HOLST - THE PLANETS (COMPLETE SUITE) - ORGAN SOLO - JONATHAN SCOTT - ST LAMBERTUS, ERKELENZ, GERMANY

This Saturday 17th September 7pm (UK time) we bring you the World Premiere of Jonathan's new complete solo organ arrangement of “The Planets” Suite by Gustav Holst, filmed at the brand new Martin Scholz Pipe Organ of St Lambertus, Erkelenz, Germany (full details below). The Score of Jonathan's arrangement of this piece is available here: www.scottbrothersduo.com/SCOR...
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THE PLANETS (Suite for Large Orchestra, Op. 32)
Arranged for Organ Solo by Jonathan Scott.
I. MARS (The Bringer of War)
II. VENUS (The Bringer of Peace)
III. MERCURY (The Winged Messenger)
IV. JUPITER (The Bringer of Jollity)
V. SATURN (The Bringer of Old Age)
VI. URANUS (The Magician)
VII. NEPTUNE (The Mystic)
The Planets was premiered during the last weeks of World War I at the Queen's Hall, London, and became the most famous piece of music about planets, space, and the cosmos. It also became a great influence for many famous orchestral film soundtracks. Each movement has wonderful qualities, from the driving energy of Mars, to the beautiful harmony of Venus, but probably the most famous movement is Jupiter, with its wonderful melody, known as the Hymn tune “I vow to thee my country” (Thaxted).
This is the first recording of the brand new Martin Scholz pipe organ of St Lambertus, Erkelenz, Germany. This impressive large 4 manual instrument has a wonderful sound, and even has tubular bells, which Jonathan will use to full effect in Saturn.
Tom has filmed many views and details of the beautiful church which, with its wonderful architectural lines and many abstract window/floor designs, really complements this celestial musical journey.
We hope that you enjoy this unique and epic sonic and visual experience.
Film & Sound - Tom Scott
Organ - Jonathan Scott
THE ORGAN OF ST LAMBERTUS, ERKELENZ, GERMANY
MARTIN SCHOLZ 2022
I. POSITIV
Principal 8
Rohrflöte 8
Salicional 8
Principal 4
Fauto dolce 4
Sesquialtera II
Octave 2
Quinte 1 1/3
Mixtur Minor V 1 1/3
Clarinette 8
Tremulant
Glockenspiel c1-g2
Zimbelstern
III/I, III/I Sub
II. HAUPTWERK
Principal 16
Principal 8
Harmonieflöte 8
Bordun 8
Viola da Gamba 8
Octave 4
Rohrflöte 4
Quinte 2 2/3
Superoctave 2
Mixtur major VI 2
Fagott 16
Trompete 8
I/II, III/II, IV/II, III/II Sub
III. SCHWELLWERK
Stillgedeckt 16
Geigenprincipal 8
Doppelflöte 8
Lieblich Gedeckt 8
Gambe 8
Aeoline 8
Vox coelestis 8
Violine 4
Traversflöte 4
Nasard 2 2/3
Piccolo 2
Terz 1 3/5
Progressio II-IV 2 2/3
Bombarde 16
Harmonietrompete 8
Fagott-Oboe 8
Vox humana 8
Clarine 4
Tremulant
III/III Sub
IV. SOLOWERK
Spanische Trompete 8
Spanische Trompete 4
Cornett V 8 (from c0)
Röhrenglockenspiel c0-g2
PEDAL
Untersatz 32
Principal 16
Subbass 16
Violonbass 16
Octavbass 8
Gedecktbass 8
Violoncello 8
Octave 4
Contraposaune 32
Posaune 16
Trompete 8
Trompete 4
I/P, II/P, III/P, IV/P, III/P Super

[@peterkralt2974]

There are not enough superlatives in the English language to adequately describe this performance by both musician and videographer. Bravo

[@OldPannonian]

And what an organ!

[@megadjc192]

Imagine playing this in atlantic city, would be absolutely incredible.

