Saint-Sulpice, Daniel Roth improvises on "Praise to the Lord" (15 Jan 2017)

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[@PatrickTorsell]

One of my favorite organ improvs of all time. Absolutely brilliant.

[@amonticello]

31 people must have accidentally hit the "dislike" button with their bottom jaw.

[@devenestes3234]

Seriously, though! This is awesome! When he played the first melodic phrase I was just in disbelief!

[@denisnicholson2528]

I transcribed this organ piece. Let me know if you want a PDF.

[@PierreFrancoisDUBATTENTI]

Dear Denis, of course !! many thanks for this proposition dubattenti/at/gmail.com )

[@lihao9721]

Is it still possible to get the pdf? I would be very interested.

[@oliverbullock8913]

Hi @denisnicholson2528 - I’d love to have this !!

[@noelbolingbroke-kent3009]

Anyone who is in Paris on a Sunday morning should go to St. Sulpice and hear Daniel Roth play this magnificent organ.

[@EElgar1857]

Yes, and after the high mass, you can go upstairs to see the console of the beast, and the little museum behind the organ!

[@noelbolingbroke-kent3009]

@@EElgar1857 Sadly I think they have put a stop to going upstairs now.

[@ryanfrederick3376]

This really needs to be transcribed. Remarkable.

[@davidgriffiths7215]

I have had the privilege of hearing Daniel Roth in concert twice. The second time was in Hamburg four or five years ago. He played almost non-stop for nearly two hours and received a standing ovation which lasted the best part of ten minutes. He is a truly remarkable musician and if he is playing anywhere within practical travelling distance you absolutely must go and hear him. He is 76 now and won't be around for ever. Treasure him while you still can.

[@vanmusician]

I had the great thrill to attend M. Roth's 30th Anniversary recital at St. Sulpice - a programme of solos and duets with Mme. Choplin assisting. What a joy to hear the first mvt. of Widor's 5th Symphony on the instrument it was written for! And when Mme. Choplin played the choir organ in duet with the grand organ we were enveloped in the most glorious sounds!

[@user-sz3sn9qk2e]

Un superbe choral joué avec un talent fou de cet excellent organiste ,homme d'une grande humilité et de grande gentillesse rencontré à Genève à un concert sur un orgue de la ^"maison Kuhn"

[@accousticdecay]

I love this man and this organ. My spirit is raised to the heavens. My day is made better and I am made a kinder and gentler person.

[@Renails2]

Oh yes, you are so right! Praise the Lord for all that is good

[@DavidHarrisonmusic]

There is so much to be said of this improvisation style! I hear plenty of flash-bang, glitzy, thick-textured improv with "juicy" chords - but it is a real marker of musicianship in its own right to do intricate note-against-note stuff like this, where there is also no hiding from functional harmonic progression. Inspiration for those of us who want to develop this skill!

[@Musicolette]

How inspired are these noble sounds, forever resplendent in their glorious surroundings, drawing us toward the higher realms of music through the purity of Cavaille-Coll reeds, pedals, soaring tonalities and magnificent resonance. Maestro Roth captivates, enthralls and guides our journey through the realms of divine splendor, with total grace and agility.

[@christophfrauenfelder3890]

Wie wunderbar! - Danke herzlich Daniel Roth!

[@user-xp4ib3qu4w]

Lobet den Herrn den mächtigen könig der erde!

[@originaltommy]

Maitre Roth seems to invoke the very spirit of Marcel Dupre here! Incredible!

[@Axlthedevil]

Ein großes Meisterwerk, gespielt von einem großen Meister! Einfach genial!

[@gooseholla1]

If I had the choice to meet just one person in life, Daniel Roth would be it. I absolutely adore his playing and commitment to the organ.

[@ryanfrederick3376]

I just keep coming back to this video, over and over. Somebody transcribe, please!

[@denisnicholson2528]

Just transcribed today. Let me know if you want a PDF.

[@ryanfrederick3376]

@@denisnicholson2528 absolutely!

[@georgeberger5944]

The 43 "dislikes" must be tone deaf. This was performed perfectly.

[@michaeljcharette]

I have to agree with the comments here. This is absolutely amazing.

[@bonatoc]

Hard to believe the man is 75. He looks 15 years younger. Must be the heavenly music.

[@roniesanderson]

A truly remarkable organist with a great instrument and an amazing interpretation of an old favorite hymn.

[@dkbvi]

It´s always a pleasure to listen to Daniel Roth at Saint Sulpice.

[@JacquesBRUNO13007]

Tout est beau, tout est grand et puissant ... Merci à vous Daniel Roth de faire respirer cet orgue de Saint-Sulpice !

[@kiqw]

Wow, I never imagined what could be done with this hymn tune. Simply brilliant.

[@peteacher52]

Magnificent! Multi-tasking par excellence. Like the best wines, M Roth just gets better with age!

[@davidspyra1827]

One of the best improvisations I've ever heard!

[@davosales]

you mean heard?!!!

[@davidspyra1827]

Oh ;-)

[@jmdujardin]

écoutons, avec un immense plaisir, un tel grand maître sur cet instrument immense ! Merci , Daniel Roth, merci.

