I listen now Bach organ opus.... I own already the excellent Hurford interpretation...But the most extraordinary one for me, outpassing any I know of and probably even those I dont know yet :) , is the out of this world hypnotic rendition by the blind master Walcha...Incredibly moving and a portal to the astral world...The density of his playing is balanced by a perfect rhythmic-pulsating integration of all parts that sound like all melodies are fluid letters of a superior hologram.... If miracles exist this is one... Other organists plays well, sound in some case may be better (the Walcha sound is good tough) but Walcha plays Bach like Bach wanted to plays himself for himself, it is no more organ, it is pure music....I dont like organ music particularly and generally, I now know why; after that, all other playing compared to this one are finally only trials and errors... :)
The beauty exhaled most of the times is so powerfully radiant that heaven is on earth and the Bach music is this sensible proof played by Bach or Walcha...No more needs of the distribution of primes to remind me of the universal spirit encompassing all... That says something, if you are not deaf indeed, and even if you are, listen, and wait for the miracle, it will happen .... I apologize for my rant, but it is difficult to be mere" rational" in the ecstasy of reason....
Another remark: the marvellous choices of his organs does not explain or replace the perfection of his rendition and of his playing...The sound of these organs indeed only participate in the miracles for sure...In a word these instruments sounded like metal in fusion stasis, more liquid than crystallised like most other organs..
I interrogate myself about this Walcha’s Bach version which I had known for 30 years , and which I never listened to for the last 15 years...
Why did I listen to it no more is simple, I had an audio system only for the last 7 years...And the sound of the organ is too much difficult to render on a poor audio system... Now I can listen to it without end for hours, because my audio system is able in near listening field to communicate the spatial 3 dimensional distribution of the organ different stops...It is the first times in my life that I listen to this imaging with this music...I cannot underestimated in any way the magnificent playing of this giant....I have known that for years, but it is the first times I listen to it truly.... It is more than moving... My best to all...
The beauty exhaled most of the times is so powerfully radiant that heaven is on earth and the Bach music is this sensible proof played by Bach or Walcha...No more needs of the distribution of primes to remind me of the universal spirit encompassing all... That says something, if you are not deaf indeed, and even if you are, listen, and wait for the miracle, it will happen .... I apologize for my rant, but it is difficult to be mere" rational" in the ecstasy of reason....
Another remark: the marvellous choices of his organs does not explain or replace the perfection of his rendition and of his playing...The sound of these organs indeed only participate in the miracles for sure...In a word these instruments sounded like metal in fusion stasis, more liquid than crystallised like most other organs..
I interrogate myself about this Walcha’s Bach version which I had known for 30 years , and which I never listened to for the last 15 years...
Why did I listen to it no more is simple, I had an audio system only for the last 7 years...And the sound of the organ is too much difficult to render on a poor audio system... Now I can listen to it without end for hours, because my audio system is able in near listening field to communicate the spatial 3 dimensional distribution of the organ different stops...It is the first times in my life that I listen to this imaging with this music...I cannot underestimated in any way the magnificent playing of this giant....I have known that for years, but it is the first times I listen to it truly.... It is more than moving... My best to all...