This is what we had the organist play for the recessional/postlude at our wedding in April. I thought it was a very fitting song for a day that had been very long-awaited and the celebration it was!
I applied this score to memory when I was 15...Diane is wonderous...as ever...I thought she was too slow here though...I think mayhaps she could have sent some of her thinking here into her rendition of the round off of Tocc Dm......but she is wonderful...no question;)
OK Carmelite, VERY nice rendering as well and the sound of that organ is crystal clear, small wonder because it happens to be a Klais. I suggest you hear Händel's "Allegro maestoso" (wrongly titled "A la hornpipe" many times) from his great "Royal Fireworks" Suite, played by Ian Tracey at another Klais, at Bath Abbey (1997). Superb and crystal clear reverb as well. You'll enjoy it, I'm sure ;) . Never grow tired of listening to that absolute masterpiece!
pacing is usually a complement of interpretation and listener taste. I think this is paced perfectly for my tastes. Most importantly, she plays the runs w/o hosed keying! It is a very beautiful piece. I do not feel it is over-powered in the registrations. It does sound better when she plays this on the Freiberg 4X organs. I tune pianos - and I see the tune-to-self has been done w/i ranks. When they are registered together -- ooops; a little sour. The environment those pipes are in is usually horrific; huge swings in temperature and humidity. This spells disaster for organ maintenance. And one can hear it.
A very lumpy and heavy sound, making it indistinct and very lacking in contrast. Just loud, loud and ... loud. Needs far more changes in registration and a lot more thoughtful performance.
I like the registration--and there's plenty of contrast. I like the pacing--so many organists play this piece way too fast and all of the ornamentation is lost.
Respectfully I disagree, an instruments tuning is act of will and stewardship. This instrument suffers from neglect or the unwillingness to condition the air. Many stops are in tune - by division, it is when divisions are added together that the out of "tuneness" rears its ugly head. This instrument suffers from to many "touch up tunings".
Diane gives some of the best exposition of pedal technique, and some of the clearest articulation overall with regular tempo. She never fails us.
Fantastic arrangement. Fantastic performance. Thank you for your ministry of music.
God bless you!
A powerful testemony of faith! I love this piece of music :-)
This is what we had the organist play for the recessional/postlude at our wedding in April. I thought it was a very fitting song for a day that had been very long-awaited and the celebration it was!
This was the recessional at my wedding too!
Play it again, Bish. Merry Christmas.
iMO the tempo is perfectly adjusted to the Cathedral space. Very nice!
The best performance of this piece ever.
I applied this score to memory when I was 15...Diane is wonderous...as ever...I thought she was too slow here though...I think mayhaps she could have sent some of her thinking here into her rendition of the round off of Tocc Dm......but she is wonderful...no question;)
@bishfan It is called "MUSIC ON THE THEME OF THANKSGIVING". I provided a link above.
OK Carmelite, VERY nice rendering as well and the sound of that organ is crystal clear, small wonder because it happens to be a Klais. I suggest you hear Händel's "Allegro maestoso" (wrongly titled "A la hornpipe" many times) from his great "Royal Fireworks" Suite, played by Ian Tracey at another Klais, at Bath Abbey (1997). Superb and crystal clear reverb as well. You'll enjoy it, I'm sure ;) . Never grow tired of listening to that absolute masterpiece!
I looked up the specs on that Klais at Trinity Koln ... it was formerly installed at Aachen !
OK, thank you so much for the info. Have you already heard that masterpiece by Händel? Greetings :) .
@@irineoromero9398 Are you referring to this recording? th-cam.com/video/I0HUPhK8qmA/w-d-xo.html
Thanks! What is the name of this episode? I'd love to get a "no talking" version.
Difficult to keep a large organ like this in good tune.
The higher the pitches of the pipes, the more vulnerable they are to temperature changes.
This must be the slowest I've ever heard this played...which is surprising because I sometimes think Diane plays too quickly.
@PipeOrganistSC Seriously?? I think there are more important aspects to consider, not whether Ms. Bish used 10 or 100 stops or not.
pacing is usually a complement of interpretation and listener taste. I think this is paced perfectly for my tastes. Most importantly, she plays the runs w/o hosed keying! It is a very beautiful piece. I do not feel it is over-powered in the registrations. It does sound better when she plays this on the Freiberg 4X organs.
I tune pianos - and I see the tune-to-self has been done w/i ranks. When they are registered together -- ooops; a little sour. The environment those pipes are in is usually horrific; huge swings in temperature and humidity. This spells disaster for organ maintenance. And one can hear it.
Played a little slowly due to the majestic reverberation.
This recording is boomy and unclear.
Would be nicer if the organ were in tune.
A very lumpy and heavy sound, making it indistinct and very lacking in contrast. Just loud, loud and ... loud. Needs far more changes in registration and a lot more thoughtful performance.
I like the registration--and there's plenty of contrast. I like the pacing--so many organists play this piece way too fast and all of the ornamentation is lost.
So, you think you can actually outperform her >: ( ? Why don't you upload your own version then, so we can compare both huh?
@@irineoromero9398 I don't know, I like the Pehlken recording at Trinity Church in Köln too, it's a tick faster.
OK Carmelite, shall hear it ASAP. Thanks for the info ;) .
Way too slow - it drags itself through some of the phrasing, sucking the life out of the piece.
Respectfully I disagree, an instruments tuning is act of will and stewardship. This instrument suffers from neglect or the unwillingness to condition the air. Many stops are in tune - by division, it is when divisions are added together that the out of "tuneness" rears its ugly head. This instrument suffers from to many "touch up tunings".
Yuck. Tuning really isn't important to some it would seem.
Glitter and be gay? No this poor woman has no sense for great European music. She's only perfoming herself but not a musical idea!