Saint-Saens: Symphony No. 3 "Organ" - Finale (Auckland Symphony Orchestra) 1080p
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- Saint-Saens - Symphony no. 3 - "Organ" - Finale, performed by the Auckland Symphony Orchestra conducted by Peter Thomas, with Timothy Noon on the Organ.
From the concert "Organ Symphony" recorded November 2012 at the Auckland Town Hall.
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At last, a version where the organ is allowed to soar above the orchestra, not be drowned out by it. To hear it 'growling' in the background was pure joy. Well done. Professionals or not, well done.
Yes.....at last! Thank you Auckland Symphony.
Yes you are so right!
yeahhhhhhhh, no. them brass hits (1:59, etc) should absolutely be far stronger than that
Brother, this whole piece is about the organ
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AMEN
THIS was flat-out INCREDIBLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Many years ago (1970s) I was criticized for having more albums of music by PDQ Bach and JS Bach in my collection (the ratio was 7:6), but I was told I absolutely MUST hear this piece. But it had to be someplace personal, and special. The person who told me had first heard this on a "boom box" while sitting atop the Columbia Glacier, in SE Alaska. I knew it had to be something VERY special.
So I bought a recording, and saved it to play when my wife and I were driving slowly through the "Avenue of the Giants" in the California's Redwoods National Park. The music TOTALLY blew me away, and still, to this day (some 45+ years later) it still brings tears to my eyes. This is an incredible piece of music, and this was a particularly stellar rendition of the 3rd movement! THANK YOU!!!!!!
The start of the final movement is one of the most powerful pieces of music in any genre of music in history. Nothing prepares you for the shock no matter how many times you hear it.
Am ex army hard bastard. Not an expert on the classics by any means, don't pretend to be. But this makes me break down and cry, why I don't know. Not so bloody hard after all! And better for it.
@@malcolmdelargy2667 When faced with the Holy Spirit we are ALL like this. That's one tough cookie, yet gentle and understanding and cleansing and healing at the same time. Inspires musical creativity too. There are so many paradoxes with Him - happy/sad is just one, the boundaries of life and art don't bother him, with the laws of physics He plays fast and loose. And He wants us to feel unfathomable mystery and yet understanding at the same time.
Of course we cry in the face of that, other reactions are beyond us.
But that's love and truth right there...
The composer was a Frenchman who was keen to prove that the French could write music like this, as well as the Germans. But bizarrely it was the British that commissioned and paid for this French music (just as they had done previously with the German music of Beethoven's 9th Symphony). So it was first performed in the Hall of Saint James (who else could it be?) in London in 1886.
Saint-Saens did not really want to admit what the music was about (though he did say:“I gave everything to it I was able to give. What I have here accomplished, I will never achieve again”), but the experts say for sure it is about Resurrection and Judgment - and I think most people hearing that could get that.
There may be a reference to the Archangel Michael - the soldier and fighter who we pray to as we seek defence from the forces of evil.
Believe it or not, the composer did his "Carnival of the Animals" at the same time - more or less - as he was doing the Organ Symphony, though he did not let the former out to be played until after his death.
@@malcolmdelargy2667 I never served, but I do know what you mean- the 2nd and 4th movements are just so emotionally powerful
This must be THE definitive version - Saint-Saens should have heard it. The organ is something else - you feel it as much as hear it. Kudos to the sound engineers for capturing this so magnificently. And I'm in love with the girl on the cymbals.
Only one pair of hands on the piano. needs two. Superb organ, my sub-woofer is being used.
Perfect piece that was included in film "Babe". Loved it!
Same here. Love that movie & this music
This music has always brought tears to my eyes! For all my love of the "Ode to Joy," this is the most emotional work that I have ever experienced in my 86 years of life! I can listen to it many times in a row, and my eyes will be just as wet at the end as they were at the beginning. What a wonderful performance by a new to me orchestra!
Me too, at 84, one of my many favorites. Just replaced my sub woffer, i can again properly hear the organ again. Fabulous version!
Yes! I was ignorant of this piece much of my life. Heard it in the movie "Babe" and eventually learned there was a whole work. When I finally heard the whole thing I was blown away. Hard to pick a favorite piece with all that's out there, but if forced I would have to choose this. Always brings the tears.
When my hubby & I renewed our wedding vows after 50 years, this was the music I chose to walk down the garden 'aisle' on the arm of my oldest brother, to ceremony conducted by my middle brother. That was 5 years ago, & I've since lost my clerical brother, but still have my husband & oldest brother. This piece is so special to me. The organ gives me goosebumps every time I hear it.
