Vierne Toccata B-Moll

Bernhard Hirzberger an der Beckerath-Orgel in Garsten, 26. August 2012:
Louis Vierne (1870-1937): Toccata in B-Moll aus "Pièces de fantaisie". Live-Mitschnitt.
Video: Doris Ebner und Dominic Staberhofer (austrianorganmusic)
Audio: Dario Köstinger (DeusExMusicaStudios)
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[@10jpmorgan]

Listeners can argue back and forth over technical details, but I think this is a FINE performance of a fantastic and demanding piece. Much applause!

[@Highinsight7]

agreed! it's certainly fun to watch him play!

[@sylviejenni8641]

WONDERFUL 👌 🌅 🏆 !! I' m deepliest touched 💫 by your excellent interpretation 🏵 🌺 💒 !! Thank you so much 🙏🙏🙏 ! 😊 ...

[@juniorbabla2001]

I M SPEECHLESS. U R THE ORGAN HERO OF THE WORLD.SUPERB, FENTASTICK. NO OTHER CAN EVAN IMAGE TO PLAY THIS TYPE OF ORGAN. SUPERB.

[@jacqueslahondere4649]

tout est magnifique : l'oeuvre musicale, l'interprète et l'orgue

[@jimbroome-blanchard7357]

BRAVO...Those who gave it the thumbs down, I’m curious to know what your beef ...

[@MrCjsb]

Bravissimo Maestro! Let us glory in the music and not keep looking for faults. This is meant to lift our spirits up to God, and not to drag us back down to earthly things. Praise God in His holiness.

[@darkprose]

You can glory. Glory away. I’m off to find God in a better performance.

[@robertcholmondeley113]

@@darkprose Hear hear!

[@josiecameron8317]

He plays this with ease, not often i find someone as at ease with there feet as me. Absolutely wonderfull to watch. Great, actually awesome Job.

[@mr.booker9263]

Outstanding! As I see it, there's nothing profound about this piece: it's a vehicle for technical fireworks, and Bernhard Hirzberger is more than equal to the challenge. What a ride! Thanks.

[@passitelexk43]

..superba esecuzione. grazie.

[@stephendickinson]

It may have been fast, however I don't think this was to its detriment. I thought it was very well played, exciting and inspiring. Thank you for posting.

[@1trompette]

Gorgeous playing ! Great Instrument !

[@M06A10F41]

excellente prestation. La qualité de l'enregistrement est un bonheur. Merci pour ce cadeau

[@kahuna514]

It's not too often that we get a treat like this. Excellent job...!!!!

[@raphaelmeyer9940]

Very fine instrument and lyrical interpretation. Congrats !

[@AndyHeimerl]

super, bravo! sehr schön artikuliert, klare registrierung und ein toller motorische Fluss. Hut ab!

[@charlesdavis7087]

You show off. The word "rubato" comes to mind. Playing it straight through might seem accurate but with a little more rubato the drama of this great work might come through even more spectacularly. In either case, well done... well done. Blessings. CVD

[@AnthonyHunt77]

It was really well played on the technical level but I think it sounds better a touch slower. It calmed down a little later on in the piece but the opening was at a heck of a pace.

[@Eleuthero5]

A touch? Good grief, the ruination of the opening destroyed the whole piece! Also, the slow-soft section after the opening was played in a mushy legato style. Yuck.

[@AnthonyHunt77]

Well you're entitled to your opinion but to say that the opening ruined the whole of the piece is grossly absurd. Do you play this yourself or are you just contented to be the snobbish armchair critic? This is a live recording too don't forget, so nerves might have gotten the better of the organist to begin with! And I personally like the legato section

[@Eleuthero5]

Anthony Hunt Well, you're entitled to your opinion, too, and it's just that ... an opinion. Yes, I play the harp. I've heard perhaps a dozen renditions of this piece and it's my least favorite. If the organist's "nerves" "got the better of him" he certainly had no qualms having it put up here on KZbin. The "nerves" argument almost sounds like an implicit agreement that it's not a top shelf rendition.

[@AnthonyHunt77]

If it wasn't a live recording then yes, I would have expected better from someone as obviously talented. But seeing that it isn't, you have to make allowances. And you as a musician should know that in live performances things do not always go as planned. I have been playing the organ since I was 12. I appreciate how hard this piece is.

[@lkrupp215]

Those who can...do. Those who can’t...teach. Those who can neither do nor teach become critics. A pox on both of you.

[@BurkhardTerhart]

Tolles Spiel und endlich mal eine richtig tolle Kameraführung! Dankeschön dafür!

