Bach - Toccata and Fugue in D minor BWV 565 - Van Doeselaar | Netherlands Bach Society

From Disney’s Fantasia to The Phantom of the Opera, the opening of the Toccata and Fugue in D minor, performed by Leo van Doeselaar for All of Bach, has provided many memorable moments. The secret is in the striking first note, followed by that brief, tense moment of silence and the overpowering descending series of notes (or variations on it, like in Pirates of the Caribbean). Unfortunately, Bach’s own score has not survived, which has led to many speculations on the creation date of this wild and original composition that is actually not very ‘Bach-like’.
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Leo van Doeselaar, organist
Organ: Arp Schnitger, 1692

[@bach]

0:07 Toccata 2:43 Fuga

[@moltzer]

7:20 (Recitativo.)

[@antoniobrivio8251]

La toccata non era perfetta .troppa confusione. I tempi e i ritmi li puoi inventare ma poi li devi mantenere. Verso la fine della fuga sembra una gara la sn.contro la destra chi arriva prima....non mipiace ho e ascolto di meglio. Questa opera la suonano tutti senza rispetto per l'autore. Fai pure il tuo ma fare senso ai suoni ritmi contrappunti fare chiarezza. Non è una fuga da ammazzare...

[@noahsegonds4728]

@@antoniobrivio8251 Per me, va bene quest’interpretazione :)

[@Lazarus1212]

@@antoniobrivio8251 I totally agree.

[@Allan_N64]

You are amazing it's beautiful

[@theforlanjoker4457]

Jus imagine being back in the day and hear this smashing out of the church.

[@nathand4353]

I will be like : Ruuuuuuun Vampire's are coming.

[@vargriveum]

”Quick! Get the pitchforks and fire!”

[@jwc3104]

Here~!! take all my money!!!

[@bobbwc7011]

And then you saw the organist and thought to yourself "Who is that 20-year-old dude and why was he trying to break the organ?"

[@incription]

Probably not, because the original manuscript was lost? I don't think it would have been played many times

[@monicacall7532]

My mother was a professional organist and I remember listening to her practice this piece among many of Bach’s glorious works for the organ. Such happy memories! What a stirring performance! I’m sure that Bach would be pleased and honored to hear his music performed with such feeling and finesse.

[@JuanFranciscoN]

Saludos Monica. !

[@LeonardoGarcia-op6ox]

You were a privilege daugther

[@wanderingpalace]

wow,it must have been great experience listening to such great masterpieces

[@gunnarbjorck929]

I would have love to listen!!🙏

[@carlosbudin761]

A mí también. La musica de bach para órgano es impresionante y la Sra una privilegiada en saber tocar tan extraordinario instrumento

[@marknelson-girtchen1188]

When you look at him, you can say he is one with the music.

This, he is completely one with the music

[@culturalivrebr]

I totally agree with you

[@EduardusLee]

I had the privilege of taking his portrait, and photo's of several of his performances. I've never met a person that was so incredibly enthusiastic about every aspect of his job. Absolutely terrific gentleman.

[@MrFossil367ab45gfyth]

Indeed he is. He has become one with the organ and the music he makes with it.

[@siegpasta]

You have to be, if you want to be able to play as good as this guy. Unless you play piano yourself it's really hard to appreciate exactly how hard this is. The more complex a piece is to play, the more emotion you have to bring into it in order to make it sound exactly how you imagine it should sound like. the slightest mistake and the song sounds "cut in half" to your ears. and it doesn't sound perfekt anymore.

[@kryzadmz]

I thought I heard every possible interpretation of this piece within the realm of good Bach performance practice and good taste and believed there was nothing new to say. Well, Van Doeselaar proved that I was completely wrong! He breathes new life and new meaning into a piece that has been turned into a cliche thanks to cheesey advertisements and bad vampire movies, and finds so much hidden beauty and drama in the piece and makes it all new again. So grateful for this performance!

[@bigsad5859]

it is truly a shame how modern media has almost ruined this peice for many people

[@ggalaxy9065]

@Jondahl Davis HA! And it probably did!

