Jim Treloar
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Mr Bouffant - R and D went out of business quite a few years ago. They also had a shop in Chester, always a good selection of CDs as well as instruments, sorry to see that go.
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Some CDs are being sold as SACD Hybrid and these WILL play on normal CD players, I have a few. But it looks as though your Roth is pure SACD which is unfortunate. Maybe I haven't looked far enough but I have yet to find a SACD player advertised. anyone any links, please?
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Holz Gedeckt - you got there before me. Unfortunately on this board I think MM is preaching to the converted but thanks all the same.
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Too late to book now, but Herman van Vliet from the Netherlands is playing Buxtehude at Ystym Colwyn Hall, Mid Wales on Saturday afternoon. I'm looking forward to it. Probably one of the best organs here to do the music. (OK, I'm prepared to be shot down in flames for that remark)
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MusingMuso
You were not alone on this. Whilst listening to the RAH concert I just didn't enjoy it at all even though I am a Buxtehude fan. I just felt that it was the wrong organ. I read the earlier comments and thought that it must be me, I must have missed something, so I am relieved to see a sympathetic comment. Back to my CDs of Buxtehude on Arp Schnitger and the like.
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As a music lover, rather than an organist, I am also pleased to see so many positive comments about Tournemire's organ music on this thread. Wonderfully atmospheric. Another CD which I don't think has yet been mentioned is of the Symphonie-Choral op.69, Symphonie Sacree op 71, Fresque Symphonie Sacree nos.1 and 2, op 75 and 76. Recorded by Delvallee at St Sernin, an old(ish) recording of 1989 probably no longer available, but superb. On a negative note, sometime ago I bought a few CDs on the Marco Polo label of some of his orchestral symphonies, and I'm afraid I didn't find them attractive at all. I'd be interested if anyone has any other comment on these.
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Another story of smoking at the console told to me by a friend many years ago so I hope it can be confirmed. Bairstow was a pipe smoker and at that time the console at York M. was enclosed (I assume it's not now). He would often light up while at the console but when the fug got too much he'd open a hatch above him and the smoke would come pouring out much to the alarm of all those below who wondered whether the brigade should be called. Even if it's not true it's a nice tale.
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nachtorn,
Pity you bought the first and third CD sets as the whole lot has been released as one box set at a very reasonable price, generally available - have a look at Amazon. There is also a CD by Delvallee of the Sept Chorals-Poemes recorded at St Sulpice in 2002, beautiful music; I think No. 4, Eli, Eli, lamma sabacthani?, could be one of my desert Island discs. Musing Muso - l'orgue Mystique was not transcribed by Durufle, he did the "five improvisations", that's all as far as I know.
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I've just been listening to one of Nigel Allcoat's CDs of the works of Pachelbel. Get them if you haven't heard them, all three are gems, but a question for Nigel, if he's reading this - are there to be any more? I was at a recital this week where the organist played the Toccata in D minor which is not on the CDs and I don't recall hearing it before, a marvellous piece. Nigel?
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Another name to add to the list - Edgar Tinel (1854 - 1912). He succeeded Lemmens as Director of the Malines Institute of Church Music in 1882. I only know this at it appears on a CD on the Pro Organo label called Blending Voices - Organ music from Belgium. There's a 20 minute Sonata in g minor (1885) and a short Improvisata (1907), apparently his only two organ pieces. The CD also includes the Peeters Toccata, Fugue et Hymne on Ave Maris Stella, in my view a marvellous piece.
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Roffensis,
With the board being off-line and not reading contributions lately, I've only just seen your comment about Commotio. Indeed I think it was Haderlev Cathedral, and the old cassette tape must be gathering dust under the stairs somewhere. I expect, like me, you recall the good old days when we had "Music for Organ" twice a week on Radio 3. I must have countless hours of fascinating recitals on cassette and shame on the BBC that they're never repeated.
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Barry.
I must defend the Organ Club, it doesn't work like that these days. Two weeks ago we were here in Chester (and North Wales) and the usual courtesies applied. We had permission for an hour on Chester Cathedral, this during Bank Holiday week, and amongst our players was Cynic - need I say more?
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Far from minimalist but I don't really want to start a new thread, I have been to a recital today where the organist played Neilson's Commotio, a piece I heard and (shhhhh!) taped on the radio once so I got used to hearing it but this was the first time I think I'd heard it live. It is a fantastic piece of music and the recitalist did it proud. I'm not an organist but I'd be interested to hear other's opinion of the work and in fact whether you play it because it seemed to me an horrendous thing to play.
