I return every time to Maestro Zecca's performance of the Dorian which is unparalleled for majesty, for crispness, clarity and absolute conviction. Bach himself would have been in admiration of this man. Mille ringraziamenti
An astounding feat of human brain power: The memory of all notes The dexterity in 10 fingers The coordination of 2 hands and 2 feet All together, amazing human talent.
@@ildanny80 Mate, this is an EXTREMELY UNCOMMON display of conglomerate neurological prowess -- memory, timing, auditory feedback, hand to eye coordination, finger manipulation. It os like whole-body chess!. Most people have trouble driving well -- two hands on the wheel, one or two feet on the peddles, watching the road in front. Then add texting ... and they crash.
@@thedolphin5428 I didn't want to belittle his skills. Mine was a semi-serious comment. But we shouldn't be surprised that we can achieve these abilities. A little bit is talent, of curse, but mostly is training, training and training. I think I could play the hand part of this piece decently, with a lot of work, there are much more challenging piano pieces. I think about Chopin Op. 10 N.4 or List's "La Campanella" and similar. I never played with feet though. If you wonder about how good he is, think about the guy who wrote the piece ;o)
@@ildanny80 Well, I also look at people like jazz drummers. Two arns, two legs, the best of them playing 4 cross rhythms, maybe in different time sigs! Such brain dislocation I find extraordinary. So a multi register organ, at speed, no music, 10 fingers, 2 feet is all such a biological mind feat. And yes, composers are mind blowing too. Although, I also find great improv (on any instrument) a pretty amazing thing too.
What's more amazing then he or anyone of us being able to play this is a man so talented that he could compose it and play it. JS Bach along with so many others will surely gifts God.
Additionally, I would venture to say that every single note of this Dorian Toccata is fingered as well as the pedal. Nothing was left to chance. It's the German way. Nothing is left to chance...How refreshing to see and hear.
Don't take me wrong. I studied in the German method at Oberlin. Just a comment as to the fact that Bach probably did most of his composing on Pedal harpsichord in the warmth of his home rather than freezing his gonads in a cold church, and paying a young person to pump the organ...interesting ? contemplate it.
Absolutely superb. The only version I prefer is that from Aarnoud Degroen. (might be a bit biaised cause I attended one or Aarnoud's concerts and this piece was somptuous in his "Bethlehemkerk" in The Hague ;) )
That's what intrigued me as well, namely, is was so "perfect." I called it "definitive." Sets the standard... and here comes Cameron C.... with light, color and video. Deo de Maximus.
What one likes is subjective, but if we are talking about the "most perfect" version... I would say Karl Richter wins, easily. Especially regarding accuracy at 1:44. Looking at the sheet, that high trill part is supposed to last longer, exactly how Karl Richter plays it ( ruclips.net/video/B6J7c2ObAo4/видео.html ). Of course it's much harder like this, having to play 2 different things with the right hand for a long time. (that's how it looks like to me, a simple organ-lover, at least) Since I've heard the version I linked, I can't not notice the little "cheating" many other organists do at the part I mentioned.
Organo e organista fantastici, la qualità del suono e la pulizia delle note è incredibile. La toccata dorica è veramente una delle massime espressioni organistiche di Bach, semplicemente divina.
@Mookie Spindlehurst Were you to have read my comment carefully you might have seen that it began "If"; surely that's about as non-committal as one can be?
@Mookie Spindlehurst It is not semantics it is simple grammar, 'were' is the correct form form here as it is used in the subjunctive mood, you are confusing it with the indicative past tense 'were'. Grammar, particularly English grammar, is a tricky field in which to beard someone if you do not have a very solid foundation on which to stand, please forgive the mixed metaphors. Incidentally that should strictly be "...as my being...".
There is a heaven and a hell...I've visited both.....heaven is big beautiful and full of joyous sound...hell is .smelly and sad,sort of evocative of NYC
This really is a wonderful performance of Bach's great masterpiece: perfect in every detail and a joy to listen to. Does music get any better than this?
È SEMPRE MAGNIFICA ASCOLTARLA,TI DA QUESTA GRANDE FORZA E CORAGGIO GIOIA.LA NOSTRA PIÙ ALTA AMMIRAZIONE AL MAESTRO.GLI RENDIAMO LA GLORIA DELLA MUSICA.
