James Speakman playing at the Liverpool Metropolitan playing Dubois Toccata from Douze Pieces

[stephen4355]

Wow.... Fantastic. The way you draw out the final chords is that you made it your own.

Unique and different..What an effect though with that space and resonance. The whole performance was so enjoyable and so I thank you ! Brilliant..Loved it....

[jstbiel]

Excecuted very well... You should be very proud of yourself. A long peice played with few mistakes (difficult especially when you know that it is being recorded!). I thought that the tempo suited the accoustics and that your registrations were spot on... well done.

[danielmkubacki]

Wow you are a very good organist. Don't stop playing the organ!

[putridpedros]

Well done, James! I remember you playing the Vierne Symph. No. 1 Finale at Peterborough equally well...

[aortablue]

Im uber jealous..you play so well!

[27Norwich]

That's amazing- I'm 15 and I've just learnt that. Lucky to e able to get onto the organ at the wig-wam!

[putridpedros]

OH sorry, just wrote the same thing twice :S

[putridpedros]

Hi James! This is Peter Shepherd from Oundle- I just want to say some very fine playing there- although I didn't recognise you at first! I wouldn't personally slow down the middle section, but I guess everyone has different preferences. Great sense of mood, though, and the overall speed was brilliant- but you're probably playing completely new pieces now... how's the Vierne going?

Well done, thank you!

[putridpedros]

HI! It's Peter Shepherd from Oundle- but I don't remember your first name- Alex..? Fine playing here. I would personally not slow down the middle section at all, but everyone has different preferences. How's the Vierne Finale going?

Peter

[uncti]

Absolutely fantastic!

[aponcia1601]

How old is this guy??? Genius!

[saxyguy03]

How old is this guy in the video? Wonderful playing for such a young age!

[TheOrganKid]

WOW......

[TheMrGreenhalgh]

glad to see i'm not the only one who gets his music from imslp!

[winhuber]

das ist sehr schön, dieses riesig instrument, beeindruckend, phantastisch ...

[danmanny19]

Fantastic! i'm 13 and i want to be an organist. i'm rather jelouce! Do you play in a church?

[danmanny19]

Fantastic!! i'm 13 and want to be an organist. i have to say i'm quite jelouce! do you play in a church?

[snoodify]

James, You're welcome ! I give concerts on the Cavaille-Coll organ in the Notre Dame, Paris. My own organ is located in the Dom church, Utrecht, Netherlands :) It's a 3 manual mechanical organ :)

[snoodify]

James, whatever you do, don't ever give up playing because you are one of the next generations best organists ;) !

Respect from one of the organists from Paris ;)

[cazspeakman]

@snoodify

Thank you for your lovely comment. Whereabouts do you play?

[alexandre15881]

tres belle instrument et bien jouer ,surtout pour un homme de cette age rare.

[hisclmuscl]

Good to see our organ on YouTube. Who was recording you? Mr Ley?

[SHIDBULL]

respect, not easy to play and it sounds really great!

[accousticdecay]

Fantastic! I have no quibble with the tempo, since I cannot play this piece at any tempo!

[shaybosh]

vell done a skiped notes the most important thing is tempo which is like u have a metronom becide u

[passacaglia28]

Excellent playing! I love the 32' pitch in the pedals in the final... stanza(?). Sorry I am not much of a music nerd but I did detect a lot of sub-bass underneath the chords at the end. Sounded like a contrabombard.

[organmosic]

you play very very well! i just realized it is the catholic cathedral.

[joeyboi87]

I actually think this is one of the best recordings Ive heard of this piece as of yet, the absolute perfect registration and tempo, the acoustics sound perfect too! Must be a right bright young chap! Welldone!

[cazspeakman]

@joeyboi87

Thank you for your very kind comments.

[lustful2]

He's a intelligent lad and some how manages to get the tempo right. U play with the building I don't think it's too fast at all.

[coutureorganist]

WELL DONE! This is not an easy piece!

[mattbod]

Great performance here. I must make the pilgrimage to this English mecca for organs sometime.

[ihadaralf]

Your registration and awareness of the acoustics is far greater than many other 'celeb' 'wannabe' organists. Despite the (I assume) basic recording eqiupment, this is really good.

Having played the organ in the wig-wam, I think your speed is fast and yet completely in tune with the building, especially in a piece like the Dubois, whic requires an inate sense of 'space'.

Really well done. I throughly enjoyed this. You need to pat yourself on the back Mr.

[cazspeakman]

Many thanks for your comments.

[a55b47]

Very nice work, James. I've grown up listening to recordings of the monster up the street from here. But everything I've heard on this instrument convinces me there are TWO masterpieces in Liverpool. Jeremy Filsell's recording of the Cochereau improv, on La Marseillaise on this organ is one of the most amazing recordings I've ever heard.

[BeauTenor]

That USED to be posted here on YouTube...now It's gone and I wish someone would repost...