While you play it excelently, any good musician you never really master a piece in the sense of there is nothing more you can learn about it. Near the end of his career, the eminent conductor Sir Georg Solti went back to the scores and re-studied the symphonies of beethoven, which he had already recorded several timed over. Keep looking at very familiar pieces many times over and you will keep discovering new things in them. Keep up the excellent playing and the best to you!
WOOOOO! all the other people who play this can not measure up to how you play this wonderful piece. Even i could not play this piece as well as you could.
This is wicked. I remember this from roller coaster tycoon 2...brings back so many memories. I'm going to try to make this on noteflight for my own piece :)
Young man, you have inspired me to take up lessons again...I never had discipline when I was a young kid, and totally regret not sticking to the lessons I should have taken when I was 10. I'm 43 now and here I go.
Don't let the criticisms get to you. This is youtube and everybody becomes a critic here. Just keep up the good work. I would like to know what instruments you are playing on. I love pipe organs and would like to get how many ranks are there? Info like that, if you could?
Well done. And at a good tempo. I think most of the folks who carp about Widor's performance tempo being the "correct" one have no idea that he was nearly 90 when that recording was made. He was lucky to be able to get through it at all given that he was playing a 5 manual mechanical organ with all the couplers engaged. Widor's recording is an important historical document but the fact is that his playing was pretty messy and much slower than his own tempo marking.
Sometimes I wonder if anybody who plays this toccata has ever heard a recording of Widor playing it himself. He plays it much much slower. I have to admit it's a powerful piece at a high tempo, but you can barely make out a single tone from the rest of the mess. Why do everybody play music at what I call show-off-speed today? I definitely prefer the original slow and articulate touch to this piece that Widor intended.
@darktangent10 I have a similar tempo indication in my sheets at home, but the interpretation by Widor himself can't be ignored. I'm not saying that this tempo is wrong, I'm just saying that when played this way, many organists make it sound like a giant mess of sound with no structure. The staccatos in the sheets are rarely implemented these days. I prefer the slow style, but as for which tempo is truly right, Widor's performance or the tempo indication, we can never know.
Good tempo - not too fast or slow. It's a shame it's hard to hear the pedals on this recording. I hope you have a chance to make a professional recording someday :-)
Don't ever think you've "mastered" a great piece. What makes a piece great is that you can come back to it over and over through your career and find something new to day with it. An organ piece especially since each organ reveals new possibilities.
Good tempo - not too fast or slow. It's a shame it's hard to hear the pedals on this recording. I hope you have a chance to make a professional recording someday :-)
This Organist is a musician that understands the registers and the stops of the organ. He does not use two manuals he only uses one and stays there. To make the instrument more "quite", he changes the stops and closes the swell box gradually then he builds the register back up. At the close of the Toccata the hands are crossed many organist don't. The high F at the end sustained, not in original only a quarter note, silence, then closing chords. Other than the issue at the ending, beautiful!!
@selaromyar How else does one play the close? I always play it with hands crossed. There just doesn't seem to be any other way of doing it, even if one is using two separate manuals. BTW, the version I have also shows the high F at the end not sustained, but I always play it sustained, because that is what most organists do! How did Widor actually write it? That would seem to be the question here.
@jazzkeyboardman This is the video of Widor playing his toccata much slower alowing each notes sound out. That must be the reasn as to why he wrote staccato and not legato in the right hand figures. Oh yes, he himself sustained the high "F" thus I stand corrected, that playing the high "F" was truly what he indended as an interpretive option that is valid.
Stunning. Widor's Toccata from the 5th is one of the greats, and one of the few pieces that challenge Bach's supremacy as an organ composer, An excellent rendition.
BRAVO!!!!!!!!! LOved it,......you did a great job my friend!! I'm in the process of learning this one my self. It's very hard but it's getting better! LOL!!
Why are there so many people out there who are just either RUDE or incredibly STUPID. This is a performance by a very young performer and it is a terribly hard piece to play. Give the guy a break and STOP posting such ridiculous and unworthy comments.
Absolutely fabulous! This has been my favourite organ piece but I had no idea who wrote it - and what it was called. So when I asked my sister if she knew what "doo-doo dit doo-doo dit doo-doo dit doo-doo..." was, I then googled her answer and came straight to your wonderful rendition.
So now you know. Keep it up... you are making 10's of 1000's of folks happy!
Give him a break. When this was recorded, this kid was I think, in like 8th grade. I've seen nicer comments on adult renditions that weren't played nearly as well as this. He probably DOES have the piece mastered by now because this was posted like 2 years ago. Great job!!
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Bass pedal registration sounds like a bellowing cattle call. The execution is sloppy, although you hit nearly all the right notes. It's a TOCCATA for gracious sakes! You aren't patting out hamburgers. Forget the cheese, work on the whole dill pickle. You're nowhere close to having this piece as a part of performance repertoire.
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And you sir, are a cunt, of the highest order. An opinion which is just as valid as yours and based on just as much knowledge of the subject being critiqued. I look forward to hearing your own work posted and then ripping it to pieces in a vain attempt to satisfy some deep psychological need. You pretentious arse. "It's a TOCCATA for gracious sakes!" Good grief man, get over yourself.
Absolutely. I couldn't find the correct bullshit management speak. You're the expert there. If you don't like it, don't read the comments they might affect your "life force energy"
Did I reply to you privately? If I did, I probably called you a tree hugging weirdo fuckwit. Aren't we all "hiding behind our keyboards" That's the nature of the medium in case you hadn't grasped the concept. You certainly wouldn't have approached me on the street in order to berate me over my language. You are therefore guilty of the same. What gives you the right to set yourself up as the moral guardian of the internet? You pompous dick.
