SAINT-SAËNS "ORGAN" SYMPHONY NO. 3 (COMPLETE) ARRANGED JONATHAN SCOTT

Jonathan Scott performs his complete solo organ transcription of Saint-Saëns "Organ" Symphony No.3 in c minor Op.78 live
at the Organ of Victoria Hall, Hanley, UK. This is the first performance of the complete transcription and was filmed live at the Victoria Hall Organ Prom concert on Saturday 13th April 2019
Symphony No.3 in c minor Op.78 "Organ" (1886) by Camille Saint-Saëns
I. Adagio - Allegro moderato - Poco adagio
II. Allegro moderato - Presto - Maestoso - Allegro
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THE ORGAN OF VICTORIA HALL, HANLEY, UK
CONACHER/WILLIS 1888/1922
Pedal Organ
1. Resultant Bass 32'
2. Open Diapason Wood 16'
3. Open Diapason 16'
4. Contra Bass 16'
5. Subbass 16'
6. Dulciana 16'
7. Principal 8'
8. Violoncello 8'
9. Flute 8'
10. Gemshorn 4'
11. Mixture II (12.15.)
12. Contra Ophicleide 32'
14. Ophicleide 16'
13. Trombone 16'
15. Cor Anglais 16' [solo]
16. Clarion 8'
Choir Organ (Enclosed)
17. Contra Dulciana 16'
18. Open Diapason 8'
19. Dulciana 8'
20. Dulciana celeste 8' TC
21. Tibia Clausa 8'
22. Gemshorn 4'
23. Nason Flute 4'
24. Nazard 2 2/3'
25. Principal 2'
26. Tierce 1 3/5'
27. Octavin 1'
28. Cymbal III (29.33.36.)
29. Musette 16'
30. Corno di Bassetto 8'
31. Tuba Horn 8' [Solo]
Tremulant
Octave
Unison Off
Sub Octave
Great Organ
32. Dbl Open Diap. 16'
33. Open Diapason I 8'
34. Open Diapason II 8'
35. Open Diapason III 8'
36. Claribel Flute 8'
37. Principal 4'
38. Harmonic Flute 4'
39. Twelfth 2 2/3'
40. Fifteenth 2'
41. Mixture III (17.19.22.)
42. Full Mixture IV (19.22.26.29.)
43. Contra Tromba 16'
44. Tromba 8'
45. Clarion 4'
Swell Organ (Enclosed)
46. Lieblich Bourdon 16'
47. Open Diapason 8'
48. Lieblich Gedackt 8'
49. Unda Maris 8' T.C.
50. Viola da Gamba 8'
51. Voix Celeste 8' T.C.
52. Principal 4'
53. Lieblich Flute 4'
54. Twelfth 2 2/3'
55. Fifteenth 2'
56. Mixture III (17.19.22)
57. Fourniture V (15.19.22.26.29.)
58. Waldhorn 16'
59. Cornopean 8'
60. Oboe 8'
61. Vox Humana 8'
62. Clarion 4'
Tremulant
Octave
Unison Off
Sub Octave
Solo Organ (Enclosed)
63. Violone 16'
64. Violoncello 8'
65. Orchestral Flute 8'
66. Viola 4'
67. Concert Flute 4'
68. Orch. Piccolo 2'
69. Cor Anglais 16'
70. Orchestral Oboe 8'
71. Tuba Mirabilis 8'
72. Tuba Horn
Tremulant
Octave
Unison Off
Sub Octave
Couplers
Swell to Pedal
Swell to Great
Swell to Choir
Choir to Great
Choir to Pedal
Great to Pedal
Solo to Pedal
Solo to Great
Solo to Choir
Solo to Swell
Wind Pressures
Solo Main 5 3/4"
Solo Tuba 18"
Solo Tuba Horn 10.5"
Swell Main 4 1/2"
Swell Reeds 10.5"
Great Main 4"
Great Reeds 10.5"
Choir 3"
Pedal Flue 6 3/4"
Pedal 32' Reed 12"
Pedal Reeds 15"

[@niallmorrissey3715]

Wow. Who needs an orchestra? I could have sworn I heard brass and strings in there. The maestoso was perfect.

