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Ton Koopman plays Bach's Fugue in g minor on the greater Silbermann organ (built 1714-18, renovated 1981-83) at St. Marien Cathedral in Freiberg.
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Koopman won the Prix d'Eccelence, both on organ and cembalo about at the same time; he was the best pupil of Leonhardt and he got lots of international prices when he was in his 20s. Before the age of 30 he was already good enough to perform all the organ triosonatas of Bach, with fast tempi and adding a different ornamentation (crowns, double trills, mordents) even on the pedals, varied at every repetition. About at 30 years he begun to conduct. The rest is history...