[@iheyinwaemmanuel3496]

Traveled to all the planets.....back to earth now...thanks Scott brothers

[@mattiehendrikx6998]

The contrast within Saturn is just outstanding, from powerful and intimidating to soft and peaceful! This video proves that an organ is like a full orchestra, but in the form of a set of keyboards and pipes.

[@colinlambert882]

What a way to demonstrate this amazing new organ, from so many featured stops to its clarity and power. Massive challenge in some sections, like the impossibility of the missing snare drum in Mars, while Venus translates magically, featuring solo stops, as if originally for organ.

[@hawkeye454]

Cannot wait to hear Jupiter!!!!

[@QHarefield]

Bravo! Bravo!! What an absolutely stunning - repeat, stunning - achievement! Jonathan, you have become one of the very few and select organists to have played this suite. You must surely be the first to do it live in front of the world! And we had the privilege of watching it! Tom, what an outstanding display of camera- work, choreography, editing and effects. Many congratulations to you both!!

[@g.k.failla9389]

Powerful tour of the solar system by pipe organ. The "Mars" section brought back reminders of some science fiction movies of attacks from Mars. (One of them did use the orchestral version of "Mars"). From Chicago, U.S.A.

[@dennishancock6610]

Both of these men have, not of this earth, but heavenly gifted souls, minds and hands and they themselves are a gift to all of us from the creator on high!

[@alanatolstad4824]

This is a great favorite of mine, so I was hoping to not be disappointed...nope! The pedal notes, at times, added a depth that tended to overshadow the keyboard! Great fun, this!

[@SwissMedi]

MARS, THE BRINGER OF WAR: 00:00 VENUS, THE BRINGER OF PEACE: 07:28 MERCURY, THE WINGED MESSENGER: 15:48 JUPITER, THE BRINGER OF JOLLITY: 19:53 SATURN, THE BRINGER OF OLD AGE: 28:03 URANUS, THE MAGICIAN: 36:37 NEPTUNE, THE MYSTIC: 42:17

[@mickandrews9458]

One could be excused for thinking the Planet Suite was actually composed for the organ in the first place, as opposed to orchestra, such is the standard of the adaptation/arrangement, the Martin Scholz Pipe Organ including stop selection and, of course, playing. Many thanks for sharing this excellent performance.

[@terryr.sublimeorganmusic]

The orchestra orbiting in Jonathan's amazing brain brings to life another brilliant transcription for fingers & feet. His stellar performance & registrations showcase this beautiful organ while transporting us though our galaxy. One can feel the gamut of emotions as we orbit each planet. 🪐 Bravo, maestro! 👏👏👏👏👏 Tom, the video is out of this world gorgeous! 🤩 The ending is a perfect landing. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Thanks for sharing. ❤❤🎹🎶

[@mariadesa1434]

All the planets are beautiful in this suite, but I've always liked Mercury best. I'll be counting the hours until then! Thank you both!

[@miriamcaraquitena]

You have given us a magical moment, silver like that majestic and modern organ (beautiful). In addition, the place is modern, spectacular and stellar, ideal for this suite. The suite can be understood more or less but the great complexity and virtuosity of the interpretation can be appreciated without a doubt. Mercury is the musical part that has touched me the most. I think Jupiter is the best known. On Uranus it seems that you have done magic with your hands, I have never seen anything like it before, incredible. And Neptune I think he is the most mysterious and original because of the color of his sounds of outstanding mysticism. Tom has managed to create, with the natural sounds and lights of the beautiful and original stained glass windows, an environment full of color and light conducive to musical pieces. Thank you Tom for the quality of your creations!! Congratulations Jonathan for your Master's degree, for your excellence and unbeatable work!! Thank you both for your generosity. Every time you offer more and better. You are blessed!!💖💖😘😘

[@janetlindley4465]

Bravo Jonathan, a wonderful performance. I enjoyed every moment. Thank you Tom for the fabulous tour around this beautiful church. Back to Planet Earth now 🙂 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@tbraun84]

Hats off to the recording engineer too! I don't know much about what's involved but can appreciate that much experience goes into such a high quality mix.

