Bach - Toccata & Fugue in D Minor | Spectacular Rieger Organ, Marienstatt Abbey, Germany
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- Опубліковано 30 вер 2024
- As part one of a new series featuring the spectacular 4-manual, 73-stop Rieger organ of Marienstatt Abbey in Germany, I present a live performance of Bach's legendary Toccata & Fugue in D Minor BWV 565.
The recording was made with a single pair of omnidirectional microphones to pick up the organ and the church's wonderful acoustic. The piece was recorded in one take whilst the church was open to the public, hence the occasional background noises.
The organ is about to be enlarged considerably (don't forget, it already has 73 stops!) and I have been asked by its custodian, Frater Gregor OCist, to make a series of videos documenting the upcoming work.
The first videos will present the organ "as is" and over the coming months, we will be keeping you up to date with all the work involved, including interviews with those involved.
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Forgot to turn the volume down, now my house is just a pile of rubble. Totally worth it though!
My poor woofers.
This tempo is definitely fast for my taste, but hey you know what its your interpretation that matters. Magnificent performance, and execution of this rather misunderstood piece. Thank you very much for your content Maestro Gartshore. And best regards (Matt) :) P.S. This very piece was actually composed by Bach to convey his feelings towards the unending ethereal majesty and grandiosity of heaven. Its very disappointing that many only associate this piece and the pipe organ for that matter with horror oriented films and events. When really the Pipe Organ is hundreds of chapters more than that.
Auch würde ich sagen: den Überblick mit der Kamera auf dem Spieltisch war sehr hilfreich. Bitte wiederholen Sie so einen Aufnahmewinkel in zukünftigen Videos!
Oooh. Your technical skills are outstanding and that's a beautiful beast of an instrument! However, I have to chide you on speed, especially in the Fugue. With such an organ and sanctuary, note decay is quite long. It seems that a bit of restraint in terms of speed would "open up" some of the gorgeous (and also playful) portions of the piece. I admit to a little disappointment too at the end of the main body of the Fugue because of speed (the final Bb chord, before the next-to-last sequence starting F-G-A-Bb). Please forgive me for sharing this, which I do as a musician, with respect - you're an excellent organist and I love your posts!
I definitely loved all : the acoustic of the church, the sound of this organ, your choices for the registration and your brilliant performance with a slightly higher tempo than usual that makes this "over played" piece to wake up and give it back his baroque native style. Bach pieces should be nicely highlighted by this particular organ. You should keep recording Bach's hits on it if you can.
What was the hurry???
Toccata: 2:15
Fugue: 4:59
One of Bach's best-known organ works played and articulated to perfection! :-)
Thanks for this video, Fraser! It's very interesting for me, because "my" organ is quite similar: Rieger, built in 1997, 58 stops on three manuals and pedal. Warm greetings from Dinkelsbühl!
I play the organ. I know many organists personally, some of whom are excellent organists. That being said, a lot of organists I have met are rather stuffy and have attitudes. It is evident when you what them play and when I have chatted with them. You are the complete opposite. Your head isn't up in the clouds. The attitude you have is very evident in your posture. Thanks for being down to earth! I love your videos. The world could certainly use more organists and musicians like you!
Bravo Sir! Beautiful! Thank you.
However, to fully appreciate such a splendid piece, you have to be in the church. I have vivid memories of our organist playing this music as the recessional hymn for Midnight Mass at our much smaller church and pipe organ. Nonetheless, to feel the notes hitting your body, and to feel the building vibrant and resonate with each note, essentially becoming a part of the instrument and music, simply cannot be captured in a simple audio recording. I would argue that with an acoustically well designed building, the organist is not just playing the organ, but is also playing the building. Hence the pauses are as important as the notes, allowing the listener to fully absorb the notes.
Again, thank you.
Fraser Halle gute?
J S Bach himself couldn't have played it any better than this Fraser. Yes it's a really wonderful organ but it's only as good as it's driver
One of the reeds on the beginning of this piece was out of tune!!! At 2:27!!! It was the D and the A on the reeds, am I correct on that??? Other than that, great performance!!!
Absolut toll. Mein Subwoofer wird richtig gefordert 😃
You will do a english presentation for this organ ?
Coming soon! (There are going to be a few videos on this amazing organ and it’s fascinating future on the channel!)
Bravo! Ich frage mich was Bach wohl komponiert hätte, wenn er unsere heutigen Orgeln zur Verfügung gehabt hätte.