[@stevew7353]

I have been a church organist since the age of 10. Now in my 50's I tend to be rather cynical. I also have well over 10 recordings of the Organ Symphony. They have not all just been eclipsed but totally obliterated. This is the most astounding exhibition of arrangement and performance I have ever seen and heard, or am likely to ever see and hear. Jonathon, your feet make Gene Kelly's look sluggish and awkward, and he didn't have to worry about pistons, two hands, 4 manuals and 3 volume pedals! Saint Saens was known to be a bit of a show off, and he'll be up there one very excited composer to hear his work done this much justice. Thank you. My only ambition now is to hear you play this live - please say you're going to take it on tour - you can't have gone to all that trouble for just one performance! I feel blessed to have heard that, and believe me that happens all to rarely these days.

[@richardc674]

I could not have said it better, such a magnificent performance and such a magnificent organ!

[@altpapapi]

Yep, Jonathan is not only amazing, he is phenomenal and quicker than lightning!

[@scottnyc6572]

Coming from a lifelong organist your gratifying compliments are held in high regard.

[@niallmorrissey3715]

I just feel sympathy for the sweaty woman operating the bellows.

[@buahcs]

The last time I received instruction in organ was two years ago and it wasn't for very long, but I now know enough to know that Mr. Scott is one incredible organist. He and his brother have never ceased to amaze me!

[@calolson9572]

You did it!! The WHOLE GLORIOUS PIECE!!!! Bravo! Just magnificent!!!!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@mikegross6107]

One has to have a "HI FI" to enjoy this, otherwise you are missing EVERYTHING if you don't! This really gives your system a workout but it is worth every bit of it. Talent beyond description and freely given to all of us! THANK YOU SO MUCH!

[@noahconstrictor100]

@Maikind K. I'm autistic, and I tend to agree on sound quality. You don't need to brag about your languages to prove a point, though.

[@scottnyc6572]

I’m listening to all performances on noise canceling Bose over the ear headphones,captures every sound while cancelling any background noises.

[@UCTiqLjHutUSEvBhJTfsJOEQ]

One has to be physically present to enjoy this, otherwise you are missing EVERYTHING. The organ is an instrument that pushes air, rumbles, vibrates, fills the physical space in a way that you could never translate without being in front of the organ itself. No need to brag about "Hi-Fi" equipment, you're missing as much as every other people who wasn't there at the moment it has been played. An organ is a monstrous instrument sealed to the building. You'll never be able to translate what's really happening through the walls, the floor, and the ceiling of the building it's in. The organ pushes more air in a single note than all your Hi-Fi equipment full blast.

[@musicandbooklover-p2o]

@@UCTiqLjHutUSEvBhJTfsJOEQ But for those of us who can't listen to this beautiful piece in person because of COVID or even because no one in your area can play it or because there isn't a suitable organ for kms around you - as in my case - we have to make do with this recording. I should add that I have heard this played in person, Gillian Weir back in the 1970s, and the organ can also dictate as to how good it sounds. Played on an electric pipe organ in a stone church it was truly wonderful and you could feel every vibration through the floor and the pews, played on a manual pipe organ in a town hall it was lovely but not to the same level even though it was the same organist. Given everything else, and the current circumstances plus the fact I will probably never have the pleasure of listening to Jonathon Scott in person, I will take this live performance as being the best currently available. Oh, and I think he is every bit as good as Gillian Weir was in her heyday. A longtime fan of the pipe organ, who learned to play some 45 years ago and whose father - until 2 years ago - was also an organist on electric, church pipe and theatre pipe organs. Though nowhere near the standard of Jonathon Scott.

[@currawong2011]

So many organ transcriptions and their rendering just do not satisfy...this one does, and does so magnificantly. Although I wish had been there at the actual performance, I am grateful to have this on KZbin to experience repeatedly.

