Thomas Ospital plays Maurice DURUFLE - Prélude et Fugue sur le nom d'Alain Op. 7

[@Contre-Bombarde32]

Magnifique interprétation! Thank you Thomas👏👏👏 One of the best organists!

[@WouterTukker]

I salute you Thomas for your impeccable and masterful rendition: it is not at all a matter of course to do justice to this demanding masterpiece but you did it, a beautiful convergence of composition, instrument and interpretation: BRAVO !!!

[@cabbagepatch8947]

A moving performance with phrasing that speaks the music as if it had words. Wonderful.

[@francoisballif9109]

The best interpretation of this piece, masterfully played with perfect phrasing, held back just where it's needed, and never an excess of virtuosity. Mr Ospital is among the very best organists of our generation.

[@ermengard6960]

Thus is a sublime work and wonderfully played. I adore Durufle and French symphonic organs. Since I live on the West Coast of the U.S., I unfortunately haven't had many chances to hear a grand organ in a great space. Some years back I had the good luck to be in Paris during an organ festival, and one of the churches I visited for a recital was Saint-Eustache. Perhaps it was M. Ospital playing?

[@bjones4480]

I played this piece in 1980 for my degree finals and it has remained one of my favourite organ pieces ever since - along with the Poulenc concerto. Hearing and watching this I can't imagine now how I ever did it.!Thank you Thomas for bringing this touch of nostalgia to me and for a truly magnificent performance.

[@jk8429]

Outstanding in every way!!

[@vincentperuta4947]

Splendide cette fugue !!! Avec un crescendo incroyable ! Merci. 🙏🙏🙏

[@marassia21]

Divinement interprété Grâce à vous je découvre cette oeuvre👍 Merci et 👏👏👏Thomas

[@louislaser7182]

A ma prochaine venue parisienne, je fonce à St Eustache pour voir l’orgue et peut-être pour avoir la chance de vous croiser Thomas. Je serais honorer de vous rencontrer et de vous complimenter.

[@WouterTukker]

Pour autant que je sache, Thomas donne pas mal d´auditions de l´orgue de St. Eustache pour recueillir les fonds pour sa restauration

[@paulalbertgeorgesmonard2690]

Excellent Thomas je suis fan de l'oeuvre de l'orgue et de l'organiste !

[@1080kalima]

Best performance I've ever heard of this piece. Fabulous.

[@WouterTukker]

Must agree: one of the finest and most fluid interpretations of the piece, worthy of an SACD-recording

[@stylusfantasticus]

All the Pathos- all the atmosphere- all the charme and introspection. Perfectly played. Bravo!

[@johnhardaker1113]

The gift of being able to play from memory - wonderful - and hands like that!

[@ermengard6960]

Memorizing the notes is the easy part.

[@uclcentreforperioperativem6462]

each time I listen I'm more moved than the last.

[@saturnin5354]

Bravo, c'est très beau, cette musique est très inspirante et pénètre dans les méandres de nos âmes...

[@monsieurgrigny]

A most wonderful experience to hear. As if from another world. Magnificent...

[@rossmorrow3013]

Amazingly astonishing

[@philorgue]

Le tempo parfait pour moi , Superbe Merci ...

[@gemmacoebergh8062]

Marvelous! And , being a Dutch organist. I am proud of the firma Van den Heuvel who built this beautiful instrument!

[@normanchristie4524]

This is an amazing instrument. Truly symphonic, played by Thomas Ospital. He is stunning; more string or piano?

[@normanchristie4524]

I am astounded that the French would let a Foreigner' touch one of their premier grand organs!

[@lklpalka]

@@normanchristie4524 Goodness! I do hope you're at least half kidding :) ...would love to hear him play our Wanamaker instrument, have been in awe of that since childhood. Spectacular still. What beauty

[@brucetominello325]

@@normanchristie4524 touch it? They threw most of it out except for the facade and started over. Jean Guillot did the specification and they nuit it. If you’re interested go on the builders website and learn about it.

[@WouterTukker]

@@brucetominello325 The name is Jean Guillou (not "Guillot", even less "Guillotine" 😀) and you bet Jan van den Heuvel knew what he was doing: he kept the original 32-foot Trombone despite sounding like not much better than a muted Bassoon and added an overwhelming 32-foot Contre-Bombarde (at his own cost, he dedicated the stop to his employer, the City of Paris) ... Any questions left?

[@DuoDelmarle]

Maurice Duruflé + Jan L. van den Heuvel + Thomas Ospital = l'alchimie de la perfection !

[@cecilebalanant-hervo1385]

Merci pour ce beau moment de musique !

