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Very nice! AJJ

The Methodist Church one is more technically ingenious than tonally anything 'to write home about' whereas the Yates reworking at the Parish Church is something I could really live with. I once spent an interesting half day there with the Rev Ronald Watts (who had the work done in 1958) while researching on Roger yates for an article in OR. This (not far from Kilkhampton): http://npor.emma.cam.ac.uk/cgi-bin/Rsearch...ec_index=N11170 albeit slightly larger on the Great - is what I was thinking of - or maybe the small Willis at St Paul's Cathedral. Something also like this maybe: http://npor.emma.cam.ac.uk/cgi-bin/Rsearch...ec_index=D02754 AJJ

'Never spotted them - ' will go back and have another look - thanks! AJJ

Mind you - with a bit of stop name changing and some judicious extension here and there you could come up with something that could have been built by Schoenstein in the USA. Furthermore if some of their smaller jobs are anything to go by it would sound quite good too! AJJ

I have just bought the Vierne Synphonies - Jeremy Filsell at S. Ouen Rouen: http://www.prestoclassical.co.uk/l/Brilliant+Classics 'An amazing sound and superb playing - 3 CDs for under £10 - can't be bad! AJJ PS Even I was converted - I do not usually 'do' Vierne!

Either - don't forget that the Dulwich organ is not French Classical so really the question of authentic registration strictly speaking does not /can not really be expected to arise. The playing (nice!) is what matters - I prefer B though!! AJJ PS Fenner Douglass is a good read - I used it for my degree dissertation on De Grigny but as a number here have stated - go by what sounds good - on any organ one is likely to find in the UK at any rate. Do the theoretical when there is the luxury of a real Classical French organ. Better still I suggest one of Nigel Allcoat's summer schools.

Off topic - sorry (LB's fault!) but I really enjoyed this. AJJ

This could be the start of a new thread but - where actually in a newish instrument (such as this) would one distribute ones Sesquialtera, Cornet, Flute Mutations etc. between Swell, Great and Choir to greatest advantage - keeping in mid dialogues with other voices, repertoire etc.? AJJ

This looks a little like those Father Willis church instruments that one comes across in remote villages and on which one can play a surprisingly large ammount due to their superb voicing. I'd probably put the Gemshorn on the Swell, a Principal 4' and Flageolet 2' on the Great and leave out the Pedal 4' AJJ

No - as in very French - we'd not heard it sound like that before and Colin Walsh was yet to arrive as DOM! AJJ

As the organ is not 'authentic French' I'd most likely use the Cremona for the Cromorne and instead of the Choir mutations for the Cornet (which can not be considered as this manual is already tied up with the reed) I'd go for the Great Sesquialtera plus Flutes. Then the Swell could be used for the accompaniment. Theoretically wrong but if it sounds ok.......... The whole thing really swings on this last consideration. (My own instrument has a Sesquialtera as the only tierce combination so I have to use it for all eventualities. As it is on the same manual as the Clarinet and there are only two manuals I could not play the piece authentically anyway!) I suppose what it boils down to is either Sesqui. versus Cremona and Swell accomp. or Mutations versus Oboe with Great accomp. Sorry not to have been of more use - I suggest though he doesn't get too bogged down with registration on this organ. AJJ

Your links do not seem to work innate - shame as it would have been interesting to see what was at the end of them! AJJ

'Well deserved! - I think her 1st degree was Bristol too. She once played for a choir I used to sing with - Durufle Requiem in Lincoln Cathedral - 'made the organ sound just as if it were in the centre of Paris! AJJ

Most of the Clerambault registrations could work as specified on the Dulwich Tickell - if not the next best is not far away stopwise. It is not of course a French Classical organ by any means but there are sufficient solo and chorus combinations etc. for most needs. If a Tierce solo and Cromorne are both needed (this is not a very frequent registration) then the Great Sesqui. etc. and choir reed could probably be used with the accompaniment on the Swell - not totally authentic but if it sounds ok.... Hurford was very keen on one playing 'with ones ears' so to speak. When I last heard Dulwich such things were being done and I have also played the two suites on far less well 'registrationally endowed' instruments than the one in question! AJJ

But wasn't the grey band gold earlier today..........or maybe it was me.........you know how it is............getting older.........end of term.....kids playing up etc.!!!!!!!!!!!! AJJ

This is newish! AJJ

Maybe PM Nigel - his details are on here. AJJ

This is interesting because the only recording I have heard ('can't remember where) of Dupre improvising was very 'academic' in style and nothing like his written out compositions. AJJ

I've mentioned this one before - not on a Southwark scale but not so long ago restored and one I personally could play on every Sunday! Have a listen. AJJ

Apparently to be the largest new cathedral organ in the UK since Coventry - here is something about it. Anyone know any more details? AJJ

I wonder why he chose Selby? AJJ

Re Selby - there was an amazing LP of Germani playing there in 1962 in its former incarnation - 'made it sound very fine. It was one of the first organ records I heard - Liszt: BACH, Franck: Piece Heroique, Reger: Hallejua ! Gott zu loben and Widor: Toccata. AJJ

What about this then. AJJ And something for pcnd too.

The Suite Modale used to be played quite a lot - less so now. The Toccata from this is quite fun. AJJ