Krebs - Toccata and Fugue in A minor Krebs-WV 411 | Jan Liebermann

[@jeffking6011]

Sadly Krebs being such a late Baroque composer his music is overlooked. I wish his works were played more often. Thanks for this glorious rendering!!

[@davidpescod7573]

A wonderful piece, brilliantly played. Johann Krebs studied with J S Bach who admired Krebs ability both as an organist and composer. On hearing this piece it is obvious that there are parts very reminiscent of Bach, yet undoubtedly Johann Krebs was one of the really great composers of the late baroque. I very, very much enjoyed your performance Jan. Heartfelt thanks

[@holmespianotuning]

Kerbs must have had a copy of bwv540 as this is almost a pastiche or homage to the piece.

[@PointyTailofSatan]

Krebs was actually Bach's primary disciple, even more than Bach's sons, who moved on to the newer style galant form.

[@anthonycelentano3010]

@@holmespianotuning Actually, there are parts of this that echo BWV 548, the "Wedge" fugue.

[@markbell9973]

Who could have said it better?

[@markbell9973]

​​@@PointyTailofSatan Don't forget "Sorgenkind" Wilhelm Friedemann. Looks to me like this very gifted but less progressive son had a unique place in Pater Familias's heart. I cannot help but feel it in the 2nd movement of Trio Sonata II. And Jan! (If you read this.) I think you felt it too. But. You have had some great teachers. I did too. JJ Keeler who studied with Karl Straube, Leipzig, 1931-1933. You don't have to look at those years as long as I have to "get it." Straube arranged for "JJ" (as we called him) to study with his friend, Sir Ernest Bullock, at Westmimster Abbey. (...) I brought this up bc Prof Keeler had 2 quite unique "sayings," which we students heard several times: 1. Bach will lead you to the verge of tears, but never over that verge. [That's you, man. You gots good teachers!] 2. You listen to all the rest, then you wash out yout ears with Bach. Best to ya'all, and to you, lieber Jan, Mark--Rocky Mountains, V.S.v. A. (I hope against hope.)

[@metteholm4833]

Incredibly beautiful and genuine Bachian. Krebs did well - and so do you, Jan Liebermann.

[@markbell9973]

...only old age (75+ these days 😅) and the slightest decline of +/- 10 sorts of both cognitive and phsical. But that's very obviously not Jan's problem. Hayuhll (Hell): the last thing our man should even be thinking about❤! For a long time, we gots a scrappy JSBach, or Marcel Dupré, or Helmut Walcha. And Jan would be the last to let any of those go to his head. Hoch soll er leben. Dreimal hoch! Vive M. Jean LIEBERMANN, esq.!!

[@padrepatta5535]

One would think that Krebs had a really great teacher!

[@brianmee657]

This is too good to be true!! A third excellent upload in just a few weeks and a 5 star performance that I look forward to replaying to get to know a work and comoser I had never heard of (Google had to be consulted again!) The rapid pedal work at the start leaves me speechless and a comparison with Bach inevitable - it must have been difficult to compose overshadowed by him(?) Many thanks for it

[@kempedkemp]

You are a blessing to the world of pipe organ lovers. ❤❤❤💋

[@mspg2]

Brilliant pedal work there is no holding you back Jan.

[@staffanolofsson8201]

Krebs seems to be a Superman with Super Power! Thank you Jan Liebermann for making us aware of his existence with your wonderful organ playing.👍

[@markterry4317]

Wow! What a magnificent work and an equally magnificent performance. Krebs was indeed a master of the organ. In fact some of J.S. Bach's organ compositions are believed to be actually works of Krebs. Thank you for posting this video. Well done!

[@N.N-p9g]

*___Jan___* , Du *___KANNST DAS___* , das sieht und hört man *___SOFORT !!___*. I am totally fascinated by such young stars with such obvious hhhiiiggghhh potential !!

[@Herzenstourorganist]

Ausgezeichnet -Danke, dass du uns an deiner Spielkunst teilhaben lässt.

[@1952bruns]

Jan Libermann, you are a wonderfully talented musician with an exceptional memory!

[@apmesmusiques1957]

Dear Jan, I do have a huge admiration for your work! You impress me as usual with your phenomenal memory and keyboard touch! Thousand Thanks and love!

[@sebastianasiquier9484]

Sempre he dit que Krebs s'hauria d'escoltar molt més. Gran passió, virtuosisme i tècnica. Herència d'un gran mestre i el seu millor alumne. Escolt l'ànima de Krebs, Bach i la prolongació amb Jan! Mil gràcies per fer-nos arribar aquestes grans capacitats. Hores i hores d'escoltar em transporten... Enhorabona! I la teva memòria és I.A.? No sembla possible!

