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"Mengelicious Moments" is an online music video channel focused around the organ and classical music in general.

It was founded by me, David Boos, and my wife Olga Minkina, and we're driven by the urge to promote great music, as well as great instruments. Listening to an organ live is a special physical experience. It is nigh impossible to recreate this experience in an audio recording, and even if, you'll need a very expensive stereo to experience it. When part of that experience is lost, so is part of the

fascination. While video cannot make up for the loss in audio, it can bring us closer to the instrument, and - in combination with the audio - make us feel as if we are present in that room, looking over the shoulder of the organist while he or she is playing. That way, we believe, we can give people the opportunity to get a glimpse of what it means to be at such an instrument. For all those, that live too far away to visit such an instrument themselves, but also to encourage those that live close enough to come by and experience the instrument first hand. We quickly realized, that this is a new passion for us, to find new ways of sharing organ music with as many people as possible. We're not reinventing the wheel, there are other videos of organs out there, but we strive to reach for the highest standards. We might not have the technical means yet to do so, but we're working on it and we're persistent. We do not compromise when it comes to our artistic integrity, nor do we compromise when it comes to the instrument. But we do believe that the organ and the music belonging to it, has so much quality to offer, that there are plenty of people out there we can reach with our videos. Please SUBSCRIBE to our channel and or newsletter and visit our website http://www.mengeliciousmoments.com to find more background info, articles and other content, as well as an explanation of the word "Mengelicious". We hope you enjoy our videos and wish you plenty of "Mengelicious Moments" while doing so!

11/02/2024

Da ist es dann. "Kommst Du nun, Jesu, vom Himmel herunter" in der Oude Kerk 2009, vor der Restaurierung. So wie damals dort, hab ich es danach wohl nicht mehr hingekriegt. Viele Erinnerungen werden wach an lange Nächte in der Oude Kerk. Nach einer langen Periode der Distanzierung von jener Zeit, spüre ich nun wieder eine leichte Nostalgie, oder zumindest einen Frieden damit, wie das Leben so geht. Es war nicht alles schlecht.

Und mit Bach ist einfach alles besser.

[Vintage recording] Recorded in January 2009 in the Oude Kerk Amsterdam as part of my submission for the preliminary selection round of the Schnitger competi...

06/02/2024

"So unfortunately we're out of Scheidemann for the moment, but may I interest you in some Muffat instead?"

"Lovely, I'll have a bit of vermischter Stil then."

"It's mostly Italian, though, but I can throw in some extra French ornaments to make it worth your while."

"No worries, mostly Italian is fine. I'm playing it on a North-German organ anyway."

*look of disgust*

Georg Muffat (1653-1704): Ciacona (from the Apparatus musico-organisticus)recorded live in concert on the 6th of May 2023at the Scherer-organ in Tangermünde ...

02/02/2024

"Mein Herr, die Massen haben keine Klassik mehr!"
"Dann sollen sie doch Orgelmusik hören."

Heute: Le Wife spielt John Rutters Toccata in Seven.

John Rutter (*1945): Toccata in Sevenrecorded live at the Scherer-organ in Tangermünde (1624)for more information:www.scherer-orgel.dehttps://echo-organs.org...

01/02/2024

While the Internet still hasn't recovered from yesterday's Weckmann release, I'm putting a strain on connections once again with another recording: Daphne variations from the Camphuyzen Manuscript.

Anonymous: Daphne (from the Camphuyzen Manuscript c. 1652)recorded live at the Scherer-organ in Tangermünde (1624)for more information:www.scherer-orgel.deht...

31/01/2024

It took some time (as is apparent from my summerly attire), but finally I have some vacation and got around to editing a video I recorded last year in Tangermünde. Obvioiusly you know the piece, a classic: Weckmann's Magnificat II. toni.

If some people derive a bit of joy from my rendition, I'd be more than pleased.

BTW: If you aren't subscribed to our Youtube channel Mengelicious Moments yet, consider doing so, it would help us get some traction going again. Years back we put out videos that garnered several thousand views, but after a hiatus (getting children et al) Youtube seems to consider us to be dead weight, meaning that even recordings in Tangermünde don't really gather any real traction. By interacting with the channel in one way or another, you might poke the bear Youtube and it may wake up to our existence again. Thanks in advance!

Matthias Weckmann (c1616-1673): Magnificat II. tonirecorded live at the Scherer-organ in Tangermünde (1624)for more information:www.scherer-orgel.dehttps://e...

26/12/2019

Frohe Weihnachten! Heute mal was für die deutschsprachigen Seher von Mengelicious Moments: die zweite Folge von "Der offene Diskurs", heute mit Prof. Dr. David Engels, Althistoriker und Präsident der Oswald-Spengler-Society (Professor ist er auch, aber nicht der Spengler-Gesellschaft, wie ich mich im Video verhaspelte). In unserem Gespräch schlagen wir einen weiten Bogen, berühren dabei kulturmorphologische Fragen, ebenso wie Engels Bücher und einige Aussichten für die Zukunft. Es war mir eine große Ehre und Freude mit David Engels dieses Gespräch zu führen, und kann sagen, dass ich daraus viel Stoff zur Reflektion mitgenommen habe.

