🎵 Mendelssohn - Sonata No 4 in B-flat | Sées Cathedral (Cavaillé-Coll)

[@albertpeckham8708]

What a great sound! Every Cavaille-Coll organ is it's own entity! Thank you!

[@beautyinsound]

Just an amazing sound, isn’t it. My favourite!!

[@jamespickenorgan]

I've been learning the Mendelssohn sonatas, found No. 4 hard to get my head around. This helps. Thanks!

[@AirchimeLTDproductions174]

Organ Sonata No.4 in B-flat Major Op.65 No.4 I. Allegro Con Brio 00:00 II. Andante Religioso 3:57 III. Allegretto 6:25 IV. Allegro Maestoso 10:47

[@tcparker1000]

What a wonderfully sonorous pedal! If I could bring Bach forward in time, the first thing I'd so would be to introduce him to the Cavaille-Coll at St. Ouen.

[@rogerlewis3787]

Lovely organ as well, is this one.

[@bjoeljones]

Sterling performance, Richard.👏 Slàinte Mhath🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@robertmartin3864]

Now I know Thur your skill here. That the organ is called,"The King of instruments." Thank You.

[@daviddaly9232]

Richard, a fabulous job..... nice page turner as well!

[@georgerobey9360]

Bravo! I played for a concert there in November 2010. Boy it was cold for the choir - they could see their breath as they sang! I had the opposite problem as the organist had arranged a battery of heaters such that, at one point, my coat started to smoulder! At the Organist's request I played Nimrod and he was so overcome with emotion that he couldn't speak (alternatively it was really terrible - I prefer the former explanation however ...).

[@OrbiliusMagister]

Magnificent!

[@beautyinsound]

Thank you very much! Did you hear my performance this in my recent Rotterdam recital? I wonder how they compare for you?

[@ryanfrederick3376]

Could you do a recital of all the Mendelssohn Sonatas sometime? Or maybe even the sonatas and the preldudes and fugues. They're some of my favorites.

[@beautyinsound]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/nXmrnn93qaarbKM 😉

[@VoxAngelica8]

BRAVISSIMO!Fantastic job.Can anyone play that organ or do they have to be well known(ofc both would have to get permission)?

[@jerrymartin79]

Bravo!! My favorite of the Mendelssohn Sonatas - wonderful performance, by a fantastic organist, on a thrilling organ. (I particularly love that the keyboard-cam vibrates on its mount when the pedal notes speak! To hear this in person!!!...) (To answer your question below - I love the Rotterdam performance - but I have to say I prefer the CC rendering - nothing to do with HW and everything to do with that glorious CC sound. (I can't recall... have you recorded Mendelssohn on Caen? 🤔 😊 )

[@paulbrennan5646]

Beautiful playing Richard but we must take up a collection to get you a new pair of organ shoes!!!!

[@beautyinsound]

Have a listen to what I say, live, about my organ shoes here Paul: kzbin.info/www/bejne/n2asqICKoJ6roas 😃

[@janhogendoorn2]

Wonderful! But why do you play without shoes?

[@beautyinsound]

I don’t usually, but I can do both. I usually play in shoes, and have done since I was a student, but I wanted to learn to ‘feel’ my way around the pedal board for a few years ☺️

[@jnmusic9969]

I would love to hear the first organ sonata

[@beautyinsound]

The good news is that you can! Have a look at my recital from Arundel Cathedral 😉

[@joekabuba9680]

Excellent performance on a superb instrument! If you don't mind my asking, what's your recording set up like?

[@guscox9651]

Nice playing. Maybe the manual shouldn't be coupled to the pedal though since the first b flat in the manual doesn't actually sound

[@james.flores]

Next recital I want to hear all 6 Sonatas 😛

[@beautyinsound]

I’ve already done 1, 3 and 4 on BIS so I’m halfway there... I have my upcoming recitals planned until next year but it’s something I’ve already considered 👌🏼