BORODIN - IN THE STEPPES OF CENTRAL ASIA - ORGAN SOLO - JONATHAN SCOTT HEREFORD CATHEDRAL

[@georgejohnson1498]

Born in Hereford in1961, I have been to many concerts in Hereford Cathedral over the last fifty plus years. Dr. Roy Massey became a real friend! He used to call me "Johnson!" when the term was merely a surname! I was privileged to turn the pages of a manuscript, when he played world premiere, but he was so easy to turn for. He simply nodded when he wanted a new page, and that was up to four bars early! And the great old organ has not been ruined. It must be one of the most colourful Father Willis organs in existence. And now we come to this performance. The full glory of the old almost original organ makes magic! And the magic is only partly from the instrument and the wonderful setting. No matter how good the instrument - what really matters is the player! And in this case his dear brother who caught it in perfect sound, and brilliantly filmed recreations of the warm atmosphere of the beautifully wrecked structure of a great old Cathedral. Thank you dear brothers Scott for one one of the nicest musical vids I seen and heard in many years. Bullseye. Best wishes for George who still lives in Herefordshire... PS: There is a good organ in Bromyard Parish Church [Hawkswood, I believe], but certainly atmospheric. Possibly worth a film, and being only a mile away, I certainly would wish to attend the rehearsal and concert! Dr Roy Massey made the first concert after the massive rebuild and yes it it is nice instrument.

[@sandybrown2610]

❤you guys

[@cristinaaguirre1596]

Intended to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Tzar Alexander III reign, in the end Borodin dedicated In the Steppes... To F. Liszt. If Borodin had had the chance to listen to Jonathan's version most certainly he would have rewritten his dedication You are the best Jonathan !! ❤ Really moving rendition.

[@cristinaaguirre1596]

Thanks my Dear Brothers. Just magnificent and moving. Thanks Jonathan and Tom for always being with us. All best to you both

[@klemensbrumann3952]

Wieder ein sehr schönes Video.Auch die Kameraführung ist großartig. Vielen Dank für dieses Video.👍👍👍😀😀😀🎼🎼🎶🎶

[@annemcgirt5296]

The generosity of the two of you is exceeded only by the level of your many talkents. It is not often that one person brings joy, wonder and awe to audiences but to have that level of caring and willingness to share times two is amazing, especially in this day and age! Mere thanks is not enough and I hope to be able to send a monetary thank you soon!!

[@jaybeeshultz]

This is one of those pieces that transports my mood to another world......LOVE IT!! Thank you Jonathan.

[@johardy-bishop9105]

I was lucky enough to be there and the Borodin was perfect on that organ. Thank you, Jonathan.

[@debsg2024]

The music and arrangement are very beautiful. And this organ, the organist and the filming are wonderful as always. Thank you very much! 🥰👍🙋🏻‍♀️

[@renataanna9732]

Truly E.H. Lemare of our time. I listened to this beautiful music. Great transcription by Jonathan and, as always, wonderful visuals and sound by Tom. Thank you both so much. Really enjoyed every single video and post. Stay well. ❤ Greetings to all music lovers.

[@terryr.sublimeorganmusic]

Beautiful registrations inspire visions of nomads & their animals traversing the plains. Wonderful performance on Hereford"s fantastic instrument. ❤ Such a pleasure to have been at the premiere. Thanks for sharing this piece & the gorgeous images. 💐💐🎹🎶

[@gordonfinn846]

This piece is right at the top of my Top Ten, and played in the place where I was confirmed in the Church of England in 1953, while aerving in the Royal Air Force. What a tonic! Thank you.

[@jabezcreed]

So this is a bizarre tidbit. The oldest video I "saved" on KZbin is a recording of this song. I literally created a KZbin account over a decade ago so that I could return to hear the Steppes any time I wanted.

[@stepps511]

I very much look forward to each of these videos, Tom and Jonathan. Your arrangement of this delightful music perfectly displays the versatility of the organ and your amazing talent. Thank you! And thanks, Tom, as always, for your wonderful videography and audio!

