Albert Schweitzer Plays J. S. Bach: Toccata BWV 564

Albert Schweitzer (1875-1965) was a theologian, musician, philosopher, medical doctor, peace activist and Nobel Price Peace Laureate. Basic principle of his philosophy was reverence for life.
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Albert Schweitzer (1875-1965) byl theologem, hudebníkem, filozofem, nositelem Nobelovy ceny míru a mírovým aktivistou. Základem jeho filozofie je úcta k životu. I v češtině vyšla řada jeho knih.
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[Aphidboy]

I read his biography while I was in High School, and he was one of my heroes. Thanks so much for posting this.

[drnespor]

@Aphidboy

My pleasure.

:)

[redletterchurch]

The combination of musician, theologian, philosopher, and doctor is not just a random collection of subjects and interests. They fit together...and perhaps more people should pursue this grouping of disciplines. Thank-you for posting this video.

[drnespor]

Yes, his life has internal logic and consistency.

[dearmalika]

He was a great and a good man! RIP!

[oncsak]

Great...Great...

[tuxedomoon]

This is quite slow for a toccata ,remember that these pieces are written in the stylus fantasticus sty;e ,this reminded me more a adagio that a toccata,it is anacronic ,todays standards are more true in the baroque sense because research has shown that these were quick free pieces with no particular meter ,Ton Koopman shows this style perfectly from then and on it is a matter of taste.

[allanyip]

thanks for sharing!

[jasonc001]

Reverence for life, and reverence for Bach as well. This is how J.S. should be performed. Ton Koopman of the Neatherlands could learn a lot from this disciplined, studied, respectful interpretation. You'll find no rushing over barlines here. Thanks so much for posting this.