[@jacquesbruno2436]

Le Grand Maître Daniel à la console et le Cavaillé-Coll de Saint-Sulpice font de chaque écoute une élévation ! Oui, un immense merci pour ce cadeau.

[@jmdujardin]

une élévation, le mot juste : merci Jacques Bruno. Je reécoute avec intensité cet enregistrement inspiré.

[@salinsclassicalorganinspir8415]

I love the tapestry of sound after 1:17 making way towards the grand declaration on the trompette. Daniel Roth must surely sense the beauty, perfection and majesty of the Lord we Praise.

[@matthy31]

Mr. Roth, please, we need a transcription of this beautiful improvisation :)

[@Phonojoy]

Always a thrill to hear Daniel Roth and the wonderful sound of Saint-Sulpice.

[@mathieuf8572]

Exceptionnel ! Merci monsieur Roth. En vous regardant, ça a l'air si facile mais tous les organistes savent ce qu'il en est. Bravo et merci pour cette vidéo !

[@jeffreystone375]

Genius at work.

[@francaimke3394]

La musique comme langage universel... Merci de votre belle improvisation à la gloire de Dieu.

[@JohnL9013]

A masterpiece.

[@oertgenhans-georg7979]

Wenn das kein Gotteslob ist!!! "Gewaltig und unbändig" von einem großen Meister an einem gigantischen Instrument gespielt!

[@marco6764]

Wonderful!!!!!!!!

[@tyronas01]

Eine phantastische Improvisation, Danke Daniel Roth

[@stefanobertuol8660]

Emozionante e grandioso! Vorrei la trascrizione. Grande Maestro!

[@douglasjensen8986]

How utterly magnificent!

[@gaetangirardin3578]

Magnifique, Gloire et Louange à Dieu

[@janet20257]

Amen ✝️🛐💜

[@bachtehude2437]

Wonderful to hear the high-pressure hooded Trompette resounding the cantus firmus chorale

[@kraftpr]

Amazing! This great organ, in the hands of a master like Daniel Roth, must really shake the foundations of that church! It must be thrilling to hear this instrument in person.

[@engelbertschoormans]

It is thrilling. :)

[@johanbrand8601]

WOW we need a transcription of this improvisation! Bravo Maestro it's stunning! Hair-raising! Pierre-François we all thank YOU for your HQ recordings. Brilliantly recorded thank you so much. We'll never get enough of this masterpiece of an instrument in conjunction with world-class organists!

[@pichulonco7229]

la perfeccion, nunca me aburre

[@rolandblack2939]

Just brilliant! Thank you so much

[@organistpeter]

Daniel Roth ist einfach sagenhaft gut, da kann man nichts wegstreichen!

[@tubamaxima187]

Wonderful - Daniel Roth and Cavaille-Coll are made for each other

[@Sathrandur]

It doesn't get much better than this! I love the glance at 6:30 which says just about what we are all thinking. And 8:35 is one of those other moments many of us know.

[@ailsarodrigues4389]

I like at 3:24 when Pierre-Francois pops his head out and the young lady on the other side gives a smile (pretty sure it's Loriane Llorca she gave a wonderful recital after mass on 23rd April.

[@OldPost661]

I've never heard Roth improvise in a conservative or academic style before, and never on a German (or English) hymn tune. I kept waiting for it to break out into something French and it didn't. Once it got rolling it sounded a lot like Guilmant.

[@charleslayton9463]

The glance at the watch is beautiful! It says very clearly that Maestro is at the service of the worship event. His matter-of-fact actions when he is finished make me think that he perhaps didn't realize at the moment just how wonderful this thing was that he had just created.

[@JayyB]

Fantastic. M. Roth is an absolute master of this tune and his instrument.

[@johnwebster313]

Amazing improvisation on this well known Hymn, played on one of the best historic organs in France by a very talented organist

[@cqw2011]

I can't get enough of this piece. I love the hymn and am accustomed to improvisations on the tune by others. They appear to predominantly focus on a tonic pedal point (C when played in F, or D when played in G) and a dissonant chord to create musical tension. Daniel Roth builds up the tension much more intelligently and the crescendo throughout adds to this. What a way to prepare the ears of the faithful to the mystery which is to be celebrated in the Easter Mass.

[@ssmith9745]

(Those would be *dominant* pedal-points, of course.)

[@61futura]

Daniel Roth truly plays to the glory of God the Father.

[@jmdujardin]

quelle inspiration, pour improviser ainsi sur ce theme et faire résonner ainsi les grandes orgues de St Sulpice , merci beaucoup, Daniel Roth (et PF Dub-Attenti) pour ce très beau moment : vous êtes si bien inspiré ! merci

[@robmcw]

I love how he looks at his watch near the end.

[@waldenhouse]

Robert McWilliam Wondering If he’ll catch the last bus home!

[@charleslayton9463]

@@waldenhouse hehe, well, no, he is making sure that he ends exactly when the liturgy needs to start. But as cold as it must have been, given his overcoat, I imagine that he was looking forward to the warmth of his office until the offertory, or postlude -- whichever was coming next.

