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Wow!! AJJ

I discovered this (click on 'Beaminster') - my local Organists' Association is visiting later this year. I had not heard of these builders though the Renatus firm seem to be 'fronting' them over here. has anyone had experience of their work? AJJ

I don't think we upset him? AJJ

Rex? AJJ

Why so many? AJJ

M-C Alain - Bach etc. & Couperin etc. Thomas Murray - 'Romantics' & Transcriptions etc. Ben Van Oosten - 19th Century French. John Scott - Durufle & Dupre etc.('amazing St Pauls recordings). Naji Hakim - Messaien & his own works. Margaret Phillips - 'English Baroque' - Stanley etc. Gere Hancock - Improvisation (one of the few not to sound like Cochereau - sorry pcnd!) AJJ

This looks interesting: http://orgues-nouvelles.weebly.com/ AJJ

Maybe they're on here. :angry: AJJ

Quite! AJJ PS Isn't there a version with choral parts too?

Try this for size folks: http://icking-music-archive.org/scores/wid.../WidOp42Sco.mp3 Have fun! AJJ PS More on it here: http://icking-music-archive.org/ByComposer/Widor.php

Re planned wind pressures - John Norman says 5'' for Gt & Pd reeds, 7'' for Sw reeds and 13-3/4'' for the Tuba - p. 33 of the May 08 Organists' Review. AJJ

Point taken of course Peter - 'shame as it's a bit of an organic desert where I work so we are not even as lucky as your lot! AJJ

But not all teachers - my year 9s wrote some really rather interesting 'permutations' on the D minor T&F - Toccatas are 'cool' apparently!. AJJ

Oh yes? AJJ

Aren't we being a bit unkind? After all he makes it clear in his biography that he's not an organist. He's a 'Fusician'. Weren't they on Dr Who the other week? AJJ

Ah - his must have been my Priory connection - the CD is at work so I couldn't check! AJJ

Sophie-Véronique Cauchefer-Choplin plays it at 6.20 from S. Sulpice on a recording I have (Priory?) - that sounds a good pace for that machine. AJJ

The acoustic is a help here too - it is surprising what one can play reasonably effectively on the Reiger which in theory should not work at all! AJJ PS 'Did a dissertation on De Grigny for my degree - a fascinating composer in his context.

And I bet you have not heard St Louis en L'Ile sound like this before - this is M. Vernet playing - don't just listen to the start - amazing! AJJ

Here it is now. AJJ

Exciting stuff - thanks Adrian. AJJ

Thanks yet again - any chance please of the spec. for the Transept organ as it is now in full public view! AJJ

Thanks - 'glad to hear. I lived up that way in the early 80s and the hall/organ was used quite a bit. A

Does anyone know whether Kidderminster Town Hall still has recitals? AJJ