Pipe Organ - Ride of the Valkyries

My (Josh Perschbacher) organ arrangement of Wagner's Ride of the Valkyries. Recorded on a 4 manual 108 rank 1927 Casavant rebuilt by Schantz in 2001 and installed at St. Andrews Lutheran Church in Mahtomedi, MN.

More at http://www.joshperschbacher.com

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Music

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• pipe organ
• wagner
• valkyries
• organ

[mrpepperkitty]

Very Impressive,but what are the trumpet stops you're using? Also love the bass, what length pipes? Haven't heard bass like that since the West Point organ : P Sry to pick your brains so much but I just love this rendition and its sound : D

[jperschb]

@mrpepperkitty The theme dances between enchamade and tuba. This organ has 3 32's, 64' resultant, and lots of 16's and 8's.

[SchwarzundWeis]

holy shit that thing is HUGE! is it even possible to play alone????

[jperschb]

@SchwarzundWeis It would take at least 3 people to play this

[Comploi75]

In the name of Odin, yeah!!!!

[b43xoit]

Kill the wabbit . . .

[musicalmike235]

@jperschb How exactly does the thing work? Is there someone who has to run the air pumps while you play the keyboard? How exactly does one operate a pipe organ?

[kalteich]

I love the smell of napalm in the morning!

[godzilloid]

Shake the roofbeams  and rattle the windows!

[MrEric0576]

Spectacular! 

[DonaldFranklin67]

Magnificent organ, however, I'd like to see who the organist is, at the console, playing "Ride of the Valkyries" and admire his playing such a magnificent organ, in stead of still photos.

[TheAaronmoses]

Das kann nicht sein !!! Der "böse" Wagner auf der Großen Kirchen-Orgel ... und trotzdem ist es WUNDERSCHÖN .... Bravo Mehr davon Da capo !!! AR.

[eoghdes18]

@jperschb Also, gorgeous instrument! Far better than one normally hears out of a US organ. :s

[eoghdes18]

@jperschb I think he's talking about the instrument, not the piece. Classic non-organist misunderstanding on his part. :p Very impressive transcription and recording!

[kiwiwaderguy]

Great performance but who is the organist and where are they in the video?

[KutWrite]

Moved to tears.

Thanks!