Boyce - Voluntary I in D major - Schnitger organ, Noordbroek, Hauptwerk

This is the first voluntary of a bundle of 10 Voluntaries by William Boyce.
William Boyce (1711-1779) was an English composer and organist. Like Beethoven later on, he became deaf but continued to compose. He knew Handel, Arne, Gluck, Bach, Abel and a very young Mozart, all of whom respected his work.
In general I like the slow part of a typical English voluntary more than the fast part. That's not different with this piece (for me at least), I love the beautiful lines and harmonics Boyce created. So I take the second part for granted, although it isn't that pompous as it sometimes can be. You definitely hear some Handelian bits here and there. Besides that, it's a rather tricky piece but a great exercise for the right hand.
Sample set by Sonus Paradisi:
www.sonusparadisi.cz/en/organ...
Sheet music by Pierre Gouin on IMSLP:
imslp.org/wiki/Special:Revers...
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[@nils-olekrafft1769]

Wonderfully lively playing, Ralph, and above all with such speaking articulation.

[@RalphLooij]

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[@farahmohammed1963]

Beautiful sound, lovely playing!! Thank you!!🌺

[@RalphLooij]

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[@robinlundqvist2565]

It's beautiful. Great played!

[@RalphLooij]

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[@grahamtwist]

A wonderful performance, Ralph: bravo!

[@RalphLooij]

Thanks, Graham. All those voluntaries from the English baroque & classical period are a real treasure trove!

[@philippelegargean5120]

Really lovely music and playing.

[@RalphLooij]

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[@peternaryd_operasinger]

Beautiful Ralph!🤗👏👏👏

[@RalphLooij]

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[@MarcusReeves]

This brings back so many happy memories of playing this piece when I was much younger. It sounds beautiful on Noordbroek; thank you, Ralph!

[@RalphLooij]

Thanks, Marcus! I was surprised how good it sounds on Noordbroek. A nice combination of a Schnitger Prestant in an English piece.

[@SecretsofOrganPlaying]

Beautiful English Baroque music!

[@RalphLooij]

It is!

[@gravicembalo74]

Schön gespielt, Ralph. Ich bin auch grad ein bisschen dran mit William Williams und Stanley, ist auch tolle Musik. Danke fürs hochladen. Lieber Gruss Thomas Müller

[@RalphLooij]

Danke, Thomas! Sehr schöne musik, hab viel spass damit!

[@RienSchalkwijk]

Great Ralph! And I couldn’t agree with you more about the slow parts. In general I like the slower parts more. They often have such fine mild melancholic feel that O like! But of course you played both parts fantastic!

[@RalphLooij]

Thanks, Rien!

[@ClaraOrgan]

Feel the British color! Your interpretation is beautiful too! Good day ! Ralph 😀💕😀

[@RalphLooij]

Thanks!

[@KravchenkoAudioPerth]

I liked this one Ralph. Nice registration. Would have been more fun on the Reipp Organ! Fire!
Mark

[@RalphLooij]

Thanks, Mark. I actually tried some voluntaries on different organs (also Adlington Hall). But the Schnitger sound did go very well with this piece, but indeed, no fiery trumpet here, but a more delicate one. However, you will hear some fire later this week. Not Riepp fire but 'chamade' fire.