♫ Reger, Tokkata und Fuga d-Moll (Van der Kooy, St.Bavo Haarlem) ♪

Max Reger (1873-1916), Tokkata und Fuga d-moll, played by Jos van der Kooy on the organ of St.Bavo's Church, Haarlem (NL).
(Same video with BETTER AUDIO HERE: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZVJ-1YnhcOY.)

http://josvanderkooy.com
http://www.bavo.nl/bladen/welkomkerk.php

Jos van der Kooy (1951) studied organ and improvisation with Piet Kee at the Conservatory of Amsterdam where he was awarded the Prix d'Excellence in 1981.
He continued his studies with Hans Haselböck (improvisation), Ewald Kooiman (Bach and French baroque music), Daniel Roth (Franck) and Charles de Wolff (Liszt, Reger and twentieth century repertoire).
Since 1981 Jos van der Kooy has been the director of music and organist of the Westerkerk in Amsterdam. In 1990 he was appointed city organist of Haarlem. In this position he presides over the Müller organ in the Great or Saint Bavo church during the annual recital series. He is involved in the International Organ Festival, Haarlem, as teacher, adjudicator, and member of the board. Internationally he has participated in festivals in Altenberg, Kazan, Neurenberg, Saint Albans, St. Petersburg and Vienna.
Van der Kooy teaches organ, improvisation and church music at the Royal Conservatory in The Hague and at the Conservatory in Alkmaar. He makes recordings for TV, radio and CD. His interpretation of the music of Max Reger and César Franck is met with much approval. He is an advocate of contemporary music, especially the work of Dutch composers. As a concert artist, church organist and teacher, he propogates the art of improvisation.
The following prizes and awards have been conferred upon him:
Tournemire Prize, International Organ Festival, Saint Albans, 1977
First Prize National Improvisation Concours, Bolsward, 1978
First Prize International Improvisation Concours, Haarlem, 1980, 1981
Silver Medal, 1989, and Gold Medal, 2000, of the Sociéte Académique "Arts, Sciences,Lettres", Paris, for his services to French music.

The organ builder Christian Müller and the sculptor Jan van Logteren, both of Amsterdam, built the instrument in 1735 -1738. With its sixty stops and imposing 32 - feet pedal tower it was for many years the largest organ in the world.
Händel (1740 & 1750), Mozart (1766) and Mendelssohn number along the many celebrated visitors who have travelled far to play the instrument.
In the nineteenth and twentieth centuries considarable alterations were made according to the dictates of the time.
The purpose of the major restoration of 1959 -1961 by Marcussen & Son was to restore the organ as far as possible to its original state.
In the years 1987 - 2000 Flentrop Orgelbouw worked on the voicing of the instrument.

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[VicodinAddicted]

incredible

[REV16665]

@VicodinAddicted I read on your profile that you are fascinated by J.S. Bach and his family. I think you should watch YouTube video watch?v=qB0v-cONEBE The man in that video, Dutch psychologist Govert Bach, is a J.S. Bach descendant. He actually looks like Him, don't you think?

[VicodinAddicted]

@REV16665 are you serious??

Thank you, i will definitely check it out!!

[REV16665]

@VicodinAddicted Yes, he is related to the great man

[arievanscholten]

Mozart also played on this organ in Haarlem

[REV16665]

@arievanscholten Yes, when he was ten years old (kushi kushi kushi), in 1766. Händel did it twice, in 1740 and 1750, and it is thought that Mendelssohn also pulled its stops.

[ArjanNijman]

Nu heb ik wel eens gehoord dat Max Reger zelf zijn orgelwerken heel veel langzamer speelde dan dat we nu gewend zijn. Ik kan me daar wel iets bij voorstellen. Ik vind deze uitvoering ook een tikkie aan de gehaaste kant.

[VicodinAddicted]

@REV16665 Thank you so much!! Yeah, he kinda does look like sebastian. Thank you again!!

[morekew]

Fantastisch orgelspel!

[robertgift]

With shiny mixtures and live acoustics, this likely sounds far better than Max ever heard it.

Would like to see more of his pedals.

Wonderful performance!

[orgelvriend]

Heerlijk!!!

[jacekrz01]

Bravissimo !!!