J. S. Bach: The Complete Organ Works #3 St Thomas Church | New York | Balint Karosi | BWV 544, 566

[@Quintade8]

Great! Playing on three manuals at the same time in 'Liebster Jesu wir sind hier'!👍👍👍

[@DircoOskam]

The front of the organ is a free copy of the De Swart/Van Hagerbeer-organ in the Hooglandse Kerk of Leiden (NL)

[@Dutchcaniac]

Very nice sounding organ as well. Build in the dutch/ northern german organ tradition.

[@laresistenza9201]

This makes my heart sing!

[@calglennie]

Thank you, Balint Karosi, for this wonderful concert.

[@cymbaliv5586]

The articulation throughout is perfect and natural - it doesn't cry out "listen to me, I'm doing authentic articulation", as is the case with so many of today's performers. Thank you.

[@davidzersen1750]

Once I heard you play at St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Austin, Texas and had a chance to visit with you. Now I can listen to you playing organs all around the world. Remarkable!

[@mikewenger9526]

MAGNIFICENT! I know the builders (Taylor and Boody) fairly well. I considered apprenticing in their pipe shop back around 1980. In fact, I made some of the pipes in their Opus 3 in Charlottesville, VA. Have played a number of their instruments as well.

[@edifyguy]

That's a really amazing backstory. Would a pipe-dreamer musician potentially be able to make a second career with them just for fun after retirement? I cannot think of anything more fun to do in my declining years.

[@mikewenger9526]

Well, it takes a LONG time to learn any part of the craft. I helped with the 16' Gedackt pipes. Basically, I hammered out lead sheets that Louis DoLive (the then-pipemaker) cast on the pouring table. If memory serves, the purpose of hammering was to increase the density of the metal and to knock out any air pockets. The next step was cut the sheets into about 8x2 foot sections (or whatever dimensions were required for a specific pipe) and lay them out onto a separate work table. Then you would take a carpenter's plane and put a 45 degree bevel onto the longitudinal edges, roll the sheet (pretty heavy) around a large wooden mandrel, and gently beat the edges around the mandrel with a wood block so that they could be soldered together. Great fun!

[@samshearman5251]

Am enjoying your concert on no.3 thank you!

[@timhamilton6527]

Lovely work, pleasantly surprised that organs like this exist over in the States. And wonderful that talents like this performer are still persisting in an age where the popular music consumed today is generally (not totally) lamentable.

[@TurtleFL]

That's an impressive resultant sound on the Pedal.

[@neilwalsh3977]

I imagine Bach would have loved to have had an orchestra such as Brahms might have. It seems to me like the organ was his 'proto-orchestra', limited as the Baroque orchestra could be

[@ttwiligh7]

@@neilwalsh3977 I don't think so. Large size Orchestra is totally different from the organ. Look any orchestral arrangements of Back's organ works... Most of them are horrible taste. it rarely works.

[@neilwalsh3977]

@@ttwiligh7 great point. I think I meant in a metaphysical sense re the orchestra. But as Alan Belkin says in Craft and Composition, the organ is different to the orchestra or the piano. I find Bach so intriguing because I feel like he may have been limited by the age he was in. Then again, I could easily imagine Handel throwing everything including the kitchen sink if he had a modern orchestra.

[@JeffWindoloski]

The improvisation on "Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern" is exceptional!! =)

[@arielguarino5698]

Wonderful !!! Great and beautiful church !!

[@Dutchcaniac]

Thanks Balint for your amazing performance at this Dutch/ northern german inspired organ. Hopefully you’re in the opportunity to make some videos in the Nieuwe kerk Amsterdam ( Schonat 1655) in the future.

[@babossarika]

Gratulálok! Szívet-lelket melengető orgonajáték a legnagyobb művészi alázattal és szakértelemmel!

[@guapo86100]

Belle sonorité, belle interprétation, belle acoustique, bel organiste😁

[@stesorg]

Merci pour ce concert et le plus avec vous c’est de connaître la registration que vous utilisez. On ne peut que savourer davantage la beauté de votre jeu mêlée à celle des belles couleurs des mélanges de jeux. Sylvain Tessier, organiste titulaire à Cancale, France

[@焼き芋-w1g]

オルガン演奏は、まさしく祈りの曲ですね。

[@artemasgray]

Thank you so much for listing the stops for each piece!

[@flavioserci6046]

Wonderful organ and great organist. BWV 544 is a superb interpretation.

[@ulrichsteiger9738]

👍👍👍Einfach tolles Spiel‼️‼️‼️Herzliche Gratulation und vielen Dank‼️‼️‼️👏👏👏👏

[@michaelmeyer7426]

Beautiful playing and respectful console demeanor. The additions made to the organ at the late John Scott's direction blend in perfectly--especially that Pedal 10 2/3'--completes the full ensemble!

[@thunderhands3274]

The stained glass is beautiful.

[@ugluspegill]

That Andante from the Trio sonata was just perfect.

[@neilwalsh3977]

A monumental undertaking - Bach loved monumentalism

[@xavieramaya8388]

BWV 528 III Poco Allegro, Fascinante!

[@AlessandroSistiMusic]

55:45 he's playing each voice of the cantus firmus on a separate manual, ahhhhhh!!!! (I am impressed)

[@paqman67]

ALA Louis Marchand..except Mr. Karosi didn't skip town, like Frenchy did instead of facing against Bach in an organ face-off! :P

[@RalphLooij]

All praise has been said below, so I can only join the others. What a delightful recital. Tasteful registration, articulations, embellishments, programming. All very fine, thanks!

[@renevilleneuve1070]

As a music lover - organ is dear to my heart - I enjoy very much this new recording. Balint Karosi works is fine and inspired.

