St. Paul's Cathedral Pipe Organ Messiaen"Transports de Joie"

When I uploaded this previously, I attributed the performance to the wrong Christopher (bad note-taking on my part).

This performance of Olivier Messiaen's "show-stopper" is by Christopher Herrick. It was recorded in 1969, before the massive Noel Mander re-build of 1972-77.

This is probably Messiaen's most popular organ composition, although he might have cringed at having any of his compositions called "popular" ;-)

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[choirisgay]

I wish I was European so I could maybe have the chance to play in some of these wonderful spaces. In America, all we have are what my organ teacher calls "padded candy boxes."

[34045]

Brilliant! Better than drugs! (whatever they are like!)

[trompettechamade1]

@Sesquiltera I have heard that the reverb has been timed at 12 seconds, thanks to that huge dome (second only to St. Peter's, Rome). How long the reverb time must be there!

[EccentricRichard]

@choirisgay - oh, I dunno, I'd have said the US has some big acoustics. Various of the major cathedrals... St Ignatius Loyola (Jesuit RC) NYC... the Catholic basilica in DC has a HUGE acoustic.

[kontrahylian]

I heard this same exact piece at the end of the service I attended at St Paul's Cathedral In London.

[27adry]

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[andreatube1962]

Dieu parmi nou



[OldPost661]

If you haven't heard the organ at St. John the Divine since the cathedral reopened in 2008, you haven't heard anything. For sheer effect it's the equal of anything in Europe. Maybe not pure Cavaille-Coll or Willis, but oh-my-God amazing anyway.

[capedcamish]

I like you.

[ilovechopinprelude]

this isnt the as you say nativity suite it is the ascension of christ... after Easter...

[canonscottage]

This movement of Messiaen's "Nativity Suite" is Christmas for me. "Outburst of Joy". For me this is God breaking into our word -- I'm not a "Silent Night" fan. I just don't think it was silent.