@acorntechnique Oh. I'm loving your videos too. A marketing "expert" advising people on "target audiences" and using you-tube as his medium. Comedy genius! Your entire video catalogue of banality has fewer views than a video I posted of a plane taking off. You've made my day.
You play it very well, but you haven't got it mastered: always strive for perfection, and never let arrogance get in the way. Keep working, for you are clearly very talented.
You'll come back and watch this vid in 5 or 10 years, and easily pick up 10 things you'll feel you should have done better. =) But you have amazing talent - stick with it.
Bravo my friend! you really did this beautiful piece justice. your tempo is perfect, and you showed that your techical ability is exemplary as well as your musical interpretation. the only improvement i would suggest is better recording equipment, so the youtube community can really enjoy this fully!
Very well played, but I could not handle the instrument. No depth. I am not sure what it was played on or where, but something is "missing". I hope you get a chance to play and record this on a real cathedral organ someday because as I said, it ws very well played. Great tempo, flawless playing.
Hi, for the moment I'll just enjoy listenig to it and play it to my friends, how it should be played. What did you play it on? All we could see was a dark console, did you have real pipes or electronic? it's hard to tell these days with the wonders of sampling.
Judging by the expression indicator lights to the top right of the swell, and the angle of the swell keyboard i'm pretty sure this is an Allen digital organ.
A Friend came to my house with a copy of the Toccata, my printer went faulty and I was only able to copy the first page, by the way this is enough to get going with at the moment and will buy the full version. I tried the right hand and realised that much stamina is involved, I will have to practice that in the future, little finger e.t.c. One page is enough for now. Widor is surely a good brain exerscise! Plenty going on!
It wasn't note perfect by any means, however it's better than I could have done it. This may not be the hardest piece for organ but it is certainly one of the hardesr to play properly as the left hand needs to be as strong as the right hand, which is not the case for many players. This is certainly a piece which can differentiate mediocre organists from brilliant ones, and this guy definitely deserves to be in the latter category.
I love this piece! I listen to it before my AP exams to wake up and get my brain moving- and I love it so much that I forget my nervousness whenever I hear it! This is a fanastic recording. Where was it made?
Well played, nice easy pace, very impressive. Well done. There are more Widor pieces that you can impress us with. We are waiting for the next one.
Remember that speed is less important than clarity. You have done a fine job. There are older and more experienced organists who do not play this as well.
Absolutley incredible!!! This has to be one of the most wonderful oragn pieces in my mind and your performance of it moved me to tears. Don't ever let people's negative criticism get you down... believe me young man - you are SO talented. Well Done!
Those people who say that it is not that hard, have they tried it and kept up the constant tempo and stamina needed? Maybe they have but it's the best I have heard for a while! Well done lad!
Sorry, this piece isn't one of the most difficult pieces for organ. The structure of this is quite simple. I think one of the most difficult pieces is Prelude & fugue over b.a.c.h by Liszt.
its not really that hard. you just hafto understand the structure and patterns in it. b.a.c.h. looks complicated, but its nothing compared to bach organ pieces.
Wonderful. You keep at it, young man, and you'll be a master organist. I especially appreciate your final release - no theatrics. Thank you.
I think your tempo is fine. Please don't ever base your tempo on what someone else does with the piece. I never listen to recordings when I'm learning a new piece. The evidence is very clear on the score - the composer's every intention is right there in black and white - a tempo marking and a meter signature.
This is a beautiful performance of a difficult piece of music played on the most difficult of all instruments upon which to perform. The young organist is advanced in technical proficiency as well as artistry beyond his years.
Great job. fantastic job for your age--I like the speed maybe you can interpret the varying speeds at different phrases in the piece. Still an ambitious performance delightful to hear! Thanks!
ARTICULATION, get the articulation right, also, try playing it a little slower. Charles Widor originally meant for it to be slower. But SLOW DOWN, I hear screw ups at many times during this, but I give it a 7/10. AWSOME for 13 years old.
Das schönste Orgelstück das jemals geschrieben wurde..
Finde das Tempo wie er es spielt genau richtig - dazu find ich die Registratur sehr gut - vielleicht den Mittelteil nicht ganz so leise.. aber das liegt im ermessen eines jeden Organisten..
Hab schon Virtuosen gehört die es durch Tempo wie Registratur total vergeigt haben..
The organ has no oomph (pedal is quite deficient), and that is not the organist's fault. I like the slower tempo than often heard: Widor himself played the Toccata at about six, 1/2 minutes. With a bigger instrument I think he could do more. John L. Turner, MD , Deptford, New Jersey, US
At 13 or so this kid is going places of he wishes to persue as a career. Yes that is electronic. All the big boys were playing like this at his age. He has a bright future. Well done, Laddie
I have always loved this piece and thought it would make a spectacular funeral recessional for an eccentric like me...LOL! What better send-off from this earth could there be?
The first time I heard Widor's Toccata "was" as a funeral recessional and it was so inspiring. The second time I heard it was the recessional at Prince Edward's wedding.........equally appropriate and inspiring. Would that this young man records it on an acceptable pipe organ that satisfies the "critics" and we can all enjoy it daily.
In a word......."yes".... and thank you God for sending this young man down here; inspiring him to learn how to master this instrument; and for bringing such pleasure to so many people. I would also thank God for the internet but that may be a mixed blessing (chuckle).
