🎵 JS Bach - Piece d'Orgue BWV 572 // Winchester Cathedral

[@kariebeez]

I love this exceedingly beautiful composition. It truly touches the soul. The first time I heard my church organist perform the piece, I was deeply moved.

[@supermsmedia]

Thank you Richard for your Beautiful Organ Recital, JS Bach's 'Fantasia in G Major' BWV 572 at Winchester Cathedral, I enjoy watch all your organ music. Regards Michael

[@richardduffy7926]

One of my favorite Bach compositions, played beautifully. Greetings from lowa, USA.

[@rogernichols1124]

Bach's skill at building on a simple motif until that awesome moment when the alla breve section arrives - rather like arriving on a sunlit plateau after a climb in the alps and striding out, energised until the reprise of the opening but in a descent to the home base. Hugely impressive as piece of musical architecture and brilliantly and sympathetically interpreted, Richard, as always. I'm still on a high after listening to this. Thank you.

[@ladyj6668]

Brings back so many memories Richard, thanks!

[@davidfletcher8558]

Hi there Richard Many thanks for posting this superb rendition. Hope that you all had a lovely holiday and are suitably rested and refreshed.

[@philipaggesen]

'Bach' in business 👏🏻

[@beautyinsound]

lol

[@jerrymartin79]

Bravo Richard! I particularly love where you split the phrases for call/response in the opening section. Awesome ☺

[@PaulL66]

Agree with Jerry whole heartedly

[@beautyinsound]

I got a bit out of sync at one point! The version I recorded a few months ago back at BIS is the correct version :)

[@JamesMossop1996]

Such an amazing piece, and an outstanding performance Richard! :)

[@BrooksLehnig]

Wonderful interpretation! Awesome to be in these great acoustic spaces once again. Well done!

[@philippawesterman8843]

Certainly sounds spacious. You introduce me to such wonderful works, Richard. Thank you. 😊

[@hallja13]

How nice to be in Winchester Cathedral! It was interesting to see people moving around on the monitor while you played - I'm sure they were blown away. Love you alternated manuals and changed the ending from being bombastic. Superb job!

[@carmenfoster6912]

I'm totally mesmerized

[@bfordca]

I love the echo effects great interpretation as always !!

[@revjonathan3166]

Very nice Richard. Well played!

[@carolynclark1724]

Beautiful!

[@carmenfoster6912]

You're such a master!!

[@andrewloose3419]

Brilliant. You make it look so easy with your hands and fingers seemingly effortlessly in exactly in the right place t the right time…… but I know it isn’t effortless or easy….it is the result of careful planning of fingering and hours of practice. Thank you for the music.

[@PaulL66]

I bet you felt rather “at home” being back at this particular console. Nicely done, as always.

[@NakedMuso]

Thanks for this. I enjoy very much your visits to the analogue world - it suits my analogue ears. (I confused a Currys staff member once with that expression, but that's another story haha)

[@martym61]

Lovely rendition.

[@JaneDoe-ci3gj]

Marvellous Richard!😊💯 Liked the echo effect at the start! p.s I have a wish, when I was little there was a very good French children's series which aired here in Sweden called il était une fois ( l'home )Once Upon a Time (life) or Det var en gång -tidernas äventyr (Swedish), the intro to that series was J.S. Bach - Toccata und Fuge BWV 565 a mighty organ piece indeed. My wish is, if it is possible if you may play that organ piece on a church organ please.

[@richardduffy7926]

I’d like to make a suggestion to any organist performing this piece. Beginning at 1:56, there are multiple layers the remainder of the piece, but when everything is played on one manual those inner voices are mixed with everything else. One instance is at 4:47 and those beautiful inner voices don’t stand out as they should.

[@hazelleacock3867]

Good morning from New York

[@beautyinsound]

Good morning!

[@TheTravelingOrganist740]

Very nice. I love the manual changes in the first part. I'm learning this piece for a wedding soon. I thought the fast sections would be harder, but I found the middle section to be the hardest. Do you play in your socks instead of shoes? I taught myself how to play in high school with no shoes and when I got to college my professor made me play in shoes. I still like to play without shoes.

[@peterallison5021]

Bravo Richard, well played, one of my favourite Bach pieces..... is that a SD recorder on the top right jamb?

[@beautyinsound]

I'm entirely sure what it does (it's all changed since my time there!), but it does have a CD player/recorder on it.

[@sverrearnebrandal8373]

To make so much noise when the organist is performing, is disrespectful. In Norway the congregation remains seated until the voluntary is performed.

[@PaulL66]

Never come to the USA. You’ll be sorely disappointed in the congregation’s chit-chat…

[@gandfgandf5826]

Yes, if people want to hang out and chat, why go to this? It's wasted on them.

[@iandavies3579]

I remember getting a message when playing at the end of a service, to play more quietly as someone was trying to pray! C'est la vie..

[@scottnokes6023]

Does anyone know why virtual church hasn't been on the past 2 or 3 weeks

[@beautyinsound]

Yes - I know why 😉

[@PaulL66]

The family needed a well-earned vacation.

[@scottnokes6023]

Well that completely makes sense, I was just wondering that's all, when does the program resume

[@TubaMirabilis123]

Does the Choir division contribute anything to the plenum when coupled to the Great, or is it strictly an accompaniment division?

[@beautyinsound]

Yes it can add something to the plenum, with appropriate care. In the Quire it is very present so I’d suggest using it separately to the Great (and Swell) plenum, but in the Nave it would be wise to bring through the choir Mixture (along with some of the Nave division).

[@scottnokes6023]

Hi everyone

[@JaneDoe-ci3gj]

Hi!👋

[@stephenarnold6359]

For me, this over-registered approach in the opening section just doesn't work. Sorry. Big fan otherwise

[@beautyinsound]

Each to their own 😊