Tu Es Petra by Henri Mulet

[trompettechamade1]

Excellent performance. As for the tempo, there are outstanding organists for both the very fast (E.g., Virgil Fox; if you have or can get his recording on the Wanamaker organ, listen to it) and the slower school of interpretation (Naji Hakkim, Douglas Major) for this piece. Illike them both. You are right; it woulld be boring indeed if everyone played every piece the same way.

[omahas9000]

With the clear understanding that I'm not an organist, I can't play a note (WAIT, yes I can, I know right where middle C is!!)....I can only advise that I love the organ and have listened as much as I can for more than forty years.....With that preface I'll offer that I find your work honestly remarkable given both accoustical setting as mentioned above and the comparatively limited specification from which you could work. I think a very fine job!

[LJBSasha]

@muslador21: Actually, if one has it thoroughly mastered (whereby one KNOWS to ensure things are properly differentiated as needed!!), I wouldn't be so worried about it if the acoustic's OK with it! Virgil Fox was one who could really pull things off at a full gallop; however, in those days Riverside Church was apparently quite dry... [Too much reverb can be just as bad as having too little, and buildings of cathedral-size can be very bad for staccato figurations!]

[BrutalMind1984]

Nice.. I can see this church right now from my apartment on S Hamilton St.  Love seeing historic pics..

[Angultimmarik]

Quite fast, but why not... in this case, the tempo doesn't disturb the sound too much, so it's good and quite interesting to listen to it...

[fdh1004]

I've never heard this piece before but it is sensational, and you did a great job. Thanks for posting it.

[cornwall59]

Excellent playing 5stars ! i cant play this yet or rather havnt tried it yet but it sounds good to me.

[kmdpiano25]

Thanks you...it really is a fun piece to play and a favorite of mine.

[vanwagnd1]

Nice playing. Attended First Pres and was there when the Moller was installed. Never impressed with the instrument....not helped by a dry acoustic due to sanctuary round shape, carpet and pew cushions. Organ needs a pedal 16' reed, not extensions of the Swell reeds and at least a 10-2/3 for some 32' sound. If the organ is not used they should sell it. In the right acoustic and by adding some genuine pedal reeds and a 16' to the Great, it would become one of Mollers better instruments.

[gngeannakakes]

Is the organ at First Presbyterian in Poughkeepsie still there? Is it still accessible for playing?  Excellent playing!!!

[kmdpiano25]

First Presbyterian sold the church, along with the organ, to Church of God of Prophesy. They are a gospel congregation, and as far as I know do not use organ at all. I'm sure that they would allow someone to come in to play, but I have not been back to ask. Thank you for your compliment!

[kmdpiano25]

We are all entitled to our opinions and interpretations, otherwise, how boring would music be if everyone played everything the same way? :-) I agree with you about acoustics. First Prebyterian was rather dry. If I were playing this piece in a cathedral, I would definitely slow it down. Otherwise, it would sound like sloppy mud!

[passacaglia28]

Very nice. I think you did well. It did sound a lot like Virgil Fox, but take that as a complement. It seems like a very hard piece to play.

[kmdpiano25]

Thank you! Even though some would love to trash Virgil Fox, I would love to see how much better they can play the difficult music that he did. Every musician is free to interpretation, and I just think that this toccata sounds best in a swift tempo with staccato touch. It really gives it rhythmic drive.

[lipsbach]

Actually it's a little TOO much in imitation of the Fox recording at Riverside, but great! If I posted my own recording on a rather small tracker organ 25 years ago, you all would laugh at it! Good work.

[thepdog69]

Nice work. I like the tempo. Best on Youtube.

[aknabea]

Good Job. Sorry that you are now playing a "toaster". The old Moller sounded very good and sounded like it was well in tune.

Aknabea

[gngeannakakes]

Very good performance. Could you tell us a bit more about your church's organ (specifications)? Maybe you could perform another piece showing your organ and yourself playing.

[kmdpiano25]

Unfortunately, I no longer play at First Presbyterian in Poughkeepsie. The church merged with another local Presbyterian Church about 4 weeks ago and I now play an Allen organ. I do miss the Moller and I will post the specifications in the info.

[StarTrekLivz]

Oh, to go from a Moeller to a toaster with speakers! I am sorry!

[sykobeachparty]

Very well done! Sounds just like Virgil :-D