Louis Vierne, Final (from IV Symphonie Op.32)

[2468HOTROD]

Wow, I just can't hear this piece enough.

[Brandotuomikoski]

is it me or does he look like oscar schindler? from the movie?

[2468HOTROD]

Yeah, the look on Mr. Bertero's face says it all. You could tell he was very moved at the end. To sit there and be able to play what they're listening to must be awesome, to say the least. A religious experience for me. lol Thank you

[2468HOTROD]

If I could play the pipeorgan,there would be nothing left for me to do in this world. lol Just kidding, but my God, that was beautiful. Thank you for this music.

[Snookyfritz]

What a virtuoso. Bravo Mssr. Bertero.

I'm amazed at the full sound from this 2 manual. It must be a fairly complete specification.

I think the tempo works here.

[kunstderfuge]

A fine performance! Bertero's playing is very expressive, if a bit rushed in places.

[Vierneguy]

Mr. Bertero is an interesing player who is sensitive to the room's acoustics in the tempos he chooses, is very accurate, and handles his instrument well, and turns his own pages. His interpretation might be quite a bit more rhymically freer than Vierne would approve of, according to his pupil, Andre Fleury, a mentor of mine, but it is still very musical and artistically valid. My compliments to Mr. Bertero on a fine performanceof a difficult work!

[2468HOTROD]

Wow, this brings tears to my eyes and chills down my spine. Don't get much better than this. Thank you!

[2468HOTROD]

Can't get much better than Louis Vierne and what great playing. Thank you so much for this video. I will listen to this everyday.

[bloem12345]

Indeed, amazing, it looks like a Cavaill-Coll organ,

D.J. van Houwelingen, Neteherlands

[octave4]

A. C-C organs have tiered curved stop terraves rather than straight stop jambs. This has straight tiers.

Note how the building amplifies the organ. Nice sound good show.

[hughesmr]

CC only built 3 consoles with curved terraced stopjambs (St-Sulpice, Notre-Dame, Sacre-Coeur). The other 600+ CC had straight jambs.

[octave4]

600 - good grief. Where are they all. I hope safe and intact. I stand corrected. By the way, many of the Euro builders are using that curved style now even for small organs.

[hughesmr]

Many are lost forever to the ravages of the Orgelwebegung. But there are several fine specimens still in existence, and several that have been restored. Seek out St-Sernin Toulouse; St-Francois-de-Sales Lyon; St-Omer; St-Etienne Caen; St-Antoine Paris. Numerous smaller organs out in the country, too. St-Ouen Rouen is considered by many to be CC's finest instrument.

[octave4]

Damn these bastards with their meddling. They always know more than the original builder and end up making a hash of it. Same in USA - hardly an intact Skinner or Aeolian Skinner, Kimball, Welte lest. Now, they throw out the trackers that caused the trouble bu the damage is done. thanks for info.

[SuperElBorba]

Roberto Bertero is a extraordinary organist . . Wicked classical European technique.

[bladeboi2]

Good to see an organist practising in the true style of Widor - note how the feet when not in use are not rested on the ledge on the organ bench, but hover over the keys. Widor famously had the bar removed from the bench to his Cavielle-Coll when a certain young man L.Vierne kept placing his feet on it!!

And an excellent interpretation

[FWD37]

who is the organist please, and location.

[GrandeChoeur]

How about you read the description! :)

[FWD37]

no need to be an ass

[GrandeChoeur]

Well, it is rather obvious you know.

[elborba]

What instrument is that?

[Henspert]

Wow, Nice and complex. I am going to add to my list of regular pieces.

Thanks,