Franz Liszt "St Francis of Paola Walking on the Waves" - KALEVI KIVINIEMI - St. Sulpice, Paris

©KALEVI KIVINIEMI
Finnish concert organist Kalevi Kiviniemi plays "St Francis of Paola Walking on the Waves" by Franz Liszt at the Church of Saint-Sulpice in Paris, France.
The Great Organ reconstructed by Aristide Cavaillé-Coll in 1862. This impressive instrument is perhaps the summit of Cavaillé-Coll's craftmanship and genius. It is considered to be Cavaillé-Coll's magnum opus, featuring 102 speaking stops, and is the most impressive instrument of the romantic French symphonic-organ era.
Every organ-music-friend should check out this wonderful co-operation by Kalevi Kiviniemi, Daniel Roth, Pétur Sakari and Christophe Zerbini. Enjoy!

[@tiinahongisto5979]

R. I. P. Kalevi 🙏🏻

[@class87srule]

Shows the musicianship and humility of Daniel Roth that he's willing to be registrant and page turner for another virtuoso. What a guy he is!

[@johnfcrowley5810]

Deepen's ones appreciation even more.

[@jaakkotyni]

Every recording from St. Suilpice is so fun ’cause them show all the things what’s happening behind the console. Like in 8:06 Roth: ”When?” Kiviniemi: ”NOW!”

[@larikipe940]

Well, that was exceedingly entertaining on so many levels. It takes a village....

[@charleslayton9463]

For those commenting on the noisy action of the organ, please keep in mind that the console is a great distance from the listeners on the main floor. In the loud sections, they couldn't hear the noisy barker machine, and in the quiet sections, usually there is far less coupling, making the barker much quieter. Same for the talking. Almost certainly inaudible on the main floor.

[@iamrepete]

One composer,and it takes four people to perform this...not to demean them,but Liszt was a genius!

[@lucasgust7720]

@@xReMmiXXAlso remember that this was composed originally for piano.

[@Chesterbarnes1]

Kalevi Kiviniemi plays with FIRE!!!!!! POWERFUL!!!! He takes your breath away watching him!!!!!

[@KSL1972LLC]

Proof positive that organists don't need combination actions...just a team of gifted console assistants! And it looks like playing this instrument is a workout especially at the climax of this selection.

[@BurkhardTerhart]

06:27 : "Yamm!!" Absolutely wonderful! Thanks for sharing these wonderful moments with us!

[@xReMmiXX]

I use it ass ring tone...:D

[@douglasjensen8986]

I loved everything about this. The Barker lever sounds are what the organist hears, and they remind the listener nearby that it is a tracker organ. I loved watching Roth's expressions and comments and registrant collaboration, and I enjoyed watching Pétur singing along. Yes, Kiviniemi's transcription isn't much like the piano original, but it's not supposed to be. He is a wonderful organist.

[@douglasjensen8986]

I can't resist re-expressing my love for this video, I have watched and listened to it so many times.

[@MsSinyria]

what I really like is the intense concentration and the energetic playstyle of Mr Kiviniemi :)

[@zachbjornson9103]

+MrSintharas I like the sunglasses. :)

[@jobstvieten5086]

the sunglasses. :) ich sehr mehr diesen Adipösen Burschen an seiner Seite. *lach

[@charlesdavis7087]

Registrants can be of the highest importance to the performer. Wow... on all of you... in action with Liszt. Chromatic showoff. Loved it. Thanks again.

[@1401JSC]

"It's like driving a truck", as Cochereau used to say about the Vierne console in Notre-Dame Cathedral !

[@gert.ronner]

Yes, but he said that because that console never functioned properly.

[@michaelgamble296]

But this 'truck' needs FOUR drivers to be in full control!!!

[@larikipe940]

Holy shit. I've watched this like a thousand times, and there are so many things I LOVE about this I don't know where to begin.

[@raphaelmeyer9940]

I really love each M. Kiviniemi's interpretation ! But I am always quite surprised that the instrument is still working after him ;)

[@peteacher52]

Wonderful! Two great luminaries of the organ!

[@leongreen8088]

Bravo to the registrants, too!