I love the registration on this organ! It has such a rich tone
This is the first time I’ve heard the Auckland Symphony Orchestra - my goodness what an awesome sound especially in this one of my favourite pieces of organ music. The sound of this organ is magnificent as is the organist’ s interpretation. He plays like he is having the time of his life as he plays this most flamboyant part of the work. The entire symphony is sublime.
The organ part is most definitely not difficult to play.
The organ was made by Orgelbau Klais . It has a unique feature of two stops based on indigenous Maori instruments kōauau and pūkāea.
"...And so it was that in all the celebration, in all the hubbub of noise and excitement, there were two figures who stood silent and still, side by side...And though every single human in the stands or in the commentary boxes was at a complete loss for words, the man who in his life had uttered fewer words than any of them, knew exactly what to say..."
That'll do, Pig.
Were I an 'Aucklander' I would be so PROUD to have a city orchestra, and pipe organ, of this calibre! Well done Auckland!
My idea of the background music when the heavens open up in all their resplendent glory. Surely the composer, like other great composers, received instructions from ethereal sources.
Bravo! My favourite part of a favourite symphony.
What a stunning and beautiful concert space you have there in Auckland. So well laid out for orchestra.
@@lorenzoparedes2306 Trust me, Lorenzo. To have written a piece this beautiful, he definitely had instructions from ethereal sources.
ET vous pouvez en être fier
this song always brings tears to my eyes. look how far we've come as human beings.
Pity, Young people in the 30 to 40 age group have been continuosly bombarded with and brainwashed with commercial rubbish, they wouldn't recognise the sheer mastery of this piece if it hit them between the eyes!. This composition is pure Heaven.
@@godfreyberry1599 Funny, 100 years ago they said the same thing about young people who listened to music by Saint-Saëns.
I was just going to comment that this all way brings tears to my eyes when I saw your comment mentioning the same thing. I don't know why; it just does.
How much have we come down from then? This was before electricity and computers.
The finest organ sounding piece of music ever, listen to it only by an organ, takes you to another dimension.
I have just taken your advice. I totally agree with you. I am now going back to listen to this piece of music again as an organ solo. Let the orchestra have a night off.
Jonathan Scott (Scott Bros Duo) playing his own transcription of the whole symphony (not just this final movement) is simply mind-blowing.
this was the heavy metal of our great great great grandparents day:)
I'm Always happy and gratefull when thé music of Saint-Saëns is played outside France. It's a délicate intention, and a justice too. Thierry. From France.
This is one of my favourite videos. Even after years I keep coming back to it.
In a few days I'm going to hear the piece as an organ solo in Munich.
Despite a fluff by a solo trumpet and a few sharps in the Brass (especially French Horns), this remains my all-time favorite performance of this piece, and one I have enjoyed countless times! I often play it through my sound system at live volume, risking the wrath of neighbours and rattling window panes simply to enjoy this movement in all its marvelous glory! Yes, I have orchestral training (Bb Clarinet), so I feel qualified to comment and to say, "Well done, all!". 😊
Did somebody say "wanker"
I believe you just did. Hey, you do you. Your opinion is every bit as good as mine.
yeah the french guy got ragged for days!!!!
you using two bi amped sub woofers?
WOW, what a great performance,Bravo Auckland Symphony, the best i have heard in a long time. thank you.
Un grand bravo pour cette splendide exécution.
Oui, merci pour votre commentaire - et cette opportunité d’utiliser un peu de mon français.
@@fredericklmeade2947 Merci à vous et votre Français est remarquable. Cordialement.
This symphony is so amazingly uplifting, something switches full on in my whole being as the organ in particular brings all the other instruments together. I first heard this being played on my local station but didn’t catch the name of it and I have sought it out ever since. Tonight, and 15 years later, I finally found it! Hallelujah!
You perfectly described the feeling I get when I hear it. It was played at the French Pavilion at EPCOT Center at Walt Disney World. Maybe it’s just in my French blood.
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Peter
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Hi Nancy, I hope this link above will be a real blessing to you.
Was even done as a pop song "If I had words" to reggae beat.
Now *that's* what the organ part should sound like!
Love the entirety of this piece. When I saw it performed in Dallas, at one point I was ready to raise a lighter and yell like you would at a rock concert. It was so incredibly moving....
Oh yeah...
