J.S.Bach - ERBARM DICH MEIN O HERRE GOTT (BWV 721) [Hauptwerk // Nancy]

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In this video you can hear my rendition of J.S.Bach’s “Erbarm dich mein o Herre Gott” played on my Hauptwerk organ. I have chosen to use the sample set of Nancy, created by Piotr Grabowski
I write that this is an unusual organ work by Bach because of it's very simple texture which was enough for the great Bach connoisseur Albert Schweitzer to suggest that such a simple piece could never have been written by Bach. Although nowadays the work is attributed to him, we know of no other example of this style from his hand. To this day it remains a remarkable rare organ work by Bach.
The translated text from "Erbarm dich mein, O Herre Gott":
"Have mercy on me, O Lord God,
according to your great kindness.
Wash me,
make clean my wrongdoing".
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@aBachwardsfellow 2 года назад

I have heard this before, but it always was just fairly level and "so-so". Here I find the music and soul together -- something that goes so much further than the notes simply being played. Thank you for this.

@philipaggesen 2 года назад

I am so glad you noticed. It is indeed important to play the notes as well as make it all seems logical to each other. Thank you so much for your comment and for noticing it!

@johng9393 Год назад

Yes. You have a gift for this not all musicians do

@andreasisenberg8700 2 года назад

I love this piece and I have never heard it played more beautifully. Not only your performance, but also the marvellous sonoritiy of your instrument move me to tears. Absolutely beautiful, Philip! And though I also cherish the modern synthesizer as a means to perform (certain) works of J. S. Bach, with this rendition I am inclined to say (with Mozart): the church organ is the sovereign of all instruments.

@philipaggesen 2 года назад

Dear Andreas. What a moving and beautiful comment to wake up and read. It's really wonderful to hear your feedback because the most important job of a musician is to move people and hopefully be a force for good for the listener. All the best from Denmark! :)

@Highlander1432 Год назад

I agree. This is really fantastic rendition

@Humble_Electronic_Musician 2 года назад

Very nice 🙂 God bless!

@philipaggesen 2 года назад

Thank you! 😊

@JDBlackbelt 2 года назад

Absolutely beautiful - made me pause and think of my father..... I'll have to add this to my repertoire.... thank you for this performance.... stunning absolutely stunning......

@philipaggesen 2 года назад

A very moving comment Ed - I am glad that you enjoyed the video. God bless!

@nakorganist 2 года назад

What can one say, actually there is nothing to say, the music goes directly to the heart. Just thank you Philip!

@philipaggesen 2 года назад

So kind of you nak! Thank you!

@peterallison5021 2 года назад

Another "hit", Philip. Reminds me a bit of prob my favourite piece, the Virgil Fox rendition of " Come Sweet Death"... and well suited to the sample set its been played on

@philipaggesen 2 года назад

Thank you dear Peter - always great hearing from you and the Fox arrangement should be one I should take a look at at some point!

@lindafinch8983 2 года назад

So moving and soulful If Bach heard this He would be proud! As ever, Wonderful,! Lynn

@philipaggesen 2 года назад

Hi Lynn. What a wonderful comment to read. Thanks so much!

@vintagesounds3878 2 года назад

Wonderful, peaceful, relaxing, almost other-worldly! Thanks again, Philip!

@philipaggesen 2 года назад

It certainly is a very unusual work by Bach. I find it has great qualities in its simplicity!

@mspg2 2 года назад

Lovely Philip - I surprised that Schweitzer would have said that Bach could never have written this - some of the greatest melodies ever written were simple lovely tunes that endear themselves to all music lovers because of their simplicity. Your playing sends goose bumps down my spine because you do not just PLAY music but you LIVE it in the fullest sense. Best wishes dear friend.

@melissaraven3164 2 года назад

Where did Schweitzer say this? (A quick google has not revealed it to me)

@philipaggesen 2 года назад

Here :) www.bachvereniging.nl/en/bwv/bwv-721/

@hanschouten335 2 года назад

Heel mooi gespeeld!

@philipaggesen 2 года назад

Hallo Han. Heel erg bedankt. Zo aardig van je om te schrijven 🙏🏻

@RudiKeersemaker 9 месяцев назад

Ik zie de video nu pas, helemaal mee eens. *This video just came on my recommended, 1 year too late.. I totally agree with Hans.

@nelsonwhaley6348 2 года назад

This is a very, almost haunting, piece of music..one of the first pieces I played when starting to play the organ at 13. Well played...beautiful registration, and pace...