[@davebarclay4429]

IMHO the greatest piece of organ music not composed by Bach. I wouldn't have believed it possible to have a better performance than Lisa Hummel's until I heard this. Absolutely awe-inspiring.

[@burmesecolourneedles4680]

100% agree, this and Lisa Hummel's performace are my all-time favourites of this piece.

[@kempedkemp]

Certainly the most complimentary tribute piece ever written.

[@robcmstephens]

Great comment

[@dumpaker1398]

vous m'avez emporté deux larmes.

[@rrkdudas6848]

charmant enregistrement de cette œuvre magique!

[@ninonguilharretze6488]

Mille mercis pour ces instants de grâce!!!

[@klavier-ateliermartinvonde9060]

Wow, that's a powerful thing you did there, chapeau! I know the piece well because I played it in my final organ examination. And everything by heart, superb.

[@stephenmyers7298]

Maurice Durufle est un génie et votre interprétation est toute aussi géniale!

[@OscarHerrick]

An excellent performance with beautiful cinematography and perfectly clear audio - does this piece justice

[@WouterTukker]

Must agree: one of the finest and most fluid interpretations of the piece, worthy of an SACD-recording

[@davidtreece2889]

I would love to hear you play more Durufle. And maybe Durufle Requiem without the choir.

[@WouterTukker]

How funny you should say this: Maurice Duruflé originally conceived his Requiem for organ solo but changed his mind while working on it ...

[@dominique-uw8ck]

Génial !!!

[@erickoevoets942]

Very beautiful!!

[@rainerm.8168]

Ich erinnere mich gut an Ihr wunderschönes Konzert in der Berliner Philharmonie. Und Ihre fantastische Aufführung dieses großartigen Stückes berührt mich zutiefst. Danke Thomas.

[@jean-marie18]

Simplement magnifique , un grand merci Thomas Ospital.

[@bobwall520]

Always enjoy your playing Thomas.

[@parisduncan9737]

How beautiful!!! I"m just speechless. Such a spiritual interpretation! You just blew me away. Thank you so much!!

[@zollingersimon2465]

Magnifique, rien d'autre à dire, visiblement Thomas sait TOUT jouer, il nous surprend avec des pièces a chaques fois différentes les unes des autres. Un plaisir a chaque fois, un grand merci a toi 💓😁

[@GuillaumeDeslandres]

C'est absolument magnifique. Merci.

[@ikemyung8623]

There is so much nostalgia, tenderness, sorrow and yearning in this performance. But the section starting at 5:37 just breaks my heart. The loss of Jean Alain was such a tragedy for the musical world.

[@vaucherjean-francois6891]

Un grand merci cher Thomas! Merci pour la poésie de cette interprétation. Ce Prélude et Fugue est souvent précipité. Ici la poésie est partout : l'attente avant le dernier accord du prélude, la fin du thème A avant de passer au plein jeu du récit et du coup, les paliers d'accélération de la fin prennent tout leur relief. Un bravo du fond du cœur!

[@walterstout7014]

That made my heart race!

[@wout1805]

Thank you! One of the best recordings of this great piece!

[@WouterTukker]

Must agree: one of the finest and most fluid interpretations of the piece, worthy of an SACD-recording

[@denekaraus8592]

First class playing of the best ever written. Thank you, Thomas!

[@ando1619]

Thank you! Brilliant!

[@lb2759]

Che razza di organista! E che razza di organo! Che bello! Grazie!

[@erichartz9426]

Best I've ever heard!

[@WouterTukker]

Must agree: one of the finest and most fluid interpretations of the piece, worthy of an SACD-recording

[@thetenor1000]

Absolute perfection.

[@gillesritz4225]

Voilà un super organiste... lui au moins est doué et ne joue pas de la musique Chewing gum comme la plupart de ces grands organistes qui, dès qu'ils sont devant un grand instrument, les mélodies sont insignifiantes, et comme on dit auourd'hui c'est du n'imp!!!.. Entre nous j'ai connu cet instrument sous Jean Guilloux qui lui aussi, était très talentueux tout comme le regretté Pierre Pincemaille... Bravo pour Thomas! les basques sont les meilleurs!

[@WouterTukker]

His famous predecessor was called Jean Guillou (without "x") who master-minded the magnificent organ of St. Eustache as we know it today

[@ottospecht8438]

Superbe>!! 🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶👌🏻

[@misterblasto]

This takes me to heaven. Thank you so much for sharing this, Thomas! ❤

[@bkarosi]

Vraiment magnifique

[@RobWCurrier]

inspiring, beautiful, energetic, powerful, graceful…..W O W

[@kempedkemp]

Here I am again . . . cannot get enough of this composition, organ or performer! And to think he is in the USA one state down 350 miles away this week and I cannot go to idolize him! I envy all of you people at Longwood Gardens this week . . . especially the youngsters!!! @ThomasOspital #ThomasOspital

[@tobiasgotting2402]

Merveilleusement joué cher Thomas. Cette interprétation vaut un "Generalschlüssel" pour toutes les églises du monde ! 😉

[@ThomasOspital]

Tobias Götting Merci Tobias !!

