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I'd love to, but it's just a bit too far on saturday (have too play Mass at 17.00). Why not recording it and put it in mp3 somewhere? Mind you, we had a 3man. Anneessens in Breda (with 3 32's). But the old RC Cathedral has been demolished (badly built neo-gothic) and the organ was (ofcourse) considered rubbish in the 1960's (the hautbois only remains in the Grote Kerk; stored that is, it has been replaced by a copy)

The priest was a bit hurried, so during the Eucharistic prayer he (automagically??) prayed for JPII. Waited for that one to happen for over a year

Absolutely!! completely forgot about it - but the Widor 5+6 disc is superb , how did they get the organ to sound like it does on this disc relatively short after Cochereau left it (to say with deep respect) "worn out".? And what's that at the end of the Widor 6 final - don't recall the final bang on the tutti is Widors idea? If you can: get it !

Isn't it recorded on the 3-disc set "L'organiste de Notre-Dame"? Haven't got one at hand now, but think it's on disc3, track#9.

Wow, myself having two organs that cán be played simultaneously, that would be something nice to have ... Would like to now if the 'score' is "available"

Dutch organbuilder/restorer F.R. Feenstra is restoring a III/P/26 instrument by J.C. Bishop & Son that has found a new home in Japan, in a shopping mall in Toyosu to be precise. For specification and more info (in dutch) look here. Just imagine what could be done with a large 4 manual cathedral organ

Hmmm, 3-manual organs can be quite unplayable as well (when you're well over 6-feet tall like me) - as many instruments here in Holland prove ...

Wondering what a 4' Cor de Schuller sounds like ("please be seated", though revt. Shuller doesn't speak at 4' pitch ??). An interesting organ anyway ...

After Cochereau, 4 titulaires were employed (as in the 18th century). A booklet on the organ and organists of NDdP states that 4 titulairs were employed to share the load of the function, somewhere else (don't recall where) I read that this was also to reduce the public focus on the Organist-Titulair in favour of the Cathedral and it's where abouts. Many people came to NDdP (just) to here PC, not for Mass. Just one other thing - remember the PC recording in the 1950's (now available by Solstice). Interesting to note that 'regular' organrecording were some Couperin pieces or Orgelbüchlein. Here comes the 'conjuror' of NDdP recording Ad Nos, Sym.Passion and Vierne 2 - something in other league right?

Carefull - looks like a pitfall: Either you love PC or you (absolutely) don't. I don't mind an adoption to the SP score (though I don't know it that good) - the Dupré disc is and has been the standard for the pieces for me. To Cochereau dislikers I would only advise them to buy the Philips recording with the improvised 4-part symphony in NDdP - shuts everyone up

Did he ever play it?

Well, "France" is out the final of Haarlem; Germany is in ....

Could it be, we have an example of the renowned " Jägermeister III " temperature here?

Some suggestions that may be of any help: 1. Maybe you can learn it by heart (bit by bit) - in such a way that you're able to write down the piece on paper? 2. Similtaneously you could try to learn to play it VERY (VERY) SLOWLY; inforce the 'brain parts' and do not rely (only) on the finger memory 3. Study in random order - learn from end to start etc. - inforce the 'brain part'

Some suggestions free of charge: - play it from memory - makes a lot of difficult things easier - try to play the difficult part hands alone at about 150% of the desired speed - make combining the hands easier - practice in shot repeating formulas from very fast to slow - end with the same motif a couple of times very slow Works for me.

Personally I like the Cochereau tempo - not sure what speed it is (probably something like "deux cents kilomteres a l'heure"). Probably it's "easier" to play it very fast when played from memory - but who does that these days...

Have you got a link to it (taken its on the web)?

What's next, some Vindaloo from the chamades? @John: Cavaille-Coll used a quint-bombarde 10 2/3 in Orleans to create a 32' - but I haven't heard the stop live (on record I haven't really found it near something 32'ish - but maybe it just wasn't used). Anyway, it must be a boring 1950-ish stop - just like a minister here in Holland with the same name and 'performance'.

Chamades

Silly me, I have a copy of the book too. But: in the description of the current organ I read that the 1725 situation has been restored. That means (according to the book) that the biggest pipe in the middle tower sounds as G on pedalkey C (the 3rd overtone ot a 64'). In 1782 this was changed so the G sounded as the 32' G

And "klompen" (wooden shoes) for Sweelinck ...

The Alkmaar Duyschot/Schnitger organ features a remarkable stop: the Principaal 22' on the pedals. As far as I know it's a fourth below normal 16' - or in fact the second overtone of the not present 64' foot. I've heard the stop at the console and found it to cause a lot of rumble but not more. Does anybody here understand what it's good for other than just some sort of a late renaissance show of to neighbouring villages (until Haarlem came along)?

Yep, there is. And it sounds what it looks like

Well, there were. But the poor sod never booked an EasyJet flight to Spain to hear them.

I'm curious when the Dutch 'English Cathedral organ' will be ready to be scrapped/for sale: as I look at the picture it's round and about the same height as its cousin in W.rc....r. BTW. Leiden claims to become an 'English Cathedral'. Anybody knows in which diocese?