Pipe Organ Chartres Cathedral Tournemire "Victimae Paschali"

[HONGYOUNGEUN]

i can see rainbow on 1st picture.

[trompettechamade1]

Thank you so much for posting this; it is marvelous! I am reminded of a similar experience I had one summer in the 60's. I was in the crypt section of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception when I heard organ music coming from the upper church, which was closed to the public. I quietly walked upstairs and had the great pleasure to hear Madame Durufle-Chevalier play the most magnificent rendition of the Chorale #2 in B minor I have ever heard!

[davewvu1]

I love this tempo. Usually, "Victimae" is taken faster. This tempo yields a cleaner version, enabling the listener to hear all of the subtle nuances underlying the theme of the piece. Faster tempos and large venues only make for an undecipherable cacophony from what should be a clean,majestic sound of praise.

[fillmore593]

I was at Chartres Cathedral a few years ago and I only wish I could have heard this wonderful organ.

[Souadette]

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[octavegeigen4]

The fact that this was recorded in August, explains why the organ is out of tune.

[dacatholicbandorgan]

Is he related to Archbishop Marcel Lefevbre?

[a55b47]

I don't know. It's not an unusual name in France.

[jice0610]

he was born in north of France in Roubaix, was organist in Arras cathedral, at Chartres and then one of the 3 organist at Notre Dame de Paris. Lefebvre is a common name in north of France. He has been my organ teacher so i can answer all your questions about him!

[blogson]

I have a DC of this piece played on this organ by another, and the tempi essentially are the same except towards the end, which Lefebvre plays more quickly. Since Tournemire actually refused to write down this improvisation as he believed that an improv is a one-time-off piece of music, Maurice Durufle painstakingly noted it from the 78 rpm recording of Tournemire's concert after his death in 1939, made I believe by Radio France. Perhaps Durufle also noted the tempo from the recording.

[saphaut]

chartres est un site que j'afféctionne de part la beauté de sa cathédrale et de ses orgues merci de ce plaisir musical saphault

[jetmip]

It is an amazing place by the look of it. I dont think its too fast. Shame theres no vid of him playing. And absolute respect to Tournemire, lets see some Orgue mystique too.

[theblackhand2]

Chartres is an awesome church. The music was most fitting.

[PiedPuyper]

Nice playing, but where's the fire?

It's too fast. Can't you at least let us hear the chords?

[posaune16]

You sure know how to make a Posaune's week, aa55b47! The impending Easter season just got a little bit nicer, thanks to you!

[a55b47]

You're a lucky guy (lady?).My only experience with M. Lefebvre is through seeing the 2videos of him that have been posted on YouTube.On both,he looks as if he really enjoys his work. And, man, can he play !!

I've digressed in my postings to St. Paul's for a while, but M. Lefebvre will be back soon with Duruflé, Vierne, & his own improvisation on "Ave Maris" & "Regina Coeli"

[chamade216]

Nice video I liek it! Thanks for sharing it and mak many more of this kind!:-)