[@ralfgoertz4352]

Greetings from Erkelenz. Fantastic. Allow me to express to you and your countrymen my condolences at the loss of your Queen. A conscientious and sympatic person has left us. Ralf Goertz sends greetings from Erkelenz to Great Britain

[@MrAsBBB]

Unbelievable! Gorgeous! Fantastic! Bravo

[@caroltucker8976]

Terry Aubrey. Another fantastic performance by Jonathan not forgetting Tom. The new organ lends itself to the music and surroundings and is indeed a wonderful instrument. Congratulations to you both.

[@charleskesner1302]

Thanks quite an interpretation. Bravo.

[@peterkeats9037]

I don't have the ability to express my amazement at what I have just listened to and watched. Today was the Queen's funeral, a day of excellence tinged with sadness and pride. I then stumbled across this on my notifications, and what a perfect way to round up this historic day! The Scott Bros have shown us again what excellence truly means. The production and playing were truly sublime; at times I believed I was listening to an orchestra, not one man sat at an organ. The instrument itself is breathtaking, in my very humble opinion. Many organs have beautiful stops, but somehow don't come together. The way this instrument comes together in a glorious ensemble is a testament to the builders, designers and of course, Jonathan's superlative registration! Thank you Scott Bros Duo for this sublime end to a surreal day.

[@luishenriquelossinco4245]

Your orchestral arrangements and performances are always astonishing, but this one... Totally transcendental! perfect stop selection, almost 300 perfect stop setups - sometimes undistinguished from the original orchestral version!!! It was deeply emotional!!! Congratulations! Also the filming from Tom, sometimes the light effects from the church lights or light from outside through windows, reminded me of planets and space under a telescope. Totally magical!!

[@lynsargent3615]

What a supreme celestial journey you have planned for us!

[@AnatoArchives]

majestic............ absolutely stunning.......

[@williamralph5442]

This piece looks and sounds very difficult. You really brought it Johnathan!! This organ was designed to play this suite..Great Photography Tom. Thanks for sharing.

[@carolpredeth9866]

Well, that was out of this world!! What an incredible tour de force!! It was well worth the wait. The interior of the church was an ideal backdrop for this suite! What an excellent job, thank you both so much for that!

[@rwhb1]

Wish I had been there…

[@tonynikon]

Mars the bringer of war is awesome, but Jupiter, the bringer of joy is sublime! Can’t wait!!!

[@madisoncline9906]

How absolutely majestic. Shivers down my spine.

[@paulbombardier8722]

Really cool. Thanks again Tom and Jonathan.

[@deborasgomes2022]

The concert of our galaxy.🎶🎶🎶✨🌍✨🪐✨✨✨

[@gwoswald]

The build up starting at about 22:50 during Jupiter is just instant goosebumps as the big pedal reeds come in. Another outstanding performance. 👏

[@robertmartin5494]

OMG This is stunning, marvelous, majestic, artistic. brilliantly, performed. Thank You.

[@svicente99]

VERY VERY PERFECT !!!! GORGEOUS ! Venus and Jupiter - they're brilliant!

[@tbraun84]

Wow! What an undertaking! I enjoyed this thoroughly.

[@davidgpeterson]

This is simply super human. Maybe the best individual performance I’ve ever seen on any instrument.

[@annskinner8467]

Bravo and thanks Jonathan and Tom! Super Saturday night surprise! 👍👍👍💕💕💕

[@stevencochran4658]

Hi, It really takes a true genius to play all those notes on the music pages! Especially on those pieces that you played on the organ. 😊

[@PezAult]

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ transcription, interpretation, video - great!

[@MrAsBBB]

Such Genius from both of you in this one piece. I have just seen something truly beautiful. Technically brilliant whilst so powerful and moving and another go to piece.

[@CraigRodmellMusic]

Wow! I'm speechless!!!!!!!