This is just wonderful and so revealing about what an organist really must do. The video is, again, so revealing. And what many feel is the greatest composer in the world: J.S. Bach
@@andrewrichesson9457 exactly what has happened with my first organ piece BWV553... if I don´t play it for few weeks/month or two I still can just blast it our with closed eyes, because I´ve played it so many times :D
Absolutely glorious rendering. No false, blurring, sentimental "mellifluousnes." A brilliantly beautifully stark performance that trusts the great master to redeem it all and does.
I have heard of it, saw some of the sheet music a while ago, but never heard the work itself. I think I supposed it to be lesser than Bach's famous Tocatta and Fugue in Dm, but this is hardly so, just different. I am so happy to have stumbled across this amazing performance. Another work that I have come to love which has become one of my favorites after finding it here on YT is J.S. Bach - Fantasia and Fugue in C minor, BWV 537 {Peter Hurford}, if you aren't familiar with it, you should have a listen. ruclips.net/video/o32X0ZPXMbY/видео.html
anche tra i più famosi organisti difficilmente ho ascoltato un'esecuzione (ma anche tutte le altre che sono su RUclips del M° Zecca) di una chiarezza adamantina applicata ad ogni nota suonata. E' stato veramente un gran piacere vederla e ascoltarla quando suona Bach, per me, malato dell'organo che non vuol guarire. Grazie dal mio cuore (è dire poco) Maestro Luciano Zecca!!!
Maestro... grande tutto : musicalità, tocco, fraseggio, registrazione, tempo perfetto e anche un Organo veramente magnifico con un suono equilibrato e molto bello.... Mi piacerebbe sentirla dal vivo e stringerle la mano....
Sublime performance. For those who may not read German, this was recorded at St. Mary of the Assumption. Fitting! Music like this makes me at least yearn for the eternal beatific vision. In any case, grazie, grazie tante!
This is the best performance I have heard of the "Dorian" Toccata since the classic performance by E. Power Biggs done on the Freiburg Cathedral's magnificent quartet of organs. Most versions are too restrained; Zecca does a fine job of showing how this piece can shine when a more staccato approach is used.
THANK YOU for posting this exceptionally fine rendition of a piece i've actually never heard before!!! I love the tempo you take this at: not hurried, yet at a decent clip: to my mind, perfect!! Very clear deliniation and enunciation of the lines of music: i bow to your excellence!!!
Maestro complimenti, ho sentito questo pezzo centinaia di volte....la sua esecuzione secondo il mio punto di vista è davvero solenne maestosa e perfetta.
Merci beaucoup pour ce rare moment musical ! La qualité de la prise de son, et l'excellence de l'acoustique sont remarquables, tout comme votre magnifique interprétation !!
Another great version of another of my favourites. Luciano 'smashes it'. This organ sounds great, the pedal pipes not only give great tone, but the sound is taught with good note definition. the pedal point section at the end sounds wonderful and is the icing on the cake. It is like the way the prelude of BWV 540 resolves towards the end with pedal point and the start of the glorious end section.
Excellent playing, and on a beautiful organ, perfect for Bach! Some shots of the lovely case would have been nice. Really, 175 people didn’t like this? What a sad bunch of trolls.
A tremendous performance. Such energy and rhythm and what a superb organ: almost perfect voicing and in an acoustic that relishes rather than smothers the sound.
La migliore esecuzione mai sentita. Sto cercando di guidare mio fratello (organista) verso questo modo di interpretarla. Mi emoziona il modo molto "bachiano" dello staccato della voce principale
I will never forget this demonstration when I was a young agent of John Hancock Insurance Company at their Home Office On Berkley St. In Boston. We were in the Auditorium and a demonstration of what the new Crag Super Computer that The Hancock had on board at the home office and what this computer could accomplish. Remember we are talking 1973 and computers were relatively new. They used this very piece to show the mathematical formulas that Bach Music produced in his compositions of his music. All of this was flashed upon a giant screen as the music played. As the music played the computer computed the formulas in math to produce this music. It was amazing.
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I cried when I first heard this... absolutely stunning performance
❤
I return every time to Maestro Zecca's performance of the Dorian which is unparalleled for majesty, for crispness, clarity and absolute conviction. Bach himself would have been in admiration of this man. Mille ringraziamenti
There are several magnificent performances of this work, but for me this one truly stands out, for the reasons you mention.