[@keithmansell206]

This guy has amazing ability on the organ and he must rehearse very and over again,and I would love to hear him live. What ever organ he plays he is the master of it and shows his ability to play change registrations without needing a second pair of hands,in other words the master of his instrument, and hope to see much more. Keith mansell.

[@TheHouseofVinyl]

Holy shit!!!

[@RWAS073]

Lizt should be played with passion. Mr. KIVINIEMI has it. Thanks!

[@arnaudarnorganic6433]

magnifique interpretation. cet orgue sonne merveilleusement pour la musique de Liszt. cette pièce est une des plus émouvantes à mon goût. SUPERBE!

[@nexttothegodsyoutube4353]

Marvelous to hear this tremendous adventure. Bravo to the console crew.

[@riikka1998nikulainen]

Kalevi Kiviniemi plays concerts in Stuttgart Matthäus Kirche on Oct 22nd at 8 PM and Leipzig Gewandhaus on Oct 27th at 8 PM

[@pordzio]

Best proof of someone "getting" the music: Singing along while playing or listening. Look at Petur around 5:30 :)

[@kalevikiviniemi-sinifoniao8882]

***** Hi! Petur had high temperature then. Almost 40 Celsius.

[@birdandthe]

PIANO TRANSCRIPTION ? ANYWAY AWESOME, THE GUY ON RIGHT IS VERY STRESSED BY ROTH !!

[@jcurwen]

ummmm ff-ff-uumfff, uuummm-ff-uuuummfffff. but still awesome performance!

[@raphaelmeyer9940]

Really love your comment ! M. Kiviniemi is the most "rock'n roll" organist I know

[@nfwqhrfh]

Wow, really amazing teamwork! Beautiful to see how everyone plays his part in this great performance. Thank you for sharing this maestro's. What I can not understand, is that 26 people disliked this video. Really guys, what is there not to like about this video??

[@kempedkemp]

WOW. That was a very impressive performance! Thank you for publishing.

[@SongsForSorrows]

6:28 sounds like that near ending part of Bach's Toccata and Fugue.

[@samshearman5251]

Love the girations more than the sound coming out.

[@tropelars]

5:30... so cool to listen, I have heard it several times over and over!

[@RobertoCistellini]

Wanderful! Amazing!!!

[@Mindseas]

Wow. This was wonderful to watch and listen to. Thank you!

[@alancordwell9759]

Wonderful! Thank you :)

[@mikkosarsila]

Kalevi Kiviniemi on mestari. Hyrynsalmella on hyvät urut vanhassa puukirkossa. Tulisipa Kalevi sinne joku kesä urkuja kokeilemaan ja konsertoimaan!🙂

[@georgefieldsjr.640]

Beautifully Played! The same organ Charles Marie Widor played, Amazing ! 😅😊😊😊❤❤❤

[@MrAlexandredelsin]

Gorgeous!!!

[@denox16]

Vibrante e grandiosa apresentação!!!

[@isaiahbaggett5014]

You know shit is about to go down when you see THREE page turners/stop operators!!!

[@Offshoreorganbuilder]

Yes, this is a well-known sign, in all the higher musical circles, that the excrement is scheduled for descent.

[@emikoussi14]

Fantastic cooperation :)

[@pierre5999]

bravo ! tres beau morceau

[@fernandocaroaceituno1646]

En ese órgano seguro que se respira paz,Daniel parece buena persona y no es como en España que no dejan que los alumnos superen a los profesores y superiores.

[@Highinsight7]

It's a NICE transcription... and player EXTREMELY well... (I could used a bit more rubato in spots...) I still prefer it on the piano... all that being said... it was FUN to watch!

[@charlesdavis7087]

That must have been one fucking evening for all of them. Wow. Liszt inspired by St. Francis... Paola walking on the waves. Interesting subject. Leave it Kalevi to try. We shall listen and see.

[@williamskylark4089]

For those not familiar with organs--what I mean was the action was noisy --hear that knock knock. Never heard this one of the great organs before.

[@andre26071955]

william skylark They posted the recording microphones about next to the key-desk, that's why you hear thous sounds of the mechanics.

