MEDIEVAL PIPE ORGAN - "THE EARL OF SALISBURY" PAVAN & GALLIARD - BYRD

[@amangogna68]

Great music and amazing organist !

[@Richard-s9s]

The bleeding in from the keys to the pipes (2:46) is an excellent piece of cinematography.

[@petejungen1636]

Reminds of a a Hagerbeer organ. Beautiful sound and excellent choice of music. Great job guys!

[@johardy-bishop9105]

Thank you, Jonathan. My friend, David Grosvenor, a professional musician transcribed this piece for recorders. He died in November 2023. Thank you for the memory.

[@kateclark7250]

I am sorry for the loss of your friend.

[@markcooke729]

I used to love playing this on the harpsichord we had at my school!

[@backtoschool1611]

I enjoy this organ. Very beautiful.

[@user-pw3tr1xg2x]

Interesting and Impressive to hear this reconstruction of the 1479 Peter Gerritsz Instrument. A well performed rendition of "The Earl Of Salisbury" Pavan and Galliard of William Byrd.

[@DorothyDolenc]

I love organ music. This piece was especially lovely. Thank you

[@e.c.9468]

That's a smoooooth sound !

[@carolpredeth9866]

Thank you for sharing this video - what a beautiful little organ. Such an appropriate piece to play on it Jonathan. Thank you both for this. xx

[@terryr.sublimeorganmusic]

Wonderful sound! It inspires me to reflect on the era and the genius of organ builders to come (like those in ORGELPARK). Always enjoy Byrd. 👏👏👏 Thanks for sharing. 💐💐🎹🎶

[@spacemissing]

Yes!

[@peternaryd_operasinger]

Wonderful Jonathan!🤗👏👏👏👏

[@Squidward_Tikiland]

This is the organ sound I was looking for! Lovely playing too

[@grahamrankin]

What a triumph ! Sensational evocative and spine-tingling Renaissance sound. Many congratulations and thanks to maker and player alike---not forgetting the composer !

[@mariadesa1434]

Beautiful sound and performance! The sound reminds me of old musical recordings! I loved it! Thank you both for the beautiful video!

[@anjasalentijn145]

Hallo!! Thank You!!! Aha the Organ Park Amsterdam Sjapo!!! Beautiful Sound!! I have fond memories of when we spoke there. I then thought I would take the plunge very nice conversation. ❤❤With Love from the Netherlands.

[@debsg2024]

Peaceful music that soothes the soul. I liked the sound of the organ. Thanks for another video. 🙏🎶👍🙌🙋🏻‍♀️

[@everytimeieatsnowitscold5277]

Please more videos on this organ !

[@Tom-Lahaye]

This is a fantastic reconstruction of the early renaissance Peter Gerritsz organ. Very fitting music for it as well. What I can find of the original organ is that it was moved to the Koorkerk in Middelburg, but it is unclear from the information if the original pipes were used or copies were made.

[@danielpape8132]

I cannot recall where I read this, but both the pipes and case were made new. The old pipes remain in the original instrument, which remains unrestored. I recall that the decision was made because of significant alterations from the 1600's that would have to be removed if the original were to be restored to its 1479 state. They studied the Gerritsz pipes and soundboards instead, and made the Van Straten organ according to those.

[@meantoneorgan]

The Van Straten organ is a "study copy". The original parts are in secure storage. There are extensive discussions about the replica in the Orgelpark's literature.

[@GeorgeMCMLIX]

Absolutely adore the sound! 🥰

[@twillert-organ-projects]

Wonderful sound

[@jacopomattavelli2656]

Thank you! Wonderful sound! I used to think Rysum is the oldest organ

[@andre26071955]

Rysum is in Germany.

[@Zardman7]

This organ is from 2012, it is a reconstruction of what a late medieval organ would have been like. Rysum is a very special instrument considering it doesn’t have a Blockwerk

[@meantoneorgan]

The oldest European organ is in Jerusalem, perhaps 11th century and probably built in France. Only the pipes survive, but several hundred. After that, the organ in Norrlanda is the next one which is reasonably complete though lacking in all its pipes. The oldest which still sounds close to how it was originally is the Lorenzo da Prato organ in Bologna. All the others have been changed many times over.

[@meantoneorgan]

Very nice! That is indeed the correct specification of the Van Straten organ as of 2012. The temperament was since changed and is now in a Renaissance style. If this recording was made within the past few years, then it uses the Renaissance temperament and not meantone.

[@andreacosta74]

This “new” pipe organ sounds exactly like any antique or baroque organ should sound: with NO nicking and WITH open-toe voicing.

[@mandyofmarymac]

What they said. xx

[@marionilla]

❤❤❤

[@tiagocorsograziottin3231]

👏🏿🤞🏿👍🏿👏🏿

[@alanatolstad4824]

Waddya think Jonathan? Share your thoughts on this unique experience.

[@Offshoreorganbuilder]

"Is this what the oldest surviving Dutch Pipe Organ sounded like? " Possibly, though I'm not a fan of the coughing, spluttering pipes and generally shrill sound. Superbly played, of course.

[@meantoneorgan]

The spitting of the pipework was reportedly accidental, as the tin cooled faster than anticipated and made the pipes difficult to voice.

[@Offshoreorganbuilder]

@@meantoneorgan Have you any experience in voicing pipes?

[@meantoneorgan]

@@Offshoreorganbuilder I've played the instrument several times, and heard from someone with good authority that the voicing tools broke due to the hardness of the tin. Some pipes spit and cough but the sound is not shrill in person, to my ears. The live sound is difficult to capture in a recording, especially the tuning because the beating of certain intervals can be more prominent in recorded sound than it is in person, moreso if the microphones are up close.

[@Offshoreorganbuilder]

@@meantoneorgan Interesting. Though I cannot see how voicing tools (usually steel or brass) could break due to the hardness of a relatively soft metal such as tin. Perhaps there is some other explanation. You may have a point, though, regarding the recording.

[@meantoneorgan]

@@Offshoreorganbuilder Reil used a different method for the V-S organ for pouring the molten tin than for any other organ in the world, to my knowledge. They used olive oil, and thus the tin cooled faster and ended up harder than normal. "The shop smelled like a pizzeria"...