Johann Sebastian Bach — Toccata in D minor
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I didn’t know Bach listened to Deep Purple…
ppopp wrote:
I've actually always wondered what Bach would do with modern synths or a copy of Reason...
This Bach dude totally ripped-off ELP on this one.
I've actually always wondered what Bach would do with modern synths or a copy of Reason...
Have always loved the sound of church organs and in particular this track. On tracing my family history i find out that in the 17th Century some of my ancestors built and restored church organs and one of theirs is in my local cathedral in Exeter in the UK with some 2000 organ pipes. So it must be in my blood after all.
Javelina wrote:
I Agree! ...And your cans! SUPERB!! in FLAC w/ great stusdo phones, amp & DAC! Thanx RP!
Want to test your speakers? Crank this up!
I Agree! ...And your cans! SUPERB!! in FLAC w/ great stusdo phones, amp & DAC! Thanx RP!
easmann wrote:
I'm tracking with you. First thing that came to mind after hearing about 3 seconds.
I'm tracking with you. First thing that came to mind after hearing about 3 seconds.
Want to test your speakers? Crank this up!
I heard this played by the cathedral organist in Liverpool cathedral. I was the only one in there. He was practicing - mindblowing, I will never forget the experience 
PLEASE play the whole piece.
PLEASE play the whole piece.300 years ago this year!
Happy Halloween!!! MWAHAHAHA!!!
This one is old enough that Casey Kasem was just starting the Top 40 broadcast when it was released.
I used to play a pipe organ in church when I was a member of the choir. 4 tiered keyboards (manuals) plus a full octave pedalboard. A bit intimidating but no less enjoyable to make such majestic sounds.
A Hamond B3 with Leslie 122 speaker came later. Much more fun ;-}
A Hamond B3 with Leslie 122 speaker came later. Much more fun ;-}
TrevorWGoodchild wrote:
I actually was giving PC props if you read it again, and said he would have been great following Thievery Corporation instead of Bach's Toccata
Ohhh...today's segue from Bach to Led Zep's "When the Levee Breaks" is even more brilliant than the Phil Collins one...LLRP!!
I actually was giving PC props if you read it again, and said he would have been great following Thievery Corporation instead of Bach's Toccata
Ohhh...today's segue from Bach to Led Zep's "When the Levee Breaks" is even more brilliant than the Phil Collins one...LLRP!!
BillG wrote:
indeed. Unique take and flat out beautiful. Thanks!
indeed. Unique take and flat out beautiful. Thanks!
Where's the Fugue? We NEED the Fugue!!!
'Released: 1722'
300th anniversary this year. Wow. 10!
300th anniversary this year. Wow. 10!
TrevorWGoodchild wrote:
but following it with "In the Air Tonight" by Phil Collins is absolutely hilarious. I think you have just been trumped.
Big fan of Bach. Not a big fan of switching from the Primitives T Bone Burnett directly into classical music without any sort of transition track - part of DJ-ing is making those transitions smooth, like perhaps a Spanish Guitar song, or The Tea Party's Badger track, then into a piece that was solo piano and perhaps it wouldn't be as jarring to suddenly hear a Halloween sounding organ piece by Bach. Chan Chan by Buena Vista Social Club that followed Toccata in D minor would have been better to transition into Bach..having to skip RP tracks is no fun. Work on the transition tracks por favor.
but following it with "In the Air Tonight" by Phil Collins is absolutely hilarious. I think you have just been trumped.
ppopp wrote:
ripped off the Band I would say
This Bach dude totally ripped-off ELP on this one.
ripped off the Band I would say
One of these days, treat us to the fugue!
Oh my (john) Lord!!!
I wonder why they used a stock photo of the organ and choir from the Tabernacle at Salt Lake City, when the choir isn't even a part of this album. They could have used any other stock photo of a great church organ.
Bach Rach...
TrevorWGoodchild wrote:
You not listening close enough,is my thought, Trevor, professional DJ. Point me to your radio station...
Big fan of Bach. Not a big fan of switching from the Primitives T Bone Burnett directly into classical music without any sort of transition track - part of DJ-ing is making those transitions smooth, like perhaps a Spanish Guitar song, or The Tea Party's Badger track, then into a piece that was solo piano and perhaps it wouldn't be as jarring to suddenly hear a Halloween sounding organ piece by Bach. Chan Chan by Buena Vista Social Club that followed Toccata in D minor would have been better to transition into Bach..having to skip RP tracks is no fun. Work on the transition tracks por favor.
