This is wonderful, it reminds me of what happens around the throne of God Almighty as prescribed in the book of Revelations 4 where the 4 creatures never cease worshiping and glorifying him with the 24 elders who cast their crowns and bow in worshiping the living God.
It reminds me of when I was a child and played this music on an organ at my dear grandmother Kika's funeral mass. I remember that I was playing with tears in my eyes, because I was very sorry for the loss of my grandmother. May God have her in Heaven!
For over a hundred years, this lovely aria has been played at the end of the weekly evening song service in the great amphitheater at Chautauqua, NY. it holds a special place in my heart. Thanks so much for this beautiful rendition.
This piece is wonderful. Remembers so many things from my life, my childhood, family weddings, funerals, very meditative. And Jonathan performed it very well as usual. I get emotional whenever I hear it.
Magnificent---as ever ! So noble and exultant, thank you so much for all your superb and continuing efforts which are appreciated by so many of us around the planet.
Haven’t been able to listen to this for decades, it was played at my fathers funeral and always reminds me of that. But this is a beautiful rendition and very much the organ for the music.
Strange that one of the most beautiful pieces of music ever created depicts the King of Persia singing about a shade tree . . . Superb, Jonathan. Thank you.
I once watched a documentary on the building of great cathedrals. It's still mind-blowing to me whenever I get shown those magnificent edifices. I've also seen the ruins in Scotland and Ireland, and it saddens and infuriates me to think of Henry VIII and Cromwell causing wonten destruction of such beauty, blood, sweat, and tears...
Listening to this video (many times over due to sheer enjoyment) prompted me to also listen to other organists on TH-cam playing the same piece including that of Gert van Hoef. Although they - and he did a great job of playing, I think Jonathan has "nailed it" (to use the common expression). The sheer richness of the sound from 4:31 is quite amazing and simply not replicated elsewhere on other recordings. Thank you for making my enjoyment of music all the better.
So simple and beautiful at the same time. Two geniuses Handel, who composes, and Jonathan, who plays the king-instrument, is the supreme musical symbiosis. The Scott brothers' perfect collaboration is a huge musical and architectural gift to posterity.
Handel's Largo has been my favorite classical piece since the 1960's. Thanks Jonathan for the beautiful rendition and thanks Tom for the always very well-done video and audio. I can't decide whether I like this one better than the performance of Largo at the Albion Church. Regardless both are beautifully done.
The most beautiful rendition of an amazing work performed in a magnificent cathedral! Thank you for the masterly performance and superb visuals! I could watch and listen this over and over!!
Thank you for this wonderful arrangement and performance. This Largo is next up in my quest to improve my piano skills, and you are providing inspiration to me.
Those are not swell shutters but along with the abatons (lids) on the positif dorsal and main orgue are opened when the organ is in use and designed to throw the sound down the long very narrow and very high aisle. When the organ is not in use they close around the organ so it looks like a giant polished aluminum cylinder keeping the dust out.
Ce largo composé par Haendel est une aria donc un air chanté, tiré d'un de ses opéras (Serse). Ce qui est extraordinaire dans "Ombra mai fu", s'agissant d'un chant profane (et donc tiré d'une œuvre profane, ni cantate, ni oratorio) à la gloire d'un vieux platane, chanté sur scène par un vieux roi Perse (donc bien avant l'apparition du christianisme 😊), ce qui est donc le côté peu banal, c'est d'une part qu'il est souvent interprété dans des églises (présence d'orgues oblige dans 99% des situations) et d'autre part et surtout, dont on a sorti l'air de son contexte profane pour en faire une hymne religieuse (avec évidemment des paroles moins romantiques et poétiques qu'un platane ombreux) Certains me diront que "arbre, roi, compositeur" sont œuvres de Dieu ; bon alors si vous le dites...! Mais pour moi "ombra mai fu" est surtout une œuvre musicale d'une telle immense beauté que pour le coup, il est extraordinaire qu'elle soit sortie du cerveau d'un humain, si génial a-t-il été. Dieu encore ? ça alors ! vous avez réponse à tout, vous mmh... ? .