I would love to see a second version of this, slowed down a bit, and with the right hand on the swell, and left hand on the great, if you have a reed on the swell use it. Also, have the full pedal effect, apart from a Clarion, if you have a Opheclide, use it, or a good Bombarde, i've heard and watched Ian Tracey play this, he uses all the stops and couples everything onto the great, has the right hand on the swell, and has every stop out apart from the trompettes, so i recommend that.
I used to listen to this piece of music way back 25 years ago on melodies for you. Loved it then and still love it now. Well played, you have a fantastic future ahead of you, please keep up the good work. Once again, fantastic and thanks.
Very nice. It sounds like it is getting a little muddy in some places. Do you use the 4' flutes in this? Try it without the 4' flutes - it makes it a little more clear and that way your left hand can be heard a little better. Just a suggestion. Very well done!
"Muddy" comes form LOW pitched stops, not high pitched. The high pitch stops make the line clearer and brighter while the fundaments give the power. Real brilliance and CLARITY will come from Mixtures and they are Very High Pitched.
This may be an electronic organ and speaker reaction will have an effect on clarity as well.
Thats not all so true. It depends on the accoustics; some favor the lower notes (national cathedral) where some favor the higher notes (Abermunster). It was muddy in places other than when the pedal came in. What I don't understand is why you feel the need to capitalize words and act as if you are immature. I was simply making a suggestion to him based on what I heard. As to you, I don't remember saying anything until now...
hi, thanks for note. i am pipe organ builder of 55 years experience. i made comment based on that experience. capitals for emphasis. big bld are bass resonant smaller are mid range. regardless of building, high pitch stops make music brighter, clearer. that was my comment. i am not attacking you, just a comment. see, no caps. i am mature.
You are EXTREMELY talented (prodigy?) for 13! No matter what anyone says, you HAVE taken on some of the most difficult pieces - Widor, Mulet, Rachmaninoff - many organists with years of technique are not as adept. Some say the final of Vierne's 6th Symphony, Dupre's Evocation, Reger or most of Messiaen are more difficult. Personally, I don't want to listen to the latter, let alone learn him, but that is my preference.
(Continued) It would be nice to see a profile, i.e., how you became interested in organ/piano/violin, your teachers, musicians you admire, what you are working on now, etc., but only if you feel comfortable sharing. BTW, don't listen to negativity in some other posts - I fully expect you to be a world-class concert musician by 18 or SOONER! You have the God-given talent and can be an inspiration to many your age - just keep your head on straight and keep PRACTICING!! Best of luck!
how old is this kid?? amazing.. this is the one of the most difficult in the pipe organ repetoire.. i hope you pursue this with your life.. amazing technique!!
No. It's the "regular" Renassaince. You can tell by looking to the left of the couplers. Only one light is showing, with is the power switch. You would see another light that indicates the voicing selected.
ehh.. maybe Allen's new quantum organs might beat the Rodgers' trillium series. But the old ones? DEFINITLY rodgers win. I have a Digital Allen, MDC classic. its HORRIBLE. They duplicate the stops. So trumpet 8' on the great sounds EXACTLY like the obeo 8' on the swell. Thats exactly the same with the flutes and principals. So theirs really only 9 different stops. They do that with the stops that are in the same family. They sound exactly the same but an octave higher. Terrible
I wish I could play it as well as you. I'm only 14, so Its pretty tough. You play it almost perfectly. I give you 5 stars kid. Keep playing. Oh by the way allen organs are the best digital organs ever built.
Your mother is not really right, there are many many more difficult, but out of well known music this and the Bach d minor are probably up there. Excellent playing by the way, I wish I stuck at the organ when I had a go.
I can tell you from experience that it's easier to play this piece if you take advantage of both manuals, especially in the part near the end where you have to cross hands. But you do very well anyway! You deserve a better organ! (one with pipes!)
Wonderful job! I also like how you didn't just blast the piece like many "organists" do. You waited for the end to add that big reed in the pedal. Good for you! Great job and congratulations on mastering the Widor! Thanks for posting!
Leaving the very heavy pedal reeds until the final cadance is the sign of a skilled organist, rather than relying on the 'big tune' effect at the reprise. Well done, you actually made the piece sound more substantial than it is!
When Widor's Toccato was played at my mother's funeral 17 years ago, we cried and cried because the music was so beautiful and one of her favorites. Now, each Easter, when we hear this, we cry all over again! Thank you, young man, for such a special early Easter gift!
You play it very well, but the sound quality is terrible. It sounds like a crappy electric organ, not a pipe organ.
mudgebauer 1 month ago
While you play it excelently, any good musician you never really master a piece in the sense of there is nothing more you can learn about it. Near the end of his career, the eminent conductor Sir Georg Solti went back to the scores and re-studied the symphonies of beethoven, which he had already recorded several timed over. Keep looking at very familiar pieces many times over and you will keep discovering new things in them. Keep up the excellent playing and the best to you!
trompettechamade1 5 months ago
WOOOOO! all the other people who play this can not measure up to how you play this wonderful piece. Even i could not play this piece as well as you could.
but there is always room for improvement
plutonium136 6 months ago
This is wicked. I remember this from roller coaster tycoon 2...brings back so many memories. I'm going to try to make this on noteflight for my own piece :)
funwiththethe 6 months ago
@funwiththethe I played RCT2, I don't remember this piece being in there...
darktangent10 1 month ago
Young man, you have inspired me to take up lessons again...I never had discipline when I was a young kid, and totally regret not sticking to the lessons I should have taken when I was 10. I'm 43 now and here I go.
