My god! Waaaay too fast. Either you are trying to show off, or you can't hear what you are playing. Sometimes, its not the speed that counts, but the way you play it. Take it slower. For me, this is the worst version of Widor's toccata I have ever heard! Ruined!!!
Dinae Bish tends to have a fast tempo, but she plays with the passion that is absolutely fantastic. Just look at the smile of the man in a walker in the front row how thrilled he was at the end of this composition. I think that shows what she meant to communicate.
Diane, I enjoyed your amazing Widor very much, but ,you have played this so well so often,why do you need the distraction of music proped up in front of you. You have a remarkable memory use it! Is it kind of like a figure skater shying from a Quad? GO FOR IT,we are on your team.
This is the organ in the old sanctuary, which is now the chapel at Atlanta's Peachtree Road United Methodist Church. I am surprised the concert wasn't on the Mander, a very impressive 135-rank, 106-stop instrument that is truly one of Atlanta's finest. Possibly this concert pre-dates the Mander, which was dedicated in 2002.
@tahhome This performance is from 1991 when the organ was newly installed. Since the old sanctuary has been cut in half (the rear now serving as the narthex for the new sanctuary) the en Chamade has been placed on the rear of the wall and the organ over-all has been scaled back a bit to sound better in it's smaller space.
@tahhome The Mander wasn't built yet! This was still the Sanctuary. The Schantz here is a very, very fine organ and while it might have a different personality than the Mander, it still an amazing organ in an amazing room. The Chamade on this video has been moved to the back wall of what is now the Chapel.
@SwingItLikeMoe I fully disagree. All tempo decisions by interpreters beg the question of what, really, the composer intended when he wrote the piece. Did Widor envision the performer playing it quickly when it would be muddied by stunning acoustics?? Probably not. It would take more ease and a relaxed tempo to allow the organ to speak more clearly. Have a listen of Widor himself performing at St. Sulpice (can be found on YouTube as well)... To my ear, it is far more effective.
@mon3cz Perhaps you're right about that Mon3c, but to my ears it sounds better played at this tempo. :) Also, Ms Diane Bish doesn't seem to have a problem with this style. And she's the "First Lady of the Organ"!!!!
@sk8er1979 Wow, analog sounding digital, that's a first....but then I guess digital sounding analog is a little far fetched too. I prefer electronic theater organs with individual transistorized oscillators, but would love to have an early small rank Wurlitzer. Space is my issue, so I'm content with a Gulbransen Rialto II through a Leslie 705 & two 540'S.
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Peronter77 1 week ago
ONLY VIRGIL FOX CAN Do that
Peronter77 1 week ago
My god! Waaaay too fast. Either you are trying to show off, or you can't hear what you are playing. Sometimes, its not the speed that counts, but the way you play it. Take it slower. For me, this is the worst version of Widor's toccata I have ever heard! Ruined!!!
HJohn8 1 week ago
Ridiculously fast.
silverstartrucker 1 month ago
Wow! This music was "attacked"! Will not hear it all, just too fast and loses its meaning.
goldie0800 1 month ago
Dinae Bish tends to have a fast tempo, but she plays with the passion that is absolutely fantastic. Just look at the smile of the man in a walker in the front row how thrilled he was at the end of this composition. I think that shows what she meant to communicate.
trackboi27 1 month ago
Diane, I enjoyed your amazing Widor very much, but ,you have played this so well so often,why do you need the distraction of music proped up in front of you. You have a remarkable memory use it! Is it kind of like a figure skater shying from a Quad? GO FOR IT,we are on your team.
DavidSnyderLumierist 1 month ago
This is the organ in the old sanctuary, which is now the chapel at Atlanta's Peachtree Road United Methodist Church. I am surprised the concert wasn't on the Mander, a very impressive 135-rank, 106-stop instrument that is truly one of Atlanta's finest. Possibly this concert pre-dates the Mander, which was dedicated in 2002.
tahhome 4 months ago
@tahhome This performance is from 1991 when the organ was newly installed. Since the old sanctuary has been cut in half (the rear now serving as the narthex for the new sanctuary) the en Chamade has been placed on the rear of the wall and the organ over-all has been scaled back a bit to sound better in it's smaller space.
CoutureOrganiste 2 months ago
@tahhome The Mander wasn't built yet! This was still the Sanctuary. The Schantz here is a very, very fine organ and while it might have a different personality than the Mander, it still an amazing organ in an amazing room. The Chamade on this video has been moved to the back wall of what is now the Chapel.
TubaMirabilis123 1 month ago
too fast!!!!
mon3cz 4 months ago
@mon3cz No, just right. You have to keep in rhythm of the song. Any slower it wouldn't sound right.
SwingItLikeMoe 3 months ago 2
@SwingItLikeMoe I fully disagree. All tempo decisions by interpreters beg the question of what, really, the composer intended when he wrote the piece. Did Widor envision the performer playing it quickly when it would be muddied by stunning acoustics?? Probably not. It would take more ease and a relaxed tempo to allow the organ to speak more clearly. Have a listen of Widor himself performing at St. Sulpice (can be found on YouTube as well)... To my ear, it is far more effective.
mon3cz 3 months ago
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SwingItLikeMoe 3 months ago
@mon3cz Perhaps you're right about that Mon3c, but to my ears it sounds better played at this tempo. :) Also, Ms Diane Bish doesn't seem to have a problem with this style. And she's the "First Lady of the Organ"!!!!
SwingItLikeMoe 3 months ago
@sk8er1979 Wow, analog sounding digital, that's a first....but then I guess digital sounding analog is a little far fetched too. I prefer electronic theater organs with individual transistorized oscillators, but would love to have an early small rank Wurlitzer. Space is my issue, so I'm content with a Gulbransen Rialto II through a Leslie 705 & two 540'S.
paulj0557 5 months ago
Diane Bish is a wonderful organist. Although she played this too fast. Not happy with this performance.
hawchubby39 5 months ago