Mulet: Tu es Petrus

[@k.ryanhasse8047]

I do wish Mr Tharp could hear my applause every time I listen to this recording. Your talent has brought much joy to my life, and I thank you.

[@linddaipauls3584]

"This is how you do a ball". The Reeds " are not of this world ". Bravo!!!!!

[@EmeraldPixelGamingEPG]

Stephen Tharp is an excellent, I saw a recital of his nearby and even got the chance to speak to him. Fantastic organist.

[@CJinTX43]

One of the great, spine-chilling toccatas of all time! And flawlessly played.

[@vleermuisje2]

Geweldig goede opname op een prachtig orgel. Dit mooie stuk van Mulet zou vaker moeten worden gespeeld tijdens concerten. Dat verdient Mulet ten zeerste!

[@passacaglia28]

I never get tired of listening to this version. It shakes my living room floor!

[@Mr05241948]

Superbly performed on a magnificent pipe organ

[@TheCinemasound]

This is without doubt the finest recording I have ever heard, well done Mr Tharp

[@WilbertBerendsen]

Schitterend, subtiele timing en heerlijk zwelkastgebruik. Mulet is fantastisch!

[@mel_tillis2]

LOVE that song! Good over evil. Thanks for the share!

[@georgemurphy2579]

He is an organist for all peoples!!!!

[@Cb65at]

full admiration - must be an unbelievable feeling to play! and every note is in his head & heart *****

[@davidhamilton1981]

An extraordinary piece executed to perfection. Nothing better than this playing full blast on the headphones!

[@andre26071955]

Excellent performance by one of the greatest organists of our time!

[@charlesdavis7087]

Played with the grace of a swan and the power of an atomic bomb. I am stunned. CVD

[@thomasredman3777]

The more I hear this organ, the better I like it. And it's not often that you see such a great looking guy playing that well.

[@Pipe-organ-recordings]

Tharp is a great among the great organists of the world today

[@andrewbaartman4038]

I never get tired of listening to this music and performance. Incredible.

[@BurkhardTerhart]

These Pedal Bombardes are really absolutely stunning!

[@syhooverman5418]

Yes i think he just did at the finale! Awesome and Talented performance. Thanks for posting

[@charlesdavis7087]

I've listened to this performance at least 30 times and I am continually electrified. Yes, "electrified." I don't know what happened that evening, but I'm sure even Mulet would have pissed himself. I've listened to every version of this work on You Tube, and I'm sorry dear Stephen... the only word I can come with is "definitive." You did it baby! World's best. !!!! Have you ever thought about recording the whole suite? CVD

[@johnhenryholiday4964]

Brilliant playing.... such a wonderful piece.... Thank You for sharing.

[@vmpmike1]

Excellent, and wow on the pedal.

[@stevelee3264]

Love the eb and floe of this amazing piece. The Bombarde is...stimulating.

[@JFSnail]

Absolutely magnificent! yet another flawless performance from Stephen Tharp.

[@Organmind]

Outstanding Performance! 5 Stars!

[@techman85]

The DEFINITIVE performance of this work!

[@Highinsight7]

there are a lot of good ones... even a few minor glitches in this performance where the hand quickly brushes against another key... it's still amazing playing!

[@charlesdavis7087]

This performance is absolutely electrifying. Whatever happened that evening set the word "definitive" right next to your name in relationship to "Tu es Petrus." This is the high-water mark. The recording is absolutely the best. And I cannot thank you enough. Wow!!!!!

[@nigelthomas7960]

AMAZING performance of such a challenging work. Wow - you inspire to re-learn it!!! Thank you!!

[@TheCinemasound]

Brilliant, I just can not stop playing Mr Tharp's you tube contributions. I would love to see is footwork.

[@markferwerda7968]

When I've heard Steven Tharp play at the Stiftskirche in Stuttgart, Germany, he was always the best organist of the entire summer series of organists.

[@chrisgreenwood1020]

This is my favourite organ piece, brilliantly performed here, I play it over and over, well done

[@PetervanDalen3053]

Met welk een grote souplesse speelt Stephen dit prachtige werk. Dank voor de plaatsing.

[@passacaglia28]

Hauntingly beautiful.

[@hdbikerfl1]

One of my favorite recordings of this piece! Mr. Tharp is phenomenal

[@bryceword1768]

BRAVO!!!!

[@fb1119]

I so appreciate the tension you build throughout the toccata, both with your registrations and your dramatic interpretation. It is wonderful to hear the technical bravura passages handled with such ease so that we can truly enjoy your powerful performance without being aware of the immense technique that it does take to perform this so well. Bravo!

[@ClaudiaVirmondMadeira]

Breathtaking!!

[@charlesdavis7087]

The best recording of this great work done on planet Earth as of this date. Congratulation, dear Steven. God, I wish I could have been there... nevertheless thank you for sharing. CVD

[@iamrepete]

Just as it SHOULD be. Brilliant recording, no switching between 4 or 5 different camera views. THANK YOU, Stephen AND JAV!