[@zandrajohansson942]

Agreed. I was looking for an interpretation of this piece to send to my partner (who doesn't listen to classical music much.. he needs to be prepped for when we move in together..) and was completely taken in by the integrity and sincerety with which this organist performs it. So well done.

[@daviydviljoen9318]

It is a shame indeed, the sad part is that most people have never heard the fugue! I love the little ornamentations in this performance, it sounds like they're improvised on the spot (even though every one is practiced 1000s of times before). I think we've ve found the interpretation closest to what Bach intended.

[@gunnarbjorck929]

The one that know this piece...knows that van doselaar makes it imortal. Absolute fatastic!💖

[@RixPayne]

This is probably one of the best renditions of this Fugue I've ever heard.

[@sappclobyt1331]

Wdym

[@angelicart.6]

⁠@@sappclobyt1331they meant this is the version they liked the most

[@rcjhku68]

The player is a master playing a master's masterwork.

[@svetsarkirurgen2]

The tocatta and fugue is probably the weakest organ piece from Bach. Far from his masterwork.

[@thedogfatherjt2243]

Every time I look for a piece by J.S. Bach on YT I find the renditions of the Netherlands Bach Society to be the best. Fantastic!

[@jobrouwenhorst824]

The way he plays and puts his passion into it is admirable

[@andremare1127]

I can never get tired of this piece of Bach. I don't know how many hundreds of times I've listened to it ! Thanks Mr van Doeselaar for a new rendition !

[@mesquite68]

Leo van Doeselaar playing Bach’s „Toccata and Fugue in D minor“ on this amazing Schnitger organ ! Wow, you can’t top that - A FANTASTIC PERFORMANCE 🥰

[@angelicamartacahyaningtyas9083]

Why people hate the ending in major chord? It's great. I'm a bit shocked at first. But then I realised, renaissance music always end in major chord, whatever key being played. It's not totally wrong to continue musica ficta practice in baroque piece. It's part of interpretation. I'm glad he did that. Especially because the organ's temperament allows that.

[@angelicamartacahyaningtyas9083]

One more, this is the best performance of BWV 565 I've ever heard.

[@tvkino]

@@angelicamartacahyaningtyas9083 Glad I found this

[@sergiovilchis2357]

I'm don't hate the ending in the D chord, that ending is novelty but, now rises two opinions about this, I love both D chord ending and the dm ending

[@thomascunningham5483]

This is called a Tierce de Picardie (meaning Picardy third). It is magnificent! It is a major third in the final tonic chord of a minor-key passage, a device mostly used in Baroque, although occasionally in Classical music, and then adopted much later on in neoclassicism.

[@bach]

@Angelica Marta Cahyaningtyas The shock you mentioned is not so strange. Since many questions are asked about this ending in major, here is a response from Leo van Doeselaar: "During a concert I once spontaneously played a Picardy third (i.e. in major) at the end of this piece. For some listeners this came as a shock, but I thought it worked better and more naturally than ending in a minor key, especially on a baroque organ in older tuning. For me the following considerations play a role: 1. Almost always in the Baroque period a movement or work in minor key was ended in a Picardy third. As far as I know, Bach only wrote the final chord in a minor key in the A minor Fugue BWV 543. 2. In the case of BWV 565, only one copy of this work (by Johann Ringk from Berlin) has survived and that is a fairly late copy for an - very likely - early work by Bach. It could very well be that Ringk accidentally forgot to write down that one cross. 3. And if not, the listeners in the Baroque period must have had the same shock with the minor ending as some listeners now with the Picardy third. This consideration was the decisive factor for me to end in Picardy as much as possible, in particular on baroque organs: either the shock is ultimately just as great as it was then or Ringk accidentally forgot to note a cross. An omission that in that case has been imitated millions of times..."

[@hassanalihusseini1717]

There are musicians, and there are composers.... and there is Johann Sebastian Bach!

[@gijsschubert7901]

There are musicians, there are organ players.... and there is Leo van Doeselaar!

[@ethanb2554]

❤

[@gmleitgeb]

You are right!!

[@justicekreider2978]

And then there's Ludwig Van Beethoven! Lol

[@gemusedealer3117]

Plot twist: the piece is not from from bach

[@sivanataraja]

Thank you, Mr van Doeselaar. I cannot say anything else. It is the most powerful and meaningful rendition of this piece of music I have ever listened to. I am moved to tears.

