Barbara Dennerlein - Free Improvisation on Bach's Toccata and Fugue d-moll 

Yep me too

I agree. I believe I once read somewhere the Bach was a very skilled improviser himself.

Yes😊

Jimmy was from piano coming , that's totally different, Barbara ist from organ, that you see because she plays the bass with the feet, that's another feeling.

I'd like to know what stops she's using on the top rank.

I bet he would, and she’d be a tad surprised

It is actually a digital instrument, but it directly models a real pipe organ.

Schwammweiler Zumindest spielt sie wie einer, und sieht auch noch so aus...😊

Totally agree. Best feet in the business by far. Even an Englander can appreciate real talent. :-)

Yes, he would! This is amazing and fearless - and done with great respect for Bach and his music (just compare it with the famous G minor Fantasia, BWV 542!). Bravo!

It is actually based on her composition "Downtown N.Y." from her 1992 album "That's Me".

Well put.

This is a pipe organ, right?

KutWrite Digital. I understand they used to have a pipe organ.

BD is not playing a pipeorgan. The pipeorgan of the Trinity Wallstreet church was taken out of the church after dust and debris from 9/11 made it unplayable. Only the case is still there. They installed a virtual organ instead. Marshall & Ogletree American Classic virtual pipe organ, basicly a nice sampling machine. But I agree: nice improvisation; fantastic jobb.

Rene De Vries Yes I think the pipe organ was a Skinner and was purchased by a church down south somewhere and was rejuvenated and installed there.

It was a much-altered Aeolian-Skinner in poor condition but eminently restorable. It's down in Georgia somewhere now. They're now replacing the M&O with a new Rosales pipe organ.

I think so too) Very original performace. Before I've heard similar only from Oleg Yanchenko - russian organist and composer. tinyurl.com/z282fcq But he died in 2002 and many of his records remains only on vinyl.

Thanks for your comment. You're absolutely correct, Bach's voice motion was impeccable, but that was style of his era. Should we belittle Impressionist art just because it doesn't use clear outlines like the classical style?

Falsch er hätte es geliebt!

Dem ersten Teil stimme ich zu, dem zweiten nicht, vor allem da ich weiß wie intensiv sich Barbara Dennerlein mit der jeweils zu spielenden Pfeifenorgel auseinandersetzt bevor sie ein Konzert darauf gibt. Sie spielt bereits seit über 20 Jahren auf Pfeifenorgeln und hat auf über 300 verschiedenen auf der ganzen Welt gepielt, also hat sie durchaus einen Plan. Natürlich ist das nicht die Art von Musik, die man von einem solchen Instrument erwartet. Aber gerade das macht es ja so besonders. Ich bin daher ganz im Gegenteil davon überzeugt, dass Bach sich im Grab nicht rumdrehen sondern vor Freude ein paar Luftsprünge vollführen würde, wenn er das hören könnte.

Gerade J.s.Bach würde ihre Interpretation Lieben! Vor allem hat gerade sie Ahnung von Hammond und Kirchenorgel, zur Info die Hammond war ursprünglich als Kirchenorgel gedacht! Zu dem ist sie nicht die einzige die die Kirchenorgel auf moderne Weise spielt aber sicher mit die beste! Ich denke von Orgel im allgemeinen haben sie nicht sehr viel Ahnung! Zum Schluss noch etwas, es ist nicht mal sicher das Docata von J.s.Bach ist, man vermutet es ist von einem Schüler. Dazu ist jede Interpretation von klassischer Musik anders

Das ist absoluter Unsinn

If you want to hear Bach, you can still do that. I, right now want to hear Dennerlein's musical conversation with Bach and herself. That is what music is all about, not just making copies of copies.

Good for you to know then that she's not playing a pipeorgan. The pipeorgan of the Trinity Wallstreetchurch was taken out of the church after dust and debris from 9/11 made it unplayable. The case is still there but they installed something which is suppposed to imitate a pipeorgan: a virtual organ. A Marshall & Ogletree American Classic virtual pipe organ, basicly a nice samplingmachine. Still, I can't see your point. When Christofori build the først pianos in the 1700s, I doubt he thought of jazz..

I think It is a wonderful example of the variety of music this talented lady is able to create. She creates and is a genuine artist. She does not just read notes and imitate what another composer has written. Love Barbara Dennerlein ♥️

Nothing is fake here. Except the organ being electronic (sampler) but a very good one at that.

You are a fake 😅

Its not surprising that this can be offensive to classical purists, if that's what you are. And if that's what you are, then you're in the wrong place cause Barbara is a jazz head. And this performance doesn't pretend to be the toccata and fugue in d minor. As per the title, its a free improvisation using the toccata and fugue in d minor. There is definitely a link there, even if its tenuous, even if you don't hear it. So your statement that "this crap doesn't have anything to do with the toccata and fugue in d minor" is, to be nice, a bit weird. Not sure if you're aware that Barbara is essentially a jazz player and considered one of the best contemporary jazz organ players. That said, I couldn't care less about the toccata and fugue in whatever key its played. I just listen to the music and in this case, it has its moments. But for me, one listen is enough.

Different but certainly not crap.....

That's the life of astistical free playing music by the musician and their free enterpretations. And she tooks the jazzy way of her free interpretation . And she shows there differents of skills and music styles as well. Well done Barbara. Chapeau.