Edward Elgar: Sonata in G, Opus 28. (Liverpool Cathedral)

[@Ann0-23-ky7dq]

What a stamina and exellent good audible display here, both thEE composr and Cantor, thanks,,,,

[@DarrenHogg15121970]

I love the space that you are giving to the music, wonderful!

[@jungorgan]

Great performance at the beautiful cathedral!

[@EElgar1857]

Bravo! This is my favorite organ in the whole world. What fun to see (one of) the blowers start up; thanks for including that! 😁

[@contraposaune]

Thank you! It's a glorious instrument, isn't it?

[@contraposaune]

Apologies for the creaky organ bench being captured in the quieter moments of the recording! In hindsight I had the console a little too close to the front pair of mics.

[@stevieb6368]

One of the greatest Organ Sonatas ever composed. Wonderful to see and hear it performed on the mighty Organ of Liverpool Anglican. It brought back memories of my many trips to Liverpool to hear this Organ, often with Professor Ian Tracey at the Console! Many thanks for posting this! Greetings from Scotland!

[@stephenregan5688]

Thanks so much for this. Really enjoyed it. Please record more there.

[@contraposaune]

There'll definitely be more! Not sure when, but definitely on the agenda!

[@richmcveigh]

Fantastic playing! Beautifully paced, especially for the acoustic.

[@contraposaune]

That is hugely heartwarming coming from you, Richard! Thank you so, so much! Do let me know if you ever find yourself in Liverpool...!

[@peteacher52]

Very well done, Alexander. Any of the lucky buggers present that day could have been forgiven for thinking that Mr Tracey was flexing his digits.

[@markfortuin7111]

Elgar’s grand sonata masterfully performed. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@fitzwilliamontour]

Compositional and interpretative beauty. Thanks very much

[@contraposaune]

Many thanks!

[@f.mackbeverly4395]

Bravo from Atlanta.... Exquisite playing Sir.... Enjoyed the sights & sounds of your concert

[@contraposaune]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@thedevilsreject23]

Bravo 👏🏻🥃 I played this for my FTCL, a beautiful work and performed beautifully on the best organ in the uk in my opinion with the best acoustics 👏🏻

[@FraserGartshore]

A wonderful performance of the ultimate English Organ Sonata. Finally someone who understands the piece in its entirety, and can turn it into a performance EE himself would have adored.

[@contraposaune]

Thank you, Fraser! That’s very kind of you! I adore organ music of this period; both of Elgar and of some of his contemporaries and even slightly later composers such as Percy Whitlock. The Five Short Pieces are on my “to record” list!

[@FraserGartshore]

You should add the Bairstow sonata to that list, it would be perfect on Liverpool!

[@richardharrold9736]

@@FraserGartshore what of poor, misunderstood, underappreciated Basil Harwood? A deeply thoughtful, conscientious musician who has never really recovered from the deep unfashionability into which the Orgelbewegung plunged him...

[@mortondavid]

Absolutely wonderful!

[@contraposaune]

Thank you, David!

[@luccharbonneau9382]

Gorgeous sound

[@cabbagepatch8947]

The most committed, musical and enlightening performance of this wonderfull Sonata that I have heard. Great video too.

[@contraposaune]

You're very kind! Thank you

[@MartinGaskellMusic]

I really liked all the camera angles and especially where you showed where you added the tubas at the end.

[@bbinchi]

Dear Alexander, I am so happy to have discovered your brilliant performance superbly captured in audio and video. Bravo!

[@contraposaune]

Many thanks!

[@normanchristie4524]

I discussed Elgar's choral compositions with a young cathedral musical director, he clearly hadn't understood that Elgar's training had been on the violin so wasn't constrained by the piano.

[@clavier4612]

Bravo, fine sir. I enjoyed it immensely. Pianist here, gradually improving somewhat as an organist. I had never heard this work previously, and could not even think of pulling myself away before the end.

[@jerrycallender7604]

I enjoy seeing this mighty instrument coming to life.

