Virgil Fox Legacy | Interview | Wanamaker | Heavy Organ

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[dc10driver1]

I was fortunate to be able to attend one of Virgil's concerts back in the mid 70's and he is/was magnificent! He really did bring a lot of the great classic organ music to the world that would never have otherwise realized the grandeur of this magnificent music. I have many of his recordings and he still brings a wonderful flavor to all he plays. I have loved the great classic Bach Organ Works for longer than I can remember.Thank you Virgil, for sharing your wonderful talents. You are missed.

[janiscortese]

I cannot believe that 34 or 40 years later, we're still going over and over this nonsense about whether or not fire and showmanship has a place in classical music, and whether it's worthwhile that it brings in people who aren't otherwise familiar with it. OF COURSE it does, and so much the better! JGraif, even nowdays people badmouth Joshua Bell for moving too much while he plays. Some people want music to be played by robots.

[carrotjuse]

@wingnutofcoolness Wanamaker's department store was the largest in the world and the largest working pipe organ in the world is still there. Now the building contains a Macy's and is half it's original size, still pretty impressive, but not nearly as impressive as the Wanamaker organ!

[wingnutofcoolness]

@Wulfenstien231 It is not a Mall, it was Wanamakers department store, now Macy's.

[TheWhiteDeath01123]

I WISH this sound quality was better.

[jgraif]

@Modernmanx poor you, that you resort to calling the man a clown without offering any considered explanation. yes, he was blessed with a singular talent. if he was with us today at the age of 25, he would be the "joshua bell" of the pipe organ and applauded for everything he did. unfortunately, such behavior was not permitted in the 1960's and 1970's and for some unknown reason we must continue to support that attitude today. god forbid we might have been wrong! virgil had GREAT TASTE!!

[manga12]

thats not true the organ takes the full body to play, not just the hands like a piano, but both feet, and also the mind to keep the insterment at proper registration, and use the pipes in certain ways to effect the mood of the music its the hardest of all to play. and it does become affected by touch if it is pressed slowly. or banged down fast like the Master Mr. Fox though his voice I have to say sounds like Fred Rogers, you know Mr Rogers from the kids show.

[AndreIsoirFansClub]

complimenti al grandissimo Virgil Fox!!! Tecnica eccellente e padronanza perfetta dell'organo, un grandissimo Maestro e una personalità unica!

Bellissimo il gigantesco organo Wanemaker! Grazie per il filmato

[patsaxon]

I have seen a live performance of Virgil Fox on You Tube as he has a great sense of humor and very entertaining. There is nothing more fun than playing an organ as I also play synthesizers and digital pianos. I would choose the organ over any musical instrument.

[jgraif]

"I play the organ like a musical instrument." god bless virgil. he said that because many "trained" musicians dismiss organists as "button pushers" because the instrument is mechanical in nature and doesn't respond to the "touch" of the performer. virgil told me that when he had his first lesson with wilhelm middelschulte, the master said "this is the most mechanical of all musical instruments and if you can OVERCOME that, you will be a great musician. virgil did it in spades.