Diane Bish - "Sinfonia" from Cantata 29

[@1yuvan]

Absolutely Grandioso, all I can say joining J S Bach and Diane Bish is "Wir danken dir Gott wir danken dir" Psalm LXXV,1 And this symphonia should be played in every single pipe organ not only arround Christmass but in Thanksgiving, and Easter, thank you Diane for posting it here, I love you.

[@lawrenceloder]

Diane Bish is one of the finest musicians of our time. She has the knowledge, skill, and wisdom to execute her art both as a "purist" and as somewhat of a "populist".

[@tamiasthechipmunk]

Diane's performance of the Sinfonia #9 never gets old. Ms. Bish is an incredible organist.

[@cstroh32]

I'd wager that many of us dedicated "Bish-nicks" fondly recall with bated breath of anticipation the start of many an episode of the Joy of Music upon hearing the first explosive chords of this Sinfonia from Cantata No. 29 upon the Rufatti's brilliant toanl pallete. I'm certain it's no coincidence that Ms. Bish introduced us to many a weekly program with this elated, gratitude-manifesting piece of Bachian musical and expressive prowess. Kudos, Ms. Bish, for sharing your dream with the rest of us

[@EmilyLennie]

To control the acoustics in a large building with reverberation measurements mixing at this speed is an amazing feat. Best of all is the captured -joy and spirit of this Cantata, written really for a Baroque Orchestra where string sounds can move quickly. The clarity of counterpoint and mastery of such a large instrument is wonderful. I love your gorgeous performance outfits too - they add beauty for visual presentation. So often the Organist is hidden away. Every part of these presentations is of the highest standard. Thank you Diana.and the builder of this very Great Organ so well voiced for this building. I hope people who enjoy this item will find your wider repertoire in KZbin.

[@MoomiaMenazes]

No other music lifts up my humanity like this one.......BACH RULES..!!!!!!

[@ARFRC1]

On behalf of the American Guild of Organists, thank you so much for this post! I can remember attending this performance in LIVE concert, on Official AGO Business, and this performance was just phenominal. Ms. Bish reigns as President of the Organ. My late Father, whom was a National President and National Counsillor, presented her with an award many years ago. Keep up the good work Diane!

[@scottdunavent]

MAGNIFICENT!! All Praise, Laud, Honor, and Glory to the King of Kings, Jesus Christ, our Lord and Saviour. Thank you for posting for an invalid who will never have the opportunity to ever hear the peice played my Ms. Bish. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.

[@dispatch4014]

love it! no matter how many times i hear or play this song it always brings out that fire in me. And the tempo and stops are correct...remember the organ is the king of instruments and should be treated as such.

[@postmodernrecycler]

The clothes! The hair! The shoes! the instrument! Bach taking us to God, if only for a moment. Ecstacy!

[@srdude5491]

I won't comment on her wardrobe, but she does know her way around a pipe organ!

[@IsraelSanchezPiano]

It's such a delight just to watch her ellegance while playing, and how everyone can tell she enjoys and loves making music. Besides, her interpretations are always superb

[@simonsteam]

How wonderful to hear this piece with such fire and drive and not to mention to see ms Bish enjoying it as she plays

[@fansofdianebish]

This is the perfect organ for this piece. A bright organ for a bright piece. Bravo!

[@jpwsml]

I fell in love with the organ when I heard her play this piece for the first time, I was 9 years old. I'm now 25 and have been a Church Organist for 8 years.

[@Kuulei265]

I love this! I am so glad that one night I was watching TV, and saw Ms. Bish come on and play. I was "hooked." So I came here to see if there were any videos uploaded. Thanks for uploading this. Wonderful touch, wonderful performance!

[@Catholicguy]

Beautiful! This is probably one of my most favorite organ pieces of all time!!!!!

[@Poodlemama2]

Ms. Bish, you are simply AMAZING! This piece is perfection. I love your show, but miss it often due to the time it airs.

[@grobert649]

Diane, you are truly an amazing organist and musician . . . I love your videos!!

[@DaleHubbard]

Stunning. I watch this video many times per week. Her tempo and registration is bang on point.