[@professordodo1]

Jonathan, how on earth do you manage to condense so convincingly and superbly a 90 piece orchestra, and an organ into two hands, two feet, and but oh what a wonderful brain!!

[@richiejohnson]

He has a central processor and very expensive servomotors. But he plays a hell of a piano, don't he!

[@randallanderson6477]

I weep with the memories this stirs in me...when I was 18, just entered college, a friend introduced this to me...another friend played it at his Lutheran church after midnight. They are both gone now...and this version is so intimate and personal. Thanks Jonathan.

[@scottnyc6572]

Nothing compares to this gifted performer.I’m amazed after each number!! No key or foot pedal goes untouched!!!

[@musicandbooklover-p2o]

A long time favourite piece of music for me which I have always thought lacked sufficient organ. You have achieved the near impossible, listening to the entire piece on the organ is as close to heaven on earth as can be achieved. Thank you to both Jonathan and Tom Scott for this.

[@JoeWB]

Who else found themselves crying in the poco adagio? I don’t know what it is about that music. This was just stunningly beautiful, thank you.

[@debsg2024]

I'm willing to bet no one else plays this on a pipe organ and it's so well executed. Congratulations, Jonathan! Amazing!

[@RentiaJacobsjohester]

I listen and listen to this organ play. It takes me up to heaven where I can praise the Lord together with the angels. Thank you brothers Scott for giving me this BIG BEAUTIFUL music on an instrument that fits into the palm of my hand.

[@janetlindley4465]

Bravo Jonathan. I have only just found this gem and it is absolutely and totally amazing. I was in another world listening to you play so beautifully. A supremely talented organist. Special thanks to Tom too for the wonderful sound and vision. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@larrystewart2506]

IN ALL MY YEARS, NEVER HAVE I EXPERIENCED THE LIKE OF THIS!!!!!! JONATHAN! You are beyond a maestro! You are a national treasure! The dexterity of your fingers and your feet are beyond belief, as is your talent! I saw it, and STILL I can barely believe what you have accomplished here! Would that I could have been there live to experience the magic in the making! GENIUS! Thank you, from the bottom of my soul, for this wonderful gift! Happy Easter to you and Tom who again captured time and space in his filming! God bless you both! ❤️❤️🏅😱🇨🇦

[@dallasebelljr5322]

I am in awe of such mastery!

[@OperaNut]

I don’t think that I’ll listen to the original orchestral piece ever again. Jonathan’s arrangement and performance are beyond words.

[@peterallison5021]

WOW, what can I say that has not already been said? I found myself shedding tears of joy, and applauding. I am just so sad I missed being there on the day in question

[@joanmetcalfe5038]

Being in the Victoria Hall to hear the first performance of this is something I’l never forget. ‘STUNNING’ doesn’t even begin to describe it. Thank you for this wonderful video.

[@mckreunski]

Speechless... what a perfomance, incredible. Bravo, Meastrissimo 👍👍👍👍👍

[@yuqian8036]

I am 30 years old. I want to set one of the lifelong goals that I hope I can play this arrangement before I die. I think I can make it.

[@radiorexandy]

OMG! Goosebumps! Spine-tingling! Awe-inspiring! You both out-did yourselves! It doesn't get any better than this! BRAVO Jonathan & Tom!!!

[@organbuilder272]

ABSOLUTELY MAGNIFICENT!!!!! Who need an orchestra when you have 5 of them at your fingertips. What a beautiful interpretation. Every essential line is present. What an accomplishment.

[@R2R1426]

Camille Saint-Saens a créé une oeuvre orchestrale avec orgue extraordinaire et unique, vous la magnifiez avec votre superbe transcription. BRAVO de Paris, France

[@professordodo1]

Completely agree, completement d'accord , completamente de acuerdo.

[@johnweddel687]

Orchestra? I don't need no stinkin' orchestra! Fantastic! Thank you for this amazing performance!

[@buzzard73gmail]

Orchestras just get in the way of a performance like this.