Hmm, komponiert -- vielleicht ähnlich. Aber womöglich hätte es dann eher so geklungen: ua-cam.com/video/nZyE8Vst_kY/v-deo.html
Für meinen Geschmack ist die Fuge zu schnell gespielt. Da kommen echt schönen Passagen nicht ganz rüber, zummal manche Passagen für den Zuhörer unten eventuell aufgrund der Akustik verschwimmen. Aber natürlich extrem gut gespielt. Ich würde mich freuen, wenn eventuell etwas über französische Orgelromantik insbesondere des dritten Chorals (Trois Chorales pour Grand Orgue) von Franck kommen würde. Ebenfalls ein prächtiges und durchaus beachtenswertes Werk. Ich mag deine Videos sehr! Weiter so!
MAG-FREAKING-NIFFICANT!!! MAN!! I enjoyed that SO much. I actually stood up from my computer and gave you a standing cyber ovation! CLAP! CLAP! CLAP!
First time I see a video of yours. My compliments for the execution; you play the Toccata e Fuga in re minore at some higher tempo than what I usually ear it played, and that makes the execution notably much more difficult, but you go over it like nothing! Congratulations!
Of J.S. Bach organ works, I like the Toccata Dorica even more, as it is even more spiritual.
Thank you for sharing, and Regards from the UK.
VaVaVoom! 👏👏👏🎇🧨✨🔥🔥🔥
The Fugue was too fast for my tastes, Mais c'est une question de préférence, n'est-ce pas....
The 1970+ Rieger sounds stupendous (although I wish we could have seen some shots of the beautiful organ case). Loved the 32' Kontraposaunenbaß (?) at the end.
BRAVO, and thank you, Frazer.
Wonderful rendition! At the start of the fugue I was thinking: oh he’s playing it too fast. No, you were right, it sounds much better with some pace to it, rather than the laboured way I play it 😂
I love the beginning of the video!!! At 0:10!!! The 32 bombarde and the reeds, chamades and mixtures!!! That gives me the goosebumps!!!
Bombastischen Klang und perfekt gespielt. Wie immer top. Das gilt natürlich auch für die Person hinter der Kamera. Gehört auch einmal gesagt (gilt natürlich auch für die anderen Videos). Danke das ihr uns Zusehern das möglich macht!!!
Die Orgel hat auf jeden Fall was!! Und das Stück eignet sich find ich auch, sie Mal zu zeigen und va auch den Klang der Kirche! Ist schon bombastisch! Fast etwas erdrückend
Gosh, Fraser, what a superbly played rendition of this oft played piece. One of the best performances I have heard, one par with Simon Preston ..different, but in a similar class. I have never heard the Fugue played so fast, but it worked..you made it look so easy! And such an inspiring instrument to perform on...thanks very much.
Goose bumps..both arms! Wondrous piece and played so masterfully.
Thank you for sharing.
Not too fond of the French take on this iconic Bach piece. The pedal was a bit muddy for me. I'm a big fan of yours though and look forward to more videos.
Sehr gelungene Interpretation!
Danke für die 10 Minuten "abschalten! :)
GREAT (organ and video)!
Oh wow Fraser!!! Really enjoyed that. Nice interpretation on a cracking instrument!!!
"Warning! Loud music" it said.... BOOM! I challenge anyone to come up with a greater sound than a 'fat' chord struck on a fantastic organ.
This is really good. I miss the days you toured churches and demoed real organs. Are you gonna do that again?
Sure!
Hallo Fraser,hast Du toll gespielt,,,,,,man sieht Dir im Gesicht immer deutlich die Bewunderung fürs Instrument und den Kirchenraum an ....find ich klasse......
There's such huge clarity from that instrument, and in the flesh those pedal notes must be bone-shaking!
Much Too High speed! Too Little feelings! In the barock time they played more slowly. The son of J.S. has written that. F.ex. the "dorik" perhaps is a prelude in stead of a toccata!
Wow. The sound of this organ is really in your face. I love it❤❤❤❤
This is an amazing instrument. I believe that this organ is actually the largest organ in the Limburg diocese. It is definitely bigger than the Limburg cathedral organ. This has "only" 60 stops.
You're back! And with a wonderful performance on a wonderful organ. I look forward to seeing more information and views of the organ and its surroundings in the upcoming videos.
Magnificent organ and brilliant video. 👍🎶🎹
Everyone knows this piece from the opening bars of the Toccata, but the part of this piece which really makes it for me is the ending of the Fugue.. I cant begin to describe how the closing bars of the really push and pull especially those last few chords. I have not done music theory and only have heard of suspended and diminished chords, but I am sure there are some in there! spectacular. As always wonderfully presented and played by Fraser. Your videos are so entertaining compared to many other on organ's and organ music.
For me it's definitely the first half of the fugue.
I've been there too with a friend who also lives close to it. Unfortunately there was no time to play it myself.
