The lost chord, played by Virgil Fox..

[DavidSnyderLumierist]

Listen and learn! This is one example of why you need Sub,Unison and Super Couplers on organs. These you have it a secret of Virgil's and for free to those wise enough to figure out how!

David Snyder,,Lumierist

Creator of Heavy Organ Touring Productions

[cnmmnc8852]

@DavidSnyderLumierist That was the great quality of the design at Riverside when VF was there, the controls were made to enable the performer to do ANYTHING with ONE motion. I wish he could have had his controls with a reliable solid state combination action. But you're spot-on target about having 16', 8' and super couplers on any instrument attempting to realize it's potential.

[noteworthy99]

Cameron is good, very good, but he has a long way to go yet to be great. Give him a few more years to calm down - if he stays with it - and he may go some way to be compared with Virgil.

Cameron's skill is undoubtedly fantastic but he cannot at this stage be compared with a man who demonstated his talent and communicated his love of organ music to audiences through a lifetime.

[kasha1932]

A GREAT AMEN!!!!!!!! and Thank you!

[Hashpotato]

he puts a lot of emotion in this. 

[bige002000]

One of the best renditions of the lost chord ever, made by the greatest organist of our time. Thank you

[wordsmith52]

Thanks. Great piece of work. I used to try to play this one on my old home organ but could never concentrate properly or get it right as I was thinking some ghostly happening might suddenly befall me. But this is a marvelous rendering alright. All the best.

[drpenning]

What distinguishes Fox? Others play; he is interpreting with feeling. Notice the phrasing, the crescendos, the lengthened measures, the pensive passages. It is, above all else, a Romantic rendition, in the sense of what Romanticism was and is in music--which would be a really long explanation. This interpretation transcends the written score.

[tamiasthechipmunk]

What a splendid work and performed by the finest organist ever to sit behind a console no less. This is organ music at its best.

[Fox7Fan]

I'm convinced that Virgil Fox has reincarnated as Cameron Carpenter. I heard Fox in live performance 7 times, and have now heard him 4 times live as Cameron Carpenter. Cameron continues to choose the "controversial": showman performer lifestyle as did Fox. Yet even in the approx 1-1/2 years between lifetimes Carpenter has developed his technique and abilities considerably beyond that which he exhibited to us all in the Virgil Fox lifetime.

[AnOrganCornucopia]

@Fox7Fan - I'm not the biggest Fox fan but he had a lot more going for him than one-trick-pony flash git Carpenter. CC has phenomenal technique and a total absence of good taste.

[DavidSnyderLumierist]

@Fox7Fan Should one compare,can one compare. No I doubt Virgil reincarnated as Cameron.He would not have been able to make his own performance shoes!!

[jlaw1981pbo]

A truly haunting performance of an oft forgotten masterpiece.

[JoRoAM1]

I have the original LP with this piece ..A treasure indeed... Songs at Sunset or something like that! Thanks for posting this!

[organmanification]

@SilverRich1 Sir, Virgil Fox was the greatest organist of the 20th century. The man was born with the gift of genius from our lord above. As Virgil said many times, he had played pipe organs in a previous life and was blessed to do so again in this one. He had many turmoils and tribulations in this life but his music and abilities carried him through, along with the help of his lord and savior. He was taken from us far too soon in my opinion. He is gone but his music lives on and on

[anooraq]

@organmanification Well said sir... I couldn't agree with you more!

[MrSoundoftheseason]

@SilverRich1

His enthusiasm for the organ music and bring it to young and old. Every time I watch an interview with Mr. Fox I get so fired up I have to go play!! He was an amazing man and I hope I get to say that I am half of what he was and still is though his music.

[007vauxhall]

Wonderful piece, and excellent organist. Such a powerful organ too! :-)

[CanadaPisces]

An outstanding performance by a master organist! Than you Arthur for the posting!

[raynelson113]

glorious, huge thanks, am learning to play this from memory, even more determined after hearing mr fox

this and holy city have been favourites since childhood



[novemberrain212]

@SilverRich1 I heard Fox say once that he felt like great composers were with him at times, especially Bach. Maybe there could be something to that?

[7jimmymac]

Fabulous arrangement and artist! Where can I get the sheet music for this arrangement by fox?

[silverstartrucker]

Well: Someone asked about sheet music for Virgil's recording on the Wanamaker organ of COME SWEET DEATH on my site. In a reply some said..." At the organ with Virgil Fox. Published by Alfred Publishing Company. ISBN O-7692-4192-1

The numbers may have been for Come Sweet Death though.

[GazTheMusicMan]

@silverstartrucker Yes, I was the person (not 'some') who replied with those details. However, this arrangement won't be found in that book.

[silverstartrucker]

@GazTheMusicMan - I am getting on a bit mate...the memory fails at times

[locobeis]

@7jimmymac ears exist to be used.



[wheidelberg]

ABsolutely magnificient! Thanks so much for uploading this performance.

[loctia1]

how beautiful!! this organ music brought tears to my eyes. Bravo for posting this.

thank you so much, hunter