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    New Wolff Organ Sample

    in The Organ

    Posted

    Hi,

     

    I'll try and repost the link sometime tomorrow when I get home. I have a couple of other tracks from the same session. I'll try and post them too.

     

    -MAS

     

     

    Here you go... re-uploaded:

     

     

    http://www.yousendit.com/transfer.php?acti...6AF13966BAEF8FE

     

     

     

    By the way, when you say "not too far", do you live in Victoria? If so did you manage to hear any of the Westfield Center conference recitals held at the Cathedral last week?

     

     

    -MAS

    New Wolff Organ Sample

    in The Organ

    Posted

    I tried to listen to it but the link has expired. Can you e-mail it to me? I live not too far from there.

     

    Thanks.

     

     

    Hi,

     

    I'll try and repost the link sometime tomorrow when I get home. I have a couple of other tracks from the same session. I'll try and post them too.

     

    -MAS

    New Wolff Organ Sample

    in The Organ

    Posted

    A few months ago I posted the specs of the new 61 stop Wolff organ in Christ Church Cathedral (Victoria, BC, Canada). For those interested here is the conclusion of Franck's A minor Chorale played by the cathedral organist Michael Gormley. To the best of my knowledge, this is the first recording of this instrument.

     

    http://download.yousendit.com/D1FA234007B997F1

     

    (this is not from a concert or a CD)

     

     

    Cheers,

     

    -MAS

    Winkers

    in Nuts and bolts

    Posted

    Since this organ is less than 250 yards from my home... I'll try to ask the organist about this the next time I see him.

     

    -MAS

     

     

    I just spoke to the organist this morning. He told me that "winkers" were small regulator flaps that smoothed out the air flow (when needed).

     

     

    -MAS

    Winkers

    in Nuts and bolts

    Posted

    The latest edition of Choir & Organ contains an article on the new Hellmuth Wolff organ for Christ Church Cathedral, Victoria, BC.

     

    The wind system is described as follows:

     

    The organ's wind is raised by a single low-speed blower located in the tower room.  It feeds a primer bellows behind the main organ and branches out to feed five parallel-fold bellows places in the underpart and to either side of the organ beneath the choir risers.  The character of the wind may be modified through the use of winkers..."

     

    Winkers?  Could someone enlighten me please?  It may be Canadian parlance for something we know by another name, but I'm intigued nonetheless.

     

    JS

     

     

    Since this organ is less than 250 yards from my home... I'll try to ask the organist about this the next time I see him.

     

    -MAS

    An Organ That Never Was

    in The Organ

    Posted

    I remember buying a Michael Murray recording of this marvelous organ (Telarc) I do not know if it was the recording process or my speakers, but the  ChamadeTrumpets nearly bust my poor Heybrook HB1 speakers.(these now reside in James Lancelots front room in Durham, still working :D  ) I did not realise this organ is now silent  :(

    Slightly going off a bit, as we all do, what do you think of M. Murrays recording of St.Sulpice ?

     

     

    I've always found Murray's recordings to be a bit on the dull side... this recording included.

     

    In my (humble) opinion, one of the best recordings of the St. John's instrument was Anthony Newman's "Organ Orgy". Which was a spectacular collection of crusty Wagner transcriptions played in dazzling style.

     

    Unfortunately this CBS (vinyl only) recording has long since been deleted. I wish it was reissued on CD.

     

    [Columbia M-3268]

     

     

    -MAS

    Lionel Rogg: Bach Art Of Fugue

    in The Organ

    Posted

    I've never heard Rogg's recording, but I have his student Lynn Zeigler's recording on the Brombaugh at Iowa State University. I believe they both play from the same edition of the score. Somehow this piece seems so much more appropriate when played on the organ!

     

    Hi,

     

    Check your messages. I've sent you a link for an mp3 of the last fugue.

     

    Cheers,

     

    -MAS

    Lionel Rogg: Bach Art Of Fugue

    in The Organ

    Posted

    One of my favourite organ recordings unfortunately has never been re-released on CD: Lionel Rogg's monumental 2 LP set (EMI) of Bach's "Art of the Fugue" played on the organ of St. Pierre Cathedral Geneva.

     

    One of the interesting features is that the final Contrapunctus 18 is recorded in two forms in this set. The first, in its original unfinished state, and the second, with Rogg's masterful (in my opinion) completion.

     

    I remember back in the '70s this EMI set was easily available, so I'm wondering if anyone has any idea why such an important recording would languish unreleased 30 years later in the EMI vaults.

     

     

    Also, if anyone's interested, I can provide a (private) downloadable link to a high quality mp3 (at 224kps) that I made of Rogg's completion of #18. Please send me a private message here, and I'll send you the link :)

     

    Regards,

     

    -MAS

    Music Of 1921

    in The Organ

    Posted

    There are some jolly works by Reginald Goss-Custard which I think are of the right period.  Nothing that will frighten the old ladies.

     

     

    I second the Parry suggestion (a tad early maybe). Especially the Fantasia and Fugue in G. A big tuba works well towards the end of the fugue!