[@alma2491]

Sounds that soothe the soul

[@BJBeds]

Beautiful performance. Thank you 🙏🏻

[@EElgar1857]

Your playing is superb, as usual! And I had no idea the T&B organ was so good; there was something else in the gallery before, back when I lived in NYC for school, but I never heard it. Heard the abused "Skinner mongrel" in the front many times though.

[@KravchenkoAudioPerth]

Well I just had the privilege of listening to this concert from start to finish. Pretty hard to comment in a meaningful way to convey my experience. But I'll list off what I have owned and listened to for Bach organ work sets. Helmut Walcha, my first set. Best to learn from. Not so showy. Peter Hurford. Still hard to fault. Lionel Rogg, Olivier Vernet ( not learned enough when he made the recordings ) Simon Preston. A keeper. Gerhard Weinberger ( I still learn from him ). Jean Guillou ( a maser at resgistration and making you think a little differently ). A complete set by Stefano Molardi I highly regard for his clarity of line and choice of instruments. Bits by Karl Richter, And countless other learned organists. Masaki Suzuki is doing a very well thought out recording set. So I name a few big wigs and one younger man at the time who didn't do so well. I put you in the clarity of Simon Preston and Peter Hurford. If you keep choosing your organs as carefully as you have been you will end up in the same category as Gerhard Weinberger for colourful instruments that are well balanced. Your playing is nearly flawless technically. And thoroughly enjoyable to listen for your choices of pacing and tempo. The programs are well thought out. Not to much of anything in particular, and a good combination of small works and learned works. I certainly hope you are preparing CD's. I'll buy for sure. This organ has a great plenum sound. And I love the reeds. Even the 10 2/3' which doesn't always work out that well in every organ to create a 32 foot resultant is impressive. I am thankful for having the privilege of listening. ANd a few friends who are organists are already getting enthusiastic you gotta watch this guy notifications. Keep them coming Balint. :)

[@samshearman5251]

Enkoying!

[@zeusantony5027]

Glorious instrument with such tasteful registration and technical mastery. I follow all your videos and am continually surprised at the perfection that USA organ builders have achieved in the 'classical' line of instruments. Tragic that Dobson's have had the devastating fire at their workshop. Their instruments that you have demonstrated are particular favourites of mine. Many thanks for all your hard work.

[@donaldjacobson4184]

Such musicality and crisp and clear playing. Thank you so much

[@bifeldman]

There is no point in continuing to praise B.K.’s playing. He owns the music.

[@TheJohn1567]

Which of your teachers taught you your amazing hand technique? This section of the Bach works was astoundingI I will probably come back in a few days to listen again. Thank you for sharing your amazing talent.

[@SecretsofOrganPlaying]

I enjoyed listening to your recital a lot. Especially the closing fugal improvisation.

[@renaldtremblay8333]

Bravo

[@mikelonneke1844]

Kedves Balint! How wonderfully you play these wonderful works. It as though we are hearing the Great Sebastian himself or, Wilhelm Friedeman playing. Minden jot kivanok! Mike Lonneke Virginia USA (Lived in Budapest 1995 - 2003)

[@bkarosi]

Köszönöm szépen!

[@jofido]

Magnificent concert. For me, the combination of the practice and final performance is a great experience. You must be mentally exhausted at the end. A tremendous effort, nicely done. Thank you, Balint.

[@jozsefmakai9194]

Öröm Az Ön Játékát Hallgatni!

[@azalee1448]

Magnifique ! Merci!

[@ghmus7]

Superb playing!

[@the_eternal_student]

If it becomes possible to combine the development of the body with the development of the mind, music will look like playing the organ, because it involves the most mental and physical coordination.

[@hamcheeseenterprises6975]

cant wait for 578

[@neilwalsh3977]

The trio sonata is used directly in BWV 76

[@neilwalsh3977]

In fact, that part of BWV 76 is one of my favourite instrumental moments. I say bring back the 'parodic' compositional technique!

[@jk939400]

Great Performance - wonderful music and beautiful church

[@NikitaChekshin]

Excellent quality recordings, thank you! Now definitely is one of my favourites. I am impressed by the clarity of sound especially in such large acoustics - very well balanced. Where did you position the microphone and which recording device did you use? Sounds like it was quite close to the pipes. I have often struggled with achieving clarity and balance of sound when making organ recordings, seemed to depend a lot on the position of the recording device. Would much appreciate your insight!

[@bkarosi]

Hi Nikita, I use really good mics (Schoeps) but the most important is the mic placement. I had a 10 meter-tall stand that I had to move inch by inch to find the "sweet spot" for the space and organ. It usually takes a day to set up everything right.

[@chriscarson2547]

@@bkarosi You are quite the audio technician. Your videos always sound clean, and you get a sense of the space--so important for the organ!

[@dionyztakacs]

Ismét csak köszönni tudom a csodás felvételt :) Bach zenéje örök érvényű, nem lehet megunni :)

[@san6166]

Where do I find more information about this Organ

[@VoxAngelica8]

How to get permission to play this organ?

[@AlessandroSistiMusic]

Step 1: be Bálint Karosi 😄

[@VoxAngelica8]

Lol

[@Quintade8]

@@AlessandroSistiMusic 👍👍👍

[@neilwalsh3977]

'Thomaskirche' New York. Coincidence?

[@edifyguy]

This is amazing music, performed on an amazing instrument by an amazing musician. The only thing that bothered me is that I wish you hadn't shown the desecration of the sanctuary in the name of CONTROL-19. Thanks for sharing your music with the world, but in the future please omit the distasteful CONTROL-19 stuff. Hopefully in the not-too-distant future people will stop living in fear and the governmental desecration of humanity will stop altogether.

[@rozconniwestsand7841]

Great introduction, but muddy acoustics might be attributed to the recording and not the organist or place.