J. S. Bach - Herr Christ, der ein'ge Gottessohn, BWV 601- MUSIC FOR EPIPHANY

Herr Christ, der ein'ge Gottessohn, BWV 601 - J. S. Bach (1685-1750)
("The Only Son from Heaven")
Orgelbuchlein ("Little Organ Book")
Peter B. Calabro, organist
Sample set of the Mascioni pipe organ (2008) at the Parish Church Santa Maria Assunta di Giubiasco in Switzerland, made by Piotr Graboski- piotrgrabowski...
Converted Allen ADC 430 organ (formerly 2 manuals) running GrandOrgue on Windows 10. github.com/Gra...

[@Vladimir_Putin_Russia]

Wonderful. You play excellently❤

[@hymnistic]

Thank you!

[@JSB2500]

Very nice. Clearly articulated pedal part. Engaging. 🙂

[@hymnistic]

Thank you! I am surprised it sounds this good. It's an amazing sampleset, so bright and pleasing.

[@JSB2500]

@@hymnistic I think the "uplifting" (ta Tata Ta ta) pedal articulation is vital to imbue this piece with life, yet so often it missing. IIRC, you wrote of how important articulation is to you - something like that - and it shows here, IMO.

[@hymnistic]

@@JSB2500 For some reason I'm not as aware of my pedal articulation as I am playing it (compared to listening back)...this piece is a good one to help with that. I did a number of takes and when I was listening back, it surprised me that this one stood out for the pedal articulation. It was my last take and the earlier ones were less staccato. I remember somewhere in the recording process, I started playing it very staccato on the repeats to make it sound softer and just liked how it sounded. (I often play staccato as a way of playing "softer" on the organ). Listening to the recording, I would say it sounds like a cello section from a baroque orchestra! So, it wasn't till AFTER I was done, when I realized how good that sounded. I'd like to go back and rework it like that from the get-go, it would be even better (and it was you who said to use the videos to learn from!) I also envisioned this in strong-light pairs and think that helps to drive the rhythm and emphasize the hierarchy of beats. Going way back, it was Glenn Gould who was my first big influencer on Bach and he would throw in random slurs, making it almost syncopated. I liked that and did that too for awhile. I had a teacher who wanted me to make everything perfectly even. Not sure about that but I do strive for order and consistency more now. I definitely like to energize the notes with articulation and love the polyphony of holding notes down while playing others. If you compare my C major 9/8 prelude and fugue with others, you can hear how I "burst" on beats 2 and 3 and I think this emotes "joy". This is often my Easter prelude; kzbin.info/www/bejne/j2e3mGeXmKuBbqs