The Organ, Master of them all - general organ thread

[Mandryka]

The organ is equally tuned. Information here:

http://www.canongatekirk.org.uk/organ/

I acquired Owens' Pachelbel vol.1 (on another organ). Found him a bit earthbound and matter of fact (like so many Pachelbel interpreters - Payne, Christie e.g.). Pachelbel's music is obviously difficult to play in an engaged way, and I have not considered vol.2., but now I wonder if I should download it from Presto.

Let me listen to v 1 first. I'll post my impressions here.

[Mandryka]

https://www.youtube.com/v/Tm8lMfr1NIs

It's nice to see the bellows working in this restrained and dignified performance of Lady Carey's Dompe Kimberly Marshall.

[XB-70 Valkyrie]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jyhZaSso414

I think this has been mentioned on here before, but I have really been enjoying watching this one, although I'm sure some cringe at hearing Sweelinck's music played on a Cavaillé-Coll instrument. I cannot find this one on my Radio Netherlands 10 CD set (Van Doeselaar, Dirksen, et al., purple cover), and am confused about the numbering system/catalog for Sweelinck's works.

(In any case, looks as if Daniel Roth would have been a great teacher. I would love to take lessons from someone like him)

[Mandryka]

Sweelinck numbering is mysterious.

[Mandryka]

I just want to alert people that the two Anthoni van Noordt CDs in this set seem fabulous to me: organ, music, voices, sound engineering - all fabulous. The distributors are friendly, anglophone, responsive. The packaging is all in Dutch.

The third CD is mostly music by various van Noordts, one or two pieces by Anthoni but mostly others, and I haven't had a chance to hear it yet properly.

[Que]

I just want to alert people that the two Anthoni van Noordt CDs in this set seem fabulous to me: organ, music, voices, sound engineering - all fabulous. The distributors are friendly, anglophone, responsive. The packaging is all in Dutch.

The third CD is mostly music by various van Noordts, one or two pieces by Anthoni but mostly others, and I haven't had a chance to hear it yet properly.

Good to hear! 

That everything is in Dutch, I mean...   



Q

[bioluminescentsquid]

Just heard this on the radio (https://www.organroxx.com) My goodness, this is beautiful! Anyone know where I can find this CD?

[Alek Hidell]

Just heard this on the radio (https://www.organroxx.com) My goodness, this is beautiful! Anyone know where I can find this CD?

You might start here: http://www.orgelnieuws.nl/recensie-de-vrolijke-zwanenzang-van-jan-jansen/

I don't read Dutch, but I let my browser translate the page and it looks like there's a link to order the CD.

Found out something while looking this up. Jan Jansen is the father of violinist Janine Jansen.

[bioluminescentsquid]

Perfectly unconventional and beautiful
Who would have guessed, Pachelbel, Scheidt, Bruna, Frescobaldi along with some Buxtehude and Bach on a reed organ!

[Dry Brett Kavanaugh]

As always, great intel. Jansen as well. I will check both the discs. Weird, Toyama is very country. Thanks a lot.

Perfectly unconventional and beautiful
Who would have guessed, Pachelbel, Scheidt, Bruna, Frescobaldi along with some Buxtehude and Bach on a reed organ!

[Marc]

[...]
Found out something while looking this up. Jan Jansen is the father of violinist Janine Jansen.

Yep, and there are more musicians in this family. (A.o. her uncle Peter Kooij.)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Janine_Jansen

Here are Jan & Janine in Bach's BWV 1017 (partly):

https://dewerelddraaitdoor.bnnvara.nl/media/301811

(Apologies for getting a bit off-topic.)

Jan Jansen was organist of the Utrecht Domkerk; his successor is Jan Hage.

These links could be useful:
http://www.domkerk.nl/nl/muziek/cds-en-publicaties/cds
http://www.domkerk.nl/contact-us

[prémont]

Perfectly unconventional and beautiful
Who would have guessed, Pachelbel, Scheidt, Bruna, Frescobaldi along with some Buxtehude and Bach on a reed organ!

In my country this instrument is called a psalm bike. I do not think I would stand the sound of it that long, even if Yoko Matsubara plays in an exemplary manner.

[Marc]

In my country this instrument is called a psalm bike. I do not think I would stand the sound of it that long, even if Yoko Matsubara plays in an exemplary manner.

In my country it's called a harmonium.
In earlier days, probably the most popular calvinist/protestant home instrument.

[Mandryka]

Makes me think of this sort of thing

[Mandryka]

One of the high points for me of Foccroulle's Frescobaldi CD was the music for organ and cornet, this CD, which is really enjoyable, is more of the same sort of thing.

[bioluminescentsquid]

One of the high points for me of Foccroulle's Frescobaldi CD was the music for organ and cornet, this CD, which is really enjoyable, is more of the same sort of thing.

Very good, any information on the organ used in the disc?
How did you think of Foccroulle's Frescobaldi CD, other than the cornetti music?

[bioluminescentsquid]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Paxp2weMy8

A beautiful portrait of a courtly 16th century organ in Innsbruck played by Reinhard Jaud

[Mandryka]

Very good, any information on the organ used in the disc?

I don't. There's an interview with Foccroulle about it here, but if haven't had time to listen to it. It starts at about 1h11m. Foccroulle  talks about two organs, though it's not clear to me if he uses both on the disc, Rome Sta-Barbara, and somewhere called something like  Mombris or Nombrille further south, it's hard for me to make it out exactly.   The commentator says that the booklet for the recording is well researched.

https://www.francemusique.fr/emissions/musique-matin/bernard-foccroulle-et-lambert-colson-nous-conduisent-sur-les-traces-de-la-musique-pour-cornet-rome-entre-1500-et-1700-38150

[bioluminescentsquid]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xfAtSK9EQ2c

This is a surprisingly good Tunder Christ lag in Todesbanden played on a 1966 Austin organ. Not stellar or magical, but I think it does take a lot to make Tunder work on a typical American organ.
(Sorry for the "inauthentic" spree I'm going on!)

[Mandryka]

https://youtube.com/v/hRmK1kW8948

Frederic Munoz has uploaded some interesting material on YouTube, for example this satisfying performance of the Big Reincken fantasy on a modern organ (1987) - but inspired by early organs and  I think it has a characterful timbre. There's a lot of Odile Baillot there to explore, including some interviews. She's very good.

And in a different vein,  this is a rather enjoyable concert of music at Montelimar, another organ from the 1980s, with Fredric Munoz and friend. At about 6,30 there's some chant alternating with organ, French, it works well. I can't identify it, Boyvin maybe. The whole concert is full of fun unidentifiable music in fact, it must have been a super event to have been at.

https://youtube.com/v/L0QisjbxRxo