J.S. Bach/M.Dupré Sinfonia Cantata 29 - Olivier Penin, Orgue Ste Clotilde Paris

[@m.j.r.dehaan1824]

Cher Olivier Penin Quelle fabuleuse performance. C'est comme si j'entendais à nouveau Jeanne Demmessieux. Les mots me manquent pour cette performance. Je serais ravi de vous entendre à l'orgue. Une génération française nouvellement ressuscitée d'organistes fabuleux. Je dirais de télécharger encore plus de performances sur KZbin. Avec un accueil chaleureux de Hoorn Nh. , Les Pays-Bas.

[@adrienborlan3929]

Le bonheur d'un organiste et surtout d'un organiste d'aussi grand talent doit assurément être total et entier ! Une maîtrise d'une telle ampleur demeure un grand mystère pour le profane. Fort heureusement qu'un tel bonheur est communicatif .

[@Musique617]

Quel beau commentaire. Merci

[@christiansouvay1676]

Je n'imaginais pas tant de complexite de jeu..😯!!en effet ..quelle maitrise...un regal ...completement transporte...bravo et merci...

[@donsena2013]

Magnificent ! -- and one of the many reasons Bach remans the singularly greatest musical genius of all time (and always will)

[@dariogiorgiutti9418]

Very good. Flawless. Perfect stops, articulation, phrasing, expressiveness, accents, speed. Dupré would appreciate.

[@bryanhardy3311]

Dupre was 20 Century French, Bach was 17th Century German , Musical Worlds & Organ designs apart, however both are "Great" in their own ("genre") right & appreciation of each is a personal musical emotion!

[@bootman26]

Bach would have appreciated it, too.

[@christalutz4737]

Que magnifique, quel régal, quel maîtrise ❤️❤️❤️👍

[@dst4307]

Toll. J.S.Bach , ich liebe Bach. Alles auswendig gespielt, Respekt

[@randallfamily9636]

No words can say how brilliant the artist is❤

[@mariebourhis6988]

Cette interprétation est un joyau, un diamant !!!! Merci 🙏🙏🙏❤️

[@jglerum6472]

Marveleux,Fantastisch

[@Duncs1961]

I keep returning to this performance, I can't get enough of it. Simply sublime.

[@timothylefstead3432]

There really are no words that can describe our link to this brilliance.

[@shin-i-chikozima]

This famous masterpiece he plays with exquisite skill and incomparable technique is overwhelmingly comfortable to the ears

[@andersgrufman7246]

Tack!

[@at0mcollision]

I love the way he plays it slower than most organists- it brings out the ingenuity of this amazing piece, combined with the wonderful organ that it is performed on and the perfect registration changes at the right times.

[@patwolfie]

I second the comments approving of Mr. Penin's tempo. This sinfonia, played at presto, cannot yield its thrills in full. Allegro, at most, allows a skilled organist to keep his or her tempo constant and precise through the more difficult central passages, which contribute to the "rush" for listeners. Also, at faster tempos, the risk increases that those passages will be muddied by the "noise" of echos with a long bounce in the larger churches that possess the great organs preferred by leading professionals. This can be a factor, even if the organist can sustain note-perfect play at such a fast tempo. As At0mCollision points out, most concert-level organists do play it faster, perhaps simply because they can. Opinions vary, and I respect all informed ones, but for me, even if there were no echo noise, the speed not only adds nothing, it subtracts from this sinfonia's muscular nature, turning the steady gallop of a race horse into the flight of the bumblebees.

[@robertjamesstove]

Widor repeatedly warned his students against rushing for the sake of rushing. So did Dupré.

[@koi0009]

I agree

[@dougstorace321]

Most of the performances I've heard of this Sinfonia are, in my opinion, played WAY too fast. This is a perfect tempo!

[@djmotise]

Nope. Too slow.

[@black20greenn22]

Excellente prestation , brillante et des orgues "aériennes ". Bon tempo . Partition du pédalier extra. Quel régal général . Prise de son géniale .

[@jean-lucfulbert8645]

Merveilleux comme tout le répertoire de Bach ou de vivaldi,on est proche du divin.

[@ema.poprzenovic]

no❤️

[@gaby-christiannecrombez-dr5378]

Magnifique organiste titulaire de Paris Sainte Clotilde .

