Tu Es Petra by Henri Mulet

Live performance recording of a recital that I played at my church, First Presbyterian in Poughkeepsie, NY. Let me know what you think!

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M. P. Moller, Opus 8769 (1955)

GREAT:

Principal8
Metal Bourdon 8
Prestant4
Nasard2-2/3
Twelfth2
MixtureIV
Trumpet8

Swell to Great16,8,4
Choir to Great16,8,4
Great to Great16,4
Great Unison off
Tremulant

PEDAL:

Contra Bass16
Gemshorn16
Gedackt Bass (Swell)16
Principal8
Gemshorn8
Rohrflote (Swell)8
Gemshorn4
Choral Bass4
Fagotto (Swell)16
Trompette (Swell)8
Rohr Schalmei (Swell)4

Great to Pedal8,4
Swell to Pedal8,4
Choir to Pedal8,4

SWELL (enclosed):

Gedackt Bass16
Rohr Flote8
Viole da Gambe8
Viola Celeste8
Gemshorn4
Gemshorn2
Plein JeuIII
Fagotto16
Trompette8
Oboe8
Rohr Schalmei4

Swell to Swell16,4
Swell Unison Off
Tremulant

CHOIR (enclosed):

Nachthorn8
Dulciana8
Unda Maris8
Koppel Flote4
Rohr Nazard2-2/3
Blockflote2
Tierce1-3/5
Larigot1-1/3

Swell to Choir16,8,4
Choir to Choir16,4
Choir Unison off
Tremulant

Accessories:
Zimbelstern
Sforzando

Category:

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• organ
• classical
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• poughkeepsie

[cornwall59]

Excellent playing 5stars ! i cant play this yet or rather havnt tried it yet but it sounds good to me.

[kmdpiano25]

Thanks you...it really is a fun piece to play and a favorite of mine.

[gngeannakakes]

Is the organ at First Presbyterian in Poughkeepsie still there? Is it still accessible for playing? Excellent playing!!!

[kmdpiano25]

First Presbyterian sold the church, along with the organ, to Church of God of Prophesy. They are a gospel congregation, and as far as I know do not use organ at all. I'm sure that they would allow someone to come in to play, but I have not been back to ask. Thank you for your compliment!

[passacaglia28]

Very nice. I think you did well. It did sound a lot like Virgil Fox, but take that as a complement. It seems like a very hard piece to play.

[kmdpiano25]

Thank you! Even though some would love to trash Virgil Fox, I would love to see how much better they can play the difficult music that he did. Every musician is free to interpretation, and I just think that this toccata sounds best in a swift tempo with staccato touch. It really gives it rhythmic drive.

[StarTrekLivz]

Oh, to go from a Moeller to a toaster with speakers! I am sorry!

[sykobeachparty]

Very well done! Sounds just like Virgil :-D

[trompettechamade1]

Excellent performance. As for the tempo, there are outstanding organists for both the very fast (E.g., Virgil Fox; if you have or can get his recording on the Wanamaker organ, listen to it) and the slower school of interpretation (Naji Hakkim, Douglas Major) for this piece. Illike them both. You are right; it woulld be boring indeed if everyone played every piece the same way.

[omahas9000]

With the clear understanding that I'm not an organist, I can't play a note (WAIT, yes I can, I know right where middle C is!!)....I can only advise that I love the organ and have listened as much as I can for more than forty years.....With that preface I'll offer that I find your work honestly remarkable given both accoustical setting as mentioned above and the comparatively limited specification from which you could work. I think a very fine job!

[LJBSasha]

@muslador21:  Actually, if one has it thoroughly mastered (whereby one KNOWS to ensure things are properly differentiated as needed!!), I wouldn't be so worried about it if the acoustic's OK with it! Virgil Fox was one who could really pull things off at a full gallop; however, in those days Riverside Church was apparently quite dry... [Too much reverb can be just as bad as having too little, and buildings of cathedral-size can be very bad for staccato figurations!]

[BrutalMind1984]

Nice.. I can see this church right now from my apartment on S Hamilton St. Love seeing historic pics..

[Angultimmarik]

Quite fast, but why not... in this case, the tempo doesn't disturb the sound too much, so it's good and quite interesting to listen to it...

[fdh1004]

I've never heard this piece before but it is sensational, and you did a great job. Thanks for posting it.

[vanwagnd1]

Nice playing. Attended First Pres and was there when the Moller was installed. Never impressed with the instrument....not helped by a dry acoustic due to sanctuary round shape, carpet and pew cushions. Organ needs a pedal 16' reed, not extensions of the Swell reeds and at least a 10-2/3 for some 32' sound. If the organ is not used they should sell it. In the right acoustic and by adding some genuine pedal reeds and a 16' to the Great, it would become one of Mollers better instruments.