The "minuet" has taken on a life of its own, quite apart from its original use as accompaniment for a dance. Handel's minuets in his late symphonies are often at undanceably fast tempos. Finally, the piece was written long after the 18th century, so the name is not meant to be taken literally.

@@classicore22 Interesting to be reminded of this clip on which I commented some time ago. Re-reading that comment I must say I couldn't agree with it more! I certainly don't agree with what you have written. Not only do I find it entirely subjective, but I can't take seriously the opinion of a person who relies on the evidence of Handel's "late symphonies"! At least you are correct in saying that the piece was written long after the 18th. century, but I think you haven't troubled to ask yourself why Hollins chose to give it the title of "minuet". An interesting parallel here is another well-known work by Hollins, "A Song of Sunshine". I have heard players render this with machine-like precision, but at no time does the music "breathe". Surely the clue is in the title: it is a "song", songs are sung by singers, and singers must breathe. And so too must this piece. You will search in vain for Handel's late symphonies, but may I take the opportunity here of recommending to you a most wonderfully informative and fascinating autobiography, and something that you will be able to find. It is the autobiography of Alfred Hollins: "A Blind Musician Looks Back". A truly great man.

@@ZL54JK8 I meant Haydn, not Handel

Also, the minuet of Beethoven’s First Symphony is always taken at a fast tempo

@@classicore22 Too late! A thoughtful and discriminating critic doesn't make such a mistake. As I said, I can't take your opinion seriously, and stand by what I wrote originally. Looking through the comments, I see other criticisms of the overly fast tempo. Most people however are enraptured by pyrotechnics and will always approve of fast, bravura tempos.

Especially an exquisite pipe organ (Walker & Sons, 1998) like this one.

Too true.

haha me too!

all the ones I've seen seem to be faster than the one in the game though

Brooko Yes, all are faster than that one!

Robin: That's loud! I DON'T LIKE LOUD THINGS!

@@gabrielalvarado7849 0.75x speed seems good.

It was the Gt Trumpet!

@@concertorgan8945 okay the 8 foot trumpet reeds on thr great manual. It is very powerful.

It's supposed a minuet, can you imagine people dancing at that speed? Far too fast!

@@emotivepiano I made a similar comment here, and I'm glad someone else sees what seems so obvious to me! Most people here are delighted with the performance, and it may be that they are impressed by fast playing and virtuosity above other considerations. However, the title suggests delicacy and the intimacy of the dance. The piece is not meant to be a means of allowing players to show off their skills, although there is much skill involved in deeply thoughtful interpretation.

I've heard recordings of Rachmaninoff playing similar frantic, unemotional passages on such deeply romantic works as his 2nd piano concerto! It took me totally aback but then nothing is ever played the same way twice. ;-)