Don't let the criticisms get to you. This is youtube and everybody becomes a critic here. Just keep up the good work. I would like to know what instruments you are playing on. I love pipe organs and would like to get how many ranks are there? Info like that, if you could?
hawchubby39 8 months ago
I find it fascinating that you play it all on one manual; good clarity in your playing.
DanielDHowe 10 months ago
Well done. And at a good tempo. I think most of the folks who carp about Widor's performance tempo being the "correct" one have no idea that he was nearly 90 when that recording was made. He was lucky to be able to get through it at all given that he was playing a 5 manual mechanical organ with all the couplers engaged. Widor's recording is an important historical document but the fact is that his playing was pretty messy and much slower than his own tempo marking.
gtimny 10 months ago
Unfortunately, the rhythmic pulse in this rendition is far too weak.
GrandeBombarde16 10 months ago
Sometimes I wonder if anybody who plays this toccata has ever heard a recording of Widor playing it himself. He plays it much much slower. I have to admit it's a powerful piece at a high tempo, but you can barely make out a single tone from the rest of the mess. Why do everybody play music at what I call show-off-speed today? I definitely prefer the original slow and articulate touch to this piece that Widor intended.
chenrikl 10 months ago 2
@chenrikl This was the tempo he indicated when he composed the piece
darktangent10 1 month ago
@darktangent10 I have a similar tempo indication in my sheets at home, but the interpretation by Widor himself can't be ignored. I'm not saying that this tempo is wrong, I'm just saying that when played this way, many organists make it sound like a giant mess of sound with no structure. The staccatos in the sheets are rarely implemented these days. I prefer the slow style, but as for which tempo is truly right, Widor's performance or the tempo indication, we can never know.
chenrikl 1 month ago
Seriously - slow down a little bit. It's not a race. Take the time for the notes to be heard.
thunderroad1971 10 months ago
Good tempo - not too fast or slow. It's a shame it's hard to hear the pedals on this recording. I hope you have a chance to make a professional recording someday :-)
Don't ever think you've "mastered" a great piece. What makes a piece great is that you can come back to it over and over through your career and find something new to day with it. An organ piece especially since each organ reveals new possibilities.
obgfoster 11 months ago 2
Good tempo - not too fast or slow. It's a shame it's hard to hear the pedals on this recording. I hope you have a chance to make a professional recording someday :-)
obgfoster 11 months ago
Wow, this is excellently played. I hope you kept with it.
krb3141 11 months ago
Yes, you have it mastered, ignore the silly comments, I am highly impressed and listened all the way through 3 times.
Your talented.
keithwilson01 1 year ago
ne trouvez vous pas cette toccata ridicule ?? : successions d'accords harmoniques sans intérêt que celui du solfège , même pas de l'oreille ??
n'est-ce pas ?
fanny0820 1 year ago
Golly gee... I wish I could play like this guy!
quentinbellamy 1 year ago
Why do so many musicians think that playing fast is the same as playing well? Play it at 1/2 to 3/4 this speed.
Mxsmanic 1 year ago
@Mxsmanic I think he's playing it correctly.
krb3141 11 months ago
Your one of my favoret young Organis, Keep it Up!
PipePiper00 1 year ago
Your talent is very good where are you from? The church I attend has the 2nd largest pipeorgan in Ohio
MrBarryknoll 1 year ago
Wonderful job you have done
MrBarryknoll 1 year ago
I have heard this live at church you have done a fine job of playing it
MrBarryknoll 1 year ago
This Organist is a musician that understands the registers and the stops of the organ. He does not use two manuals he only uses one and stays there. To make the instrument more "quite", he changes the stops and closes the swell box gradually then he builds the register back up. At the close of the Toccata the hands are crossed many organist don't. The high F at the end sustained, not in original only a quarter note, silence, then closing chords. Other than the issue at the ending, beautiful!!
selaromyar 1 year ago
@selaromyar How else does one play the close? I always play it with hands crossed. There just doesn't seem to be any other way of doing it, even if one is using two separate manuals. BTW, the version I have also shows the high F at the end not sustained, but I always play it sustained, because that is what most organists do! How did Widor actually write it? That would seem to be the question here.
jazzkeyboardman 1 year ago
@jazzkeyboardman This is the video of Widor playing his toccata much slower alowing each notes sound out. That must be the reasn as to why he wrote staccato and not legato in the right hand figures. Oh yes, he himself sustained the high "F" thus I stand corrected, that playing the high "F" was truly what he indended as an interpretive option that is valid.
selaromyar 1 year ago
Who's the performer? I can't find the data. Fabulously talented kid, obviously.
singerandsailor 1 year ago
It may be easy to some but obviously you know how to play it very well. Widor would be proud.
1bettisp 1 year ago
Mastered? as good as it sounds it will be A WHILE before you master it...
c0string 1 year ago
La interpretación es excelsa, mágica, tiene un toque único, quién interpreta????
marceversa 1 year ago
great fingerwork i love the symphonys on organs also try saint-saens organ symphony no.3
49blocked 1 year ago
Stunning. Widor's Toccata from the 5th is one of the greats, and one of the few pieces that challenge Bach's supremacy as an organ composer, An excellent rendition.
CoolAidDrinker 2 years ago
BRAVO!!!!!!!!! LOved it,......you did a great job my friend!! I'm in the process of learning this one my self. It's very hard but it's getting better! LOL!!
