🎵🤔 Have you EVER heard NIMROD sound like this before?? (Cavaillé-Coll, Nancy Cathedral)

I play for you (live) 'Nimrod' variation from 'Variations on an Original Theme Op 36' (commonly known as the 'Enigma Variations' on the incredible 1861 Cavaillé-Coll of Nancy Cathedral in France.
Have you ever heard it sound like this before??
This is taken from my Recital on 29th May 2021, during which we experienced connection issues. Luckily I always capture my recitals on the cameras' SD cards for me to upload at a later date.
The full recital may be found here: • 🎵 Organ Recital - Nanc...
Doesn't this piece sound amazing on this organ? Please leave me a comment to let me know what you think!
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[@richardknight4677]

Thankyou for posting this video today. Very appropiate to mark the passing of Roger Fisher who i knew for over fifty years. He was a great lover of Elgar and a great organist.

[@smoothsilk47]

Nimrod always makes my heart leap, because of it being such an emotional build up, when played well as Richard does here, plus being my Mums favourite piece of music. Also my grand father being born in Herefordshire & others nearby in Forest of Dean.

[@albertpeckham8708]

Thank you...there are some people who walk into our lives who bring beauty and wonder!

[@hmusic197]

Absolutely gorgeous. If this doesn’t convince organists to invest in Hauptwerk, nothing will.

[@jerrymartin79]

Bravo Richard. Incredible soundscape. Your use of the massive resources of Nancy to paint a beautiful picture are just inspirational.

[@beautyinsound]

Thanks JR!

[@trevororme4646]

Your copy looks about as shabby as mine! Replace? NEVER! Indeed, a cherished and much-loved friend. Well played Sir. Cudos!

[@beautyinsound]

It's certainly well-used, and was a hand down from Sir David Lumsden :)

[@MrBanzoid]

Good Lord. That have me the shivers.

[@Railfan6675]

All the Cavaille-Coll organs are wonderful. Here in Canada we are blessed to have Casavant organs. The original Casavant brothers trained with Cavaille Coll in the 1800’s. Therefore the organs have a similar sound, especially the older ones. Thank you for posting this beautiful piece of music.

[@diannemills5594]

Wonderful and moving. Thank you Richard. Blessings.

[@h-dgronewold8584]

No I have not heard it like this and I am sad that I won´t be able to hear it for the first time like this again. Thank you so much

[@mattleach958]

Beautiful, Uplifting and Educational as always. Thank you Richard, Caroline, Hugo, and the dreaded yet amusing Cats. Absolutely Glorious!

[@johnweddel687]

One of my favorites! Beautifully played.... and you nailed the decrescendo at the end!

[@roncheetham673]

Perfectly in Tune .

[@eddieking7736]

I just love this piece, its dynamic and sentiment, also it goes without saying that Richard's playing is superb .... BUT, although I can't really put my finger on it, it just doesn't sound that good on this sample set. Sorry to be negative, but that's how I feel.

[@mikehorlick1124]

Beautiful thank you so much Fr.Michael St.Johns Nl.

[@tomrobertstomroberts7141]

The very best rendering I have ever heard, touches the heart strings. 🎶🙏🏼

[@Jennifer19854]

I think it is a wonderful rendition of a lovely melody.

[@fjbrady]

Wow!!🤯

[@keithnightingale2656]

A beautiful piece of music, masterfully played on a wonderful organ.......very uplifting.

[@JMcdon1627]

I have loved and played Nimrod for years. Great job, Sir. Applause!!!

[@mikeingram6703]

wow

[@dalerider3124]

As the world suffers still through COVID-19 - the present illnesses, in the USA hundreds of young teens are in Intensive Care and are being ventilated, and we all know of the millions who have died over the past 15 months. As I have pondered what repertoire to play for prelude when our churches do reopen, NIMROD certainly brings to mind the kind of tenderness and contemplation in the loss of so many family members and single persons around Earths imagined corners. My Pastor asked that I not "dwell" in dark, sad-sounding music, that "people need to be lifted up in new joy and stimulated to emerge from depression and grief." I "get" her point, but I also think most of us need the chance to grieve for as long as it takes until God"s spirit lifts us up and we are able to rise, bathe, dress, and go about positive activities of life renewal with those who remain in our midst. Like Richard and Carolyn, our youngest daughter and son-in-law gave birth to a tiny, but completely well-little fellow they've named ELTON. We got so much love and fascination from "ROCKET MAN" the movie before the Damnpemic, and our Little ELTON seemed to them the perfect name: he even has one tiny suit which has drawings of rockets, asteroids which are colorful and happy. So it is my strong belief that as we present organ music for service music, especially Preludes, there is room and need for a mix-of-moods. Who is not "moved" by NIMROD? There is a plethora of pieces like Rowley's BENEDICTUS and ELEGIES abound. So, be a minister of music and help your congregations grieve their losses.

