Duet performance from A Festival of Divas

[wljmrbill]

I am amazed at this.. never heard this done or done it myself.. sure looks like it would be a great fun with right partner.Enjoy


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mMggGsN7Sho

[Krummhorn]

I've known about duo organ piece being performed, but using two consoles.

Indeed this takes lots of coordination between these two fine artists.
My only criticism is the excessive use of the percussion stops (very electronic sounding to my ears) which, imho, totally detract from the beauty of this particular instruments total sound.

[jhnbrbr]

I'm surprised you're surprised, Bill and KH. We Brits must be a step ahead in this art form! In 1994 I heard husband and wife team Philip Crozier and Sylvie Poirier (from Canada) playing a recital like this at Great Yarmouth Parish Church. They included one work they had commisioned specially from Francis Jackson. It was a terrific recital though we were a lamentably small audience (about 20!) . I've also heard Thomas Trotter playing duets with Nigel Ogden at Birmingham Town Hall on a couple of occasions too.

[jhnbrbr]

I've just listened to the whole thing and really enjoyed it. Not on a par with the best of the "proper" repertoire, certainly, more allied to the theatre organ tradition in fact, but beautifully played and great fun. It makes you realise just how versatile the organ can be. Thanks Bill.

[wljmrbill]

Glad you guys enjoyed this as much as I did... true is alitttle theater sounding actually: but then again I used to play at a pizza and pipes place for awhile when I was in Austin Texas on a 3 manuel Wurlinzer pipe organ and I enjoyed all the little extra novelties including clapping monkeys....LOL