🎵 Organ Music from Arundel Cathedral // Richard McVeigh

A full Organ Recital performed live in Arundel Cathedral on 21st January 2023 by Richard McVeigh.
Gosh it was cold. Whenever I record organ music in this place it always seems to be perishingly cold!
Hope you enjoy (please let me know in the comments if you did/didn't).
Bach - Prelude and Fugue in E minor 'Wedge' BWV 548
00:00 | Prelude
06:53 | Fugue
Mendelssohn - Organ Sonata No 2 in C
15:21 | Grave - Adagio
19:56 | Allegro maestoso e vivace
22:01 | Fugue
Franck - Prélude, Fugue et Variation
26:16 | Prélude
30:26 | Fugue
33:52 | Variation
Mozart - Fantasia in F minor K. 608
37:32 | Allegro
40:52 | Andante
45:44 | Allegro
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[@j.s.1716]

Słucham kolejny raz, pewno nie ostatni. Jestem zachwycony, życzę Mistrzowi samych sukcesów. Wielkie Brawa. 🎼🎵🎶🌹

[@michaelberg9656]

Of course I enjoyed it! How could one not!😁😁

[@davetownes]

Richard your one of the finest organist in the world...I'm 78 and you make Mendelssohn sound delicious...roll on bro👍👍

[@davetownes]

You should do a USA ture and start with the magnificent organs at St. JOHN the Devine and St Thomas Church in NYC...safe travels.

[@accousticdecay]

Superb recital, enjoyed from the warmth of my modest, but warm home in Tennessee, USA. Google Earth has a nice tour of the cathedral, including the organ loft.

[@jamespalmer6651]

The Mendelssohn has moved into my top ten. I'll be replaying it over and over. Arundel is a very quaint English town to visit, plenty of nooks and crannies. By the way, the Black Rabbit does an awesome lunch!

[@beautyinsound]

Great to see you there, and good tip RE the Black Rabbit!

[@martym61]

You captured the sound of this organ beautifully. Also, the scenes of this wonderful Cathedral. Thanks for a lovely recital.

[@adrianhockey9334]

I was there! It was a great recital with excellent music played by The Maestro on a superb instrument coupled with fantastic acoustics.😁👍🎹

[@beautyinsound]

I hope this video will give you a different perspective in to what was going on upstairs! I'm also interested to know the difference in sound - hopefully this recording will be much clearer than it was from where you were sat. Let me know!

[@adrianhockey9334]

I will let you know Richard, from where I sat towards the front of the Cathedral, the music sounded brilliant and the acoustics added to the quality of the chosen music and playing.

[@adrianhockey9334]

Hi Richard, I listened via my Bose headphones and yes, the sound was very clear as opposed to where I sat, however, from my sitting position the sound seemed to circulate around the building as if it was trying escape but couldn’t, which was interesting to me and I quite enjoyed the experience. However, the video was excellent and it showcased the actual playing and skill, which is always good for everyone to see. I liked the socks by the way. Thanks for posting this superb recital.😁👍🎹

[@sverrearnebrandal8373]

Thank you very much, Richard! What a recital and what a sound.

[@carmenfoster6912]

Richard that music so very strong and powerful I feel such a privilege when I hear you play its as if you and the composers become one there magic that comes out of it This is often times referred to as talent and this Who you Richard someone extraordinarily gifted and talented ♥

[@jerrymartin79]

Fabulous Recital!!! Bravo Richard - really enjoyed this selection! Stellar playing!!!!!

[@lordenoch0]

Ah playing the end of that Mendelssohn fugue is one of the great pleasures in life.

[@beautyinsound]

I normally solo out the subject on a Tuba at that moment, but this doesn’t have a solo reed loud enough

[@lordenoch0]

I've never thought to do that there- magnificent idea.

[@magesterium2485]

Wonderful playing as ever Richard. Re the cold in the church. Surely u can get a portable fan heater up in that organ loft it's big enough !