You not listening close enough,is my thought, Trevor, professional DJ. Point me to your radio station...
Bach so soon?
How can you play this without the fugue???
C'mon Bill!!!!!!
C'mon Bill!!!!!!
Jonathan, Jonathan, Jonathan, Jonathan!!!
This is quite a cliff hanger. What happened with the amazing fugue???
(The Fixx hardly does it justice)
(The Fixx hardly does it justice)
I like the Karl Richter version better, but this one's nice. Karl's more forceful.
Please play the whole piece. Thank you,
Big fan of Bach. Not a big fan of switching from the Primitives T Bone Burnett directly into classical music without any sort of transition track - part of DJ-ing is making those transitions smooth, like perhaps a Spanish Guitar song, or The Tea Party's Badger track, then into a piece that was solo piano and perhaps it wouldn't be as jarring to suddenly hear a Halloween sounding organ piece by Bach. Chan Chan by Buena Vista Social Club that followed Toccata in D minor would have been better to transition into Bach..having to skip RP tracks is no fun. Work on the transition tracks por favor.
Not the best recording of this piece - listen to Peter Hurford's 1984 recording on Decca.
Such a versatile musician. Some of his music seems timeless.
Listen to Suite No. 2 B. Obviously classical, but could have been written yesterday.
Listen to Suite No. 2 B. Obviously classical, but could have been written yesterday.
TheKing2 wrote:
I totally agree. This lacks some dynamism that I've heard in others.
I do believe there are far better (interesting) renderings (covers?) available.
I totally agree. This lacks some dynamism that I've heard in others.
Excellent!
kevincherney3095018 wrote:
Yes! And it's always a good time to encourage people to subscribe! I give monthly.
This is why I listen to RP, and contribute yearly.
To go from Robert Plant to Bach to Chan Chan.
Masterpiece theater for the ears
thank you
Yes! And it's always a good time to encourage people to subscribe! I give monthly.
TheKing2 wrote:
Such as?
I do believe there are far better (interesting) renderings (covers?) available.
Such as?
I do believe there are far better (interesting) renderings (covers?) available.
Hey!! If I wanted to hear this, I would just listen to the mainstream classic rock station!!!
I always expect to hear "Chest Fever" when this starts....
My favorite piece of classical music. Anybody remember E Power Biggs and his 'heavy' organ?
This is why I listen to RP, and contribute yearly.
To go from Robert Plant to Bach to Chan Chan.
Masterpiece theater for the ears
thank you
To go from Robert Plant to Bach to Chan Chan.
Masterpiece theater for the ears
thank you
opaceo wrote:
Is that you Nigel?
This piece in in D minor, the saddest of all keys. Did anyone besides me weep instantly when they heard it?
Is that you Nigel?
Where's the 11 when you need one!?
This piece in in D minor, the saddest of all keys. Did anyone besides me weep instantly when they heard it?
Those bass pedals. Awesome.
'cause somebody had to post it.
floydpink wrote:
I was pretty impressed by Virgil Fox playin' this on "Black Beauty", A Rogers
Touring Organ at the Filmore East in NYC...
Tony in NJ
W.A.S.T.E.
Wow. Imagine the awe this would engender in a person hearing this in a gothic cathedral in mid 18th century!
I was pretty impressed by Virgil Fox playin' this on "Black Beauty", A Rogers
Touring Organ at the Filmore East in NYC...
Tony in NJ
W.A.S.T.E.
Nothing compers to this
Wow. Imagine the awe this would engender in a person hearing this in a gothic cathedral in mid 18th century!
Hey honey. (exclaims the 18th Century citizen)....you won't BELIEVE what I heard in church today! 🤣🤣🤣
Highlow
American Net'Zen
Highlow
American Net'Zen
thewiseking wrote:
I'm a Pink Floyd fan and Bach is the towering genius of Western music.
I'm waiting for a Pink Floyd fan to come out here and declare Bach Sucks!
I'm a Pink Floyd fan and Bach is the towering genius of Western music.
Without doubt, Biggs was without parallel in his day. Never heard him live, but had a couple of his albums. This piece should be experienced in a medieval cathedral like Durham or Wells... If it doesn't make you believe in a God, it's certainly enough to confirm the divine (small "D").
Gromit_42 wrote:
2002 for the CD, perhaps. I remember being blown away in early 70's when my father put this on the record player and pointed out differences among the 14 (?) performances at different sites. BxW cover screamed 50's and was labeled as "a Hi-Fi Adventure." It looks like the LP came out in '59.
