C.H.H. Parry - Chorale Prelude on Croft's 136th

Ye Boundless Realms of Joy. The hymn tune is played before the chorale prelude. Charles Hubert Hastings Parry.

Hook & Hastings organ, opus 1553, (built 1893)
restored in 1999 by Bradley Rule (www.bruleorgans.com)

2 manuals and pedal, manual compass - 58 notes, pedal compass - 27 notes
mechanical (tracker) key action, mechanical stop action, 479 pipes

Great:
8' Open Diapason (lower 18 pipes in case)
8' Melodia, open wood
4' Octave (lower 5 pipes in case)
2' Fifteenth

Swell:
8' Stopped Diapason, stopped wood
8' Viola (from Tenor C)
4' Flute (harmonic from middle C)
8' Oboe

Pedal:
16' Sub Bass

Couplers:
Swell to Great
Swell to Great 4'
Great to Pedal
Swell to Pedal

more info at www.covenanthouston.org

originally built for Georgetown Baptist Church, Georgetown, Kentucky

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[schutzelb]

You played the hymn before the Chorale Prelude. I would love to know where you found the hymn. Beautiful harmonization. Is that also Parry's harmonization?

[hastings1553]

@schutzelb It's in "Hymns Ancient and Modern" titled as "Croft's 148", in the 1982 Episcopal Hymnal (in the key of C rather than D), and in the Pilgrim Hymnal (C). You can also find it online at hymnary.org I don't think the harmonization is by Parry.

[soffiodellorgano]

good interpretation! this organ who has built?

[hastings1553]

Grazie molto, Maestro. The organ was built by the Hook & Hastings Company of Boston in 1893, and restored by Bradley Rule in 1999. (I've added some more information in the video notes.) Best wishes!

[cromorne]

This organ has such a bright and lovely sound! When was it constructed?

[hastings1553]

In 1893, and restored in 1999 by Bradley Rule. The organ also has much warm, rich fundamental sounds as well, but my recording equipment doesn't capture that end of the spectrum as well. Thanks for subscribing and for posting your own videos!

[aknabea]

So glad that this organ survived! I service the organ that replaced this one. I like this one better!! I had no Idea that it still existed!!

[NihilNominis]

Beautiful! More Parry, please!

[danielwh1881]

this organ is beautiful, Keep up the posting of these videos, It is so relaxing

[lustful2]

Really enjoyed your fine playing and what a beautiful tone this Organ has. Although not a big specification u some how by the clarity and skill of your organ playing make it sound much bigger.