I would have paid good money to see that
4 years on and I keep coming back to this stunning performance. Everyone involved should be rightly proud for bringing such pleasure to those of us for whom music means so much.
Ah, yes. Community orchestra's and bands are very much an important part of our culture. Music for the masses. Bravo Auckland! A truly inspiring performance.
I never heard this symphony on the radio until today, and I had to locate it! I understand why saint saens never wrote another symphony after this! It literally made me cry. I am glad I am not a musician because I can enjoy it without critiquing it. Well done Auckland!!
Camille Saint Saens did create other great pieces of music, but this one is ma favorite, i heard it for the first time in Notre dame of Paris, magic moment i'll never forget , this symphony really gets on me....
being able to critique musing is a blessing not a curse, education doesn't lower enjoyment.
Hearing it makes my cry too. It feels you died and went to heaven
@@kathydominick1582 Yes, the experts claim it was influenced by a piece or pieces on "Behold the Temple of the Lord". Most of us first knew a fragment of this as the British pop song (but also religious): "If I had words to make a day for you", as taken up by the Farmer in the movie about Babe the Sheep-pig.
@@michelverpiot2682 wow what a performance that must have been! 😀
Bravo maestro Thomas! Finally, an interpretation that savors the ending and does NOT madly rush, indeed gallop, thru the closing phrases. It irritates me no end that with this finale that everyone else, (Jarvi, Ormandy, Bernstein that I quickly surveyed) believes that speed equals excellence. Slower and relish it! The organ is really magnificent. Would love to be there and feel the walls vibrate!
Finally, a rendition in proper tempo where you can hear what every section is doing!
Wow!! Thanks for this record... the audio quality in bass and low frequencies is very good!
This never gets old. Very, very well done. The performance rivals some of the bigger, more well known orchestras. Bravo!.
Magnificent earth shaking bass on the organ.... replayed it twice today
Superb performance by the entire orchestra. An organ sufficiently majestic, and organist amply talented, to do justice to this transcendent work.
Loved the organist and how he voiced the organ for this dynamic work !
Juste un frisson de bonheur à vous enchâsser aux spires de la délectation perpétuelle. Aux envols délicats ponctués, le vrombissement de la tornade frappée galope en interrogations si légèrement flutées. Sous chaque feuillage réunis, les bois se soulèvent à la flute déclamée, près d'accélération des cors sous cordes perfusées. En poésie tout se pianote d'allégresses confondantes, à l'échine dénoyautée. De toutes petites perles sur le clavier en réponses vibrantes. Et ce refrain entêtant, voire obsédant à la ritournelle, celui qui vous dévore dans vos extases endormies, réveille vos enfouissements, avant que n'alliez trébucher par devers les tombes réunies d'infortune. Capter cette odeur qui vous carcasse au moindre son réuni. Le clamer, haut et sans efforts, dés le premier choc en coup de scalpel de l'organe savamment constitué. En notice, bouffer les cuivres fous, écarlates, le plexus, une colonne à la hune, qui se corbeille à la défonce envisagée, au soufre du plaisir. Quintessences du tourbillon, celle du trouble renouvelé. Pour que nos mitochondries se souviennent du premier portail des élans de l'inspiration captive des élans improbables. Camille Saint-Saens. Je vous aime.
Excellent. Wonderful organ playing. Auckland can feel justifiably proud of their Symphony Orchestra.
Majestic, soaring. Gorgeous. Lifts the spirit 🕊️ 🏆👏🎹🎶♥️ a treat to hear and see this wonderful performance, thank you
I was lucky enough to hear a different performance of this particular piece. The organ at the Town Hall is a wonderful instrument and the way it fills the space is absolutely stunning.
Astonishing organ!! The best sounding of any on TH-cam.
Yeah, the Auckland town hall organ is an amazing machine! Been lucky enough to hear it in person a few times.
WOW! That was so thrilling that it sends shivers up my spine. A beautiful performance and the organ is WONDERFUL!
WOW, that's what I call an organ, that is just awesome, wish I was there to experience it.
This has to be the 20th time I have had the pleasure of listening to this great rendition of the "Organ Symphony" and it still awes me. 😃
I have listened to this symphony many times. I know what’s coming when it goes so quiet at the end of the third movement. It never stops me from jumping out of my skin when that organ chord crashes in at the start of the final movement.
One of the most powerful classical pieces ever. Cheers!
My favourite performance of this amazing piece of music. Thank you
One of the most exquisite renditions I have ever had the pleasure to listen to.