[@davidlloyd6071]

Great music!

[@epincion]

Wonderful! Thanks Pierre-Francois for posting this. Improvisations by Daniel rock!

[@richardwilliams3406]

I absolutely loved this improvisation. I particularly like the fact that the tune is still clearly stated throughout all the other beautiful movement in the piece!

[@chrisbolia]

Grandiose !

[@denismeyer6470]

Un plaisir immense à l'écoute de ce choral improvisé (connu)mais qui prend une dimension grandiose dans le temps et hors du temps, merci Monsieur Roth

[@moresalesoryourmoneyback]

Aside from being a living musical treasure, Mr Roth always has this gorgeous flowing hair, and humble demeanour.

[@renaldtremblay8333]

Merci M. Dub-Attenti pour votre mise en ligne de la belle musique de Daniel Roth, l'admirable.

[@Drewnov2003]

I was weeping when I saw this, what an amazing and majestic sound. There are traces of a fugue and a playful scherzos, that color the build up. Then he glances at his watch and decides when and how to resolve the crescendo into a magnificent finale.

[@mldezeeuw5672]

Wath a praise to the Lord ! Top lovely

[@andreajsb]

Wunderbar!!!

[@maccomando111]

Just amazing.

[@frankdegraaf2815]

Dankuwel. Prachtig melodie. Groet uit Nederland.

[@cedricschnyder]

Magnifique, céleste, merveilleux... des moments de grâce absolue!

[@horacerumpole7629]

Outstanding

[@richardforce5620]

Beautiful beyond description

[@josefantal]

what a lovely jocke.....he is looking at his watch..............

[@domorganits3767]

Einzigartig und wundervoll Maitre Roth. Ein wahrer Hörgenuss.

[@QHarefield]

stunning! thank you.

[@Abyssin92]

Cette improvisation est absolument fantastique !

[@deaganjones4666]

Daniel Roth continues to be my favorite organist and this continues to be my favorite organ

[@peternl44pri]

Que dois-je dire? Superbe! Divin! Céleste!

[@organum1000]

ah! l'arrivée de la contre bombarde de 32' à 7'45!!!! Bravo Maestro !

[@donpierangeloredondi2914]

Eccellente esecuzione! Lodate Dio schiere beate del Cielo! Laudate Dominum in choro et organo!

[@Ernesteg]

A spine-tingling rendition !!

[@federicoprice2687]

Absolutely wonderful - majestic and complex improvisation on an already monumental theme. Bravo maestro!! 👏 👏 👏 👏

[@louquatorze]

Instrument complet par excellence et parfaitement maîtrisé.Quel moment intense !

[@stylusfantasticus]

Tout grand alchimiste est un superbe organiste.

[@koby7]

I also like the little romance at 3.23 !

[@qwqwqw111]

i like this improvisation so much

[@daveflanagan5723]

Beautiful!

[@marekfoolforchrist]

and he still has his coat and scarf on.. what a legend

[@marekfoolforchrist]

And he had a time constraint... imagine if we heard what he could do with other hymns.

[@jacquesverbrugghe3822]

Sublime improvisation sur ce choral avec ce superbe Cavaillet coll .

[@tamiasthechipmunk]

Daniel Roth is an absolute force to be reckoned with at the console. Genius!!!!

[@BALDASSARREBRENTANI]

Extraordinary .... a Genius! Also check the clock at the end of the improvisation.... incredible!

[@jonathanb68]

Magnifique improvisation ! Merci pour vos vidéos, on se croirait à la tribune de Saint-Sulpice, avec ce merveilleux orgue Cavaillé-Coll ! Quelle chance également de pouvoir côtoyer Daniel ROTH !

[@kielkrommer7765]

Someone please transcribe this improvisation!! It need to be published so other organists can play it!!

[@ernst-dietmarhorstmann4949]

Bravo Maestro !

[@fredericmunoz3692]

Merci ... quelle émotion ! Ce choral magnifié à l'extrême est une pure merveille, présenté avec humilité et une totale inspiration. Que de bonheur musical avec vous cher Daniel. Merci aussi à Pierre-François pour sa captation très réaliste.

[@jonboz7585]

He is a gift from God.

[@PetervanDalen3053]

Dat is weer genieten geblazen. Geweldig!❤

[@jimh.6697]

This stunning and beautiful improv by Daniel Roth at St. Sulpice brought tears to my eyes! We sang this hymn quite a lot in my Lutheran high school and college chapel services with good organ resources but this interpretation wonderfully and movingly evokes the entire hymn.

[@mccxcccx7793]

I love the way he seemlessly checks his wristwatch twoard the end of the piece while he continues to play!!

[@olaf963]

Große Klasse, eine Improvisation nach meinem Geschmack. Da war alles drin. Gefällt mir sehr gut.

[@giannisiffredi9312]

Un momento di paradiso!!

[@jeffreyhartmannmusic]

Absolutely Stunning! Thank you so much for sharing the Master at work at that famous console and organ . . .best. . . jeff

[@class87srule]

'Lobe den Herren' - what better than a Baroque hymn tune to improvise on; JSB did it all the time! :)