A buddy of mine, and virtuoso organist, pointed this video out to me.
The organ, while usually seen as a "creepy" instrument, is a wonderous
creation that yields the most organic (no pun) music.
This is an incredible "behind-the-scenes" look at one of the large, historic pipe organs in Paris.
If you can get past all the clattering (which normally only the organist would hear), you will
hear some very sublime, rhapsodic playing.
Note the mechanical coupling of the keyboards and pedalboard
- really looks kind of eerie, doesn't it!
SEE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NVJq8...elated&search=
(Note to the "uninitiated" - this 100-stop organ was built in St. Sulpice Church in Paris in 1862 by the French builder Cavaille-Coll. The instrument contained elements from the previous organ of 1781. It has since been renovated, enlarged and modified three times (1903, 1934 and 1991); however, unlike most other Cavaille-Coll instruments, this St. Sulpice masterpiece retains the spirit and integrity of Cavaille-Coll's work. For info & photos, see
http://www.stsulpice.com
The organ, while usually seen as a "creepy" instrument, is a wonderous
creation that yields the most organic (no pun) music.
This is an incredible "behind-the-scenes" look at one of the large, historic pipe organs in Paris.
If you can get past all the clattering (which normally only the organist would hear), you will
hear some very sublime, rhapsodic playing.
Note the mechanical coupling of the keyboards and pedalboard
- really looks kind of eerie, doesn't it!
SEE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NVJq8...elated&search=
(Note to the "uninitiated" - this 100-stop organ was built in St. Sulpice Church in Paris in 1862 by the French builder Cavaille-Coll. The instrument contained elements from the previous organ of 1781. It has since been renovated, enlarged and modified three times (1903, 1934 and 1991); however, unlike most other Cavaille-Coll instruments, this St. Sulpice masterpiece retains the spirit and integrity of Cavaille-Coll's work. For info & photos, see
http://www.stsulpice.com
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