🎵 A Christmas Organ Recital from St Edmundsbury Cathedral | Richard Cook

[@richardcook182]

Thank you all for your kind comments! They mean a great deal, and I’m so glad the recital has been well-received. Huge thanks to BiS Richard for capturing the sound and video so beautifully.

[@beautyinsound]

It was a real joy to feature you on BIS, and as you’ll see by all the comments your playing was exemplary. I hope to have you again!

[@markswintonorganist8227]

So great to see Richard in his element. He was one of the best Organ Scholars we've had at Warwick during the last decade - a superb musician and colleague!

[@edwardwilliamson1863]

I love your brilliant and well-thought out registrations. The lines were so clean and clear with wonderful texture. I am always in awe of both English and French organists, and you exemplify what is great about English organ performance. Can't beat the acoustics of these beautiful cathedrals , but it takes organists of great talent to take full advantage of those spaces. You do so splendidly. The A-Minor i haven't heard better. I could hear all the nuances of this majestic piece. Your timing, articulation, and phrasing is impeccable.

[@timothyj1966]

The Six Interludes on Christmas Carols.... WOW!!! Just WOW! Kind of Jacob Collier meets Classical

[@spartacuscesar]

This channel is a treasure that I was searching for. Thanks!

[@latroupe.chaine]

Merci pour ces Noëls qui célèbrent si bellement la venue du Sauveur !

[@davidfletcher8558]

This recital is a superb start to the BiS winter organ festival and I particularly enjoyed all of it !!!!! Many thanks to this evenings talented organist Richard Cook who clearly knows his way inside out and around the St Edmundsbury Harrison and Harrison instrument. BWV 729 is 1 of my all time favourites and the Brahms piece just wonderful. As for the Jongon finale - WoW - Definitely worth another listen !! The quality of sound recording and the camera shots just go to showcase Richard McVeigh at his finest. Thank you again.

[@ralphchou4719]

What a great way to start the 2021 Winter BiS Festival. Thanks to Richard Cook for his wonderful recital and commentary, and to Richard McVeigh for his excellent video and audio editing. Although it will be difficult to catch all of the Festival via the livestream, I will definitely use the playback to enjoy all of the music.

[@HarpsichordHymnsTimRemington]

Beautiful music and wonderful performance! A magnificent organ and beautiful church! Thank you for creating this excellent video and sharing it.

[@alessandrofranco6636]

》from Brazil Bravo Bravo Bravo ! Great Richard Cook ! Your performance is a gift for us. Thank you for special music.

[@David-d6w1m]

I love it when you go to these big cathedrals

[@jerrymartin79]

Bravo Richard Cook!! A very exciting program and beautifully played. Bravo Richard McVeigh on another thrilling organ production. Just super!!! 😊

[@DrChaad]

Beautiful program selections, instrument, engineering and musicianship, from top to bottom. I can't even decide what is my favorite part, but the superb recording quality makes it all the more delicious. With good headphones, I am there, in the sanctuary. My ears will be back many times for more. Thanks for making the extra effort to post the nice program index. ✡️✝️🎹🕊 ·

[@traceyedson9652]

That was an elegant recital, and on such an elegant organ. Thank-you.

[@alasdairvincent6248]

What a wonderful recital for the coming of Christmas.

[@tomlessner]

Wow! Liked his selections. A sincere thank you for doing these concerts, etc. sent a contribution to defer the costs.

[@robertfovargue636]

A wonderful recital, beautifully balanced programme, brilliantly filmed and recorded, masterfully performed. Another special treat. Thank you Richard x 2

[@richardhoover4471]

🎶Truly spectacular recital! Cook is an exciting talent!🎵

[@martym61]

Wonderful recital. Beautiful playing Richard Cook. Great audio and video.

[@richardsedding8444]

Wonderful recital, excellently recorded. Huge thanks to Richard and Richard for a delightful programme on a beautiful instrument. The filming is superb.

[@carolynclark1724]

Beautiful organ and pipes!

[@DCTOnline]

What a way to start the winter festival! Thank you Richard for arranging this and the fantastic audio/video work! And a huge thank you & bravo to Richard Cook - what a performance!

[@Dogsnark]

Great performance. Makes me wish I was there.

[@VoxAngelica8]

What a wonderful job Richard! Also great job to Richard Cook!

[@nathanieleismann626]

Fantastic. Thanks once again for all your hard work in making these. Merry Christmas to all.