Pedal part of Widor S6 1st movt, Albion church, penultimate page, pedals and manuals in unison high speed quavers: right foot catches the G# rather than the F#. IIRC. 😆 (I hope I'm right or else he might sue me for defamation of character!). That's pretty much all you're getting though (and it's totally mean of me to point it out because it's pretty much impossible to play that bit perfectly at tempo. Edit: I see you're an organist too - I think you'll know what I mean!). He's exceptionally accurate as you say! I think he's a totally extraordinary organist / musician. Not only consistently accurate, but also consistently rhythmical and musical. Really knows the music. Very rare with organists, in my experience. A great service to the instrument, and to the music, and certainly my family as a whole has very much enjoyed his regular morale boosting and spirit lifting recitals since the start of the pandemic. 🙂
This is wonderful, it reminds me of what happens around the throne of God Almighty as prescribed in the book of Revelations 4 where the 4 creatures never cease worshiping and glorifying him with the 24 elders who cast their crowns and bow in worshiping the living God.
Vox dei! Elle est à la fois douceur et puissance! Merci de cette magnifique interprétation!
It reminds me of when I was a child and played this music on an organ at my dear grandmother Kika's funeral mass. I remember that I was playing with tears in my eyes, because I was very sorry for the loss of my grandmother. May God have her in Heaven!
This music is a prayer. Amen.
For over a hundred years, this lovely aria has been played at the end of the weekly evening song service in the great amphitheater at Chautauqua, NY. it holds a special place in my heart. Thanks so much for this beautiful rendition.
Kyynelkanavat aukeavat, niin kaunista. Antaa lohtua minulle juuri nyt äidin nukuttua pois ❤️
Köszönöm szépen ! Gratulálok !
This piece is wonderful. Remembers so many things from my life, my childhood, family weddings, funerals, very meditative. And Jonathan performed it very well as usual. I get emotional whenever I hear it.
Bach, Haendel and Buxthehude, the best of all times
Marvelous. Hope they play this at my funeral
Magnificent---as ever ! So noble and exultant, thank you so much for all your superb and continuing efforts which are appreciated by so many of us around the planet.
No matter how many times I have heard Jonathan play this, every time I become filled with unshed tears.
Lovely sentiment Greta
Haven’t been able to listen to this for decades, it was played at my fathers funeral and always reminds me of that. But this is a beautiful rendition and very much the organ for the music.
大好きな曲です💕
パイプオルガンの方が深みと哀愁があって素敵です✨✨
This is the most beautiful pieces of music
The videography is just as spectacular as the organist!!!Bravo!!!!
Beautiful and amazing as always!!
Strange that one of the most beautiful pieces of music ever created depicts the King of Persia singing about a shade tree . . .
Superb, Jonathan. Thank you.
Beautiful dog
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Awe inspiring. Jonathan, you bring blessings to our lives.
In questo splendore gotico...ombra mai fu!
I adore this piece , thank you so much for playing it .
I once watched a documentary on the building of great cathedrals. It's still mind-blowing to me whenever I get shown those magnificent edifices. I've also seen the ruins in Scotland and Ireland, and it saddens and infuriates me to think of Henry VIII and Cromwell causing wonten destruction of such beauty, blood, sweat, and tears...
Quite agree, those two men have a great deal to answer for. Maybe they are still paying the price.....?
The timing is different from the past I’ve heard,enjoyed it and the scenery inside cathedral is spectacular!!Great way to begin the day!!Thank You
Listening to this video (many times over due to sheer enjoyment) prompted me to also listen to other organists on TH-cam playing the same piece including that of Gert van Hoef. Although they - and he did a great job of playing, I think Jonathan has "nailed it" (to use the common expression). The sheer richness of the sound from 4:31 is quite amazing and simply not replicated elsewhere on other recordings. Thank you for making my enjoyment of music all the better.
you are right , I agree .
So simple and beautiful at the same time. Two geniuses Handel, who composes, and Jonathan, who plays the king-instrument, is the supreme musical symbiosis. The Scott brothers' perfect collaboration is a huge musical and architectural gift to posterity.
An aria composed by a German composer sung in Italian by a Persian king who is in love with a tree. But it is still beautiful.
Another Handel's Largo video! Thank you so much! 😊😊😊
Handel's Largo has been my favorite classical piece since the 1960's. Thanks Jonathan for the beautiful rendition and thanks Tom for the always very well-done video and audio. I can't decide whether I like this one better than the performance of Largo at the Albion Church. Regardless both are beautifully done.
👏🏻. Wonderful interpretation of this magnificent composition. Thank you !
What a beautiful arrangement and rendition. Suits the instrument, I guess, and definitely the cathedral. Bravo!