BTW, I agree Simon! Whole heartedly!
tenor175 2 years ago
Why are there so many people out there who are just either RUDE or incredibly STUPID. This is a performance by a very young performer and it is a terribly hard piece to play. Give the guy a break and STOP posting such ridiculous and unworthy comments.
simonjamie 2 years ago 7
Well said!
doctordrew66 1 year ago
@simonjamie Exactly! Folks need to treat others like they would like to be treated.
belladeballe 1 year ago
love it!
bazzermn 2 years ago
Absolutely fabulous! This has been my favourite organ piece but I had no idea who wrote it - and what it was called. So when I asked my sister if she knew what "doo-doo dit doo-doo dit doo-doo dit doo-doo..." was, I then googled her answer and came straight to your wonderful rendition.
So now you know. Keep it up... you are making 10's of 1000's of folks happy!
UniJolyon 2 years ago
Excellent but a hollow sound. Lack of bass.
silverstartrucker 2 years ago
yeah homes...a little sloppy towards the finale. Keep that shit gansta.
stephenexmachina 2 years ago
Give him a break. When this was recorded, this kid was I think, in like 8th grade. I've seen nicer comments on adult renditions that weren't played nearly as well as this. He probably DOES have the piece mastered by now because this was posted like 2 years ago. Great job!!
GoPatriots100 2 years ago 3
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Bass pedal registration sounds like a bellowing cattle call. The execution is sloppy, although you hit nearly all the right notes. It's a TOCCATA for gracious sakes! You aren't patting out hamburgers. Forget the cheese, work on the whole dill pickle. You're nowhere close to having this piece as a part of performance repertoire.
altpapapi 2 years ago
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And you sir, are a cunt, of the highest order. An opinion which is just as valid as yours and based on just as much knowledge of the subject being critiqued. I look forward to hearing your own work posted and then ripping it to pieces in a vain attempt to satisfy some deep psychological need. You pretentious arse. "It's a TOCCATA for gracious sakes!" Good grief man, get over yourself.
doctordrew66 1 year ago
Is such language really necessary???#
Get a grip on yourself and CHANNEL OWNER HEADS UP and remove this guy's comment.
acorntechnique 1 year ago
Absolutely. I couldn't find the correct bullshit management speak. You're the expert there. If you don't like it, don't read the comments they might affect your "life force energy"
Oh, and then feel free to fuck yourself.
doctordrew66 1 year ago
Did I reply to you privately? If I did, I probably called you a tree hugging weirdo fuckwit. Aren't we all "hiding behind our keyboards" That's the nature of the medium in case you hadn't grasped the concept. You certainly wouldn't have approached me on the street in order to berate me over my language. You are therefore guilty of the same. What gives you the right to set yourself up as the moral guardian of the internet? You pompous dick.
doctordrew66 1 year ago
@acorntechnique Oh. I'm loving your videos too. A marketing "expert" advising people on "target audiences" and using you-tube as his medium. Comedy genius! Your entire video catalogue of banality has fewer views than a video I posted of a plane taking off. You've made my day.
p.s Is your hair for a bet?
doctordrew66 1 year ago
You realy are a very sad and unnecessarily rude indiviual and very selfish too.
I won't bother to publish here the comment which you sent to me privately...
Children and women see these channels. Yet you write such foul words, hiding behind the security of your monitor.
You're a spineless disgrace.
acorntechnique 1 year ago
I dont like the crescendo pedal very much on this organ. It was kind of messy adding stops back in.
mortson978 2 years ago
"I think I got this piece mastered already."
You play it very well, but you haven't got it mastered: always strive for perfection, and never let arrogance get in the way. Keep working, for you are clearly very talented.
ISE65 2 years ago 13
It was recorded in 2007 I'm sure he's improved since then.
yukikoforevernoise 2 years ago
Exactly as ISE65 said it.
You'll come back and watch this vid in 5 or 10 years, and easily pick up 10 things you'll feel you should have done better. =) But you have amazing talent - stick with it.
JSB741 2 years ago
@ISE65 he wrote that like a year after this
GoPatriots100 1 year ago
u r a beautiful man
tippymugs 2 years ago
Bravo my friend! you really did this beautiful piece justice. your tempo is perfect, and you showed that your techical ability is exemplary as well as your musical interpretation. the only improvement i would suggest is better recording equipment, so the youtube community can really enjoy this fully!
SidinaD 2 years ago
yer great tempo and accuracy and I liked your choice of registration except for in the quiet section
cestrian101 2 years ago
This is excellent. I am planning on playing this for an organ scholarship audition to Oxford. Ne comments or kind of advice about this peice?
krazykeys88 2 years ago
practice, practice, practice, and more practice. This is a technically advanced piece. Even the smallest of mistakes sound terrible
mortson978 2 years ago
Do you think it is a good choice or is it cliched?
krazykeys88 2 years ago
it's one of my all time favorites. certainly not cliched. if you want cliched, go with toccata and fugue in d minor.
mortson978 2 years ago
Oh no i don't! thanks im glad you think so, i think il go ahead with it.
krazykeys88 2 years ago
well, good luck to you.
mortson978 2 years ago
Beautifully done, perfect tempo!
JPLodine 2 years ago
Definatley perfect tempo. It iisnt to fast
krazykeys88 2 years ago
Enjoyed listening very much. Thank you.
NEWMICROMAN 2 years ago
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I hate this song but you made quite alot of mistakes
xXkrazyXkennyXx 2 years ago
u r a bit big headed in ur "more info" but good job on playing it!!
:D
PS
u havn't mastered it yet!! there were a few rong notes
danieldevallpb 2 years ago
Excellent
jutescrim 2 years ago
Superbe!!