Absolutely beautiful concert piece.... Absolutely stunning
i am getting CHILLS listening to this beautiful piece of music. Wow.
Magnificent!!
Saint-Saens would have been proud!!
I bet top orgnaists from around the world queue up to get their hands on that organ, a beautiful performance, quite delicate, and with lovely feeling, Aukland is famous for a great many things, and this Orchestra is right up there. Thanks to all.
What a brilliant performance all round, and donlt they all look fabulous in their elegant attire! Beautiful all round. :-)
One of my all-time favorite classical pieces. Saint-Saens must have been divinely inspired when he wrote this! The slow pace they used for this Finale was absolutely superb! Bravo! That last chord (perfect orchestral balance) did bring me to tears!
I've heard better versions of the symphony but never heard a better sounding Organ part of this symphony..... Majestic that is what it is.
+Gijs ziezi Completely agree!
I agree with you--the balance between the organ and orchestra is fantastic here; the organ comes out just a bit more than it does in other versions and sounds phenomenal.
I agree. The organ stands out more than other recordings, and isn't overshadowed by the orchestra.
I agree absolutely with Gijs! The organ and organist are simply, well matched!
th-cam.com/video/bzCN83XLZco/w-d-xo.html check this one out
So . . sublime! I love the interplay with the sparkling piano at the beginning, then the quiet, then it comes back with full power. Every single note is perfect.
What an absolutely beautiful piece of music this is....superbly performed too.
I have four different recording of this particular piece, I love all of them, but this performance I can only describe as towering magnificence - armature or not - IMO the best of the recordings I have. Brilliant.
Beautiful! The fact that this is a nonprofessional orchestra only adds to my enjoyment. Well done!
Fantastic !!! I hope art and beautiful music will save the world. From Italy... at the other side of the world. Good way to you all.
This organ has an outstanding sonority - 32' pipes shaking the ground - and the cups and plates in my sideboard at home...
Estou no Brasil numa cidade chamada Juiz de Fora e, estou me deleitando ouvindo está magnífica composição e está brilhante interpretação. Bravos!!! MARANATA,
And not to forget the 64' Gravissima....
Pipe organs are best heard in the flesh. Everyone in the auditorium would have felt the emotion and vibration of the various frequencies through out the piece. Very stirring stuff! I recommend to anyone I talk to about pipe organs, that they experience a live performance of a big pipe organ at least once in their life. Its an unforgettable experience and a real eye opener for many.
@yes man It appears so. The stop list here: aucklandorgan.org.nz/index.php/stops-list/ indicates some of the 32' Principal are in the facade.
One of my favorite pieces of music.
Always brings me back to when my daughters were toddlers and we’d watch the movie Babe all the time.🥺❤️
Fantastic performance and what a magnificent organ!
As I child I attended Opportunity School and we did a lot of school outings, many to the Sydney Town Hall to listen to the SSO which once played the 64' pipes on the Town Hall organ. I was young so could not hear it, but I felt it and the conductor said it was a truly rare experience as it vibrated the Town Hall foundations and the nearby Sydney underground station.
There’s no reason to be sad or crying. It’s the beautiful sounds that draw out the emotions of our wonderful life on this splendid world!!
A great work this is and I love all 75 .22 minutes of it this no3 in rendition by the Auckland symphony orchestra brilliant and what an organ and what an organist Timothy is superb well done everyone
This is a superb version, I used this version for testing low frequency sub woofers for large PA systems, there are certain low frequencys down in the 30Hz region which really make your legs tingle, use a high grade pair of headphone and at 1.38 mins you will hear for yourself ...excellent work Auckland
For all the feisty comments going back and forth here, a few points are getting lost. Firstly, no two performances are ever quite the same, even by the same group; a sharp ear will be able to detect these distinctions. Secondly, the nature of music is not a static but a dynamic & performative art, combining a sorts of small things into something big, evocative, emotional, & transcendent. Thirdly, the Auckland Symphony Orchestra here is playing slower than I typically hear this piece performed, and not in a bad way; I read that the genius of great composers is to set up a mental expectation in the audience and then violate it in pleasing ways. Finally, this is a high-quality recording of an otherwise unwieldy Romantic French symphony that manages to allow the individual musicians to be clearly heard throughout the piece. Plus the video is very well edited! Bravo!
The balance of every instrument sound was very amazing, and pipe organ it self so brilliant.