[@LJAllen1000]

It brought tears to my eyes such a moving performance and wonderful to hear the whole piece. I love this man, his gift and the composer. I am drained. Only one thing to follow that on a wet lockdown day as a pick me up, that is egg and chips. Cest Magnifique.

[@christinemcdougall5073]

Incredible arrangement. Moody, powerful.

[@leylinegoddess]

i am not sure a person can hit like more than once but for all the times i have enjoyed listening to this rendition of the organ symphony. here's at least a dozen more likes for this performance. well done you guys. super ********************* those are all my and more likes. :)

[@claudioalbertoantonelli5030]

The most wonderful pipe organ Y've ever listened

[@richardyorke7935]

So proud and pleased to have actually been there, but for those that were not this is an excellent recording! Well done :-)

[@Knuddel1976]

Saint-Saëns ist stolz auf Sie, Mr. Scott! Sehr gute Umsetzung!

[@marcbergeron8690]

What a pleasure it must have been to play this extraordinary symphony on such a magnificient instrument. The music my father was playing when I was a very young boy.

[@DanReeder1337]

he did it... the madman actually did it!

[@hoekbrwr]

Yes I am an occasional listener to your organ pieces and I am not someone who knows anything about music, but this piece is everything you can imagine to be built in an organ. It deeply touched my soul. This was an enormous piece of work to get this together. Unbelievable how you played this. I think Saint Saens would have been very pleased with someone playing his masterwork in this manner.

[@digitricks]

Wow!! This certainly gives new meaning to the name Organ Symphony!

[@paulzellmer4453]

Thank you . you are my hero. I cannot tell you how much I appreciate your work to develop in this piece, it’s truly grand and awesome.

[@QHarefield]

Bravo, Jonathan! Wonderful! Marvellous! My favourite Saint-Saens piece, my favourite symphony, my favourite piece of organ music ... to be precise, my most favourite piece of music, beautifully and skillfully played. Thank you.

[@renataanna7877]

"Very Organ Symphony". Good transcription and the organ is perfect to playing this on it. Bravo! Thank you for posting !

[@marc49lewis]

Astounding sir. Absolutely astounding!

[@orvillevroemen3956]

Amazing performance! Very accurate transcription too, from what I hear. Absolutely stunning!

[@kentbloxham3826]

Outstanding and Unparalleled Brilliance!!

[@renataanna7877]

Listening to and waiting for Eastermorning... Happy Easter everybody!

[@FlowersInHisHair]

Magnificent. Congratulations on the transcription, it's quite an achievement.

[@kentbloxham3826]

Haunting and as always Brilliantly Stunning Jonathan and Tom

[@annskinner8467]

Can’t thank you enough!! Listening on bluetooth speaker, great! 🎵❤️❤️❤️🎵

[@landsnailproject2875]

Magnificent - both organist and organ. Thank you. Teresa - Cambridge UK

[@geoffreyatherton4224]

A week ago this was a privilege to witness the premiere performance. What a wonderful production of visuals and sound.

[@gerardbedecarter]

A beautiful arrangement and performance.

[@jbr9813]

An organ-lover's dream. Who needs a symphony orchestra? Much cheaper too without it (I'm a tight-fisted Yorkie)! But seriously, it's good to hear this symphony played only on a (largish) organ by a famous and highly-skilled organist. Thank you, Jonathan Scott. Please come and play it on the Leeds Town Hall organ when its restoration is complete, hopefully soon.

[@johnbayley5070]

I travelled from Corby for this performance and it was wonderful. The recording by Tom is also excellent. He is more than a brilliant pianist. Thank you. John

[@phillipbaggio7915]

This. Was. Glorious!!!! Congratulations to you for a performance so great that it's beyond words, and to your brother for recording this performance and all of your others! Happy Easter to you both! Please come to the U.S.!! There are MANY fantastic organs of this grand scale here in many of the big cities.

[@buzzard73gmail]

The Wannamaker Organ in Philadelphia is a great example of our organs right here in the US.

