VIDEO: Pachelbel Toccata in E minor [Organ]

[cometear]

Hello. I recorded this earlier just for the heck of it. It's on the organ because I'm playing the organ but I figured I could still post it on here and get feedback. TY

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[quantum]

Thanks for sharing.  Any details on the instrument?

One of things I noticed were the tempo fluctuations.  Now I'm not saying that you should play metronomically, of course not, but if there are to be any tempo variances they need to work with the flow of the music.  Do you have a reasoning behind them?

Also, a sense of legato does not mean play everything legato.  There is room in the piece for phrasing and lifts, which would help distinguish the various musical ideas from one another.  You can still have a piece sound legato to a listener, while taking breath at appropriate places.  Our modern system of fingering with crossing the thumb under was not in common use in Pachelbel's time, so super legato was not expected.  Although you are free to take a modern approach with fingering, sometimes borrowing from historic fingering practice just clears up awkward passage. 

Good job.

Glad to hear from another organist on PS.

[cometear]

Thanks for sharing.  Any details on the instrument?

One of things I noticed were the tempo fluctuations.  Now I'm not saying that you should play metronomically, of course not, but if there are to be any tempo variances they need to work with the flow of the music.  Do you have a reasoning behind them?

Also, a sense of legato does not mean play everything legato.  There is room in the piece for phrasing and lifts, which would help distinguish the various musical ideas from one another.  You can still have a piece sound legato to a listener, while taking breath at appropriate places.  Our modern system of fingering with crossing the thumb under was not in common use in Pachelbel's time, so super legato was not expected.  Although you are free to take a modern approach with fingering, sometimes borrowing from historic fingering practice just clears up awkward passage. 

Good job.

Glad to hear from another organist on PS.

The reasoning behind them was partially because of some recordings I heard (but now listening back, they weren't as drastic). I sort of ended up pouring out emotion during the super contrapuntal section which resulted in the rubato. As for the speeding up in the third section, I suppose because I don't like it much slower and it seems like something new there. But it might be too unconventional.

Thanks for the advice about the legato. I'm going to take a serious look at that and see what sort of expression I can put in through short pauses.