@philipaggesen 2 года назад

So kind of you to write that! 😌 Thank you Nelson!

@zbigniewnykiel 2 года назад

Bach on French organ. Awesome :)

@philipaggesen 2 года назад

It doesn't always have to be historical correct performances all the time! ;)

@remi-chapalain 2 года назад

Lovely rendition Philip, a bit slow in my opinion, but nice anyway, congratulations ! The registration is awesome !

@philipaggesen 2 года назад

Thank you Remi. I chose the slower tempo because of the huge reverb for Nancy :)

@magnifyoparah2402 Год назад

I love your interpretation. This is my first time of hearing this, and thanks to you, it won't be my last❤️ Thank you Philip

@philipaggesen Год назад

Thank you for taking the time to write such kind words

@magnifyoparah2402 Год назад

@@philipaggesen it is my pleasure

@eunjoolisafierro6124 2 года назад

It’s my favorite and will he my favorite. Thanks!

@philipaggesen 2 года назад

And thanks for the comment Eunjoo! 🙏🏻

@dfuhrman 2 года назад

Beautiful. One of my favorite chorale preludes!

@philipaggesen 2 года назад

Thanks Andrew - yes it is really great!

@jerrymartin79 2 года назад

Such a gorgeous haunting piece - it is wonderful to hear how you made it sing. Wonderful!!!!! 😊

@philipaggesen 2 года назад

YAY! So kind of you to write that! 😌

@video_camera 2 года назад

Perfect cadence. Usually played too fast in my opinion. Awesome job!

@philipaggesen 2 года назад

Thanks Camera. What a great comment to read!

@video_camera 2 года назад

@@philipaggesen I'll upload a visual version of this piece today. I'd love if a master like you gave me their opinion! :D

@pascalfort75014 Месяц назад

Merveilleux !

@philipaggesen Месяц назад

Merci beaucoup!!!

@vulgivagu 2 года назад

I once heard this piece played on a dark winters evening in Salisbury Cathedral. It seems to have some strange haunting power that is only capable of being fully appreciated on a church organ in a large Cathedral. How amazing that a large organ can produce a soft deftness of sound when speaking into into a cavernous building especially one built in the 13th century. A few other chorales come close to it but this one unique. Any chance of Bach's Arioso sometime. You are very lucky to be able to sit in the comfort of your home at the end of the day and play these beautiful pieces.

@philipaggesen 2 года назад

Yes, "strange hauting power" is a very fitting phrase to describe this piece. When I had to select this organ I need that Nancy probably would be the most fitting: it had the biggest reverb of all and I thought that the simple melody would have the biggest effect when put in a large cathedral.

@nils-olekrafft1769 2 года назад

Thank you for this interpretation, Philip. It is full of poetry and melancholy. Slow but nevertheless fluent. On some notes it sounds a bit "spicy". Is it the original tuning?

@philipaggesen 2 года назад

Dear Nils-Ole. I think it's because I have put some extra pipe detuning on the sample set. To make it sound more realistic....and out of tune :-)

@maxcohen13 2 года назад

Have mercy upon me, O God, after thy great goodness; according to the multitude of thy mercies do away mine offences. Wash me thoroughly from my wickedness, and cleanse me from my sin. For I acknowledge my faults, and my sin is ever before me. Against thee only have I sinned, and done this evil in thy sight; that thou mightiest be justified in thy saying, and clear when thou shalt judge...

@Titurel 8 месяцев назад

I've listened to dozens of recording to this. This is by far the best.

@philipaggesen 8 месяцев назад

WOW. Thank you so much. That’s really wonderful to hear

@johng9393 Год назад

Sooooo beautiful

@philipaggesen Год назад

Thanks John!

@SytsKramer Год назад

❤

@pablograndelopez 9 месяцев назад

Wonderful ❤

@philipaggesen 9 месяцев назад

Hi Pablo. Thank you for becoming a subscriber and thank you so much for your comment!

@pablograndelopez 9 месяцев назад

@@philipaggesen far more and far broader to come if you post on Bach (as I guess you do, as guess you play it very often… too!:-)

@PauloSilva252 Год назад

Another gem from Philip. Track request: do you have any Reger repertoire?