[@emmanuelhaesler7196]

Absolument d'accord avec vous! Ma version préférée de cette œuvre de Bach tellement massacrée par beaucoup de musiciens, et la comme par miracle une autre vision apparaît, c'est magnifique!

[@raphaelbesson3919]

Tout à fait ! Un phrasé délié, loin de la bouillie de nombreux organeux en souffrance!

[@Shnarg100]

Brilliant rendition. Was blown away by the surprise ending on the D major chord!

[@julienboutique8675]

Glorious Tierce de picardy !

[@alecrobinson7124]

I did that once in an organ lesson, the look on my teacher's face was priceless.

[@generalackbar245]

Same here. Still don't know if he is a genius move or an impostor one. Cameron Carpenter would play that, the internet would break in seconds under the hoots and the cries...

[@VexaS1n]

Picardy thirds are just awesome.

[@rsns311257]

I did not like the major ending, to be frank...

[@displaychicken]

I wish that everybody could love their job as much as this guy.

[@triumphantmichael]

For real

[@gijsschubert7901]

Utter concentration and marvellous dancing of his hands from 4:09 onwards. Wonderful playing.

[@silvanmeschke]

This is especially satisfying if you have heard many interpretations of this before. He plays it in a very special and refreshing way, and there’s a big suprise around every corner. Still it‘s extremely convincing! This is great art!

[@katagirl3000]

The ending was the biggest surprise ...wow

[@wilhelmpetersen9927]

Ik hoor deze uitvoering vor de zoveelste maal en ik kan er niet genoeg van krijgen ! Een magistrale uitvoering op een van de mooiste orgels die ik ken, muzikaal zowel als visueel. De emotionaliteit die van Van Doeselaar in zijn interpretatie legt is beyond praise.

[@mpolan2778]

Undoubtedly the best recording of this piece I have ever heard.

[@bobbwc7011]

Here on an authentic Baroque organ which was built when Bach was alive: kzbin.info/www/bejne/hJ_YomyGjcesraM

[@timothycook3828]

An astonishing performance, indeed! Wonderfully performed by Leo van Doeselaar!

[@guavaguy4397]

I love how out of all the organist they choose Van Doeselaar. No one else could be a better choice.

[@patrickswan4537]

I saw Toccata & Fuge BWV 565 and thought, yeah yeah, here we go again... boring; but then was utterly transfixed. Wow, I can't stop listening to this. Wonderful to hear such a fresh interpretation of this piece, brings it totally alive again.

[@darylstreet5749]

This is how it's supposed to be played! That ending brought me to my feet!

[@rafaellazeni]

0:33 I keep saying this but this harmony is just the best sound I've ever heard and ever will hear in my life

[@meeek2]

i dearly love the extreme harmony from 8:31 to the end too 😭😭

[@willardpearce8218]

I love this piece, this organ, and its organist! I view this video over and over. Wonderful. Thank you!

[@FirestormT]

"I absolutely love this performance. I appreciate your efforts. From the bottom of my heart Thank you so much."

[@seanbartok2007]

This music is so tragic and exciting at the same time . So beautiful. Such marvelous playing skill.

[@robertdorsman9596]

Outstanding performance by one of the best baroque organ players in the Netherlands.

[@vicfg8052]

JS Bach and Van Doeselaar, two forces of Nature converging for this performance!

[@thays3649]

I so totally agree with Kryztian. What a fabulous spine chilling performance! Such beauty, drama and musicianship. It reminded me of the first time hearing played in a cathedral by a brilliant concert organist. So wonderful to hear it brought to life. As an organist I often declared that its one work I would never include on a program. This interpretation is totally inspiring! Thank you Van Doeselaar. I have always wondered if finishing on the major tonic would work and or be good taste. With Van Doeselaar its almost shear assertive brilliance. So love the performance with the inspired decoration. OK ... I should stop!

[@willardpearce8218]

I watch and listen to this piece again, and again, and again. I never tire of it. Wonderful work and passion, sir!