[@normanchristie4524]

This is one of the beast. Sometimes you listen to recordings of a wonderful instrument#

[@jerrycallender7604]

@@normanchristie4524 Have you heard Gery von Hoef on the Liverpool? St Baaf's in Ghent is among the 'gutsiest'..Gert has 3 videos on that instrument.

[@stephenregan5688]

Final release with reverb is so amazing.

[@chrisgreenwood1020]

This is lovely, and that organ is magnificent. It,s so nice to see it played from the main console too, and not that coffin looking thing downstairs.

[@contraposaune]

This was recorded on the mobile console.... 😂

[@mattsub1]

very, very good Alexander

[@silviosaditesche1556]

Gratulationen an den jungen Domkantor!

[@georgemurphy2579]

If given a choice of playing any single organ in Europe - it would be this one, with no contest! In fact, two out of four organs on the continent that I favor are in that city.

[@richardharrold9736]

I could never narrow it down to four even in England alone (less still the whole of the UK and Ireland)... let alone expanding my view to the continent.

[@jimbocoupe]

Great performance; greetings from Worcester

[@alancorley3675]

Beautiful performance & acoustics

[@contraposaune]

Thank you!

[@patrickhougardy1078]

Bonjour je suis le concepteur de HARMONIE Josette je viens d'écouter un extrait c'est impressionnant. Comme j'ai relié mon ampli Rotel à un usb dac via un très bon cable rca je ferai un teste au salon des mon arrivée avant l'ouverture du public et de mes collègues via mon téléphone en whifi. Bien cordialement

[@jorgebatista2252]

O rei de todos os instrumentos, é a minha opinião.

[@jerrycallender-qm7zr]

'Gert van Hoef's improvisation' showcasing this instrument is chill-inducing and ranks with Dr. Fox's finest!

[@SirReginaldBlomfield1234]

van Hoef is one of if not THE most dull and uninspiring organists on the planet. You clearly have no taste whatsoever.

[@peterbrand7131]

Amazing!

[@contraposaune]

You're very kind!

[@peterbrand7131]

@@contraposaune Such seamless control over the organ, especially those Infinite Frustration Swell Pedals which many organists struggle with. Bravo!

[@contraposaune]

Once you get used to them, you realise how brilliant they are, especially given the alternatives at the time they were developed!

[@peterbrand7131]

@@contraposaune They are very effective.

[@md95065]

Very nicely done!

[@contraposaune]

Thank you!

[@f.mackbeverly4395]

Can't wait to learn if you have begun to compose your own feelings at the organ for everyone to admire. My guess is they will be sensational...!

[@wouterattheorgan]

very well done, such different registrations all round while almost not changing the setzer system registration because you have so many manuals haha

[@cjashworth]

Is it just me, or is the iPad in a different place depending upon from which side we view the console? When viewed from the left, the left hand edge of the iPad is to the right of middle C. When viewed from the right it seems further left!

[@wouterattheorgan]

so are the multiple buttons for each seperate blower? seems kinda weird to me seeing you can't use the whole organ if you don't have a certain blower enabled? but seeing the scale of those things maybe power savings?

[@contraposaune]

Basically, yes. There are two “main” blowers; with additional blowers for the high pressure (30” and 50”) stops, plus the departments located in other parts of the building not supplied by the main blowing plant. When you consider the way the organ is laid out, and how we use it, it’s perfectly logical.

[@magesterium2485]

The final bars of the last movement Presto Comodo says it all ! Simply faultless and played with conviction.

[@contraposaune]

Thank you! Definitely not faultless but I appreciate your kindness.

[@wouterattheorgan]

The art of playing any music is playing so confidently noone knows you actually messed up somewhere

[@rowanlidbury]

You're only allowed one take.

[@SirReginaldBlomfield1234]

I don't often give praise to young organists BUT this was superb to say the least. Excellent tempi and registration. A hearty well done that man, and a prodigious yes. Personally I find it amusing to see the new Echo stops placed immediately below those of the Bombarde division. 😁