C.M. Widor - Toccata (from Symphony No. 5)

[LorinTone]

ok, this guy is seriously good.

[iloverush123]

Maybe a hair too fast, but other than that, I liked it. I'd kill to hear this on one of the big organs, like the Wanamaker or the Atlantic City organ(if it ever works right again). God, imagine that 64' diaphone...

[JWall416]

Very well played, but that room is far too soft (needs more echo).

[OfficerRobertHall]

B R A V O !

[justchris52]

a peice played to perfection,

[bimmerboy67]

I agree with those of you who say it is played too fast. Yes it is a difficult piece and playing it fast shows great talent, but in my humble opinion C.M. Widor did not intend for it to be played that fast. Still a great performance!

[bimmerboy67]

I agree with those of you who say it is played too fast. Yes it is a difficult piece and playing it fast shows great talent, but in my humble opinion C.M. Widor did not intend for it to be played that fast.

[64ftContraBombarde]

Brilliant acoustics...

[smiffy1071]

It's played too fast!!! It sounds good, but it's not the way Widor intended it.

[theremin137]

Your church surely is blessed to have such a fine organist and fine organ!

[dbjarrett]

Nice rendition; and why shouldn't this peice be played in a popular fashion? It's a popular piece. One hell of a pedal division in this thing; when KW hits the 32's at 3:00 -- yowza! I'm sure I hear a 32' reed in there; maybe even more than one. Dan Garland should be duly proud of this one.

[dbjarrett]

@dbjarrett Correction.  64's. Man, I'd love to see the chambers on this one.

[helloitsmelol097]

@dbjarrett Same here. are the real ones i thought only 2 organs had real 64' pipes? and would love to see pipes also.

[dbjarrett]

@helloitsmelol097 I'm not sure who has got full size 64's and who doesn't. Not really a "size" guy, myself. More into frequency. I remember seeing a 32' reed when I worked at Wicks that was the size of a coffee can.  It was like tuning a compressor; but when played in a division, it really put a nice edge on the sound.

[trmptplyr100]

I'm surprised he was able to pull that off as well as he did since the tempo was quite fast. But still it was a nice rendition.

[Slayallica84]

a bit too fast son.

[chalyminx]

wow I didnt realise I could hold my breath for that long - that was awesome

[gerardbedecarter]

.. ... and manual change too - from personal experience it is easy to make mistakes here - and this is four-manual instrument!

[gerardbedecarter]

Every note and stop change was committed to memory!

[topbon2ndvalve]

Virtuosic and well played but two notches too fast for the piece, shame.

[gerardbedecarter]

Why is it I'm so disagreeable concerning tempos?

I thought Kiyo's tempo was PERFECT!

I thought his performance was METICULOUS also!

THOSE FINAL CHORDS. HEY WOW !!!!

[topbon2ndvalve]

Music, like fine wine, needs room to breath. If you bolt it down you may well get a buzz off it but you will not appreciate the subtleties lovingly created by the vineyard's experienced wine maker. Widor creates a myriad of colours in this movement which are lost at this speed. Hope that answers your question.

[KamiwanMUFFINS]

Simply magnificent!

[fiziks2447]

Love the pedal part

[TrinityUMCOrganist]

BRAVO

[plastictree23]

Concerning your Johnny and June Jackson song. May I humbly suggest renaming it as a cover. Its very frustrating searching for original material and only finding covers. Btw, I did find the footage I was looking for. All the best.

[kjseek]

i know every organist that has ever lived hates this song but it is my absolute favorite organ piece ever!!

[mortson978]

the reason they "hate" it is because it is a technically difficult piece. I have tried to play it before, and the rhythm itself is a nightmare. But the rewards are ample, as you and I both know.

[Contratrombone64]

@kjseek "song", learn English please the term is "piece" as a song, strange as it may seem is something SUNG and a piece is something PLAYED

[kjseek]

well excuuuuuse me. I was only trying to get my idea across, not be graded by my english professer.

[sawil21]

Świetny utwór warte posłuchania

[organpipes61]

Excellent performance! Thank you!

[octavebasse8]

I agree! The toe piston boxes threw me off when I first looked!

haha

[ArmiaGiewont]

hmm ... pedal is toooooo aloud (3:04)

[mortson978]

i wouldn't say it was too loud if the next two notes were of the same volume, but you're right. there is a continuity error there.

[12inchshell]

The limiter on th erecording mic about blew up with the reeds and 32" pedals. That is why it sounded so weird.

[JimJordan]

This organ was originally a SKINNER. This is the famous Nita Akin organ. I played it once when visiting Kiyo before the renovation By Dan Garland. The strings would make you weep!

[ORUPRANKSTAZ]

It sounds fine to me. Anyone with complaints is not listening to the music, but must have their radio on by mistake.

[advisorC101]

Oh right! Now I see.

[advisorC101]

A very good performance but I have to agree with willothebored, it would be nice if you used the full organ.

How many notes does this organs pedal board have?

[willowthebored]

I like those little bounces he starts with the swell at 2:30. Not enough of a buildup to the finale at 2:45, I thought, but then again, the recordings of this instrument I've seen have consistently had volume problems, so it may be the recording equipment. Didn't like the decrescendo at 4:00. Thought he took the finale a little fast, but I liked that he played the double-pump. Overall-*louder*. Don't be afraid of full organ.

Who's the manufacturer here? Does it have a web page I can check out?

[kiyow]

Dan Garland Pipe Organs of Fort Worth, Texas built this instrument in 2003.

[jeffroalpha700]

The "bounces" with the swell are actually the little crescendo/decrescendos written into the original score. I like it when it is taken a little slower at the beginning. I learned to play it with the decrescendo at the end. This was part of the original score, and I believe that you loose so much of the suspense of the piece without it. The greats such as Marie-Claire Alain, Simon Preston, Gordon Turk, Daniel Roth, Samuel Metzger, and others always have played it with that decrescendo.

[jacques6870]

organiste très fin et précis. Enthousiasmant !

[kiyow]

Merci de vos mots aimables. (=^・^=)

J'aime la musique française!

[MisterApol]

Moi aussi!

[organist99x]

not only is the music great, Dr. Watanabe isn't using any music!

[octavebasse8]

As usual, nothing but the best from Dr. Watanabe. :)

I really like the good articulation. Adds lots of life to the piece.