Passacaglia BWV 582 - Bach | Iddo van der Giessen

Iddo van der Giessen plays the Passacaglia and Fugue in C minor, BWV 582 by Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750).
Organ | Duyschot/Vater/Flentrop, 1686/1727/1992, 41 stops
Location | Westerkerk, Amsterdam
Stop assistant | Floris van Gils
Iddo van der Giessen (1995) is a concert organist and church musician. A native of The Netherlands, he is presently Cantor and Organist at the Protestant congregation of the Goede Herderkerk in Rotterdam. He graduated with a 9 out of 10 for his Master of Music degree at the Royal Conservatory, having been student of Jos van der Kooy. Iddo completed his education in Liturgical Music at the Codarts University of the Arts in Rotterdam. He participated in lessons and masterclasses with Ronald de Jong, Bert Mooiman, Geert Bierling, Hayo Boerema, Anton Pauw, Leo van Doeselaar and Ludger Lohmann. He recorded CDs in Rotterdam and Haarlem (St. Bavo) and regularly publishes articles about (church) music, liturgy and history.
www.iddovandergiessen.nl

[@Wanamaker1946]

.....two beautiful young men well on their way to life long careers, shown here silently working together to create a gorgeous sound. ...when we see so much blight and destruction by the youth in these hollow protests, and here we see dedicated young people creating beauty unseen, through devoted practice and dedication. When something is right, it’s beautiful to watch.

[@joshuag.4873]

Two beautiful guys indeed..... Sigh...

[@herrickinman9303]

If only you had omitted your cranky "blight and destruction by the youth in these hollow protests."

[@billeldon]

…and stay off my lawn!

[@robertjentges3544]

Guten morgen, perfekt, wunder wunderschön gespielt , 😊, merci vielmools , vielen herzlichen Dank, merci beaucoup 😊. Luxemburg

[@lukaserik]

Wow, so young and so talented. Thank you for taking me on this incredibly powerful and beautiful journey Iddo !

[@silv3r97]

I have reverently listened to various interpretations of this magnificent work by Bach, but I believe this is one of the best because Bach wrote this composition when he was in his twenties and only a young man can convey the full spectrum of emotions that can be felt at that age very well. there's the dark abysmal depth, there's the sweetness, there's the struggle, and in the end there's the light of triumph and divine majesty. words are not enough to describe its wonder, many thanks to you who have given us these emotions.

[@mauriciogarcia9186]

Felicitaciones...al escuchar y ver a estos talentosos jóvenes,confirmo que no todo está perdido en los caóticos tiempos que vivimos.Gracias!!! Desde Viña del Mar Chile

[@IddovdGiessen]

Gracias!

[@harmhijlkema1368]

....en ik blijf er van genieten, prachtig nogmaals, prachtige opbouw...............geniet er zelf ook maar van.

[@harmhijlkema1368]

prachtige uitvoering, heerlijk rustig opgezet..........geweldig.........

[@epincion]

Extremely good interpretation of this wonderful piece. There was a lightness to it that I think Bach intended whereas many play it as a heavy darker work. The Netherlands certainly seems to be producing a new generation of excellent organists. Bravo.

[@IddovdGiessen]

Thank you, I am glad you can appreciate it!

[@lionelbernard7874]

Merci. c'est la plus belle version de la passacaille que j'aie jamais entendue. Dynamique, jeunesse, prise de risques,aucun maniérisme.Vous êtes,jeunes générations d'organistes,ce que nous étions il y a 40 ans et vous êtes tellement doués que vous faites rêver les vieux que nous sommes... Pour paraphraser Reinken s'adressant à Bach : "Je croyais cet art disparu à jamais mais il revit en vous."Décidément, l'orgue n'est pas mort.Merci,les jeunes pour ce bonheur que vous nous donnez.

[@IddovdGiessen]

lionel bernard Merci beaucoup!

[@simf7563]

At my studies I have organ as main subject too, and it's really hard to find other organists you agree with the way you would play it yourself. Iddo does, and I love it listening to him, as I would do things exactly as he does (although technically seen I must continue my studies for playing in that quality).

[@IddovdGiessen]

Thanks for your kind reaction. All the best with your studies!

[@chet146]

.. excellent pure performance of the work, correct sound accents☝️ Thank You very much!

[@kyleburge923]

This is actually one of my more favorite recordings of this piece here on KZbin. Great job Iddo van der Giessen!

[@IddovdGiessen]

Thank you, I am glad you like this (live) recording!

[@pietvandijk5084]

Een organist die het stuk begrijpt. Zijn lichaamshouding benadrukt de accenten en dat hoor je ook. Chapeau!

[@piotrnycz-wasilec6628]

Ruhig und sehr ausdrucksvoll gespielt. So kann jeder neue Tag beginnen. Danke 🙂👍🎹🎶

[@IddovdGiessen]

Piotr Nycz-Wasilec Das freut mich sehr!

BRAVO!

[@giovannitestore1845]

Bravoooooooooooo 👏👏👏

[@johnhooper3468]

Magnificent!

[@neobarney]

super

[@sergeysimkin3263]

Великолепно ! Спасибо за публикацию !

[@bernarddesaintvaulry5366]

Très belle interprétation! Bravo !👏👏👍👍

[@MitchBoucherComposer]

Excellent performance, Iddo! You've gained another subscriber.

[@IddovdGiessen]

Thank you so much!

[@garyg6000]

WOW !

[@titofiorenzobenetti2332]

Beautiful phrasing and choice of tonal colors. Bravo

[@james.flores]

This was a fantastic performance. I would love to learn this one day.

[@zwinfr6331]

My favorite recording with the Olivier Latry’s one. Great, great, great...👍

[@IddovdGiessen]

Zwinfr Thank you so much!

[@albertwessels71]

zeer indrukwekkend.

[@sfopera]

Wonderfully played, of course. But I would have preferred more variation in the registration. As played, however, it was very pure and very Dutch.

[@hdrenginedevelopment7507]

Jfischer I don’t know...I heard quite a few different changes in registration. Small changes, but I think it was excellent. Not everything must be built up to epic proportions such as Latry on the great organ of Notre Dame.

[@joshuag.4873]

@@hdrenginedevelopment7507 - LOL, 16' 8' and 4' chamades from beginning to end, mutation choruses... I do love it though :-P