In my opinion, organists are some of our most talented musicians, playing one of the most complex and challenging instruments. Organists are also the lone wolf, going on stage solo, yet having an entire orchestra at their fingertips. It is a truly one of a kind environment.

*NAILED IT!!!* Everything just flows like it should! I've heard Diane Bish play this, and her performance was good, but she actually slows down a bit halfway through the piece. This was very consistent and reminds me a bit of Walter/Wendy Carlos first 'Switched On Bach' album from the late 1960's.😍🎵🎶🎵👍👍

If I could have at least one gift in music it would become a consummate organist like this man! Amazing and so full of colour! Jonathan Scott definitely proves that, in the right, meaning best hands, and feet, the pipe organ is the King of Instruments!

Absolutely, assuredly, floor-punching, jaw-dropping AMAZING!!! WOW!!

Wow, that is a large audience for a classical organ concert! You deserve it!

I too though it may have been too fast but the phrasing wasn't lost. You have to play to the acoustics of the hall and this worked, it wasn't at all mushy as I first feared. It was delightful and joyous. Have a a glass of wine and relax. This is not a matter of life or death. Variation is the spice of life.

Господи, как прекрасно ❤

Took me a minute, but bam! That is from JSB’ last violin sonata… first movement… great stuff! I want the piano score… and the organ score… too cool!

Scott is at it again another superb performance on an organ that is a delight to listen to, bright yet very subtle. Thankyou Mr Sott yet again.

how wonderful....JSB lives forever on in his music.....

This is the fastest performance of this piece I've ever heard! Yow!

Bach es el padre de la música, sus obras sublimes llegan al alma, maravilloso tema y dominio de teclado en los pies, saludos desde Chile 🎼🎶❤

Excellent❤❤❤if only to be this concert🙏

Excellent, bravo! Those who find this too fast should go to rest with a lullaby. It was played at just the right speed, listen to some orchestral original! Or God forbid - listen to the phenomenal interpretation by Wendy Carlos on Moog synthesizer from album Switched on Bach and then you will know what is fast - but also excellent!

Great as always!

Jonathan, you are a great great organist. I watched you when you play the organ in the Basilica of Santa María in Elche (Spain). Congratulations

Brilliant!

Talking about large audiences I went to a concert in the new Weiwuying Arts and Cultural Centre in Kaohsiung, Taiwan in 2018 to see the new massive 5 keyboard German built pipe organ. What a wonderful sound and it must be one of the great instruments of the World and certainly the largest in Asia. The auditorium was huge yet it was packed showing how much the organ is loved in Taiwan. If you travel there in future this is a must for organ lovers. I think Johnathon Scott has demonstrated the organ on you tube.

¡¡Qué manera de tocar esta maravillosa sinfonía Dios mío!! Parecía que flotabas y al mismo tiempo hacías levitar a quien la escuchaba. Enhorabuena Jonathan!!😘👏😘

Thrilling. I LOVE the non-"this is how it is suppose to be played" version that comes from the genius of the artist paying the Organ. Yes, much better this way. Bach would have been astonished for sure. Bravo!

@rd3ster

6 жыл бұрын

I think Bach would be more alarmed than astonished.

@larrymerkle1672

5 жыл бұрын

So fast. Emotionless. Flat and uninteresting.

@organbuilder272

4 жыл бұрын

@@larrymerkle1672 This is baroqen Music remember. Play the right note at the right time and the organ plays itself - so said bach. Nothing about expression, rubatto or interpretation.... Now what??

BRAVO!!!!!!

Que hermoso sonido y siempre en vivo tiene que haber alguien que tose o estornuda .

Fantastico bravissimo !

seeing jonthan net Tuesday for show at the bridge water hall widor an bach

I have loved the pipe organ ever since I was a kid and heard one for the first time in church. While others would make their exit while the postlude was being played, I would sit mesmerized by the sound of the "king of instruments". Over the years I have heard and collected the recordings of some of the best organists who ever lived, including E. Power Biggs, Virgil Fox, Michael Murray and Diane Bish. As great as they were, Jonathan Scott surpasses them all in his talent. I only hope that he comes to the Untied States to perform, as I would love to see him live in concert.

@andrewspencer4843

5 жыл бұрын

George Wilson I’m a pianist amongst other instruments including banjo but first learnt Organ (strange way of doing it I know!) but like you I was mesmerised by the instrument and especially when you get the bass of the pedals thundering underneath or on their own!

Klasse Leistung .

