Liverpool Cathedral Pipe Organ Liszt Fugue on B-A-C-H

Noel Rawsthorne, recorded in 1992. This instrument has re-captured (with the installation of several ranks as the "Central Space" organ) the crown of Largest in Great Britain. The Royal Albert Hall had it for a while after its 2006 Mander re-build.

Martin Doering of Die Orgelseite provided most of the fantastic pictures. check out his web site: it's extremely impressive.

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[marston5000]

Where can I get a CD with Fantasy And Fugue On B.A.C.H.; Recorded by

Noel Rawsthorne at the Liverpool Cathedral.

Thank you for this Youtube recording....my favorite!!!!!

Doug Archer, San Diego marston5000@yahoo.com

[a55b47]

@marston5000 , I don't know if it's still available on CD. This is from an old (well, 1992) & long-out-of circulation CD produced by Klavier Records International. I don't think they're still in business.

[bombarde1701]

What album is this from? I don't recall it being on any of my CDs from Liverpool

[a55b47]

An old Klavier CD from 1992 entitled Pipe Organ Spectacular. I don't think Klavier is in business any more -- at least I couldn't find any indication of it after an exahustive search.

[octave4]

Can there be a question of which is the King of Instruments. Of course it does take a building like this to do it up well. Magnificent. Can any electronic copycat ever do this? Not in a lifetime.

[a55b47]

I'm with you on that, Octave. There's absolutely no way the vibrations from a speaker can duplicate the sound of wind rushing through a pipe. You don't just HEAR a pipe organ -- you FEEL it. It's literally a breathing beast.

[3dwurli]

@a55b47 I managed to get to a concert in April last year, and Ian Tracey played this peice. Even with the vastness of the cathedral (by far the largest in Britain, 3.5 million cubic feet in volume!) the building certainly did shake! It certainly made a lasting impression.

[DBGOGIRL]

A+ Clear tones..... from the organ! Great empo....Thanks Charlottesville, VA

[sarribel]

Liverpool, the pool of life

regards from Euskal Herria/Basque Country

[marston5000]

Again, to you, Noel Rawsthorne, excellent work. I always receive an emotional cleansing when I here this work. I love the echo in this cathedral.

I hope to get a chance to here this work in person.

[savinganangel]

As a pianist, having played this piece and never really understood it, this recording struck me dumb. It's amazing!!! Don't think I could ever appreciate it on a piano again.

In view of some comments below comparing to the Westminster instrument, this is certainly the more majestic and versatile of the two. The sound may not be so sharp as in a smaller acoustic, but the impeccable voicing and scale leave me speechless.

Superb recording!

[bmhall100]

@EccentricRichard I think its a very nice organ, and just as musical as any other. That is personal opinion of course.

[EccentricRichard]

God, this thing sounds big. Big, but not musical. It's hindered by having a vast space to speak into (Liverpool Anglican isn't that well-designed a cathedral - just ask the ringers!), and the organ is just lots of duplication of only a moderately large number of stops. The contemporary Willis at Westminster Cathedral is a heck of a lot better. Sorry, I know, here comes the flame war!