Inkyminkyzizwoz 3 years ago 2
Well played, not more, but the organ is too light for this opus, many stops are missing, especially reeds !
Is it an an acoustic organ, or an electronic one ?
organum74 3 years ago 2
Very well played, but I could not handle the instrument. No depth. I am not sure what it was played on or where, but something is "missing". I hope you get a chance to play and record this on a real cathedral organ someday because as I said, it ws very well played. Great tempo, flawless playing.
iam4hymn2 3 years ago 2
very good played, good sound quality
LukasDerWiener 3 years ago
LEGEND!
psychotelevision6 3 years ago
Hi, for the moment I'll just enjoy listenig to it and play it to my friends, how it should be played. What did you play it on? All we could see was a dark console, did you have real pipes or electronic? it's hard to tell these days with the wonders of sampling.
1wirewool 3 years ago
Judging by the expression indicator lights to the top right of the swell, and the angle of the swell keyboard i'm pretty sure this is an Allen digital organ.
bradtaylor32 3 years ago 2
Im sure it is 100%. You can tell by sound that this is electronic.
organist12345 3 years ago
A Friend came to my house with a copy of the Toccata, my printer went faulty and I was only able to copy the first page, by the way this is enough to get going with at the moment and will buy the full version. I tried the right hand and realised that much stamina is involved, I will have to practice that in the future, little finger e.t.c. One page is enough for now. Widor is surely a good brain exerscise! Plenty going on!
1wirewool 3 years ago
I had a thought today, no it didn't hurt. What if someone comes up talking to you in the middle of it? Ha Ha!
1wirewool 3 years ago
It wasn't note perfect by any means, however it's better than I could have done it. This may not be the hardest piece for organ but it is certainly one of the hardesr to play properly as the left hand needs to be as strong as the right hand, which is not the case for many players. This is certainly a piece which can differentiate mediocre organists from brilliant ones, and this guy definitely deserves to be in the latter category.
zippylad77 3 years ago
I love this piece! I listen to it before my AP exams to wake up and get my brain moving- and I love it so much that I forget my nervousness whenever I hear it! This is a fanastic recording. Where was it made?
jennywren413 3 years ago
Well played, nice easy pace, very impressive. Well done. There are more Widor pieces that you can impress us with. We are waiting for the next one.
Remember that speed is less important than clarity. You have done a fine job. There are older and more experienced organists who do not play this as well.
octave4 3 years ago 3
You all should hear Virgil Fox rip this piece!
victron6 3 years ago
Well, it may not be the most difficult piece for the organ to play, but the way you play it is just brilliant.
finstermonster 3 years ago
Beautiful. Where is this organ, and who made it? Tell us more about it! You play beautifully.
clydesight 3 years ago
Well congrats, this is the best recording of the Widor Toccata on YouTube as of today.
pingofdeth 3 years ago 3
Exemplary, inspiring and uplifting: both your performance and the piece. Please, keep playing.
texasbelliott 3 years ago 3
Excellent version with enjoyable acoustics.
okiegary 3 years ago 3
OMG!!! Thank you!
WeHoFur 3 years ago
Absolutley incredible!!! This has to be one of the most wonderful oragn pieces in my mind and your performance of it moved me to tears. Don't ever let people's negative criticism get you down... believe me young man - you are SO talented. Well Done!
simonjamie 3 years ago 7
Absolutely superb,bravissimo
Jimpat1962 3 years ago 4
Those people who say that it is not that hard, have they tried it and kept up the constant tempo and stamina needed? Maybe they have but it's the best I have heard for a while! Well done lad!
1wirewool 3 years ago
Bravo! An excellent performance of one of the organ world's most difficult works! You're headed for stardom as an organist.
RonN448 4 years ago
Sorry, this piece isn't one of the most difficult pieces for organ. The structure of this is quite simple. I think one of the most difficult pieces is Prelude & fugue over b.a.c.h by Liszt.
koschinski2 4 years ago
its not really that hard. you just hafto understand the structure and patterns in it. b.a.c.h. looks complicated, but its nothing compared to bach organ pieces.
pianorgano 3 years ago
I love that boy.
jrayaloza 4 years ago
Wonderful. You keep at it, young man, and you'll be a master organist. I especially appreciate your final release - no theatrics. Thank you.
I think your tempo is fine. Please don't ever base your tempo on what someone else does with the piece. I never listen to recordings when I'm learning a new piece. The evidence is very clear on the score - the composer's every intention is right there in black and white - a tempo marking and a meter signature.
Keep up the great work.
organman52 4 years ago
Sooooooo cool ;-)
proudwesterner 4 years ago
I'm 13 and I have already been my church's organist once and I still wish I was as Good as you.
itachisharkak 4 years ago
This is a beautiful performance of a difficult piece of music played on the most difficult of all instruments upon which to perform. The young organist is advanced in technical proficiency as well as artistry beyond his years.
peterr60 4 years ago
Great job. fantastic job for your age--I like the speed maybe you can interpret the varying speeds at different phrases in the piece. Still an ambitious performance delightful to hear! Thanks!
TeachTomCR 4 years ago
Thanks for the music.If nobody takes the time to play it ...god help us.Well done.
henryst11l 4 years ago
ARTICULATION, get the articulation right, also, try playing it a little slower. Charles Widor originally meant for it to be slower. But SLOW DOWN, I hear screw ups at many times during this, but I give it a 7/10. AWSOME for 13 years old.
ilikenoobsomg 4 years ago
Often heard, still the very best version one can get on youtube: right tempo, good organ, great endurance.
