St. Paul's Cathedral Pipe Organ Wills Fanfare in D

[psavari]

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[Durgesuth]

A must listen to experience in a traffic jam

[Rheinlander95]

Well done! Sounds like a chorus of lawnmowers.

[nicogorm]

wow, its very creepy but really good

[Imhof44]

What a loud boring racket,about as exciting as an air raid.!!!!!!

[a55b47]

@Imhof44 I would think air raids are pretty exciting. As we say here in America .. different strokes for different folks.

[goodchappy]

@Imhof44 I Love organs, I love this organ but I agree this piece is not nice at all.

[bigbeddie]

@Imhof44 never heard a soft fanfare....

[Butterflyfilmsltd]

@Imhof44 For God's sake this is BRILLIANT!!! from a great composer when you know what you are talking about!!

[Imhof44]

@Butterflyfilmsltd I have been working and tuning organs for many years.These huge organs are for showy,noisy,loud pieces,and are building reverberation devices,as these buildings take 10-12 seconds to echo,the notes become melded together to form a kind of sound unrecognizable as individual notes..You could never play subtle,charming or Baroque music on them!!!!!!!!!

[petterdiesel]

The words of Johann Bach " The aim and final end of all music should be none other than the glory of God and the refreshment of the soul".

[Dolphindream15]

doesnt st pauls cathedral have a GOLDEN BOOK with all the names of ww2 servicemens names in it written in gold,,and in a glass case,,my uncle name is in that book I have never been to england but where can I find a picture of this book,,I have never seen it,,I have herd about it,,,anyone know where I can see a picture of it

[ds1868]

@Dolphindream15 Yes it's in the American Chapel behind the High Alter. The binding of the book is gold and the names are in gold leaf on parchment. It is secured in a glass case. It was designed to last for ever.

[jorgecarrillo2]

I don't like it, it lacks of armony

[TheOwlBerlin]

Could you please correct me if i am wrong : the Westminster Abbey Organ is a Harrison & Harrison ? I gather they are English Organ builders but i know nothing about them. I love your videos as well as your knowledge on Pipe Organs. Are you by any chance on Facebook? My profile there is Leo Statten. I am currently doing a new Page/Group called '' Famous Organs and Organists of Britain.'' Any help would be welcome.

Regards,

Astor Leo.

[EccentricRichard]

@TheOwlBerlin - it's mainly H&H, yes, but it incorporates quite a lot from the previous Hill organ, plus (it's said) some work by Schreider, of an earlier date.

[Mouton9656]

This LP is still one of my favourites!

[Irmaherms]

The bombard makes the whole pedal part, the held note at 0:44 is so spectacular, wish my instrument was half or even a quarter as good as this

[FromHolbergsTime]

A magnificent composition given really sumptuous sound. The ambiance here is quite extraordinary. Wills is a master of composition and technique, uniquely demonstrated on Hyperion's 1999 release entitled "Music for Organ and Brass" with the Cambridge Co-Operative Band led by David Read. On that recording, Wills performs his "Symphonic Suite for Organ and Brass" entitled "The Fenlands." It is an astonishing piece of music with tremendous power and creative expression, played on the Ely organ.

[Contrubas]

Absolutely agree - I love that suite 'The Fenlands'.

[xYEAHxKYLEx]

what a instrument it makes me think how a roman invented this by accident lol

[chrysalifourfour]

Actually, it was a Greek -Ktesibios- who invented the Hydraulis (predecessor to the organ) and it was by no means an accident. Do some research before posting whatever comes to your head guys, cheers

[jad1502]

un bon et beau moment avec le soleil et les oiseaux qen plus...

Mon Créateur merci pour ta Créature : "Lala" et toutes les beautés que Tu provoques Alléluia!

[jad1502]

"ô LALA! "Merci!

[menslady125]

Dearly beloved, we are gathered here today to get through this thing called life.

[sailingforde04]

This was played at my "big" cousins wedding , took place on a saturday morning , and you can imagine how impresive it sounded with the sunlight coming in through the stained glass windows :D

[leeboy1411]

One of my favourite pieces, my organ teacher has the sheet music for this which is signed by Arthur Willis. I think he said he met him in a bar after an organ recital.

[raxmeger]

Great mr. Herrick...and all the reeds section

[mrsmpfowler]

I was a laycerk at Ely under Dr Wills in the late 'seventies, and he dedicated some music to me. So proud to have known this great musician and more-than-life-sized human being. (John, Sydney, Australia.)

[targetrich]

Yes. You've said. Well done you.