Since I didn't think this recording was made in 1722 :) I had to check. Discogs says it was released in 2002.
Bach - E. Power Biggs – Organ Works: Toccata & Fugue • Preludes & Fugues
2002 for the CD, perhaps. I remember being blown away in early 70's when my father put this on the record player and pointed out differences among the 14 (?) performances at different sites. BxW cover screamed 50's and was labeled as "a Hi-Fi Adventure." It looks like the LP came out in '59.
Do you ever stop to contemplate what must have been going thru the mind of Bach when he first uncovered this little "ditty?" Tracking each note as it revealed itself to him? Pursuing it with curiosity and focus. Could you imagine if someone tried to distract him?
"Hold on honey I'm following a thought here."
Like a mouse on the scent. Talk about some magnificient breadcrumbs, eh? I think it's safe to presume this is what an epiphany must feel/sound like?
Thank you for sharing this with the world, Sir Johann Sebastian of the Bach tribe.
Highlow
American Net'Zen
"Hold on honey I'm following a thought here."
Like a mouse on the scent. Talk about some magnificient breadcrumbs, eh? I think it's safe to presume this is what an epiphany must feel/sound like?
Thank you for sharing this with the world, Sir Johann Sebastian of the Bach tribe.
Highlow
American Net'Zen
J_Crayton wrote:
JS Bach is the composer.
E. Power Biggs is the man playing the organ. One the best at it IMHO.
Most other tracks you play state the artist. Why not the classical ones? Obviously this isn't JSB himself. You really should give credit to the people who are actually performing.
All the same, it's a great piece. How about playing the version by SKY?
All the same, it's a great piece. How about playing the version by SKY?
JS Bach is the composer.
E. Power Biggs is the man playing the organ. One the best at it IMHO.
Back in the days of cassette tapes, I appended this to the end of Lyle Lovett's Pontiac album. The segue from She's Hot To Go to this is surprisingly good. I can no longer hear one without associating it with the other.
If you like Bach organ music, go to this:
https://library.stanford.edu/m...
It's the Stanford University Organist, Dr. Robert Huw Morgan, playing the complete organ works of Bach in 14 concerts over the course of a year, complete with lectures about the music and Bach. It is pretty epic. Turns out Stanford has a pretty nice pipe organ.
The Toccata and Fugue in D Minor is BWV 565.
https://library.stanford.edu/m...
It's the Stanford University Organist, Dr. Robert Huw Morgan, playing the complete organ works of Bach in 14 concerts over the course of a year, complete with lectures about the music and Bach. It is pretty epic. Turns out Stanford has a pretty nice pipe organ.
The Toccata and Fugue in D Minor is BWV 565.
carrigman wrote:
Yes, that was just the warmup. Really need to hear the whole thing.
Bill and Rebecca: playing only 2:27 of this masterpiece is like fading out Hey Jude just before the Na Na Na Na Na Na chorus at the end! Play it all!
Yes, that was just the warmup. Really need to hear the whole thing.
Bumping to 11.
This particular album is really an aural masterpiece, as E. Power plays the same fugue at something like 17 different “Houses”...Of The Holy, oh yeah. 17 different period-appropriate cathedrals, 17 different pipe organs, 17 different sounds.
Tasty tidbit: The reason organs are called “organs” is because they were originally (Baroque Period (Bach’s time)) designed and constructed as the cathedral itself was uniquely designed and constructed in order to sound “right,” and therefore were an organic component of the cathedral itself. Importantly, they were integral to the cathedral’s identity, role, and function; thusly, they were considered to be organs (specific essential function) of the cathedral. Architect’s hat is now off. 😎
This makes the 80's video gamer in me want to play "Gyruss"
J. S. Bach, the one and only founder of prog.
Saddened that Bill doesn't seen to give a Fugue.
This seems awfully frickin appropos today.
ScottishWillie wrote:
The association between this music and Rollerball is so strong that I can't stop the film playing in my head as I listen. The other song that does this for me is The End by the Doors.
Sir Ralph Richardson had an amazing bit part in Rollerball. Always a pleasure to view his work.
The association between this music and Rollerball is so strong that I can't stop the film playing in my head as I listen. The other song that does this for me is The End by the Doors.
Sir Ralph Richardson had an amazing bit part in Rollerball. Always a pleasure to view his work.
Imagine the awe an 18th century serf or yokel would feel hearing and literally feeling this surge through them. Especially visiting a gothic cathedral for the first time.