[@Philip1652]

I love the metre of this version. It allows the big pipes of the bass to get fully resonating throughout the venue and then the decaying resonance adds a legato like effect absent from many of the version played at a faster pace. To me it adds majesty to this profound composition and emphasises the humble reflection of the magnificent composition of the Grand Master. Just can’t stop playing it.

[@1MAGLIAROSA]

I totally agree, the metre of this version is magnificent, I guess I have played it a hundred times since the outbreak of Covid-19 in March!!

[@richiejohnson]

Tempo perfectly matched to resonance of the hall. Nicely recorded and produced.love the bright sound!

[@user-qd9rh5yr8m]

R Stedler church

[@richiejohnson]

@@user-qd9rh5yr8mchurch. ok, is that a magic word?

[@BestForeverMusic]

@@1MAGLIAROSA 💖🌟❤️🌟💖👍

[@jptremblay8050]

Merci maître ! Vous nous faites là un bien grand cadeau. Quel moment exceptionnel !

[@navejen9227]

Magistrale interprétation! Olivier Penin fait partie des tout meilleurs organistes de ce monde!

[@alexislazarus4330]

Impressionnant, j'adore je l'écoute souvent, c'est jouer avec tellement de coeur

[@daryleharris1021]

I must have listened to this a dozen times...and each time, I find it breathtaking. Olivier Penin is utterly magnificent in every way. His musicianship is exhilarating to hear, and to watch. God bless...

[@eddaconte2370]

Fuga di note ...inseguite da misteriosi echi, tutto in un crescendo di forza e di passione. Stupendo . Bravissimo l'organista!.

[@augustine3835]

I cannot explain what this beautiful piece played by Olivier does to me. Beyond beautiful and stunning.

[@infledermaus]

It is a very uplifting piece of music. I love this piece! I love the solo violin piece as well. Both are just splendid. Bach out did himself on this one!

[@laurentlouisducourretgravereau]

Très belle interprétation de cette oeuvre magistrale de Johann Sebastian Bach 👍. Tout est parfait. Les jeux employés sont clairs. Les combinaisons en adéquation avec ce qu aurait pu imaginer le maestro à son époque. Bravo. Continuez à nous faire rêver 😉👍

[@charlesdavis7087]

One of the best "Oh Wows..." played on the King of Instruments presented on KZbin.

[@yvesgraton7277]

très belle interprétation et registration parfaite. Merci Maître Penin

[@julianmatthews5785]

lol

[@giacontube]

I appreciate the speed of execution, perfect to distinguish the separated parts, and the "crescendo" during the composition evolving. Very , very good organ player

[@pianistegolfeur]

Splendiide prises de son et de vue ! Merci et Bravo !

[@northwestorient8735]

ONE MILLION WELL-DESERVED VIEWS!

[@raymondpierre-o5c]

J'adore...gamin j'ai été bercé par cette musique et on ne l'oublie jamais!

[@charlesdavis7087]

You are a JOY incarnate. Wow!!!

[@dominiquedescottes8314]

La REINE DES INSTRUMENTS le bonheur a l'État pur

[@tomws5594]

Le ROI des instruments (c'est un nom masculin, un orgue). *ou alors éventuellement leS reineS des instruments (vu que l'on dit des grandes orgues, orgue étant féminin au pluriel).

[@DrChaad]

Thank you for not rushing this. I love your use of flue registrations in the left hand.

[@michaelnoah7453]

This is so perfect and magnificent that I listen it several times every day. Olivier's pedal technique is amazing.

[@patwolfie]

I listen most every day, too, Mr. Parsons. What a joy Bach's prodigious contribution to the baroque era can be when performed with such skill and such intelligent interpretation.

[@infledermaus]

I love his pink socks!

[@MrPeter3011]

simply fantastic....hear and feel the spirit of BACH and DUPRE......

[@lejayarielle3877]

Wow! C'est un autel cinq étoiles par ici. Merci Monsieur +Vincent Hildebrandt

[@hubertdupont180]

Magnifique interprétation de cette pièce de JS Bach mise aux clavier par Maître Dupré, chapeau bas Mr Penin

[@myke49]

Magnificent. Not too fast, not too slow just wonderful and great registrations on a brilliant organ. I love the sound of French organs. Mike in Oz

[@sigridrichter1633]

Einfach brilliant gespielt, danke!

[@tony1961chl]

Magnífico, sólo puedo decir que Dios bendiga a éstas personas y al hermoso instrumento creado por también extraordinarias personas, gracias . Precioso sonido.