[@erichkusterer6339]

Schlicht und ergreifend: Genial komponiert und aber auch genial gespielt. Chapeau❤

[@Sjajutami1]

Great Thomas! What to espect of couple "Best organ&best organist" ❤️

[@raoul2u]

Beautiful in every way.

[@dina.organist]

Pure pleasure! Thanks a lot! Bravo!

[@franckranaivo666]

❤🏵💮📚💛🍋🇻🇦✝️🇻🇦🍋💛💮🧭🏵❤🌿🌺🌿🌻⛑🌸🦊🌼✒📃🇦🇲✝️🇦🇲🌸🎶💛📚🏵💮🇨🇵🇻🇦💒🇻🇦🌺💛🌻⛑🌿🇲🇬🫂🇲🇬🌼🌸😊❤🎶💮🏵🌿🌻🏵😊❤🍋🙋‍♂️

[@jeanlucsallard3854]

Merci Thomas…permettez moi votre prénom….quel rêve…quelle grandeur aussi et quel calme et paix dans le jardin féerique…St Eustache a bien de la chance de vous avoir! Un organiste liturgique français.

[@drbobdrake]

One of my favorite pieces, and now my favorite performance of it! Merci! How about a totally Duruflé album of all his organ works?

[@russedav5]

January 22, 1902 Louviers, Eure, France - June 16, 1986, Louveciennes, Yvelines, France, age 84 It's so amazing that all his works (14), much less "all his organ works" (8) are SO VERY FEW!: op 02 Scherzo 1928 op 04 Prélude, Adagio et Choral Vari Veni Creator 1930 op 05 Suite pour orgue, Prélude, Sicilienne & Toccata 1932 op 07 Prélude et Fugue sur le nom d`Alain 1942 op 09 Requiem pour choeur et orgue 1947 op 11 Messe Cum Jubilo 1966 1 Kyrie, 2 Gloria, 3 Sanctus, 4 Benedictus, 5 Agnus Dei op 12 Fugue sur le thème du Carillon des Heures de la Cathedrale de Soissons 1962 op 13 Prélude sur l'Introït de l'Épiphanie 1961 op posth. Méditation for organ circa 1964 ==================== Again, even his TOTAL works for all instrumentation are a mere FOURTEEN (not counting the first one lost)!!! op 01 Tryptique: Fantaisie sur des thèmes grégoriens 1927; revised 1943 for piano, unpublished?, lost? op 03 Prélude récitatif et variations pour flûte viola et piano 1928 op 06 Trois danses pour orchestre 1932 op 08 Andante & scherzo pour orchestre 1940 op 10 Quatre motets sur des thèmes grégoriens 1960, 1 Ubi caritas, 2 Tota pulchra es, 3 Tu es Petrus, 4 Tantum ergo 1 Where love-charity, 2 Thou art all beautiful, 3 Thou art Peter, 4 Therefore so great op 14a Notre Pére (Our Father) original unison version 1977 op 14b Notre Pére (Our Father) SATB version 1978 It is said that his so ferociously perfectionist nature so led him to destroy works he found inferior that his dear wife took to HIDING them lest they be destroyed, otherwise we might not have even these few treasures!

[@drbobdrake]

@@russedav5Even though his Suite survived, Duruflé was never satisfied with the Toccata, rewriting it several times and refusing to record it himself. When Virgil Fox visited his Paris apartment and stated he was going to perform it Duruflé reportedly asked him not to perform the Toccata.

[@WouterTukker]

@@russedav5 Maurice Duruflé apparently adopted the habit of his great master Paul Dukas to destroy most of his compositions and publish only very few of them: all of his works neatly fit on no more than 3 CDs ... What it lacks in quantity, it makes up for by its out-of-this-world quality

[@drbobdrake]

@@WouterTukker Duruflé's works pretty much fit on ONE CD!

[@WouterTukker]

@@drbobdrake Hmmm, not quite: the organ works fill one CD (slightly over 1 hour of music), his choral works (Requiem, Missa Cum Jubilo, Quatre Motets) easily fill another CD, and the remainder (chamber music, orchestra music: 3 Dances for Orchestra) yet another one ...

[@vicouperuta8196]

Je n’ai aucun adjectif pouvant qualifier la beauté de cette fugue, je pourrais dire: extraordinaire, pour orienter mon propos 👍👍👍👍👍👍 Bravo !

