Pipe Organ - "Adagio", Félix-Alexandre Guilmant

Pipe Organ - "Adagio" (from "Sonata #3, Opus 56"), Félix-Alexandre Guilmant (1837-1911)
Prelude 22 June 2008 (camcorded in practice session) - registered using stops only from the original 1918 J. W. Steere

Wayne Burcham-Gulotta,
Music Director/Organist

J. W. Steere & Son Organ Co., Opus 701, 1918
originally 4/40 drawknob console
now 3/49 stop tab console

as it exists 2008:
Manuals (61 notes), Pedal (32 notes), six divisions
Austin console, 1962
Church Organ Company, Cantilevered Great, 1979
New Century Products, Zimbelstern, 2005

Great Organ I, Unenclosed, Manual II, Cantilevered
8' Principal (61 pipes)
8' Rohr Flöte (61 pipes)
4' Octave (61 pipes)
4' Rohr Flöte (12 pipes)
2' Block Flöte (61 pipes)
Fourniture IV (244 pipes)
8' Trompette (61 pipes)
4' Clarion (12 pipes)
Zimbelstern 9 bells

Great Organ II, Unenclosed, Manual II
16' Bourdon (61 pipes)
8' Open Diapason (61 pipes)
8' Gross Flute (61 pipes)
8' Gemshorn (61 pipes)
4' Octave (61 pipes)
4' Harmonic Flute (61 pipes)
8' Trumpet (61 pipes)

Gt. to Gt. 16'
Gt. Unison Off
Gt. to Gt. 4'
Sw. to Gt. 16'
Sw. to Gt. 8'
Sw. to Gt. 4'
Ch. to Gt. 16'
Ch. to Gt. 8'
Ch. to Gt. 4'
Echo to Gt. 8'
Echo to Gt. 4'

Swell Organ, Expressive, Manual III
16' Bourdon (73 pipes)
8' Diapason (73 pipes)
8' Gedeckt (73 pipes)
8' Salicional (73 pipes)
8' Voix Celeste (61 pipes)
8' Aeoline (73 pipes)
4' Flauto Traverso (Harmonic) (73 pipes)
2' Piccolo (61 pipes)
Mixture III Ranks (12th, 15th, 17th) - (183 pipes)
16' Pousaune (61 pipes)
8' Cornopean (73 pipes)
8' Oboe (73 pipes)
Tremolo
Sw. to Sw. 16'
Sw. Unison Off
Sw. to Sw. 4'
Ch. to Sw. 8'

Choir Organ, Expressive, Manual I
16' Contra Gamba (73 pipes)
8' Diapason (73 pipes)
8' Concert Flute (73 pipes)
8' Flute Celeste (TC) - (61 pipes)
8' Quintadena (73 pipes)
8' Dulciana (73 pipes)
4' Flute d'Amour (73 pipes)
8' Clarinet (73 pipes)
8' Orchestral Oboe (73 pipes)
Tremolo
Celesta 49 bars
Ch. to Ch. 16'
Ch. Unison Off
Ch. to Ch. 4'
Sw. to Ch. 16'
Sw. to Ch. 8'
Sw. to Ch. 4'
Echo to Ch. 8'
Echo to Ch. 4'

Echo Organ, Expressive, Floating
(North Clerestory, 4th bay)
8' Fern Flute (73 pipes)
8' Muted Viole (73 pipes)
8' Viole Celeste (73 pipes)
4' Flute a Cheminee (Harmonic) (73 pipes)
8' Vox Humana (73 pipes)
Tremolo
Chimes (Degan) 20 tubes

Pedal Organ
32' Resultant (32 notes)
16' Diapason (32 pipes)
16' Gamba (Choir) (32 notes)
16' Bourdon (shared with Great) (32 notes)
16' Gedeckt (Swell) (32 notes)
8' Diapason (from Steere Great Processional) (32 pipes)
8' Flute (Great II) (32 notes)
8' Violoncello (Choir) (32 notes)
4' Octave (from Steere Great Processional) (12 pipes)
4' Flute (Great II) (32 notes)
2' Octave (from Steere Great Processional) (12 pipes)
Mixture II (Church Organ Company) (64 pipes)
16' Trombone (shared with Swell) (32 notes)
8' Trompette (Great I) (32 notes)
4' Clarion (Great I) (32 notes)
Gt. to Ped. 8'
Gt. to Ped. 4'
Sw. to Ped. 8'
Sw. to Ped. 4'
Ch. to Ped. 8'
Ch. to Ped. 4'
Echo to Ped. 8'

Pistons:
10 General Pistons and Toe Studs
8 Swell Pistons
8 Great Pistons
8 Choir Pistons
3 Echo Pistons
6 Pedal Toe Studs
Swell to Pedal 8' Reversible Piston
Great to Pedal 8' Reversible Piston and Toe Stud
Choir to Pedal 8' Reversible Piston
Tutti Reversible Piston and Toe Stud
General Cancel Piston
Zimbelstern On/Off Buttons

Balanced Echo, Choir and Swell Pedals
Balanced Crescendo Pedal

Church of the Redeemer, Episcopal
Morristown, NJ, USA

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[DainGerrUsss]

Thank you very much for the video. One rarely hears this fine work. This was one of my late Mother's favorite organ pieces.  Blessings to you.

[joenwayne]

@DainGerrUsss

Thanks for your kind comments and for viewing.

Regards,

Wayne

[Rollinglenn]

Thank you for showing us the genius of Felix-Alexandre Guilmant. I had no idea such an instrument existed so close to my home - 20 minutes by car. I will be looking for concerts there.

This piece works beautifully on both a large organ such as this one and on a harmonium or reed organ. The warmth comes through regardless when interpreted so well.

Thank you for posting it.

[joenwayne]

@Rollinglenn Thanks for your kind comments and for viewing. Greetings from NJ.

Cheers,

Wayne

[poopingeneral]

Very nice, it's quite a mesmerizing and enchanting piece. Simple to take in, and simple to enjoy. Thank you for sharing with the youtube community. :)

[joenwayne]

@poopingeneral

Thanks for viewing and your kind comments.

Cheers,

Wayne

[fluteceleste]

thanks, wayne another good one showing the beautiful string tone of your versatile organ!

[organistedejazz]

beautiful and moving interpretation. thanks for sharing it with us. Your preformance of Amazing Grace is outstanding, too.

[joenwayne]

@ns9987

Hi Matthew,

Thank you for your very kind comments and for viewing.

Regards,

Wayne

[ns9987]

Very Beautiful Celestes this Organ has. I love your dynamics as well. That's one thing many organists don't concentrate on. Excellent Playing!

[artyzach]

@joenwayne Thanks!

[joenwayne]

@artyzach

I was using a Sony camcorder - I no longer have it and I don't remember which model it was. Many camcorders are only made to do the frequency range of the voice. The organ has the widest frequency range of any single instrument, so you want to try to use a camcorder that will record the audio well in addition to nice video.