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I've only just caught up with this thread and I see some interesting discs included. I always find that the latest CD I've bought is my favourite, new I suppose. My latest is vol 5 of Buxtehude played by Bine Bryndorf at St. Jacobi, Hamburg and that is a must. The previous 4 volumes are played at churches associated with Buxtehude and, to me, are a definitive set (I think there must be one more to come). I'd be interested to hear other's comments on them. Bach at Naumburg by Robert Clark, yes, a knock out. I see others have mentioned Vincent Warnier at St Etienne du Mont, great stuff, very enjoyable but then I find anything played on that organ by someone who knows it is listenable at any time. The Reubke - Roger Fisher at Chester, either 1970 or 2004 versions, but I'm Chester based and probably biased.
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Surely it was the Duchess of Kent at York Minster, and I thought it was her that set the trend. Anne was at Westminster Abbey.
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Most of contributors to this site are organists, I happen not to be one, just a punter who enjoys listening to organ music and I probably approach individual pieces totally differently from those of you who play it. My admiration for those who play the instrument knows no bounds but as recitalists please remember it's all about bums on seats, and a lot of people who attend recitals may not know the music as well as you or I. What to you seems a bit naff may excite someone who just drops in to hear a recital. Returning to the topic, the Fletcher I usually enjoy, and if I see the Garth Edmundson I know I shall enjoy it. As a matter of interest if I see Franck on a programme I know I may well doze off, also anything which includes the word Tablature. When I first learnt that there were people who didn't like Howells I was surprised as I always liked his works, I still do but I think I can see why folks do have problems with it. It's very difficult discussing what to like and what not to, opinions very greatly.
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It's on a CD -"William Mathias Organ Music" played by John Scott at St Pauls on the Nimbus label, recorded 1993. The booklet refers to it being written for the Barry organ, and that it appears in the OUP anthology of Wedding Music (1991)
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giwro,
Yes, obviously a piece that deserves to be heard again. Can you tell us which organ the recording is on please?
An additional query for anybody - can someone tell me anything about Franz Schmitt (indeed, any relation?) not Schmidt, by the way, I first heard his Psalm 47 on Radio 3 a while back and I was impressed, unfortunately the record they played is no longer listed and I can't find any other recording. Another performance appeared on R3 a few months later by the Nat. Orch of Wales plus choir, but these are the only occasions I've heard it.
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Steve,
A follow up to my last note - if you enter "orgues et organistes francais" into a search engine you will find the set. Top of my list, unbeleibvably, was Woolworths (on line), so it is still around.
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Steve,
There's a 5-CD box set called "Orgues et organistes francais du XXe siecle" on French EMI number -
7243 5 74866 2 0. All of Widor's recordings are on there, as indeed are Vierne's and Tournemire's. The set has a date of 2002 on it so not that old, it was available in the UK but I can't guarantee it is now. I'm afraid I haven't mastered mp3 technology yet but if you don't get any other response, write again with your postal address (is that allowed?) and I'll send a CD copy (probably not allowed either!!)
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I have a four-CD box set, Saint-Saens Complete Organ Works played by Stefan Johannes Bleicher on the low price Arte Nova label, I don't know if it's still available. Its interest to me is that it includes works which are rarely if ever played, maybe in a few cases justifiably, but overall I think it's a good set.
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At one of the a weekly cathedral recitals recently it was stated that from the autumn they will be at the Town Hall, not the cathedral. Once a month at Symphony Hall, as now.
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Carol Williams played a recital at Birmingham S.H. on Monday and played one piece by Karl Jenkins. Not only had I not heard it before, I'd never heard of him. Afterwards she was selling her CDs, a new one had a number of Jenkins' pieces on it. Always willing to give the benefit of the doubt I bought it - mmmmmm, maybe I shouldn't have bothered. Definitely an acquired taste, not for me.
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The organ at Bangor SHOULD be in by Easter. David Wells originally hoped that it would be finished by Christmas but the amount of work he had on resulted in the delay. The Organ Club is doing a 4-day tour of North Wales at the end of May and Bangor is confidently included on the itinerary.
Durufle Biography
in The Organ
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Not much of a saving but I see Amazon are offering it for £33.50