[@oluwamuyiwaakinmejiwa]

I duff my heart. I had watched it over and over again.

[@SuperBabel2]

Orgue et sonorité superbe, registration riche et inventive, et surtout la performance éblouissante de l'organiste, vraiment très fort ! D.BABEL

[@Mr05241948]

Beautifully played on a wonderful pipe organ

[@darrinbrown2980]

Awesome ❤

[@giuliabiagetti9900]

Bravo!!!

[@joenwayne]

Beautiful! Bravo!!

[@sathya999]

He looked at the guy at the end to say well done! These posts are about the MUSIC! What about the MUSIC?

[@Willorga1708bux]

I enjoyed this ❤️❤️

[@StevenKnieriem]

Prachtig stuk! Kan ik uren naar luisteren !

[@pietermoonen]

Eine schöne Erlebnis ! Dank !

[@stephane6047]

I agree, you are performinf a toccatta, not a marathon, missing a lot of nuance and atmosphere

[@charlesdavis7087]

You're having way too much fun.

[@starkweather555]

Bravo. Now THAT'S a Toccata! Very impressive playing.

[@johnferguson8993]

Magnificent!

[@marcusiologist]

I now want to learn this piece. Thanks for the inspiration!

[@Tageine]

Wow! Really great performance! ... and what a really cool organ! Non radiating 32 note pedal manual.

[@cromorno8749]

It's commom in german speaking countries

[@mariacasemyr]

Amazing

[@nessunoanomino4506]

bellissimo, darrei la vità, per improvisare- compore- suonare, come lei!?

[@tve5614]

Magic!

[@ManfredTausch]

Wow! Super!

[@wurlitzer3]

It is certainly interesting to hear Vierne on a more Germanic instrument. I think some of the more critical comments are actually more about the organ than the interpretation. If this performance were on one of the great Cavaille-Coll instruments this composition was written for, we'd be rating this much higher.

[@lombard1001]

incredible

[@asteyasun5195]

Класс спасибо. Браво!!

[@Tageine]

This is on my FAVORITES list! I only wish I could even attempt this! Some have criticized him for being too fast. The manuscript shows mm=96. He does start out near mm=102-104 but settles in around mm=100. Not that much faster. You can see why he didn't want it to drag! PLAY ON!

[@allenbreach5127]

Kim Smith widow sixth Symphony

[@maryellenjackson3069]

Perfection: Great talent..(posted by Rosa Angelina Daye).

[@MeinnameistDreck]

Meisterhaft!

[@bernhardhirzberger9521]

MeinnameistDreck

[@bodro2000]

bravo!

[@simonsteam]

Too fast. Check out Ben Van Oostens recording.

[@johnperry9628]

Pyrotechnic in its speed but it sounded exceedingly muddled to me. There's also a lack of volume contrasts to create moods. It sounded like a fabulous technician's failed attempt to create music but music is not "typing" the correct key as fast as possible.

[@tatyanaorgan]

Bravissimo!!!!

[@originaltommy]

Indeed.

[@renfredclowes4297]

The d in measure 32 was a quarter beat short.

[@nessunoanomino4506]

bello!

[@bc4614]

Well played, but where is the fire? I know tempo is always an interpretation of the performer, but I would definitely lower the speed just a bit. It would make the intricacies of the piece more evident and provide a better listening experience for the listener. Just because you can play it fast doesn't mean you have to play it that way.

[@thefemiaina]

different people different style. the music is well played, error free and nice pedal technique. if you think its too fast for you, please download to your fone and play slowly. great performance.

[@nelsonwhaley6348]

Tricky stuff...

[@raymondbassford6134]

Too fast. It's supposed to be allegro risoluto a quarter note = 96.

[@sfopera]

Way too fast. It's difficult to make clear distinctions between voices.

[@charlesdavis5802]

Dear Bernhard; you've got the technique. But I would ask one thing of you, namely, that you listen to this recording… this video a time or two. Then ask yourself: is this really what you meant to 'say' ? Sent with love. CVD

[@dominodomino7017]

Pourquoi la jouer aussi vite ? ... et la registration est surprenante dans la partie plus calme... Vierne doit se retourner dans sa tombe 😬

[@WINCHANDLE]

some "idiot" a few hundred years ago came up with the key color reversal. The evil c major scale should be the last to be taught to kids learning keyboards. It one of those non-intuitive paradoxes

[@TheSecretHarp]

It sounds cool, but I don't understand what qualifies this as music.