     

     

    -MAS

    Complete Bach

    in The Organ

    Posted

    I bought Chapuis in the 70's, Hurford in the 80's and recently Bowyer.

     

     

    Ah, the Chapuis set... my number one choice:

     

    1) good choice of instruments

     

    2) exciting playing

     

    3) excellent sound quality

     

    4) complete mini-scores too :)

     

     

     

    Unfortunately, difficult to find on CD, (reissued on the Valois [spelling?] label)

     

     

    -MAS

    Beverley Minster (56k Users Beware)

    in General discussion

    Posted

    Yes... thanks for the wonderful pictures and info ;)

     

    I remember hearing a spectacular recording made of this instrument in (I think) the late '60s or early '70s. It was part of a large English organ LP series, with one LP per organ. Beverley Minster was on one of those LPs. Unfortunately, I cannot remember the name of the organist. But I do remember one stand-out track, I think it was a tocatta, possibly by Howells on "Von Himmel Hoch". Does anybody else remember this recording?

     

    -MAS

    New Canadian 4 Manual Tracker

    in The Organ

    Posted

    It is interesting to note the center of gravity continues to move in the present-day trend: this organ seems inspired by southern german builders like Holzhay, Gabler...

    Georges Westenfelder in Luxembourg has done such kind of instruments too some years ago.

    Thanks for the info and let us know how it sounds!

     

    Best wishes,

    Pierre Lauwers.

     

     

    Absolutely!

     

    If you click on this link, you can see how the organ looked about 2 weeks ago.

     

    http://www.diocesanpost.com/newsitem.cgi?i...40-4&issueid=40

     

    As I mentioned, now there is a Ruckpositiv being built where the open space is just below the console.

     

    Incidentally, I may be mistaken, but I think John Scott is playing the inaugural recital.

     

     

    -MAS

    New Canadian 4 Manual Tracker

    in The Organ

    Posted

    I'm a Canadian organ buff (not an organist) living in Victoria, BC, Canada. About 300 yards from my residence, Quebec organ builder Hellmuth Wolff is busy erecting his "Opus 47" in Christ Church Cathedral. This has been going on now for several months, and it should be complete for the inaugural recital this autumn. I've been "haunting" the cathedral several times a week observing the progress :)

     

    This week, they've just started installing the Ruckpositiv.

     

    For those interested, here are the specs:

     

    HAUPTWERK

    Manual II

     

    1) Preastant 16'

    2) Octave 8'

    3) Spitzflöt 8'

    4) Flöt travers 8'

    5) Octave 4'

    6) Hohlflöt 4'

    7) Quint 2 2/3'

    8) Superoctave 2'

    9) Cornet V

    10) Mixtur V/VI

    11) Fagott 16'

    12) Trompette 8'

     

    Tremulant

    Couplers: OW-HW, UW-HW, RP-HW

     

    OBERWERK

    Manual IV

     

    13) Suavial 8'

    14) Copula major 8'

    15) Quintadena 8'

    16) Octava 4'

    17) Copula minor 4'

    18) Violetta 4'

    19) Hörnli II

    20) Fletl 2'

    21) Oberquinte 1 1/3'

    22) Mixtur IV

    23) Trompete 8'

    24) Vox humana 8'

     

    UNTERWERK (Swell)

    Manual III

     

    25) Lieblich Gedackt 16'

    26) Principal 8'

    27) Bordun 8'

    28) Salicional 8'

    29) Unda maris 8'

    30) Octava 4'

    31) Nachthorn 4'

    32) Flagiolet 2'

    33) Mixtur V

    34) Basson 16'

    35) Trompette 8'

    36) Oboe 8'

    37) Clairon 4'

     

    Tremulant

     

    RÜCKPOSITIV

    Manual I

     

    38) Quintadena 16'

    39) Principal 8'

    40) Rohrflöt 8'

    41) Octave 4'

    42) Koppelflöt 4'

    43) Nasat 2 2/3'

    44) Superoctave 2'

    45) Terz 1 3/5'

    46) Mixtur V

    47) Dulcian 16'

    48) Trompete 8'

    49) Krummhorn 8'

     

    Tremulant

    Couplers: OW-Man. I, UW - Man. I

    RP-Tacet (=Unison off, to allow for playing on Man. I without its own RP-action.)

     

    PEDALWERK

     

    50) Bordun 32'

    51) Principalbaß 16'

    52) Subaß 16'

    53) Octavbaß 8'

    54) Flötbaß 8'

    55) Choralbaß 4'

    56) Rauschpfeife V

    57) Kontraposaune 32'

    58) Posaunenbaß 16'

    59) Trompetenbaß 8’

    60) Trompette 8'

    61) Schalmey 4'

     

    Couplers: HW-PD, OW-PD, UW-PD,

    RP-PD

    ACCESSORIES

    Stabiler Wind (winkers)

    Echo (opens Unterwerk rear louvers)

    Nachtigall

    Zimbelstern

     

     

    -MAS

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