Having said that, it needs more cowbell!
Having said that, it needs more cowbell!
About 1000 years ahead of his time!!!’
Thank you God for this error!!!
Syntax to the Max!!!!
easmann wrote:
The association between this music and Rollerball is so strong that I can't stop the film playing in my head as I listen. The other song that does this for me is The End by the Doors.
The association between this music and Rollerball is so strong that I can't stop the film playing in my head as I listen. The other song that does this for me is The End by the Doors.
Gromit_42 wrote:
Maybe Bill's humour?
Since I didn't think this recording was made in 1722 :) I had to check. Discogs says it was released in 2002.
Bach - E. Power Biggs – Organ Works: Toccata & Fugue • Preludes & Fugues
Bach - E. Power Biggs – Organ Works: Toccata & Fugue • Preludes & Fugues
Maybe Bill's humour?
lizardking wrote:
Respectful disagreement, the segue to PC is brilliant to me, especially if you consider the 'urban legend' of Phil's "In the Air Tonight" - and really...where else will we have disagreements about a Back to Phil Collins segues? Long Live RP and eclectic playlists!!
I actually was giving PC props if you read it again, and said he would have been great following Thievery Corporation instead of Bach's Toccata
Respectful disagreement, the segue to PC is brilliant to me, especially if you consider the 'urban legend' of Phil's "In the Air Tonight" - and really...where else will we have disagreements about a Back to Phil Collins segues? Long Live RP and eclectic playlists!!
TrevorWGoodchild wrote:
Respectful disagreement, the segue to PC is brilliant to me, especially if you consider the 'urban legend' of Phil's "In the Air Tonight" - and really...where else will we have disagreements about a Bach to Phil Collins segues? Long Live RP and eclectic playlists!!
This just sounds like Dracula or a halloween film....-it doesn't fit, or sound good, or flow.
Respectful disagreement, the segue to PC is brilliant to me, especially if you consider the 'urban legend' of Phil's "In the Air Tonight" - and really...where else will we have disagreements about a Bach to Phil Collins segues? Long Live RP and eclectic playlists!!
This just sounds like Dracula or a halloween film, doesn't really mix well following The Runner by Boxer Rebellion and then Forgotten People by Theirvery Corporation. I could see Sebastian Tellier or Enigma, or 4tet following Thievery Corporation but not this halloween sounding music. If it was within a body of classical music that was seamlessly transitioned into from say, a flamingo guitarist, to classical piano pieces slowly increasing the intensity of the music..sure. But background ambient music to this Toccata? No thanks...pass..skip. The next track after, In the Air Tonight by Phil Collins - that would have been a great mellow transition from Thievery Corporation. So..for today's mix...just take out the Toccata in D minor--it doesn't fit, or sound good, or flow.
bentonian wrote:
James Caan, rolling around the rink, as the crowd chants, "Jonathan, Jonathan, Jonathan..."
carrigman wrote:
That's right, when the prelude is finished you play the next song.
How about playing it just once in 30 days but then completly.
Bill and Rebecca: playing only 2:27 of this masterpiece is like fading out Hey Jude just before the Na Na Na Na Na Na chorus at the end! Play it all!
That's right, when the prelude is finished you play the next song.
How about playing it just once in 30 days but then completly.
Was the Tocatta ever a car model? It should be; "introducing, the new Ford Tocatta." And its horn could sound like a pipe organ.
The original art rocker, take that Rick Wakeman
thewiseking wrote:
Nonsense.Im die hard fan of PF and Bach is genius in my eyes
I'm waiting for a Pink Floyd fan to come out here and declare Bach Sucks!
Nonsense.Im die hard fan of PF and Bach is genius in my eyes
thewiseking wrote:
Spot on!
I'm waiting for a Pink Floyd fan to come out here and declare Bach Sucks!
Spot on!
ico wrote:
Size is not necessarily everything, particularly when an organ is involved
Length: 2:27
i remember, that was longer!!
i remember, that was longer!!
Size is not necessarily everything, particularly when an organ is involved
I'm waiting for a Pink Floyd fan to come out here and declare Bach Sucks!
I have come to expect the unexpected at RP. There is one key moment that made my head explode. It was when I heard this for the first time here and the best segue EVER into Chest Fever by The Band. Now I am like Pavlov's dog and hoping and waiting for it. Bill and Rebecca are masters of this.
thought it was Rick Wakeman..
Since I didn't think this recording was made in 1722 :) I had to check. Discogs says it was released in 2002.
