Tell me a better composer than Bach. Please. From Buxtehude to Mozart, where can you find? I haven't found him yet and I've listened to thousands of recordings from history. Bach is pure genius, he was one of a kind and his greatness overshadows any contemporary composer by MILES.
WOW, WHAT GORGEOUS TECHNIQUE. IT IS LUSH, VIBRANAT AND PACED FOR PLEASURE AND GRANDEUR. THIS IS MY FAVORITE VERSION. EVERY PHRASE FEELS NORMAL AND IN THE EXACT RIGHT PLACE. THIS IS MY FAVORITE ORGAN GENIUS.
I’ve listened to a lot of performances of this work on RU-vid and most are either slogs or speed races. This performance is right on the money for me tempo wise. Driving yet not overly so. The technique is superb and the registration amazing. Applause to Mr. Campolieta.
Absolutely stunning performance. Majestic! This is one of the first organ works I heard. Thanks to the progressive rock group Emerson, Lake and Palmer who uses this as a basis for the song Hymn - The Only Way from the album Tarkus (1971) It even comes with lyrics and vocals. Any way that song made me curious about organ music. I never looked back.
I can't remember if I have left a comment on this video before but have seen it many times and I love how you play this fantastic piece of Bach!😁👍👏👏👏👏 I now also subscribe your RU-vid channel!👍
Excuse me? Fugue not as grand and complex as the toccata? What an ignorant statement. This performance is incredible though, I can imagine Bach himself playing with such fluidity.
*WELCOME TO ONE OF THE BEST RENDITIONS OF BWV540 EVER ON RU-vid.* And trust me : I love that 540 and I have heared _tons_ of it. _Actually, tons_ including accordion or orchestral covers, Power Biggs, Carpenter and other MC Allain rendtions, and v.Hoef, and v.Doeselaar, and Latry, and Chapuis, and so many.... The tempo, the registration and the overall way of playing that masterpiece : *everything is top notch* here. Hats down. I kneel.
Another good performance. I am probably the most-frequent listener to your great Bach Toccata in F video. I hope you put out more. I like hearing and playing this Buxtehude piece. I put one up myself of his great Fugue in F 157. Thanks for your music.
Masterful performance, Dan! May we hear of your artistry in the future. Good work by your videographer, as well. Timely shifts to your feet to show your awesome pedal technique!
Faster and you would miss the enharmonic way-ahead-of-its-time transition to D flat, Mozart copies this in the Jupiter, Mvt 4, about 66% of the way through
For me the F# note represents Bach taking us down into the less-in-tune depths in the pedal solo from which we rise to realization. But the edition I have from Dupre also says G. I think the F# to G is correct.
A wonderful performance, full of life and fire ! Tremendous accents ! A masterful job of playing ! As for the 32' reed, Bach almost never performed on an instrument that had one. But, if he did have one, if it had no dead notes, if it was in tune, and if it had sufficient wind supply ... granted, a lot of "ifs" ... it's a pretty safe bet that he would have found a use for it, as with the final chords of 540. A dazzling performance Dan ! Give us more !
Dan, I keep coming back to your video, which is one of the best in describing the uses the augmented scale can be put to. I feel I need to know the musical theory as to why it 'works'. For example you play the C augmented scale over A minor7. The scale has the minor third but not the flat 7 so why does this work?! (you are playing the guide tones in your left hand so maybe the notes are all there and the scale is giving mainly extensions).