[@syhooverman5418]

AWESOME!!! Im now covered in goosbumps. GREAT post. Thank you.

[@gabbeman1975]

This must be one of the best performances of 'Tu es Petra' I've ever heard. Steady as a rock!! Way to go Mr Tharp!

[@joespeciale5875]

Phenomenal talent on display utilizing a phenomenal piece.

[@JacquesBRUNO13007]

Grande, très grande interprétation de Stephen !! Les pieds peuvent aussi se filmer ... Merci pour ce merveilleux enregistrement. JB13007

[@Contrubas]

That did it for me! Well done. What an organ too!

[@MrLestat9]

Another one of my favourtie Easter Postludes "Tu es Petrus" Thou ART A Rock

[@charlesdavis7087]

Dear Steven; This is still the BEST version of "Tu Es Petrus" on KZbin.

[@jb9652]

A fine performance indeed. Unshackled from the written score and its distractions, he really takes the listener on a musical journey.

[@dennisa1692]

Incredible performance of this masterpiece! Bravo!

[@peteacher52]

Brilliant! As mentioned by an earlier commenter, those excelling at their work make it look easy! Stephen just sat there and played without exaggerated mannerisms, yet full of intensity and the utmost dedication to the music.

[@RobertEParr]

Great playing, great sound...loved it.

[@apiaristicone9585]

...by far, the very best Tu Es Petra performance around; top notch!

[@Pipe-organ-recordings]

Stephen Tharp is one of the best

[@albertpeckham9515]

A truly exciting performance of this composition....I loved it! Bravo!

[@XY_Dude]

Wow -- great tempo, excellent registration, super organ. Good stuff...

[@RonN448]

Steve, I couldn't listen to you play this piece all day long, and never get tired of hearing it! To me, it's the most powerful and intense organ piece ever composed. Can't explain why, but it is! I heard it the first time back in the mid-60s on the Command Classics recording of the Wanamaker organ with Virgil Fox. I've been in love with the piece ever since then.

[@chen0466]

RonN448 I've heard that Fox's recording of this at Wanamaker is the standard to beat for this piece notwithstanding the outstanding job Mr. Tharp does here.

[@RonN448]

Chen0466, you are correct. There is a recording of Virgil Fox's recording of Tu Es Petra on the Wanamaker organ on KZbin. Just do a search in KZbin for "Virgil Fox Wanamaker Organ. You could also add either "Tu Es Petra" or "Thou Art The Rock" after Fox's name. On the album it's listed as "Thou Art The Rock." I have two copies of the original album, and one on CD.

[@syhooverman5418]

+RonN448 Me too. Never tire of this piece played well like this

[@passacaglia28]

I, too, never tire of listening to this piece. It's so dynamic!

[@charlesdavis7087]

I've listened to you play this great work 20 plus times or more. I think I just listen to it to get electrified. OMG. It happens every time. "Can I have some more, please" said young Oliver.

[@Pipe-organ-recordings]

That night at Saint Patricks Cathedral almost happened by accident. Glad so many have been able to enjoy it

[@trabantfreak2370]

so chaotic yet so gracefull.

[@rayray99100]

Powerful piece, by a powerful player...!!!!

[@OWOT-re5jf]

Bravo! Majestic and powerful!

[@johnferguson8993]

WOW! What an exciting performance. I love this piece and have heard it many times and in my humble opinion this is one of the finest renderings of it. Thank you for the upload.

[@Dd-rs7ge]

Wow... What a powerful pedal...

[@Taoseno2007]

Great piece, and what confidence and technique on the part of Dr. Tharp, not even a hint of sweat! Bravo! Taoseno

[@Offshoreorganbuilder]

A thrilling performance. Thanks!

[@passacaglia28]

This is excellent! Bravo!

[@ccaammiinniiito2]

As I've often wondered as I listen Debussy, what was Mulet thinking on composing this beauty? He and Debussy compose such entrancing music.

[@HuggyMackay]

This piece is equally suited to the concert hall or to the cathedral. I think that is what makes it so versatile. I also like the sensitive registration used by Dr. Tharp :)

[@twillertorganprojects]

Great playing. The tempo is fast, but not too fast. My compliments. Thanks for posting.

[@Pipe-organ-recordings]

***** It is not too hot and not too cold, just right

[@dennisa1692]

Absolutely the best performance I've ever heard of this Mulet classic and the Caville-coll just blows it out of this universe! Brooks, as you say, just "nailed it"!

[@accousticdecay]

Musical thunder in the hands of a master. simply stunning. OK, Joe, you have to offer a CD with this one. Maybe "Dueling Organs" with alternating tracks of Daniel Roth at St. Sulpice.

[@francabruschetti3684]

Eccezionale esecuzione,per registrazione e interpretazione, che esalta la bellezza e il significato profondo di questa stupenda composizione.