[@davidfunke7578]

The church reverberation hides most small but my ear heard none. He's a true organist, he played to the maximum. Really, WOW. Year's of practice. He's definitely a Master. Beautiful. In a great hall for music. TOO bad, we can't have people in the church, but the sound would change, because the reverberation would wreck the pure sound. But, he'd still bring down the house, his bass be thumpin , and his finger work was smooth as silk. Great job, sir. Wonderful performance.

[@aliasdeputydog]

What a fantastically sounding and beautiful instrument that organ is considering its age, I have never heard a modern organ have such a rich tone as that Schnitger.

[@ru99414]

Wow, incredible sound on that organ! Very clear played and resonates beautifully in the recording. I would love to come to a organ concert there every morning

[@gijsschubert7901]

Come to Groningen in Holland and you can hear the organ!

[@mimimotor]

Be my guest. The Netherlands has it; www.orgelagenda.nl

[@insearchofpeace2151]

I feel lucky to have heard this. I really have no words to express my feelings. I bow down before the great player and also before the great composer. 🙏♥️ Now that have the Passacaglia and Fugue in C Minor, I feel why it is debated among scholars if Bach wrote this piece. Purely from feeling, the Passacaglia feels so much more musically dense than BWV 565, it's bound to make anyone feel as if BWV 565 is not by Bach.

[@stylusfantasticus]

Correct !

[@evangelinekovacik7237]

This is one of the best organs in the world. A Schnitger, of course.

[@hannesholmborg4769]

Not even close to one of the biggest 😁

[@SR009s]

@@hannesholmborg4769 she said best

[@hannesholmborg4769]

@@SR009s sorry i read beast

[@SR009s]

@@hannesholmborg4769 no worries

[@geennaam12]

Prachtige! Welke Nederlandse kerk is dat? Wie weet het?

[@jamesr1703]

I really admire anyone who can perform music like this.

[@teunis37]

I was totally surprised by his ending, but have on many occasions wanted to do exactly that! Lol! Well played Leo, Bach is smiling too, lol!

[@Alleriian]

This has to be the greatest playing of toccata and fugue I've ever heard.

[@jasonorchids]

The music is so overwhelming! Just so amazing

[@johnunkerman]

I just got used to those trills at the start and then a MAJOR resolve? Wow! So different 😊

[@masquenada7584]

This is pure perfection... hats off! Back then when Bach was playing this people were passing and telling to others that he must be possessed by the devil... I think this organist perfectly demonstrated how virtuosity and dedication look like.. just like Bach himself

[@nestoralvarez-gonzalez4877]

Esto es increíble! El órgano y la iglesia evangélica tan distinta a las catedrales latinas que hay desde Italia hasta Vienna. Que afortunados los organistas de tocar un instrumento con tantas posibilidades en cuanto a notas, colores, potencia y versatilidad. Y por supuesto, Bach el primer gran genio de la historia. Bravissimo!

[@felixferra840]

Baroque rethoric theory applied to the toppest level. Thank you very much for this unforgettable rendition.

[@tony1961chl]

Con ésta serie de vídeos y de otros intérpretes de éstos monumentales y magníficos instrumentos ,no me queda más que seguir maravillándome y hectaceándome de la magnificencia arquitectónica de éstos preciosos aparatos , son realmente joyas a las que no se les puede asignar un valor en dinero , y los señores que interpretan las partituras y que ya saben el manejo total de cualquiera de éstos modelos por muy simples que parezcan, es sencillamente maravilloso , me da pena que tanta maravilla ni siquiera sea vista por el número suficiente de personas para que aprendan a apreciar algo tan bello y fantástico, gracias.

[@cromwell.is.awesome]

I am 18 years old and playing the organ, I don’t know how to read notes, but by ear I listen. And with determination I will learn this piece, even if it takes me 60 years! Bach is truly a legend.

[@guhuuuugj]

How is it goin :) ?

[@cromwell.is.awesome]

@@guhuuuugj pretty well, I am making progress

[@guhuuuugj]

@@cromwell.is.awesome thats amazin, good luck with it

[@user-uv8px6hj1l]

Such an inspiring mindset! Bon courage.

[@GOLDENDesignCover]

The plenum sound is amazing thanks to the great Arp Schnitger!

