heva
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For me, as in any weird behavior, somehow I feel sorry there's obvious no one around him caring (and honest) enough to make him realize it's just absurd/weird/crazy.
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It seems like the building is sold to the Catholics, with plans to make it suitable for RC mass but no largescale changes.
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I suppose they're tubas rather than free-toned trumpets and, as PWH says, the recording's rather crap. Also, the Royal Trumpets at St Paul's are, in my opinion, exceptional.
I've heard them in the Cologne Dom, they're ok, but found the (acoustic) 64' WAY more impressive ;-)
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All those people talking. Still, I bet they shut up when the West Tubas came in at the end!
Not so sure, they didn't struck me as impressive as eg. the Royals in St.Pauls, nice yes, but in a 'Oh stand up, it's the Queen' way ...
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Very much reminds of an exam I had to play in conservatory where my teacher was to turn pages; and so he did, in a long Buxtehude work turning a couple of pages too much not noticing it at first and then searching for the correct one. His remark, just 'huh, that was a bit huch -grin-' ; fortunately I had the piece enough in memory not to make mistakes, but it does get on the nerves ....
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4M T.C. Lewis at St Paul's Cathedral Melbourne.
but still ... for me David M. Patrick at Blackburn is the clear winner ;-)
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Henry Fairs playing Liszt's 'Ad Nos' fugue at St.Pauls, mayby a bit washy (that's for that 'special' stop called st.pauls), but d*mn what an organ it is!
Powerful playing too ...
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I think 'heva' and myself were just exchanging a little humour. I was pretending not to have noticed the new Tickell organ, which I'm sure is very fine, unless someone says it sounds awful. I have neither heard nor seen it.
MM
We were ;-)
I thought the 32's were active from the new console, so why not re-instating those diaphones? they're there, historic, use them if you like.
Also, is the transpept 'solo' division scrapped as well?
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You may be right about the Chester re-build, because having checked the date, it was 1969 when R & D worked on it.
I'll have to dig out the Chester recording and see what the sleeve says and what date the recording came out.
I've now checked the date, and the Great Cathedral pressing is dated 1971, which confirms that it was recorded post-rebuild.
My mistake initially, because I was confusing it with an earlier extended play recording featuring John Sanders on the original Hill organ prior to the re-build.
MM
The Worcester organ also sounds quite different these days
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It's here on the EMI site.
Thanks, (now how didn't I find that??)
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Here's a full track listing. I don't yet have the new CD set but, if my memory serves me correctly, the organs are:
CD1/Tracks1-9 Liverpool Cathedral
CD1/Tracks10-16 and CD2/Tracks1-3 York Minster
CD2/Tracks4-16 Westminster Abbey
CD3/Tracks1-10 Gloucester Cathedral
CD3/Tracks11-15 and CD4/Tracks1-5 Coventry Cathedral
CD4/Tracks6-13 Exeter Cathedral
CD4/Tracks14-15 and CD5/Tracks1-10 St Giles Edinburgh
CD5/Tracks11-24 Llandaff Cathedral
CD6/Tracks1-6 Durham Cathedral
CD6/Tracks7-13 and CD7/Tracks1-2 Hereford Cathedral
CD7/Tracks3-9 Salisbury Cathedral
CD7/Tracks10-12 and CD8/Tracks1-5 Norwich Cathedral
CD8/Tracks6-23 Ely Cathedral
CD8/Tracks24-25 and CD9/Tracks1-8 Worcester
CD9/Tracks9-12 Westminster Cathedral
CD10/Tracks1-15 Canterbury Cathedral
CD10/Tracks16-22 and CD11/Tracks1-5 St Paul's Cathedral
CD11/Tracks6-16 Lincoln Minster
CD12/Tracks1-11 Chester Cathedral
CD12/Tracks12-13 Selby Abbey
CD13/Tracks1-5 Norwich Cathedral
Regards
Oscar
Thanks! nice to see on that link that all organists play works of their own ;-)
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It's a 13-disc set, so I'd rather not. Incidentally, Amazon craftily paired the set with the Treasury of English Church Music for those who yearn more nostalgia. I'm afraid I fell for the Treasury as well...
A 'what-organ on what-disc' would do, can't find this set on the EMI site(s) ...
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Could you list the contents?
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The visa has been granted, the flight is booked, and Justason (Lawrence) flies out next Friday, 14th October, to take up his appointment at Grace Cathedral, San Francisco.
http://www.gracecathedral.org/cathedral-li...tail.php?nid=76
Wow, congratulations!
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Let it whimper; you won't hear it when the chamades are brought on. Which they are. Frequently.
More seriously, these are wonderful improvisations and different from others already on CD in that they are full length symphonies structured much as those by Vierne although, obviously, very different in content. The scherzando of the first is incredible; played on a Flute and resembling Free Jazz but with a signature Cochereau ending. The organ sounded, in 1978, as good as it ever was and arguably better than today.
I shall say no more so that I don't spoil anything for you except to paste a fragment of an email recently sent to me by Yvette Carbou...
Ps : My book “Témoignages” about Cochereau is going to be re-issued next year and there will be also an English version !
Yvette
That's good news, want one.
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I play his Toccata, which is fairly vulgar and not particularly difficult. There are several like that in the dover book of Toccatas, Carillons and Scherzos, edited by Rollin Smith, including one by Percy Fletcher that used to be quite popular.
While I am at it, I suppose I'd better confess to playing Scotson Clark's Marche aux Flambeaux from time to time.....
Indeed, a fun book; 'that' Mulet piece is in it as well, another for one this list ;-)
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Mailly - Marche Solenelle
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Could anyone compare with the VanDenHeuvel organ for Danish Radio? there the organ was ready well before the concerthall was finished (or begun with).
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It is an organ that responds best when played with an understanding of its original conception.
Oh no; that should only be done with baroque organs
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A Brilliant Classics three disc set of Alain's complete works is now available at budget price.
I don't know upon which instrument(s) they were recorded but at this price must be worth having.
from www.jbrobin.com:
Organs of:
-> Saint-Etienne-du-Mont church in Paris (Cavaillé-Coll and Beuchet Debierre)
-> Saint-Louis-en-l'Ile church in Paris (Bernard Aubertin)
-> Sainte-Radegonde church in Poitiers.
Bonus recordings: Organ of the Cincinnati Museum Center at Union Terminal (OH, USA) and Synagogue Notre-Dame-de-Nazareth in Paris.
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Judging by the word 'Standaart' I would say it is by the dutch organ organbuilder A. Standaart, who build organs for theatres/cinemas/churches in the first half of the 20th century. Could well be that it originates from a pipework supplier.
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That's more like it!
I love the way the orchestra just disappear, save for a few bits of percussion!
MM
Indeed, the organ isn't really that soft (as I remember hearing it there) ...
Cameron Carpenter
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Which means what exactly? like giving that streetmusician a tenner to get some music lessons ...