[@TurtleFL]

When I was little, I lived in a county by the same name as that Cathedral -- Anne Arundel County, Maryland.

[@Goodchappy]

That was very good even without the full recording rig and much, if any heating.

[@samuelbotsford7838]

I enjoy beauty in music Richard McVeigh is very talented. I like all the camera angles. I use to record home videos of my partner James Neumann playing the Allen organ.

[@andrewloose3419]

Masterful playing of pieces which show off the organ in all its multi-faceted glory! Thank you

[@laurentdevrillac3301]

Superbe!Je ne sais pas comment Monsieur McVeigh fait pour maîtriser ces dizaines et dizaines de partitions.Un travail colossal digne des 12 travaux d'Hercule!Je suis absolument admiratif!Chapeau!

[@beautyinsound]

Merci beaucoup mon ami

[@freddiefries]

It’s always good and interesting to hear the beautiful organ music

[@johngriffith3135]

Geoffrey Griffith in Philadelphia usa and formerly of all saints Anglican church choirs in Barbados west indies in the 1960 ties i am so delighted and so joyous to hear this artistry and greatest organ music by one of the best organist of my time of this music i grew up with may God continue to let mr Richard McVeigh to perform for a long time to come this is a gift from God i love it amen.

[@peterallison5021]

Love the Mendelssohn, it was in my late dads "top 3", and had it played at his Requiem Mass at his funeral in Durham Cath❣❣ A nice piece and well played Richard

[@pauleloidelanoy]

a wonderful recital ! Thanks Richard for these great interpretations ! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

[@lordenoch0]

And thanks, Richard for introducing me, a humble, provincial, colonial Anglophile, to the word "perishingly".

[@barbaraives4962]

A superb recital. I hope lots of people braved the cold church to hear it! Your playing is so fresh; I always hear new things, even in works that I know. Thank you, and bravo!!

[@philippawesterman8843]

It's always interesting to see an organ being played "in context". Did enjoy the concert, and it seemed there were many others there who appreciated it too, from the applause. 😊

[@quickfoxxes]

My goodness Richard. You have set a high point already in the first month of the year. What a splendid sound (your selections, talent, organ voicing, and that marvelous acoustic of Arundel.) Bless you. DJ in Knoxville Tn

[@joshwilson2763]

I agree with James, the Mendelssohn is new to me, but superb! Thank you so much for deciding to record this for the BiS community to see.

[@geoffreyford7288]

Interesting! With Bach you know it's Bach on any organ, however, the Mozart I wouldn't have realised it was by Mozart if you hadn't told us. I would have quite happily accepted if you had said it was by Mendalsohn. A more romantic organ than what Mozart would have know has changed the dynamics! Lovely playing too far and to cold from North London to atten, still thank you for allowing us to share the concert.

[@carolethompson7818]

Loved the concert. I loved the Franck and the Mendelssohn the most. The Mozart was excellent also.

[@danielkironde]

Thank you for the Recital Richard. The Mozart was electric!!!! And I should say that the sound quality is top notch! Thank you for these upload and streams always.

[@weboflifeproducts5310]

So beautiful! Thank you!

[@freddiefries]

Congratulations for the beautiful music 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻😊

[@annefrancoisepolonini6982]

Excellent acoustics and performer I love everything decJS ofJS Bach. Wonderful interpretation ah if we had this same talent, I excellent performance that reminds me of so many things on the jube. 👏

[@sugarwooki]

Listening to this with some good headphones. WOW! Thank you!

[@karipintakivi9153]

Sennheiser HD 800 here...

[@michaelberg9656]

The classic Sony MDR V6 here.......

[@beautyinsound]

All my videos are primary mastered using the Beyerdynamic DT 770s, so I'm glad you're enjoying the mix in some good headphones!

[@The-Organised-Pianist]

RIchard, thank you very much for this excellent recital, which my friend Adrian Hockey kindly told me about. Your playing is marvellous on this super organ & I particularly enjoyed the Franck.

