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Uploaded by on Jan 5, 2010

Louis Vierne 1st Symphony (Final mvt.) played by Daniel Cook, on the Salisbury Cathedral Father Willis Organ.

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  • Well done! But where is the musicality? Everyone should play Vierne as well as Mr. Pétur Sakari do!

  • @AnOrganCornucopia Ah Right, I thought it had some Harrison Connection of some kind. It's a great organ! One I hope to be able to add to my list of british cathedral organs I have played! Thankyou for your response :-)

  • @contraposaune - the action is modern H&H electropneumatic. The rest is - apart from additions and the enlargement and enclosure of the Solo by Willis III in the 1930s - all Father Willis. I think the console, though, is Willis III revamped by H&H.

  • @downtown1961 - WHAT? The reeds on English organs are exceedingly fine! Of course, they vary from firm to firm, but of the main ones the following can be said:

    Hill - low pressure, either quite mild or very fiery. Either way not muddy!

    Willis (like this) - high pressure, stable tuning, astounding fire and éclat!

    Walker - similar to Willis. The chorus reeds often have stopped resonators with harmonics-inducing holes around the top.

    Harrison - rich and smooth as you describe!

  • A powerful performance, and lots of presence. It would have been a special treat to hear this live from out in the nave. I did a tour of English cathedrals a few years ago, including Salisbury, but did not get to hear the organ then. This is a nice addition to the memory.

  • Heaven!

  • LOL at downtown1961. and yes,,a great piece, and performance!

  • My sincere compliments for your performance, Daniel. CONGRATULAZIONI! the same Italian word I utilized when you played that piece at Westminster Abbey for my family and me!

  • What a great cathedral and Instrument!

  • Brilliant performance considering that English organs sound like the reeds are playing though a combination of mud and the queen's underpants.

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