[@stefanodeluca-jl2si]

R.I.P. Grande Maestro

[@dissilymordentroge5818]

I cannot see the point of positioning the microphone so close to the keyboard we’re subjected to the rattle and clunk of the key mechanism. It subtracts rather than adds to the musical experience.

[@fromthepeanutgallery1084]

FREAKS!!! I luv it.

[@poyhtarip]

Käsittämätön intensiteetti!

[@dominiquerebourgeon2174]

Oui, j´ai vu Liszt, entendu Kiviniemi, c´est ça, voilà.

[@toflisbonne]

L'orgue est entretenu par la CGT pour être en si mauvais état ?

[@raphaelmeyer9940]

+Christophe D'où voyez-vous que l'orgue est en mauvais état ? Nonobstant votre bon (?) mot, il est parfaitement entretenu et accordé, et très heureusement maintenu dans l'état originel tel que l'a laissé Mutin, il y a plus d'un siècle.

[@MrKeys57]

IHANAA!!!

[@carelchristiaanschulz4024]

in een woord indrukwekkend !!!!

[@sorabji1]

But why is this arrangement so over-simplified? Where are the sweeping scales and whooshing arpeggios? It appears he's more after simulating the effect of the original without the detail, but it's those details are what make the piece what it is...

[@Offshoreorganbuilder]

Maybe you should try it, yourself?

[@stefanbernhard2710]

Doesn't translate well to organ. What he's doing is sufficient.

[@williamskylark4089]

DID NOT EXPECT TO SEE TWO OF THE GREATEST LIVING ORGANISTS TODAY ON THE SAME BENCH---KALEVI AND ROTH. BUT this recording as I have heard it does not stand up to what I have heard before from this Organ---which sounds as if it needs some repairs---noisy which is normal for most French Organs but not this one.

[@BurkhardTerhart]

This organ needs no repair. The noise comes from the barker lever. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barker_lever

[@ailsarodrigues4389]

The barker lever makes the touch lighter so one wonders why he is thumping away on the keyboard, have a look on the face of Roth and his usual assistant it's priceless, the young guy on the other side doesn't appear to like being told what to do.. Not a good interpretation of Liszt to rushed we want to feel the beauty of Liszt have a look at Roth playing Ad Nos.

[@pordzio]

Look at the answer to my comment: Petur (the younger one sitting next to the camera) had a fever that day :). He also is a pretty good organist.

[@pordzio]

Regarding the "heavy touch". Sometimes organists use heavy touch even though it's not needed. I find myself using different touch playing hauptwerk with Szczecinek samples, than with something much smaller, like Ott-Orgel for example.

[@geuros]

well... hats down to mr Kiviniemi, he's excellent and better than most of organists in this world, but yet not even close to the mastery of Daniel Roth. Which makes it wonderful that such a master has no problem to let play other organists and even do the registration for them. And the noise? The noise is normal, many, many, MANY of the best organs in the world, maybe even majority of them, have Barker levers, but for a good sound you can't record with a camera near the organ, you need to place micros in the nave for a good recording, you won't hear any noise ;)

[@lejeffbarker6346]

C'était le jour du permis poids lourds...? Mais ça ne fait absolument aucun effet...?! Boh...

[@Ianthe22]

Wth!!! Did they just play 4 man 4Dchess???XDXD.

[@paulo3564]

Very fast and so many mistakes.

[@tolick01]

+ Jhr. Humphrey: Bijzonder.

[@PoeCompany]

Daniel makes a weird face when he looks at the music

[@stefanbernhard2710]

It might be a byproduct of poor vision. I've seen the old mouth open scowl before

[@martinkobe4084]

Pa to je grozno

[@larikipe940]

And I mean this with all due respect, Kalevi, but DAYIM, dude, you must be GREAT in bed. Just sayin....

[@emanuelealfano]

Please, old lady, your mouth.....please

[@paulbailey9568]

Idiot. That is Mr Roth.

[@emanuelealfano]

@@paulbailey9568 I only want to say that is not nice to see an open mouth!

[@stefanbernhard2710]

I thought it was gal as well

[@miphtan]

A bad performance - sorry -- or perhaps a poor composition?

[@stefanbernhard2710]

Composition is not bad at all. He's a great organist. But this seemed more like a casual performance...so I give him a pass.