Bach - E. Power Biggs – Organ Works: Toccata & Fugue • Preludes & Fugues
Bach - E. Power Biggs – Organ Works: Toccata & Fugue • Preludes & Fugues
When ever I hear the beginning of this piece of music... I'm quite sure it's about to launch into a punk song by Sigue Sigue Sputnik... Anyone know that one? Did I spell their name right? ha... those space cowboys from the 80's?? I liked that one... a far cry from Bach... to be sure... but the adoration still there. Of course... I've matured. It's wonderful to hear this... in whole of what it is. Much Love from Canada! 123
K
KAh, eclecticism! This is why I listen to this channel!
WTF (Where's The Fugue)
Not all guitars or guitarists sound the same. Same goes for organists. I used to think that Biggs was great...until I heard Olivier play the Notre Dame organ. Would be nice if RP injected a little diversity in its classical cuts.
ppopp wrote:
This Bach dude totally ripped-off ELP on this one.
THAT'S funny! And I"m a huge ELP fan, BTW.This Bach dude totally ripped-off ELP on this one.
There is nothing in life like hearing this on a YUGE massive pipe organ.
"Hey, Marge, remember when we used to make out to this hymn?"
Oh, wait .. That was I.Ron Butterfly...
Oh, wait .. That was I.Ron Butterfly...
Brilliant!
Ooh, I do like a mighty organ, missus :o)
My 7 year old nephew playing the Toccata in D minor
Released: 1722
mrtuba9 wrote:
Superb talent. Thanks for that, friend. I wish him well.
Superb talent. Thanks for that, friend. I wish him well.
Nice, although not as expressive as Olivier Latry’s version.
My audiophile sound card and studio speakers are loving this sound.....but please play the entire masterpiece.....it has'nt yet numbed my inter ear yet....PLEASE?
Bill and Rebecca: playing only 2:27 of this masterpiece is like fading out Hey Jude just before the Na Na Na Na Na Na chorus at the end! Play it all!
Amazing composition!
Play the version by Sky!
Hey I wrote this song.
It would be nice to hear the fugue after the toccata.
Very early Rock Music. GODLIKE!!
A band called "Sky" used to play this. John Williams (classical guitarist), Herbie Flowers, Tristan Fry, Francis Monkman, and Kevin Peek.
I saw them twice at The Royal Albert Hall in 1979 (?)
Aaaah, good times!!!
I saw them twice at The Royal Albert Hall in 1979 (?)
Aaaah, good times!!!
This is the best version of the full song that I have found:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zd_oIFy1mxM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zd_oIFy1mxM
Length: 2:27
i remember, that was longer!!
i remember, that was longer!!
In Classical music, the individual performers are often left off the first-glance info, because it is generally considered more important to know the composer, than the conductor, ensemble, and/or soloist.
It's often left up to the liner notes/program to provide the info specific to a particular performance of a particular piece.
Highlowsel wrote:
This is one of those musical pieces that always leaves me wondering what it must have been like to be Bach. Wouldn't you love to have had the opportunity to wander around in the space between his ears, for even a few minutes? To walk around, even for a moment, within the mind of someone who conceives such pieces of splendor as this. It boggles the imagination don't'cha think?
If my own life experiences are comparable to everyone else's I tend to live my life with a constantly playing musical soundtrack going on in the background of my mind. Humming and whistling are the staples of my day. You could say it fends off boredom as I pursue my work and the things I enjoy...and sometimes don't enjoy (heh)..
But being a non-musician I must say most all of it is the results of listening to what has been put out by others. I won't claim much originality in it. There's nothing wrong with this, it's just how I enjoy the moments day to day. When it comes to musical talent I guess you could say I'm a dullard.
But could you imagine a mind producing such original sound-tracks for itself as this? A mind in a constant dance with whatever creative impulse is driving it? Yeeesh. His head must have almost literally buzzed. But at least he put it down for posterity. From his time 'til now we've all had the opportunity to vicariously experience what must have been routine for him.
There must be a God because such musical epiphanies as these, reflections of cast light originating from a source too bright to directly see but which still reaches us thru the medium of the mind of such a "mere mortal" as Bach, allow us all to hear and enjoy the ineffable and divine..Certainly we're all better for having heard it, aren't we?
So it goes.
