Mormon Tabernacle Pipe Organ: Alexandre Guilmant

The first portion of Alexandre Guilmant's Funeral March & Seraphic Song, op.17. The University of Michigan's Robert Glasgow, in a 1989 performance.

Guilmant was a prolific composer, & could always be counted on for a catchy tune. He had an uncanny ability (Franck had it also) to put together a memorable musical phrase.

This piece is usually performed as one 12-minute entity, but I've had to split it to comply with YouTube's 10-minute limitation.

The music is taken from a CD of an analog tape of a radio broadcast of an analog tape of a live concert. There's a 12-second gap at the 4:27 mark that I can't figure out the reason for. (The ghost of Rosemary Woods roams cyberspace !!)

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[a55b47]

Last time I checked, there were over 10,000 of them. Have they disappeared in the past few years? I know Jack Bethards of Schoenstein did a major overhaul of the instrument a few years ago, but I don't think he took any of the pipes with him when he left. Methinks you don't know what you're talking about.

[michaelcastillouv]

The Tabernacle has about 14,000 pipes. Only a few on the facade are not working pipes, but most are working pipes, even the wood ones. There are also pipes in the back of the Tabernacle behind the audience, although they can't be seen unless you are on the second level looking directly at them. The Conference Center across the street has between 7,000 and 8,000 pipes. I used to work in both buildings and have been up close to both organs.

[oktav1970]

@YoungOrganist Uff! Really?

[gerardbedecarter]

Beautiful music!

[pianolvr1]

Absolutely superb playing by Robert Glasgow, one of the 20th century's greatest masters of the organ.

[pianolvr1]

Superb playing by Robert Glasgow, one of the 20th century's greatest masters of the organ.

[ryorgan]

There are just short of 12000 pipes and most if not all of the front pipes do not speak. In the new organ at the Conference Center there are almost 8000 pipes and every pipe in front are speaking pipes. I may be off by a few pipes here and there. Meet me there and we'll count them together.

[steelersfanhawaii]

I love the tonal color of that famous skinner at the T

[YoungOrganist]

that sound has gone!!!!

[MAESTRALES77]

una musica lieve e malinconica che con un pizzioco di nostalgia commuove il cuore...

bellissimo

[ptrams2005]

Thank you for posting one of the few recordings of this master performing!