Saint-Sulpice organ, Daniel Roth plays Reubke Sonata (audition 15 March 2015 v2)

To Odile Roth.

[@rainerlanglotz3134]

Hard to believe a 22 year old boy composing one of the deepest masterpieces after Bach. Hard to believe Maitre Daniel Roth executed this difficult work after his wife passed which such concentration and dedication. We are witnessing a great moment in music.

[@jmdujardin]

Entendu parler depuis longtemps de cette sonate pour orgue de Julius Reubke, je la découvre ce soir enregistrée à St Sulpice, dans cette circonstance d'hommage de Maître D. Roth à son épouse Odile. Cela rend l'écoute très particulière. Je suis pour l'instant scotché par la complexité musicale de cette sonate, très "Lisztienne" (Liszt dont J. Reubke fut un élève remarqué par ce grand maître...) , faisant appel à tous les ressorts de registrations et combinaisons d'un GO tel que celui de ST Sulpice, sans encore en percevoir le lien avec son épouse souhaité par maître D. Roth . Spontanément je pense à la musique complexe et stupéfiante de F. Liszt, que D. et Odile Roth devaient admirer, ainsi que cette sonate prodigieuse de Julius, à 24 ans tout juste. Merci à vous, Daniel Roth, pour cet hommage et cette découverte, avec mes condoléances tardives mais sincères après le départ d'Odile. Merci aussi, P-FD-A, pour ce beau et émouvant moment musical.

[@stevenschrier4207]

This is a really good video showing a virtuoso performance along with the engineering structure of the great Cavaille-Coll Organ at St.Sulpice in Paris. IMHO Daniel Roth should receive an award for helping improve the quality of organ performance videos presented here on KZbin. This 2015 video is a significant technical improvement over some of the early performance videos filmed years ago with Daniel Roth at St. Sulpice. The multi-screen montage, the High Definition photography, are all appreciated and welcomed by students interested in continuing music education. This video clearly illustrates the complex articulation required to perform the Rebuke Sonata on a 19th century instrument. Many decades of practice by Daniel Roth are clearly shared with future generations with this video recording. Thank you!

[@32contrawaldhorn]

Great way to say goodbye until you get to heaven to see her again! Thank you Mr. Roth for sharing this with us. Made me cry. My condolences. Sometimes the best way to say goodbye is with music. I do the same thing, whether playing it or listening to it. Would love to someday visit and play this magnificent instrument.

[@josephlindquist506]

Utterly and absolutely beyond awesome. Truly shows the devotion of M. Roth to the music, the instrument, and most of all, to the memory of his dear spouse. Glorious!!!

[@Pipe-organ-recordings]

Wonderful sweet - loving - clement person. Always made everyone feel welcome. Will never forget her kindness.

[@stylusfantasticus]

Odile...those who have had the gift of sharing time with you we shall remember you always.....The master´s face at the very end tells everything.....

[@paul-emilezeissloff2831]

Mes plus sincères condoléances à Mr.Roth et à sa famille.

[@richardsedding8444]

Merci M Roth, c'est un hommage émouvant à votre femme.

[@aadbind64]

Dear Odile Roth, may you rest in peace and rise in glory..amen.

[@unequally-tempered]

The most wonderfully instructional video. How to play the instrument the old way without the modern technology of programmable pistons. It makes the performance a hyper work of art . . .

[@douglasjensen8986]

It is impossible to be as laudatory about this video as it deserves: Of course Mr. Roth's performance, the registrants, the organ, the videography. Thank you all.

[@garymcwithey7912]

Absolutely astonishing and amazing. One of my all-time favorite pieces in organ literature played on this remarkable instrument by this consummate musician. Breath-taking.

[@class87srule]

Is there 'anything' this guy can't play? That music desk must make his neck ache but he manages to produce miraculous sounds from the instrument! As an earlier contributor said, the 20th century French organ school - Latry, Roth and Alain - have consistently produced excellence that is the envy of the world.

[@charleslayton9463]

What an amazing video! I love the mechanical and technical aspects of organ building, and so have always been extremely fascinated with the St. Suplice instrument. Not until this video have I noticed that this instrument does not have a balanced swell pedal! Watching the registrants work was amazing. Even with the "single level" capture memory, they were kept very busy. It is astonishing to me that M. Roth can keep focused on the music with four other people standing around him, and at least two of them co-piloting with him. Bravo!

