Dr. Bálint Karosi | Organ Recital at Duke Chapel | J. S. Bach: Toccata and Fugue in D Minor, BWV 565
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Intro 0:00
2:33 Nikolaus Bruhns: Præludium in G Minor
7:01 Michelangelo Rossi: Toccata settima
13:09 Franz Danksagmüller: Estampie (2007)
21:24 Michael Praetorius: Ein' feste Burg ist unser Gott
31:51 Dieterich Buxtehude: Præludium in E, BuxWV 141
38:45 Bálint Karosi: Prelude and Fugue on B-A-C-H, No. 2 in A
43:16 J. S. Bach: Fantasia and Fugue in D Minor, BWV 1001/539
51:44 J. S. Bach: Herr Gott, dich loben wir, BWV 725
1:01:14 J. S. Bach: Toccata and Fugue in D Minor, BWV 565
I believe Balint Karosi is a premier exponent of baroque music, today. We are glad to have him in the US.
Wow! Just WOW!! I never in all my days (and I'm 75) thought I'd ever hear a performance of the hackneyed T&F in d to equal that of Piet Kee at St Bavo. Well, here it is, and it has taken two generations of organists to do so! Total respect and kudos to Maestro Karosi at the mighty Flentrop.
One can always play differently; i think the echo passages require manual changes; they are not that climactic to preclude the changes. It is hard to make the transitions convincing; one piece seems to stop and another start;; and above all the ornaments are not expressive in a fastmoving fugue, lots of liberties with rubato and agogic accent that dont fit the baroque.
Incredible! I've followed Karosi for about three years; what an organist! What a Person! This was the high point: I got to hear his Prelude & Fugue on B-A-C-H No. 2--what a fantastic piece of music! But the whole program was--should I say divine? In his steady way of Being about Europe & North America his quiet calm, his way--I offer praise to him--this was an extraordinary experience! I should also single out the Estampie by Frank Dangsagmuller--my praise is insufficient! What an incredible concert!
"Noising devices" ah ah. I'd like to suggest clapping only at the concert's final (some people don't know the prelude/fugue forms or " prolonged pauses".
Balint(!) RE: "Herr Gott, Dich loben wir on the epic Flentrop at Duke
You just put this fellow ordinary sinner and organist straightup into Heaven with your programming of this extraordinary composition of Bach's as a stand-alone piece on a discrete, unified in-itself recital.
Who has ever dared? Who has ever had the vision of doing so? As many times as I have sight read thru it and drawn inspiration for our main job of accompanying congregational singing of hymns, not in my wildest dreams would I have envisioned the score as a "Konzertstück!"
Obviously the piece is one long accompaniment for congregational singing, what with so many similar cadences to clearly delneate each verseline of the RC "Hymnus," which Luther quite simply "verdeutschte."
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We are so fortunate that Bach took the trouble to write down how he improvised in sustained, durchkomponiert fashion a singable bc uncomplicated line of what was originally sung as chant by a choir of monks (I like to imagine). Under Bach's and Luther's hands, what had been calm and devotional chant becomes a house a'fire!! A HF Holy Fire if ever there was one.
And so this accompaniment maybe gains even more fire by standing alone so that we can let our imaginations run wild with how it would have been (hell: *how it would be!) to hear a schooled-enough congregation of about 300 ppl sing the text in German to Bach's BLAST from the past harmonization. Maybe a job for a national convention of the AGO? Or the for the Netherlands Bach Society? Or for Herrn Lutz who heads up the Bachstiftung in Switzerland; maybe paired after the performance of bwv 16?(!) Or/And: plant +/- 25 singers scatttered thru the congregation, and then just go for it with no rehearsal, I say. Bc this written harmonisation with the cf in the soprano will all play itself.
BUT: to be the organist at such an event. Tone painting the text--as you do in this recital and in your later improvs of the verses of a psalm or chorale.
Evental!
Nay: monumental!!
I mean something not yet done with an extant score of JSB's. Just when we thought all has been done several times over.
