The famous Haarlem organ, nothing else like it in the world. Another smooth and considerate performance by Michael Murray, never rushed, always allows the organ to speak and breathe in the acoustic, as he has done in his other landmark recordings, particuarly with Telarc at St Ouen, Rouen. Well I've given it full marks!
A couple of years ago I played this organ, Mozart once played on. A wonderfull instrument with a thundering 32'. I belief it's one of the world's best churchorgan! Proud to be Dutch...
The manner in which the fugue develops is wonderful. Truly inspirational, it lifts one up into the heavenly spheres. I first heard it at the Cathedral school where I was educated. Even now over half a century, it still has the power to lift one's soul to heaven. Laudate Dominum.
Bach at his most wonderful; gets the short hairs on my neck when the pedal enters at about 55 seconds. The ending is magnificent too; amazingly dark and twisted then a sudden upward rush to the light. I want this at my funeral! not that i am planning to ahve it soon I hope
This is one of the truly great organs that exist in the world. A sympathetic and excellent restoration by Marcussen, excellent acoustics, and an organ that attracts the most prestigious organists to come to teach and play there.
@Richard Harrold That doesn't mean it was totally unaltered before that time. Consider, pipes need cleaning and repairs every so often. Every time that is done, they need to be re-voiced. An organ that goes 100 years without such is considered neglected. Even minor alterations as part of normal maintenance (as well as wear and tear) change the sound. Try as hard as you can, but retaining the exact voicing over the course of 50 years is impossible, forget about 300 years.
J S Bach's finest work played by a master on a lovely old organ. When I listen to this it always moves me and the short hairs on my neck go up on the main entry of the pedals.
Bach at his most wonderful; gets the short hairs on my neck when the pedal enters at about 55 seconds. The ending is magnificent too; amazingly dark and twisted then a sudden upward rush to the light. I want this at my funeral! not that i am planning to have it soon I hope
I have the original CD of this performance and other works of Bach at Saint Bavo Church and they eloquently demonstrate Mr. Murray's great artistic talent. Murray also performed Toccata, Adagio, And Fugue on the Von Beckerath organ of Saint Andreas Church in Hildesheim, Germany and you can search for it on UA-cam.
No, it is a triple fugue. You have the St Anne subject which opens, followed by the second four-voice fugue with the running quavers, which has the St Anne theme in syncopated rhythm in one of the inner voices. Then with the third five-voice fugue in th 12/8 dance rhythm, both subjects from the previous two fuges come in, with the St Anne subject coming in right at the end in the pedals. The triple fuge in three flats for the Triune God who is also One!
Tell me in witch measure you are able to find the three subjects combined together? I have played the fugue many many times(piano) but the second subject never arrive in the final part 12/8.
I don't know the Bavo Kirche organ, but it sounds for all the world to my ears like he forgot to draw the 8' principal on the Great (Hoofdwerke??) in the fugue. There's absolutely no tonal center to the sound. It's bizarre. If it's supposed to sound like this, I stand corrected. It may well supposed to sound like this.
@Kinjutsuu -- &, er, Markohoppis -- it's a triple fugue -- in up to 5 voices (numbers such as '80' suggest the tempo ... or were you just being funny?)
Alan please just listen to the entire piece. The tune of the famous hymn "O, G-D our help in ages past" is the tune and Hymn it's based on, this is clearly in the entire piece. G-D bless
the gradual polyphonic blossoming of this fuge, voice-petal by voice-petal is magnificent
The famous Haarlem organ, nothing else like it in the world. Another smooth and considerate performance by Michael Murray, never rushed, always allows the organ to speak and breathe in the acoustic, as he has done in his other landmark recordings, particuarly with Telarc at St Ouen, Rouen. Well I've given it full marks!
A couple of years ago I played this organ, Mozart once played on. A wonderfull instrument with a thundering 32'. I belief it's one of the world's best churchorgan! Proud to be Dutch...
The manner in which the fugue develops is wonderful. Truly inspirational, it lifts one up into the heavenly spheres. I first heard it at the Cathedral school where I was educated. Even now over half a century, it still has the power to lift one's soul to heaven. Laudate Dominum.
