Pierre Cochereau at Mass - Part 3 of 3 - Sortie

[TheReneex]

Post Vatican II Catholics are deprived of the grandeur and sacredness of the majestic organ! They're ears and sensitivities are unfortunately trained to endure the cringed inducing, protestant-inspired 60's folklore of contemporary musician, Marty "On Eagles Wings" Haugen!

[CantorisAlto2]

I've not heard this one before, which in itself is so refreshing. Such artistry!

[LaFiestaPagana]

Genialne !!

[bakelitetim]

I think if I tried this at my local Anglican church, most of the old people would need medical assistance.

[DumpYourTelevision]

@bakelitetim

hehehe...

[Siegerzkranz]

@bakelitetim

Ah, Do it anyway!

[E19103]

The clergy must have been extremely jealous of his rapport with the public.

Le clergé doit avoir été extrêmement jaloux de ses rapports avec le public.

[gainweighttoday]

this is amazing, again and again it is amazing!

[artieresromeiro]

Fabuloso!!!!

[robertograzioli]

Grandioso Pierre Chochereau il re degli improvvisatori! Roberto Grazioli (Italia 2011)

[DecimaNona45]

@robertograzioli Condivido ...

[redletterchurch]

When I saw and heard Cochereau at Grace Cathedral in San Francisco - he was handed a tune to improvize upon - and when he saw it he jokingly shrugged his shoulders!! After everyone stopped laughing he proceded to perform one helluvan improvization!! I spoke with an organist who asked Cochereau how he could improvize so well - and he reportedly replied 'It's a gift!' Indeed! Cochereau, Improvization, and Cavaille Coll are some of the very best words in the world!

[laclef2007]

Plus j'écoute cette improvisation, plus il me manque... qu'est devenu le monde de l'orgue, après lui ? qu'en ont fait les organistes ? à part quelques uns, beaucoup se sont retranchés derrière des programme ennuyeux, et des improvisations pseudos-intellectuelles, chiantes au possible. Pierre, Pierre, réveillez-vous, ils sont devenus mous !

[obxemt]

Not at all a big Cochereau fan, but I really like this one.

[ds1868]

The Cochereau organ was at its peak in the 1970s - awesome power coupled with red hot chamades sizzling down the nave. More please.

[Elhombresombra]

...this is plainly monstruous...

[Elhombresombra]

Please give me the icon of an open mouth with the jaw dropped on the floor...

[TheOrganmusiclover]

Theodopolis!

Can you please tell me where can I find those recordings from the 70s?

[TheOrganmusiclover]

Theodopolis!

Can you please tell me where I can find those recordings of 70s?

[TheOrganmusiclover]

Theodopolis!

Thank you for your comment. Where can I find those recordings from the 70s? I have been searching for them for quite a time ?

[TheOrganmusiclover]

Theodopolis!

Thank you for your comment. Where can I find those recordings from the 70s? I have been searching for them for quite a time ?

[FrankMento]

Excellent!

[roethinger]

des "pisse froid"? des noms,des noms!! ;-) ;-) ...suis assez d'accord avec vous cependant! ;-)

[theophileoctobre]

Extraordinaire, irremplaçable... j'ai eu l'occasionde jouer 2 fois à Notre dame de Paris, j'avais la sensation d'être tour proche de lui, et en même temps si loin.

Quel dommage que beaucoup du travail d'ouverture de l'orgue vers le grand public ait été mis à mal par certains pisse froid de l'orgue, qui se sont, dès sa mort, retranchés illico derrnière leurs claviers !

[yannmontero]

comme vous avez raison ! Sans Cochereau je ne saurais, et ne serais rien sans doute, meme si je n'ai que 30 ans...

[laclef2007]

@yannmontero C'est bien là tout l'Art du Magicien Cochereau. Aujourd'hui, même les gamins de 15 ans qui commencent l'orgue connaissent son nom. Je dirais qu'il y a "Lui", et le reste... ah non, tout de même : Pierre Picemaille, qui fut mon prof d'impro, au Conservatoire, est dans la même lignée. Mais Cochereau restera, à jamais, irremplaçable. Putain de lyrisme, d'inventivité et de rayonnant génie !!!

[chamade216]

Awesome!! I like Cochereau so much!!!

[mdj3913]

such a shame that the chamades don't have the same bite nowadays

[Oscargooddoggy]

@mdj3913

Oui, ces chamades sont superbes. Je les aime et j'en suis d'autant plus fier que c'est mon père qui les fabriqua et le harmonisa...

[931DPM]

Pierre Cochereau improvised this Sortie on August 17, 1975, at Notre-Dame de Paris. It is included in the Solstice CD "Pierre Cochereau, l'organiste liturgique", released in 2005 as SOCD 226.