Vierne - Carillon de Longpont

From 24 Pièces en Style libre, n° 24 for Organ. Recorded at Salford RC Cathedral on the 4 manual Makin Organ in July 2008

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• Vierne
• classical
• carillon
• organ
• free
• style
• 24
• pieces
• harmonium

[EccentricRichard]

Goes to show just how important a naturally resonant acoustic is to making a toaster even remotely successful... but Salford still need to junk this thing and get a proper pipe organ.

[zippylad77]

@EccentricRichard And if you think the Diocese of Salford even has the money to afford to junk this thing and get a real pipe organ (especially in this day and age) then you're very mistaken

[EccentricRichard]

@zippylad77 - thing is, it still sounds fake. It really would not cost all that much money to secure a suitable redundant organ - God knows they're not exactly in short supply - and rebuild it for the Cathedral. How much did the Makin cost? Won't have been cheap... and it'll only last 30 years, tops. Toasters just don't have the longevity of pipe organs.

[zippylad77]

@EccentricRichard You're entitled to your views, but you're the only person so far to have made such negative comments, and overall I think the organ is very convincing (apart from the strings) The very fact you call it a toaster says more about your attitude to digital organs than anything else. And there is absolutely no need to get a real organ in despite what you or anyone else says. There are just more important financial concerns to worry about than how authentic or not the organ sounds.

[EccentricRichard]

@zippylad77 - sorry about the 'toaster' bit, a lot of people in the organ community call them that, including a friend of mine who owns the ex-Londonderry Cathedral Makin. I am well aware that a diocese like Salford is going to have a lot of financial obligations. I'd just have thought that providing an organ that will last for many generations without costing a load of money would be at least considered, albeit inevitably not made the highest priority.

[zippylad77]

@EccentricRichard Salford did used to have a 2-manual Compton pipe organ and before they got the Makin, it was discussed whether to spend the money on overhauling the existing one. Although I was just about around at the time, I had no part in the final decision. I do agree that they should have at least kept the pipe organ in situ rather than dismantle it which is what they did do. But what's done is done I guess.

[zippylad77]

@mon3cz It's there tust me



[warcraftlover2]

die bewegungen in der hand müssen staccato gespielt werden

[EccentricRichard]

@zippylad77 - I was aware of the old organ (I think it was originally a rather small 4-manual Jardine which became a HUGE 2-manual by Compton) and I'd read it was hopelessly compromised, particularly by its position in the building. However, with the Warrington Cavaillé-Coll currently on the market...

[zippylad77]

@EccentricRichard I couldn't disagree with you more. All the organists that have played here have had nothing but good things to say about the organ. Even those that dislike digital organs. Yes of course the accoustics of the building do help, but so what? Even without that, it's a fantastic success in voicing. The diapson chorus on the Great is one of the best I've heard.