new Roth impros from St-Sulpice

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Encore from a recital: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ky1RocMrCGQ

"Sortie" from High Mass:

• Part 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tDuMfPSWbvQ
• Part 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RsZk1jrwy8M

(At the end of part 2, note how Roth uses CC's registration device as a "general cancel". )

[Corno Dolce]

Aloha acc,

Thanx for providing more gems from *Organ Heaven*. That instrument truly *dazzles the mind*.

Cheerio,

CD

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The Sauer organ of Berlin Cathedral isn't so bad, either, as shown in yet another Youtube addition of today, Max Reger's Fantasie and Fugue on B.A.C.H. op.46 played by veteran organist Heinz Wunderlich:

• Fantasie: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e5vDre_p3bM&fmt=18
• Fugue: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o9VdSAcuZcs&fmt=18

I wouldn't mind calling this organ the "German St-Sulpice".

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Aloha acc,

Yes, I do like the Sauer in the Berlin Cathedral *space*. German *St. Sulpice*, eh? Well, I, err, ummm, hmmm, Heavy Sigh The Sauer *might* be just a tad on the heavy-opaque side for my taste for it to compare with the Parisian Dream Machine. Although, I do love the Sauer for Reger - no doubt about it!

Cheerio,

CD

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Yes, "heavy-opaque" is a reputation those Walckers and Sauers often have. But I wonder if it's really the instruments themselves, or rather the music one plays on them. Obviously, one ought to play Widor at St-Sulpice and Reger at Berlin Cathedral, so maybe it's Reger who is heavy in comparison to Widor (or, like somebody once said rather cynically: Reger's music is like his name, you might as well play it backwards without noticing the difference).

My personal opinion about those "mammoth" German organs has changed somewhat when I compared this recording with that one: I found that the heavier of the two was not the one you might think at first!

By the way, a remarkable feature in Wunderlich's recording is his masterful use of the Crescendowalze in the fugue. Most 20th-century-style crescendo pedals fail to convince me, but this one works rather well.

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Aloha acc,

Yes, of course it also depends on how the performer *registered* the pieces, ergo, what stops he chooses. I happen to own both of those recordings and thoroughly enjoy both. For me, Daniel Roth and the Parisian Dream Machine are just such an incredibly unbeatable combination. I am at a loss to discover what organ music can't be played on CC at St. Sulpice - Imnsho, it is a *perfect organ*. Yes, of course the Wanamaker has more whistles and bells than CC at Sulpice - Both those instruments share the pinnacle of organ-building acheivement - They are *Perfection* incarnate in regards to musicality.

Humbly,

CD

Ps: I was very dismissive of Reger's music 25 years ago - I have since then *grown-up* - Now I really enjoy to listen to and play his works.