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Das alte Jahr vergangen ist - BWV1091

Ghekorg7 (Ret)

Rear Admiral Appassionata (Ret)
Fall is runnin' and I felt I wanna play something from the Grand Master, just to keep my mind as clear as possible to overcome the obstacles life brings before me so often...:(

So I turned to BWV1091, a work with concentration demands.
I play my own custom virtual with SIR2 environtment.
Registration : flute 8'+principal 4'+Quinta 3'+Octava 2', positiv manual only.
I know the work must performed faster, but I could play to just 60bpm witout mistakes.... Sorry about that.

The recording is the best I can offer with the equipment I have available : mp3 with top quality to 100 and 325kbps.

I hope you enjoy 1091 as I did !:)

Kind regards
Panos
 

wljmrbill

Member
Not sure what the tempo is suggested: but I enjoyed the perforamce and nicely done. I can see myself sitting in the pews. Thanks
 

Marc

New member
I didn't think it was too slow, really.
Werner Jacob took his time even more, for instance.

Nice thing with Bach's organ works: they are effective at almost any tempo.

Good sound quality, too.
Thanks for posting!

Btw: I love autumn. :)
 
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Ghekorg7 (Ret)

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Thank you gentlemen !
Autumn leaves falling...
There's no tempo suggestion on my music sheet, yes, but I think I saw somewhere (CD?, book?...) that must be played at 116bpm.
If so, is fast and difficult at 116, even that there's no pedal part. No?
 

Krummhorn

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. . . BWV1091, a work with concentration demands . . . I know the work must performed faster, but I could play to just 60bpm witout mistakes.... Sorry about that.

The recording is the best I can offer with the equipment I have available : mp3 with top quality to 100 and 325kbps.

I hope you enjoy 1091 as I did !:)

Kind regards
Panos

Very nicely done, Panos. I didn't think the tempo was too slow either ... there are some who think that all of Bach must be played at break-neck speeds for reasons unknown - I don't think ol' JS Bach would have objected to your tempo at all ... it actually added a reverence feel to it, imo.
 

Analogicus

Member
Lovely sound and fine playing, Panos.
I wouldn't want it any faster.
BTW here in Sydney we have the trees and gardens blossoming.

Analogicus
 

Ghekorg7 (Ret)

Rear Admiral Appassionata (Ret)
Thank you Krummhorn and Analogicus !

I liked that "Break-Neck Speed" , I'll call it from now on BNS :) and the reverence feel too. So in a work we can add advice : instead of Slow feel > Reverence Feel and instead of vivace or very fast > BNS ! :) :)

Ah, the Spring is comming down in Sydney....
 
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