[@stevenlester2606]

Each time you play a recital I remember that serious 15-year-old to whom you introduced us several years ago when you played with him some very loud piece. Then I amaze myself with what I know of the journey you took to play these difficult pieces and I am newly inspired myself. Then I think of Oliver and wonder who he will be at 15. I will never know, except to know that his Dad and Mom must be the finest of parents to him and no child could be luckier or more greatly blessed. I am sure of that.

[@jmlloyd40]

Enjoyed your your recital. Brilliant. Thank you 🙏

[@iandavies3579]

Fabulous, thank you Richard. (I specially love the way the Wedge rolls inexorably on!) "Cold" is good for organs if not organists - at one church we had to keep a tin bath full of water in the organ during the summer to try and stop the wood shrinking (didn't really work).

[@user-tu9qm2ni7m]

Magnificent Recital! No one would even know you were cold.

[@beautyinsound]

Freezing!

[@robinatack9846]

Lovely concert Richard and a beautiful sound from this organ in such remarkable acoustics. The Mozart was new to me and I loved it. If only I could play half as well as you I'd be a very happy man!

[@mervynpayne3281]

Wonderful playing and a really enjoyable programme. So good to hear organ music played on an organ instead of arrangements of orchestral works! The organ could do with a thorough tuning though: especially noticeable at the end of the Mozart.

[@NewAmadeus]

Excellent play !

[@765bigben]

Sensational, Richard!! Thanks for sharing!!

[@zaneclone]

I wonder, as you mention the cold- does it affect organ performance in any noticeable way, given their construction of materials which can alter through temperature...?

[@karipintakivi9153]

Well played! Mendelssohn needs a 32 foot flue, though. Good balance on Franck Prelude, often the left hand part is too quiet. The late Jean Guillou even played the piece with the left hand voice slightly dominating, which sounds refreshing after too many "standard" performances.

[@beautyinsound]

Thanks for that. Alas, there is no 32' on the organ :( If you look at the stops I'm using in the Franck (you should just be able to see them) you'll see that, in the Variation at least, I'm using the 8' flutes on both the Great and Choir. There is nothing more I could've added apart from a 4' flute or the Cone Gamba 8' which wouldn't have been appropriate for Franck's registration.

[@karipintakivi9153]

@@beautyinsound I am no specialist on Franck registrations, the Guillou recording I have was done on the Saint-Eustache Van den Heuvel organ, which must be the most impressive instrument I have ever heard live, played by maestro Guillou himself. There registration possibilities are numerous, and Guillou was not a traditionalist by any means. What comes to 32 foot stops with Mendelssohn I have been spoiled by the Peter Hurford's recording with Ratzeburg Dom organ, not a big one but with powerfull 32' principal and posaune both. Your playing is on the same level, even when live!

[@bengunn99]

Richard, how do you turn the page on the tablet? Superb playing BTW. Thanks.

[@beautyinsound]

An app called Paperless Music

[@stevenlester2606]

By way of an almost imperceptible motion of the mouth which the iPad camera can track each time he wants the page turned, the side of the mouth determines the direction of the turn. He is shown using it during the first or second close up shot of his face. It’s done very quickly, though, and only once.😊

[@bengunn99]

Thanks.

[@samuelbotsford7838]

So, how does the digital tablet turn the music page? Sam, Austin, Texas, USA

[@lordenoch0]

"By way of an almost imperceptible motion of the mouth which the iPad camera can track each time he wants the page turned, the side of the mouth determines the direction of the turn. He is shown using it during the first or second close up shot of his face. It’s done very quickly, though, and only once."

[@orgelmeister2]

Lovely playing Richard - but are the cold temperatures responsible for the organ being so badly out of tune?

[@beautyinsound]

Probably. It’s quite a unique sound!

[@TurtleFL]

Do I hear birds?

[@beautyinsound]

Quite possibly!

[@inchingolod]

Really sorry for your playing pedals with socks, that is simply very strange and bad!