César Franck, Final in Bb Op 21. | Hauptwerk, Caen Sampleset

[@richmcveigh]

I wonder how many people will instantly think of their Grade 7 ABRSM when hearing the opening of this??

[@jerrymartin79]

Oh my GOSH - I have known this melody line and it's been driving me NUTS as to where I knew it from... of course!!! Those were the days 🤣

[@RienSchalkwijk]

One of the special things that can happen while listening to music is when you suddenly become aware that the tears are streaming down your cheeks. Because your mind can’t handle the amount of beauty it has to process. This piece, your playing, did this to me. One of the best performances from this fantastic piece I’ve ever heard. Bravo Jerry. Be proud. Be very proud.

[@jerrymartin79]

Wow, Rien - thank you so much! I am very humbled by your kind words, and it means the world to me that you felt the music that way! It is always my goal to try and bring my audience on a journey, and your feedback makes my day! Thank you!!! 😊

[@QarlKittyOrgan]

As always, my heart is overwhelmed with such feeling of joy and inspiration listening to you play. Thank you for this, Jerry.

[@jerrymartin79]

Thank you so much Carlos - I am so glad you enjoyed this! Best wishes!

[@sydneyorgans3250]

Your description says it perfectly. It is very much Franck - in varied moods - with a liberal amount of Lefebure-Wely seasoning. Unusual, interesting and enjoyable. Thanks!

[@jerrymartin79]

Thank you very much 😊 I really appreciate that!!

[@BrooksLehnig]

What a lovely surprise this afternoon! There is something wholesomely, joyously French in that opening pedal line (though demanding). I can't think of a better rendition. Thank you for preparing and sharing it, Jerry! You are becoming quite the Franckafficionado. B R A V O ! !

[@jerrymartin79]

Thank you so very much Brooks! I'm so glad you enjoyed this and thank you for your very kind words 😊

[@Tonyd5996]

Wow Jerry! You absolutely mastered that piece. My admiration for your keyboard skills and exquisite expressions blows me away. Just when it seems that you could mot get any better you somehow succeed in doing so. Many congratulations and thanks to KZbin for giving us the pleasure of being entertained by your good self.

[@jerrymartin79]

Thank you so much Anthony - it's a joy to share this! 😊

[@AlejandroConsolacionII]

Jerry, This is brilliant! Wonderful performance of this Frank's Finale!

[@jerrymartin79]

Thank you so much 😊

[@ClaraOrgan]

Awesome! Dear Jerry!! Very stunning piece and you did a great job! Your registration with Caen is amazing! I also love the clear pronunciation of pedal! Congratulations! bravo! Jerry!! 👍👍👍🙏🙏🙏🌹🌹🌹😀😀😀💕💕💕 It's so great! 😍😍😍

[@jerrymartin79]

Awesome! Thank you! I really appreciate that!!!!

[@luziiluizth.8742]

I always love the quality of your music 🎶🎼🎹 It's great 👌👌 Really enjoyed Thanks for sharing Super big Big like thumbs up 👍👍 Luiz here again 🤗🎸🎸 Keep intouch 👍❤️

[@jerrymartin79]

I appreciate it 😊 Thank you for dropping by

[@philipaggesen]

Jerry what a wonderful upload and recording. You have really done a great job and it’s perfect to set the mood for festivities 🥳

[@jerrymartin79]

Thank you so very much Philip! I really really appreciate that 😊 Franck is amazing!

[@nakorganist]

Hello Jerry, this is a very impressive organ work, I am very moved after listening to it for the 2nd time. I've never experienced it like this. The sample set goes perfectly with this music! Greetings and many thanks for the beautiful moments, Roland

[@jerrymartin79]

Thank you so very very much Roland - I appreciate that. There is a wonderful depth to Franck's compositions, and it was a joy to dig deep into this one! Greetings!

[@AkiyaVaquaz]

☾💛👍🏻🔔 The way you do the work gracefully - I am very proud of you. Thanks for going through all the hassle and making them worth it. You have the absolute power to rise above any situation or struggle and transform yourself into the strongest and most beautiful version of yourself ever. We feel that what we do is just a drop in the ocean. However, without the drop, the sea would be shallower. Congratulations and best of luck for your promising future. Great job, you are amazing, you are important, you are special, you are unique, and you are valuable! Never give up, go ahead, fight for your dreams, everything will get better for you, I wish you good luck. You have my full supportt 🎁

[@jerrymartin79]

Thank you so very very much for your kind words! I really appreciate this - music has such a power for us. Best wishes!

[@DCTOnline]

Bravo Jerry!! an absolutely incredible performance!! BRAVO!!