(PS. The overt chromaticism alla Buxtehude!, which "flexes" things to a glorious end befitting of a Te Deum laudamus.)
Rossi going nuts..... on an organ in meantone temperament. Full of tension. The last chord offers the relaxation
Mooi daar kun je van genieten Dank Hans uit Nederland Zwolle goede zondag
The last section of dense chromatics in the Rossi Toccata shone in high relief with the mean temperament of the Brombaugh organ. Perfectly chosen program!
That work ascribed to Bruhns is actually by Arnold Matthias Brunckhorst (c. 1670 - 1725)
I always enjoy listening to your playing. This concert is no exception. These two instruments clearly show the difference of touch and temperament, and the necessity of planning a concert for the instrument(s) at hand. Well done, Dr. Karosi!
KÖSZÖNÖM SZÉPEN!
This recital exceeded all expectations that anyone might have had. It was a incredible capstone to a wonderful weekend. We had a fine meal together on the evening prior to the recital, and it was there that I found Balint to be one of the most gracious, personable individuals that I have had the pleasure of meeting. Well, done, sir!
Hi Mike, good to hear from you. Thank you for the lovely dinner, it certainly helped me getting ready for this recital. I hope to return to Duke sometimes soon!
A great program by Dr.Karosi. I especially liked the Bach and Pretorius. (Hopefully, he"l play a recital here soon). From Chicago, U.S.A.).
What a fabulous program - thank you Dr. Karosi for showcasing these two spectacular instruments. (Duke chapel is an amazing place - I spent a year there in training and had an opportunity to meet the instruments) BRAVO :)
Awesome! Got to hear the Flentrop in person in 2016 when I was with my ex as he took classes at in person at Duke.
A wonderful concert. I enjoyed wind range for music. A true masterclass. Thank you.
Great organ / Great room !!!
Gorgeous playing, and beautiful instruments with so much character!! Gearing up to give some recitals myself, and this is my Monday inspiration!
Very beautiful recital program and excellent instruments! Congratulations, Balint!
Stunning
Great ! !
That was a wonderful recital. Thank you! The Rossi Toccata, as others have mentioned, was a real highlight! It would be great if the University authorities would allow you to go back and just make one of your demonstration videos of the Flentrop. I'm interested to hear how those Spanish trumpets fit into the rest of the tonal spec...
from recordings I heard, they fit well: they do not sound overwhelming / overbearing, when heard from the recording location. This organ is quite an achievement... Spanish trumpets are always a nuisance from an organist's point of view (or hearing), often offending his ears and not balancing with the rest. Professionals of course can deal with that.
Did you do a demo of this organ? It sounds quite wonderful.
It was not possible with all the tourists coming in and out of the chapel all the time.
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Wonderful, colorful registrations on the Flentrop. I've known this organ since 1976 and never heard the Oberwerk used so effectively. Not sure what the string sound is.
Wait a second I believe that first work is by Arnold Brunckhorst not Bruhns or am I missing something?
The little organ has a very nice tone to it but sadly the acoustic is too dry in my opinion to make it fully shine. something like a 2-3 second reverb would be a nice addition to this great sound. but with the big organ its much better
this seems related to the sound captation. There is decent reverb and "spatialization" on the Buxtehude e major, unlike some other tracks.
13:09 The composer's name is Franz Danksagmüller.
Yes, sorry. It was also misspelled in the program.
Whats happening here from 11:48. It sounds foul.
Rossi going nuts!
The opening acoustics on the Brombaugh are disappointing. No reverb. It sounds as though the microphones are in a sound proof box. Balint Karosi is a superb musician who deserves better.
There are two things about that. The Brombaugh is in a small chapel so it doesn’t take advantage of the acoustics of the main nave. Also, thankfully, it was packed with people, so it lost even the small reverb it had. I was amazed how many people came!
The Acoustic makes....or....breaks the Organ .........One must play the "building" ........not the Organ !
Really.? One must play what one is given. Some organists hide behind the acoustic of buildings. A dry one like this shows 'the-men-from-the-boys'.
It's a dreadful piece though.