Graham Powell

Southwark Cathedral also had them, until the H&H restoration. Graham

I think this is it http://npor.emma.cam.ac.uk/cgi-bin/Rsearch...ec_index=N07430 Graham

Dear VH, Thanks for your most recent response. Back to Set 1 No.1. Repeated listening to Dearnley's playing at St Pauls seems to suggest a crescendo is taking place, even though common sense suggests it probably isn't! Perhaps it's the combination of that huge acoustic, and the texture thickening at this point? Am I the victim of an illusion, the organists' equivalent of sawing the lady in half? Graham

Apologies, I meant to state "during the right foot crotchet rest at the beginning of that line." I'm sure you realised though! Graham

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Well, that certainly seems to be the case in the Diocese of Southwark. I can think of a few "transplants" here over the past few years - a fine Lewis moved from St Peter's Dulwich Common to St Augustine's Tooting, a small Walker moved from Battersea Fields to St Clement's Friern Road, and most recently a small instrument has found its way to St Stephen's Dulwich, although I don't have details of this to hand. If resources permit, then this surely has to be a better alternative than going for the electronic option? And there are bargains to be had - the redundant organ referred to in my previous posting was sold for £330! Graham

Whilst on the subject, I found this on eBay this morning - http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Redundant-Pipe-Organ...1QQcmdZViewItem Graham

There's another passage which springs to mind, in Howells' Psalm-Prelude Set 1 No.1, where both feet are busy playing seperate lines and a crescendo is indicated. The only problem is that such a device would surely depend on a hand being free to operate it. Either that, or the page turner I suppose........... Graham

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Sorry, forgot to attach this: http://home5.inet.tele.dk/austin/michael_austin.htm Graham

Although I can't find my copy just now, I'm certain that Michael Austin wasn't pictured on the cover of the recording from St Augustines. If memory serves 30+ years on, the cover showed a distant shot of the organ. Graham

I'm not so sure about "disliking" written-out and performed improvisations - particularly when I listen to the Durufle transcriptions of the Tournemire improvisations from the early 1930's. Wonderful stuff. But how do we do our own thing? Graham

Yes, I promise to keep the volume at a reasonable level and will report back. And while we're on the subject of Vierne, does anyone have the Jeremy Filsell CDs of the complete organ symphonies from St Ouen? I was thinking of acquiring these, and would be grateful for the thoughts of others............ Graham

Many thanks for this - I've ordered the Latry set. Graham

Thanks for this, but Amazon are showing the Latry set as deleted. I'll keep trying! Graham

See http://npor.emma.cam.ac.uk/cgi-bin/Rsearch...ec_index=E00526 for a recent example. The organist at this church was affected by paralysis of the legs some time ago, hence the reason for its inclusion. Graham

Notwithstanding the problems of balance, and of delay between departments, this is a beautiful instrument containing some outstanding registers. The 32' Major Violon is stunning - a wonderful register for psalm accompaniment. And the Unda Maris & Vox Angelica ranks on the Solo deserve a mention too. Whilst on the subject of T C Lewis, I'm surprised no-one has mentioned his work (III/36) at St John's Upper Norwood. It pre-dates Southwark by some 15 years, and was restored by H&H in 1999. I was fortunate enough to play this instrument for a recent service, and I was very impressed by the sound. And no problems of balance or time delay either! Graham

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Yes indeed - I play a 21-stop neo-classical instrument. You'd be surprised at how good Alain, Rheinberger, Durufle, Karg-Elert, Vierne, etc, sounds on it. You need to take a few liberties with registration from time to time, but I think it's worth it. To exclude Romantic music solely on the grounds that "it doesn't sound right" would be a mistake - register with your ear! Graham

No, it's always been a 4 manual instrument. Harrison & Harrison added a Bombard section and an Orchestral section in the 1933 rebuild, both being playable on either the Choir or Solo organs. Hope this helps. Graham