[@jerrymartin79]

Thank you very very much!

[@johnhiggins7140]

Hi Jerry, fantastic performance, thanks so much for sharing! I've really been captivated by Franck's music over the last few years, it's so full of emotion, intricate and chromatic, while also having such amazing solo melodies. Bravo for great performance! I hope one day you might be persuaded for play the other two large chorales! Take care, John

[@jerrymartin79]

Thanks so very very much John! I'm glad you enjoyed this and am glad I finally got around to learning this one - I guess I had better get to work on the rest :) Thanks for the encouragement!

[@remi-chapalain]

What a gorgious piece ! Fantasticly played ! Bravo Jerry !

[@jerrymartin79]

Thank you Remi - it really has some amazing moments - such a fun piece!

[@orgelhase]

Brilliant, just brilliant!! Both the music and your masterful performance. I am bit late to the party and will check on your other recent uploads, too. Bravo!!

[@jerrymartin79]

Thank you so much 😊 It's such a great piece!

[@Markus.K]

Wow, Jerry! This piece is "der Hammer" - as we say in Germany. 😅 It's terrific! I feel it is absolutely perfect. Everything fits together so well. And you can tell: you radiate absolute contentment and that transfers to the audience. You love this piece, right? Thank you so much for sharing this great recording with us! 👏👏👏👏

[@jerrymartin79]

Thank you so much! I'm glad you enjoyed it! And yes indeed - I do love this piece!! 🥰

[@mauricecoates1856]

Wow! Another very convincing performance from you Jerry and love the authenticity of the C.C. sound style and the extensions here. I must say though that I remain very troubled with this piece and if it was not clearly stated by you that it was borne with Lefebure-Wely in mind, I would seriously question just how much of it is Franck. For me, having played and loved a lot of Franck’s organ music and also having full knowledge of some of his orchestral wonders too, the typical thumb prints of his compositional style (which admittedly can vary somewhat from one piece to another) are really strangely few and far between in this particular work. It’s almost as if his mindset was well “Have that! Monsieur L.W!” 🤣

[@jerrymartin79]

Thank you SO much Maurice! And I agree 100% with you - I think there is definitely more than a touch of 'take that' to this work 😊

[@World.of.Musikk]

What a awesome upload! Excellent work my friend! Have a great weekend

[@jerrymartin79]

Thank you very much 😊 I really appreciate that!!

[@RalphLooij]

Impressive playing, Jerry! I love that entry pedal solo, reminds me of the old masters.

[@jerrymartin79]

Thank you so much Ralph! It's such a fun piece - I admit when I first was learning it I was not entirely sure what I would make of it - but it has ended up being a favorite!

[@james.flores]

Bravo Jerry! Such an epic pedal solo to begin with. I also have FOMO for the Jake extension.

[@jerrymartin79]

A# (a sharp major) - I do not have FOMO for that... why Cesar, why?!!!

[@snp965]

Thank you Jerry - I've not heard this piece before. Well played, I'll have to look into learning this one.

[@jerrymartin79]

I appreciate it 😊 Thank you for dropping by

[@ShortfingerOrgan]

Brilliant! I knew from the movements of your hands and feet that you were a very passionate and sincere organist. Great registration is also suitable for this work. I enjoyed your Franck very well. Thank you!

[@jerrymartin79]

Thank you so very very much! I appreciate your listening and comment 😊

[@organgoesheavy]

Bravo Jerry, that turned out to be an exceptionally good recording! Your perfect phrasing in particular gives this music a deep meaning. Very touched by your recording!!

[@jerrymartin79]

Thank you so much 😊 I appreciate you saying that you perceived some meaning here - there is so much to Franck, and I'm glad I was able to show some of that!

[@marklindseykirkmanorganist5681]

Very fine playing!! Excellent in every way!

[@jerrymartin79]

Thank you so much 😊

[@paulswindenmusic]

An exciting and dynamic performance, Jerry! Nimble finger and pedal work throughout and the perfect sample set to showcase Franck’s compositional genius. Exceptional stuff from you! 👏👍

[@jerrymartin79]

Glad you enjoyed it! Thank you so much Paul - appreciated!!!

[@GerwinBoswijk]

Yeah!!!🎶

[@jerrymartin79]

Thank you so very very much Gerwin 😊

[@OrganNLou]

EXCELLENT PLAYING!!!!!!!

[@jerrymartin79]

Thank you so much 😊

[@kurikokaleidoscope]

Top shelf.

[@jerrymartin79]

I appreciate it 😊 Thank you for dropping by

[@jonathanb1942]

Great job, Jerry!! Very much enjoyed the pedalwork!!

[@jerrymartin79]

Thank you very much 😊 I really appreciate that!!