The master did what was right with the piece. He drove me to the ground and left me speechless
Senza la musica di Bach non si riuscirebbe a svelare quel mistero di cui ne avvolgiamo l'esistenza.
Parole sante. In 2 righe hai riassunto tutto. Chapeau.
4 seconds into the performance and I knew this was going to be a favorite of mine. That doesn't happen often to me.
Took me 5 seconds - but I'm getting old...
An astounding feat of human brain power:
The memory of all notes
The dexterity in 10 fingers
The coordination of 2 hands and 2 feet
All together, amazing human talent.
Although this is a very good rendition, it's not so uncommon to properly use our limbs :o)
@@ildanny80
Mate, this is an EXTREMELY UNCOMMON display of conglomerate neurological prowess -- memory, timing, auditory feedback, hand to eye coordination, finger manipulation. It os like whole-body chess!. Most people have trouble driving well -- two hands on the wheel, one or two feet on the peddles, watching the road in front. Then add texting ... and they crash.
@@thedolphin5428 I didn't want to belittle his skills. Mine was a semi-serious comment. But we shouldn't be surprised that we can achieve these abilities. A little bit is talent, of curse, but mostly is training, training and training. I think I could play the hand part of this piece decently, with a lot of work, there are much more challenging piano pieces.
I think about Chopin Op. 10 N.4 or List's "La Campanella" and similar. I never played with feet though.
If you wonder about how good he is, think about the guy who wrote the piece ;o)
@@ildanny80
Well, I also look at people like jazz drummers. Two arns, two legs, the best of them playing 4 cross rhythms, maybe in different time sigs! Such brain dislocation I find extraordinary. So a multi register organ, at speed, no music, 10 fingers, 2 feet is all such a biological mind feat.
And yes, composers are mind blowing too. Although, I also find great improv (on any instrument) a pretty amazing thing too.
What's more amazing then he or anyone of us being able to play this is a man so talented that he could compose it and play it. JS Bach along with so many others will surely gifts God.
I have to be two persons to do this. I can't believe the hands-feet synchronization. Millions of Bravos Maestro, as well as for Bach of course.
Additionally, I would venture to say that every single note of this Dorian Toccata is fingered as well as the pedal. Nothing was left to chance. It's the German way. Nothing is left to chance...How refreshing to see and hear.
Don't take me wrong. I studied in the German method at Oberlin. Just a comment as to the fact that Bach probably did most of his composing on Pedal harpsichord in the warmth of his home rather than freezing his gonads in a cold church, and paying a young person to pump the organ...interesting ? contemplate it.
This is the one of the most perfect versions i have ever heard before. Beautiful organ, clear and fine sound. I love it.
He did a good job.
agree
Absolutely superb. The only version I prefer is that from Aarnoud Degroen. (might be a bit biaised cause I attended one or Aarnoud's concerts and this piece was somptuous in his "Bethlehemkerk" in The Hague ;) )
That's what intrigued me as well, namely, is was so "perfect." I called it "definitive." Sets the standard... and here comes Cameron C.... with light, color and video. Deo de Maximus.
What one likes is subjective, but if we are talking about the "most perfect" version... I would say Karl Richter wins, easily.
Especially regarding accuracy at 1:44. Looking at the sheet, that high trill part is supposed to last longer, exactly how Karl Richter plays it ( ruclips.net/video/B6J7c2ObAo4/видео.html ).
Of course it's much harder like this, having to play 2 different things with the right hand for a long time. (that's how it looks like to me, a simple organ-lover, at least)
Since I've heard the version I linked, I can't not notice the little "cheating" many other organists do at the part I mentioned.
GRANDE BACH, GRANDE MAESTRO ZECCA, GRANDE ORGANO. GRAZIE PER QUESTE MAGNIFICHE PERLE🎹🎹🎹🎹🎹🎹
Organo e organista fantastici, la qualità del suono e la pulizia delle note è incredibile. La toccata dorica è veramente una delle massime espressioni organistiche di Bach, semplicemente divina.
To me this here is the most powerful piece of Bach music.
The player is absolutely fantastic. Flawless interpretation, perfect tempo.
