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Hi to the forum Having seen the size of this huge bassilica,it would be unthinkable that there is'nt a sizable organ in such a vast space.Is there a possible recording from this bassilica?

Hi to the forum. Considering the size of the C.C. organ at St. Sernin,it begs the question wether there were any plans by Cavaille Coll or Charles Mutin to expand the organ to a 4 or 5 manual instrument,possibly with the addition of more pipes and stops?

The reference to problems with MyOrgan by mrdfes has prompted me to start this thread.I've downloaded mp3's for quite sometime (MyOrgan and Hauptwerk samples)from various websites and I have a preference for Hauptwerk samples,which in my view are of better quality.It got me thinking wether there...

In recent years there's been a tendancy for artists/music producers to "improve" coversongs.I don't mind electronics being used in recordings (as long as the electronics are used properly),but I find in some instances the electronics and the techno beats a bit of an overkill.I have a particular...

Hi to the forum. I recently heard on radio the piano transcription of The Blue Danube,Johann Strauss by Max Reger,sounds like quite a handfull!! How does this work compare in difficulty to the likes of Gottschalk and Rachmaninov.

Does anyone know of recordings made at the Notre Dame Cathedral and St. Maclou church in Rouen.I know that the C.C. organ at St. Ouen is "the organ" in Rouen,but I already have five recordings with another four are on the way.Any info would be helpfull,thanks.

Hi I have a question for the organists in the forum.What is the most difficult piece of organ music.The final of Vierne's 6th Symphony comes to mind,as well as the final of Dupre's Evocation.Are there organ pieces that are more difficult to play than Vierne's 6th Symphony final?:grin:

Hello to the forum. What in your opinion is the right tempo for the final of the 3d Symphony.I have four recordings,the slowest (Maurice Durufle-Goerge Pretre) is 8:56,(EMI Best 100 Classics) 8:08,(Imrich Szabo-Stephen Gunzenhauser) 7:45,the fastest a Gemini recording 7:15.The Maurice Durufle...

Does anybody know about Brindleyand Foster organs.According to my info at hand,a organ was installed in the Dutch Reform Church Bosmanstraat Pretoria S.A. in 1904.The info states that the organ had an hydraulic-pneumatic action.I've never heard of an hydraulic-pneumatic action,if any info is...

There seems to be a difference of opinion (not in unfriendly sense) about how to play Feike Asma compositions,in particular the amount of pedal, how the pedal is used and stop combinations(understandably stop combinations will vary accordingly to the organ being used ).Do organists use Feike...

Hi there,I come from South Africa.I would be intrigued know what your opinions are about the pros and cons/advantages/disadvantages between two types of organs.Is there a real difference in the timing of stops/playing notes,some organists I've spoken to are of the opinion that pnuematic organs...