"THE FOUR SEASONS" OF VIVALDI ON ORGAN (COMPLETE) - XAVER VARNUS
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- Опубликовано: 6 сен 2024
- 01:05 Spring I. (Allegro)
05:30 Spring II. (Largo e pianissimo sempre)
10:01 Spring III. (Pastorale)
16:22 Summer I. (Allegro non molto)
24:41 Summer II. (Adagio e piano - Presto e forte)
28:13 Summer III. (Presto)
32:09 Autumn I. (Allegro)
40:38 Autumn II. (Adagio molto)
44:05 Autumn III. (Allegro)
48:55 Winter I. (Allegro non molto)
55:22 Winter II. (Largo)
58:08 Winter III. (Allegro)
Filmed on the Casavant Organ in the Church of St. George on the Hill in Toronto and on the Jemlich Organ in the Lichtenhagen Parish Church at Germany's Baltic Sea.
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"One of the most important open questions in the instrumental transcription of another’s music is this: do we want to copy the original orchestration ideas of a musical piece to another instrument or orchestra, or do we create an entirely new musical dimension? I have always felt that the latter solution presents the real challenge. When Bach transcribed the Vivaldi concertos to organ and harpsichord, he was aware that these works were not the original orchestral pieces. One problem is that if the organ is played as fast as a string orchestra, it sounds grotesque, since the huge organ pipes need time to produce their sounds. On the other hand, the monumentality of the organ is so gripping that a chamber or symphonic orchestra is not able to match its sounds. In the same way we do not hear the original Beethoven symphonies or the Chaconne of Bach when listening to this music transcribed to piano by Liszt and Busoni, or the orchestral transcriptions of Bach’s organ works by Stokowski and Schoenberg. When I visited the great Vladimir Horowitz in his NYC home on Madison Avenue, he started to play one of the choral preludes of Bach in Busoni’s transcription. There is no doubt that Horowitz’s piano playing was certainly very far from the performing style of the Bach-era. On the other hand, we do not know much about the performing style of Bach. However, tears came to my eyes, and I felt, that far away, beyond the clouds an angel was flying over us. The first pages of the transcription of Vivaldi’s Four Seasons were handed to me by the divine Jean Guillou in Toronto, back in 1986. Through thirty long years I kept asking him if he would finish the work. Every time he promised to do so. On the day he passed away I knew that it was my turn to finish the job in his spirit, not forgetting that the pipe organ was the first synthesizer in the history of music. So, I would like to dedicate my humble recording to his loving memory. I’m most grateful to Rev. Michelle Childs-Ward, Dr. Gábor Fésüs, Mrs. Márta Gáncs, Miss Ran Kim, Mr. Balázs Bärnkopf, Mr. Márton Berendi, Thomasorganist Ullrich Böhme, Mr. Adam Gungl, Mr. Andreas Hain, Mr. Balázs Kralovánszky, Mr. Bruce Walker, Mr. Zoltán Osváth, Rev. Zoltán Vass and Mr. Frank Zimpel for their generous support." (Xaver Varnus)
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Born in Budapest, his first piano teacher was Emma Németh, one of the last pupils of Claude Debussy. Xaver Varnus has played virtually every important organ in the world, including those in Bach's Thomaskirche in Leipzig (2014), Berliner Dom (2013), Notre-Dame (1981), Saint-Sulpice (2006) and Saint-Eustache (1996) in Paris, National Shrine in Washington, D.C. (1985), and Canterbury Cathedral (2004), as well as the largest existing instrument in the world, the Wanamaker Organ in Philadelphia (1985). His Quadruple Platinum Disc winning album From Ravel to Vangelis, released by Sony BMG in 2007, is the best-selling organ CD ever. As a Canadian citizen, Xaver Varnus resides in Berlin, Germany. "Put simply, Varnus is a monster talent, every bit as stimulating and individual as the late Glenn Gould" (The Globe & Mail, Canada's National Newspaper).
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Much love for your ability and talent. Thank you for making this world better with your sound.
The mighty organs come to life with the magic of your touch and start to breath. And their breath is just breathtaking... Like wonderful animals from medieval books, they sing, trumpet, thunder and whisper, and your hands keep them alive. It's a miracle. It makes me cry every time I hear your playing. Thank you so much...
i wish i could give more thumbs up. Especially 'winter' i love. The beginning, i can feel the cold wind through my clothes, taking my breath away
Most beautiful music. You are beyond gifted and talented. Thank you Xaver. Music is my life. It has been since my childhood.
Xavier.....è un genio vivente....sono grata di poter ascoltare la sua musica sublime!!!!
La mia anima ne è deliziata......grazie di ❤
This music in organ performance is so sublime and dazzling that we discover new beauties while listening to it! Thank you very much !
I just found this recording today after listening to another's recording of the Summer Presto. I appreciate this one so much more because of his attention to the detail of each note. In the other recording, many of the notes were "mumbled" together due to the speed of this movement but not here. Great talent and beautiful music produced from this magnificent instrument.