[@flyingdutchman4794]

I would pay real money to hear Jonathan play this on the big Skinner at Girard College, also in the Philadelphia area

[@leaside]

Bravo indeed. Simply glorious! Thank you.

[@dongweilin5393]

Traditional composers often began their compositions on the piano. Your arrangement makes me feel like Saint-Saëns started on an organ like yours.

[@JoeWB]

He probably did!

[@johnmilburn5715]

Unbelievable. Absolutely Unbelievable. I was in tears by the end of the final movement at the sheer grandeur and power of it. Perfect organ too, nicely replaced the orchestra! What a fantastic arrangement, and performed with incredible calm too!! Bravo Johnathan; superb. No doubt the organ heaved a huge sigh of relief when you turned off the wind!!! Now all i need is to hear you do the same with Poulenc....oh and a nice Sunday afternoon Reubke 94th would be good too...😁😉 Keep it up pal, you are an absolute star.

[@Elimin8]

Sadly I wasn't there, but I applaud you here - that was stunning. Thank you !

[@jonathankinloch4280]

Ohh, I have been waiting for this since the concert!

[@bryangl1]

An absolutely remarkable achievement. Jonathan furthers the argument for claiming him to be the world's greatest living organist. He has perfectly surmounted the difficulties of transcribing the many threads of an orchestral and organ (with piano as well) score into something that is, to the ear, absolutely complete in all details (paradoxically without a piano part for Tom), yet playable by 2 hands and two feet (with no multi-tracking!) And all of this captured by Tom in a video having a polish to match the playing. Somehow the organ seems to be displaying an even greater warmth than on some of the videos from here - different microphones or different placement? Or is there some post production on the audio as it sounds unexpectedly (and pleasingly) reverberent for a filled hall. Whatever, a great success - thank you both.

[@nigelcartwright9030]

There was a respectable audience, of several hundred I would say.I was there, and the pleasing reverberation is down to the remarkable acoustics of the hall, which are acknowledged by all who perform here.As for you thinking it was a filled hall,it certainly sounded like it at the end,so loud was the applause,unsurprisingly for such an out of this world performance.As a proud Uncle, can I just add that my nephew Philip Cartwright tunes and maintains this magnificent organ. Nigel Cartwright.

[@bryangl1]

@@nigelcartwright9030 Thank you, Nigel, for the feedback, it was interesting to read. And Philip must have a rewarding position maintaining that superb organ. Many years ago I was a member of the Theatre Organ Society here (don't shudder!) and worked on both installation and maintenance of two instruments so I know what is involved. That put me in good stead with my organ teacher (classical/church) who would often say at a lesson, "there's a cypher or pipe out of tune etc etc" for me to fix - but never got a free lesson from it. (I have long deserted theatre instruments but it was fun at the time!). For my playing, Widor is my limit.

[@nigelcartwright9030]

@@bryangl1 Many thanks for your kind comments Bryan, I am a member of The Theatre Organ Club, although I don't play piano or organ. I was the black sheep in my family, being brought up in the age of 'Skiffle', progressing on eventually to playing electro/acoustic bass guitar in a Jazz Band. Both my Brother, Father and Grandfather played the organ,and my Dad's all time hero was the great Quentin M. Maclean.Enough said I think!. It would be interesting to know which Theatre Organ installations you were involved with,Kindest Regards,Nigel Cartwright.

[@bryangl1]

@@nigelcartwright9030 And thanks to you Nigel. I'm in the age group to know of Quentin Maclean! - but never heard him play despite the many organists who toured here In my younger days I played keyboard in a rock group, but now my interests are primarily in "classical" music. To answer: I'm in Melbourne Australia, and the two organs I worked on regularly (both WurliTzers) were a 3/15 (now 3/16 with Posthorn) from the Capitol Melb into a suburban cinema ─ many fond memories there; and a 4/21 from the old State Theatre (a 4000 seat Atmospheric cinema still existing but butchered) into a suburban Town Hall. I worked on the installation of that from start to completion, being the first person to play the installed instrument. Regards Bryan.