Viel Vergnügen!

https://youtu.be/dvKCsIvAU7M

Prof. Dr. David Engels, geboren 1979 im ostbelgischen Verviers, hat Geschichte, Philosophie und VWL an der RWTH Aachen studiert und war Promotionsstipendiat ...

23/12/2019

And here's the final fragment from my discussion with Robert Harris. We spoke about dual education systems and Robert shared some of his projections/wishes for the future. Where do you see the future of music education? Let me know and don't forget to check out the full video (linked at the end of the video)!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AWrzt8mlujk

To wrap things up, we touched upon dual education models and Robert Harris shares his wishes for the future of music education. Check out the full interview ...

23/12/2019

Almost there. In this clip I share my opinion on competitions as a career-path, while Robert Harris thinks it's important not to abandon our quest for excellency. Sounds edgy? Good, go ahead and click to find out what comes of it. And if you're interested, check out the full video linked at the end of the clip.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2WJXLhTuXX0

Some institutions still teach as if competitions were a viable career path, while the reality of many musicians ultimately looks very different. Should our q...

23/12/2019

Robert Harris and I discuss historical reconstructions and finding your target group. So whether you like old organs, or you think that it's time for something new and we should add a Setzer to every organ, this fragment from the full interview is for you! 😉

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4L6006SXD0A

Chime in in the comment section, check out the full interview (linked in the end), and leave a like and subscribe!

22/12/2019

Another fragment from the first "open discourse" with Robert Harris. Is our classical music culture almost entirely reproductive, and what effect does that have on music-making? And what is our native musical tongue? Chime in and check out the full interview, if you haven't already!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NSiy4wt_UZE

Affiliate-Links to the books mentioned: Henkjan Honing: Iedereen is muzikaal - https://amzn.to/2Pyhd4v Aniruddh Patel: Music, Language, and the Brain - https...

20/12/2019

2nd fragment of the day. Are scantily-clad pianists the better communicators? What role does music play in society? And isn't it important to just "like" things? Find out in this fragment from the first episode of Der offene Diskurs.

https://youtu.be/vJiC4-XwAok

Are scantily-clad pianists the better communicators? What role does music play in society? And isn't it important to just "like" things? Find out in this fra...

20/12/2019

Another day, another clip. In this bit I blame the conservatory system for killing off improvisation, and Robert Harris disagrees. Sounds too broad a statement and yet intriguing? Check out the clip and share your disagreement with me in the comment section! 🙂

https://youtu.be/JNVbMUfU29c

In this part from our full interview we're discussing how the conservatory system changed music education and musical literacy. For the full interview, check...

19/12/2019

Second fragment from the open discourse with Robert Harris. Robert explains the difference between implicit and declarative learning (ignore the wrong "procedural learning" in the link below), while I go on about the challenges posed by growing up with recordings.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5W7dUG0jWaw&feature=youtu.be

Robert Harris explaining the difference between so-called implicit learning and procedural learning. Check out the links in the end of the clip for the full ...

19/12/2019

(GERMAN ARTICLE) While I do believe that the analysis and criticism could be taken a lot further than just comparing employees of established orchestras and so-called free ensembles (with a sprinkling of gender pay gap on top), this article features nevertheless a few interesting numbers. The average income of freelance musicians in Germany is below 18k a year, in many instances even below 14k or even less (before taxes, of course). In comparison, the purported average income in Germany sits still at 34k a year (brutto).

Whatever we think about distribution of funding, or even significantly raising arts expenditure, this is a clear reflection of the level of appreciation of the arts in our society. We may like it, we may not, but I think it'd be foolish to believe that we just need to raise awareness that musicians are humans, too, or that we just need to be a bit more creative when it comes to marketing our next concert series.

https://van.atavist.com/freie?fbclid=IwAR0v_9CEtpx8ZHWrHJ6aZviQDOjBylnol4cHDLRF7cSAdmPCtwU2cT87OaE

Volker Hagedorn in VAN #233.

19/12/2019

Robert Harris on the differences between ideomotor learning and sensorimotor mapping, what it's got to do with music, and what we as classical musicians can learn from it.

The remaining parts of the interview will be released as short clips over the next days, but feel free to watch the whole interview (linked at the end of the video) now, or to subscribe to our channel to stay updated for further releases.

https://youtu.be/uk7qc1I_03Y

Robert Harris explaining the findings of his thesis, specifically the difference between ideomotor learning and sensorimotor mapping. Check out the links in ...

18/12/2019

Episode 1 of "Der offene Diskurs" (in English) is online. Dr. Robert Harris joined me in my studio last summer to discuss music, improvisation, language & the brain. As a musician and neurologist, he shares some fascinating insights on how we learn music and what improvisation can do to your brain. Highly recommended listening for anybody interested in questions of music, education, and the workings of our brain!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=POcZynUosVA

Welcome to the first episode of DER OFFENE DISKURS (THE OPEN DISCOURSE). I spoke to Robert Harris, pianist, educator and neurologist, who works at Groningen ...

17/12/2019

If you thought this channel was dead, you would have been pretty close to the truth for the past couple of years. But things have changed and I'm looking forward to not only picking things up again, but to taking them into some new directions. Curious? Check out this channel update, where I explain what's on the menu for 2020...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yBD4oDFHLQo&feature=youtu.be

It's been awfully silent over the past years, but that is about to change. Here a quick primer of what's on the menu for the future. So refresh your subscrip...

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