[@OperaNut]

What a superb transcription and virtuosic performance. The video is wonderful, too. Another fabulous treat. 👏

[@jimshaw899]

Tom, with this you have considerably raised the bar on videography of organ concerts. Great shots, artistic editing, and the audio is very real. Jon, the transcription seems true, registration is clear and demonstrative, and of course the playing is virtuosic. I have made myself a CD of the audio so I can play it at will without searching for the stream. Forgive me for making this personal copy without paying for it. It is priceless to me. 🤗

[@anjasalentijn145]

Hallo!! Thanks for a Amazing performance!!! Wonderful to listen to Jonathan and the wonderful filming and recording from Tom. B B beautiful Brothers. On our wonderful Blue planet EARTH. With Love from the Netherlands.

[@parkthoven]

Amazing performance~~!

[@purplebriggs931]

Scott brothers cannot be beaten

[@albertpeckham8708]

BRILLIANT!!!!

[@monportekulturportal2672]

A fantastic concert! Thank you for making the new organ in our city of Erkelenz glow and blossom.

[@fionagoodfellow7490]

How fantastic to travel around Europe playing these exceptional organs 😊 The Planets is such a compelling piece to listen to. Thanks Jonathan and Tom for the great premier.

[@helderfarinha879]

Outstanding performance. Excellent registration. Superb instrument with great sound. A renewed masterpiece that does not stay behind the original orchestral version!

[@Simon_Nonymous]

Oh what a treat

[@carlocozzula3592]

The best Jonathan's video and performance by now, for me... 😱🎹🎇🔝👏

[@lenanielsen5903]

Amazing performance 👏👏👏👏

[@fionagoodfellow7490]

Tom's visuals are stunning in this particularly for Neptune. Bravo 👏🏻

[@lauras6762]

Wonderful, Jonathan! I loved all of it! I was especially impressed by the footwork in Jupiter. Simply amazing!

[@janicemitchell3405]

Spectacular Jonathan !!! Bravo 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@donalddodson7365]

Thank you.

[@sarahmason7544]

That was absolutely bloody awesome. I wish I knew how to play an organ.

[@charlesslater4566]

Absolutely magnificent arrangement and performance. Thank you.

[@peternaryd_operasinger]

Absolutely amazing Jonathan!👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@philippneff6190]

Brilliant, overwhelming! ❤❤❤Congratulations Mr. Scott!👏👏👏

[@MrAsBBB]

Sorry I cried at the point where “I vow to thee my country” as HM Q 11 has recently passed away. God save the king.

[@johnmilburn5715]

Absolutely magnificent! A masterpiece in transcription, excellently executed. Superb. Wow! I don't think you could have found a more suitable instrument to perform this on either; tight sounds, superb pedal fluework, astounding mixtures, dazzling reeds. Just right acoustic too. Thank you for this unbelievable 50 minutes of sheer pleasure and wonder. God bless you.

[@heinrichjohannklein7776]

Magnificent!!!!

[@nickfbatombrew1436]

This suite always makes me happy… it makes me all kind of happy and to hear it in this arrangement made the hair on my neck stand up and my eyes well up in such joy. A remarkable body of work. Congratulations. You guys really ought to tour this I for one would love to hear it locally (Oxford) perhaps. Great video work as well which creates a great visual for the music Brilliant 👍☢️

[@samtrippcello]

I LOVE THIS!!! This is such a marathon of a music feat. Absolutely stunning.

[@PeterFunggsp]

Absolute stunning

[@amangogna68]

Great music and fantastic player !

[@sergemarcoux1341]

Another remarkable concert, the music fitting so well the impressive and modern character of the church. Holst’s music was written in a time of chaos and turbulence; yet it conveys a feeling of hope and serenity, which you both have conveyed so well. Please accept our most sincere thanks for these wonderful gifts of peace and serenity.

[@zantei9246]

Wow!! Fantastic! Thank you.

[@mikeolson5228]

This was excellent! Bravo!

[@bensale1001]

I have been looking forward to this ever once I saw it teased on an earlier video and it certainly did not disappoint! Not just one incredible performance, but seven. Beautiful arrangements, beautifully played and wonderfully presented by Tom. Another Scott Brothers triumph! Congratulations! 👏🏻👏👏👏👏👏

[@OldPannonian]

An awesome performance of one of my favorite Holst works. What an accomplishment it is to create and perform a different version of this great piece of music.

