Ficarri | Fanfare-Introduction in D ; Bach | Sinfonia from Cantata 29 "We Thank Thee God" arr. Dupré

Fanfare-Introduction in D | Daniel Ficarri (b. 1996) ***
Sinfonia from Cantata 29 "We Thank Thee, God" | J. S. Bach (1685 - 1750)
arr. Marcel Dupré
***Commissioned and played as the very first music on the newly-restored Hazel Wright Organ at the Acceptance Ceremony on February 7, 2022.
SCORE AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE: www.ecspublishing.com/fanfare...
David Ball | Christ Cathedral Organist and Head of Music Ministry
The Hazel Wright Organ
V/294 Fratelli Ruffatti
Christ Cathedral
Garden Grove, CA

[@jdkoozer]

The absolute Best Organ in the World I have followed this organ for Years Thank You for the FULL Restoration . MagicalPipes

[@stevenschrier4207]

Inspirational! A blessing to have an instrument of extraordinary tonal range and power and virtuoso Juilliard graduate David Ball with imaginative technique.
Good to both see and hear the expressive performance of Bach's Sinfonia 29. The audio was good given the acoustic delay time of the Cathedral.
Looking forward to viewing more mini recitals from the Cathedral and, if allowed, recitals later this year by guest organists. All the best from west Michigan😊👍👍🎶🎶

[@GermanGreetings]

This organ in Christ Cathedral seems to bo `the` organ for this cantata - and praise the Lord: Mr. Ficarri and his devine fanfares :)

[@FranciscoAntonio-rd1eu]

Sinfonía de la cantata 29 , sus notas son emocionantes no puedes dejar de admirar algo tan bello que emociona hasta el espíritu.

[@fredt9450]

The introduction is amazing!

[@joshuag.4873]

Giving the Sinfonia a grand honorary fanfare - you've outdone yourself! :-)

[@m99343]

Bizarre registration for Bach. Wonderful piece of music and technically very well played

[@marccheban194]

It is a bizarre registration - to heavy in the pedal. It is actually badly played technically. Way too fast for the building and poorly articulated. He just rams through it for whatever reason I don't know. There are some obvious note errors along the way.

[@BeaconCampana]

Amazing!

[@jdkoozer]

David, You now have one More Loyal Follower Ina this instrument in Restoration is Over the top I have followed this Organ since the Crystal Cathedral was Built and I have traveled to The Netherlands and Follow One Organist there also Thank You MagicalPipes

[@bikdav]

When everything gets "settled in", you need to put out a CD or vinyl disc of some of the music played at the cathedral - such as this Bach piece for example.

[@joespeciale5875]

Nice job on the devilishly tricky Bach transcription-cleanly and accurately played! Not easy.

[@peternaryd_operasinger]

Absolutely amazing! Fantastic played on this magnificent organ! I love it!😁👏👏👏👏❤️

[@peternaryd_operasinger]

This is one of my favorite organ piece of Bach and also one of my favorite organs!😁😁

[@mecheverriadiaz]

Very nice Mr. Ball. Kind regards from Chile.

[@DocTommy1972]

Flipping the Leslie switch, David? Very well played

[@20thcenturyorganandchoralm98]

Gorgeous! We hope to see and hear much more from you! Maybe you could also play some works by composer Robert Hebble, a friend of Frederick Swann, maybe a piece like "Celebration" - which is in the Crystal Cathedral organ album.

[@jdkoozer]

Paul Jacobs would be Proud of Your performance on this the Same Organ he performed The same back Work on several Decades ago when the Church was Under Dr Robert Schuller . Now to add You to the Fine example of this Great Organ Restored . Signed MagicalPipes

[@jdkoozer]

So nice to see You pay Cantata 29 on the same Organ as Your Julliard Instructor Paul Jacobs did 20 +_years ago and observing the same left hand stops\ Changes , MagicalPipes

[@jdkoozer]

at 2 Min mark slight change in the reading of the Music ?

[@marccheban194]

Sinfonia is WAY too fast - reducing it to a pile of mush...

[@imamale4742]

Lordy that's fast. The notes barely have time to sound and it's all muddy and run together.

[@huntererickson319]

I was one of the POE participants. If you were there in person it would be much better IMHO.

[@barnarus]

I have to agree. Not impressed. Little change in registration, and a flubber at the end.

[@T_Mo271]

The acoustics in that room are problematic for an organ performance.

[@charleslester7422]

At the same time, the acoustics hide a lot of "performance boo-boos."

[@philippeconne6148]

To much echo, the Sinfonia would have been played less fast !

[@bzint]

I wouldn't judge the acoustics based on the minimal recording tech used in this video. Hear it live and then make your call!

[@ScoG33]

Definitely not up to standards of Fred Swann or any other predecessors to play that organ. Sad.

[@barnarus]

Who compares to Fredd Swann??