[@urshandschin5108]

Sehr schönes Werk! Ich kannte es bisher nicht. Großartige Wiedergabe. Bravo, Jan. Und vielen Dank!

[@david24240]

Bravo C’est une pièce jouée magnifiquement Je découvre beaucoup de jeu organistes qui ont un talent magnifique Et tour cela de mémoire Un jeu à la Marie Claire Alain, d une grande pureté et un doigté J adore

[@dennishensema5382]

Reminds me of BWV 540!

[@AlessandroSistiMusic]

yep, prelude is based on the same figuration! but evil 😈

[@keescanalfp5143]

but evil . ?

[@Titurel]

@@keescanalfp5143 minor

[@sethdietrich4648]

I have seen you make music of the printed score in any of your videos. Your ability to memorize is yet another facet of your extraordinary gifts which are a delight to behold.

[@channelelectronique]

Where’s the love button? Fantastic music video!

[@МихаилШипилов-ч8ы]

Отличное произведение, совершенное исполнение! Браво, Ян!

[@davidguizot]

Splendid, stunning talent. Thank you.

[@einfachkirchenorgel]

Unglaublich schöne Aufnahme, mein größter Respekt dieses Orgelstück ohne Noten so zu interpretieren. Super!

[@TrinityDivineMozart]

Toccata and Fugue is certainly wonderful, like the classic song and composition. ❤💛🎹🎼

[@cheerful_child3]

Fantastisch und grossartig gespielt, Jan !!!

[@harmhijlkema1368]

Noten gespielt, kein Musik gemacht......tja, ein Wettbewerb, so schnell wie möglich........wer erst zu Hause ist......

[@ab4805]

Almost look like you are tap dancing with this piece and having fun with it. Seriously I very much appreciated you rendition and the way you played it. Bravo.

[@rolandernst3945]

Ich bewundere Jan Liebermann. In seinem Alter vor dem Abitur bereits soweit in seinen Studien gekommen zu sein, ist nur möglich, wenn man eben ein echtes Genie ist! Bravo Jan und alles Gute für die Zukunft! Lass uns an Deiner wunderbaren Kunst weiterhin teilhaben! Vielen Dank!

[@KaiShepherd-n6z]

Absolutely wonderful! You sure can tell the influence of J S Bach in this piece. Ur a great lad who reminds me of Sebastian Heindl and look where his talents have taken him! ❤🤗

[@pakabe8774]

Lieber Jan, vielen Dank für Dein Geschenk! Dein Spiel, Deine Wirkung und Wirken trägt Sonne in mein Leben. Normalerweise habe ich die Neigung, wenn ich kommentiere dies schon während des Schauens des Videos zu tun und dann manchmal einen Teil des Videos zu verpassen. Bei Dir kann ich nicht anders, als bis zum letzten Ton zu warten, ehe ich irgendetwas anderes tue. Ganz sicher werde ich auch dieses Video in den nächsten Tagen noch einige Male schauen.

[@andrewcameron-mowat7036]

Bravo!

[@user-wy5dp2gp3z]

Spectacular as Always!!! Fancy footwork !!! GOD BLESS

[@michaelhowarth4302]

Amazing performance...and all from memory...thank you Jan! 🎶 🎹

[@homhomtube]

Sehr schön kraftvoll, ohne auch nur einen Augenblick lang zu vergessen, daß auch Musik ATMEN will, Jan läßt das prima zu, wunderbar! DANKE fürs Teilen (finde außerdem, daß Johann Ludwig Krebs stark unterschätzt wird, auch deshalb ist diese stupende Einspielung mit ihren klar nachvollziehbaren Baßlinien richtig fein).

[@friendsofstedmundschurchfa3301]

Wonderful thank you for sharing Bravo

[@leoncools806]

Amazing to me the control you got: two hands and two feet at the same time bussy... Krebs's music was new to me. I discover new interesting music every day. Thank you

[@olivierfritzfeller7654]

On découvre un compositeur vraiment étonnant ! Merci pour votre jeu brillant. Cordialement Olivier

[@AlasPoorEngland]

Just discovered your JSB GIGUE performance … this is brilliant too! Well done and thank you!

[@RoydenWilkinson]

Thank you for this beautiful performance of a composer that I have never played! It’s lovely music and should be put out there more often to educate the public’s ears to this beautifully written music. Thanks, Jan , for your wonderful performances .

