César Franck - Prélude, Fugue et Variation Op. 18 for harmonium & piano duo

[EvaaLvsM]

Haha de organist zit erbij alsof hij de chillste tijd van zijn leven heeft terwijl de pianist met zweet op zijn voorhoofd de piano eens een goede beurt geeft. Nee allebei werkelijk waar fantastisch en echt prachtig uitgevoerd. Een genot om naar te luisteren!

[Bigbearbeau]

hardly anyone gets RUBATO, it's just sounds lazy .....but you guys hit it bang on the nail!!!! hugz

[peloavila]

Imagine a little room, in the past (18th century maybe) or in a fantasy world. Imagine that room, with a bookcase with old books, and a hearth, and a carpet in the floor, and a window. It is raining outside.

All that I imagined when i listened this. Beautiful music

[GeorgiosZaimis]

I didn't know it was written for piano and harmonium originally... Now I want to find the score... :-)

[Nadiyah4592]

Vind juist deze combinatie mooi! En vooral de tempo, weinig spelen op de goeie tempo, het is meestal te langzaam of te snel. Dit is echt de mooiste interpretatie die ik tot nu toe heb gezien. I enjoyed.

[mastropazzo]

interesting...and very well plaied, beautiful cantabile, I really enjoied it...bravi!!

[serassi614]

Interesting Frank's Chorale version; very good

[Belgologies]

A sweet moment I just passed. the original one, like the Verdin's one. Harmoniums are really dreamboxes, not just chamber or church instruments...

[gerardbedecarter]

I have heard this exquisite piece played at Ste Clothilde. Played in three parst during Mass. One of my most incredible musical experiences ever.

[Sorcerer88]

oh right, i only knew the solo piano version. this sounds gorgeous!

[braunmuehl]

Wonderful!

Sometimes it sounds a bit like Yann Tiersen meets Franck.

[gerardbedecarter]

It is fascinating to hear Franck's exquisite contrapuntal masterpiece for organ in his version for harmonium and piano.

[wljmrbill]

Very nicely done.. nice to hear the way it was written to be played even if I am an organist.

[tubaniels]

I miss Han too, please let radio4or vpro hear this... Back to the olden days!

[Annemoondm]

Wat an amazing gift to find exactly this Reiziger recording here... It somehow got intwined in the lives of me and my mother, and we never stopped looking for the CD. Thanks for helping me to give her the best Christmas gift ever...

And Ron is right: Sunday mornings have never been the same after he left national TV. Although I was lucky to have him continue his show in de Doelen for some time...

[yyjchou]

I have tried to find the duet score for many year, where can I buy a copy of it?

[OntspanTV]

I only know where you can buy a recording by Joris Verdin and Jos Immerseel.

You can buy the album in Belgium:

fugalibera . com

You can "Google" the name of the artists to try to contact them.

[care4ub0y]

Same here, i had a copy for piano and organ ? Peeters, or Schirmer, but it got lost over the years. If you find it, please share!

[dibfranciss]

Hello friend,

Did you already find the score for this Franck for Harmonium and Piano ? If not I can help you. I have a pdf copy. Just send me a message, then I will send you a copy. Regards from sunny Brazil.

Dib

[GJmusique]

@yyjchou

You can purchase the score from Durand et Cie. in Paris.

I think Joris Verdin is also selling his own typeset copies of the piece. Just google his website ;-)

[GJmusique]

@yyjchou it is edited by Joris Verdin himself. Use google to find his "Artis Renatae Series" ;-)

[GerardvanR]

Waarom niet een vleugel uit midden 19e eeuw genomen? Nu is de balans een beetje zoek. Bovendien kleuren de beide instrumenten niet bij elkaar.

[OntspanTV]

Ik denk dat Han Reiziger geen oude piano bij de hand had. We kunnen het hem niet meer vragen. Inderdaad kleuren de instrumenten niet bij elkaar. Op de cd die Joris Verdin en Jos Immerseel hebben opgenomen klinkt het beter. (fugalibera . com)

[GJmusique]

Deels mee eens. Ben echter al lang blij dit filmpje tegen te komen op internet, dan maar een Bechstein, dat overleven we wel. Gelukkig geen C7 ;-)

[EuropeanArchive]

Arthur Schoonderwoord is the pianist here. He is a pupil of Jos van Immerseel and a former classmate of mine... Very nice discovery. And I miss Han, especially on a sunday morning like this...

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Greetings,

Rolf

Historical classical recordings

European Archive, Paris

[ernent]

Unbelievable.

I thought I was the only one in the world who had purchased the cd and got to know the original, so rare it is, and here's even a video of it !

If I'm not mistaken the cd version is "drier" (an older piano ?) more "objective", more austere and therefore more powerful. In any case this is profound and unique. Thanks for loading.

[OntspanTV]

I don't know any details of this version. My father recorded this back in 1997.

[andre26071955]

Indeed, the grand piano in this videoclip is a modern Bechstein, on the cd-recording Jos has been playing on a period "piano Érard".

[CavailleCool]

I have the score of the duet, I have the harmonium, but I don't have the piano and the pianist...

[OntspanTV]

I think there must be a pianist here on YouTube. Maybe you can organize a audition like the YouTube Symphony Orchestra!

[CavailleCool]

I love this duet, I think it's sound better than at organversion from "6 Pièces".

[OntspanTV]

Joris Verdin and Jos Immerseel recorded this piece.

You can buy the album in Belgium:

fugalibera . com