[@johnrobinson1132]

Most people have no idea what is going on up in the organ loft to make this magnificent music. Thanks to all who make these videos so interesting to see and incredible to hear! La plupart des gens n'ont aucune idée de ce qui se passe dans la tribune de l'orgue pour faire cette magnifique musique. Merci à tous ceux qui rendent ces vidéos si intéressantes à voir et incroyables à entendre !

[@birdandthe]

devastating performance, better than any i have heard on cd

[@ailsarodrigues4389]

The wonderful thing about modern technology is you can listen to this over and over again until you lie weeping on the floor. Just watching the three of them so concentrated noone missing a beat the registrants leave me exhausted one small mistake and the music isn't the same, simply wonderful. Roth must have been exhausted after this considering his grief.

[@andreacosta74]

Nos plus sincères condoléances MAESTRO.

[@virtualpoboy]

A very interesting sonata with the ever superb Daniel Roth at his superb instrument in Saint-Sulpice. What a treasure to stumble upon, especially not knowing the composer. These recordings made by The MASTER are a marvelous record of him and this instrument for all posterity!. A treasure for any one who loves this instrument and artist. MAGNIFIQUE!!!!!!

[@raphaelmeyer9940]

Chapeau bas, messieurs... Sincères condoléances au Maître et à sa famille.

[@coropolmat]

Il M° Daniel Roth è un GRANDE! Ma è lodare anche il super lavoro dei due registranti!

[@deaconpaulsandersonocds4103]

There are many very good. even world class organists in the world today but this man is perhaps the best in the world. Every century sees organists like him. Interestingly enough they seem to find themselves in Paris.

[@LABARITONESSA]

SPETTACOLARE DANIEL ROTH! GRANDISSIMO ORGANISTA! ECCELLENTE MUSICISTA DI VECCHIA SCUOLA! BRAVO!

[@stylusfantasticus]

Splendid-truly emotive-magnificent.

[@Highinsight7]

This is a really GREAT piece... but in Mr Roth's hands... it's even better!

[@pietermoonen]

Mes condoleances à monsieur Roth et famille au déces de madame Odile Roth!Pieter Moonen - België/Vlaams Brabant

[@BachFlip]

Fabulous work from Monsieur Roth! Kudos to the registrants also.

[@georgemurphy2579]

If anyone has anything negative to say regarding M. Roth, they'd best not say it around me. I thank God for this man and his vast contributions to the organ.

[@Highinsight7]

he's awesome!!!! In so many ways!

[@8328m]

Magnificent! May our Lord bless you, Daniel Roth. Sincere Condolences. " But the Lord is my defence; and my God is the rock of my refuge." (Psalm 94 v22)

[@epincion]

Fantastic I love it more every time I listen to it. Thank you Pierre-Francois for posting this and for all your work in recording Daniel and Sophie-V.

[@sidesaddle420]

I am left breathless.

[@lesbsocal9107]

This is more complex than piloting a space capsule!

[@cromorno8749]

Finally someone understands that play organ is very difficult!

[@johnstag1391]

Magnificent composition, majestic playing.

[@kempedkemp]

Oh my! Be still my heart! ❤‍🔥💋

[@albertpeckham9515]

Merci Monsieur Roth. Majestic and exciting!

[@BostonBum15]

The intro of this sonata is breathtaking

[@antonkroes7805]

My condolances, albeit the years gone..

[@aadbind64]

The best version I ever heard.

[@neilburton100]

Absolutely phenomenal

[@bruceedwards8003]

Simply brilliant !

[@GZ9090]

22:14-That pedal line though!! Superb stuff Mr Roth!

[@ChristineHubert]

Ein Maistrstueck. Danke...wuderschoen !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.

[@stylusfantasticus]

PARAMOUNT AT ALL LEVELS !!!

[@user-jo2mx5tj6w]

+stylusfantasticus Bravissimo.фантастика!

[@PMS1950]

Remarkable player. The Reubke is such a mountain of a work, which demands the musical and technical briliance of Daniel Roth to fully achieve its destiny. Although I'm not a particular fan of the St. Sulpice instrument with its manifold array of mixtures and mutations, it certainly provides some explosive and heart stopping moments and makes for a satisfying listen. For an alternative version of similar technical excellence, try Nathan Laube's for the American Guild of Organists on an extremely fine American(?) instrument. Similar standard of playing, but, to my taste, a clearer less muddy acoustic. (I know, that's the whole point of the St. Sulpice instrument).