[@Maxdesander]

This is absolutely incredible ! What a talented lady

[@09papajo01]

Der absolute Wahnsinn. Das ist Musik in reinster Form. Absolute Spitze. Ein treuer Fan aus Berlin /Germany.

[@scottdunavent]

Simply the finest performance ever of Sinfonia from Cantata 29. So many people need to learn the tempo and dynamics. You played it perfectly. Thank you Ms. Bish!

[@gabychuels2955]

Scott Dunavent no she didnt haha but it was an astonishing performance, her tempo was very but since shes a very much old woman we can let it slide

[@ivandickson6063]

Nope Gert van Hoef does a much nicer version of it, not as fast.

[@DaleHubbard]

@@gabychuels2955 Is there something wrong with you?

[@dispatch4014]

I can't get enough of this song! Everytime i play it its a show stopper. And thats not something common for church. lol. But then again here in South Carolina there not many organist that can play music like this. It's sad really that music like this is not tought by more teachers here.

[@TurboVW2004]

As always, Diane Bish doing what she does best!

[@MrTilaws]

this is atruly wonderful redition of this piece of glorious music!!

[@lechanavarro]

Impresionante y magnifica interprete de Órgano de Iglesia. Mi enhorabuena. Un saludo desde Barcelona (España). V. Lecha.

[@diskitytv]

Magnifico concerto de órgão por essa brilhante organista. Nunca me canso de ouvir os seus fabulosos e encatadores vídeos. Sergio by São Paulo - Brazil

[@m3ohwell]

Never miss The Joy of Music on CATV.

[@MelloCash]

wersja w tej aranżacji jest najlepsza, coś wspaniałego, monumentalnie i z uczuciem piękna to brzmi

[@cstroh32]

How very, very, true! How could any human hold the toxins of grudge and malice after encountering this piece played so boldly yet vitally!

[@peteryasin4155]

As usual,a magnificent performance from an equally magnificent organist!!

[@pete379x4778]

Absolutely LOVE it!! Love the sound of the Ruffati organ!

[@glutinousmaximus]

Bloody amazing!

[@crossbike]

festival for ears and eyes! wonderful interpretation of Bach's Partita.

[@BigOrganPipes]

i love diane bish so much she uses this piece as the opening to her tv show "the joy of music" which i watch every single day on various religious cable channels like WFME EWTN and TBN i wish i could afford to buy all 400 of her DVDs :( i think her best show ever was the one from St. Thomas in Germany. that organ is so incredible and Diane really made it shine oh, and the organ at the Berne Cathedral in Switzerland is AMAZING

[@PianoPsych]

Absolutely inspiring! Thank you for posting this.

[@brent78900]

I don't think. That I have ever. Heard anything more beautiful. In my entire pathetic life.

[@Darrell1019]

Thank you Miss Bish!

[@mikepulcinella]

Diane KICKED ASS on that video!!! Bravo!!

[@zanteson]

Bravo Diane! Nice to start the day with Bach!

[@jeffreymason7049]

I said Gawd damn that woman can make an organ sing. One of her best pieces, in my opinion. Im responsible for at least about 500 of these views on here

[@chidlers99]

She captures the joie de vivre of Bach's music quite well. And, I like the spirited tempo. This cantata was written for an inauguration, so it should sound bright and spirited. Kudos to Diane.

[@MrTilaws]

truly wonderful and inspiring

[@mmmmalexander]

she's the best... period

[@JEJArtists]

You are. She is amazing and one in a million!

[@2lipsonmy0rgan]

I just love this piece, it was performed for my wedding at Hamburg Metropolitan Cathedral by the Cathedral Organist Eberhard Lauer, wonderful.

[@Pookleberry]

Absolutely enthralling!

[@organistInTraning]

amazing, is all i can say, She's my favourite organist

[@7dreams1935]

Absolutely the speed is proper. The Sinfonia would not be half as exciting played slower. Wonderful music. Marvelous performance.

