• Welcome to the Pipe Organ Forum! This is a part of the open community Magle International Music Forums focused on pipe organs (also known as "church organs"), organists, organ music and related topics.

    This forum is intended to be a friendly place where technically advanced organists and beginners (or even non-organists) can feel comfortable having discussions and asking questions. We learn by reading and asking questions, and it is hoped that the beginners (or non-organists) will feel free to ask even the simplest questions, and that the more advanced organists will patiently answer these questions. On the other hand, we encourage complex, technical discussions of technique, music, organ-building, etc. The opinions and observations of a diverse group of people from around the world should prove to be interesting and stimulating to all of us.

    As pipe organ discussions can sometimes become lively, it should be pointed out that this is an open forum. Statements made here are the opinion of the poster, and not necessarily that of the forum itself, its administrator, or its moderators.

    In order to post a new topic - or reply to existing ones - you may join and become a member by clicking on Register New User. It's completely free and only requires a working email address (in order to confirm your registration - it will never be given away!). We strive to make this a friendly and informative forum for anyone interested in pipe organs and organ music.

    (Note: If you wish to link to and promote your own website please read this thread first.)

    Many kind regards
    smile.gif

    Frederik Magle
    Administrator

    Krummhorn
    Co-Administrator

More toccatas

GoneBaroque

New member
Thank you Mike for those two exciting performances. I especially liked the Dubois at York Minster. What a wonderful sounding organ. I seem to recall reading recently that Francis Jackson who is in his early 90's still plays the occasional recital.
 

Dorsetmike

Member
For anyone that dares to sample it there is a version of BWV 565 in the crossover forum under the heading "Yes it's that toccata"
 

solorgan

New member
You can listen to 2 toccatas in the T. Pallesco's website recorded by the composer himself (mp3 files).
Kevin Bowyer has performed several times his "Toccata and fugue in C# (do#)", in UK (Glasgow and London).
I think he has written his "Toccata in D (ré)" when he was very young because it sounds a little like Louis Vierne, sometimes. The Toccata in C# sounds much more contemporary !
 

solorgan

New member
On Youtube, you can listen to two contemporary french Toccatas, Duruflé's and Guillou's ones. I like very much these toccatas. I have forgotten "Christ a vaincu la mort" written by Thierry Pallesco ; we can read "Toccata" as second title (not on Youtube but on Pallesco's bebsite in english).

Always in the french version of Thierry Pallesco's website (page "index" editorial) you can see some advices to care much the contemporary music (only good one, not calculated/intellectual one) ! If I have got the time, I will translate you if you want, but it's long and it will not be easy for me and my poor english...

Solorgan
 

wljmrbill

Member
Finnking: I believe I have heard you play these except for Halsey on your youtube site. Enjoyed them and always your playing.
 

wljmrbill

Member
Finnking: I believe I have heard you play these except for Halsey on your youtube site. Enjoyed them and always your playing.
Getting old.. I did listen you perform the Halsey a week ago.. They are well worth listening too many times. Like that shirt you are wearing too.
 
Top