This remains arguably the finest actual recording of the famous instrument to date. It caught every aspect of the massive instrument superbly -including the west Royal Trumpets - yet the reproduced sound is immediately recognisable as this organ actually sounded back then within its unique but notoriously difficult acoustic. A really superb production! I have been fortunate to have the cd amongst my collection from the day it was released. My copy is actually signed by Andrew Lucas as I was a regular attendee at St Paul's during the glorious John Scott/Andrew Lucas era. I also bought several copies at that time to give as Christmas gifts that year.

Having grown up with a Moller pipe organ in my home in the 1940s, spending some time with this instrument is most definitely on my life's bucket list. If I suffered a heart attack and died there it was be worth it.

❤❤❤💋 He wrote it . . . no slips I assure you, even at 72; only intentionals 😉

Unfortunately, Haydn House is now out of business, most likely due to a "cease-and-desist" letter from one or more major record labels, even though many of the recordings involved had been out-of-print for a number of years!

As with organs throughout the world, one plays the building acoustic, not the organ. Its echoes must be taken into account and the music tempo altered accordingly for the full effect of the piece to "come off"......soft .....or...loud.. I played this remarkable instrument in the 1990's; as a guest of the British Organ Society. I shall ever remember the occasion. Chris Thors-Smith Australia..

Five years later hearing this. Steven eill be performing soon in the New York area. He is not only a supervisor musician, but a genuine person as well.

Good registration

As nice an instrument as the new Dobson is, it cannot compare with this. All ducks were in a row here. Organ, organist, recording company combined with a rational period in the history of America yielded this aesthetic experience for me. I performed the Salve Regina on that very instrument exactly 22 years later (mid-October of 1979). It has been a staple in my musical diet for years. A prayer back to God 🙏 Who gave it.

A marvellous organist. Regular visitor to st bonaventure . Stunned by his untimely death.

This was absolutely during Easter Sunday Mass 1989. They have the live version of Yves Devernay playing this Improvisation on Pierre Cochereau's Console.

I doubt that there is a 32ft. Contra Bombarde to match it anywhere in the world.

The beauty of the pipe organ is the ever so slight out-of-tuneness. Perfect tune sounds horrible.

Hello @JFSnail and others here....does anyone have a copy of Mitra Classics CD 16306 they wish to sell? I am unable to find a copy in over 2 years of searching and would very much like to find a copy. Thank you....

All the best French organs have a clock…

Professional jealousy should never taint the halls of a place of worship, especially within one of the world's greatest. The Authorities of Notre Dame knew exactly what and who they wanted; the position was offered and accepted. Their business. END OF ARGUMENT. The naysayers were not true men of God because they didn't "suck it up and get on with their own lives".

For me, it’s one of his best recorded improvisations! RIP Kalevi Kiviniemi 😢!

Rest in peace Kalevi

For those who don't care for Vierne's Carillon de Westminster, I suggest they give Henri Mulet's Carillon a listen. It's more spritely than Viernes' piece (imho).Andreas Meisner's performance is a good introduction to those who haven't heard Cavaille-Colls' 1890 masterpiece instrument.

Outstanding! @JFSnail do you have this on physical CD by any chance?

magnifique. Juste une prise de son qui ne restitue pas l'équilibre basse-medium au profit des aigus trop "criards". Mais quelle maestria de Y Devernay, j'aime beaucoup !

Site of John Wick’s death.

Much too slow, not as the composer intended this work to be played.

Could you maybe give us the Howells psalm prelude??

I have always read that St. Martin was a mediochre organist. But this improvisation disproves that. A truly beautiful improvisation created with prayer.

Représentant de l'orgue romantique injustement méconnu...Morceau brillant sur un instrument parfait...

*EQ-Regelung* hat *nichts* direkt mit einer mgl. zugrunde liegenden Restauration zu tun. Sie wirkt aber wie 'eine Ohr-Brille' und kann (bei alten Aufnahmen fast stets) zu einem klareren Höreindruck der Wiedergabe führen. Das Schöne ist, dass es ohne großen Aufwand erreicht wird. Wer die Musik vom Handy aus (Kopfhörer/Bluetooth) steuert, sollte damit keine Probleme haben! Intensität am Handy-BB(EQ) *bitte voll* ausnützen; Gesamtlautstärke ggf. auf Ihrer externen Anlage einstellen. Es ist *NICHT LEICHT,* mittels eines EQ eine merkliche Besserung der Klangqualität antiker Aufnahmen zu finden. Dazu gibt's *kein* Preset! Die hier angegebene Einstellung© hat hunderte Stunden meist kleiner Schritte der Verfeinerung erfordert (durch Abgleich vieler historischer Aufnahmen von ECaruso, Orgel, Violine, Klavier usw. usw. - mit WFurtwängler, ATatum, KRichter, ACortot, etc. etc.), um alle Praxistests zu bestehen. Insofern *ist nur* eine *GENAUESTE !* Befolgung wirklich zielführend in "die 1. Reihe".