[@robertmorris17]

I think Diane Bish is the finest organist of our age! I love to hear her play, but it is also a pleasure to watch her as she plays - there is such a joy about her. Who could possibly stay away from church if Diane Bish was the resident organist?

[@marcussfebruary9104]

I wouldnt mind😂🙌

[@Fluffyfluffyhead]

BEAUTIFUL!

[@jpwsml]

My favorite song since I heard her play it when I was 9 years old.

[@Gabriel_Hudelson]

Wow. Beautiful and very excellent performance.

[@MGorganist]

I love this instrument!!!!

[@Lasse_Viklund]

Mind-blowingly good!

[@pablograndelopez]

... máquina; simply superb; it looks so easy, your play looks so easy...

[@DOLRED]

Beautiful performance and costume!

[@SunnytheWeim]

I have toured KZbin listening to various people play this piece. After listening to many people on different instruments, I believe this is the best piece. She is so precise. Others are too showy or have a weaker venue that does not capture this huge piece of music. Paul Jacobs at Crystal is second. He is amazing. Notice Coral Ridge and Crystal both use Ruffatti instruments. I think that makes a difference. I would love to hear it live and loud!

[@zoltangz]

Yes I have seen that episode several times on various cable networks, such as EWTN, TBN, and a local network WMFE. The sad part about most of the telecasts is that even though the DVD copies that are available from Diane, which are made from earlier reel to reel video tapes, Betacams and now Digital format, the TV stations do so much compression that all the background noise is brought up to horrendous audible levels, while the entire organ recording dynamics is compressed tremendously.

[@drpickett]

I close my eyes, and can hear Fox's influence on her - Virtually identical registration, and articulation - Mind you, in my book, that is a HUGE compliment - Great performance

[@tirano072]

Increible.

[@Classicalguy12]

Thats one heck of an instrument, and performance :)

[@Kuulei265]

This lady rocks!

[@tamiasthechipmunk]

What you said is the reason why I've heard criticism of the Coral RIdge organ from a handful of organ buffs on youtube. Listening via the poor quality audio of the TV stations the Joy of Music airs on, any organ would sound compressed. I wish I could listen the the Coral Ridge organ in person because I know for certain that Raffatti built organs sound incredible. For the time being I would love for organ centric CD labels to record Diane performing on the Coral Ridge Organ.

[@PEPEDEBARRO]

The Spirit blows where it will, and thou hearest its voice, but knowest not whence it comes and where it goes.

[@tenkiller1000]

The tempo marking is "Presto". That means as fast as you possibly can without sacrificing technique and musicality. Well, the girl can play the "you know what" out of this piece without any sacrifice. As far as "musicality" the performance is thrilling. The ones who say that it is too fast are just jealous. This performance is just wonderful in every way. I wish that I could play it just like her. We thank you Lord, we thank you.

[@silverfoxes44]

This kind of interpretation of Bach and others got me stuck on pipes. Diane is awesome and a pleasant reminder of Virgil Fox.

[@Praestant32]

Omg she play sooo amazing *****

[@BuffaloCookiebaker]

Thank you.

[@KE5RHD]

I know the feeling. Growing up in a church with a pipe organ most parishioners did not appreciate the extra effort Mona (our organist at the time) put into her accompaniments. I would sit in on her practices as a kid. Then I was really disappointed that all these people were talking during the prelude and make a b-line for the buffet at postlude. We moved away but were invited back for a dedication of a new organ. The postlude was Widor's Tocatta. People still bailed for the doors:

[@rose33647]

Fantastic!

[@PEPEDEBARRO]

Majestic!

[@janssenfrank1976]

I think this is one of Bach's most beautiful organ works and it is certainly very difficult to play. But I agree when people say it's been played too fast.

[@tyler124green]

This is one of my favorite pieces composed for organ, and Diane Bish plays it very well. The Ruffati organ at Coral Ridge is also very good for this type of music.