🇮🇹👏♥️🌟💯 OK!!
Tale è l'immensità di questa musica che mi ritrovo invariabilmente senza parole e ad alzare lo sguardo al cielo...
Unglaublich der Organist spielt die dorische Toccata aus dem Gedächtnis. Dazu perfekt Ein einmaliges Talent. Meine Bewunderung!!
Luciano Zecca steht damit in der Tradition der Meisterorganisten Karl Richter, Helmut Walcha und Olivier Latry !
A superb performance in every respect, I don't think this could be surpassed. Such energy and clarity of sound.
Thank God there are Bach and Vivaldi in human history.
Yazeed Bushnag Even if it takes super-humans to play their works. :)
You are leaving out many good composers of the 15th, 16th, and 17th centuries.
Reger, Liszt, Mendelssohn ???????
And Aram Asatryan best musician ever
@@dennissheridan8836 Can you name those composers you have in mind. I always wondered if there are good composers before Bach and Vivaldi.
If there were a heaven I would expect to hear this sort of sound in it.
@Mookie Spindlehurst Were you to have read my comment carefully you might have seen that it began "If"; surely that's about as non-committal as one can be?
@Mookie Spindlehurst It is not semantics it is simple grammar, 'were' is the correct form form here as it is used in the subjunctive mood, you are confusing it with the indicative past tense 'were'. Grammar, particularly English grammar, is a tricky field in which to beard someone if you do not have a very solid foundation on which to stand, please forgive the mixed metaphors. Incidentally that should strictly be "...as my being...".
There is a heaven and a hell...I've visited both.....heaven is big beautiful and full of joyous sound...hell is .smelly and sad,sort of evocative of NYC
There is Heaven and hell... Anybody who doesn't know it is simply miserable... 🍂
💙💙💙I have ALWAYS loved this toccata!!💙💙💙This artist brings it to life as it was meant to be performed!
PERFECTION!💙💙💙👍👍👍😃😃😃
This really is a wonderful performance of Bach's great masterpiece: perfect in every detail and a joy to listen to. Does music get any better than this?
Music gets better with company, but it never gets perfect🇺🇸💜💀
Bach is best!
@@Adam58293 wow, so edgy!!!!! xdxdxdxxddxdx
The best version I've heard since Biggs.
No!
What a wonderful performance! It was a joy to watch, especially Luciano Zecca's superb pedal technique - faultless and from the ankle!! Superb!!
He studied, like all the italians organists, with the "Bossi-Tebaldini" method
This is almost the 100' time i hear it, and i am still captivated. Thank you Bach and thank you very much to the Organist
Bach: “He is the master of us all!”
Magnificently played!🎵
Самая божественная музыка в мире, обожаю и послушаем уже 50лет, у этой музыки нет срока действия, она бессмертна
A wonderful piece, an exciting organ, an excellent organist. Perfect!
Thank you for sharing!
È SEMPRE MAGNIFICA ASCOLTARLA,TI DA QUESTA GRANDE FORZA E CORAGGIO GIOIA.LA NOSTRA PIÙ ALTA AMMIRAZIONE AL MAESTRO.GLI RENDIAMO LA GLORIA DELLA MUSICA.
This is just wonderful and so revealing about what an organist really must do. The video is, again, so revealing. And what many feel is the greatest composer in the world: J.S. Bach
After Rossini!
And he's playing strictly from memory! WOW!
I've found that when some pieces take so much practice, you end up memorizing them anyway.
@@andrewrichesson9457 exactly what has happened with my first organ piece BWV553... if I don´t play it for few weeks/month or two I still can just blast it our with closed eyes, because I´ve played it so many times :D
Absolutely glorious rendering. No false, blurring, sentimental "mellifluousnes." A brilliantly beautifully stark performance that trusts the great master to redeem it all and does.
I didn't know this piece, isn't it wonderful when you come across something so beautiful and thrilling for the first time. Thanks so much.
I have heard of it, saw some of the sheet music a while ago, but never heard the work itself. I think I supposed it to be lesser than Bach's famous Tocatta and Fugue in Dm, but this is hardly so, just different. I am so happy to have stumbled across this amazing performance.
