Widor's Toccata at Notre Dame
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sound quality is terrible and it's played too slow
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There is a magnificent recording (DVD) of Diane Bish (of "Joy of Music" fame) and SIMON PRESTON (of Westminster Abbey fame) playing this piece as a DUET (TWO organs) and it's totally brilliant. Somewhere in Florida I think.
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How many of you know that Charles Marie Widor (the composer of this piece) was actually the organist of Notre Dame? AND he was BLIND!!!
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C'est Olivier Latry organiste titulaire a Notre-Dame de Paris je crois.
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@allezach Yes, the church does play an important part in deciding the tempo. However, in smaller churches, it is still aesthetically pleasing to play at a tempo where most of the notes can be heard blending together. I agree that ND is a place where a quick tempo would render this piece muddy because of the size, but I have played this piece in a smaller church in a slower tempo with excellent results.
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Did you record this with a toaster? Video quality sucks but sound quality is actually good
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Excusez-moi de redemander qui est l'organiste qui joue dans cet extrait ? Je ne parle pas anglais suffisamment pour vous poser la question dans cette langue...
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@marianne0411 GOD
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but no double thump at thw end!
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Who is this organist ?
Love the tempo! Not so rushed as many organists tend to play it!
emilewyn 2 years ago 17
You mean 32' Bombarde boltonbrowne, the French do not like using German labels for their reeds!
ds1868 3 years ago 12