[@jMBou-de5hw]

Un rythme ..... Une aisance ...... Olivier Penin nous donne une très belle interprétation de cette sinfonia. Qui porte bien son nom tant les voix ont une polyphonie complexe. Quand on s'appelle Jean-Sebastien....... >>> Rien d'étonnant à celà. Il n'y a qu'à mesurer les cantates. Toujours est-il que, dans tout ce ""foutoir" (comme dirait Audiard) la voie divine est toute tracée. Simplement avec deux pieds et deux mains ..... pour interpréter des oeuvres d'une complexité, d'une musicalité jamais égalées. Il n'y a qu'un Bach! Et il composait à tours de bras. D'une belle égalité de performances sublîmes.

[@josefpuhringer7173]

..wunderbare Seelennahrung, geistreich! Hineinversetzen und du tust was für dich!! Herrlich und schön!

[@peteacher52]

Kudos Maestre Penin, for not hurrying this magnificent iconic short piece of organ music and done with no bowing, scraping and gurning.

[@denisjtassart2174]

Best version of this piece on KZbin!

[@sporty1701]

When played by a master musician, Bach will stir your soul like no other!

[@charlesdavis7087]

Hell, I don't know if I have a soul... but it stirs me. I love this kid. Titian already.

[@stevelee3264]

One of the very few I've heard in over 40 years that understands the importance of the pedal throughout. It warms me to hear this rendition. God is great!

[@bryanhardy3311]

Mon Chere Olivier I have played many organs in France and I do not know if you read what us mere mortals write? Suffice to say, your "interpretation" is masterful!, Bach would have been stunned by your organs "intonation" ( French) and he would have seen a new dawn rising.. Br proud of your "tonal vision" of this Cantata as the French voicing of this organ expands horizons and lend this "school" of organ music new grandness, new drama and new interpretational possibilities!. Bach would have envied your socks, they lend "emphasis" to the pedal point! This is not mere "pastiche" ! Thank You. Chris. Australia.

[@bobclarke2705]

This reflects years of endless practice and devotion. True mastery of the organ. Well done and thank you.

[@rodneyhall9710]

You have to be the most perfect organist I have ever heard. Merci Olivier.Rodney Hall South Africa

[@gustavo5989]

Bravo! Excelente! Muito obrigado por compartilhar seus talentos!

[@davidtargino9049]

Magnífico talento desse maestro nos fazendo recorda da música tema da Santa missa em seu lar da globo anos 90

[@augustine3835]

I never get enough of Olivier and his performances. This is beautiful.

[@remixuereb]

Splendide oeuvre , parfaite transcription , et splendide et remarquable interprétation d'Olivier Penin.

[@charlesdavis7087]

In a word, "definitive." I've listened to this great work for 50 years and dear Olivier, it doesn't get any better. The whole post was great, the sound recording, the video and of course the playing. Thanks for sharing... your joy.

[@infledermaus]

I agree with you. I've heard several versions. He is a superb organist and musician.

[@marziocavallucci3831]

Bravo Penin, la sinfonia della cantata 29 è molto bella con l'organo e tu la esegui veramente con maestria, ma con l'orchestra ed organo obbligato è stupenda! Gloria al Sommo Bach.

[@keplergso8369]

Wonderful. This piece is well appropriate to be played on organ.

[@pietermoonen2052]

Deze organist speelt Dupré zeer klaar en afgelijnd! Zeer mooi om naar te luisteren!

[@danieltietz1007]

Penin is so very good. A truly magnificent performance on a most wonderful instrument.

[@randallfamily9636]

Wow Thank you

[@robertwalsh5305]

Everything about the playing, registrations, instrument, acoustic and camera work could not be better. Best video rendition of the Sinfonia on KZbin. Hands down! Superbe!

[@larrystewart2506]

Robert Walsh Robert, I agree with you completely! ❤️❤️🙏🏻👍🏻🇨🇦

[@randalllamp8226]

Love this piece.

[@wout1805]

Robert Walsh Very well said. I could not agree more!!

[@larrymerkle1672]

Spot on! Everything in this performance is near perfect. So many organists race through this piece as if they have to finish quickly and catch a plane. I especially love his pedal registration which allows those big reed stops to sound their majesty. Bravo, Olivier!