[@albertpeckham8708]

Merci mille fois monseiur! The sound ia magnificent. Thank you!

[@joostvanrossum486]

Ah... goose bumps!...

[@robforrest12739]

Awesome! One of my favourite pieces!

[@craigdelaney8737]

😔 Full, Rich and Deep sound!..😄 Wonderful...❣️

[@mach37]

You deserve more comments, so I will. Gorgeous sound; I could never get my playing of Nimrod anywhere close to this!

[@John-hr5bj]

Beautifully registered and played, Richard. Masterful crescendo and decrescendo. Interplay among the 3 manuals made truly a "beauty in sound." Thanks to the pager turner, too!

[@R08Tam]

Wonderful

[@petersdidi3131]

Wonderfull

[@charpnatl]

I always hear it like this!

[@biffbayberry8070]

Wonderful! An absolute delight to watch and hear! Thank you.

[@hallja13]

The growl of those Nancy reeds is stunning!

[@davidwright640]

Sublime.

[@garysmith8455]

Nice transcription. But man, those celestes are tuned VERY WIDE, wow! Anyway, first time I heard this transcription was with Thomas Murray LIVE back in the late 80ies on the Woolsey Hall organ. He is a magician with handing reeds off from division to divison, you never here them stop abruptly, they just melt into the strings, his tempo is also much slower so you really get to hear that decrescendo all the way down to the Aeoline! Thank you for this, a long time fav. (O:

[@nigelthomas7960]

Your registration is perfect!, bravo!

[@donblankestijn6957]

Zo een gevoelig muziekstuk wat dat dan zo grandioos mooi gespeeld word klasse!

[@robertmartin5494]

Richard Amazing Registration.

[@iangarden1898]

Awesome decresendo at the end!

[@tombrydson781]

Very good

[@marioribeirodeazevedoneto311]

Uma das melodias mais lindas. Parabéns Richard! Brasil!

[@johnanderson3700]

I don’t know if you remember the Canadian organist, Frederick Gegan, (sp??) but this was his theme song and he played masterfully as did you here. He for years was on the program With Heart and Voice. These pieces are challenging as they are romantic in nature requiring a delicate balance to not slide into sentimentality. Virgil Fox was also a master of this type of composition, despite the criticism he often received for showmanship. Well played.

[@JaneDoe-ci3gj]

Beautiful Richard!⚘ Lovely to see that Caroline and Hugo are with you as well, turning the page!👋 p.s love the socks!

[@rojas1968]

Perfect sound well played Thank You

[@DirkSchaap]

Very nicely played and recorded. Your socks are beautiful too

[@hallja13]

And that low rumble from the 32' Soubasse on the last chord - sublime!

[@beautyinsound]

Do you have a sub?

[@hallja13]

@@beautyinsound Yes, I have some nice Bose speakers hooked up to my laptop, so the low sounds really come through!

[@donaldstanfield8862]

Soft 32s are amazing.

[@johnanderson3700]

Frederick Gegan used this as his theme song when he broadcast in Canada for years.

[@bastouneuroatypicmusic6885]

This is so ironic ! Im french and i use Hauptwerk too but a play on the Hereford pipe organSample set by Lavender audio... whereas this Nancy pipe organ exist and have the most beautiful sound on hauptwerk that i have ever heard ! I feel so shamefull for a french like me.... because i do not have french pipe organ on my set up... i prefered an English pipe organ but he is still good although...

[@kortouchka2b]

Love this music, and so looking forward to be able to play this organ ! I was wondering still which transcription you're using ? It sounds greate !

[@beautyinsound]

It’s the William Harris arrangement - my favourite one.

[@nigelscott1922]

Magnificent

[@prophetofwellbeing]

Very lovely.

[@messindemetz5774]

Nancy ! Yes it'ok. But try to play on the Cavaillé-Coll organs at Notre-Dame and Saint-Eucaire churches in Metz. You're welcome 😉

[@ds1868]

Nancy is a Cavaille-Coll organ.