[@abqcleve]

Jaw-dropping. Everything: the building, the instrument, the videography, your arrangement, and your playing. Your Mars makes this piece so fresh: it was utterly harrowing. Bravo!!

[@QHarefield]

Even Holst himself, when he wanted to trial the suite on his piano, needed two pianists!

[@TheMikeOrganist]

My greatest respects for transcribing this masterpiece of classical music for organ - sounds beautiful, I'd love to play it as well!! Greetings from Austria. ;)

[@johnfranks9602]

Once more enjoyed from beginning to end, you definitely put your own stamp on this concert, nice to see the registration numbers change, I think with right hand pedal?. Sound and vision very good again Tom, many thanks again Both.

[@micheljoberton5325]

2 superbes vidéos magiques 💞💞💞

[@billypowell7204]

Heck yeah!

[@tensorprodukt]

OMG this is phenomenal!

[@willortiz3547]

Absolutely one of the best performances that I have heard of this amazing Holst Suite! You are truly a master musician and artist! Will Ortiz

[@fotoralf]

Incredible. You've outdone yourselves yet again.

[@christiancartwright]

Absolutely incredible

[@georgblank1]

Großartiger Musiker! Großartiges Instrument!

[@danielleharvey5785]

How can this be free to listen too??? Thank you for posting these INCREDIBLE performances!!!

[@user-pw3tr1xg2x]

Magnificent Organ . Looking forward to The Planets !

[@Video7Rose]

What an experience! This is another orchestral piece that could just as well have been written for an organ like this, at least as transcribed by Jonathan Scott! I've listened 3 times already, and I don't miss the orchestra at all. Jonathan has captured the essence of each planet perfectly; menacing Mars, ethereal Venus, manic Mercury, jovial Jupiter, venerable Saturn, ponderous Uranus, and mysterious Neptune - all brilliantly realized! Of all the modern organs I've watched Jonathan play, this is my favorite so far, with its gorgeous sound! Applause to Tom for finding interesting images in such a (mostly) austere church, especially for the shadow image of Jonathan at the console, and the projected colors of the stained glass windows on the ceiling and walls! Thank you both for your superb artistry! 💗🎵🎹🪐📷

[@mattsmithlon]

I fell into a sweet dream-like state, like meditation to my ears! ⭐🌟🌟🌟⭐

[@Frankincensedjb123]

Very dark and foreboding, so Martian.

[@Video7Rose]

During chat, some of us were wondering why Holst never wrote a section for the Earth, so I researched this and found out. Holst had become interested in astrology, and omitted Earth because it has no astrological significance. When writing the music, though, he based his characterizations of the planets more on Roman mythology than astrology. I would give the source, but my comment isn't being accepted with the link included.

[@grahamhiggins1]

A sparkling performance! Transports you to somewhere else. Ethereal, great video work Tom too.

[@Tuscanskipper]

This transcription is masterpiece. This is Johnathan's best yet. Calling this a virtuoso performance does not even do it justice. I am out of superlatives. Tom, your AV production is also a master class of in AV production and especially superlative audio. Thank you both so much.

[@boballmendinger3799]

Fantastic!

[@redjohn8870]

Awesomeeee!! 😍😍😍

[@Gronicle1]

Wonderful playing. In the sixties my piano teacher, a child prodigy in his time from Argentina, told me to play with more "vwalor". I never really understood it at the time but recognize it now in your work. Thanks.

[@eulogiojuventinofloresflor3516]

Qué maravillosa interpretación de tan bellísima obra musical. Gracias a los hermanos Scott. Saludos desde México. Juve Flores.

[@OldPannonian]

Here is this masterpiece, played masterly on a superb instrument. Glorious! And I have been struggling to learn Bach's The Art of Fugue, BWV 1080: 16. Contrapunctus XVI Rectus on a Hauptwerk organ (71 bars). I capitulate!

[@giuseppevitaliano6371]

I agree, there are no words...

[@webrarian]

"Like" doesn't really cut the mustard. You've both done a magnificent job with such a difficult piece. Now arrange it for four hands and premiere it at the Proms next year with Anna Lapwood.