I admit to being skeptical at the idea of Liszt's great B minor sonata for piano arranged for organ. The B minor sonata can be considered a milestone in the literature for piano, a piece that paid homage to the sonatas of previous years while at the same time bringing new intensity and expression. But this arrangement by Andreas Rothkopf is very good, follows the original very closely. No doubt there had to be some changes made, for the piano and organ are very different instruments indeed. The organist is wonderful, and maintained a steady progression of ideas and dealt with the shifting volume levels very well. In short, the performance and arrangement were so good that I got lost in the music and forgot about the organ. The original for piano will always be my preference, but there is excellent music making in this performance. It's worth a listen!
Actually, on most of organ, this cannot be played, becuase there is not wnought of keys, or pedals, or is too little acusetic so the octaves don't sounds good (if they are even heard 😂). This idea is really bizzare, but the performance really impressed me!
Wonderful playing and transcription, thanks for all the work ! I only knew the Rachel Laurin's organ version until now. Is that the Unda Maris at 7:30 ? This ethereal effect suits so well to the faustian atmosphere of the piece.
+Prinzipal67 one question: in this video as in some others, we can clearly hear the "shtumpf!" noise of the stop action being actuated. But since the audio for the recording does not come from microphones in the room but rather is tapped directly from the audio card(s), there is no possibility to hear that noise... unless it has been sampled and played back the same way as the pipes' sound! ;-)
I admit to being skeptical at the idea of Liszt's great B minor sonata for piano arranged for organ. The B minor sonata can be considered a milestone in the literature for piano, a piece that paid homage to the sonatas of previous years while at the same time bringing new intensity and expression. But this arrangement by Andreas Rothkopf is very good, follows the original very closely. No doubt there had to be some changes made, for the piano and organ are very different instruments indeed.
The organist is wonderful, and maintained a steady progression of ideas and dealt with the shifting volume levels very well. In short, the performance and arrangement were so good that I got lost in the music and forgot about the organ.
The original for piano will always be my preference, but there is excellent music making in this performance. It's worth a listen!
Surprisingly effective on the organ. Pretty cool to see hand crossing among multiple manuals!
That fugue is absolutely amazing on the organ.
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I heard this arrangement in concert last weekend at First Presbyterian Church in Tuscaloosa, AL. Absolutely transcendental experience.
Absolutely incredible!
Actually, on most of organ, this cannot be played, becuase there is not wnought of keys, or pedals, or is too little acusetic so the octaves don't sounds good (if they are even heard 😂). This idea is really bizzare, but the performance really impressed me!
Wonderful playing and transcription, thanks for all the work ! I only knew the Rachel Laurin's organ version until now.
Is that the Unda Maris at 7:30 ? This ethereal effect suits so well to the faustian atmosphere of the piece.
bravo great. many thanks
bravo both musically played and virtuosic
+Prinzipal67 one question: in this video as in some others, we can clearly hear the "shtumpf!" noise of the stop action being actuated. But since the audio for the recording does not come from microphones in the room but rather is tapped directly from the audio card(s), there is no possibility to hear that noise... unless it has been sampled and played back the same way as the pipes' sound! ;-)
Amazing!
Christian Barthen war also mal wieder dort
super cool
ruclips.net/video/hVT1aPQ4tPI/видео.html that is some serious footwork! amazing!
This piece is so SILLY on the organ... (I play it on the piano... even though, I too am an organist...) still, you play the HECK out of it...!