Bach - Pedal-Exercitium BWV 598 - Havinga | Netherlands Bach Society

This short Pedal-Exercitium, performed by Matthias Havinga for All of Bach, earned Bach a lot of praise. It is written that he “ran over the pedals so quickly that his feet appeared winged”, and that he “was admired in amazement” by Prince Frederick van Hessen. The prince removed a jewelled ring from his hand on the spot and gave it to Bach. Recorded for the project All of Bach on September 21st 2016 at the St-Bavokerk, Haarlem. If you want to help us complete All of Bach, please subscribe to our channel and consider donating For the interview with organist Matthias Havinga on the Pedal-Exercitium go to For more information on BWV 598 and this production go to All of Bach is a project of the Netherlands Bach Society / Nederlandse Bachvereniging, offering high-quality film recordings of the works by Johann Sebastian Bach, performed by the Netherlands Bach Society and its