The Oldest Playable Organ in the World Part 1
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Uploaded by bishfan on Jun 7, 2010
Organist Diane Bish and the television crew travel to the Fortress Cathedral in Sion, Switzerland to play the oldest playable organ in the world.
A clip from "New York Times", Paul Hoffman:
"One of the more unusual attractions of the Swiss canton of Valais is a 600-year-old organ, believed to be the oldest functioning organ in the world. It is housed in an 800-year-old fortress-church on a hill in Sion, the capital of the Canton.
"The organ, built in 1390 and most recently restored in 1954, is mounted on a wooden pulpit jutting out like a ship's bow from the rear wall of the Romanesque-Gothic church, once the Cathedral of Sion and one of Switzerland's most haunting edifices."
Organ Specifications:
(10 Ranks, 8 registers)
Pedal
Bass II
Manual
Principal 8
Octaf 4
Copl 4
Quint major 2 2/3
Superoctaf 2
Quint minor 1 1/3
Mixtur II
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Fascinating to see, but it would have been nice to hear some 600-year-old music on this 600-year-old organ
1 year ago 8
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Quote "My own playing of the organ is admittedly limited to pretty basic improvisation, ... " EccentricRichard (LOL) @EccentricRichard - Have you ever been to a live performance by Diane Bish? No, I don't suppose you have. Miss Bish studied with some of the foremost European teachers, including Marie-Claire. Get back to us when you have your own TV show which highlights some of the most impressive pipe organs in the world, OK? Cheerio ...
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All Comments (71)
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dont think i'd slog up a bloody steep hill just to play a load of shite.
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@PQleyR musical notation was very poor then and so is the musical record of that period unfortunatly
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Has some nice sounds.
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she is lucky organist
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I'll bet Sweelinck, and Scheidemann would sound fantastic on this
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I guess when you can afford to go to these far off places you can play any old stuff you want even if its silly.
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She's such a wonderful musician!
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This sounds like an equal-tempered organ, but weren't they produced much later?
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Nice bit of "Wow" on the recording, sounds like there was a dirty tape machine involved.
goodchappy 9 months ago
@goodchappy Yes, the tape I got this from is a bit old.
bishfan 9 months ago