Johann Sebastian Bach: Passacaglia in c-moll - BWV 582 played by Petr Novotny on Viscount Cantorum TRIO (Details: www.viscountin...) (played with tuning A1=465,0 Hz and temperament Silbermann)
An amazing performance of this wonderful music of Bach. I am so impressed that you played from memory. And so happy that you have the new Cantorum Trio. Best wishes for you as you continue to develop in your organ studies.
Thank you very much! Yes, I was learning it back in the days when it was very easy for me to memorize any learned pieces. Unfortunately, that time is gradually disappearing and the more I learn, the less I remember ... Thank you! We have Cantorum Trio since summer 2021 :) Thanks a lot, and all the best for you! :)
@@pjotertheorganist but to play from memory the complete Passacaglia AND Fugue by Bach is amazing. I learned the Passacaglia and performed it with the music. I never learned the fugue. But keep practicing and learning new pieces. You don't have to memorize everything. In university my organ professor did not require memorization. I was happy about that
Excellent. How long did it take you to memorize this Bach? I believe he would be very amazed and proud to see you play this, and on a "portable" organ as well.
I started learning it during the lockdowns. I couldn't this piece register fluently for a long time, but it was pretty easy for me to remember. It was such a defect of mine that I could not play from sheet music without learning it by memory.
Yes, practically it is. It is true that the metal surface is a little rougher than on the Cantorum DUO, where it is smooth and matte. The intonation of the stops is also a little different, as with the Cantorum DUO you need to achieve such versatility that the available stops complement each other, while the Cantorum TRIO has much more choice, so it is not needed as much there. The touch is the same, and the quality of the sound and playing experience too.
Beautiful. Not only how the instrument sounds but also how you played. congratulations ! Now... that organ is extraordinary. Why does it look so ugly? In the factory, don't they know how to make most beautiful the things? I look at how the sides are finished and they are cut like any table or chair... the appearance of the instrument is not as good as it sounds...
Thank you very much! I understand you. The construction solution of the instrument is created to suit easy storage and transport. It is necessary that it can be easily disassembled and assembled again, so that it does not need external sound systems etc. The table in particular is designed in the same way as the Cantorum Duo model, but due to the added Positive manual, it was necessary to adjust some parameters due to the position of the organist, but at the same time preserve the spatial properties of the whole of this instrument as much as possible... In addition, it is also a fairly cheap option compared to other instruments on the market. The manufacturer is open to various modifications or elements on request, but for a fee to the customer.
@@pjotertheorganist Hi. I left that comment two months ago and was no longer waiting for your reply. Thank you for dedicating such a long reply to me. That instrument is one of the best I have heard in its class. If I were to buy it, I would probably add more money and ask the manufacturer for a more beautiful finish.... Anyway, the organ is for making music, not for showing it off. 🙂
So true! What you both said. Yes, that can’t be helped. It looks ugly (cheap chip board) despite sounding good due to the price. £3K. Now if the Italians had used great natural wood, etc, it’ll look beautifully made. However, the price would have been unaffordable to you & me. 😅 EDIT: Greetings from London, United Kingdom.
the Passacaglia is a reference piece for Bach. It is also a trap used to separate technicians from musicians. Your flawless interpretation is one thing, that's for sure and I congratulate you for it. But it is totally inexpressive, too rigid, without relief, very mechanical. Playing Bach is a mixture of often difficult mechanical adjustments, mixed with expression and sensitivity essential to interpretation. It is often difficult to find, for example, in the USA this wonderful mixture, the US organists being in tune with their US audience marveling more easily at the technical prowess than at the feeling in what the performer is trying to convey. And this is indeed a big basic error.
Hi @jmariliou! I wonder if you comment was aimed to encourage this young musician, and others like him, to enjoy, explore Bach further and further, to then better and better share Bach's talent with us, and to develop his? If that was your aim, on a scale of 1 to 10 how well do you think you succeeded in getting that message delivered via the wording of your comment? Just curious... FWIW, I'm a Bach fan, enjoy the Passacaglia Cm immensely - to the point of knowing it almost by heart, and have heard it played by umpty-umpteen organists of various merits, and I enjoyed Pjoter's playing. The music. The playing. Not the fact that he knows it by heart. That's nice, the memorization thing, but rather beside the point. Atta guy, Pjoter!
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