[@russedav5]

What a wonderful performance of a wonderful work. Sadly there are five gaps of a few seconds each @ 05m43s, 07m49s, 13m02s, 16m26s, 18m14s. If only there were a way to restore this wonderful recording to remove them.

[@karlbahlmann9772]

Dankeschön. Der große Meister.

[@bobnrainy]

Rest in Peace Odiile

[@jamalan88]

amazing...

[@michaelknudsen9952]

Good shots of the Swell -Pedal Coupler and Pedal Reeds ventil. The ventil lets one keep the reed stops drawn, but only admits wind when "asked.:

[@giovannicolzani5957]

Semplicemente fantastico!!!!!

[@tubamaxima187]

Oh my God, that was amazing.

[@Elhombresombra]

+Pierre-François Dub-Attenti , one question: I noted that there are quite a few "blackouts" (both audio and video) in the recording. They are present in any resolution/format available. By chance, is there any version of the video (even if it has to be purchased) without the "blackouts"?... Thank you very much.

[@a55b47]

I wonder who the 23 dolts are who give this performance a thumbs-down? I notice they're not giving us the benefit of their wisdom in the Comments.

[@josealexandre6632]

Acima da obra-prima que vejo e ouço, as minhas orações vão para a Senhora Odile Roth - que descanse na paz do Senhor.

[@markusinderwies1902]

Wahnsinn!! Werk und Roth.....

[@MegaCirse]

Quand le monde fléchit autour de soi, quand les structures d’une civilisation vacillent, il est bon de revenir à ce qui, dans l’histoire, ne fléchit pas, mais au contraire redresse le courage, rassemble les séparés, pacifie sans meurtrir. Il est bon de rappeler que le génie de la création est lui aussi, à l’œuvre dans une histoire vouée à la destruction !!!

[@allenspencer6434]

Well It is Reubke If I had this much help Well Never Mind I Love This Video Very Much

[@whcscomlat]

It is an awesome experience to hear and to see this magnificient work played by one of the best organists in the world! For me this work sounds also much better on a french symphonic organ than on a german organ. One question: Which music do we hear at the beginning of the video where you can see the text? Greetings from germany

[@MGJS71]

+whcscomlat Gabriel FAURE: Requiem...."et lux perpetua..."

[@LJBSasha]

Would you say that even of a German Romantic organ like those built by Wilhelm Sauer (who did part of his apprenticeship with Aristide Cavaillé-Coll)?

[@johnsammut2568]

Brilliant footwork. The dexterity looks so simply. The range of tonal colour, endless. Magestic sound. Expressive, orchestral, beyond an orchestra!!

[@aliasreco]

That was a serious love affair with his wife. May we all live in peace with Jesus and live eternally with God in heaven. No more death. But lots of music I think.

[@SonatasysInc]

Tremendous. Bravo!

[@jobstvieten5086]

wunderschön . . . . . . !!!!!!!!!!

[@ntraha]

RIP

[@timfugmann8935]

Is this video available to purchase without the breaks? It is absolutely wonderful!

[@Elhombresombra]

Hello Tim, sorry to read your comment only now... could you find the whole video without the breaks?

[@jamesbarclay7361]

WOW! Notice he puts the full singer on the end just like Berj Zamkocian used to do. I can just those young organists climbing around the base of the organ saying "Where's the swell pedals?" Who were those two guys on the very ends who had such serious looks on their faces? They surely weren't assistants. I'd like to get a copy of the whole thing myself.

[@organbuilder272]

+James Barclay They are registrants, that is they manually change the stops used, other than those controlled by ventils.

[@LJBSasha]

And not to mention how they have to use their feet to trigger the ventils and some of the couplers - apparently those are NOT duplicated by manual drawknobs... Boy oh boy: to not only play what's quite a difficult work but also to contend with assistants (one of whom has his own copy of at least the registrations needed - or is it the actual music??) who can all too easily get in your way - AND to have to call out various registration-combination numbers so they can manipulate all those controls in a timely manner!!! That truly is not a little bit of an art in itself - what a contrast to when you can have most if not all of the pistons, swell-pedals, toe-studs, &c. on a modern organ you can wish for and thus play quite alone from memory. [Here it's worth remembering the saying of Leonardo da Vinci: "you're most yourself when you're alone!"...] Truly, THIS kind of playing, where you have to be at the mercy of others AND lead them along appears to me much more difficult (and less preferable)... Even then, I marvel at what obviously was an outstanding piece of mechanical engineering (in addition to great tonal work) by Cavaillé-Coll. Those Barker levers obviously were a big boon to such large organs as this one - playing 3, let alone 4 or 5, manuals coupled together for any stretch with pure mechanical action spells artistic SUICIDE (if not worse)!!!!

