[quote="pe-zulu, post: 526145"]Having uploaded a recording of the Dorian T & F my favorite Bach organ work, I would very much like to know, if this is a Northener or a Southener playing. Introvert or extrovert? Expressive or superficial. Controlled or not? And who is playing (a well known name for sure) and what is the name of the well known organ builder? Toccata: [URL]http://www.mediafire.com/file/tynmwmdcomh/28[/URL] - Fuga: [URL]http://www.mediafire.com/file/25xy4w4mwrm/29[/URL] -[/QUOTE] Well, Premont, I personally do not really believe in these North-South 'classifications'. And it's also risky to anwer such questions. ;) One might be getting stigmatized for ever as an ignorant layman. But, since I only started to listen to organ music (mainly by Bach) seriously some 15 months ago, I thought I should take this risk. :D It's just nice to make some kind of a 'summary' for one selves. My first idea was: we're listening to a 'Anglo-Saxon' influenced organist. The Toccata performance reminded me of Kevin Bowyer's reading. Fast, skillful, not introvert, but also not digging very deep. But the Fugue wasn't very Bowyer-like. It was played rather laid-back and too cautiously registrated, which caused a lack of tension IMO. Not to my likings, really. The recording was a bit hollow and maybe that caused the rather impersonal sound of the instrument. My guess would be: not a historic organ, but a neo-baroque one. Made me think a bit of the Tamburinis played by Corti. But I really couldn't mention a name or an organ builder. Who knows, maybe I own this reading myself. And maybe it's a 17th century instrument played by a hot blooded Spaniard. So: make fun of me. There's nothing wrong with having fun. :D