[@MarekMichalakMusic]

Super gespielt!!!! Mein mit Abstand Lieblingsstück von Krebs. Und dazu spielst Du es auswendig (wie immer!).

[@jantimmerman4099]

Greetings from Holland…. You are a supertalented organist! Playing such brilliant pieces by heart is pretty unique. I wish you lots of pleasure in playing!!

[@JimmieTutor]

Jan, you are amazing, I always enjoy your concerts,

[@franstijssen1526]

Ongelooflijk, wat een techniek! Maar meer dan dat: ook muziek! ❤

[@JESUSNavascues-ls8xz]

Fabuloso! Ejecución ágil y dominio perfecto de todos los registros, pedalier y expresión del órgano. Una de las piezas más difíciles de ejecutar de Bach. Elegante y brillante Jan Liebermann.

[@jaimecamps2017]

De acuerdo con todo, salvo que la obra no es de Bach sino de su alumno Johann Ludwig Krebs.

[@JESUSNavascues-ls8xz]

Así es ciertamente. Gracias por la corrección.

[@luis_ar2146]

I haven't heard about Krebs before. It sounds awesome! Thank you for sharing it! And, as always, I really enjoyed it!

[@maciet90henrie42]

Super interprétation de J.S. BACH. ADMIRABLE

[@dominiquedupuy2234]

Une très belle pièce. On note bien en effet l'influence de J.S. Bach, mais l'ensemble reste original. L'interprétation est claire, vivante, précise et musicale. Merci l'artiste !

[@johnfisher9816]

Jan, just started following you and am forwarding your links onto friends in the UK. Very best, John in Canada

[@arthurrobson2002]

Very stylish playing and from memory - ausgezeichnet

[@twfourofsix]

Amazing that he memorized the music!!!

[@michaeltester5187]

I know!!!!

[@edoardocaputo1967]

Suona divinamente, Jan, il fraseggio è incantevole

[@VP-mn9rl]

Thank you Jan... God bless you!

[@david24240]

Bravo magnifique Une très belle interprétation,un virtuose au pédalier bravo

[@kobusgrove985]

ThX for sharing this beauty with us, Jan.

[@terrymanspeaker1476]

Glorious!

[@TheJohn1567]

That was a truly wonderful performance!

[@erichkusterer6339]

Tolles Stück, um ein Konzert zu beginnen. Toll gemacht ❤

[@EElgar1857]

Very fine playing! 😁

[@c-historia]

awesome Toccata and Fugue !! always amazing

[@Iperdorico]

Ottima interpretazione, come sempre.

[@VolkerundWallyMusic]

Very well done great Video

[@fransvangoolen2972]

What a beautiful performance! Greetings from the Netherlands.. I wish you much success!😊

[@andre26071955]

O, was hätte ich gerne dieses Stück im Jakobikirche in Stralsund gehört.....Hier wird die Musik von Johann Ludwig Krebs völlig Recht getan!

[@andreakroll4940]

Ein wunderschönes Werk, genial gespielt 😊

[@Bildungsrebell]

Wow, intelligent, immer interessant, aber v.a. die Artikulation und Ausdruck sind echt genial. Freue mich auf mehr! Grüße aus der alten Orgelstadt Ludwigsburg

[@malcomgain]

Great playing of a beautiful piece!

[@howardbaitcher5464]

👍👍 outstanding!!!

[@jackamt4351]

Thank you Jan...

[@ChrisSBrunt]

Brilliant!

[@robhaworth2508]

Absolutely top notch playing of a spectacular composition.

[@dontravis5657]

WOW! Vielen Dank!

[@lepamplemousse]

Bravo !

[@AlimentodosDeuses]

very insightful

[@antonioantonio-no2uc]

Maravillosa intepretación. Saludos, Jan

[@billlee536]

I’m in love ❤

[@paultidd9332]

That was so wonderful. Thank you for bringing such a piece alive 👏

[@PeterHeeren1]

Bravissimo

[@Serghey_83]

Suprr sound! Wow!

[@plealypaul8019]

Very good,Bach quality heard here!

[@anthonycelentano3010]

Time to learn BWV 548, which in the English speaking world we call the "Wedge" P&F - not sure if that translates into German. It is a lot of work, it is arguably the longest prelude and fugue, but you will have a lot of fun playing it ! I had a blast playing it on my senior organ recital.

[@anthonycelentano3010]

Some of those very "crunchy" chords in the Toccata remind me of passages in the Dorian Toccata.