HEAVENLY 💛💚💙💜🧡❤
Absolutely magnificent. Thank you for sharing.
Wow!! What a beautiful performance.
The most beautiful rendition of an amazing work performed in a magnificent cathedral! Thank you for the masterly performance and superb visuals! I could watch and listen this over and over!!
Absolutely gorgeous performance and Tom’s videography is brilliant, as always.
Beautiful music and fantastic organ playing !
Sublime 😊
Thank you for this wonderful arrangement and performance. This Largo is next up in my quest to improve my piano skills, and you are providing inspiration to me.
Wow!! Relaxing and majestic. Great music to begin my day. 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼❤️. Thank you
wow! amazingly played
Beautiful. Thanks, Jonathan and Tom.
Very lovely, my friend. Very lovely indeed.
Beautiful and fantastic as always Jonathan!😁👍👏👏👏👏❤
Heel mooi
Mogę słuchać w nieskończoność...👌🎼🎵🎶Przepięknie !!
Wonderful, thank you.
Handell!!!!! Magnífica obra!
Beautiful music, as always.
That's a very different looking organ console, almost has a grand piano-like finish. Awesome sound.👍
beautiful ...
-1 dislike, this is an indicator of greatness
Beautiful! This is one of my favorite works.
My god! Amazing 👏
magnifique, merci....!
Simplesmente MAGNÍFICO💯
Beautiful thank you.
very nice
Beautiful love it🍃
excellent 🙌🙌🙌
What a wonderful way to design shutters for the swell boxes.
Those are not swell shutters but along with the abatons (lids) on the positif dorsal and main orgue are opened when the organ is in use and designed to throw the sound down the long very narrow and very high aisle. When the organ is not in use they close around the organ so it looks like a giant polished aluminum cylinder keeping the dust out.
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What a novel idea. It's breathtaking and is on par with the wonderful sound of this organ.
Bravo!!!
This is beautiful and so is his other video of this piece
But… tbh, although the Albion organ is a beautiful sounding one, Largo sounds better here in this video.
Super!
Getting emotional at work... It's okay today as most are working from home (NZ level2 here). Take care all.
Very good!
❤❤❤
🎶🎵👏👏👏👏👏
Fantastic. But the thought of hanging those banners gives me palpitations.
Ce largo composé par Haendel est une aria donc un air chanté, tiré d'un de ses opéras (Serse).
Ce qui est extraordinaire dans "Ombra mai fu", s'agissant d'un chant profane (et donc tiré d'une œuvre profane, ni cantate, ni oratorio) à la gloire d'un vieux platane, chanté sur scène par un vieux roi Perse (donc bien avant l'apparition du christianisme 😊),
ce qui est donc le côté peu banal, c'est d'une part qu'il est souvent interprété dans des églises (présence d'orgues oblige dans 99% des situations)
et d'autre part et surtout, dont on a sorti l'air de son contexte profane pour en faire une hymne religieuse (avec évidemment des paroles moins romantiques et poétiques qu'un platane ombreux)
Certains me diront que "arbre, roi, compositeur" sont œuvres de Dieu ; bon alors si vous le dites...!
Mais pour moi "ombra mai fu" est surtout une œuvre musicale d'une telle immense beauté que pour le coup, il est extraordinaire qu'elle soit sortie du cerveau d'un humain, si génial a-t-il été.
Dieu encore ? ça alors ! vous avez réponse à tout, vous mmh... ?
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Vá dormir que tu ganha mais!!
Come to my office today if I have to go out for
Éxtasis...éxtasis...
"moving"
Please make a mistake just once 😆
Pedal part of Widor S6 1st movt, Albion church, penultimate page, pedals and manuals in unison high speed quavers: right foot catches the G# rather than the F#. IIRC. 😆
(I hope I'm right or else he might sue me for defamation of character!).
That's pretty much all you're getting though (and it's totally mean of me to point it out because it's pretty much impossible to play that bit perfectly at tempo. Edit: I see you're an organist too - I think you'll know what I mean!). He's exceptionally accurate as you say!
I think he's a totally extraordinary organist / musician. Not only consistently accurate, but also consistently rhythmical and musical. Really knows the music. Very rare with organists, in my experience. A great service to the instrument, and to the music, and certainly my family as a whole has very much enjoyed his regular morale boosting and spirit lifting recitals since the start of the pandemic.
🙂
Is there any rendition better suited to a rainy morning like today?
Bach, Haendel and Buxthehude, the best of all times