John Keys organist plays the Nottingham Albert Hall Binns - 4

Norman Cocker's "Tuba Tune" was the encore of John Keys' 100th anniversary recital on the Binns organ at the Albert Hall, Nottingham , UK, described by the Nottingham Evening Post as: "a concert characterised by virtuosity.... a celebration to remember". For more about the Binns organ, visit www.binns.info and for more pieces played by John Keys see www.JohnKeys.co.uk

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[WWill14530]

It is the wind indicator which shows how much air there is left in the bellows.

[malagutial]

amazing

[Tarcisisu53]

Bravo, nice and smooth but virtuosic. This does move right along, but it doesn't feel frantic, either. Imagine this in context of playing out a town meeting or political convention or a visit from a Lord Lieutenant in the late 19th century and it makes perfect sense. Use the wind while you have it. G. Bernard Shaw's music criticism has some interesting and still apt commentary on organ recitals and repertoire that repay rereading. Especially in context of a big, fat instrument like this.

[6740]

What's the hurry?

[goodchappy]

@WWill14530 By the way they were looking at that piece of string on the last chord, they knew in advance it was going to run out of wind.

I imagine the windchest hit the bottom and it was just the wind from the blower keeping it going.

[EccentricRichard]

@keanur1 - I dunno, most English organ music sounds dull to me. Now, I live very close to where Vaughan Williams did, but his hymn tune preludes are yawn-inducing. Herbert Howells (who was a distant cousin of mine) was rather better. John Ireland's stuff is dire. Most Tuba Tunes are too. Nowt wrong with good English organs, but, frankly, I'd rather hear it being used to play French or German music most of the time.

[FatherWillisOrganist]

An ace rendition :) Shame the organ could have done with a bit of tuning! And wow was that lack of wind on the last chord or a recording problem??

[MrStan1941]

Nice to hear that lovely organ played again.

[MrAlex413x]

can anybody explain please at about 3:59 on the end chord , at the left of his head , 4 stops , to the left of them a little cord of string , it moves . why is that??

[eelgar1857]

One of the "proudest" tubas ever!

Fantastic.

[lustful2]

Something wrong with the winding on this organ. Rang out of wind on the last chord of the Cocker Tuba Tune. Possibly a blower problem I suspect . Pity as the Binns Organ sounds very fine indeed.