1942 - what a time to build a large organ. And how timeless the music is when played on this organ.

Wow, those people sang with gusto! And I loved the smiles on Gert's and his assistant's faces when they sang like that! Awesome!

@tjallingdalheuvel126

4 ай бұрын

Our provincial anthem. Nice, short and better than our national anthem imo.

Absolutely beautiful Gert, thank you for sharing your incredible talent with us! I look forward to every video you produce. The majestic pipe organ truly the king of musical instruments. 👏👏👏 🇨🇦

Vooral het Grönnings Laid vind ik geweldig. Het enthousiasme van organist en publiek spat er vanaf.

What a beautiful selection of music! I'm so thankful to you Gert for making and posting all these beautiful videos. I love to listen you play before I got to bed at night. The music helps relax me, clear my head and help me fall asleep. Thank you so much Gert.

Simply beautiful execution.

Just beautiful Gert, what a blessing! And to hear your testimony as a believer in your Q&A video was an inspriration.... I'm a big fan of the Dutch Reformed traditions, wish I could be there for the "singing services" ... there is nothing like a congregation lifting voice in song to the pipe organ..... so sadly lacking in American churches these days.....Any others out there agree???

@rypkepaulusma

4 жыл бұрын

Not even in the online Hour of Power services? They are established on the Dutch Reformed tradition by the Schuller family and used to have congregtional singing if I'm not mistaken.

@charlesgarner8262

4 жыл бұрын

Jonathan Penney, Their used to be som beautiful Organ Concerts at LunchTime at the First Christian Church, Fort Worth, Texas.

My favorite! Beautifully played and perfect registration! Thank you for sharing this.

La música no barroca tiene en este joven organista a un gran intérprete. Muchas felicidades a quien nos ha compartido esta bella música.

Gert, thanks again and again for sharing. I found your Xerxes improvisation lovely and seductive in a way. At first it is so subtle that the sleepy listener, or someone unfamiliar with this so familiar tune doesn't notice the changes and additions. It just draws one into thinking, oh, that's nice. But then it wakes the listener up with obvious differences that say, this is Gert von Handel! I found your stop choices for the melody so sweet and delicate. The builder of these pipes is a master in crafting beauty out of metal and wood. The tremolo is not too heavy or overbearing. The second two selections let us hear the contrast in powerful speech of the resources. I appreciate your vision and skill. It would be nice to hear it in person, but for now it is heard from home in Cleveland, Ohio.

❤ very romantic and heartfull Peace. Thank you Gert.

Gert herrscht über die Königin der Instrumente - DIE ORGEL 👍

This is a piece I have long enjoyed but had not heard for a while...good job Gert!

For those who don't know Luuk Schuurman, Gert's assistant in this video, he is a very talented organ player as well. You might hear more of him in the future!

@bostonjuan9537

3 жыл бұрын

You probably dont care but if you are bored like me atm you can watch all of the new series on Instaflixxer. Been watching with my girlfriend lately xD

@leonmoises647

3 жыл бұрын

@Boston Juan Definitely, been using InstaFlixxer for months myself =)

IMHO, you're an organ genius, Gert! I loved every minute of that, thank you!

I came back to this video. I needed the Spirit of the moment.Thank YOU>

Thanks Gert. I really enjoyed this video. I can't wait to hear you play live in England this August. Greetings from Newtownards Northern Ireland.

Prachtige uitvoering van het Groningse volkslied, goed om te zien dat Gert er zelf ook van geniet ;)

Gert I didn't have the time to watch this on the 26th so I put it in my Watch Later file. Today June 29th I had the time and it was well worth the wait. Fantastic musicianship as always. I know several church organists from my past who would've loved to have the congregation sing as heartily and with as much passion as this one did.

Always inspirational!! I've been watching and listening to you for years now and I'm always delighted. Thanks again.

Watching you play is just as enjoyable as hearing you.

Wunderschöne Interpretationen Sie spielen wirklich traumhaft !! Danke für Ihre Videos ! Immer wieder ein musikalischer Hochgenuss !!

Thank you so much. You bring such joy with your music.

Very very good... I watched every second of the video with fun, beautiful execution

What a pleasure on your selections especially the Dubois Toccata. On and on Gert.