[@JakubLebioda]

Best interpretation of this amazing piece on KZbin! Thank you, Thomas ☺️

[@leo47443]

magnifica interpretazione, grande musica. Grazie dall'Italia.

[@abrahamalvaradovargas4941]

Bravo Maestro!!!!!! Saludos desde México!!!!!

[@edwardhart5466]

Brilliant interpretation.

[@user-nk5jb8dj1s]

Magnifique. Merci.

[@ericdouarinou8232]

C’est superbe ! D’une grande clarté !! Bravo

[@orgue3461]

Suberb... Thank you Thomas :)

[@michelplockyn404]

Merci Thomas A bientôt

[@antondeheer417]

CHAPEAU, Thomas!!

[@LNAVeranda]

Superbe interprétation, un grand merci !

[@lauraweiss3440]

Magnifique !! Merci beaucoup ! Et bravo !

[@garymcwithey980]

Simply a breath-taking performance of one of my favorite works. Bravo, Maestro!

[@JoshuaSobel]

Marvelous! Great job bringing out the little nuances!

[@Helga2408]

A wondrful interpretation of this marvelous piece! Bravo, Mr. Hospital! C’est vraiment magnifique!

[@pascalmibi5828]

Merci pour ce beau sur tous les points Duruflé qui m'a donné l'envie de m'abonner aujourd'hui sur votre chaine.

[@genantray91]

Bravo! There's a fire in this I've never heard before. This is certainly my new favorite performance of this piece!

[@WouterTukker]

Must agree: one of the finest and most fluid interpretations of the piece, worthy of an SACD-recording

[@alainleblond4118]

Merci Magnifique ... De Québec

[@vladislavspircak9996]

Amazing!!! I love this so much....Thank you Thomas!

[@nicholsnymet]

Thank you for this absolutely superb performance Thomas

[@ermenegildoguerra]

Straordinario come sempre Thomas

[@Balt2023]

Absolutely magnificent playing of a deep and enthralling piece in the literature

[@jc65clochette97]

Merci à vous, Thomas, d'avoir laissé de temps à autres des moments musicaux lors du confinement; Bonne continuation.

[@jesusmartinmoro7335]

Très beau Thomas !!! Emouvant !!!

[@ThomasOspital]

Merci Jesus :-)

[@xavierpicot9933]

Extraordinaire ! Et tout par cœur !

[@robcmstephens]

Simply superb. Merci for posting.

[@watercoloraquarel5631]

Excellent

[@michaelwinningham6166]

I absolutely love this piece! Bravo! Thank you for uploading this! One day, I hope to travel to France and hear this live.

[@michaelmccracken6569]

Absolutely superb Thomas! I had the pleasure of hearing you in Northern Ireland last year - quite brilliant!

[@TheJohn1567]

Brilliant!

[@pianofuentes]

Hermoso...lo ví de principio a fin tres veces. ¡Qué cantidad de recursos tiene el órgano de Saint E...! Y Thomas un enorme músico, serio, bien compuesto y por sobre todo musical, lleno de espíritu. Por un momento cerré mis ojos y salí de este planeta como extasiado...Gracias por la música Thomas. "La música es para siempre" ...

[@jean-philipperolland9074]

Un vrai moment de paradis! Oeuvre superbe, magnifique interprétation, Montage vidéo intelligent et qui suit bien la musique, le trait final de pédalier doit demander une attention particulière! Un grand merci !

[@angelospinoni7810]

Non voglio sprecare aggettivi pomposi,ma un “meraviglioso”ci sta!

[@felixreschke917]

Such a marvelous tonal diversity from colorful and soft voices to the breathtaking thunder in the end.

[@Hensch96]

Just stunning! and a big thank you for all these great videos from St Eustache! Especially the fugue is one of my absolute favourite pieces.

[@pietvandijk5084]

How can a human being make such heavenly, perfect music with every note on the right place?

[@roblindauer6521]

I always thought that NASA missed a bet when they selected the first US astronauts: Rather than selecting test pilots, they should have selected organists.

[@WouterTukker]

@@roblindauer6521 That makes me think of the film INTERSTELLAR, mixing austronaut feats with organist music: not by coincidence I guess

[@novakvarhanik]

Bravo! Breathtaking interpretation, Thomas!

[@RechtsstaatBRD]

Je vais vous donner un like - malgré les questions et réserves subjectives bien connues.

[@arjanvisser6658]

A Masterly and a very mature highly sensitive performance with full respect for the composition and the tradition. Very open articulation which shows the full musical potential of this piece.

[@FinansePubliczne-vo4yj]

Przepięknie. Brawo!!!!!!