[@adriandegroot2264]

only 7 stops o AS survive here; only the Mixtuur of the Hoofdwerk is AS.

[@orgelfan1675]

@@adriandegroot2264 The Mixture is the most important Stop for plenum sound. It's easier to rebuilt a normal diapason than a mixture.

[@adriandegroot2264]

@@orgelfan1675 The Hoofdwerk Mixtuur isn't actually that strong; you really need to add the Scherp to get somewhere.

[@gunillaastedt5748]

Thank you from the bottom of my heart❤ this Bach by your way to play is wonderful, I can hear joy and passion and love! I listen and cry every time. Happy Christmas to all❤️🌟❤️🌟♥️🌟 ( today is 24.12.22)

[@user-en8qc7lv2v]

Какой шикарный инструмент! Бах великолепен!!! Браво 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏 исполнителю!

[@roycezaro1998]

If it’s not by Bach, I can definitely see his pupil Krebs writing this. Their styles are so similar for many they’re difficult to tell apart (mainly due to the fact that Krebs learned like most of what he knew from Bach). I find Krebs’ work to be a bit more “brash” or perhaps a tiny bit more showy... this certainly fits the bill.

[@robertorl61]

Meravigliosa esecuzione. Organo magnifico. Non ci sono parole per descrivere tutto..🤩

[@ranierotazzi]

You guys are constantly so good in your productions! I am almost tempted to relocating to Amsterdam! :)

[@davidwolters9178]

We have many protestants churches it is a different way then the Catholic church

[@bruhspenning]

This is in Groningen

[@LucienMarine]

The Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565, is a work for organ written between 1703 and 1707 according to musicologists. The imslp attributes it in 1708. In his early days, Bach was a great admirer of Dietrich Buxtehude, to the point of absenting himself for several weeks, while working for the city of Arnstadt, in order to go and listen to him in Lübeck. North German organ works from this period are characterized by the presence of the Stylus phantasticus, derived from improvisation. This one includes heroic passages, with sought-after harmonies and sudden changes of rhythm. The toccata is a musical piece for keyboard instruments in an improvised and virtuoso style involving arpeggios, traits, and pedal. Klaus Eidam puts forward the hypothesis that the work was written in order to severely test the mechanics of the organ as well as the sound and playability of the instrument. Indeed, Bach was shooting all the stops of the organ in order to evaluate the power and the sufficient wind produced by the bellows. This piece would have been originally created for the harpsichord and then transposed to the organ to increase the spectacular effect. Due to the age of the work, there remain many unknowns about the conditions of its composition. Recent musicological works attribute the work to Johann Peter Kellner. However, there is a very broad consensus that the BWV 565 is indeed an original work by J. S. Bach. Certainly a youthful work, it is particularly imprint with the influences the composer loved to imbibe. The resemblance with other works are clear BWV 564 or BWV 566, and the initial formula of three notes more generally called a pinched is found the BWV 538, BWV 540. Generally speaking, the solidity and length of the fugue, particularly the small contrapuntal labyrinth that Bach used, was practically inimitable at the time. *Lucien*

[@brodycates8472]

4:10 stunning musicality

[@gunnarbjorck929]

THE best piece of Bach...THE best organist...THE most beautiful organ of all...all in ONE video!!!!!!🥲🥲🥰🥰 Faaaantastic!!!!

[@stephenlee1756]

When old men lose their inhibitions the result can be magnificent.

[@MARTIN201199]

“I’m listening” _Rudy G-spot_

[@gustavosalcedo1701]

The most divine beauty! Such a stunning performance!!!

[@jacobusbinnema3096]

Wat een heerlijke registratie van dit mooie stuk muziek!

[@RandyFricke]

I can play guitar and sing at the same time quite well. But this boggles my mind. This is weep-worthy Mr. van Doeselaar. Bravo!!!

[@ezequielstepanenko3229]

8:04 that thing is causing earthquakes in south America

[@wallk03]

I would not like to go close to that organ

[@wallk03]

I saw a pipe organ before.....................

