Toccata from Symphony No. 5, Charles M. Widor - Andy Brown
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- čas přidán 7. 09. 2024
- The final movement from Symphony No. 5 in F minor by Charles Marie Widor, performed on the Skinner organ of the National Cathedral by Andy Brown.
A few notes about this video. First of all, unfortunately the original video on this channel of Widor's Toccata had to be taken down, so the primary purpose of this video is to replace it. Second, before many of you start to comment on the tempo of this performance in relation to the recording of Widor himself playing this toccata, remember that Widor was playing a 5 manual tracker action organ, he was in his 80's and he was probably being passive aggressive with the tempo to make a point to American organists.
Anyway, enjoy! (And yes, I did use the Tuba, Chamade and the 64' at the end)
Outstanding performance (again) on a magnificent instrument! Well Done, Andy!!!
Wow! Fantastic performance on a spectacular organ. Very well done young man!
So talented! Great to see a young man playing the organ. And doing a great job!!
Bravo Andy! I never tire of hearing and seeing you play this piece.
Andy you are amazing.
Just wonderful as usual!,
I played this organ only once when I was about your age. It was when the cathedral was only half built. The organist Paul Calloway found me playing the organ and invited me to leave. So much for mentoring in a young person. My how things have changed. You are lucky that you are able to play where ever you go. Back in the day, it wasnt so easy.
You are extremely talented and very correct. However you need to let yourself go. Your sound is very studied. By that, I mean almost militaristic. You really have it. Your ability is far superior to most. However you need to not just play correctly but with abandonment. Let yourself go, relax. This is not a contest to do everything by the book. You do that better than most. Your appearance is in good taste. You just need to relax more and realize that you have it. Think more about being on stage as an actor and take a chance to even take more freedom with tempo. When you practice, put on a pair of jeans and a T shirt. Run around the block,find something that makes you laugh. Listen to three or four great organists who play the same pieces . You have it. In life even the best dressed people don't get upset if their shirt gets untucked or has a wrinkle by accident. Meditate every day and use"I am really good and better than many as a mantra". Get silly at times. After a while your playing will be less studied. If you still feel frozen, talk to someone you admire and trust. You have it. You just have to learn to roll with it. My best to you. The sermon is over. You have it.go for it. B
@@raymondbeecroft4209 How has this reply got anything do do with what I wrote¿
Andy, y,ou are a true professional@🤣❤️
Let me just say.....I have heard A LOT of organists perform this piece. You definitely rank in the top 5. Very well prosecuted. Made my day with this treat and it's not even Easter season. Thank you so very much for sharing this!😊
My first memory of hearing this extraordinary music was abiout fifty years ago. My church, St. Paul's Episcopal in Riverside, CT had just replaced its organ. and this was the final piece played for the recessional at the end of the dedicatioin service by our young organist, Steve Roberts. I still get the same thrill hearing it again!
A full house should have been present to hear that live! Keep going, don't stop, young man!
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... Wow, young man.... I have some of my students who do not dream of performing the Toccata with such splendid mastery as you have been able to do. The toccata is very particular, you have to feel it in your soul, identify yourself with a Widor, who by now in his eighties performed it with "his" time. But you have a particular gift, you can make passages of a difficulty, using the keyboards to create that piano, that forte in which there is all the determination of the author, and you, a very young boy, are able to Making passages of a difficulty, using keyboards, creating that piano, that forte in which there is all the determination of the author, and you, a very young boy, are able to transmit. I won't deny that I've listened to you over and over again, and yes, I was moved by your tranquility but determination, your executive ability, with a splendid and particular tednic and a mastery even on the pedals..... Well, I wish you a future in music... And it's already there.... I always tell my boys "when you sed Sit at the console of an organ, don't let noises reach people's ears, but notes that touch the heart of those who listen to you"..... well you did... Thank you for this.. M°Enrico Maria Basaldella
...Caspita giovanotto....ho dei miei allievi che non si sognano di eseguire la Toccata con questa splendida maestria come tu sei stato capace a fare. La toccata è molto particolare, la devi sentire nell'anima, immedesimarsi in un Widor, che ormai ottantenne la eseguiva con il "suo" tempo. Ma tu hai una particolare dote, riesci a fare passaggi di una difficoltà, usando le tastiere creando quel piano, quel forte in cui esiste tutta la determinazione dell'autore, e tu giovanissimo ragazzo, riesci a trasmettere. Non ti nego che ti ho ascoltato più e più volte, e sì, mi ha commosso questa tua tranquillità ma determinazione, la tua capacità esecutiva, con una splendida e particolare tednica ed una maestria anche sui pedali.....Bhe ti auguro un futuro nella musica...e già oggi c'è....dico sempre ai miei ragazzi "quando vi sedete alla consolle di un'organo, non fate arrivare rumori alle orecchie della gente, ma note che tocchino il cuore di chi vi ascolta".....bhe tu lo hai fatto... grazie per questo.. M°Enrico Maria Basaldella
FANTASTIC
Amazing thank you Andy👏👏👏
Thank you Andy, for the hard work you did to learn this piece so we could enjoy watching and listening to your performance!
Another amazing performance of this spectacular piece. Thank you, Andy.
As usual another triumph Andy. This is my second favourite the first being Toccata and Fugue in D minor Bach. I have only found one really superb version of this on CZcams so far.
Amazing
Impressive, and I could pick out the 64 and chamade...just🤣🤯
Whilst a little fast for my personal taste, and I don't play it at anything like that pace, tempo is all about acoustic, articulation, and observance of the nature of the piece. Oh...and technical ability!
So, fine. It worked well, and was an impress8ve and clearly passionate performance.
Well done! 👏👏
😮😱😮🤩🤩🥰Wow and Wow Again! Can I Get A Amen 🙏. Bravo 👏🏻 Bravo 👏🏻! It Was Very Interesting To Listen 👂 To The Delay In The Sound It Was Like You Were Playing Ahead Of The Sound . What Is The Biggest Stop You Used? 32’ Perhaps 🤔 and Several Of Them. The Ending Was Perfect 👍 And Flawless So It’s A Definitely A Yes 👍 From Me To You To Hollywood and I Would Definitely Give You The Golden Buzzard ! Keep Up The Awesome 😎 Playing I Definitely Subscribed To Your Channel & Will Recommend It To Other Pipe Organist.
Great performance - viewed and 'liked' at the time, but never got round to posting a comment!
Hermoso,felicitaciones ,gracias . Dios!, qué hermosa es ésta Toccata .
and by memory!! Thomas Murray of Yale/ Newberry Organ would be impressed
Cool grate
Bravo!
Looks like Grace Cathedral SF.
Virtuosity without doubt. But does the virtuosity serve the music? For me, it's just too fast, and many of the details that Widor painstakingly wrote into the score, especially in articulation, are lost. Please play it slower and reveal what Widor envisioned. So many performances of this ignore Widor's intentions.