[@CDB8939]

I found it amazing how it takes a team to operate this huge organ. In contrast this same piece is played (and on KZbin) by Kings College Cambridge Organ Scholar Richard Gowers, from memory and on his own. Well worth a listen.

[@SELMER1947]

Fabuleux

[@guidokorbach]

La façon dont M. Roth le joue est extrêmement profonde - en fait tout ce qu'il joue! Existe-t-il un CD avec l'enregistrement du "Requiem de Faure" qui présente cet Agnus dei que vous apportez ici au début? Merci pour une réponse.

[@PierreFrancoisDUBATTENTI]

Bonjour et merci pour votre commentaire. Malheureusement non, mais il faudrait prévoir cela ! tant l'acoustique de l’arrière-chœur de Saint-Sulpice est idéale

[@guidokorbach]

@@PierreFrancoisDUBATTENTI Merci beaucoup, maintenant je sais que je dois en faire moi-même l'expérience à Saint-Sulpice.

[@ReaganReese]

Where can I find the piece before the organ? It's so pretty!

[@Paulofibonelli]

It's Agnus Dei, from Fauré's Requiem. Marvelous piece by the way

[@Brambeck01]

So gespiel und interpretiert, wie Reubke es sicher selbst nie für möglich gehalten hätte - geschweige denn selbst hätte spielen können.

[@peterwimsey1]

dare I say a rather eccentric performance

[@userunknown2771]

what does that expression feet knob does ? is it for the swell box ?

[@Sathrandur]

Can people wait for the reverberation to finish before clapping? Until that point, the music is still going.

[@aadbind64]

true..

[@organistpeter]

Ich glaube, es gibt keinen besseren Organisten als Daniel Roth?!

[@SeattleBoatdog]

What can one even say about this performance? . .

[@MegaCirse]

Like the first light of dawn, this music opens the eyes to new promises and all the wonders of nature. Evocative of belief in "the afterlife" and powers beyond observation, these pieces pull the strings of the heart, draw nostalgia and awaken loves, skinned lives and sleepy watchmen

[@stefanopiovani]

Who is the old man in glasses? Next to Zerbini. Thanks. Write pm

[@aguerne]

Bonjour, de quelle messe est tirée les 70 premières secondes de la video ??? merci à vous

[@francescocaneva]

Gabriel Fauré, Requiem

[@ben-6670]

Astonishing this trio, Daniel and the 2 colonists; does anybody know who they are?

[@urbanviii5103]

Why all the black interruptions?

[@deew6625]

what is the name of the chorale piece is that at the start ?

[@ryankennedy3109]

If you're still wondering, Agnus Dei from the Faure Requiem.

[@alessandrobibaloastrophoto301]

Hi, what is the name of the first song? sorry for my english

[@martin.bayless]

+Alessandro Bibalo It's the end of the Libera Me from the Fauré Requiem

[@fiffzek]

+Martin Bayless This is not entirely correct. It's the end of the Agnus Dei from Fauré's Requiem

[@martin.bayless]

+fiffzek Eeeks! I forgot he combined the Lux aeterna with the Agnus Dei. Thanks for catching this!

[@birdandthe]

obviously magnificent, but why do they have to chatter at the console ?

[@principals16842]

It's not "chatter" at all. M. Roth is calling out pre-arranged numbers in the music for the two registrants, whose job is to adjust the stops (knobs) and ventils (metal pedals) to achieve the right sound from the organ at each point. The console of St. Sulpice was a marvel in its time (it debuted a unique and impressive mechanism to hold the current registration while preparing another one, for example), but it is nonetheless a bit primitive by today's standards. On a modern console with electric stop action, multiple memory levels, and a 'stepper' to advance registrations, an organist could play the entire piece unassisted, but that's not possible here. A small price to pay for such lovely music! And I assure you they can't be heard in the nave of the church.

[@miskoala13]

Piękne wykonanie, ale dlaczego takie poucinane? :( :( :(

[@1z1zz1z1zz]

A splendor ......

[@marie-madeleinefurbeth8014]

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