Another work that I have come to love which has become one of my favorites after finding it here on YT is J.S. Bach - Fantasia and Fugue in C minor, BWV 537 {Peter Hurford}, if you aren't familiar with it, you should have a listen. ruclips.net/video/o32X0ZPXMbY/видео.html
I know what you're talking about.
To my ears probably one of the best renditions of the Dorica on RUclips.
Perfect 10!
The Organ, the "Queen" of all instruments!
they guy deserves a medal being able to play this.
YES
organ olympics
A medal for his work on the pedal
+Orientable Lentil ped med
This music is a medal for him
@Dinkelstein Kerman - Okay, that’s fine! 👍🏅
That final pedal point gave me goosebumps. That's something you don't get very often outside of classic music
Ever listened to Mahler?
+Aetherna Veritas Can't say too much. Can you direct me to some good pieces??
@@TheApostleofRock I can't recommend his 8th symphony 2nd movement highly enough. Dudamel did a good job on it.
I think this effect is achieved through the technic of bass pedal. The chords changes but the bass remains the same.
Esecuzione definitiva. Tutto giusto e perfetto, emozione e commozione a piene mani. Bravissimo!!
Da ascoltare anche quella di Carl Weinrich
Прекрасное исполнение! Не только точное следование нотам, но и глубокое эмоциональное наполнение. Великолепный музыкант! И Великий композитор!
One year later... still perfect. Thank you.
Perfekt und stringent interpretiert. Mit makelloser Technik (ohne Noten) gelingt dem Organisten ein mitreißendes Hörerlebnis.👏
Semplicemente meravigliosa 💖💖💖 ai tempi dell'esame di matematica per la maturità l'avevo in sottofondo
Wow!!!!...what powerful beauty this is!!!
Ascoltare, venerare e..tenere la bocca chiusa! Superba interpretazione
Certamente!
@1:40 Holding the trill in the right while handling parallel 6ths in the left. This guy is a beast.
La perfección del gran Bach..y la perfeccion de este gran maestro al organo.
THIS IS INDEED GOD’s MUSIC! Masterful playing
anche tra i più famosi organisti difficilmente ho ascoltato un'esecuzione (ma anche tutte le altre che sono su RUclips del M° Zecca) di una chiarezza adamantina applicata ad ogni nota suonata. E' stato veramente un gran piacere vederla e ascoltarla quando suona Bach, per me, malato dell'organo che non vuol guarire. Grazie dal mio cuore (è dire poco) Maestro Luciano Zecca!!!
Maestro... grande tutto : musicalità, tocco, fraseggio, registrazione, tempo perfetto e anche un Organo veramente magnifico con un suono equilibrato e molto bello....
Mi piacerebbe sentirla dal vivo e stringerle la mano....
These bach organ pieces are not easy by any means. Great performance of an amazing piece!
Bach is mathematic..
Maestro sempre magnifico bach
interpretazione a mio avviso perfetta, ammetto al primo ascolto di essermi commosso.bravo davvero maestro Luciano. W J.S. Bach
MERAVIGLIOSA ESECUZIONE! GRAZIE MAESTRO
Just beautiful !!
Both Bach and the organist's wonderful performance. Thank you!
Sublime performance.
For those who may not read German, this was recorded at St. Mary of the Assumption.
Fitting! Music like this makes me at least yearn for the eternal beatific vision. In any case, grazie, grazie tante!
Me he propuesto componer para éste instrumento, sin duda es el rey.
Absolutely superb rendition of this piece. Bach would be proud!
Meravigliosa interpretazione di una delle più belle perle di BACH!!!!
This is the best performance I have heard of the "Dorian" Toccata since the classic performance by E. Power Biggs done on the Freiburg Cathedral's magnificent quartet of organs. Most versions are too restrained; Zecca does a fine job of showing how this piece can shine when a more staccato approach is used.
Biggs' the man.
Yups
Bach is fantastic ! As always... :)
Thank you so much! There were some tears in my eyes because the music and your excellent play touched my heart.
great composition, great performance, and great organist!
Excellent execution and musicality
Very hard work
Very pro and joyfully Playing, very good recording with nice "mix" between direct and room Sound! Thank You! (The piece is outstanding)
This really makes want to practice my Hanon book.
With my feet.