[@garrettreed08]

i loved the way he performed "sinfonia" on the hazel-wright organ over at the crystal cathedral. he's why i'm so interested in the organ. but i can't help but wonder what it would sound like if diane had played it on that organ. the crystal cathedral organ is truly amazing

[@BigOrganPipes]

i have to fix my last post: my "favorite joy of music" episode is called "in concert from St. Michaels Church Munich, Germany" in my post below, i typed "st thomas" by mistake the St. Michaels organ is incredible !!!!! and so is Diane Bish !!!!!

[@MattGerhard]

This episode from the late 80s. The Rodgers console was installed in 1989, so my guess is 1988 or 1987. This clip has been used on MANY episodes, but that's my guess as to the original airing. Bishfan has some other clips from this episode on his channel.

[@BigOrganPipes]

yes! the reverb is amazing !!!!! have you seen this episode ? i had the toccata & fugue from that church posted but was asked to take it down by dianebishjom i don't know why, there are many other diane bish clips up by various other users

[@SibeliusXavier]

The Fireworks of God. The Universe formed to the works of Bach.

[@potamiag]

beautiful!!!:)

[@usspike]

Love it! Love Diane! I'm no music scholar, but I know good music when I hear it. I actually tend to like classical organ pieces such as this one, in a faster tempo. Many organists prefer a slower tempo, but honestly, I find it drags the song. I like an upbeat driving tempo. I also like compositions that use the organs resources to the max. I love 'Full Organ', tinny overpowering reeds, and booming pedal divisions. If you're going to play it at all, rattle the windows a little.

[@larrywoods6318]

One should go to Bach's original score and look at the tempo markings. That will tell you everything you need to know. Then look at the organ and the acoustics.

[@theaterwolf37]

superb !

[@zoltangz]

I also believe, that travelling abroad to so many countries as Miss Bish has in the past 25 yrs or more, and in less than ideal environments the TV crew most likely had to make compromises is mic and audio setups in most of these churches and cathedrals, monasteries, etc. So although the video of her is emphasized, the recording quality I am afraid is not the best that could be achieved.

[@dispatch4014]

I couldn't agree more!

[@zoltangz]

I totally agree there ... Had a chance to hear that organ in person back in 1978 .. the recordings don't do it justice. The reverb in that church is huge!

[@PointyTailofSatan]

Very Virgil Fox like. And I mean that in a good way.

[@Organsk8er]

Wow...the first Coral Ridge console!

[@ronanmurray]

Bravo!!!!

[@opal92nwf]

When is she going to be invited to play for Wanamaker Organ Day!? Now that's something I would love to see!!

[@smcracraft]

DB is my current favorite organist having replaced Virgil Fox, E. Power Biggs, and Karl Richter (all late.) -- have considered going on her Europe tours. May still!!!!! :-)

[@Uraia]

This woman is a goddess! in her feet and fingers live thousand of music-devils!!! :D

[@lark005]

Also great joy!

[@1900intz]

Bravo!

[@presfunk2028]

I agree. I have heard Paul Jacobs in concert before and I think that he does everything with a purpose. I mean he wouldn't be teaching at Juilliard if he didn't know what he was talking about! He is the greatest Organist of our time. His playing shows us that! It's not just for "show"!

[@ferraraenzo7]

Grande organista!

[@BoeingB17FF]

People forget this started out as a violin piece. If you want some point of references, look up the Preludio from Partita No 3 for Solo Violin in E major. Diane's right on the ball for tempo. It's happy-sounding and makes the organ sound downright sexy. That's all that should matter.

[@tamiasthechipmunk]

You got a good point on digital voices. Even though I have heard good digital's that were very convincing in sound, they indeed do not match up to real pipes in sound quality esp. when picked up by ears of organ enthusiasts. Also you are not by any means the only one to complain about reliability issues of digital voices. I have heard many cases where digital voices and entire digital organs being replaced only after a few years of service because of poor reliability and obsolescence.

[@enickma]

Stunning!! The only performance I've seen to rival this is Juilliard's organ master John Bruce when he played this piece on the massive organ at the Crystal Cathedral in southern california. Bravo Diane

[@BoeingB17FF]

@swc789rjp Might want to add that it's a transcription of a violin piece by Bach too.

[@MattGerhard]

She does use the Dupre version.