[@danielwerner7361]

Großartig, absolut brilliant. Ich habe schon so manche Version gehört, aber diese hier ist mit Abstand die beste. Man hört (und sieht) wie Herr van Doeselaar dieses Stück eben nicht nur spielt sondern regelrecht lebt, eins wird mit der Musik. Die Fuge dann in D-Dur enden zu lassen finde ich persönlich absolut genial. Vielen Dank für dieses brilliante Video

[@manfredkasper8257]

Jawohl, ich habe dies nie besser gehört (mit der passenden Orgel) , der Körper spielt mit. einfach nur genial.

[@henryalfaro9125]

How can this only have 2000 views!!!

[@marcussfebruary9104]

Should be 2 mill!!

[@diogofernandes9017]

Hans have more, hans is the reference....

[@adriandegroot2264]

more than 32,000 now!

[@saldana7395]

Almost 200k views!!!

[@DaviSilva-oc7iv]

343k now.

[@ismailounissi3936]

Maybe one of the best pieces ever written in music history

[@djregterschot]

Wat weer een prachtige opname van jullie op één van de mooiste orgels van ons land. Een genot om naar te luisteren.

[@desankadesa5842]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/epqXhoGcp7F1gtU

[@raymondbeecroft4209]

Brilliant playing the physical drama is over the top. Way too much moving all over the place. I don't glance much for that reason. However, despite all that his plAying and technique and interpretation are over top. He is a genius. This piece is played often, but not as well as this. Keep going. What a gift. He and varnish are the best. Bruce

[@raymondbeecroft4209]

I meant varnish. Sorry. Bruce

[@raymondbeecroft4209]

Varnus. Thanks

[@chrissimpson8738]

A Bach Masterpiece played by an Organ Master!! Bravo!!

[@danielteixeira4816]

Without words for this music. It's beautiful.

[@valerielongmore5040]

Thats absolutely incredible, it touches and enriches the spirit. An an excellent best ever musician, higher than angels. Thank you xxx

[@pedrocorrea6870]

I keep expecting him to burst into flames by the sheer power of awesomeness.

[@philnox7734]

Words can not say how good this is stunning this music is the real world

[@Charlie-UK]

Bravo, a masterful performance by Van Doeselaar. Bach played to perfection...

[@kevinsigman630]

shoot, i cant walk and chew bubble gum at the same time, yet this wonderful genius is playing with two hands AND two feet!! Awesome!!

[@theodorlie1702]

the final echo lasts literaly for 5 seconds and it is very satisfying to listen to after you have heard it in its intirity 9:05

[@millennial8441]

This piece by Bach is a huge tour de force. When you get the final chords you are completely tired and sweated such an effort and passion you have to instilate into the organ.

[@m_l_hill]

He's not playing that organ he#s making love with it. Awesome

[@Zoom_1012]

That was a beautiful performance. I loved your ornamentation you added throughout the piece. Bravo!

[@BaroquetoClassical]

Leo, wonderful organ work and registration! What an incredible instrument and church, perfectly matched for both clarity and warmth!

[@losberju]

Después de decenas de versiones escuchadas de esta pieza, esta es mi versión preferida, por su ataque, dramatismo, fuerza.

[@izabelmarum2675]

Essa Toccata é a benção do universo

[@carloslaguensbermejo9812]

Magnifica interpretación de esta célebre composición barroca. BRAVO !!!

[@bobbwc7011]

"Was ich zu Bachs Lebenswerk zu sagen habe: hören, spielen, lieben, verehren - und das Maul halten." - Albert Einstein "What I have to say about Bach's life's work: listen, play, love, revere - and keep your effing mouth shut." - Albert Einstein

[@paperlapap4404]

Genau so ist es.

[@guibernardes3]

Einstein was also a socialist

[@ritanicosia]

@@guibernardes3 And a genius. A revolutionary genius. Relativity's theory has been a revolution in physics

[@franciscoantonio4321]

No me había dado cuenta que el ejecutante deja que la acústica haga el resto del trabajo ya que encontraba los tiempos muy acotados ,pero ahora veo el detalle de la acústica y es muy inteligente es un todo muy bello,gracias.

[@martaorlando7080]

"no son los angeles que vuelan Es el Señor Juan Sebastian Bach." María Elena Walsh. Gracias Maravilloso!!!