[@HP-Aw-Haltepunkt-Auwiesen]

Danke für dieses schön anzusehende und so gut anzuhörende Plädoyer für die Orgelmusik ... Kompliment an Spieler und Filmer ... 💐

[@iantaf5559]

A beautiful rendition. Thank you, Jonathan. Marvellous what you can do with half a clothes peg!!

[@LJAllen1000]

Jonathan never fails to toy with our emotions and senses and generally sock it to us 🧦🎾

[@annemcgirt5296]

The generosity of the two of you in sharing your music and videography is exceeded only by the level of your talents. I never cease to be amazed that two brothers from one family can achieve world class fame! I hope you can do a piano/organ duet of Jesu Joy of Man's Desiring sometime between now and November 23rd. That will be our 50th wedding anniversary and one of my cousins played the organ and a woman that I taught with played the piano then. Unfortunately, I was on the porch of the church at the time and couldn't hear it. It has always been a favorite and my talents are miniscule in comparison to either of you!! I love a piano/organ duet and the two of you are undoubtedly the premier piano/organ combination in the history of music!! Thanks for the many, many hours of joy and solitude!

[@spencersmith2798]

Lovely transcription! What talent and taste…

[@willortiz3547]

Hello Jonathan and Tom. It was special to hear this wonderful Borodin composition played both masterfully and powerfully on the pipe organ at Hereford Cathedral! Best regards, Will Ortiz

[@mariadesa1434]

How beautiful both the arrangement and the video turned out! I can't stop watching and I keep imagining horses running in the sun on a warm, bright day in a place that disappears into the horizon! Congratulations and thank you both for the beautiful video! ❤❤🥰

[@pst3615]

Mesmerizing, this is just what I needed after a very stressfull period. I've felt a sort of calm coming over me, this is the power of music. Thank you for this beautiful arrangement on this stunning instrument and sharing this magnificent music.

[@arthurclark8351]

I don’t know when in the world I have spent 2 enjoyable hours as I have for the past 2. I have heard music played that I have never heard played on an organ. He had all the stops pulled out. It sounded as though he had a full orchestra behind him. A piece or two his feet must have run 5 miles. Would love to see the brothers in a live concert. The organ is my favorite musical instrument but it takes someone that really knows how to play it. Organists such as the Scott brothers are a dying art. You just don’t see many of them anymore and certainly not with the talent they have. By the same token there are no more Bachs or Beethovens and etc that can write music like they did and especially with the organs they had to work with back then. Thanks for the enjoyable, peaceful afternoon. Great job!

[@Lemopalm]

Wonderful

[@paulkoza8652]

Nice.

[@user-pw3tr1xg2x]

A Fine Transcription of this work, orginally composed as a soundtrack to a tableau vivant. Thank you also to Tom for the "short " featuring the Impressive pipe work of this fine Willis Instrument.

[@carolpredeth9866]

That is a gorgeous transcription of this piece & it's wonderful to hear it again. Monday's concert was absolutely amazing - I loved every minute! The organ is definitely on my list of favourites. So glad I was able to make it! xx

[@kenlawrence3007]

Awesomely beautiful!

[@RobertBooker-xi8cc]

I didn't know this piece before. Lovely, sensitive playing by Jonathan on a fine instrument. And thanks to Tom for the visuals, especially the windows. It was good to see you in Munich two weeks ago. Brilliant concert there too which my friend and I very much appreciated. Will there be a video from there soon?

[@anjasalentijn145]

Hallo!! The Magic is all over this place! Hereford Cathedral with that Beautiful windows and Organ. Sublieme ❤❤ thank you B B. Always with Love from the Netherlands.❤❤

[@DSZI.ShyHunterBB]

This is incredible work you've done here!