The greatest organ piece Bach wrote!!
Bach at his most wonderful; gets the short hairs on my neck when the pedal enters at about 55 seconds. The ending is magnificent too; amazingly dark and twisted then a sudden upward rush to the light. I want this at my funeral! not that i am planning to ahve it soon I hope
What can I say, how lovely! Still at the age of nearly 50yo moves me to tears!
This is one of the truly great organs that exist in the world. A sympathetic and excellent restoration by Marcussen, excellent acoustics, and an organ that attracts the most prestigious organists to come to teach and play there.
@Richard Harrold As if the original voicing were present nearly 300 years after the initial installation.
@Richard Harrold That doesn't mean it was totally unaltered before that time. Consider, pipes need cleaning and repairs every so often. Every time that is done, they need to be re-voiced. An organ that goes 100 years without such is considered neglected. Even minor alterations as part of normal maintenance (as well as wear and tear) change the sound. Try as hard as you can, but retaining the exact voicing over the course of 50 years is impossible, forget about 300 years.
I just heard this on R3 and had to listen to this wonderful piece once again. Magnificent. (we heard the Jig Fugue before and that too I like)
the third part, the St Anne theme comes in in the pedal in the last few bars. Truly a wonderful musical statement of Trinitarian belief!
Beautifully played!
Indeed one of the the great instruments on the planet earth.
J S Bach's finest work played by a master on a lovely old organ. When I listen to this it always moves me and the short hairs on my neck go up on the main entry of the pedals.
extraordinaire acoustics and organ timbre
Bach at his most wonderful; gets the short hairs on my neck when the pedal enters at about 55 seconds. The ending is magnificent too; amazingly dark and twisted then a sudden upward rush to the light. I want this at my funeral! not that i am planning to have it soon I hope
I have the original CD of this performance and other works of Bach at Saint Bavo Church and they eloquently demonstrate Mr. Murray's great artistic talent.
Murray also performed Toccata, Adagio, And Fugue on the Von Beckerath organ of Saint Andreas Church in Hildesheim, Germany and you can search for it on UA-cam.
Bravo!
awesome !!!!!!!!!
got to love Double Fugues
Increiblemente complejo!
Gorgeous, velvety-sounding instrument. Murray aces the first and third fugues, a really fine performance. The second is a bit slow for my taste.
No, it is a triple fugue. You have the St Anne subject which opens, followed by the second four-voice fugue with the running quavers, which has the St Anne theme in syncopated rhythm in one of the inner voices. Then with the third five-voice fugue in th 12/8 dance rhythm, both subjects from the previous two fuges come in, with the St Anne subject coming in right at the end in the pedals. The triple fuge in three flats for the Triune God who is also One!
Tell me in witch measure you are able to find the three subjects combined together? I have played the fugue many many times(piano) but the second subject never arrive in the final part 12/8.
I don't know the Bavo Kirche organ, but it sounds for all the world to my ears like he forgot to draw the 8' principal on the Great (Hoofdwerke??) in the fugue. There's absolutely no tonal center to the sound. It's bizarre. If it's supposed to sound like this, I stand corrected. It may well supposed to sound like this.
@aBachwardsfellow
Ehm... yes...
Somewhat dated playing style, but very fine and magisterial on this famous instrument.
What's outdated about it?
the third part is full organ
Not even close ;)
@Kinjutsuu -- &, er, Markohoppis -- it's a triple fugue -- in up to 5 voices (numbers such as '80' suggest the tempo ... or were you just being funny?)
Nooo it's triple, so I guess 240
Sorry for my inadequate English. The fugue is not a triple fugue. The three subjects never combines.
Of course they are!
Something wrong, this is not the St Anne Fugue
Alan please just listen to the entire piece. The tune of the famous hymn "O, G-D our help in ages past" is the tune and Hymn it's based on, this is clearly in the entire piece. G-D bless
Alan Thomas Of course it is !
Of course it is!
@@michaellynch7770 why arent you spelling out God's name fully?
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So legato it's a joke. It's not Romantic style.