Elgar - Organ Sonata in G Op.28 4. Presto [Herbert Sumsion]

Herbert Sumsion's iconic recording of Edward Elgar's Organ Sonata in G Op.28.

Recorded in a single take on the 1922 Harrison & Harrison organ of Gloucester Cathedral in 1967.

4th Movement - Presto

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[MaxCavaleraFan]

Look up the National Pipe Organ Register (Youtube won't allow me to include a URL), find the Search by Address function, put in Gloucester Cathedral, it'll give you details of organs there going right back to the 14th Century (though, obviously, the details are very sketchy that far back!)

[MaxCavaleraFan]

The old Marylebone organ actually survives in a new home, it's on the NPOR...

[lustful2]

Som eof the pipework went to St Marylebone Church London but they scrapped their organ later for A four manual Reiger .  The double open 32 can be found in the organ of St David's Cathedral Wales. If u go to the NPOR website u can search a fuller history of the Organs of Gloucester Cathedral.

[stormkingfan]

I have to agree about the flutes. In the beginning... very elegant... soft, but telling. At around 5:15, the solo is what sounds like a Harmonic Flute with a harmonically rich 15th wedged in there. The Tuba is gone today... why? H&H's was at its height in that era.

Who has the stoplist of the organ before Downes changed it (1971)? Any leads are appreciated.

Cathedral's reverb gave me goosebumps.

[lustful2]

U sound like some really pompous idiot. I do know about organs cos I am a trained professional classical Organist . and furthermore, I have played for well over 25 yrs in a Church and given recitals. Furthermore, If u don't like the fact that someone else can beg to gives a opinion and then don't agree with u then obviously u have a problem Sir.

[lustful2]

3 Nuns that was probably so 50 yrs ago. Unfortunately today's up and comnig Organist's I have the recording of the Elgar played by Simon preston at the Organ of Colston Hall Bristol and I prefer his interpretation. Tempi is a matter of personal choice as this movement on here is marked presto we don't really hear the drama in the movement. It's too village style for me so sorry I beg to disagree..

[lustful2]

Sumsion takes this movement a touch slower . It sounds more allegro then presto. I am overwhelm though by the fine tone of the Harrison before it was ripped out for some neo-classical sound of today. Those flutes were gorgeous on this recording as is the rich full swell !

[1401JSC]

Sumsion restait longtemps à Gloucester et a connu Sir Edward Elgar personnellement.

This recording comes from a wonderful 60s series of EMI LPs featuring many English Cathedrals and their Organists.

Conrad Eden recorded Rheinberger, Bennet, Schoenberg...at Durham and had his organ enlarged with a big Positive division in 1980 before retiring .

He was a little disappointed in his new Quintatön 8' "I can make the same sound with the Choir Gamba, flauto traverso 4 and Nasard"