Ton Koopman on the Hildebrandt organ in Naumburg | Netherlands Bach Society 

You swaggering dandy, you !!!!

I quite agree!

a dream come true...

@@carlosmendez6729 🎵👍

In the late 1980s I went to the Matthäus Passion performance in Naarden by the Netherlands Bach Society, conducted by Ton Koopman.

Me too!!

Hi Mitch! He is truly one of, if not the best!

So ist es. Danke

COMMENTAIRE ,EXTRAORDINARIE , BON AMOUR

ok

Y así tb nos pasa a los que nos apasiona la música, obviamente a un nivel por decirlo inferior, queremos transmitir nuestro gusto y este músico, la grandeza de este arte y las maravillas que él interpreta.

BWV 529: Trio Sonata No.5 in C Major - Allegro.

Does that sentence has any other meaning then?

This is Bach's Organ Trio Sonata No. 5 in C major, BWV 529.

@@user-74652 Thank you!

Improvisation

@@WinrichNaujoks Oh ok, thanks

To me it actually sounds a bit like he's improvising over the fugue theme of BWV 578, but very loosely if at all.

Unfortunately, organs also go out of tune. To conplicate matters even more, the tuning preferences varied through the course of history. Because of this two things, the original tuning of 18th century organs didn't survive (to my knowledge) until today. I hope this was helpful :) (sorry if what I wrote is confusing, English isn't my first language)

@@titorosado6198 Your English was great! Yes, the vast majority of these organs were re-tuned to equal temperament in the 19th and 20th centuries, sometimes even by cutting the pipes - so not only is the tuning damaged, but the sound too!

@@alistairkirk3264 Thank you 😊

@@titorosado6198 In this context, important is what Ton Koopman says @ 7:00: Silbermann used to apply old-fashioned unequal tuning, causing organs to sound well only in keys with no or few flats or sharps, whereas Hildebrandt applied a newer, more equalized tuning, allowing for the organ to sound "more or less" pure also in more remote keys with more flats and sharps than common ... The ultimate proof of Bach´s preference for Hildebrandt´s tuning is set by his "Well-tempered Clavier", in which he proceeds through all possible major and minor keys, thus testing each instrument´s compatibility against his ideal of proper tuning, leading to what we know and hear today as "Equal Tuning" ...

@@user-zz8ds8or3k That is actually a myth. The old fashioned unequal tuning is a family of temperaments called meantone. The more equalized temperaments Bach advocates for are called well temperaments. These temperaments, despite sounding good in all keys, were still unequal, making different keys sound different. Usually (i speak from my own experience), the more remote keys acquire a "harsher" character, while the keys with less accidentals tend to be "sweeter". In keyboard instruments, equal temperament only overshadowed irregular temperaments at the end of 18th century, because it permitted bold modulations without the composers (or improvisers) being constantly worried about changes of character. On the other hand, equal temperament has been popular for fretted instruments since the Renaissance. Here's a link where you can find detailed descriptions of a variety of temperaments (read with a critical mind, because this writer is biased against et) : www.hpschd.nu/index.html?nav/nav-4.html&t/welcome.html&www.hpschd.nu/tech/tmp/spiral.html I can only understand the video through the subtitles (I don't know if the audio has some explanation about the tuning of the organ, but unfortunately I didn't find it in the subtitles)

I think it was some desk in the church itself. But i agree they could have showed the building a bit more.

@@Engineer9736 yes it was the entree from the church

@rantingcullinarian ... How about this one: Dutch = English pronounced the German way?

I was astonished to hear so much extra sound and noise from each key in this film with the phantastic Ton Koopman! When you sit and play on this organ ( I once had the chance) you don't hear any other sounds from keys or parts of the mechanics. Perhaps the noise sound we hear in this Video was recorded by an extra mic and was later mixed with the sound of the stops?

@@guitarsupport That is the charm of organs restored to their original state: it pertains to all senses, not only does one FEEL the mechanical contact with traction and pipes, one also HEARS how the tone is mechanically produced by the rattling sounds of tracts opening the wind chest ...

@haraldkenewein7955 ... You are that pest