I loved the singing! I wish I knew the words ... I would sing too!!

Beautiful!! Many thanks.

J'adore ce Largo, Thank Gert.

Magnifique je ne m'en lasse pas.Merci

Beautiful, my favourite piece of music. So looking forward to my visit to Stoke on Trent in August.

YES!!!!!! Another wonderful video. Beautiful! I love the emotion you put into your music. A truly gifted organist extraordinaire. Your versatility is amazing. I rather hear YOU play, 😬 but the singing was good. I was so ecstatic when you really "powered the organ up" towards the end. Outstanding performance, BRAVO.👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

@klausanton3977

5 жыл бұрын

Hallo Terry Pervis, ich wünsche dir dass du bald eine Gelegenheit hast nach Europa zu reisen um ein Konzert von Gert zu besuchen, du könntest die lange Reise ja auch vielleicht noch mit etwas anderem verbinden. Wir haben dieses Konzert besucht, Anreise nur von Deutschland, und ich kann wirklich sagen es lohnt sich sehr. Viel Glück!

@TerryP1922

5 жыл бұрын

Guten Tag Klaus, ich wünschte ich wäre in deinen Schuhen und auf deinem Platz gewesen :) um Gert auftreten zu hören und zu sehen. Ich denke, das ist etwas, das ich in Zukunft planen muss, es sei denn, er beschließt, auf meine Weise über den Ozean zu kommen. Ich muss meinen Reisepass aktualisieren lassen. Danke, dass Sie mich informiert haben. Ich entschuldige mich, wenn ich hier in der Übersetzung ein paar Worte vermisse.

@klausanton3977

5 жыл бұрын

@@TerryP1922 Gern geschehen, die Übersetzung ist perfekt! Ja, so eine lange Reise will geplant sein, aber es lohnt sich bestimmt. Und es gibt hier ja auch noch viele andere schöne Dinge mit denen es dann verbinden kann, so hat man neben dem Hauptgrund auch noch andere Gründe für die lange Reise. Dann geht es schon leichter! Das kenne ich von mir selber, denn Holland und England sind ja auch ein Stück weit weg von hier, wenn auch nicht so weit wie von USA. Ich verbinde die Reisen auch immer mit etwas schönem anderem, z.B. Tulpenblüte in Holland, oder in England mit dem Beatles Museum in Liverpool. Dann viel Gück!

@PHPJN7

5 жыл бұрын

Hi Terry, that was the Gronings Anthem :-) the province where I live in Holland and yes Bedum is also in the Groningen province

@TerryP1922

5 жыл бұрын

Hi Peter, 😬 well I enjoyed it and I think Gert did a wonderful job of playing it.

Herzlichen Dank fuer das schoene Video🇨🇭🇨🇭🇨🇭

love listening to you play.

You make it all seem so easy! :-)

Esta bella música barroca es un auténtico regalo para nuestra alma. Alimenta nuestra esperanza en la crisis del Coronavirus que estamos viviendo como humanidad. El intérprete posee la cualidad de comunicar el genio de estos grandes músicos.

Wunderschoen. Herzlichen Dank fuer das Video.🇨🇭🇨🇭🇨🇭

Very fantastic& wonderful

Epic delivery.

Wunderbar! Wir haben dieses Konzert besucht, waren begeistert und freuen uns sehr es im Video revuepassieren lassen zu dürfen. Vielen Dank!

Thank You Gert!

Really nice to hear and particularly enjoyed your leading of an enthuastic vocal audience in singing Grönnens Laid, a song I'd never heard before and glad I did. If wikipedia translation of the words can be trusted, it sounds like it might reflect the local spirit still.

Me tienes cautivado por tu gran arte musical. Enhorabuena. Seguiré deleitándome con tus vídeos que me hacen saborear esa paz y profunda serenidad que me inspira escucharte. Muchas gracias

WOW - Triple bonus! Watching and listening Gert tickle the ivory keys is equivalent to him strumming on the heartstrings. His level of talent and musicality IMO are unrivalled at this time. You would have to go back to Asma & Zwart's time to find that. Loved seeing the glimlachje he shares a few times with Luuk. I think he enjoys performing almost as much as we enjoy his performance. Seeing a live performance and meeting him is on the bucket list, even if I need to travel to the Netherlands.

