St. Davids Cathedral, Wales, 32' Contra Trombones

Organist Diane Bish plays Boellmann's Toccata from Gothic Suite on the Organ at St. Davids Cathedral in Wales.

***With so much controversy going on in the comments over this simple video, I feel I should affirm:
DO NOT BASE THE SOUND QUALITY OF THIS ORGAN FROM THIS VIDEO! THIS WAS RECORDED USING A CHEAP CAMCORDER BACK IN 2004. I ONLY POSTED THIS VIDEO HERE BECAUSE I THOUGHT THE REACTIONS FROM THE TWO LADIES IN THE VIDEO WAS FUNNY. TO TRULY APPRECIATE THE SOUND OF THIS ORGAN, ONE NEEDS TO HEAR IT IN PERSON! I WAS THERE, AND YES, IT IS A VERY MAGNIFICENT SOUNDING INSTRUMENT.

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[tman8077]

Did you take this video?

[bishfan]

@tman8077 Yes I did.

[peletonkambing]

What is the piece being played ? I really like it.

[bishfan]

@peletonkambing Toccata from Gothique Suite by Leon Boellmann

[CindyBradyTooh]

I'd like to go up and HUG that 32' Bombarde! :D

~Cindy! :)

[thundernz]

The comment at 2:36 is misleading... I'm pretty sure that only a 16' Trombone is being used... I think the 32' gets added at 2:44. I just wish I had that beast on my house organ!

[cross147]

epic granny at 3:20

[douglascorr1]

bit too fast - automatic gain control wrecks things at the end... mic needs to be in the nave not up close

[iloverush123]

So...how bad was the building shaking?

[cakebomb3457]

10 people have been bombarded.... :D

[jazzkeyboardman]

It's fine until 3:20, then it becomes too much, IMHO.

[jazzkeyboardman]

Unless this is just a poor quality of recording and it sounded much more balanced in person, I feel the use of this stop in the final measures of this piece was just too overpowering for what was being played on the manuals.