Cameron Carpenter Bach Toccata and Fugue in d minor

AGO National Convention 2008 in Minneapolis/St. Paul

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[bwag217]

I would just like to thank all the people who commented on this video, because it has provided me with some GREAT entertainment. :)

[sophelet]

After having watched and been amazed by some of his flashier pieces, I am disappointed by the little clip here, musically speaking.

[silverstartrucker]

Yes: Thank you very much and fair enough. I just wonder why you are so nasty to people.

[DainGerrUsss]

Could some one tell me if Mr. Carpenter has a you-tube or other video that shows him playing a Bach Trio Sonata? If so, I would like to watch/hear that. If Carpenter is a true artist, trio sonatas will allow us to see his real artistry, as they are all extreme tests of a players technique AND interpretation AND registration AND taste, or lack of any of those. Any phony-ness or gimmicks used in playing THEM sticks out like a sore thumb. And, did he record any Messiaen works on you-tube??

[FlametopFred]

um, I'm telling! No recording devices! No recording devices! Mom!

[Saurencaerthai]

@soyeso999 Why would I bother speaking for others?

What I hear is not "newness" or a "refreshed and new perspective on music." I hear erratic, lurching tempo. I absolutely think performances should be compared. Statements like "Why can't people hear music as it is instead of focusing on what it should have been? " sound like blanket excuses to me. I have heard plenty of people play Bach in new and non-orthodox ways, Dan Houlihan being one of them.

[soyeso999]

@Saurencaerthai So you speak for everyone? You say the essence of the piece is "lost". Can you tell us what the "essence" is, and where it went? Many people hate newness, change, anything different from what their thoughts tell them life "should be". Why can't people hear music as it is instead of focusing on what it should have been? They might find more color in their lives...

[chen0466]

First, I'm certainly impressed by Cameron's technical ability, but I don't care for his interpretation of Bach's Toccata and Fugue in D minor, at least the small clip that was recorded here. However, his version of Souza's Stars and Stripes Forever is off the charts!

[DavidSnyderLumierist]

Cameron I trust those organists fortunate enough to have shared in your concert realize that whilst you played,,they were in the presence of "greatness". It is artists such as you that now that carry the weight and burden of the mantle of salvation for the pipe organ as a universal ecclectic instrument now that our churches have begun to turn their backs upon its mystical duties and services, which inspired the likes of JS Bach. Bravo,! David Snyder,Heavy Organ, Lumierist

[cynic150]

@tregnier279 You are talking out of your arse!

[cynic150]

Just a flash harry, I am afraid! If he cannot be serious he should not attempt this music.

[tregnier279]

I'm pretty sure this is why organ music is largely dead in the public eye. Nothing but complaining about how the "fucking new kid is playing it all wrong." Yet he's the one who's pulling in large audiences, because he's playing it differently. This 'only x can be played on the organ and only in x way' shit is disgusting. Get the fuck over it and relax your hopelessly tight assholes, why don't you? I think it's been said: if you don't like Cameron, don't watch his videos or listen to his playing.