@TerryP1922

5 жыл бұрын

Carl, I agree, seeing a live performance and meeting him would be mesmerizing even traveling from the US.

Magnifique organiste!

The song is beautiful.

You are amazing !

I really liked the Gullimant Funeral March; so ethereal and mysterious. Thank you also, Gert, for including that Adagio by Albioni. It indeed is not played very often but it is a favorite of mine.

Ahhh...Many Thanks : )))

Again, c lovely performance; liked your choice of registration.

Very nice! Never heard Dubois before!

mooi man,dank Gert,.

Gert dit is een heel gevoelig stuk. Ik kan hier met tranen in de ogen van genieten.

magnifique

from Magicalpipes ,Always the Best Gert

This 'recital' really looks more like a church service, judging by the orders of service on the backs of the pews, with Gert playing the first two pieces as an interlude, and the third being a hymn. In the Netherlands, Germany & France, organists play a much longer and freer intro than in English churches - almost like a mini toccata - and generally finish with a flourish as Gert has done here. Bravo!

@peterjongeneel9526

4 жыл бұрын

william evans; have you seen the coming live concerts programm? John Propitius😁

@williamevans3902

4 жыл бұрын

Yes indeed, John's 'All Boasting is Excluded'.

sublime

Splendid

Ha Bedum ! Waar mijn familie woont. De familie W. op de W..... Pachtig mooi orgel en zeker een prachtig Grunnings Laid ! Vanuit Grand Valley- Ontario- Canada !

@henkhuitsing1683

5 жыл бұрын

Bedum 19 Juli 2019. Mijn naam is Henk Huitsing en woon aan de Noordwolderweg in Bedum, en maak video,s van evenementen e.d. in Bedum. Woont U familie in westerdijkshorn? De groeten uit Bedum. KZread; Henk Huitsing.

@classicalmidiorgans

5 жыл бұрын

@@henkhuitsing1683 mijn familie woont op de Woldijk (?). Als je het over Halteweg 5 hebt kun je mijn achternaam ook wel uit vinden en via dat kun je dan ook wel mijn familie aan de Woldijk bedenken. Liever geen namen hier !!!

Lovely

@ezechukwutochukwubright4485

5 жыл бұрын

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How come you make everything look so easy! 😂

Please do the battle theme from Narnia and thanks for this performance

Even een vraagje, welke mic gebruik je?

Gert wat was het grunnegs laid prachtig! Kippenvel

cool

A DELIGHTFUL performance, with a stirring bravura climax. BRAVO!!! Where can I find text and score for the song in the USA?

@trudidolder6122

5 жыл бұрын

Gary Wait In any good music store. this is a very well known piece and should not be hard to find in different variations. I have played it on different instruments and sang it in different languages.

Lijkt wel een kruising tussen Bach dubbelconcert en Handel Aria: Larghetto e piano.

First love Rotterdam NL

Gert may I ask how old are you and where you studied the organ? Enjoyed you rendidition very much. Greetings from Adelaide Australia.

@christhomas4718

4 жыл бұрын

Hi Terry Have been watching/listening to Gert for many years...he started playing whilst quite young and got married a year or two ago and now has a young child ..he has his own website ..just google it ..most of the info you are asking is in his profile. I would say he is mid 20’s...and his grand father had a big influence early on. Plays most sundays in his Dutch reformed church in Holland including many contemporary songs...not just the hymns Chris North of Adelaide

And they can sing a bit there too!

Heel mooi gespeeld. Blij dat het een improvisatie was, al vind ik de originele partituur mooier. Maar dit was voortreffelijk hoor. Warme groet uit Dronten.

WOW Fantastic !👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍❤❤❤❤❤❤❤💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖

Is the Largo somewhat boring? You have that, why did they make me play this look, in any event, you are wonderful. In the USA this is a common piece for funerals.

@williamevans3902

5 жыл бұрын

Check this link to Gert playing the Largo five years ago, which I think is his best : kzread.info/dash/bejne/nmSTj8tte6vgh7g.html

Mooi virtuoos orgelspel Proficiat

I also note that you didn't have your usual female assistant nearby...is she okay, or just busy?

