Gillian Weir - Franz Liszt's Fantasia and Fugue on "Ad nos, ad Salutarem undam"

[@WeeGrahamsaccount]

Wow. Liszt truly understands the orchestral nature of the organ. Gillian is a performer of extraordinary talent who grasps the interpretation that fully justifies each note to perfection. I may have had this on to loud and in awe for my neighbours to relish this amazing performance. I await the sound police to knock on my door as I replay this fantastic performance.

[@BrimanAerospace]

According to the type of music, the police is not knocking, but the Holy Office.

[@Scott_Freeman]

I liked it

[@robertgift6762]

What a magnificent perfect performance of this long, difficult work! Athend would like to see a photo of the beautiful Dame Weir.

[@charlottewhyte9804]

seen her many times

[@marcsmith7789]

Stunning performance of this overlooked masterwork. Beginning at 16:24 or so is probably the most exquisitely beautiful passage I've ever heard on an organ. It's so fleeting and I'm coming back just to listen to it again.

[@annakimborahpa]

Undam! That last statement of the chorale in quadruple fortissimo starting at 26:27 had a salutary effect on my adenoids.

[@georgemurphy2579]

What an instrument!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Virgil loved it...

[@charlesdavis5802]

Dear Dr, Weir; in a word: "definitive" ! This work, this insight given by Liszt to Wagner, although an obscure work, has set a new all-time high in relationship to virtuosity at the organ. (And was recorded for the world to hear and remember.) Hats off to you. Silence and Magna Cum Laude. Sent with love. I would dearly love to hear some of your compositions. Please, and thank you. Charles.

[@chequereturned]

Not sure what you mean by insight to Wagner (did he dedicate it to his son-in-law or influence him with it directly?). It’s a variation of a piece is taken from Meyerbeer’s La Prophète.

[@EmeraldPixelGamingEPG]

I feel as if the ending is played too fast, I know it's long, but I believe personally that the ending should be played slowly to make it majestic and an epic conclusion.

[@fabianfrankenstein7294]

1:27 2:57 3:37 [Arpeggien] 5:07 [Bass-Triller] / 5:24 [Fanfaren] 6:32 [virtuos] / 7:50 [aus der Ferne] 9:02 [Rezitativ] 9:41 [Adagio]

[@slendrmusic]

Nice

[@nessunoanomino4506]

bellissimo, darrei la vità, per ijmprovvisare- compore- suonare, come lei!?

[@johnstag1391]

Exquisite

[@originaltommy]

DAME GILLIAN!!!!!

[@peterviool]

Mme Gillian Weir also has a true talent in reveiling obscure scores to a vibrant life! Meyerbeer and Liszt are in debt with Mme Gillian Weir.

[@andrewlarson603]

This is NOT obscure……..this is one of the big standard Romantic organ works.

[@nickjgunning]

Not really a very obscure score- I have at least four versions, not including liszt's own piano transcriptions

[@treesny]

@@nickjgunning Not to mention the wonderful arrangement by Marcel Dupré for organ and orchestra.

[@nickjgunning]

Of course, Liszt's grandfather Georg was a church organist and teacher. Unfortunately, as with Liszt's father, Adam, it was impossible to make a substantial income. Georg managed farms until he was sacked for borrowing the farm cart to go to his 3rd wedding. Adam was an excellent cellist and possibly a very good pianist- Liszt's teacher, who often performed for Haydn and possibly Beethoven. Perhaps its this history that persuaded liszt to democratise classic music. Transcriptions to bring classics to open concert halls rather than private palaces. It made him a pop celebrity and millionaire.

[@nevatrejo9917]

can anyone else hear the incipient reubke 94th psalm?

[@bluefunkybassman]

Neva Trejo definitely

[@iamrepete]

The Adagio starts @17:29, The Fugue starts @ 18:25

[@klop4228]

Fugue starts more at 19:30

[@Quotenwagnerianer]

The Adagio starts at 9:42 Why are all your timestamps wrong?

[@Quotenwagnerianer]

@@thepotatoportal69 That's not another Adagio. It's still the 2nd Movement.

[@obaba1928]

A truly outstanding performance! Does anybody know if I can find this on DVD or Audio CD

[@organwizard]

Yes, you can find the CDs here- www.prioryrecords.co.uk

[@SirWinstonBeech]

I hear the main four chords of the KISS song "Sweet Pain" in the last couple minutes. Can you find it? I am looking forward to hearing this entire work performed on the Atlantic City Boardwalk Organ. I've heard the last 3 minutes of it on about 15% of the organ recorded 20 years ago. The 64' and the Grand Opheclide are up and running, which makes for a spectacular finale but I can only imagine the whole piece on the whole organ. I think it's now up around 50% operational.

[@SirWinstonBeech]

KISS at 26:50 four chords.

[@samnelsonorganist]

Why are the dotted quarter/eighth rhythms played as triplets?? Surely wasn't the intention, but it is coming across that way. Too bad.

[@teodorb.p.composer]

It's funny that Liszt this piece composed for Pedal piano.

[@paologobetti522]

8

[@jcl9792]

16:24 18:22

[@mrjonashn]

Where exactly is that?

[@davealbrecht12]

21:45 tralala la lala! I open my pants again!

[@margatroidderek9285]

+Dave Albrecht what u smoking

[@nickjgunning]

Utterly ruined by the poor dynamics of the recording! I know this recording and it's not how it sounds originally. If it wasn't bad enough having constant interruptions from the philistines at U tube advertising rubbish.

[@chequereturned]

Get an ad-blocker

[@delta7155]

Rather too pianissimo in places; otherwise brilliant!

[@nickjgunning]

Sounds engineer wants shooting!

[@wolfgangknuth104]

Viel zu schnell!!! Vor allem die Fuge war eine einzige lärmende Raserey. Und das Adagio? Da war kein Adagio. Grauenvolle Interpretation…