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  1. Any chance of you possibly elaborating on your last sentence, please? Thank You.
  2. I am fully tolerant to listen to anything................apart from that wretched " Silent Night ". Makes me want to turn in my grave!
  3. Agree 100/00. But so long as we have this wonderful institution we will just have to clench ourselves and bite the bullet.
  4. Not much worth commenting on really; so far have only listened to the radio service from KCC. Usual high standard. Nice to hear new pieces, especially from JW. Good to take the broom to the accumulated cobwebs and dead leaves on these occasions. Organ sounds pretty good. Good work from H&H in sparking the Old Girl up a bit. Re` comments on the KJ version; yes, it is good to hear readings recited in this format ; possesses a certain quaint and anachronistic charm all of its own. However I must comment on the First Reading. The Little Darling not only enunciated his vowels ( or should it be " viols " ( think about it ) but he completely masticated and mangled them to the n`th degree , but only IMHO of course. Still have the anticipated pleasure of watching the TV version. That, I always think is worth its weight in the selection of thought provoking readings. Would be interested in knowing about the criteria employed in their selection. Finally I was amused by a piece I had not heard before which was played as the final piece in the Afternoon Concert on B3 prior to evensong from Lancing College, namely "Mrs. Beatons Christmas Pudding," directed by Stephen Cleobury. Quite delightful in its own way. Anyway, here`s raising a scotch , or three, to the next twelve months to all forum members. Different year..............same old..............
  5. Just love the pun on " played a key role "! :))
  6. In MHO only, I am unable to fully appreciate the tremendous fuss which seems to be ongoing with re` to the Gloucester organ. This noble instrument has been subjected to numerous tweakings/ reworkings/ re buildings over the decades/centuries - call it what you will it ended up being a bit of a right old melange in actuality. RD`s scheme seemed fine to me ( probably only me! ) and I would be cautious in calling HN&B`s work into question. True, they embraced that thing that went by the title of " The Organ Reform Movement " and I think many people were upset by the changes involved. To my worn out acoustic nerve the instrument sounded just fine and I feel sure that the updated model will too. My main concern would be a decision to fit it out with one of those sets of what I can only describe at best as " Ragmans Bugles " i.e. Trompette Militaires. Having just said that however I have to admit to being impressed with the use of such a stop on Liverpool Anglican with regard to last Saturdays recital. I T used it to great effect, in conjunction with all the artillery, in his rendering of " Fanfare For The Common Man ". Quite shattering, especially the discords on the final page. I don`t feel that anything is lost in not reinstating the 32`. Presume that some individuals may be still in a xenophobic apopleptic fury over the stop nomenclature that will probably be kept , but never mind. Hope I have not disturbed the dust covering some of the " old pipes " on this site. The views expressed are completely my own and do not necessarily reflect currently held opinions. Taxi!
  7. Interesting thread provoking some good positive comments. I would certainly claim to be a bit of a " sleeping member" with regards to any input, but as with my regards to life generally I am not alone in preferring to be " off stage / in the shadow " and leave those who are more more qualified, and ebullient even in making their contributions. I am glad to read from one member that there is a greater sense of " democracy " operating within the forum than was the case in former days. I was called out as being a troll very early on for daring to mention the " D " word , and " CC " ( not Cavaille- Coll !! ) fortunately those days and members are now just history I hope.
  8. I am quite sure that this document is very informative but will be a bit demanding on the ancient eyesight! My only comment to make on " The Organ In South Africa " would be with regard to the inglorious remains of the instrument in Jo`burgh City Hall. Perhaps it has been replaced , or just collapsed completely now; maybe someone can inform me/us further ?
  9. Anna Lapwood...............??
  10. I spot my omission now; the point I was attempting to make was with reference to the actual lack of lady organists who feature in interviews and performances recorded for the airwaves. I am sorry that I did not make this point 100/00 crystal clear in my posting. We are all well aware of the number of lady organists; and to your list I would add just a few, to include Weir,Parker-Smith, Williams ,Dienes,Ennis ,Bish ,Choplin, Watts, Pappadopolous...............et. al. Hope this correction steers the thread back on course.
  11. Absolutely brilliant! Your phonograph is something to behold! Despite their age and limitations to our contemporary ears these recordings were hailed as great technical achievments at the time. The organ was a very challenging instrument to record ( and still can be ! ) but the results still sound more than passable with the passage of time. I believe Thalben-Ball and Dupre got away with murder when they were recorded by EMI in the `20`s at the Alexandra Palace. Modern techno applied to cleaning up these museum pieces is remarkably effective, without removing the brilliant expertise of the original recording engineers. My " clean up " on noisy old vinyl involves just spraying the playing surface with mere H2O; works quite well. Sometime I must get down to the EMI museum where they have stacks of the original equipment on view, including their mobile studio. Finally, it is quite amazing how much stuff in various genres was actually recorded in 78 format, I have rather an interesting volume entitled "Gramophone Records of the First world War " which is a compilation of The HMV Catalogue from 1914 -18. Symphonies, as one can imagine are rare but plenty of solo pieces, including organ and recordings made " at The Front ".
  12. ............. not sure if this has come to members` notice but just thought it worth mentioning in passing; Angela Lapwood is being interviewed by Tom Service R3 today ( i.e. Sunday ) at 1700. Plus she is giving a solo performance on Tuesday night on the same R3 at 2215. Funny no one seems to have mentioned this since organ matters in general are as rare as hens` teeth with regards to live performances, especially from the AH. Have to add as well that it will be good to get the chance to hear a female performer of outstanding ability.
  13. This site is the last place to be political but IMHO only I perused the site with what can only be described as " OMG! can this be for REAL ? A Georgian mansion with details as to how the family fortune was more than likely originally accumulated conveniently omitted? The feeble excuse of " it`s all in the past " no longer applies ; the past has come back to haunt us , and it is not going away soon. But, yes..............it would be lovely with an organ............A Hammond perhaps?.......a Farfisa? Then we could all rattle our Crown Derby and choke on our strawberries as we bellow out some Good Old Empire building ditties.
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