@philipaggesen Год назад

Hi Paulo. Lovely to hear from you as always. Yes, I am in the middle of learning the Canzone and then at a later point the Benedictus. I have played the "Halleluja Gott zu Loben" but that is a long time since :)

@PauloSilva252 Год назад

@@philipaggesen great choices 😊 I am trying the Introduction and Passacaglia in D minor, but I may have to postpone this one. It’s hard as anything I have ever tried… I fear for my life loool

@MusicaAngela 25 дней назад

This is so beautiful and I love your slow tempo. I have just arranged it for four cellos. All of the scores I found online, including the original manuscript, had only half notes in the melody. I wonder what edition you were using if, like you said in a previous comment, you did not put in any ornamentation yourself.

@philipaggesen 16 дней назад

Hi! So lovely to read your comment. My rendition comes from a score I found on IMSLP. I think it was from Pierre Gouin and the choice of making no ornamentation just comes from my own personal analysis of the piece being simplistic to almost an "insane" amount. Therefore I feel an "obligation" to keep it simple in my personal interpretation. This is of course only my personal choice :)

@SytsKramer Год назад

❤ZO MOOI❤

@philipaggesen Год назад

Thank you Syts!

@SytsKramer 9 месяцев назад

😪❤❤

@philipaggesen 8 месяцев назад

Ik leef met je mee!

@johng9393 Год назад

Wonderful music Sir I’m a little confused Is this a digital organ ( with samples of actual organs ) OR is this an ACTUAL organ within a church !!

@philipaggesen Год назад

This is a sampled organ that I am playing on. This sample set is my Sonus Paradisi from the great organ in Sct. Laurenskerk, Rotterdam! So it's NOT an actual organ I'm playing on at home :)

@johng9393 Год назад

I’m a professional musician. Never been much for computers. But I’ve wondered about sampled organ. I have a digital sampled B3 type ( 2 manuals called Crumar Mojo from Italy ) Also one octave bass pedals How much would it cost roughly to acquire that sample Set to where I could play it in headphones ? Bach is a god to me.

@rmanzanog1 2 месяца назад

This work is intriguing, accord near 04:00 doesn't sound like Bach. Same style of David and Goliath by Kuhnau part 2.

@philipaggesen Месяц назад

Yes, it surely is a peculiar piece by Bach. One of a kind!

@melissaraven3164 2 года назад

This makes me think of some of Philip Glass's pieces

@philipaggesen 2 года назад

Bach can seem pretty modern some times 🎵

@bjrnsan3572 10 месяцев назад

It is clear that the cornetto/ sexquialtera is First choice here…

@philipaggesen 10 месяцев назад

It is also my first choice in this piece. There is so much richness in the cornet sound :)

@michaelbarm Год назад

Dear Philip! Your performance of one of my favorite works of the great composer was wonderful. But why you started improvising with the theme is unclear to me. And I didn't like it. I'm sorry if I offended you. But I always say what I think. And that's probably bad.

@philipaggesen Год назад

Dear Michael. Thank you for writing. Actually there is no improvisational part in the video. I just play the notes on the score. Where do you hear me improvising? Try downloading the score yourself. There should be no mistakes (hopefully 😉)

@michaelbarm 11 месяцев назад

Dear Philip! Please excuse me. Maybe I'm wrong. I thought that the original is unadorned in the theme. I downloaded two versions of the notes from the Internet. One for piano is two lines, and one for organ is three lines. There are no decorations in the theme. But in any case, of all the performances that I have watched, your performance is the best! And if I hadn't given up music once, then I would have played exactly like this! ) I have reviewed more than 10 variants of execution. YOU ARE THE BEST!!! BRAVO!!! Curve translation. Through a translator.))

@andre26071955 2 года назад

I should have palyed it a little bit faster and more non-legato, especially the pedal part.

@Piflaser 2 года назад

No, it would loose all his effect.

@Piflaser 2 года назад

Here ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-GwzQLq1jsU0.html it sounds a little bit like a hamster wheel and looses all his effect and sense.

@andre26071955 2 года назад

@@Piflaser You have been stuck in the romantic era, this performance by Leo is an excellent example of histrically informed performance practice as we are used to do in Europe.

@Piflaser 2 года назад

@@andre26071955 I know the HIP ideas, no question, but in this case the slow and legato version makes sense, for a funeral or sub communione. The human heart was not different this time. And the result is better. The quick interpretation is perhaps better from a dogmatic position, but it sounds a little bit like a fair organ.

@philipaggesen 2 года назад

It's funny with this chorale prelude. I find that the interpretation really depends on this organ and room you play in. When I had to select what organ I would do this rendition I thought that Nancy probably would be the most fitting: it had the biggest reverb of all and I thought that the simple melody would have the biggest effect when put in a large cathedral. I know that it isn't the historic correct way of doing it put thought that I would try something different.