I'm just glad that Bach was able to get the following toccata and fugue out of his head! Imagine if he hadn't, and it had gotten stuck rumbling around inside his mind forever... One version (not the best, but interesting): TOCCATA AND FUGUE IN D MINOR (YOUNGISH GUY) https://yewtu.be/watch?v=PEHGxpRoZQM BOY, HE'S PULLING ALL THE STOPS OUT! It's pretty good, but still he hurries it a bit. Nobody gets the whole thing right! This guy gets most of it right -- he doesn't hurry it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FHNLdHe8uxY This piece is a bit challenging for a kid to do... (I'm coming to the boy artists playing, just hang on.) Are you fond of Filipino organs? I am. They have bamboo organs, did you know that? Bamboo Organ Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org › wiki Bamboo organ Philippines from en.wikipedia.org The Las Piñas Bamboo Organ in St. Joseph Parish Church in Las Piñas, Philippines, is a 19th-century church organ. It is known for its unique organ pipes. "The pineapples?" Hmm.. Do you like the sound Philippine organs make? A very unusual sound! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=COa01vUlCkk Very inventive, those Pinoys... I'm leaving out a lot of puns, etc. from this post. My last long post to you got a very cursory reply. So I won't waste my time here. OK -- The boys playing (you can skip the first couple...) 6 year old "Bach" plays Toccata and Fugue in "D" minor on pipe organ. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vb-iHRTZZ_8 11 Year Old Plays Toccata and Fugue https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Stys-VdCzuw 12-year-old Kid plays “5th Symphony and toccata and fugue D minor” Andrew Lopez 118 visualizaciones hace 6 años https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PWEobewoaZU CHANNEL: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYXGaCsx_krjRYeGcq7Ot_A/videos That same kid, when about 10 years old JS Bach Toccata and Fugue in D minor BWV 565 Pipe Organ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KhDW0j-fGe8 Meh... I know something about organs -- I used to take organ lessons as a kid. Similar to what you described. OK - now the good stuff! Here's a real looker! I'd like to get my hands on HIS organ. Oh, wait -- he's playing the piano! Well, I suppose I could put roses on his piano, but I'd prefer tulips on his organ... 8 year old kid plays TOCCATA in D Minor on the PIANO - Johann Sebastian Bach https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mJrknZvrdKc Same boy, 10 years old, 3 months ago (beautiful hands): Passacaglia - Handel / Halvorsen (Piano Solo) Ronan Tunes 2,81 K suscriptores 708 visualizaciones since 3 months #passacaglia #handel #clas https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tjg9UoyVVCQ His channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCb7Pn7BIxaASgxojJ6jj7WQ/videos Here's a Very Cute Japanese boy! So polite! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eEJFuuDDgiM "Shakuhachi shite agete ii desu ka?" (Google misses the point when it translates that.) Try this: https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=boy+play+Toccata+and+Fuga+D+minor+BWV+565 ... but not many results... Whatever... |