[@wimkorenberg-eg7qk]

Stunning !!!

[@johnellis3244]

This is amazing

[@aricmkmkm]

And from Memory too!

[@litoboy5]

GREAT

[@frenchimp]

Interesting fugue theme.

[@harryvink8682]

Aus Holland, proficiat, wir haben auch sehr viele berumhte orgel in die Niederlande zum beispiet Martinikerk Groningen (Sietse de Vries) oder Bovenkerk Kampen (Jan Quintus Zwart).

[@liebermannjan]

Herzliche Einladung nach Groningen, Lutherse kerk an Bachs Geburtstag (21/03/2025) - tolle Schnitger-Orgel…!

[@alfredoa.potthoff6709]

🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩 🥰perfekt! vielen Dank🥰 😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍 '

[@uwe1941]

Sein Spiel ist nicht mehr normal - ich würde ihn als "Genie" bezeichnen!

[@erichkusterer6339]

Zumindest ist er für sein Alter ein herausragender Interpret und das nötigt einem den ihm gebührenden Respekt ab.❤

[@uwe1941]

@@erichkusterer6339 ich bin ( war und seit 10 Jahren im Ruhestand ) studierter Kirchenmusiker und habe auch viele Organisten ausgebildet, aber so jemanden, wie den Jan Liebermann, gibt es äußerst selten - das ist ein Glücksfall!

[@bertholdalkofer6830]

Ein Wunderkind kommt mir in den Sinn, wobei ich den Herren ganz und gar nicht beleidigen möchte. Vielleicht sollte ich ihn daher als Wundermann betiteln. So jemanden wie den Herrn Liebermann findet man vielleicht nur einmal in zehntausend Jahren. Erstaunlich und beeindruckend. Ich hoffe, daß er uns sehr viele Jahre lang mit seinem Spiel erfreuen wird.

[@abrahamhallartistry]

It sounds like the evil minor twin of Bach's Toccata and Fugue in F Major

[@shawardara]

You beat me to it. Great minds think alike❤

[@MrSUPERDUCON]

Krebs is so Bachy ... another summit of the great organ baroque period but he was perhaps a little 'old school' after 1750 ? Any idea of the date of composition of this piece? I didn't knew, so thanks for the discovery with your wonderful playing 🥰

[@nigelkennedy9811]

Beautiful as usual 😊😊. What is your country of origin?🖖

[@philiphurst5480]

Bavaria, Germany.

[@MennoSmits-v1l]

Some guys have all the luck. Good looking and incredibly talented as well. It is just not honest!

[@christopherdew2355]

Another exciting performance! Good repertoire and engaging viewing - not to mention informative for organists. I wondered if Right Foot could have been used more in the lower octave for more assured accuracy for ordinary organists? Are you following strict practice in Baroque organ technique? Or should one be more eclectic?

[@tomarmstrong1281]

As a professional pilot, a medical certificate was essential to my personal regulatory paperwork. It appears that playing this beast to this high standard might almost require a similar fitness test. As an aside how can the swell pedal ever be used without growing a spare leg?

[@PointyTailofSatan]

Sadly, Krebs active period was both post-Bach, and post Baroque. The new, simpler style galant form was becoming increasingly popular, and the denser, more complex Baroque form considered old fashioned. Kudos to Krebs for sticking to holding the torch for the Baroque form, but the result was he was pretty much ignored his whole musical life. Thus Krebs music became primarily of interest of modern classical organists only.

[@billv8938]

Beautifully played. Very impressive. What organ are you playing?

[@DavidArdittiComposer]

Says in the description: ‘This piece was performed by Jan Liebermann (18) in Justinuskirche, Frankfurt-Höchst.’

[@georgegoff906]

Absolutely loved this rendition, so much so I popped into the shop to buy a C D of it. But was disappointed because the only music by KREBS that I could find, was some of his harpsichord music. Shame

[@mudgebauer]

I wonder if Maynard G. Krebs is a decendant of Johan Krebs¿

[@coolguitarschool792]

Nicht umsonst lobte Bach: Krebs ist der beste Fisch im Bach!😆🤣🙂Er war auch ein guter Lautenist und diese verdanken ihm einige Bachwerke und ein schönes eigenes Lautenkonzert!

[@gerhardrohne2261]

it looks as if you play the whole krebs by heart - it also sonds : by heart...

[@shawardara]

Check out his recital from Truro cathedral 2023. Bach. Mendelssohn, widow and durufle. All from memory. Stunning playing.

[@freddoliveira]

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