Pipe Organ Chartres Cathedral Tournemire

[michsturge]

Tournemire is a forgotten genius. In case anyone is interested, there will be a two day conference on Tournemire's L'Orgue Mystique in Miami the first weekend in February 2012. Check the MusicaSacra website for details.

[MegaDani141]

Thats the beautifullest i've ever heared..............

[rabbittown1900]

カジモドみたいにされるくらいなら死んだ方がましだよ…！！。

[MrAdrianGunning]

Yes another new style baroque organ, or given its other unfortunate title 'neo baroque organ' (you never hear the expression 'neo romantic') bites the dust. These instruments should be preserved as iconic of their own time not got rid of. Many baroque organs were made into romantic organs. Here as far as I know it is being completely replaced. When and by who I don't know, but with French politics this could take an age.

[MrAdrianGunning]

Wonderful music and an organ you will not hear anymore. It is about to be thrown in the melting pot (sadly).

[a55b47]

@Adrian. First I'd heard about this. Any info. on what they're doing for a replacement?

[SuperBabel2]

@MrAdrianGunning bonjour, oui, je sais, cet instrument a failli passer à la trappe, JACQUES BERTRAND, l'harmoniste de 1973, m'a informé, j'étais son "aide" heureusement, la vocation de cet orgue pour le concours va "peut-être" le sauver...?

D.BABEL

[thew118]

What a ravishing recording. Thank you so much for uploading.

[VonDuesenberg]

Et encore un merveilleux Cavaillé-Coll réduit à néant par le nom moins célèbre Jack l'éventreur de la facture d'orgue : Gonzalès...

[RolandD70]

A really and celestial music played in this musical jewel, i want to go one day only to see this cathedral and hear this pipe organ at live...BEAUTIFUL!!!!!!! :-) HI FROM MEXICO!!!!

[organum74]

Je n'ai jamais beaucoup aimé les Gonzalès.

Certes, on peut tout jouer, mais en fin de compte aucun style de musique ne sonne réellement parfaitement.

Chartres ressemble évidemment à Soissons : les anches sont dures, les fournitures et cymbales scintillent un peu trop, et les fonds manquent de rondeur. Tous les problèmes de l'orgue néo-classique.

J'ai un CD fait à Chartres avec la Messe Solennelle de Vierne, on pleure en regrettant un Cavaillé-Coll !

[chwidder]

Note that Soissons is a Gonzalez, whereas Chartres is a Danion. *Big* difference, which you can hear right away, assuming your mind is not preconditioned into throwing everything "neo-classical" into the same basket.

[Rhodanium]

@organum74

J'ai exactement le même point de vue que vous. La parenthèse néoclassique a été une véritable calamité qui a culminé avec Danion. Que d'instruments remarquables ont été sacrifiés par cet arriviste !

[ds1868]

A Gonzales Organ, in an intriguing 'Birds Nest' position hanging against the top of the Nave of this stunning Cathedral. Not my favourite Organ, it has for me a rather 'synthetic' sound, but a good quality recording nonetheless.

[PiedPuyper]

This instrument has always intrigued me.

Not a cavaille-Coll, but definitely French in sound. Lots of character, and color.

[riversideharp]

Beautiful, thank you

[cyorgan]

I used to play old records when I was a kid whenever I was at my grandma's or whenever I wanted to play my dad's old 45's, so I know how bad those little nicks and cracks are.

[ThirtyTwoFoot]

Gorgeous music!!

[posaune16]

Any chance you've got a recording of the Tournemire improv on Victimae Paschali Laudes? Perhaps you're saving it for Easter? ;-)

[a55b47]

Strange that you should mention this.I just put the video together a couple of days ago, & have tried to upload it 2 or 3 times.But it's long-ish,as you know,& my cable hook-up(Comcast)takes forever to upload.Invariably, there's a breakdown some time during the transmission.Very frustrating.I'll try again soon.But I'm not going to wait until Easter; I'm not really concerned with being liturgically correct ;-)

[jmeister321684]

Again, fantastic views of this Cathedral! Thanks!

[a55b47]

A lot of these pictures I've downloaded from Die Orgelseite. I know I give Martin Doering credit in my notes, but I need to emphasize: if you haven't taken a gander at that web site, please do so. He has taken some of the moste breathtaking photos of organs (& their venues) that I have ever seen ANYWHERE.