[@henkbaarsvideoos]

. . . . . . één groot feest om naar te luisteren, maar ook om naar te kijken . . . . . . .

[@LABratschist]

Once again I hear Doeselaar play and I hear with new ears.

[@valk.maarten]

Prachtige uitvoering, schitterend om te zien hoe Van Doeselaar de muziek zo intens beleeft!

[@achimkurz7117]

outstanding, just perfect ... can´t stop watching this masterpiece.

[@smoothsailor5101]

One of the top prrformances, if not the very best. The harmony of technique and sound, the magnificence of the music gives an insight of protestant faith and spirit.

[@Mettle_DAD]

This piece isn't only done justice on these large church organs. Well played.

[@Abuyahya98]

You can really hear the influence this song has had on many things but especially metal

[@JaneDoe-ci3gj]

He plays it so effortlessly, bravo! Greetings from Sweden!❤️🎼

[@indridcold8433]

Leo van Doeselaar is a mad man possessed by the impassioned spirit of Johann Sebastian Bach! His obsession is probably so great that he would likely rather play Bach masterpieces on this grand organ than to eat, drink, or sleep! He felt every note down to his very soul! He conjured them into living spirits escaping the enormous instrument that is the source of his madness!

[@daniel-zh4qc]

4:40 - bach decides to create synth/wave music real quick...

[@hiltondodgen9734]

This is a MASTER piece, you play like my father Neville Dodgen, so much felling, you dont get that any more, BEAUTIFY THE MUSIC OF THE LEGENDES!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@effroyjean-pierre4303]

Un merveilleux instrument et un organiste sublime: Leo van Doeselaar habité par l'âme de l'immense J.S. Bach

[@forceghostburtreynolds7597]

This should have millions upon millions of views.

[@georgetitchmarsh4606]

Well done a score of 8.9/10 Karl Richter 9.8 /10 plays it with no sheet music a absolute genius.

[@glj1377]

simply astonishing how Bach escalating from the gravest notes to the acute throughout the ripieno. you can feel it at 00:25. he pass gradually from the gravest darkest sounds to the acute part, keeping the bass notes. brilliantly beautiful

[@pwjaiter6277]

I used to dislike picardy thirds, but learned to love them, and now im happy that there is a recording of someone ending this piece with a picardy third 😁

[@mattesrocket]

Maybe Van Doeselaar can read this, I don't know. This interpretation is very close to Böning's play in the '90ies at Kölner Dom, the best classic music piece EVER for me. But just until to today, until I heard this. This here is even better. This interpretation fills my heart like nothing else. The perfection!!! The Toccata and Fugue is perfect, if the selected speed at any second is fitting really to the story of that piece, to the melody and dynamics and fits to the parts before and after to create this incredible tensions and powers of this unique Bach wonder. And here the speeds are perfect from every note. Generally Van Doeselaar plays quite fast but in no way hectic or "just rushing" like so many others, but fast at this points where the story wants to say intensely "I want to tell you something" and he distiguishes always between the first fast bar in a phrase and the second fast bar in this phrase (the second faster although theoretically the same speed), that is soooo sexy and sounds historically correct as it "blows up" the often then following "chord blasts"* or his sudden speeding up leeds to something. Every phrase is such a great unique interpretation! Many legendary rests (brakes) between some phrases have(!) to be played (taken in) to make it "the real majest and at the same time so dynamic" Toccata/Fugue and Van Doeselaar performs the rests like this BUT really not a millisecond too long and that's when I thought, the speed, dynamics and the breakes... the perfect flow, and the pipe selections(!), that's all THE PERFECTION. Generally I don't like so much if musicians move their body or head while playing, but Van Doeselaar's head movements or shakings were great for me, it lets you understand even better what this moments mean musically, what tension is building up while long notes are played were implicitly fast notes could be there but are skipped/"silent" but his head trembeling shows them. From around 5:50 or so until roughly 6:10 at this part (and short others) the melody was a bit new to me, I don't know, maybe something historically differently written, however VERY NICE. Video and sound quality extraordinary!!!! *Sorry, I am not really a musician or organist, some music terms I don't know.