Highlow
American Net'Zen
He looked for , found and was delighted by possibilities and ascribed it all to Revealed Knowledge.If my own life experiences are comparable to everyone else's I tend to live my life with a constantly playing musical soundtrack going on in the background of my mind. Humming and whistling are the staples of my day. You could say it fends off boredom as I pursue my work and the things I enjoy...and sometimes don't enjoy (heh)..
But being a non-musician I must say most all of it is the results of listening to what has been put out by others. I won't claim much originality in it. There's nothing wrong with this, it's just how I enjoy the moments day to day. When it comes to musical talent I guess you could say I'm a dullard.
But could you imagine a mind producing such original sound-tracks for itself as this? A mind in a constant dance with whatever creative impulse is driving it? Yeeesh. His head must have almost literally buzzed. But at least he put it down for posterity. From his time 'til now we've all had the opportunity to vicariously experience what must have been routine for him.
There must be a God because such musical epiphanies as these, reflections of cast light originating from a source too bright to directly see but which still reaches us thru the medium of the mind of such a "mere mortal" as Bach, allow us all to hear and enjoy the ineffable and divine..Certainly we're all better for having heard it, aren't we?
So it goes.
Highlow
American Net'Zen
Most other tracks you play state the artist. Why not the classical ones? Obviously this isn't JSB himself. You really should give credit to the people who are actually performing.
All the same, it's a great piece. How about playing the version by SKY?
All the same, it's a great piece. How about playing the version by SKY?
This is one of those musical pieces that always leaves me wondering what it must have been like to be Bach. Wouldn't you love to have had the opportunity to wander around in the space between his ears, for even a few minutes? To walk around, even for a moment, within the mind of someone who conceives such pieces of splendor as this. It boggles the imagination don't'cha think?
If my own life experiences are comparable to everyone else's I tend to live my life with a constantly playing musical soundtrack going on in the background of my mind. Humming and whistling are the staples of my day. You could say it fends off boredom as I pursue my work and the things I enjoy...and sometimes don't enjoy (heh)..
But being a non-musician I must say most all of it is the results of listening to what has been put out by others. I won't claim much originality in it. There's nothing wrong with this, it's just how I enjoy the moments day to day. When it comes to musical talent I guess you could say I'm a dullard.
But could you imagine a mind producing such original sound-tracks for itself as this? A mind in a constant dance with whatever creative impulse is driving it? Yeeesh. His head must have almost literally buzzed. But at least he put it down for posterity. From his time 'til now we've all had the opportunity to vicariously experience what must have been routine for him.
There must be a God because such musical epiphanies as these, reflections of cast light originating from a source too bright to directly see but which still reaches us thru the medium of the mind of such a "mere mortal" as Bach, allow us all to hear and enjoy the ineffable and divine..Certainly we're all better for having heard it, aren't we?
So it goes.
Highlow
American Net'Zen
If my own life experiences are comparable to everyone else's I tend to live my life with a constantly playing musical soundtrack going on in the background of my mind. Humming and whistling are the staples of my day. You could say it fends off boredom as I pursue my work and the things I enjoy...and sometimes don't enjoy (heh)..
But being a non-musician I must say most all of it is the results of listening to what has been put out by others. I won't claim much originality in it. There's nothing wrong with this, it's just how I enjoy the moments day to day. When it comes to musical talent I guess you could say I'm a dullard.
But could you imagine a mind producing such original sound-tracks for itself as this? A mind in a constant dance with whatever creative impulse is driving it? Yeeesh. His head must have almost literally buzzed. But at least he put it down for posterity. From his time 'til now we've all had the opportunity to vicariously experience what must have been routine for him.
There must be a God because such musical epiphanies as these, reflections of cast light originating from a source too bright to directly see but which still reaches us thru the medium of the mind of such a "mere mortal" as Bach, allow us all to hear and enjoy the ineffable and divine..Certainly we're all better for having heard it, aren't we?
So it goes.
Highlow
American Net'Zen
I've seen many versions of Toccata & Fugue. The best video is on Youtube at "Zd_oIFy1mxM" by Karl Richter
This one in a church... amazing!
moodfood wrote:
I was thinking "Rick Wakeman"
sounds like Jon Lord from Deep Purple on that organ.. 
I was thinking "Rick Wakeman"
moodfood wrote:
Good ear.
Garth Hudson and Jon Lord both borrowed a few licks from this.
sounds like Jon Lord from Deep Purple on that organ..
Good ear.
Garth Hudson and Jon Lord both borrowed a few licks from this.
Black Sabbath to Bach. That is 'eclectic'.
sounds like Jon Lord from Deep Purple on that organ..