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Michel Chapuis. St-Ouen. 'Grand Jeu Classique' Improvisation.

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Improvisation in the romantic style: 'Grand Jeu Classique' on the manificent Cavaillé-Coll Organ (1890) at St-Ouen.

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  • Splendid, breathtaking, of unforgettable power and eternal glory! This is an instrument of phenomenal grandeur played by a first rate organist in a very special cathedral. The audio quality is very fine, capturing an aliveness and fullness of the audio spectrum which sometimes is lacking in such recordings. The intimate portrait of the grand keyboard is most revealing, setting the stage for a memorable and close-up performance which remains vital in the listener's comprehensive perception.

  • Beautiful! Didn't sound like a improvisational piece to me. This guy is good at improvising.

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  • Thank you.

  • ..to be able to improvise in various historic styles is a talent so rare these days.

  • Preciosísimo.

  • Perfect!!!!!!! Greetings from Holland!

  • @a55b47 That's a MUST! ;o)

  • LE vrai improvisateur liturgique, de la plus haute classe.

    Un style digne de Notre Dame de Paris. Beaucoup plus profond que Latry.

  • Geweldig mooi!

    Hartelijk dank.

  • Simply amazing.

  • WOW!!! This is what one gets when one studies the genres of organ composition while still nursing at ones mother's breast!!! Just stunning really...... this is how most organists improvised until the 60s when curriculi at conservatories admited the "either or" relaxation to the programme- EITHER improvisation OR composition. Gosh, good that the Paris Conservatoire kept it!

  • @lanthe22 There was a fugal section just at 0:48 (much like the final section of Couperin's Messe propre pour les convents etc). I originally typed "I always feel completely inept when I see the great organists improvise a fugal bit so effortlessly", but it didn't nearly give them the credit they deserve, since they could just as effortlessly improvise full fugues in any case (not to mention the fact that it doesn't quite have the same ring to it). I had a feeling I'd be caught out, though.

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