[@jonathanb1942]

@@jerrymartin79 Thank you for bringing inspiring organ works to us in such an accessible way through these videos!

[@davidnoble1485]

I am sorry that this piece does not get played more often. I remember in the early 1960's I became fascinated by it but then it was almost impossible to find a recording. I eventually found one by Virgil Fox but he plays it so much faster than most people. On that recording he finished in 8:55 and it seems a little rushed to me in parts.

[@jerrymartin79]

Thank you so much 😊 I agree - this is a piece that needs to be heard more. I found inspiration for my interpretation in the performance of Vincent Dubois kzbin.info/www/bejne/o6qnlWWweph2q6M = he is just so incredibly musical! (I'm listening to his interpretation again now - his take on the ''orchestral'' middle bits... divine)

[@MarcusReeves]

I’m hugely enjoying these big Franck pieces in your highly capable hands, Jerry. There are so many dull performances of his music (including mine!) whereas yours sound fresh and energetic! How did you accomplish the overhead camera shots? I’ve not worked that out yet for my own videos yet!

[@jerrymartin79]

I appreciate it 😊 Thank you for dropping by - I'll send you a note with some information about my gear. Really enjoying your videos Marcus!

[@Wirsindda]

Where do I know the first notes of the theme from... there is an earworm starting this way :D Well played, Franck still a garantue for nice music ^.^

[@jerrymartin79]

Thank you so much 😊 I agree - the theme seems very familiar and I wondered too... maybe we have just heard other organists play it - I wonder however if it was picked up for some show/other music - it is such a catchy tune!

[@SteinMarkus]

Another great Franck , very well played, i enjoyed this very much. Just subscribed you channel. Greetings from Germany!

[@jerrymartin79]

Thank you so much - and I appreciate you subscribing! 2024 is going to be a great year: lots of Stanford to remember 100 years since his passing. Will be back to a more regular upload schedule I think!

[@SteinMarkus]

@@jerrymartin79 I have Never played Stanford so far. So in 2024 I will discover his music. Looking forward to your Videos

[@magnifyoparah2402]

❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️🤯❤️❤️❤️Wow!!¡!!

[@jerrymartin79]

Thank you so much 😊 I'm so very glad you enjoyed this!

[@magnifyoparah2402]

@@jerrymartin79 It is my pleasure sir. I have enjoyed every single video of yours❤️

[@keplergso8369]

This work is a pure and little known masterpiece ! Very good choice, and very well played ! I'll play it too in few months, I own the Caen sample too, ideal to play Franck. A question : why do you play the Great on the second keyboard ? Cavaillé-Coll and other french romantic organs own the Great on the first keyboard. Jacques, from France.

[@jerrymartin79]

Thank you so much Jacques! I really appreciate your kind words. Regarding manual ordering: I agree, my performance was not set up as it would be in Europe, however I had just finished preparing it for a live performance here in the US, where the manual order on that instrument was as you see in this video (the joy of Hauptwerk - such an amazing tool for preparation!) kzbin.infoPqnQDX4gD1M?feature=share&t=330

[@keplergso8369]

@@jerrymartin79 Alright, I wish you a good concert 🙂! It is quite funny to know that Franck dedicated this piece to Lefébure-Wély, who, let us be just, only wrote mannered and 'pomp' works, and that this Final is also sometimes qualified like a 'pomp' work ! Which is unfair, it is just a brilliant piece, in my opinion !

[@FraserGartshore]

Merci Maître! 👍👍👍👍👍

[@jerrymartin79]

Thank you so much 😊

[@grahamtwist]

I'm a little late to the party, but I can see why this upload has garnered so many wonderful accolades in the comments that precede mine. This is a fabulous performance, Jerry! Really stunning. You play Franck's 'Final' with such exuberance and panache! I really enjoyed hearing the piece on the Kilgen, but it is so at home on this wonderful Caen extension sample set. Your videography is also professionally produced with perfectly edited visuals revealing what hands and feet are doing and the audio quality is just glorious. I was interested to read what Maurice had to say about this music being somewhat atypical of Franck's style, but I agree with you about there being plenty of tongue-in-cheek fun here. It's almost as if he is saying to Lefébure-Wély: "Well, Alfred . . . if you were within reaching distance of my genius, this is what you might aspire to compose."(!) B R A V O !❤

[@jerrymartin79]

Thank you *so* much Graham! I really appreciate that. I had so much fun making this recording (and I think people got that impression too!) - I have to imagine that CF had more than a little bit of his sense of humor on display in this piece. Those wonderful "orchestral" moments are so very CF - and then the switch to "circus music" - wonderful stuff!