Karl Richter - Toccata & Fugue In D Minor - BWV 538

Karl Richter performing in Ottobeuren in 1977...
This is from the vinyl record: "Organ Recital: J.S. Bach, Mozart, Reger / Karl Richter, 1977"

[@annamcancarini6953]

Magnificent!!! Karl Richter: how can a man be so talented?

[@SHAshtonLear]

...and, He played it from heart !! Without any score... ;) ;)

[@stjepanmarkofranc6538]

@@SHAshtonLear Gid granted him with this

[@leoguerra4516]

being Karl Richter

[@user-mx7qc1wd8t]

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@user-mx7qc1wd8t]

Карл Рихтер -гений,как и Бах!!!!!❤❤❤

[@andreahempel3086]

Unglaublich wunderschön ! Sehr grosse Dankbarkeit für dieses herrliche Kunstwerk ! 🥰🥰🥰

[@doctortabby]

Perfect tempo. This is one of my favorite organ pieces. It is so often played to fast, in my humble opinion. This tempo allows so much more emotion to come through. Thanks for posting.

[@luimezigue2131]

YES INDEED

[@alamartin9847]

NO INDEED

[@hopelessnerd6677]

Ordinarily, I wouldn't agree, but with the way this is mic'd, and with the acoustics of the building, it's a perfect temp.

[@doctortabby]

@@hopelessnerd6677 One of the beautiful things about music, especially with such a nice piece as this one, is that even within the boundaries of the given piece of music its self, there is room for the emotion and individuality of the performer. And like many other art forms, some interpretations of it will appeal to some, and perhaps not so much to others. I agree with you about the room acoustics and the microphone placement/selection.

[@AlephNeil]

The fugue - and the really the work as a whole - gives me a sense of finality, as though the curtains are falling over the entire universe.

[@Bronzebk]

E. Power Biggs was & remains atop of my favorite organist, but Richter!!! Wow! Love him as a conductor, love him as an organist. Powerful dynamics... just incredible.

[@angelosilva4051]

La potenza del respiro sinfonico,la grande maestria nella scelta dei registri,la scelta dei tempi fanno di Richter "il sublime interprete di Bach ".

[@lucaogliari8558]

Grandissimo Karl Richter !

[@joncullen8770]

Brilliant and possibly the only organist to play that impossible trill on page 3 of the toccata!

[@rsns311257]

This organ in a marvel. The acoustics of the church help, but the unusual mixtures and the variety of 8' stops work a treat.

[@davidetenerani7039]

As Bach wanted!!!

[@Drifter21031971]

Adrian, many thanks for you! Karl Richter was the best Bach player. Was and is.

[@benyahun]

Mate Adrian than you so much for uploading these gems! I dont have anything against faster tempos but the way Richter interprets Bach is really something else that sets it apart from the rest.

[@michelespata8206]

From 1:08 to 1:35 there is my favourite section of this beautiful masterpiece. I love how Richter with slower tempo and with clear articulation higlights dissonance and cadence. Quite often toccata is perfermed much faster and it lacks of emotion. Richter's style is so full of expressivity!

[@AndreFry]

Nice dignified pace for the Fugue. Thanks for uploading! It is a pity more of these later live recordings were not released as CDs.

[@GiuseppeRusso58]

Charm and magnetism ... and an uncommon musical tension in Richter's live performances

[@davidetenerani7039]

Questa non è semplice musica come noi post moderni di questo secolo siamo abituati ad intendere in questo termine. Opere come la Toccata e Fuga in Re minore BWV 538 sono pilastri inamovibili di genialità Umana, perle di Divina Bellezza che,citando non mi ricordo chi, se mai dovessimo inviare un “segnale di vita” ad altri eventuali esseri viventi nell’universo, esso dovrebbe contenere almeno uno dei lavori di uno dei più grandi genii non solo di musica ma dell’interà storia dell’Umanità: Johann Sebastian Bach. Questa è la Musica di Dio. ------- This is not simple music as we modern post of this century are used to understanding in this term. Works such as the Toccata and Fugue in D minor BWV 538 are immovable pillars of Human genius, pearls of Divine Beauty which, by quoting I do not remember who, if ever we were to send a "life signal" to any other living beings in the universe, it it should contain at least one of the works of one of the greatest geniuses not only of music but of the entire history of humanity: Johann Sebastian Bach. This is the Music of God.

[@aleksandra830]

Też tak uważam,że muzyka Bacha pochodzi z Nieba.

[@josedomingosgiffonirosa8362]

Um dos maiores organistas que já ouvi em toda a nossa vida! Magistral de interpretação dessa magnífica composição, uma das minhas prediletas! Beleza pura!

[@fabriziocilindri4652]

Straordinaria e l interprete meraviglioso

[@passitelexk43]

non plus ultra….bravoooo!!!!

[@gustavmahler6769]

Flawless. I really like the Part from 6:13 to 6:43

[@matteovasta5952]

Potenza musicale assoluta. !!!!!!!!!! Un Bach superlativo

[@masterjky]

i agree perfect tempo

[@georgeleermakers7467]

+ Jhr. Humphrey. Geniaal , Merci.

[@contarex1]

Sublime

[@tepmich]

FANTASTISCH !!! Tepper Michael.

[@JuanFecit]

Gracias por compartirlo.

[@mauriziopamelamusicamatrim5025]

BACH - RICHTER = immensi !!!!

[@robertdeoliveira13]

une merveille

[@tiznadoangelo]

nice nice

[@gyulaugron3379]

Nekem is a kedvenc orgonadarabom. Kitűnő lenne az előadás, de érezni a felvételen, hogy igen régen készült.

[@BurkPrael]

The slower tempo is nice but most likely imposed by the cathedral's acoustics. Anything faster would have had muddy results.

[@sandrogeatti5810]

Is it possible to have a photo of the cover and the back of this LP?

[@scorntorrent3292]

Я чуть с ума не сошел от этого исполнения, причем понимание пришло не сразу. Гений знал, как исполнять Гения. Правда, оговорюсь, что сказанное относится только к Токкате. Фугу я не понимаю и не слушаю. Не мое.

[@juanbitacoradelmusico5888]

6:43 the fugue