[alittledabwilldoya]

unique sound. very romantic

[Organfireworks]

You have to weigh up the merit of being the resident organist at these sort of places with distinct lack of salary. Most of these guys have to do other things to make a living too. Come on world (especially the UK) these guys are highly trained in their art!

[861147]

Word. I hear you man, musicians don't get enough recogniton. Playing music is becoming more recreational and less to make a living off of.

[pipeup1]

Agree absolutely. A world class organist like Whitely, koopman, preston, neary, etc should all be earning above the 100k per annum mark. They are just as qualified as any university professors and thats about what their on in the UK and Ireland. Of course the church should not have to bear the cost, the state should as a matter of national cultural importance.

[antbeast01]

And for all the times I heard people look at the organ console and say, "Wow, that looks like the cockpit of an airliner!" It should be an easy transition..

[a55b47]

Can you get someone in there with a video camera? ;-) Oh, I forgot, they won't let you do that. (Just like Washington Cathedral).

[acorntechnique]

@a55b47 'wont let'...?

A bunch of little old lady church volunteers hardly present a threat to videographers do they?

use something small and compact and if they give you grief just tell them they'll be banished to hell when they pass on..

job done.

Ive used a camcorder inside several times without problems.

[ds1868]

He's using the Dome section, underpinned by the 32' Contra Bombarde and 32' Contra Violone, and topped by the Trompette Militaire. Interestingly, both these 32' stops are placed 'en chamade' on the Quarter Dome gallery floor, hence their impressive penetration into the Dome space. The organ has just been cleaned, with three brand new Tuba stops in the Dome (16/8/4 feet). Two Celebrity Recitals will be held in October 2008 to mark the restoration (Thomas Trotter and Olivier Latry).

[soverignorg]

Yes quite agree, well he is another one off to America following John Scott.  He is off to Philadelphia to be Director of Music at Bryn Mawr Church of the Redeemer.

[soverignorg]

I know this was not Huw Williams playing this but he does another version to it, i is fanatastic. I see he is leaving St Pauls after easter. Does anyone know where he is going.

[a55b47]

Where do the big cathedral organists go? Washington Cathedral's organist left to become an airline pilot! Unfortunately, the prestige of playing at these places isn't usually matched by the salary.

[steelersfanhawaii]

@a55b47 if he left to become an airline pilot, surely he is flying jumbo jets, he probably training (or already qualified) for A380. I hope he is a captain by now :)

[steelersfanhawaii]

@steelersfanhawaii hopefully when he has layover in DC on a weekend, he can still play liturgies as a guest organist

[f4rr3ll606]

@soverignorg Huw Williams came to be the Music Director at my church, Church of the Redeemer outside Philadelphia. He only stayed a year; he is now back over in the UK playing.

[stormkingfan]

Hey a55b47,

I think he used the Contra Bombarde, or both 32' reeds.

[jas161]

A fantastic piece and the acoustics in this awesome building makes it even more exciting! Brilliant!

[2468HOTROD]

I love this organ. You can distinguish it from all others. A sound all it's own. Thank you for this video.

[a55b47]

It's damn impressive, isn't it? I don't know whether he's using the 32' Contra Bombarde in the Dome Organ or the 32' Contra Posaune in the Chancel Organ. Either way, it's put go good effect.

[davidmiler12]

are there 2 organs in st pauls

[a55b47]

Well, they've got the main organ in the choir, the so-called Dome Organ, & a few reed stops in the west end of the nave. But I think there's only one console, with everything playable from that. And there are a couple of much smaller instruments: one in the crypt, as I recall, & a portative. There may be one more, but I'll have to check my records.

[DaThurifer]

@a55b47 There is a small two-manual and pedal organ in the choir room in the crypt.

[EccentricRichard]

@a55b47 - actually, the main organ is split in two (obviously), the Choir organ is behind the stalls on the South side IIRC, there's the Dome division (in the North-East and South-East quarter-domes, below the main dome), there's the West-end reed division, and there are some flue pipes on the South side of the Nave, at clerestory level... NPOR suggests this being a 16ft Pedal Subbass and an 8/4/2 Diapason chorus with a 4-rank mixture.

[trompettechamade1]

@a55b47 You are right about the Dome Organ and the West End Royal Trumpet all being part of one organ. In my recordings they are all listed as part of the same organ. According to the notes on the recordings, the Royal Trumpets were added "to flood the nave with sound"! By the way, I hear that a Shakespearean scholar, upon seeing a group of professional ladies of the street, called them "a flourish of strumpets!"