[@albertward9601]

A perfect performance by a very gifted organist!

[@tonyhunter7760]

no doubt about it....J S Bach was a musical visionary without compare. This Organ piece is but only one of the mind-blowing compositions from Bach that have inspired me in my journey as a musician. My musical path has led me to string band music so I play Mandolin. Banjo. Guitar, Dobro. Ukelele etc...of course a majority of my practise is devoted to folk musics of the world. But to keep me whole as a rounded Musician I spend time dabbling away on Bach thingys......it amazes me that Bachs music falls so effortlessly onto many of my chosen instruments......genius beyond compare

[@cuauhtemocacosta2429]

Increíblemente magnifico. Great talent Congratulations . Saludos from Culiacán Sinaloa México. God blessyou. BENDICIONES MAESTRO

[@GuerlinDialembonkebi]

Gloire à Dieu le haut du cieux! ❤

[@charlesleyes870]

The organists of Paris....how I miss you all.

[@jochenobertraun819]

Ein Wohlfühlerlebnis der besonderen Art, nur christliche Musik kommt dem Himmel so nahe! Danke und Bravo!!!

[@JoaoBatista063]

Esse órgão é maravilhoso. O intérprete está de parabéns. Sua execução é perfeita.

[@davidtargino9049]

Sem esquecer que essa obra prima era tema da santa missa em seu lar da rede globo nos anos 90 saudosa lembrança da minha infância

[@johnwilkinson3880]

Great shoes and sox. The music is pretty good too!!

[@jeanjacquesfalke4775]

Je ne m .en lasse pas ..........

[@Jeanturbo1]

Admirable et étonnante cette virtuosité claviers / pédalier : je ne sais comment synchroniser tous ces gestes pour arriver à cette hamonie !

[@vincentdf9498]

On ne s en lasse jamais.éblouissant.

[@HelenaWilliams8696]

Maestro Olivier Penin presents a beautifully graceful performance! Like most of Bach's works, I interpreter this organ Sinfonia Cantata as the exploration of the unknown when one takes new challenges. One can observe Maestro Penin the dynamic technique in his hands and feet showing vigour, expressive emotions and gracefulness. Wow, the church has an amazing acoustic environment.

[@kathydancy9880]

Bravo BRAVO BRAVO BACH👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[@stephendohnalek462]

Wow!! I must have listened to this performance a thousand times by now and never tire of it. It is really uplifting, inspiring musical artistry.

[@NorbertdrLazar]

Je suis sous le charme de cette interpretation. Olivier joue marveilleusement. Merci.

[@Merlin1955UK]

Wonderful to watch that whole body performance, truly amazing! Dig those beautiful pink socks ;)

[@jeanjacquesfalke4775]

Magnifique séquence jeux de pieds jeux de mains et l organiste ao top. Merci

[@JacquesBRUNO13007]

Splendide, une vraie merveille. Bravo Maestro Olivier !!!

[@ЖаннаЧерникова-п4л]

Божественная музыка и великолепный исполнитель.Спасибо.

[@michelinemaximin]

Superbe.

[@Bachwillcureyou]

Une desmeilleures interprétations bravo

[@leopoldgosselin3267]

Bravo! Très beau rythme soutenu. Intelligent, doué et beau 🙏

[@adhill]

Magnificent! Who on earth could give this a thumbs down?!

[@markkgourley1984]

I was astounded by the number of thumbs down. This was magnificent, Must be jerks who can't play & wished they could.

[@williamklimas7515]

@@markkgourley1984 must be the Bach Police

[@markkgourley1984]

@@williamklimas7515 Not really, but know if Bach is played correctly!

[@grahamharrison1128]

Someone who knows nothing about music or playing the organ

[@MarkRijckenberg]

Someone was annoyed by the red socks. (petty behavior) :-)

[@Inielboult75018]

Bravo Olivier c’est une belle réussite avec un bon tempo

[@bobh5087]

Bravo! Thrilling! Merci beaucoup. 👍 ❤️

[@denismeyer6470]

Excellent ainsi que la vidéo.

[@jonwilliam5465]

This is the best performance of this I have heard. I think Bach would be overjoyed! The registration and articulation are perfect! Thank You!

