Ballo del Granduca - Ton Koopman, Compenius organ

This is probably the only Compenius organ still in original condition.

Koopman plays Sweelinck.

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[skylighter15]

I appreciate the nostalgic merit of this organ.. but damn, that sounds like crap!

[advisorC101]

@skylighter15, And it's no doubt due to this attitude by many at the time that almost none of these organs survived. No offense intended, but I find that your remark is based purely on a viseral reaction.

[keyboardjeff]

What is the stop called that he is playing in the beginning? Please reply this message.

[advisorC101]

@keyboardjeff, if you're referring to the reed stop. It's called a regal.

[gidimeir]

What a delightful instrument to hear! A real voice from the far past.

[Gatltonian]

This is a magnificent instrument to hear and a masterpiece visually, too.

[proulxmontpellier]

@rsns311257 How could you dream of dancing if the approach is not rhythmic?

[proulxmontpellier]

Just think of the "harp" stops on Ruckers harpsichords. No one has ever tried to reproduce that on modern copies, because "dirty" sounds are no longer a part of our musical ear. But they still are for Western Africans.

[fcouperin]

@MeinnameistDreck We all have modern ears, insofar as we are not as old as this organ ; ). Even so, I've always liked the Regal stop since I first heard it. It is ok to dislike anything, I think, as long as no one tries _to do something about it_, like destroying or 'fixing' what isn't broken...

[skylighter15]

@advisorC101 Well, my wording wasnt exactly scholarly. :P So I agree, purely viseral. However, to me the pipes sound like totally unrefined reed technology. That is what they were striving for I suppose(as you mentioned about attitudes at the time), but Its not exactly pleasant considering the relative quality of other reed pipe sounds. To me the "Regal" stop is too abrasive and loud.

[MeinnameistDreck]

The modern ear is not used to all these rasping reeds, so unfortunately, people say things like skylighter did, but what a beautiful sound!!

[Doeff8]

@Doeff8 To be more precise (looked it up): Emilio de Cavalieri - O che nuovo miracolo (last piece of the Intermedii)

[Doeff8]

Sweelinck must have heard this theme in Italy? I have sung it as a part of the so called intermedii of La Pellegrina (Luca Marenzio, Cristofano Malvezzi, Giulio Caccini, Jacopo Peri, Antonio Archilei, Emilio De' Cavalieri & Giovanni di Bardi) from 1589.