[@russedav5]

It's always amazing to see someone make playing this ferocious beast look effortless vs the nightmare it, with its uncountable legions of notes, plus registration changes, really is! Brilliant!

[@levacquerosalie972]

Thank you and beautiful !!!!

[@IloveCochereau]

Perfect performance !

[@BruneauGilles]

Très belle pièce, interprétée remarquablement ici sur un orgue somptueux ! Bravo, I enjoy ;-)

[@DominiqueLASNIER]

brillante interprétation bravo :)

[@IloveCochereau]

Brilliant interpretation of this nice piece!

[@JUCIARA-BORGES]

FANTÁSTICO!

[@xaviox]

Without doubt on par with Gillian weir, absolutely amazing! Stunning organ and magnificent organist. Bravo for this wrist breaker of a toccata ....LOVE IT 👌👌👌👌👌

[@AlessandroClavarino]

Molto ben eseguito. Grazie per il post.

[@vleermuisje2]

Beautiful music!

[@irkibby]

3:07 is the point I begin playing the "air organ".

[@evanhignite1028]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@Eleuthero5]

Sensational!!

[@PaulusGerhard]

Very great performance :)

[@bobnewnham7400]

Heard this played live earlier this month, by Matt Dixon in Durham Cathedral. What an experience!!!

[@georgemurphy2579]

Henri Mulet was a lesser-known French composer of one-hit wonders. He played at St. Roch in Paris, a smaller church with a smaller instrument. However, his skills as an improviser were underrated as he was the top in his field! This work is the tenth in his Ten Byzantine Sketches pour Grand Orgue. I guess it pretty much sums up that "From little acorns, mighty oaks do grow."

[@1610Monteverdi]

It's actually called "Tu es Petra", (Thou art the rock), not "Tu es Petrus", but nonetheless brilliantly played! I wouldn't want to play it on a tracker organ.

[@RobertJohnson-je6tx]

Truly outstanding

[@ben-6670]

Spectacular 👍 Thnx

[@dmac469]

These guys make it look so easy.

[@samschaeffer8236]

Stephen Tharp is clearly one of the most talented organists in the world. He is not timid about letting loose with the power of a grand organ such as this. Yet he can very well show restraint and sensitvity, when appropriate. The pedal reeds, on 18" of pressure surely must measure up to almost anything Cavaille-Coll has built, although the upperwork is not as brilliant (or as shrill) as the french organs. For those who cut down American Classic organs in favor of organs in France, I say this...The French Symphonic organs have their glory, and can be quite inspirational. But they often tend toward a harsh, shrill or thick tone. Typically, large and well designed American Classic organs can deliver the power, such as St. Parick's. However they are likely to contain more subtle effects and a better variety of sounds, for their size, as well as greater transparency and clarity. Thanks to Mr. Tharp and JAV for this post!

[@Pipe-organ-recordings]

Richard St Ouen and St Patrick's are entirely different and the difference in wind pressure has little to do with their difference. Wind pressures, just makes for different kinds of voicing, not better or worse, just different.

[@samschaeffer8236]

+Richard Harrold Richard. I respect your comments. Thank you.

[@samschaeffer8236]

+pipe-organ Quite right. I have heard organs from the early 20th. century, American Romantic era on heavy wind (even the flues), which sound somewhat muted. And I have heard more recent eclectic instruments on fairly light pressure, which sound quite assertive. Your comments are well placed.

[@stevelee3264]

here here!

[@Butterflyfilmsltd]

Fly Sephen, fly!! best wishes Pete Butterfly

[@virginiaorganbuilder]

That was pretty freaking amazing, Stephen.

[@cromorne]

To the left of the console on 15 inches of wind. Awe-inspiring!

[@charlesdavis7087]

You got this piece nailed, baby! Thou Art The Rock...! Breathtaking. !! CVD

[@hdbikerfl1]

BRILLIANT!!

[@adobermann]

How the ____ can you make this piece look so easy !?! I'm flabbergasted !

[@daveflanagan5723]

Magnificent!

[@Pipe-organ-recordings]

+Dave Flanagan thanks

[@daveflanagan5723]

Such a superb organist1

[@Pipe-organ-recordings]

Yes Stephen Tharp stands with the very best organists living today.

[@Organmind]

5 Stars! Excellent!

[@georgemurphy2579]

Mr. Tharp and his wife represent, what I believe to be, the epitome of the organ world. He is always outstanding in his playing, as well as being a fine person.

[@richardnowinski4065]

Looks like a Virgil Fox level of playing

[@ccaammiinniiito2]

Usually, I listen to Mulet as interpreted by Virgil Fox. But the organist here allays my fears. It's a virtuoso piece, after all.

[@georgemurphy2579]

Virgil wrote the book on this work, but if anyone else even comes close, it is certainly Stepen Tharp. I have to say that Gordon Turk is right up there with them, too!

[@HopewellArchbishop]

Bravo, you are amazing.