Reger (3) on Europe's Largest Pipe Organ: Passau Cathedral

[SempreGumby]

I found myself laughing at how imposibly BIG this was. I now have a reason to go to Germany. Yee Gods!

[gmanj88]

3 people are size-conscious of their organ :-]

[Guilmant512]

Wounderful!!!! But who is the performer???

[a55b47]

@Guilmant512 Watch the video ;-)

[Guilmant512]

@a55b47 ok. thx.

[kontrahylian]

The Greatest Vitamin Is Vitamin O which is Organ Music

[BlackBelgian]

say anything you want.. church organ is without question most impressive instrument in the world.

[Huwtube72]

I fully agree with that statement.

[LJBSasha]

What's available here sounds quite good indeed - now, given that YouTube has been expanding its limits, could you now post the WHOLE piece (even if it requires that the piece be split between two parts, the way many orchestral excerpts are done here)? Many thanks in advance, particularly given that there are enough places where a 'Luftpause' could be easily used for such an interruption.

Ah, just let me get my "Lieblingsorgel" back - here's one of the pieces I wish to master and record!...

[LJBSasha]

Quite seriously, I'd be very interested to see how the remainder of verse 3 (with its diminuendo) as the build-up of verse 4 is done in this recording!

Even with such a huge instrument on hand, no real attempt is made to properly execute some of the swift crescendi in verse 2 to the pleno passages where the chorale is presented in B-flat (B-dur) - one or two more enclosed divisions (at least one of them being in the main organ) could well have helped in the process...

[LJBSasha]

Also, regarding the instrument I mention as wishing access for again: yes, it's nowhere near as large as the Passau monster, nor is the acoustic with even 1/10th of that wonderful reverberance.

That instrument, however, is the best in my rural area and DOES allow me to play most if not all of the organ literature more than convincingly as well as much of it quite idiomatically (though not authentically, which would be 100% idiomatic) - and it's a beautiful instrument in itself...

[Adrianomarino]

peccato che non venga più eseguito

Ho imparato ad amarlo eseguito dal m°Sacchetti in un organo a due tastiere in Bioglio (Biella italy) che mancava adirittura di bombarda.

Eppure bello come questo. Forse meno pieno ma certo limpido e solenne come si addice a questo bel salmo

[robertgift]

**FOR STEREO**

replace everything after the "&" with fmt=18 and refresh.

Wow! What glorius sound.

Rich, complex Reger especially is better in stereo.

Does watching in (HQ) High Quality also do stereo?

[robertgift]

Thank you again, A55.

Great, clear performance for such a massive organ in such a live cathedral.

Beginning a little fast but still wonderful.

Great clear pedal, too!

Can this be heard in stereo?

Can anyone post the fugue of Phantasie und Fuge in d- moll, Op 135B?

All we have is the Fantasy.

Thank you.

[cornophile91]

You should think of us as an exclusive few that are lucky enough to be one of the 6600 or so people that have viewed this. Sucks for the rest of the world. This is really good, the organ rocks. This just rocks!!!!!!

[SteigmiraufsDach]

einfach nur klasse Orgelmusik ganze neun minuten, herrlich

[jdcrash7]

Glorious room. Glorious organ. Glorious music. Glorious musicianship.

[Contratrombone64]

Christ!! What a marvellous organ!

[ric55]

Yes, Alessio, I have not heard that performance but believe it is very good. I will buy it and listen to Wouter playing all of the Choralfantasien. Thanks for your reply- apologies for my rudeness.

[ric55]

How on earth is this too fast? Can you play it? The chorale episodes are at the right speed for singing. Please name the performance which you prefer.

[alessiofs88]

I think that the registration of Wouter van den Broek is absolutely the best (edited by Brilliant Classics)

[alessiofs88]

Too fast!!!

[kenobi95]

Also I have seen this organ. This is fantastic!!!