Maybe it wasn't fully understood. He was a great organist (even if sometimes overshadowed by others....) and a good teacher. May the earth be light on you, dear Samuel.
Yes indeed; She got it right. Wonderfully expressive and "romantic" but...the sloppy tuning and mushy audio engineering did not match the piano performance and equally fine video. This makes it difficult to listen too for long. What's the deal with bad engineering from audio persons and tuners who insist on cheating clients by using temperaments? Take a moment and listen to this one done with clear/precise tuning and engineering. It is a high school age audition (non edited) recording so the video requirements were more strict: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-bpRZtn_jPe8.html
I read the name Samuel Kummer for the first time when ordering his double-CD with JSB´s "Art of Fugue", recorded by him on the magnificent organ, built by Bach´s preferred organ builder Zacharias Hildebrandt in 1746 and restored in 2000, in the St. Wenceslas Church of Naumburg ... Upon hearing that CD, I was overwhelmed, even more than by the recording of the same work on the same organ from the 1970-ies, published on Vinyl by Christophorus which at that time impressed me more than anything I had ever heard before ... I cannot describe how sad I am upon hearing of the passing away of this great and generous musician, apparently while waiting on the Dresden main train station for his connection to Würzburg where he was supposed to teach his organ pupils ... It would not surprise me, if the court case with the "Stiftung Frauenkirche Dresden" has weakened him to the extent of breaking down physically ... Also, it would not surprise me, if his fabulous recording of JSB´s "Art of Fugue" in Naumburg would play a role in the whereabouts underlying that court case ... Rest in Peace, dear Samuel, your Art (and in particular your Art of Fugue) will never be forgotten, may you forever play to God´s Glory in His divine presence up there ... Soli Deo Gloria! ... Listen to his legacy here: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-hqh6VpbVOMo.html
Nicht böse sein, aber Töne müssen besser ausgespielt werden, ist ja kein Klimpersstück! Auf Phrasierung achten. Danke sagt Pfarrer Hubert Tietzel-Grassall aus Thüringen.
interesting concept of muted military timpani/military march was a fresh breeze at the beginning but misfired a bit at 3:55-4:15 because it lost Brahmsian deapth in sequencial/modulational chords…
Spannendes Interview zu einer tollen CD - eingespielt auf einer ganz besonderen Orgel an einem überraschenden und bezaubernden Ort. Unbedingt mal reinhören!
herzlichen Dank für diese kleine Video was für ein herrliches Zeitzeugnis ich habe schon viel über diese interessante Orgel gelesen - schön, dass sie heute wieder so hervorragend zum Klingen gebracht wird...
Danke für den netten Kommentar. Wir wurden durch einen Artikel in der Zeitschrift Ars Organi auf das Instrument aufmerksam. Und dann traf es sich, dass Prof. Schmeding dort schon öfter Konzerte gespielt hatte und die Leute kannte. Zum Glück förderte die Reemtsma-Stiftung dieses Projekt dann auch noch, sonst hätte man das nicht realisieren können. Ich finde auch, dass es sich um ein sehr spannendes Zeitzeugnis handelt. Wunderbar, dass die Eigentümer das Werk erhalten haben, obwohl der Orgelsachverständige schon ein Todesurteil gefällt hatte: Industrieorgel, Kriegsmaterialien, alles Zink ... man kennt die einschlägigen Argumente. Die mit solchen Orgeln besonders erfahrene Firma Scheffler hat das Werk liebevoll wieder zu neuem Leben erweckt.
Love this BWV 564! Great registration selection for pedal voices! Very quick tempo - fingers have to go so fast! Great performance - thank you! (from Canada)
The control she has in her left hand is incredible. Currently working on this piece and maintaining dynamics while jumping octaves is difficult. Well done
Diese Doppel-CD kann ich bestens empfehlen! Wie bei Paul de Maleingreau auch (stilistisch Weitz sehr verwandt), ist das Spiel von Van de Velde superb..... Grüße von Eckehard Lüdke aus der Orgelstadt Kevelaer (Ndrh)
