Improvisation sur le Te Deum - Charles Tournemire

[reidar1999]

A fantastic piece and a SUPERB organ. Both Cavaille-Coll and Charles Tournemire were brilliante, each in his own way.

[noregrets54]

What an incredible sound. I love it. Thank you very much.

[sediavindivoh]

I have a question. Was this song improvised at some point? It says Improvisation in the title. :D

[TheOneAndOnlyYeti]

@sediavindivoh

As I know Tournemire did many improvisations. The organist himself did not seem to do one in here.

Tournemire did not write down the notes. The sheets were created by Durufle listening to a recording in radio^^

The organist of the basilika in my home town told that one morning in a matinee.

[mzbgoll1]

@sediavindivoh

Charles Tournemire was a great improviser but this piece is a written down as a part of the large organ cycle L’Orgue Mystique (No. 51).

[vleermuisje2]

ARISTIDE CAVAILLE COLL heeft de mooiste orgels ter wereld geschapen.

De zeer mystieke muziek van Charles Tournemire komt geweldig goed tot zijn recht op dit fantastische instrument.

Te Deum spelen voor Onze Lieve Heer, dat is het einde en dat doet Tournemire nu voor GOD in het tijdloze Hiernamaals.

ALLE EER AAN GOD.

[jv04jm]

I think has got to be one of my all time favourites!!!

[Marknorthway]

Wow - church heavy rock. Amazing how a single instrument and person can make such an incredible sound. Wish I'd been there to hear - and feel - it first hand.

[MrsAlexisClyde]

Best recording EVER!

[VepresduCommun]

It is indeed amazing how well the organ in ND sounds with this registration. Now we know the organ still can sound nearly as beautiful as in Vierne's time. It's all a matter of pulling the right stops! Thanks a lot for this and the other performances!

[MrAdrianGunning]

This is a stunning performance. Bravo!

[jmeister321684]

Fantastic !! At Notre-Dame this incredible piece does more than rock of course !!

[octavegeigen4]

This is the best I have heard the organ of Notre Dame de Paris sound since before the 1990 bastardization uh i mean restoration. Bravo to your brilliant performance.

[jeanseborg]

It sounds almost like Vierne's organ! :D Nice registration choice of the organist!

[MrsAlexisClyde]

@jeanseborg Vierne did use this organ.  In fact he died on the console. He was a titulaire. Are you talking about an organ in his personal possession? (this is notre Dame in the Video.

[MrsAlexisClyde]

@Jeanseborg Oh, I see.  You meant the eras of the Organ itself.

[chamade16]

This is absolutely stunning. Bravo and thank you!

[tjugofyra]

Fantastic recording!

The organ sounds incredible!!

You are one of the finest organists I have ever heard!

[TheCathedralOrganist]

Thank you very much for your comments!