Prokofiev: Dance of the Knights (Organ Transcription) | Titus Grenyer @ St Mary's Cathedral Sydney

[@emillio_gonzales]

I don't even know which of these is more brilliant, the way he performs it, or the music of Prokofiev

[@mscott3918]

When this was first performed a Russian state newspaper, following instructions from the government, wrote, 'There is no greater tale of woe than Prokofiev's music for Romeo. ' Had they heard this stunning performance I doubt that they could have written that. Beautifully presented.

[@erikthenorviking8251]

Spot on, you have nailed it!! Perfect sound-picture of knights trying to move around in half a ton of armour... Lovely Letourneau sounds.

[@jerrymartin79]

The bells were indeed perfectly timed!! Bravo. An engaging performance of a great transcription. I am definitely a fan of the transcribers’ art and would love to hear more. Encore!!

[@joseandrade1625]

Just...thankou for this wonder! from Portugal with love...

[@Modeltnick]

What a great performance of this piece! Everything here is very impressive. The performance, the registration, the organ and the soaring architecture! Boardwalk Hall beckons! Thanks for another great journey into musical excellence!

[@annecohen8927]

Beautiful!!!!!! This is perfect for the organ!

[@MrJacoob406]

My parents used to be famous ballet dancers (Josephine and Tim Jacobsson) and I'm quite grateful for that because otherwise, I would not have seen this Brilliant playing by the way

[@joemerhej825]

I couldn’t stop listening to it again and again and again 🌹🌹🌹

[@james.flores]

This brought back memories from my school orchestra days.

[@stevebishop9468]

Utterly magnificent...

[@alessandropittorino5627]

Fantastic!

[@VoxAngelica8]

That’s an interesting organ console for sure! Australian stop heads and the entire console arranged in a French way, and that’s a good number of toe pistons too. Great performance on an excellent organ!

[@craigkeller1966]

Well done! Excellent playing and I love the fluke of the bell ringing.

[@colmsomers9063]

Hardly a fluke. Perfectly timed I suspect 😉

[@PDTeter]

This is simply excellent!

[@piotrkaskosz6602]

Excelent 🤍

[@jimstevens1726]

Beautifully done. Totally excellent.

[@juanpablomolinahuertas4434]

Fantastic

[@powder9569]

Beautiful

[@RobinBeaumont]

excellent registration and tempo - combinations well handled

[@marcusross8751]

Bravo! Somebody should do a complete transcription for the orchestral suites or maybe the piano version.

[@LoveandCreativity-pc8ny]

It's very beautiful and majestic, it gives me goosebumps

[@peporgan]

Thank you!

[@margaretarmstrong8041]

Stunning 🖤 Великолепно!

[@RobertJohnsonmusic]

Titus, I have enjoyed this piece for many years. Prokofiev is said to have written many of his orchestral works as he traveled by train. The meter harkens to an age of steam locomotives.

[@queefcheif9306]

bro one of the best classical pieces went from a 100 to a 10,000 purly being played on a pipe organ

[@Landon_Durrant]

This is amazing. Well done indeed, so glad that youtube put this in my feed.

[@-mcl2006]

Amazing 🤩 ❤

[@eprst45]

Великолепное исполнение!

[@fhugheveleigh2]

Of course if you wish the bells to complement your playing then that will mean precise timing and that is too limiting. Your transcription works wonderfully well.

[@hamishwagstaff5422]

Great stuff!

[@natancieplinski4377]

This was great! Thanks!

[@matthewdennett1965]

The bell at the end 🎉

[@arpikhazarchan8103]

Отличное звучание

[@juanpablomolinahuertas4434]

Me encantan tus oufits

[@moyahenderson9459]

Titus, more staccato in the first section with more volume in the pedal bravura. Quieter on the manuals during this dazzling pedal riff. Then as slithery as you like in the second section. Those ascending quick notes start too early as well, whatever your transcription states. This is a magnificent work!

[@kimgrenyer9204]

Hi Moya, Being non-musical myself, I’m not in the appropriate position to appreciate nor refute your contribution, but what I need to add is that as a person who accompanies Titus to many recording sessions, I’ve never been tired of hearing him play, and this can only come from the enjoyment of witnessing Titus play from his heart. I believe that while technicality is important, each of us has a different outlook on what makes it ‘works’, and we do look forward to seeing your take on this lovely piece :)

[@moyahenderson9459]

Dear Tran, I did take on the piece, as you suggest! Why did I do it? Because I think Titus is amazing; his Pep Organ program deserves all our support, ALL OF IT! It’s an outstanding initiative from such a young professional organist. Titus’s polished performances are to be greatly admired. I hope this doesn’t mean that a composer, such as myself, ought not show my enthusiasm by wanting to see these performances advance to the highest possible level. Composers are the very artists who will encourage organists to break away from any residual tradition of non-staccato playing in organ performances. Who else will? You see, we are both eager fans of Titus! What an excellent name as well!

[@bettyjane6684]

I’m two years late in responding to the exchange between you and Kim. But having just read it I wanted to comment on what a beautiful articulate intelligent exchange between the two of you. It was a pleasure reading both of your comments.

[@bettyjane6684]

@@moyahenderson9459 I liked your response and the tone in which you shared it. I particularly liked the statement “Who else will?” There is love in that statement. That reminds me of the exchange between my father and I one morning when as an adult living at home he inquired every morning whether I was going to make it to work on time. I said to him one morning words to the effect in an exasperated tone, “Dad, yes I will make it to work on time!” He replied, “Honey, who else will care?”

[@bettyjane6684]

@@kimgrenyer9204 I appreciated your perspective and loved the words you chose to express your point of view.

[@basshead2003]

Such an exceptional performance! My father was the organist for our local church and that’s likely how I developed a love for pipe organs (listening, not playing). Do you by chance take requests? I would love to here you play Gymnopedie No. 1 by Erik Satie. Cheers from Canada 🇨🇦

[@queefcheif9306]

i must learn how to play the pipe organ imminently

[@gersoncorreiaf]

Where i can find the partiture?

[@pepemanoslargas8844]

Just what i'm looking for

[@fluffdragon6305]

What I hate from eletronic trasmission organ is the delay. Possible that technology advance so much but not yet fix this delay??? The piece and the player are amazing ^^ I'm only angry for the tech... is why I prefer play on mechanical-trasmission organs

[@Parker6432]

I'd love to hear this on a "real" organ - aka Sydney Town Hall Hill & Son :)

[@peporgan]

But what is real and what is not real? It’s very philosophical!

[@luccharbonneau9382]

Sounds like Castlevania

[@emfrentes]

Did they ever realise you'r a Jynn"""

[@emfrentes]

Why are you hiding your ears? Elf.

[@peporgan]

Correct!