Beautiful. Rushed.

the registration (or may i say: orchestration) is full on; it had 2 interesting - and nicely working - detours. i might borrow that... thanky u very much from germany: yours frank (where to put the word 'collegiate' in?) xx

Ein Künstler von Gottes Gnaden.........

Jonathan bravo! Now how about coming to Florida and teaching me the finer techniques of playing this piece! Actually I would settle for just the basic techniques, har! Blessings!!

@larrymerkle1672

5 жыл бұрын

If you want instruction in this piece, you would be wise to seek a better teacher. The only thing you can really say is that it's fast. And I say: so what.

I was privileged to be at this concert yesterday for another inspirational live performance. Thank you so much, Jonathan 👏

@larrymerkle1672

5 жыл бұрын

I hope he did better on the rest of the concert than he did with this piece. Too fast, flat, emotionless and ultimately boring. Search KZread for other, far superior performances. They're not all good, but there are many that ARE better than this one.

sehr gut gespielt grüße from Germany!!

This is the fastest performance of this work I have heard thus far! I guess if you had a flight to catch, it's quite understandable!

Um. Wow.

There used to be a video on KZread of Paul Jacobs playing this at the crystal cathedral and he did it perfectly. This guy rushes through it. It’s like he’s in a hurry and he plays with no passion. Paul Jacob’s. Version is the best I’ve heard but unfortunately the high quality video was taken down and there’s only a cheap camcorder recording left…

Schitterend!!!!!!!

Vous m'offrez des concerts de Jonathan scott magnifiques merci à vous !

I was spoiled in the 1970's with working on King's college chapel to hear great works of classical music played by musicians and choral works by a top rate university choir and musicians

Einfach genial

L' interprétation de cette même oeuvre par Olivier Penin à Sainte Clotilde à Paris , donne une dimension humaine , non mécanique et moins rapide , bien plus belle que cette cavalcade de notes . Ecoutez Olivier Penin , là un vrai régal .Ici "ogv " orgue grande vitesse . J.S. Bach a du faire le tri !!!!!

Si vous voulez écouter cette oeuvre de Bach choisissez Anne Schumacher sur les orgues du temple de Nancy ! Simple, épuré, noble, merveilleux ! Elle honore JS Bach. Un superbe cadeau et dans un tempo qui se marie avec l'instrument sans aucune recherche de démonstration autre que ce Bach nous offre. Merci Madame !

Excelente interpretación amigo, toda mi admiración para ti. Saludos desde Colombia!!

All these arm chair critics complaining it's too fast. It's a piece that lends itself to a quick tempo. Quit your pompous belly aching!

@andyh8774

5 жыл бұрын

I agree. If they are all so good why aren't they performing!!!!

To fast, plus rapide, zu schnell, te snel. Couldn't enjoy the wonderfull music from JSB in this hurry. Beautyfull organ and nice acoustics by the way.

Quelle démonstration ! Dommage ! La virtuosité est une base nécessaire mais ici elle dessert Bach au plus haut point !

@johneilertsen3516

3 жыл бұрын

Agreed. Excellent.

@lucienbasdevant4931

3 жыл бұрын

tout à fait d'accord mais en même temps est-ce c'est surprenant en sachant que c'est une transcription de (virtuose mais musicalement à coté de la plaque dés qu'il s'agit de bach) Marcel Dupré ?

interpretazione funambolica, ma fuori dall'atmosfera della Cantata 29 che ben altro che un pezzo di bravura.

Beaucoup trop rapide !!!! Dommage

Oh no, it wasn't too fast! Brilliant performance

@larrymerkle1672

5 жыл бұрын

It was way to fast. He got all the notes right....so what. Take the time to search KZread for other performances of this wonderful piece. Yes, it was fast, and that's about all you can say positive about this lifeless, flat boring performance.

Is that Jonathan Scott playing or Diane Bish?

Marvelous performance as usual, although i wonder if Bach had intended it at such high tempo. No critique, just personal

ABSOLUTELY MAGNIFICENT! 🙏🏻👍🏻❤️❤️🇨🇦

@larrymerkle1672

5 жыл бұрын

Really? You should search KZread for other superior performances of this wonderful piece. This is flat, lacking any drama or interest, and way to fast to appreciate Bach's elaborate articulation. ABSOLUTELY BORING.

Seems a bit fast, but well played.

I love your playing normally but yea this is too fast for me. Playing to the gallery like old Carlo Curley did but nothing wrong with enjoying yourself I guess. Not as bad as Cameron Carpenter though lol: brilliant skill zero musicality.

