Widor Toccata at St John the Divine, NYC

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  • čas přidán 8. 04. 2018
  • I hope this will brighten your day! I still can't get over the incredible sound of Aeolian Skinner Opus 150a at St John the Divine. It's like driving an extremely highly-charged Maserati. Some friends accompanied me to my rehearsal last night and we filmed a bit of Widor on a couple of iPhones. Sound is via my Zoom H 5. Turn the volume up quite high, poor a nice large glass of French red and enjoy ...
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Komentáře • 42

  • @ruthstride2336
    @ruthstride2336 Před 10 měsíci

    Absolutely Amazing, takes me back to happy Childhood memories 😊 Wow !

  • @wayneorganist
    @wayneorganist Před 6 lety +15

    STUNNING!!!!!! WHAT AN AMAZING ORGAN THIS IS!! GREAT PLAYING - WONDERFUL VIDEO AND SOUND!!

  • @RobCharles1981
    @RobCharles1981 Před 6 lety +11

    OMG When I heard this I was in Heaven! That was amazing David! WOW! Sounded Great on My Bose Headphones!

  • @LouT1501
    @LouT1501 Před 2 lety +1

    Beautiful! And what a magnificent instrument!

  • @wanderer1704
    @wanderer1704 Před 3 lety +1

    Absolutely marvellous.

  • @theapmusicdepartment8333
    @theapmusicdepartment8333 Před 6 lety +3

    Beautiful performance, David. I liked the sforzandi in the quiet passage--very effective!

  • @gaylepassan7965
    @gaylepassan7965 Před rokem

    😍 gorgeous

  • @geriatricyclist1950
    @geriatricyclist1950 Před 6 lety +3

    5:30 am too early for red. And my coffee is going cold watching,,, but who cares. Superb love it.

  • @linddaipauls3584
    @linddaipauls3584 Před 3 lety +3

    The most important division of this magnificent organ is the 16,000,000 sq ft of air space enclosed in this cathedral.
    One would think that this organ is the largest in NYC,but it isn't by a third.
    This instrument shows what 141 ranks of pipe organ can and should sound when playing this piece.
    Eight seconds of decay.
    This is " how you do a ball".

  • @jkimnach8701
    @jkimnach8701 Před 6 lety +2

    Bravo!!! And the same keys that Virgil Fox once played. Awesome prefommance

  • @debragull7307
    @debragull7307 Před 3 lety +2

    Thrilling performance, and from memory!!

  • @davef.2811
    @davef.2811 Před 3 lety +2

    Great presentation, great organ! Thanks!

  • @gigikoury4840
    @gigikoury4840 Před rokem

    This was always played for high holidays at my childhood church. This organ, I've actually been in the pipes. Family vacays with my dad...we explored pipe organs all over the country.

  • @lesliepolk2039
    @lesliepolk2039 Před 2 lety +1

    Such power. I have a recording of Jaon Lippincott playing this piece or music, on this organ, and the very best part of the recording was the ten seconds of "decay" after she finished this glorious piece.
    I love the tempo. I can hear the entire piece sixteenth notes and all not just the pedal.

  • @dreadnaught90
    @dreadnaught90 Před 5 lety +1

    Wonderful. Thanks.

  • @st.markschurchniagara-on-t8625

    Brilliant, David !!

  • @paultidd9332
    @paultidd9332 Před 6 lety +1

    Fabulous - what more can be said?!

  • @linddaipauls3584
    @linddaipauls3584 Před 2 lety +1

    The electronic organ being used ,currently, is a fine "imitation " of a pipe organ. But it can't "hold a candle " to this magnificent beast of a pipe organ.
    Love his tempo because I am able to relax and enjoy the whole toccata.
    The best part of this performance is the seven seconds of decay.

    • @Barefoot12
      @Barefoot12 Před rokem

      This is a skinner refurbished by aolean skinner.

  • @tony1961chl
    @tony1961chl Před 3 lety +1

    Bellísima versión y la velocidad es ideal, gracias.

  • @rickzoehfeld6679
    @rickzoehfeld6679 Před 4 lety

    Bravo David ! You played the piece excellently. I sat back and closed my eyes and enjoyed every moment...

  • @FakeYourDeath18
    @FakeYourDeath18 Před 5 lety

    Wow spectacular performance, love seeing someone play the organ.

  • @nicolajones726
    @nicolajones726 Před 4 lety +1

    Wonderful thank you David my favorite😍

  • @linddaipauls3584
    @linddaipauls3584 Před 2 lety

    BRAVO!! I love how Mr. Briggs played at a tempo that allowed me to savior each delicious note and chord of this simple but demanding organ work.
    The "eight " second decay is a wonderful finish to this toccata.

  • @dossy12
    @dossy12 Před 3 lety

    Sensational!

  • @anb740
    @anb740 Před 2 lety

    Sounds remarkably well given how long the reverb is in that room. Impressive! Most organists would blast through this like there’s a fire in the building and turn it into a jumbled up, incoherent mess. I can hear the individual notes on this! Widor would be proud!

  • @deaganjones4666
    @deaganjones4666 Před 5 lety +1

    Great video. This is one of the few good sounding and good looking organ videos. Most of the time it is recorded on a phone without a tripod and there are no recordings of the pedals

  • @peterallison5021
    @peterallison5021 Před 6 lety +4

    people knock Zoom, but it does what it says on the tin. I used one to record you at York Minster, with your permission of course

  • @ladytube64
    @ladytube64 Před 6 lety +1

    WOW!!!!!!!!

  • @bernardcromarty485
    @bernardcromarty485 Před 3 lety

    Perfect pace and articulation for the acoustics. Well done. I'm trying not to mention Diane Bish... oops, I just did...

  • @markcooke729
    @markcooke729 Před 4 lety +1

    How do you manage with such a cavernous acoustic? Wonderfully played!

  • @larikipe940
    @larikipe940 Před 6 lety +4

    I'll pass on the wine. Been sober 10 years. Thanks, though.

  • @pietromangini
    @pietromangini Před 6 lety +2

    Ebbene si, la performance mi è piaciuta parecchio. Di solito su questo pezzo sono molto critico, pochi lo suonano in modo ideale, ma qui siamo molto vicini alla perfezione stilistica. Forse, unico appunto, un po' veloce. Ma ... sublime. Complimenti !

  • @davidjohnpike
    @davidjohnpike Před 6 lety +1

    Flippin' 'eck.

  • @richardlange47
    @richardlange47 Před 4 lety

    The 2nd Congregational Church in Rockford Illinois has a large Skinner Organ, and when the Toccata was played at East, the whole cathedral area shook when the fff stops were hit. Unfortunately, a recording was never made of the organist playing the Toccata

  • @a55b47
    @a55b47 Před 6 lety +1

    That Zoom is working quite nicely for sound. What editing software did you use to sync the audio & video?

    • @JonathanClegg
      @JonathanClegg Před 6 lety +1

      Think it would have been in iMovie, the credits say iMovie.