"To us all, a watery greeting"

[Contratrombone64]

Here, a fabulous score than any organist worth his/her salt should master and play simply to proove they're "the best". I most certainly cannot play it ... way beyond my capabilities.

Enjoy ... oh, and "to us all, a watery greeting" is as good as my schoolboy Latin could cope with as way of translation.

[Soubasse]

Liszt was indeed a maniac! I tried my hands and feet at that some years ago, but was sidetracked by then having about 3 months to learn the Durufle Requiem. Must dig out the LIszt again and have another go one day. However, I still find it's also difficult when deciding on that era of the repertoire, whether to try out the Liszt, or that Reubke piece too!

I think the full line from Meyerbeer's Le Prophete was something like:
"To us, to the healing waters, come again, ye who are in misery"
(Ad nos, ad salutarem undam iterum venite miseri)

I gather it was something to do with being re-baptised.

Matt

[jhnbrbr]

Hi CT64 and a watery greeting to you too! Thanks for Ad nos score which I haven't seen before. This is a work I enjoy listening to, and I've got a feeling that's how it's going to stay.

[Contratrombone64]

jhnbrbr - I've had a go at it and can play it through at about a billionth of the speed required, nevertheless I'm going to make it a project to learn the dreaded monster, 8 bars at a time, should take me a year.

[Krummhorn]

My goodness ... a piece far beyond my abilities, nor have I access to an organ that would do it justice ... this sort of piece just is totally taboo on a 9 ranker, imho.

I can play the last page, though ...

[dll927]

Much has been written on Widor's "symphonies" being a take-off on Franck's "Grande Piece Symphonique". Interesting, since I've also read that Widor didn't think too much of Franck's music. So maybe Widor had the "Ad Nos" in mind!!.

Then again, Widor is known almost exclusively to organists, while Franck produced several other non-organ pieces that are still well-regarded. IN that vein, the "Symphonic Variations" for piano & orchestra have parts that are a dead ringer for the second movement of the Symphony in D minor, written a year or so later.

I wonder just how much Liszt did with the organ. The B-A-C-H is a gem, too. But as mentioned by some above, it takes a master to play those works.

[Soubasse]

Aye indeed - it's time to work through the Hanon and Chopin primers before even starting on those!

[Mush]

I used to play this, but haven't in about ten years. This piece is a good example of something that is so well written keyboardistically, that it is much easier than it looks. If you have decent technique, it fits well under your fingers and there isn't anything really weird in it. I have the Anthony Newman great performer edition with the extra pedal notes. And this piece actually does work on small machines. It worked great on the 10 rank Schoenstein Chour de Orgue at mother goose(my old practice machine).

I have been thinking about doing this one http://imslp.info/files/imglnks/usimg/8/8f/IMSLP10876-Reubke_94th.pdf

[Soubasse]

The Reubke has long been on my "must attempt" list ... still waiting though

[Contratrombone64]

The Reubke looks diabolical

[rovikered]

Reubke's '94th Psalm' Sonata is a monumental work of great difficulty which sounds superb when well played. It requires a large organ with at least 3 manuals (preferably 4) for a most effective interpretation. I've heard some good performances of it 'in the flesh' but of those I have on record I think Daniel Roth's at St Sulpice is the best. There, it is a stupendous sound !

[Contratrombone64]

I wonder to myself whether the abovementioned audio recording might be in MP3 format? *hint hint hint*

[rovikered]

Sorry, I have no idea. It is on the Aeolus label AE-10331 which also includes Organ Sonata No.3 by A.G. Ritter and the Symphonic Poem 'Orpheus' (Liszt) transcribed for organ by Gottschalg.
All recordings in my collection are on CD, Vinyl, Old 78s and tape with some DVDs.

[Soubasse]

The Reubke looks diabolical

Parts of it certainly are!
I once page-turned/stop-pulled for a chap named Brett Leighton who performed the Reubke and some Tournemire in the cathedral I was stationed at at the time. I doubt much of this repertoire had ever been heard in the the building before and it was a well attended concert. I still recall it as a stunning recital, particularly the Reubke. It was standing next to him and watching that made me want to learn it.

[Mush]

There was a great video if Paul Jacobs playing the Reubke sonata at Trinity on their website, but they took it down.

There is this however: http://pipedreams.publicradio.org/ww..._0821part3_128


The best cd of the Reubke I have found is the DG 415 139-2 recording of Simon Preston at Westminster Abbey. And my fave of Ad No is an old Angel LP of Jane Parker Smith at St. Francis de Sales, Philadelphia.