[@valerierixon215]

I was there . At last l have heard Johnathan play live l have been on countdown since knowing the Scott Brothers were coming . Loved every piece and Johnathan l love how you give a back story to every piece . This Boradin was especially moving . To the lovely couple l met from Shropshire hello you know who you are you looked after my seat . Needless to say l have not washed my hands for a week Johnathan gives his time to talk to everyone personally at the end and the queue was quite long !!! I did get to shake your hand and give you a personal WOOPDEWOO TIMES 10 !!!!!. VAL

[@robertthomson9808]

Beautiful performance and video. First time I have heard this on the King of Instruments. Thanks gents.

[@TrinityDivineMozart]

This is a wonderful and divine performance it is a wonderful organ. 🙏🎼💛

[@epincion]

Thanks Jonathan a beautiful transcription of a wonderful work by a great man. Thanks Tom for the artistry and quality of the sound and video

[@pst3615]

This thursday I've got the news that our former CEO had taken his own life. It shook me to the core, because I knew him well. We've had some serious head to head collisions, but also had an sence of agreement when discussing matters. My first encounter with him was on an early morning when he barged in and yelled at everyone that the place was a mess. I replied to him that we normally started the day with wishing each other a good morning. Since that day we got somekind of connection. The rest of the day of the announcement wasn't very productive and I couldn't wait to get home. Strangely enough this was the first piece of music that came to my mind when learning of his untimely death and after listening several times it still brings tears to my eyes. I really hope he found his peace and this music will always remind me of him.

[@valerierixon215]

Now l have to only listen to the Borodin and l am transported back to Bank Holiday Monday at Hereford cathedral my happy place listening to this live WOOPDEWOO

[@sarahmason7544]

Never heard of this before it's beautiful and beautifully played

[@rossmorrow3013]

I’m stuck for words of admiration!

[@marionilla]

❤ Вообще мне подумалось недавно - в какое удивительное время мы живем !!! Раньше я слушала одну и ту же кассету с клавессинной музыкой . Я даже не задумывалась над тем кто исполнял ее . Просто ее посоветовал купить продавец с гарантией того , что она мне понравиться . А здесь предоставляются такие роскошные возможности !!!!! И музыка , и видео и сами авторы - просто чудо !

[@helderfarinha879]

Superb transcription and registration. 6:35 sounds like a real orchestra. Congratulations

[@mandyofmarymac]

I'm captured in that Borodin spell. Thank you both. XX

[@gmfamcdonald1465]

I thought I heard a fleeting echo of "Stranger in Paradise", hauntingly drifting across the atmospheric canvass of sound.

[@mandyofmarymac]

@@gmfamcdonald1465 Well put. Yes, you did. According to Jonathan, that song was featured in the Broadway production of "Kismet" for which he was honored with a Tony Award years after he passed.

[@peternaryd_operasinger]

Wonderful 👏👏❤️

[@evamolnar8661]

Csodás volt! Köszönöm szépen!❤

[@amangogna68]

Fantastic ! ❤

[@MrAsBBB]

Stunning! Simply

[@alanatolstad4824]

A favorite of mine. Hearing it on the organ changes the mood, but that's OK. Thanx, Fellas.

[@marionilla]

Я прослушала внимательно дважды . Красивое исполнение и очень красивое видео . Спасибо ❤ !

[@vestastreeb657]

Thank you!!! Love it.

[@grahamtwist]

A W E S O M E L Y B R I L L I A N T ! An organ transcription (and performance) that demonstrates why the King of Instruments is equal to any orchestra when played by virtuoso hands and feet . . . and cunningly sustained notes! B R A V O !

[@jeannedavies289]

This is one of my favourite pieces of music. Thank you for posting and I hope to hear it at the Bridgewater some day maybe? Also loved the shots of Hereford Cathedral - I was there last year and took photos of the organ wondering if you had played it!

[@marionilla]

И еще мне подумалось при виде Ангела ..Церковь - мистическое место . Если люди забыли о молитве , то молиться за них Ангел . Так принято считать .

[@thallysdacostalima951]

We’re Finally Landing Home On Organ. In the Blessed Sacrament Church Located In New Rochelle. New York.