Vergleichen Sie bitte mit/ohne die EQ-Variation .... wie ein etwas verschwommenes Foto insgesamt klarer/schärfer wird. Warum es sich so verhält, kann man am Graph der Funktion, die aus dieser *genauen* ! Regler-Position ( kein preset ) resultiert und eine Crescendo-Verstärkung der hohen Frequenzen zeigt, diskutieren: Er erscheint im Display. Wiesehr hochwertige *Lautsprecher* den Klang verbessern können, ist bekannt. Dass ein EQ das Ergebnis günstig beeinflussen kann, ist viel *weniger geläufig.* Kritisieren Sie bitte erst, wenn Sie es wie u.a. gehört haben !! EQUALIZER Modifikation 'Caruso EQ Referenz' (Exakte Einstellung!) ©2023 HL, Germany. -10,8 dB (60Hz) -12,3 dB (230Hz) -15,0 dB (910Hz) -15,0 dB (4kHz) +15,0 dB (14kHz) Der Eintrag wird ergänzt, weil es sehr unterschiedliche EQ gibt. Er bezieht sich hier allgemein auf eine *'Bass Booster App' 🎧 - ohne* das Zuschalten des BASS BOOST. Die meisten gehen heute mit Bluetooth im Endgerät/Handy mAn. richtig um ('Advanced settings' *überprüfen,* den BBoost selbst vorsichtig verwenden, falls man ihn nutzt). 'Compatibility Mode' der App und evtl 'Sound Field *FLAT'* Ihrer Anlage; so wird die Auswirkung klar: präsenter, brillanter Klang.

Very good! One can almost detect the atmospheric aroma of Meister Devernay's pipe tobacco mingling with incense filtering through to the computer monitor! And yes, he often did smoke while playing!

The organ sounded very much more clearer than today!!

Historic and amazing glimpse into the past of a phenomenal musician.

Well of course, George Thalben-Ball famously improvised live on radio at a BBC broadcast of a daily religious service in the second war, and now many of us now play that piece - 'Elegy' 😀

À LA MÉMOIRE🪢🌻✝️🌻🪢 INEFFABLE DU GRANDISSIME🍋💐🌹 MAÎTRE CATHOLIQUE ORGANISTE🙋‍♂️🪢🍋 PIERRE COCHEREAU 🌸🏵🦁(1924-1984) TITULAIRE DES GRANDES ORGUES HISTORIQUES DE LA BASILIQUE🇨🇵💮🇨🇵 MÉTROPOLITAINE DE NOTRE-DAME🍋💒🍋 DE PARIS PARIS POUR SON IMMENSE CHARITÉ CHRÉTIENNE 💐🌻😇À L'ÉGARD DES PLUS PAUVRES🌸🏵⛑🤗 !!!MERCI À DIEU🌹✝️🌹 D'AVOIR PU ENFANT 🌿🌺🌸PUIS ADOLESCENT💮🪢🌺 L'ENTENDRE LORSQUE JE VENAIS ASSISTER AUX INNOMBRABLES🍋💒🍋 MESSES OU INCALCULABLES 🎶🌺🪢CONCERTS ET QU'IL ÉTAIT PRÉSENT À LA TRIBUNE DU GRAND🪢🎶🇨🇵🪢🎶 ORGUE DE NOTRE-DAME DE PARIS ❤🌿🎶🌻🇲🇬🫂🇲🇬💐🍋🇻🇦💒🇨🇵🌿🤗🏵🌸📚🐈‍⬛🎶🪅🌺🙋‍♂️!!!

what’s that massive chamade like reed on the pedal at 6:46?

Having this, and the others, outstandingly remastered, is invaluable ! Thanks !

The well-spring from whence Cochereau flourished... Amazing!

Very impressive performance!

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Entre 0.20 et 0.45 c'est mon oreille qui déconne ou les fautes ....