The gentle and raging waves of Vivaldi come rushing in , enveloping my heart .
It a blissful moment , greatest pleasure .
This performance playing with splendid skill and specutacular technique is beyond description , unfathomable and full of immeasurable admiration and deep emotion , and comfortable to the ear and the mind
From
Tokyo of the Land of the Rising Sun 🇯🇵
Xaver, I have listened to many of your recorded recitals and the only one regret I have is that I was not there in person to be moved as I am in listening to the recorded videos. So many of your amazing renditions have actually brought tears to my eyes. You are truly a master! Thank you so much for sharing your amazing interpretation to us. I wish you all the best in your life. Richard.
Wir Danken Dir Gott fur Bach und Wir Danken Dir Gott fur Vivaldi!!! Heil Bach und Vivaldi!!!
Очень эмоционально. Проникает глубоко. Орган сильнее оркестра. Желаю успехов!
Очень точно, спасибо🎹🎹🎹🎹🎹🎹🎶
I love this guy’s arrangements! So talented, the concentration and attention to the time it takes for the notes to fade out properly is amazing... Organs are also amazing instruments... The organ has a lot of voices and instruments in it.. The organ is kind of like the original predecessor to what is now Digital Music Interfaces and MIDI instruments, but it still sounds better because nothing we have today in a computer can replicate the beauty of an actual instrument, especially an organ played right
MIDI is a musical instrument (digital) interface. It does not produce music, only transmits it. A lot of real pipe organs use MIDI between the console and the actual (acoustic) organ 😉 So you probably mean something else, digital organs perhaps like Hauptwerk and similar.
What I really love about this the clear sound, you can almost hear every note played. I also love how he let some parts or notes breathe and flow to fadeout. There's no rush in his playing and so makes it very relaxing and soothing listening to.
Thank you very much
Absolutely love and appreciate listening to an artist on a heavenly instrument. Thank you Xaver. Wow!! Wish I could be there in person.
5:04 I love how stately he plays the theme here.
Fascinating for so many reasons. The conclusion of summer was a great, great delight!
Приветствую Вас слушаю все. Вы великолепный мастер. музыкант с большой буквы
Да! ЯвМоскве,29 лет назад любил ходить на Ксавьера Варнуса,он служил вкостеле
Недалеко от Китай-городе .
Давал концерты Баха,между службами.Я очень охреневал,иногда разговаривал
С ним,подолгу,о политике и искусству. Он мало постарел.
Thank you for this beautiful rendition. I never thought to look for an organ version of the Four Seasons before, truly amazing. Thank you. A blessed Easter 2021 to all in the world. May Gods light find you.
Amazingly Beautiful. Music, to sooth the Soul, and nourish.Thank you for Sharing the Beautiful Piece.
54:36 gave me heartattack. The best kind of heart attack
Borzongató. Idő, évszakok, élet és halál...szép az átirat, és nem kétséges, hogy az orgona új, más minőség megalkotását teszi lehetővé. Noha az "elbeszélés" lelassult, egyúttal az előadás elmélyült, filozofikussá vált. Halhatatlan szerzők nagy művész előadásában. Hálásan köszönöm.
You are a very gifted person, thank you for sharing your talent with the world💖
Não sei o que dizer sobre a interpretação de Xaver ... sem palavras. Muito obrigado.
Thank you for the Hungarian play cards!!
Brawo!!! Brawisimo!!! Super!!! Danke schön, спасибо большое!!!
Awesome!
perfecto, me quede encantado , Vivaldi en órgano, asombrado por el talento de Xaver . Muchas gracias ! Saludos a todos desde Mx.
Wonderful and magical performance, what delightful and beautiful palette of colors of organ sounds in the hands of the Master -- this performance is a real and unusual musical poem, the best Four Seasons I have ever heard.... beyond words.....Beautiful video. Thank you very much. Joy of listening and great delight. Cordial greetings. M.
ohh i thought its a set of 4 concertos
and they really are
Thank you very much.
Was für ein Erlebnis! ich liebe dich Xaver!
I love it...:) Genial.. Several paintings are from Pieter Bruegel, the elder...:)
A mammoth effort to get all of this recorded. Thanks!
Wow, very nice played. I am impressed!!!!
Wishing i could experience this in person....such a moving piece and played with such mastery!
Thank-you for the notes about musical transcription.
😊lovely timeless mastery
HERMOSSIISIMAA INTERPRETACCION! SIN PALABRAS!
I played these in a string quartet back in school (I was the second violin), I have to say it sounds good on the organ, very nice and I shall listen often!
Gyönyörű! Gratulálok! Köszönöm az élményt!
Let more people come to hearing The Music. I can't believe it was written hundred years ago! Music nowadays it's primitive comparing to this.