[@leroywilliams6679]

Totally agree he has to be one of the world's greatest living pipe organist. It is such a joy to hear Jonathan play that organ with such grace, and competence.

[@ronpalmer2u]

What a talent and a gift. Thanks for the great performance.

[@VinnieSutra]

Glorious performance, Love this piece.

[@organbuilder272]

Damn, This is a fine example of what a real English organ can do. Just the right piece on the perfect organ for it. Nicely Done, both of you - sound and sight. Impressive as always.

[@MateusGedoz]

Wow! Great performance! Congratulations! Happy Easter!

[@gordongriswold1473]

👌Excellent! Jonathan, You play it the Saint-Saens intended the Symphony to be played. Thank you.

[@mariadesa1434]

Incredibly beautiful, wonderful! Congratulations and thank you both for this magnificent video!

[@NakedMuso]

Jaw, floor. Stunned!

[@anthropocentrus]

...so who'll break the news to Saint Saens...that his ORGAN symphony sounds better with JUST the organ (not just better,....this sounded divine). BRAVO !!

[@PeterBernard314]

Magnificent.

[@dorisa.2501]

Ein wunderschönes Ostergeschenk, Ihr Video. Ganz herzlichen Dank und bitte weiter so.

[@RobertPaterson]

18.04 - the maximum yearning part that I love so much

[@4757bryce]

Always think fondly of the movie Babe when I hear this piece. Love it! TY!!

[@anooraq]

Breathtaking!

[@robmartin1516]

Amazing, as usual!

[@TurtleFL]

Genius!

[@schokochrispe5577]

just fantastic👏👏♥️

[@GridSailor]

You're awesome!

[@guillaumepernet7745]

magnifique... Bravo

[@gloriastiehl2905]

Stupendously beautiful!!🧡🧡💕💕🥰🥰🎹🎹🎶🎶🎵🎵🎼🎼❣️❣️

[@BigStew007]

Superb arrangement.

[@AlexanderLenton]

What a fantastic performance. I wonder if the Scott brothers will ever be invited to the Midmer Losh organ in the USA. This piece would sound amazing there !

[@garfixit]

Ok watched this again 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏❤❤❤❤🎶🎵🎵🎶🎵🎶🎵🎶🎵❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@Elevator2TheTop]

BRAVISSIMO!!!!!

[@peteacher52]

Absolutely breathtaking!! Jonathan, you sir, must be the very reincarnation of William Thomas Best or Harry Goss-Custard! You certainly recall their noble legacy. Col, NZ.

[@rjmblack]

I am Always totally Amazed, not only of Outstanding Performance Talent that you Both have - but also the Brilliant transcription quality as well as the Magnificent Video and Sound quality. Please come to the NYC area to concertize on any one of the Magnificent instruments that is available . I and many in the NYC tri-state area, would Love to attend to hear and see your great talents Live. Thank You both for this great video.

[@dogsbody49]

Wow! What more can I say.

[@organbuilder272]

How about - Incredible, Fantastic, Amazing. Magnificent. Astounding. Shocking, Overwhelming, Unbelievable and - Holy Cow!!!

[@borisc6714]

I wish one day you'll be able to play this on Notre-Dame de Paris Cathedral...

[@WillCMay]

Boris C The organ actually survived the fire and does not need to be rebuilt, just a generic cleaning, as far as I've heard. That's certainly good news for the prospect of Jonathan getting to play it someday.

[@epincion]

@Maikind K. Thats a very unfair comment. It seems from reports in the French media who have been talking to one of the titular organists who has seen first hand what happened, the organ survived without water damage from the vast quantities being poured over the two towers precisely because it has a separate concrete roof inside the building and the water was diverted down the sides to the floor of the cathedral. It will be inspected soon by Bertrand Cattiaux the facteur d'orgues responsible for the most recent rebuild.

[@samshearman5251]

What a talent! Great!

[@flyingdutchman4794]

Splendid! And those Willis Trombas!

