirsRaymond]

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[xatuuatx]

This is my FAVORITE interpretation of this piece. Thank you!

[TrinityUMCOrganist]

Absolutely Spectacular!!!!!! You are so musical with the piece. Love the pedal work.