Even about 300 years ago. 🙂
Extraordinaire !
Прекрасно!
Of extraordinary beauty ~ thank you!
Never heard this on organ. Well suited to the instrument. And I really like his unhurried approach to the piece. On organ particularly, the space given to echo and sustain is beautiful.
Beautiful
overwhelmed 👏🌺
!!!Beautiful!!!
Johnathan Scott played his transcription of "The 4 Seasons" live yesterday at the Bergamo, Italy Organ Festival. Great contrast to this version. Both are excellent and very different. Like great conductors, great organists have their own "styles". We get to enjoy the variations. From Chicago, U.S.A., October 30, 2021.
Божественый альбом органной музыки ! ! ! 🙂
Fantastico, bravissimo Xaver!
You Xaver, are awesome, was recently in Varnus Hall to listen to Duo Concertante, next time I would love to see you play live, Love you!
Csodálatos, mint mindig!
BRAVO!
WOW!!!!
You are really amazing !
So true!
He is my oncle so I will show him this comment
Incredible
Excelsa ejecución, gracias Maestro con enriquecer el alma. 🕉😎
Love hearing you at the keyboard.
I love ❤️ it just saying it’s me Alex
amazing!
I love the pipe organ. The sound is so amazing, but some pieces the arrangement doesn’t seem to work. The melody gets lost and it just becomes almost like noise. A beautiful arrangement on pipe organ sounds so so so good.
Wenn ich Vivaldi höre, dann darf mich niemand stören! Da gehe ich weder ans Telefon noch an die Tür, ich liebe die 4 Jahreszeiten ❤️. Sie verströmen Ruhe und Ausgeglichenheit, einfach abschalten und den Alltag draußen lassen. Kann man dieses Meisterwerk auch im Handel kaufen von Xaver Varnus?
Très poétique, merci
muy bueno. la mejor version de las 4 estaciones lejos
Вивалди фантастический композитор мира ! ! ! 🙂
Excelente fantástico
Muito belo 🎶🤗💭💎
Popular 👏🙏👌😁✝️💝🎂🕊️🌲forever
Amazing performance. I would rather see him playing the whole time instead of the stock images.
Köszönöm!!!
Did anyone else notice he doesn’t have any sheet music? Wow!
😍 🎵 😍🎵😍🎵
Хавер супер органист мира ! ! ! 🙂
I himmelen med min monky on our wai, Huawai... min lille monky og jeg....på vei...
52:00 and 54:38 the beat drops ah
1:03 it actually starts. Thanks me later.
Says in the video description
@AUSTIN APOLINAR okay. Thanks for your feedback
A accélérer x1.25 si vous ne voulez pas vous endormir...
Løp, renn, løp og renn....
Is ser jeg, bare is.....
20 bpm more, and it was perfect
🙏🙏🙏💓💓💓❣✨💗✨❣💗✨
Zseniális
volume is low. but u always best
Turn the music louder!!!
He is my oncle
Red_Falcon 3089 what am amazing uncle !! so lucky you are :)
Red_Falcon 3089 I love falcon. very cool birds. cool name.
Thanks
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Tippe tuppe, hva ser du der uppe 😊 ...?
ナギョン szep, xaver, ありがとう ございマヅ ! ぎょにょrこdてち sジヴンケt
MOI QUI AI ETE ELEVE DANS LES PENSIONNATS RELIGIEUX...S IL AVAIT FALLU QUE L ORGUE JOUE AIT ETE AUSSI ENVOUTANT....QUE CELUI DE XAVIER VARNUS...NOUS AURIONS TOUS FINI DES SYD BARRETT OU RICHARD WRIGHT !!
Interesting. Spring is showing tree decked out in fall colors, not the green of spring. Those reeds are a bit rough for Spring. it would seem. In making a transcription one would assume that the most important task is to capture the essence of the piece and then add the decorations to the extent that one can perform on an organ - pretty wide latitude for any good performer. In an organ one has the benefit of many tonalities which make the task of transcription a bit easier. But even with 10 digits and 2 feet there are limitations. I have the feeling that this piece does well by Vivaldi's concepts. It is a tone poem. It is also very slow and loses th excitement and pace of the original and most other transcription. It just drags on,,, and on.... and on. when it does get fast..... it goes to the other extreme. The transcription is good but more than an hour???
You must have a beautiful Soul ...your music makes one appreciate Gods Splendid Creation, a million thanks for sharing your magnificent talents
Olyan csodásak a hangszinek ,mintha egy lennél avval amit játszol.
Am I the only one who think that organ sounds more like hell's beep rather than Heaven's flute?
?
Probably just you.
Sounds ok, but tempo wise was a little off in spots, IMO.
Xaver is my oncle so don’t say bad things about him!
Mind what you say, Mike. Don't be a bad lad, or you might be visited by a big black spider!
I just wanted to add a comment to take it to 69 comments
Que aburrimiento.