[@peterallison5021]

The Jongen was/is one og Simon Lindleys "party pieces", he let me record him playing it at Liverpool Cathedral a few years ago

[@ubertuba]

Thank you both Richards!

[@OrganGuyPhil]

Stunning playing, awesome recording, and chills throughout! 🎶

[@caroline.balfour]

Three cheers for Richard Cook! Superb playing. Sorry that we had to change the date so that you were unable to attend live.

[@richardcook182]

Thank you, Caroline! Please don’t apologise at all, I’m delighted to have been featured.

[@VoxAngelica8]

Excited!

[@c3piano]

Christmas greetings from San Pedro, California.

[@bluefunkybassman]

EXCELLENT recital, Richard Cool - really enjoyed it!

[@bluefunkybassman]

CooK!

[@orgelmusikwittgenstein9431]

Great! I wish you all the best and have a good Advent Season, best greetings from Germany! :D

[@ebibs7480]

Thank you so much to Richard Cook for a wonderful recital to start the organ Festival-and Christmas! I wasn't able to watch live but really enjoyed the concert.

[@janemazzola4454]

Magnificent organ concert by Mr. COOK! AND LOVED the visuals throughout of that beautiful Cathedral. Such a combination for your opening BIS Winter Music Festival!

[@David-d6w1m]

To a great organist!

[@jared1870]

Another beautiful organ recital. Thank you.

[@zaepfel]

Thank you all! A wonderful gift of music.

[@toshipillman3983]

Well done Richard, superb playing and beautiful German pronunciation!

[@grahamtwist]

A fabulous recital on a fabulous instrument: bravo!

[@charlieterry5357]

I have enjoyed this recital very much indeed but I mistook Richard Cook who played here so magnificently with my former Chorus Master when I sang with the London Philharmonic Choir between 1984 and 1988.

[@petersumner7367]

A very fine organ.

[@dnbeckmann]

Bravo!

[@aBachwardsfellow]

Richard & Richard with the Harison & Harrison - AWESOME combination: - excellent performance - excellent instrument - excellent ambiance - excellent production ! Despite how good Hauptwerk is, my ears can still hear the difference between a recording in an actual room vs Hauptwerk - the room is better! Thanks to all for this -- it will become my go-to reference for these pieces! :-) PS - question - at 35:54 - 36:02 - are you flying a drone to get those shots above the tops of the pipes? PPS - if not, wouldn't it be cool to fly a drone around in a cathedral to get some spectacular shots?

[@beautyinsound]

Not a drone, but hold that thought…!

[@aBachwardsfellow]

@@beautyinsound - it might make for some spectacular close-ups of the lattice work, etc. - just don't drop it down one of the 32' open diapasons ... ;-)

[@georgerobey9360]

bravo!

[@jakeallinson]

I see now that the north sides of the transept/quire have been considerably modified to accommodate the organ. Was this always part of the church/organ design, or was it modified to carry a substantial organ later on?

[@beautyinsound]

As this part of the cathedral is relatively modern, I suspect that the organ as accommodated into the design of the building.

[@Dogsnark]

Noticing the ever-present human music page turner during this wonderful performance, I wondered anew why iPad-like displays haven’t (apparently) started to take the place of printed sheet music. Electronic displays would seem to obviate not only the need of a page turner, it could have a library of a great number of works in its memory. I’m not a musician so I’m sure there’s something here I’m not considering when thinking about this.

[@edwardhart5466]

Nothing quite like my well marked and used pages.

[@johnlandacre767]

I'm not an expert musician, far from it. But the printed notes are no doubt easier to read, and easier on the eye than a computer screen. At least I would find that to be true for myself. Richard, you are a great organist, and the registrations and your interpretation of these selections are quite wonderful.. Thank you for your study and hard work that produce such glorious music for your listeners.

[@fam.abrahamse-moerman5478]

I have no PayPal. Is there a bank account number. Or Ideal?

[@GZ9090]

What happened with the organ stop demonstration video?

[@richardmcveigh4808]

It'll be online in due course - after the Organ Festival. Time has not been on my side over the past few weeks and I'm trying to keep up!

[@GZ9090]

@@richardmcveigh4808 Thank you!

[@raynere4154]

Hi

[@SuperChiefTube]

What a wonderful recital. Very enjoyable and educational. However, with utmost respect, I must take exception to your calling this a Christmas Recital. A recital, yes, most definitely. But there was nothing in any of the marvelous music that would draw me closer to the spirit of the Christmas season in any sense; much less to Christ, himself. Just saying.