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About LinkBacksHere's a high calorie version of *MARS* from *The Planets* by Holst - This music rocks ones cradle:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uyp2FTW6y-I&fmt=18
And you get a video tour of that glorious Leviathan.
Here's a high calorie version of *MARS* from *The Planets* by Holst - This music rocks ones cradle:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uyp2FTW6y-I&fmt=18
And you get a video tour of that glorious Leviathan.
Last edited by Corno Dolce; Mar-14-2009 at 21:39.
Gorgeous sound ...
Oh, the lucky stiffs that get to play these fabulous instruments ... some day, maybe. <sniff>
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Aloha GrandMaster Krummhorn,
And what a glorious acoustic too - I remember when seeing that Chapel building for the first time in person and I thought it hideously ugly. The inside, if one could visualise it being without any pews or organ console, I felt looked like a great marble sarcophagus. But, over the years my mind's eye has softened a bit on it. The College strove to build a non-denominational Chapel and they pretty much succeeded in doing so - even though the School is founded by leaders of an, by me, un-named mainline Church.
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CD
*If a man wants God to hear his prayer quickly, then before he prays for anything else, even his own soul, when he stands and stretches out his hands towards God, he must pray with all his heart for his enemies. Through this action God will hear everything that he asks* -Abba Zeno-
*Protagoras: "Truth is subjective. What is true for you, and what is true for me, is true for me. Your opinion is true by virtue of its being your opinion."
*Socrates: "My opinion is: Truth is absolute, not opinion, and that you are in absolute error. Since this is my opinion, then according to your philosophy you must grant that it is true."
"Improvisational Art": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qSxVO3EoCRM
Not just the acoustics, but also the fact that all the pipework is in the ceiling (they speak through the big grill right above the pews). Organs sound better when they're higher up. In the case of Girard Chapel, even though the organ is tucked away in the ceiling, its all masonry and there's alot of breathing space up there, so this organ has a huge impact. It's one of my favorites.Originally Posted by Corno Dolce
I did a mini-recital on that instrument in the beginning of last year. It is one of my favorite instruments, as is the one in St. John the Divine in New York. Of course, then there is the Woolsey Hall gem Ohhh la-laAnd then the dream machines in St. Sulpice in Paris and St. Ouen in Rouen.
*If a man wants God to hear his prayer quickly, then before he prays for anything else, even his own soul, when he stands and stretches out his hands towards God, he must pray with all his heart for his enemies. Through this action God will hear everything that he asks* -Abba Zeno-
*Protagoras: "Truth is subjective. What is true for you, and what is true for me, is true for me. Your opinion is true by virtue of its being your opinion."
*Socrates: "My opinion is: Truth is absolute, not opinion, and that you are in absolute error. Since this is my opinion, then according to your philosophy you must grant that it is true."
"Improvisational Art": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qSxVO3EoCRM
It's interesting how certain organs get their reputations, and that one at Girard seems to be a favorite for recordings. I wonder if that ceiling installations has something to do with it.
Actually, Girard is not a "college" at all -- its a boarding school for K-12 kids from low-income families.
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