@vulgivagu

3 жыл бұрын

Bach was reported to have played at this speed as he did not wish to miss the last bus home. Joking apart, I worship this mans playing normally but as we say in England 'a tad too fast'.

Too fast, it is not necessary. Pedal is not clean... Bach is not here. Sorry.

Incredible organist, but was he perhaps late for lunch date or something?

among us

What arrangement is this?

@larrymerkle1672

5 жыл бұрын

It is a transcription by Marcel Dupré, the most used version, though I think Scott uses a slightly different version.

excellent, wonderfull, but a little fast

It's perfect at 0.75 speed Change the speed in settings

First - I think it is too fast. Several others do as well. A little slowers and we can hear the inner lines a bit more clearly. What can you say about baroque music? All the notes were present, registration was good. This is a piece that has has a much to do with timing as the succession of notes. If all the notes are there and everything is in time and the registration is acceptable - this it turns out to be successful. The problem is - pieces like this have no emotion, only a rhythm. But this is also a crowd pleaser - as it should be. The audeince was quite happy. Job well done.

@larrymerkle1672

5 жыл бұрын

It lacks interest, grace, drama. It's flat and boring. Loud does not equate to good.

@robinsonreyesarriagada4170

4 жыл бұрын

Bach is not here.

Did great and I love the lively nature of the performance but it was a tid bit fast. Honestly the versions that Diane Bish did were definitely the right rate of speed. Still a great performance though.

Far too fast Mr. Scott, try listening to Olivier Penin.

Much too fast. My ear can't digest the wonders that fast.

@larrymerkle1672

5 жыл бұрын

I agree. This performance has no character, drama or interest. He got all the notes right: so what.

@robinsonreyesarriagada4170

4 жыл бұрын

Pedal is not clean. 👎🏽

@ferrytaufik_

2 жыл бұрын

diane bish do perfect more

Plays it too fast!!

joue aux pas de course...dommage pour l auteur

Technically very skilled, but by playing it so extremely fast, the piece is losing it's magic. It's like moving a camera in 2 seconds from left to right while recording an impressive setting. My brains don't get the chance to be captivated.

Bravo... but too fast!!!

@larrymerkle1672

5 жыл бұрын

Way too fast and no Bravo.

Desperate for the toilet?!!!!

Jacques Loussier played it at this tempo and what's wrong with that!

ToooFaaaassst🤬

Faster rarely translates to better...

WHY must some play this at too fast a tempo? It loses its beauty. Feels like he is just rushing through to get to the end. Sad, so sad.

Hat der was gestohlen weil er so ein Tempo spielt? 🤔😐 Oder möchte er nur brillieren? 🤔

Man slow down not. A race 🤣😎

What's the hurry?

Troppo veloce.......

TOO FAST!👎

Il veut juste nous en mettre plein les yeux ( ou les oreilles). Inutilement rapide, un comble de mauvais goût ; il n'a pas compris grand chose à Bach...

@filipi58

4 жыл бұрын

Leonhardt Denis il joue bien trop vite. J’adore cet organiste, c’est un virtuose, mais pour ce morceau, c’est bien trop rapide, il dénature tout le morceau. Dommage, on dirait qu’il est pressé de finir.

too fast

Does he think that he is about to miss the train, or what? much too fast!!!

@larrymerkle1672

5 жыл бұрын

Agreed. He got all the notes.....so what. This is a wretched performance of this wonderful piece.

Too fast.

@matas4321

3 жыл бұрын

Excelent, bravo! those who find this too fast should go to rest with a lullaby. In just that speed it should be, listen to some original! Or God forbid - listen to the version from Wendy Carlos on Moog synthesizer and then you will know what is fast but also super!

Too fast!

@patrickdoak7813

6 жыл бұрын

Agree. It's gets muddy very quickly and you can't appreciate it at all.

@georgewilson9553

5 жыл бұрын

Those who can, do - those who can't, critique

Way too fast!

@larrymerkle1672

5 жыл бұрын

Yes.....just because you can play it this fast doesn't mean you should. This is one of the worse performances of this piece I've ever heard. Just because it's loud and fast doesn't mean it's good.

Way too fast. Seriously? Bach, a highly contemplative man, wouldn't do such a thing.

That's one ugly console!

Dude: what's the rush? He got all the notes right. So what. If you like this piece, search KZread as there are MANY performances that are far superior to this rather flat, emotion-less rendition. For starters search Olivier Penin at the wonderful Cavaillé-Coll organ at the St. Clothilde church in Paris.

Too Fast !!!!

Brilliant!