Very nice. It will be nice to see coverage of the organ expansion.
A bit fast for me, to be honest, but still very good playing on a beautiful organ! Keep going and stay safe!
Nice, fraser ! Hope to see mire videos of this organ !
WOW!! Powerful performance. Tempo made it so...
It’s so beautiful I’ve always cried myself to the end of the fugue for 40 years. When I was a child, I listened to vinyl every day after school on Gábor Lehotka's organ playing. Over the years I have heard many kinds of toccata and fugues in D minor .... Thanks for this recording, the organ sounds beautiful! I still taste the performance :) I hope to see you in person one day!
Yes the ending of the fugue always makes me emotional. For me it’s the A major chord into the sublime A,D, Bb chord. Not sure what that chord is called?
Auf französich : FABULEUX - GENIAL - MERVEILLEUX ... kurz gesagt : sagenhaft !!
awesome sounding organ - over the years i've noticed a wide range of interpretations of this piece - why is that...
I was writing a text at the beginning of the video and completely lost my train of thought because I was wearing headphones!
Superb.
I really like the speed. One wants the struck notes to overlap with the reverb from the space acoustic. For me this is one of the best versions I have ever heard
What a nice guy, subscribed ☺️
Do I hear a hint of Scottish in your voice? Almost Connery-esqe haha
endlich ein neues Video! Die Zeit ohne war sooooo lang...
Es ist immer wieder schön einem Profi auf die Finger zu schauen, also der Blick von oben ist eindeutig eine Verbesserung bei Deinen Aufnahmen!!! Bitte weiter so und... Danke!
Übrigens würde ich mich sehr freuen, wenn Du mal wieder Zeit finden würdest, ein neues Tutorial-Video zu machen (Dein Video "Bach für Anfänger" ist jetzt über ein Jahr her, und Du hast mir damit geholfen mein "Comeback" auf der Orgel würdig einzuläuten! Schade daß Du so weit weg bist, Dich hätte ich gerne als Lehrer...
Danke! Du weißt aber, dass ich auch online Unterricht anbiete?! Ich habe mittlerweile auch Studenten in 4 Ländern um die Welt verteilt!
Richtig schön 👍 wie gerne ich dieses Stück mal live hören würde.
Ja.
Audio-Aufnahmen können die Wirkung der Bässe auf den Bauch nicht annähernd wiedergeben !
Audio-Aufnahmen sind also quasi-kastrierte Wiedergaben !
Aber besser so als gar nicht !!!
Hi Maestro. Long time I don't comment here. I was to busy, fighting with "pandemic". Anyway.... In my opinion I prefere more "legato" than staccato. The other thing; the volume of the high notes was much lower than the counterpoint and bass. I know, you do the best and for long time don't play it. Have a beautiful Life. God Bless you & Family.....
Renzo *
The Italian guy in Ireland :-)
Absolutely brilliant! Would you, by any chance, be playing Bach's Passacaglia at one of the forthcoming recitals? I'm sure this instrument would be worthy of it.
When I get round to finishing the Passacaglia it will definitely be getting its final performance here in Marienstatt!
@@FraserGartshore That's great news; will look forward to it!
Was about to ask about the Passacaglia as well
Blown away! Fraser and the Rieger makes a very explosive combination! 👏 Fiercely wonderful! I'll remember this! A young organist here in SA, Winand Grundlingh, says he likes to play too fast and too loud:). Keep it up Fraser!
Great, a Rieger organ, and a reverb more than 3s -
Excellent played, l like this little faster tempo - RESPECT !
Thank you for throwing these silly masks away.
This video is a pleasure in image and sound !
So much could be said. Instrument and performer. This is an existential exposition. Yours is first div stuff. The T&F is tough - it puts you on show. The fugue tempo ( your presto!) is vital - it unlocks the 'dialogue'. Makes one phrase shouts at the next. Then the pedals have their say. Becomes a race. And by 9 minutes up - your smiles show you having a laugh having conquered. It was at that point I sort of said - well Fraser - let's see how you bring this home. And of course with this instrument - a stunning landing. Wonderful. Saved on my 'specials' file. All Saints stuff.
Bravo Fraser !
You have put a smile on Bach's face (and mine) .
Greetings from a citizen of Deventer
@@adritijman7470 greetings from Wisconsin, USA. You are the first person I have ever known from Deventer !!
@@Wurlitzer104mikeV If you send your e-mail address to a.tijman@kpnmail.nl I will send you some town pictures.
@@adritijman7470 my email address is
Panotunr@hotmail.com.
Thanks!