Congrats!
flotan 4 years ago 2
Das schönste Orgelstück das jemals geschrieben wurde..
Finde das Tempo wie er es spielt genau richtig - dazu find ich die Registratur sehr gut - vielleicht den Mittelteil nicht ganz so leise.. aber das liegt im ermessen eines jeden Organisten..
Hab schon Virtuosen gehört die es durch Tempo wie Registratur total vergeigt haben..
Der Sound der Orgel ist Bombe.. wo ist das?!
Bin grade dran das Stück zu lernen..
Ist seid Jahren my Favourite auf der Orgel..
..freu mich drauf :)
LG
CURREM 4 years ago 3
The organ has no oomph (pedal is quite deficient), and that is not the organist's fault. I like the slower tempo than often heard: Widor himself played the Toccata at about six, 1/2 minutes. With a bigger instrument I think he could do more. John L. Turner, MD , Deptford, New Jersey, US
olddocjt2 4 years ago
At 13 or so this kid is going places of he wishes to persue as a career. Yes that is electronic. All the big boys were playing like this at his age. He has a bright future. Well done, Laddie
octave4 4 years ago 3
I have always loved this piece and thought it would make a spectacular funeral recessional for an eccentric like me...LOL! What better send-off from this earth could there be?
JohnnyNW 4 years ago
The first time I heard Widor's Toccata "was" as a funeral recessional and it was so inspiring. The second time I heard it was the recessional at Prince Edward's wedding.........equally appropriate and inspiring. Would that this young man records it on an acceptable pipe organ that satisfies the "critics" and we can all enjoy it daily.
VFN556 3 years ago
would you agree that this type of playing is a gift from God and everyone can not do it
lynntwill06 3 years ago 3
In a word......."yes".... and thank you God for sending this young man down here; inspiring him to learn how to master this instrument; and for bringing such pleasure to so many people. I would also thank God for the internet but that may be a mixed blessing (chuckle).
VFN556 3 years ago
In college I was the organist for the concert choir but I never could play this
lynntwill06 3 years ago
scary but awesome. you have skills man. do you play in a church or something? hehe
TheCuso 4 years ago
This is always wonderful music
and you are very good at playing
nice to watch your fingers
:-)
zotzklof 4 years ago
I love this toccata. My favorite organ music. Bach is up there too.....But Widor had something great .......
babyycatt 4 years ago
Fanastic playing. Truly amazing. You have real talent..
dokterles 4 years ago
This comment has received too many negative votes show
Not awfully good really........
34045 4 years ago
I would love to see a second version of this, slowed down a bit, and with the right hand on the swell, and left hand on the great, if you have a reed on the swell use it. Also, have the full pedal effect, apart from a Clarion, if you have a Opheclide, use it, or a good Bombarde, i've heard and watched Ian Tracey play this, he uses all the stops and couples everything onto the great, has the right hand on the swell, and has every stop out apart from the trompettes, so i recommend that.
BeFrSc 4 years ago
I used to listen to this piece of music way back 25 years ago on melodies for you. Loved it then and still love it now. Well played, you have a fantastic future ahead of you, please keep up the good work. Once again, fantastic and thanks.
Ste
mrspenn16 4 years ago
Very nice. It sounds like it is getting a little muddy in some places. Do you use the 4' flutes in this? Try it without the 4' flutes - it makes it a little more clear and that way your left hand can be heard a little better. Just a suggestion. Very well done!
asgjdas 4 years ago
"Muddy" comes form LOW pitched stops, not high pitched. The high pitch stops make the line clearer and brighter while the fundaments give the power. Real brilliance and CLARITY will come from Mixtures and they are Very High Pitched.
This may be an electronic organ and speaker reaction will have an effect on clarity as well.
octave4 4 years ago
Thats not all so true. It depends on the accoustics; some favor the lower notes (national cathedral) where some favor the higher notes (Abermunster). It was muddy in places other than when the pedal came in. What I don't understand is why you feel the need to capitalize words and act as if you are immature. I was simply making a suggestion to him based on what I heard. As to you, I don't remember saying anything until now...
asgjdas 4 years ago
hi, thanks for note. i am pipe organ builder of 55 years experience. i made comment based on that experience. capitals for emphasis. big bld are bass resonant smaller are mid range. regardless of building, high pitch stops make music brighter, clearer. that was my comment. i am not attacking you, just a comment. see, no caps. i am mature.
octave4 4 years ago
Awesome! I must say, you play this MUCH better than many adults who have played for years! Amazing opportunities ahead of you!
adalb137 4 years ago
You are EXTREMELY talented (prodigy?) for 13! No matter what anyone says, you HAVE taken on some of the most difficult pieces - Widor, Mulet, Rachmaninoff - many organists with years of technique are not as adept. Some say the final of Vierne's 6th Symphony, Dupre's Evocation, Reger or most of Messiaen are more difficult. Personally, I don't want to listen to the latter, let alone learn him, but that is my preference.
GLTilson 4 years ago
(Continued) It would be nice to see a profile, i.e., how you became interested in organ/piano/violin, your teachers, musicians you admire, what you are working on now, etc., but only if you feel comfortable sharing. BTW, don't listen to negativity in some other posts - I fully expect you to be a world-class concert musician by 18 or SOONER! You have the God-given talent and can be an inspiration to many your age - just keep your head on straight and keep PRACTICING!! Best of luck!
