In Thee is Gladness www.thejoyofmusic.org

Organist Diane Bish plays this piece at the famous "Mozart" organ of St Bavo Cathedral in Haarlem, Holland.

An excerpt from "The Glory of the Organ" a CD of Diane playing this organ available on her website:
"The church itself stands in the Grote Market of Haarlem and is a building of superlative acoustics, a sound die-away of about eight seconds. The organ, built by Christian Muller of Amsterdam, was begun in 1735 and took three years to complete. Its appearance is spectacular, the casework embroidered with intricate carvings and shining gold leaf. The case is 90 feet high and 50 feet broad. The playing action is, as originally, by direct trackers, and stop control is by hand. People have come from around the world to see and play this organ with its amazing appearance, its smooth, rich sonorities. Even Mozart made a special trip to play the instrument, one of the finest in Europe."

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[pmma1964]

Yes our manuals have only 55 keys. But look very good: These are 100% mechanical action organs. No computer. No electronics. Wirh mechanical couplers between manuals and pedal vv. Playing a concert on these organs is more like sport. Some keys need 2 kgs, to push them downward, especially when you are playing wiht manuals mechaically coupled as you can see on this video where the lower manual keys move when Diana plays the second manual.

Diane Bish does it!

[octavebasse8]

Do the manuals only have 56 keys?

[wheidelberg]

Grand organ, grand performance.

[decimaquinta69]

Fantastico. *****

[OrganLiturgic]

Eccellente

[advisorC101]

A fantastic rendition, there is no way I can resist rewinding this and watching it again and again.