In 1967, I had the wonderful opportunity to play this magnificent organ.

Some corrections- the organ cost $100,000 to build. Also, the organ only takes up the front 1/3 of the grille with the Echo division speaking down through a tone chute at the rear.

here from Cesar Franck. thank you for introducing me to the beautiful world of organ music and for reinvigorating my love of listening. i didn’t expect to sit and listen to every piece you linked, but i did. and i was astounded when i heard how much of an orchestra an organ really is. an entire symphony in one instrument. through you, this deep swelling has truly touched, grasped my soul in a way i cannot describe. it’s entirely new but calls upon so many experiences from my past of piano playing, exemplified in a new light. it’s so wonderful to let yourself get wrapped up in the beauty of something, and I cannot thank you enough for reawakening this idea in me. i found myself playing along with this piece in my head, despite having never heard it before. being utterly carried away by the melody. what a wondrous moment that i will treasure forever - thanks to your introduction. the way i view music itself, an art so dear to me I’m near tears at the thought of it, has been cast with an additionally suddenly new and quite welcome way. from the depths of my heart and my soul, i thank you and this organist who’s revived something i couldn’t quite place my finger on, this thing i lost but have now found. know that, somewhere, you’ve touched someone named Lou who is forever grateful to you from the bottom of his heart.

Bought the Vinyl LP in early 70s in Washington DC. Got the score from Pittsburgh, Listened to it 1000 times, took me maybe 4 years to learn to play it. Both my Organ teachers said they never heard of this piece. It is hard as hell to play. My doctoral professor said: "I thought it would never end" Double Fugue. My favorite piece of music.

This by the man who taught me how to organ. Christopher Herrick.

At first, the church on the photo is St-Eustache, NOT St-Sulpice, where Dupré was the resident organist.

Incidentally, I loved those Haydn House LP to CD transfers! They had a lot of E.Power Biggs albums too! Too bad they went out of business or something, because their website is no longer there on-line.

My favorite recordings that he did at St. Sulpice were the Franck's works that were on Volume 3 with the Grandé Piéce Symphonique, Pastorale and the Fantasie in A (which is my all-time fave) and the three chorales with Piéce Heroique at the Aeolian-Skinner at St. Thomas' church in NYC. This GORGEOUS piece was on volume 2, the Lamento being my fave of the album, all recorded between 1956 to 59. Love his performances in these! SUBLIME!

Very nice recording. Sounds are clear. When I've heard it in person the sound seemed garbled and unclear. May have just been the guest organists that were unfamiliar with how to register in such a large cathedral with so much reverb.

À LA MÉMOIRE❤🌿💛🌿❤ INEFFABLE DU GRANDISSIME MAÎTRE🎶✒📃🍒🌸 CATHOLIQUE ORGANISTE PIERRE COCHEREAU🌸📚🍒🦁😇 (1924-1984) TITULAIRE DES GRANDES ORGUES HISTORIQUES🌸🇲🇫✝️🇲🇫🌸 DE LA BASILIQUE MÉTROPOLITAINE🎶🇲🇫🎶 DE NOTRE-DAME DE PARIS POUR SON IMMENSE CHARITÉ🌸😇🇻🇦✝️🍒💒 CHRÉTIENNE À L'ÉGARD DES PLUS HUMBLES❤🌿🇻🇦💛🇻🇦🌿❤ !!!MERCI À DIEU D'AVOIR PU ENFANT🎶🦊🌸 PUIS ADOLESCENT☎️💛🌸 L'ENTENDRE LORSQUE JE VENAIS ASSISTER AUX INNOMBRABLES🌼💒🌼 MESSES OU INCALCULABLES CONCERTS💛🎧🎶💒📲🌼⛑ ET QU'IL ÉTAIT PRÉSENT À LA TRIBUNE🥰🇲🇬⛑💛 DU GRAND ORGUE DE NOTRE-DAME DE PARIS ❤🌿🇻🇦✝️🇲🇫🌿❤🎶🍒🦁✒📃📚💛🎧🌸🙋‍♂️!!!

Hat mit der ursprünglichen Trocadero-Orgel von Aristide Cavaillé-Coll nicht mehr viel zu tun...

❤🎶GRANDISSIME Maître catholique🎶💛 organiste Pierre COCHEREAU (1924-1984) ❤😇📚🇻🇦✝️🇲🇬💒🇲🇫🌼🌿💛🎶🌸🪅🙋‍♂️!!!