Mike
Wunderbare Musik, fantastische Orgel, einmaliger Organist 👍👍👍
Finally, someone plays this as a single composition, not a bunch of disconnected phrases.Thank you.
Hallo, Ich sehe dich zu gerne spielen. An dieser Fantastischen Orgel Stimmt alles. Ein Meisterwerk!!!!
Ich hätte da nur eine Frage: Warum Muss man den Bach So schnell und ohne die Wunderbaren Schweller spielen?
Die Orgel kann das und du auch Besser oder?
Ich bin ein Fan Der Toccata Aber nicht sooo Schnmell!
always a blessing to share Bach music
Was für eine Orgel. Und sehr schön gespielt! Schon witzig wie jeder die Toccata und Fuge in d ein bisschen anders spielt😂
Bach muss man halt interpretieren :D
That was amazing Fraser, thank you so much for that. (And me totally ignoring the warning about loud music!) 😁
Very nice ! You made it look so easy . Great sound, thanks very much for posting . Take care & stay safe now !
Big Organ, Big Sound and a fantastic Organist. I Love this Video so much! 😍
that's-a pretty brilliant playing and organ ! Thanks! :-)
For as good as Hauptwerk is, my ears can still tell the difference between a recording with the actual acoustical reverb and a recording using a Hauptwerk sample set - if you were to make a recording using a sample set of this organ and play it against this recording I could tell with my eyes shut which one is the live recording (which i much prefer) ...
What a great organ, what a great pice of music!
This is certainly one of the most fun and enjoyable performances of this piece I have heard! Thank you for sharing this recording with us.
The level of excitement I felt when I read your post is indescribable! 2:32 that really woke me up!
Great. Love the tempo and consistancy, this is the way it should be played, well done Fraser.
Absolument MAGNIFIQUE !!! Merci beaucoup.
the sound of the organ is just amazing well played to !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Beautiful it is the best version 👍👌🎹🎹🎹🎹
Impressive performance, sometimes even overwhelming
Super schön, bitte mehr davon...😊
Impeccable performance - n.b. a pair of delectable calves and ankles provided occasional distraction at left
I hope you’re referring to Mrs G in the background and not my fat legs!
Lol - I thought the same thing! It must be the leather 😜
@@C4pt41nN3m0 This is exactly what I thought when I read that comment 😂
An amazing organ beautifully played as usual! Thank you so much for recording the Bach!!
It is definitely a very beautiful piece of music and maybe the most famous organ piece in the world.
I think is it played way too fast. On many CD's I have in mij collection, the durations is at least 12 minutes of this beautiful piece.
Any way, I love to hear it and play it a bit slower. So the goosebumps wil last longer ;-)
Fraser so, is it possible that maybe I could meet you in person some day? It is literally my dream to meet you in person.
The idea of a fan meeting and special fan performance might have substantial appeal, and could be another revenue generator too. Might need to wait until the virus has been vanquished, however.
Once all this viral gubbins has died down and the world has returned to normal (well, you know what I mean!), concert season will resume and we can get back out and about around the world to get together again.
Me, too!
May be overplayed, but I still like this piece.
That was awesome! Thank you.
Bravo!
Und die Orgel der Abtei sehr gut in Szene gesetzt.
Wird Zeit dass ich auch nochmal rumkomme.
Is there a stoplist for this instrument in its current state?
He did a different video on this channel.
@ Fraser Gartshore Super gespielt und bombastisch registriert hier an der Rieger- Orgel. Die Zungenregister und diese Orgel klingt sehr gut!
Das ist einfach mein Lieblingsstück. Die Orgel hat auch so einen wunderschönen Klang. Einfach nur super!
Do you live in germany to be near all the wonderful organs or are you a pro orgnist working for a cathedral or kirch
Both! I’ve lived in Germany for 21 years.
@@FraserGartshore toccata d moll BWV 565
Great job! Thank you for recording this!
Immense! That was fantastic. Beautifully played and recorded. Thank you very much Mr. G.
Sehr beeindruckend! Wirklich toll! Vielen Dank für die Aufnahme! 🥰
Stunning!!! Gratulation!!!!
another question, does this church have bells in the tower?
My favourite piece played magnificently thank you.
Wow. Truly spectacular. I love the Rieger sound. Your playing is sizzling hot!!!
It sure is!
Danke, das war grandios! Schön dass du dieses wunderbare Stück nocheinmal für uns gespielt hast! Täusche ich mich da oder war das eine Idee schneller als es sonst gespielt wird?
A few days earlier and you could have played as Count Dracula 😀
absolut klasse beeindrucken die Kunst des Spielens sowie der Klang der Orgel Hochachtung .gute Einstellung der Kameras
Amazing, what I‘d give to hear it in person!