[@johnreynolds9477]

Jon William I feel it to be among the more tolerable versions, but completely unexciting. Many organists are too caught in trying to “interpret” the work by using their own arrangements. This is no exception. No doubt he’s a decent organist, but he can’t keep time or a beat to save his life, nor does he pay any attention to the time signature. This was written to be a VERY fast piece, not something from the romantic period. This is the most accurate version I’ve ever heard, and is played with the original composition, not a rearrangement. kzbin.info/www/bejne/g5zdd4GnmJKlrMk

[@cyrilo-ol5xb]

@@johnreynolds9477 I'm sure we all look forward to your superior personal interpretation, played by yourself..I await!

[@gregfolland8452]

John Reynolds - Yes ... I see what you mean!

[@gregfolland8452]

Bob Bobberson - She is awesome!

[@patwolfie]

I just listened to Diane Bish's performance of the Sinfonia. Before explaining why I prefer Penin's, I want first to give both organists due credit. Very few human beings ever reach, as both Bish and Penin have, such a lofty pinnacle of sensorimotor skill. I prefer Penin's performance. He chose an allegro tempo that allowed him to play, with no appreciable change in tempo, the more challenging middle passages with the same skill and command of the notes as his opening. To my ear, Bish's presto went through a slight ritardando as she got to those middle passages, and it seemed she imposed another, more compressed slow-down shortly after that, establishing a new tempo, still fast but slower yet, as she headed to the finish line. While both did the typical dramatic slowdown at the end, I found Penin's to be within my acceptable zone and Bish's tipping over into melodrama---the last thing Bach's music needs. I would love, some day, to hear the sinfonia played to the end with NO slow-down, and with the final chord released after no more than an instant of extra hold. Maybe I wouldn't like it, but I'd love to hear it that way, at least once. At the risk of digressing, I'll note that many a performance of Bach's two great masses have been spoiled for me by the use of opera soloists rather than those trained in choraI singing to keep the vibrato in check and never scoop a note. For those who agree, I recommend the cantatas performed by the J.S. Bach Foundation (J.S. Bach-Stiftung), the ensemble's choir and orchestra ably conducted by Rudolf Lutz. Their ambitious aim is to perform all of Bach's hundreds of cantatas. The DVDs are beautifully engineered in both video and audio---high quality and worth the money. Most of the soloists are masters at singing in the clean style that best suits choral music of the Baroque era. Returning to Bish vs Penin, I don't know whether it is the organ Bish played or her choice of stops, but I heard an overlying sound that evoked the calliope organs to be found most readily, these days, in carousels. I can best describe it as a honking resonance---slight, but audible, that comes from differences in the metal of the pipes compared to a pipe organ. For me at least, not the right sound for Bach---from the viewpoint of one who likes most of the Swingle Singer Bach interpretations and most synthesizer renditions and eschews transcriptions for brass quartets, despite playing first chair cornet in my high school band.

[@hartmutwolfram6504]

Herrlich...ich habe noch nie die29 so kraftvoll und strukturiert spielen hören...ein voller Genuss

[@naturwelt]

Que magnifique, quel régal ❤️❤️❤️

[@TheDemostenes]

Uma convergência maravilhosa de de grandezas: Bach, o órgão e o talento do organista nessa magnífica igreja.

[@williammcghee863]

Yes!! A pleasure to listen to over and over sgain. Five stars! Bravo.

[@marcosPRATA918]

A magnificência do grande órgão, com seus seus teclados, registros, pedais e tubos para a imensidão da música!

[@tomdixon315]

Listening and watching this performance is for me always spiritually uplifting.

[@trudidolder6122]

what a magnificent instrument and what an outstanding artist showing us what Bach was able to do with such an Organ.... (love his red socks!,). great performance….

[@michaelmiller1215]

The work comes to life! Excellent technique and artistry, coupled with movie star looks and great socks!

[@Froggie24546]

Great with headphones , Olivier I was right there in the church for a moment. Magic performance

[@philippeeeckman5046]

Merci. Supérieur. Vraiment.

[@MrUseur]

Tension and dynamic getting greater towards the end and receive relief in a wonderful end. Bach is the greatest composer in history. For me at least. Mr. Penin does provide me lots of joy. Thanks..

[@dorinofardin4603]

Un grande virtuoso.

[@robertstrong8966]

Extraordinary artistry, played from the depths of your soul--moved me to tears. What glorious sounds your hands and feet brought out from this majestic instrument. KUDOS!!!!!!!

[@swazi1945]

Brilliant. Thanks Olivier