GLTilson 4 years ago
Bravo! Bravissimo!!
fmorgana 4 years ago
how old is this kid?? amazing.. this is the one of the most difficult in the pipe organ repetoire.. i hope you pursue this with your life.. amazing technique!!
wesb0104 4 years ago
Is that organ allen renesaissace quantum?Is it quantum 300?
Principale2 4 years ago
No. It's the "regular" Renassaince. You can tell by looking to the left of the couplers. Only one light is showing, with is the power switch. You would see another light that indicates the voicing selected.
michigan49738 4 years ago
Bravo!
excelente1948 4 years ago
yeh, allens in general used to be pretty bad. but i've heard some newer ones that are just AMAZING.
riverscuomo06 4 years ago
Bravo!
cleanswab49 4 years ago
are the mixtures in the allen any good? My church has a digital allen organ, bout 20 years old. And i hate it. I think i want a rodgers organ.
smog718 4 years ago
No no no...allen beats rodgers everytime. They are GREAT organs. Especially the new ones!! Don't go with rodgers unless its just an emergency.
AllenOrganCrazy 4 years ago
ehh.. maybe Allen's new quantum organs might beat the Rodgers' trillium series. But the old ones? DEFINITLY rodgers win. I have a Digital Allen, MDC classic. its HORRIBLE. They duplicate the stops. So trumpet 8' on the great sounds EXACTLY like the obeo 8' on the swell. Thats exactly the same with the flutes and principals. So theirs really only 9 different stops. They do that with the stops that are in the same family. They sound exactly the same but an octave higher. Terrible
smog718 4 years ago
They used to be that way...but not anymore! So go with allen! I'm actually going to go hear a rodgers tommorow so we will see...
AllenOrganCrazy 4 years ago
You don't want a Rodgers. My church has a brand new one and I hate it.
FrCusus 4 years ago
played the exact way i would play it myself.....fantastic sounding piece!
joeyboi87 4 years ago
Often used as a Recessional for Weddings I suspect. Gloriously played, well done.
pulvaris 4 years ago
what kind of organ are you playing?
riverscuomo06 4 years ago
Its an Allen Rennaisance
AllenOrganCrazy 4 years ago
very nice, always a favourite to hear! :)
Shogunmiyuchan 4 years ago
Very nicely played - really!
paulbinko 4 years ago
I wish I could play it as well as you. I'm only 14, so Its pretty tough. You play it almost perfectly. I give you 5 stars kid. Keep playing. Oh by the way allen organs are the best digital organs ever built.
AllenOrganCrazy 4 years ago
This blew me away!
twoedge123 4 years ago
Great Job! Is that an Allen organ you are playing??
mickey9347 4 years ago
does anybody has this as a MP3???? please let me know if you have, I love this
TheFlyingDutchman111 4 years ago
i have it ripped off from a cd, played in the cathedral in Antwerp
chefratzinger 4 years ago
Great job on a difficult and classic piece. I hope to someday be able to play it.
warszawianka 4 years ago
It's almost hard to believe the symphony is set in minor when everyone knows this.
Mumum2 4 years ago
Bravo!
madderbass 4 years ago
According to my Mother this is one of the most difficult pieces to Play, Excellent
RJFarnell 4 years ago
Your mother is not really right, there are many many more difficult, but out of well known music this and the Bach d minor are probably up there. Excellent playing by the way, I wish I stuck at the organ when I had a go.
michaeljholme 4 years ago
great playing
wurzelman 4 years ago
Brilliant piece one of my favourites dont think my fingers are up to playing it anymore
TRACYLETTS 4 years ago
I can tell you from experience that it's easier to play this piece if you take advantage of both manuals, especially in the part near the end where you have to cross hands. But you do very well anyway! You deserve a better organ! (one with pipes!)
ccoraxfan 4 years ago
Thanks. That was absolutely super.
Mikehooperz 4 years ago
Wonderful job! I also like how you didn't just blast the piece like many "organists" do. You waited for the end to add that big reed in the pedal. Good for you! Great job and congratulations on mastering the Widor! Thanks for posting!
GrandeChoeur 4 years ago
Leaving the very heavy pedal reeds until the final cadance is the sign of a skilled organist, rather than relying on the 'big tune' effect at the reprise. Well done, you actually made the piece sound more substantial than it is!
ihadaralf 4 years ago
Yay! Roller Coaster Tycoon 2 music!
AngryGumball 4 years ago
is it?
MrRandomPerson 4 years ago
Is that an Allen organ?
sasukekun22 4 years ago
Yes it is.
pianorgano 4 years ago
very good. you've got the speed just right. i just wish i could play this!
MrRandomPerson 4 years ago
When Widor's Toccato was played at my mother's funeral 17 years ago, we cried and cried because the music was so beautiful and one of her favorites. Now, each Easter, when we hear this, we cry all over again! Thank you, young man, for such a special early Easter gift!
mosleyec 4 years ago
Isn't it a great piece? I had it played as the recessional at my wedding.
PrincessKimberly 4 years ago
There is hardly any piece more joyful, grand, and uplifting, is there? I love it!
mosleyec 4 years ago
I'm so proud of you!!Keep working & enjoying!!Happy Easter!:)
composerpan 4 years ago
You took on a challenge from C M Vidor, and I believe you met the occasion with honors!
wheidelberg 4 years ago
This kid will get a full scholarship to just about anywhere!
aal49 4 years ago
Your teacher sees and hears everything!
Markymark1300 4 years ago
Great!
mostlymark2 4 years ago
most definate a prodigy.
fourniturev 4 years ago
I am amazed... He's a genius!!!
bigposaune 4 years ago