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J.S. Bach - Toccata and Fugue in D minor BWV 565

JustASuicidalGirl · music · Watch on YouTube

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What it is

Organist Hans-Andre Stamm performs Bach's Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565, on the Trost organ in Waltershausen, Germany, an instrument from 1730. The video shows the playing and footwork.

Why Hacker News recommends it

Recommended as an expressive performance on a historically significant organ with good videography.

  • 3 people recommended it
  • 3 different months
  • 1 strong recommendations
  • first 2016, last 2025

What HN commenters said

  1. “Great videography, great organ and very expressive organist.”

    Expressive organist, great organ and videography including footwork

    dust42, 2025-11 · Strong recommendation · in “Two recently found works of J.S. Bach presented in Leipzig [video]”

  2. “played on an organ built in 1730 (and, if I read the history right, it was actually specified by Bach)”

    Bach's Toccata and Fugue on a 1730 organ, though recording loses low notes

    david-given, 2016-12 · Recommendation · in “Knuth: Fantasia Apocalyptica”

  3. “Hans-Andre Stamm plays it on an appropriately large church organ with the necessary emotion”

    Expressive organ performance of Bach by Hans-Andre Stamm

    goldenkey, 2018-03 · Recommendation · in “Can any composer equal Bach?”

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Topics: bach, organ, toccata and fugue, classical music, baroque

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