VeniVidi2009
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"Wet" and "dry" rooms
Krummhorn, I agree - the extraordinary long reverberation time found in big cathedrals like in Uppsala gives an extra "spice" to a great lot of organ music, and it is almost a must for a big lot - like for example the French music written for large organs. I will later on upload a work for TWO large organs - Esquisse Gothique#3 by Jean Langlais from 1975 - also recorded in Uppsala and played on this new Ruffatti organ plus the large old Åkerman organ from 1870. I guess you seldom can find more demanding music than that type, concerning sound pressure and reverberation and all that. But H4 handled also this rather nicely as you will hear. I will give you a notice here when that file is uploaded.
I also agree with JHNBRBR (at least partly) that smaller organs can be more rewarding to listen to in a little more dry environment than in a large cathedral. And it is definitely easier to record them in somewhat more "intimate" atmosphere.
But in my opinion a large organ in a large cathedral is something absolutely stunning to experience - when "right" music is performed.
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Krummhorn, I agree - the extraordinary long reverberation time found in big cathedrals like in Uppsala gives an extra "spice" to a great lot of organ music, and it is almost a must for a big lot - like for example the French music written for large organs. I will later on upload a work for TWO large organs - Esquisse Gothique#3 by Jean Langlais from 1975 - also recorded in Uppsala and played on this new Ruffatti organ plus the large old Åkerman organ from 1870. I guess you seldom can find more demanding music than that type, concerning sound pressure and reverberation and all that. But H4 handled also this rather nicely as you will hear. I will give you a notice here when that file is uploaded.
I also agree with JHNBRBR (at least partly) that smaller organs can be more rewarding to listen to in a little more dry environment than in a large cathedral. And it is definitely easier to record them in somewhat more "intimate" atmosphere.
But in my opinion a large organ in a large cathedral is something absolutely stunning to experience - when "right" music is performed.
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