[@tomgaskin4677]

Thank you for this great transcription! I really enjoyed it and will listen many many more times. The only change I would make is in the first statement of the main Dies Irae theme early in the finale - I was disappointed hear it so softly when it is such a grand melody in the orchestral version!

[@tomg1247]

Great! Would love to hear the difference in sound between this instrument and Bridgewater Hall.

[@WillCMay]

George Miller called, he says to rescore Babe with your recording. Furthermore, I never realised just how awesome the third movement of this symphony is. Someone use it as the sound track for a war movie already! It would fit as well as Wellington, 1812, or any other tune that was written specifically for the purpose. Would love to hear this arrangement performed at Aukland, Manchester, and Saint-Suplice. I'd also like to see it performed at First United Methodist Church in Oneonta, NY because that would mean I could hear it live (which I would love so much)!

[@mikeg.1374]

Magnificently done, both the arrangement and the performance. Now, when do we get the piano-organ version??? ;o) Very much looking forward to hearing you at St. Luke's Goostrey next month. Thanks for so much good music!

[@prod.thaslimeeway]

bpm? I'm gonna make a crazy beat from 1:19

[@andrewloose3419]

To the Scott Brothers Duo. You are coming to Llandaff Cathedral, July 15th. As we have to travel in to Cardiff for a not-to-be-missed concert, can you give an approximate finishing time? I reckon on the published list of composers that it might be around 10pm from 7.30 with a half-hour interval. Many thanks.

[@DowntoEarthThinkingcom]

Have we progressed or regressed ? The organ itself is art work, much less the incredible performance !

[@JohanDas]

"If I had words.."

[@Simon_Nonymous]

If Saint-Saens could hear this he'd just say skip the orchestra, I'll do it all myself.

[@organbuilder272]

Did it ever occur to you that S.-S. had organs at his disposal. In fact He wrote this for symphony AND organ. He could have written it for Organ alone - He played organs.

[@rickheusdens4653]

fenomenaal wow

[@jockmoron]

Your transcriptions are masterful, I don't know how long it takes you to distill an orchestral score to a grand organ, but it's not just the work that's involved, but the musicality of your choices - your command of the capability and tonality of the instruments you play, each of which must be very different, is amazing. I think that's an original autograph score you're playing? Do you have someone who can save you time by transferring your score to a music publishing programme such as Sibelius? Also amazing is the number of unique and magnificent organs in the UK, and in places that on first thoughts would not be the place you'd think to find them. I must say that the pieces played in town halls come over particularly well, there is a bit of resonance, but nothing like as long as in many churches or cathedrals and makes the sound less blurred and more distinctive and brings out the sheer virtuosity of your playing. A maestro indeed. (And yes, I've connected my TV to my Audiongine loudspeakers, which really can pump out some sound and bass, even without a subwoofer - the neighbours might complain though - my wife certainly does!!) One organ I'd love to hear you play is the one in Edinburgh Cathedral - it's a beautiful instrument (an Austrian instrument by Rieger, installed in 1992 to replace the Harrison and Harrison Victorian instrument) - I walked a pilgrimage through England and Scotland and happened to be in the Cathedral when the organist was playing Eugene Gigout's Toccata - the hairs stood up on the back of my neck.

[@MrScientist90]

I reccomend you visit Gdansk - Oliva in Poland. One of the greatest and most beautiful organs in EU

[@AsteroidTVGaming]

omg

[@RainerVa]

A novel E. H. Lemare. Bravo!