[@tikhonbogomolets2740]

Dear Sir Richard, I absolutely relish the tempo you use. It gives such dignity to "Nimrod." Just so totally epic! What a way to start the day, with Richard McVeigh. All power to ya!!! : - )

[@nickmaguire5104]

Fantastic 😀

[@maffettdowd9651]

Grand performance of one of my all time favorites, and on C-C yet. Do have a curiosity about how would sound on Gorlitz :)

[@O-sa-car]

imagine how it would sound on the beast at St. Ouen

[@beautyinsound]

It DOES sound amazing! 😉

[@O-sa-car]

or Pomp & Circumstance

[@billraty14]

Played beautifully, sir. The celeste of sample seems to be extra sharp. Then the CC reeds are quite wild in comparison to say, the Harrison & Harrison at St Mary Redcliffe.

[@d.macrae461]

Please don't ask what temperament it's in. The tuners are overdue, but the French don't seem to mind.

[@lordenoch0]

How I wish I had a little foot piston to change registration that easily (@3m 35s).

[@beautyinsound]

Dead cheap from Amazon, and very easy to set up. Have you seen the 'My Hauptwerk Setup' video where I talk about it?

[@lordenoch0]

@@beautyinsound No I have not but I will,, thank you!

[@williammitchell1864]

Elgar's Nimrod can be a part 2 of Largo from the opera Xerxes because they sr so very similar!

[@d.macrae461]

And this, friends, may well be the solution to the riddle of the 'overarching theme'.

[@wilmagroeneveld8129]

Which sampleset did you use Richard? It is really wonderfull!

[@wilmagroeneveld8129]

Oh, I've read it already :-)

[@contrappunto_]

finally! i love this piece! uh, does your baby like the organ??? :D

[@beautyinsound]

he loves it! He loves being in the sling whilst I play (but it means I have to turn down the volume!)

[@gaetanodepaola2ndchannel179]

This song and rendition of it is extraordinarily beautiful and calming, I love it. Its sounds are so perfect, it kinda sounds similar to the sounds of synth pads in New Age. This is just my opinion, and it's still obviously different, but it sounds like it'd belong perfectly as soundtrack to a videogame like, say, Minecraft.

[@aceairstream]

I think Elgar might have been a bit more informal and rather than saying “Bonjour” would have used the greeting “Salut” - which he clearly knew!

[@beautyinsound]

:)

[@Capt737AA]

A few registrations made me think Wanamaker and Come Sweet Death by Virgil. Any Chance you might play that on this Nancy Sample, Richard???

[@beautyinsound]

It's a very high possibility!

[@phph1731]

Please, oh, please. Also Fox’s Nun Danket Alle Gott, please, please!

[@James_Bowie]

Is it any wonder that Allen is trying to play catch-up with Hauptwerk?

[@beautyinsound]

Do you think they've caught up yet?

[@bowlerrollercoaster]

Ah, donc tu peux parler français!

[@beautyinsound]

Très peu! Google Translate est fantastique pour les phrases plus longues et plus compliquées (comme celle-ci!)

[@bowlerrollercoaster]

@@beautyinsoundJe n'utilise généralement pas de traducteur, mais je le fais occasionnellement parce que j'apprends encore

[@lkrupp215]

There's something about an organist playing in their socks that just isn’t right. It smacks of not being trained, not being legitimate.

[@organbuilder272]

That is strange. You claim to be playing from a cathedral yet thi is the same Rodgers organ as you played in another posting. Rodgers is NOT built by A. C-C This is click bait. You opening announcement is not right. I do commend you for the barefoot pedal performance. More organists should learn this method. Yes, the sound of the recordd organ is nice - but it is like listening to a CD instead of being in Nancy Cathedral. It is an imitation of what that organ should sound like.

[@leeclinkscales2584]

Rogers? It's his Hauptwerk. This is KZbin. Nothing coming through speakers at home will sound like being in the presence of real pipes, but this comes very close to the sound of a recording of the actual instrument. To my ears, it's much better than anything synthetic.

[@katrinabryce]

@@leeclinkscales2584 It *is* the sound of a recording of the actual instrument. The only difference is that each note/stop combination is recorded in advance and you play each recording by pressing the appropriate keys on the keyboard/pedal board.

[@jeanzahlen2369]

Good interpretation, but it remains that it is only the artificial copy of the Nancy organ. Would it not be, by the way, be compulsory to mention that on the title image of the cut?.....saying it is played on the Nancy organ is simply not correct, and I would be interested in a legal advice concerning this way to proceed.

[@tejaslamb4717]

I’m sorry but you need to relax. It says in the description box ‘you can buy this Hauptwerk organ here’, implying it is not played on the physical organ. Please just enjoy the beautiful music that Richard has played for us

[@FatherToddBoyce]

No, I've never heard Nimrod sound like that before. The Nancy sample set - especially at the beginning and very end - sounds out of tune and sickly. I love how you play, but that sample set leaves much to be desired.