0_o
Wow, I've never seen an organ player from that angle. I didn't know there was so much to do with your feet. Jeez, that takes some coordination!
E' raro ascoltare e vedere un organista con un così grande controllo. Complimenti.
RINGRAZIO TUTTI COLORO CHE HANNO SRITTO DUE PAROLE DI RINGRAZIAMENTO AL NOSTRO MAESTRO.MILLE GRAZIE.
THANK YOU for posting this exceptionally fine rendition of a piece i've actually never heard before!!! I love the tempo you take this at: not hurried, yet at a decent clip: to my mind, perfect!! Very clear deliniation and enunciation of the lines of music: i bow to your excellence!!!
Migliore interpretazione che ho sentito (e visto) in tutta la mia vita. Mille congratulazioni!
Maestro complimenti, ho sentito questo pezzo centinaia di volte....la sua esecuzione secondo il mio punto di vista è davvero solenne maestosa e perfetta.
Good to hear some true Bach! I have to share this with my Swedish organist friends!
Bravo Titmouse! Excellent! Loved The Rich Bass In The Pedal Div.
Commovente interpretazione. Grandioso
Que perfeição!
Merci beaucoup pour ce rare moment musical ! La qualité de la prise de son, et l'excellence de l'acoustique sont remarquables, tout comme votre magnifique interprétation !!
Another great version of another of my favourites. Luciano 'smashes it'. This organ sounds great, the pedal pipes not only give great tone, but the sound is taught with good note definition. the pedal point section at the end sounds wonderful and is the icing on the cake. It is like the way the prelude of BWV 540 resolves towards the end with pedal point and the start of the glorious end section.
Это прекрасно. Слушать можно бесконечно.
BEST version I've heard so far if not ever .. superb
Excellent playing, and on a beautiful organ, perfect for Bach! Some shots of the lovely case would have been nice.
Really, 175 people didn’t like this? What a sad bunch of trolls.
A tremendous performance. Such energy and rhythm and what a superb organ: almost perfect voicing and in an acoustic that relishes rather than smothers the sound.
Gorgeous pedal work and articulation. I want to start learning this piece. I think I'll be returning to this video again and again.
Very excellent playing!
One of the best performances I have ever listened to.
Wonderful playing and a perfect sense of progression
Absolutely stunning performance. Made my day!
Mighty sound, perfect discipline and pace, no "schmuck". Best and most beautiful version I've heard. Thanks for posting.
No me canso de ver y escuchar ésta impresionante y magna ejecución e interpretación es BRUTAL Y PERFECTA.
Нет ничего глубже, сокровенней и вдохновенней, чем Органная музыка Баха, особенно в таком филигранном исполнении
Slava Ukraine
Che maraviglia! Grazie infinite, Maestro Zecca! Andreas Martin, liutista
The best interpretation I know! Thank you, Luciano Zecca!
Bella esecuzione, sicura ed espressiva. Complimenti.
Monumental! Bravíssimo!
magnificent....I'm totally speechless
nice pfp
just fantastic to listen to, I'm always fascinated by the footwork, so impressive
La migliore esecuzione mai sentita. Sto cercando di guidare mio fratello (organista) verso questo modo di interpretarla. Mi emoziona il modo molto "bachiano" dello staccato della voce principale
Da ascoltare anche Carl Weinrich come modello di capacità interpretativa, registrazioni non facile forse da reperire
Top 3 of all time in my book. 8yo LOVES his work.
I will never forget this demonstration when I was a young agent of John Hancock Insurance Company at their Home Office On Berkley St. In Boston. We were in the Auditorium and a demonstration of what the new Crag Super Computer that The Hancock had on board at the home office and what this computer could accomplish. Remember we are talking 1973 and computers were relatively new. They used this very piece to show the mathematical formulas that Bach Music produced in his compositions of his music. All of this was flashed upon a giant screen as the music played. As the music played the computer computed the formulas in math to produce this music. It was amazing.
¡¡¡Excelente interpretación maestro!!! ¡¡¡Bravo!!!
Great playing, great feet, great toccata. So clear and musical, thank you.
Beautiful Bach and so well played.Thank you!
Just totally fabulous in every respect!
Organo con suono magnifico, e, come sempre organista bravissimo!! Complimenti!
Adoro Bach e l'organo , bravissimo.