[@paulzellmer4453]

Please let us know when you’ll have a recording of this great piece on DVD or CD

[@williamskylark4089]

HEAVEN HELP US!!!!! HERE IS another ABUSE of this work by one of the world's most talented Great Polymaths---musician, composer, scientist, artist et al ).!! I know this work as it is part of my repertoire which I learned in my teens as an Organist and to conduct. AT LEAST it is not a walk through performance. This is not an easy work to properly perform because the score calls for the Voix celeste II rank stop which is made up of the stop called Salicional which many organs do not have. This stop is has one pipe in tune and the other mis-tuned to make a very pleasant wavy kind sound. (Also players need to be very alert to when they are suppose to come in (rather tricky) and not rely solely on the conductor). IN this adaptation--to get the full sound of it--you need some sub-woofer speakers that can deliver the low C in the final moment along with the 64 foot subsonic acoustic bass (created by combining (SYNTHESIZING) the 32"stop and a 21 1/3 stop to artificially produce this sound of hz.) 8 Hz which you can hear in the concert hall but rarely if ever with 'normal sub-woofers'. IF THIS ORGAN HAD A REAL 64' STOP THE LOW C WOULD BE 8 STORIES HIGH BY MODERN STANDARDS (GIVEN 8 FOOT CEILINGS THESE DAYS). We have many recordings of THIS WORK. by some name brand orchestras who do mostly a walk through performance.--the trumpet sections sounding half asleep. At least the organ Trumpets come across better than the real orchestra ones who most often to a very trite sleepy fanfare walk through. . What this performance has going for it is he is playing an organ that can imitate many of the orchestra rather well. IT fails miserably with the most tremolo of the string parts that call for rapid repeated notes (= ) . (continued) .

[@williamskylark4089]

Paul and everyone else --you need to listen to this work by a very good organist and orchestra. FYI:This work was written for a London, England Orchestra and the monster Organ of 147 stops and perhaps 160 ranks or more (after the rebuild by Mander Organ firm of Manchester which has a number of their Organs built for here in America. You just do not walk into a store to buy an real organ --oh you can get one of those fake toaster pretenders that way. A real Organ has pipes sounded by compressed air that sit on a chest (a table) to get their air with a console to control them. ) a few years back.at Royal Albert Hall, London England where it was first premiered. It is one of the first notable works that calls for piano with organ-that has not been repeated since. The last section in this performance does not get it. The Piano part is missing ( a very unusual rare orchestration not since repeated often) . Now in the old days here in America very few concert halls had real organs in them along with very few orchestras in the hinterlands let alone many large cities---Boston was one that had an organ in it (that you see on tv today built about 1860 in Germany and designed by Franz Liszt (the Elvis Presley of his day), Composer and Great pianist.) --the nearest to a real Organ without pipes was a Harmonium (aka pump organ, American Reed organ---which IS a real organ but not the type needed to play this work or other such works--Mahler calls for it in one of his Symphonies along with a regular organ) . So if there was not orchestra available--Organists made transcription of some of the great Symphonic works and played them in churches, city halls (where the highest paid organist at that time and even today) th e city fathers of San Francisco fired when they learn he was being paid as City Organist the equivalent of 1-million dollars a year into todays money). Organs are not just for churches but also private homes (real ones with pipes), schools, colleges, movie theatres et al. A home organ is very nice to have even if it is very small and cannot make the grand sounds of one in a concert hall or church. but it saves practicing in cold freezing or blazing hot churches and you can play at 3 am in the morning if you need to get out that concert piece or church service work. Please listen to American Public Radio's program PIPE DREAMS on NPR radio stations through out the US and Canada . IF your local NPR statiion does not have it ask for it. MIchael Barone and I would be very grateful if you did. Michael does a program about everything that has to do with the organ and the music written for it and other instruments with organ. IF you cannot get PIPE DREAMS-- HAVE NOT FEAR--YOU CAN LISTEN TO EACH WEEKS PROGRAM ON THE WEB AT WWW.pipedreams.publicradio.org/events/pipedreams_live/. This program has been on the air for the past 50 years--way back when i was doing my own radio show on a PBS affiliate It replaced Auditorium Organ from the LDS facility. LISTEN and engoy some great organ music of all kings--whatever your musical taste--jazz, classical, rock n roll (yes, the organ can do this as well as anyother kind of music.

[@paulzellmer4453]

william skylark You are against Innovation? How could this be with all of your music writing And innovations. You are very narrow soul.

[@richiejohnson]

This is soo very French. What a reasoned execution! Brilliant registration is 3rd level.