Heb gewoon als Stadjer gewoon even nostalgisch zitten grienen bij die Golden Raand.

Hurray Gert , I wish you can come to play the organ at the Lutheran church in Old Jerusalem

Nice but shame about the mistakes especially at 7:35.

@epincion

5 жыл бұрын

Perhaps upload your own version without mistakes onto YT?

Handel largo

All was going well until the harmonies Handel wrote were replaced by those that sounded more like something played at a funeral to evoke tears. There is no bettering a master composer.

@capacityplus

5 жыл бұрын

Why hasn't your channel any content?

@jeroeno1

5 жыл бұрын

And a member since 2015 looks like a troll. Forget it.

@southernbiscuits1275

5 жыл бұрын

@@jeroeno1 Being honest does not make me a troll. If this young man wants to get better as a performer, he needs to be open to criticism. The music field is much more than being popular on KZread. This piece was written by George Handel. It is a war horse of classical music. What this young man did in performing this piece was to change the chords as Handel wrote them to those chords often heard in ordinary church services. It bothers me that he would do this. I would think, with the potential he has, that he would want to approach a career from the perspective of being a serious musical artist rather than just a popular KZread content provider. Is he studying music theory as well as performing? Because if he isn't versed in musical theory and how the mechanics of music apply to understanding performance, he will never rise above being just a popular content provider on KZread. But, maybe he doesn't want to be anything other than that.

@epincion

5 жыл бұрын

@@southernbiscuits1275 So there is a perfect 'correct' way to play every piece by every composer such as Handel or Bach? You do realise that Handel himself hardly ever played the same composition the same way twice? Bach as well. With Baroque music if you personally don't like a particular interpretation by a particular musician then thats fine but to say that your ideas constitute the 'definitive' way is stretching it. By your lights everything should be played only on period instruments.

@southernbiscuits1275

5 жыл бұрын

@@epincion You have completely misconstrued what I said. The harmonies used by this performer sounded like what you would hear at a funeral. They bore no resemblance to the style of this piece. This young man will never realize his potential if his way of improvising is not based upon the structure of the original piece. And, if one wants to say that improvisation is from the performer (as it is) one places a responsibility upon the performer to know what he is doing, not to repeat what others have done, especially when what is being referenced is as commonly popular as what I heard in the Largo. I am just as entitled to my criticism as you are to disagree. It's called a difference of opinion. I might also advise this performer to be cautious of missed notes in his performances.

Spectacular! I concur on Gert's talent, expertise, and creativity! Is there anything he can't play? The organ has excellent ranks and tonal resources. But... I find this organ's tremulants distracting listening to "Xerxes". The tremolo is a mechanical device that adjusts the amount of air delivered to certain ranks of pipes, causing the pipes to go slightly in and out of tune. The adjustment is manually made by a caretaker of the organ, and is a subjective adjustment. The tremulant on this organ for the Handel is, in my estimation, too heavy and slow to my ears. It seems to make the sound heavy and predominately wobbly. It certainly isn't Gert's playing!! And Blessings to the male members of the audience for their firm and steady singing; more than one usually hears!

Is the wife with child again...

@klausanton3977

5 жыл бұрын

@@TerryP1922 ojeh, das klingt ja gar nicht gut.

@TerryP1922

5 жыл бұрын

Klaus, ich meinte es nicht schlimm, aber jemand hat die gleiche Frage vor drei Wochen gestellt und Gert hat sie beantwortet. Ich dachte nur, ich würde die Person wissen lassen. Ich entschuldige mich, wenn es jemanden beleidigt.

@klausanton3977

5 жыл бұрын

@@TerryP1922 Danke für die schnelle Antwort, ich habe aber nicht gemeint dass dein Text nicht gut klingen oder jemand beleidigen würde, sondern den Inhalt der Antwort auf die gestellte Frage. Ich habe darüber nichts erfahren, da muß man sich doch hoffentlich keine Sorgen machen?

@TerryP1922

5 жыл бұрын

Danke Klaus :)

@klausanton3977

5 жыл бұрын

@@TerryP1922 Hi, da hab ich wohl was falsch verstanden, ich denke es ist schon alles gut.