[@musikalitet]

fantastic. but he could win the olympic in speed. you have to be up in beat not to get a heartattac. but marvelous.

[@pipeorgmik]

well played, and who cares about what he's wearing, dare to be different I say.

[@stelian-alexandrenano5922]

!!!!LEGATO!!!!!!! manual und pedal! das ist nicht ein "challenge" ! zu schnell!!

[@KORNMUSIKde]

Ich mag diese Fassung auch überhaupt nicht, aber warum legato? Wenn man das in strengem Legato spielt, nimmt man dem Stück jeden Pepp.

[@stelian-alexandrenano5922]

+KORNMUSIKde französische romantik orgelmusik. Von Lemmens, Franck auf Widor, Vierne, Dupré (gleiche Messiaen) , das ist Regel 'legato absolu'. (j.Burg " les organistes français du XIX°s" oder m. Dupré "méthode d'orgue", wenn möglich, lesen. Sie verstehen besser diese Idee)

[@stelian-alexandrenano5922]

+Stélian-Alexandre NANO aber jeder ist frei

[@Darth321111]

Nicht nur weil die damalige Technik so war, aber auch weil Vierne in die Partutur geschrieben hat, dass man legato spielen muss

[@Highinsight7]

When I studied this... At my first lesson with this work, I came in with a "Toccata" detached technique.... My teacher (a very famous concert organist) got all over my case about the "detachment"... He wanted it VERY legato... and to strictly fallow the legato phrase markings...GREAT writing! I just recorded this work for a local organ program on our classical radio station...

[@keplergso8369]

A bit too fast. it is not a marathon, that speed takes off mystery. And strange choice of registration.

[@Reid-yy5nw]

Clicked off after a nanosecond! which was way too long.

[@emmanuelsales149]

Too fast

[@erikmaurits]

Cliveso, apart from the tie, the shirt, the arms and the stare, what is "culturally irresponsible" about this music?

[@nicholasgood6252]

Just too fast to enjoy the music. Might win an athletic competition however.

[@GuillaumeDeslandres]

Mais qu'est-ce que c'est ces commentaires qu'on voit tout le temps, du genre : "Trop vite" ? Par rapport à quel étalonnage ? Ici, je dis : "c'est très rapide". Je ne suis pas enthousiasmé par cette interprétation que je trouve "fouillis". Dans un tempo assez proche (puisqu'on en parle), la version d'André Isoir à St Sernin a un "allant" implacable, avec quelque chose de jubilatoire. Ici, je sens un peu la virtuosité pour la virtuosité.

[@GuillaumeDeslandres]

Certes... Ce qui ne veut pas die qu'on ne doit pas le jouer ailleurs, y compris sur des instruments capables de vous surprendre (pour ce répertoire) et de nous emmener vers d'autres contrées sonores, parfois jouissives (elles aussi) !

[@GuillaumeDeslandres]

J'ai la chance d'habiter près du Clicquot de Poitiers (renversant, mais à entendre absolument sur place, au D c'est bof), et je rêve d'aller un jour écouter une symphonie de Widor (la 6ème, par exemple) à St Ouen !!! Je voulais surtout dire qu'il a des possibilités surprenantes, comme par exemple des interprétations résolument "symphoniques" (et complètement assumées comme telles) de la Passacaille et juge en do mineur. Et Olivier Latry (mon ami depuis... 35 ans) me disait l'autre jour qu'il prépare un CD "Bach" à... Notre-Dame, avec choeur de clarinettes, et tutti quanti !

[@GuillaumeDeslandres]

My God... Saint Omer ! A mettre dans un pèlerinage itinérant. Avec saint Servin. Et un jet privé de l'un à l'autre, ou alors il faut faire d'autres "stations"

[@GuillaumeDeslandres]

J'ai écrit "saint Servin" ? Une contraction de saint Sernin et de saint Séverin !!!

[@GuillaumeDeslandres]

Aire-sur-la-Lys ! My God... Quand j'avais 18 ans, j'ai voulu faire un peu de facture, et j'ai passé plusieurs semaines avec Robert Camus dans ce orgue, à faire la "petite main". En gros, je perçais des trous (!). Bon, l'instrument n'était pas à tomber par terre, mais quel buffet !

[@thomasredman3777]

Every organist should have at least one flare piece even if he or she is only mediocre. No offence, it just wouldn't be a piece I'd want to hear more than once.

[@johanbrand8601]

Has no feel for the French Romantic literature.

[@georgfly]

wonderful