I'm reminded of the adage, "If you do n't like the heat, get out of the kitchen!" Yes, maybe some professional orchestras might have surpassed this in quality, but don't knock it: this is a first-class assembly of committed and capable musicians, delivering a superb piece of the classical canon, and doing so with empathy for the music. Yes, there's the odd bum note, but it's hard to fault overall, and I take my hat off to them. And I have to agree, that any community who fork out for a superb organ of that calibre - and who clearly regard high-quality music such an important part of their lives - are rewarded with such a fabulous concert! Good for them. We Limeys clearly have a lot to learn from them, and they put us to shame!
Well said, Mr. Holley!
The quality is quite shit though. I am not hating but once the ear is accustomed to something it is quite impossible to unhear all the mistakes, bad playing and badly tuned instruments
@@hansmemling7605so listen to something else, dikkhead.
This tore me apart and left me sobbing. I didn't see it coming. Fantastic.
I always stupidly cry when I listen to this organ masterpiece... Wonderful !
Me too :)
I always intelligently cry when I hear this organ masterpiece. :) It is one of the finest symphonies ever written, by a true genius.
“With it, I have given all I could give. What I did, I could not achieve again.” -- C. Saint-Saens
Is it because it's Babe's song?
mee three. :(
Its not stupid. Its wonderful.
This is as good as it gets, Auckland has a true treasure in this concert hall and orchestra. I ordered the CD of this after hearing it.
Achievements like this composition and the masterpiece of an organ used to play it make me proud to be a human being.
The conductor, organist and orchestra does a great job and the organ is one of the best matches to the orchestra that I've heard for Saint-Saens.
This Organ suits the symphony never heard a better organ part really wow that Organ....love it!!!!
Babe the movie was the first time that I had ever heard this tune and the Auckland Symphony Orchestra have done a brilliant job with their rendition - it's not heavy or dull - well done ASO! from your Aussie cousins on the other side of the ditch.
This is uncomplicated and yet, so exciting! I wish I could be there to experience the sound live,. What a great instrument this is ... incredible!
Stunning! I've always loved this symphony.
The best rendition ever of a great symphonic organ piece ever
I agree with those praising the orchestra. I would also give a shout out for the video editor. The images told the story of how this piece was constructed. Bravo.
Чудова музика, як хороша книга, вчить думати і несе радість в сердце
Beautiful composition❤ thank you for reminding me Saint Saen as a great master❤ great performance!
Wow..this organ has a 64' Gravissima stop (resultant), impressive. Congratulations for preserve this cultural heritage for generations to come.
Sadly, not a proper 64', but 32' is enough to give the impression.
It's still an amazing instrument - I remember the first time I heard it play as a kid and being awed that a musical instrument could be so large and make such a sound.
1. Gravissima 64 Derived
2. Double Open Wood 32
3. Double Open Metal 64 Some pipes in façade
4. Open Wood 16 ext #2
5. Open Metal 16 ext #3
6. Open Diapson 16 Great
7. Bourdon 16
I wondered if it had a 64' Thanks for posting
BRAVO! What a fine performance. Brings back fond memories of my short time with the University of Redlands University-Community Symphony Orchestra, 1967-1969. I will never forget performing the entire 3rd Symphony with the wonderful organ of the Memorial Chapel. Marvelous piece of music. Thank you all.
What an absolutely thrilling performance! The Auckland Town Hall is now on my bucket list!
Bravo! Love this incredible work. I had the privilege of attending a performance by the Santa Barbara Symphony at the Arlington. When those 16 foot pipes made their entrance during the first movement it was jaw-dropping. Would love to feel the thunder of 32 foot pipes! Nothing matches the majesty of a pipe organ!
I once asked a monk at the organ in the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem to play the Bach T&F.
I was BLOWN AWAY and humbled by the ferocity of the sound!
This is just gorgeous; I’ve got goosebumps !
Wonderful orchestra and organ for this great piece ! I love ! The sound of this organ is divine !
finally using the organ and not just being a prop piece for the orchestra down below. its so frustrating to see performances on youtube showing off the pipes...composers need to put more organs in their compositions
Let's go for the gold!...Magnificent! That's what a great performance is all about! I LOVE IT!!
Exciting to see young people in the audience, looking to be somewhere around 10 - 12 depending on the individual. I love seeing this music being learned and loved by yet another generation.
Since this was filmed and record 12 years ago these children are now fully grown and may already have children of their own.
Love this movement, and loved this performance.
One of my favorite symphonies since I was a kid. Bravo!
Usually the large 32' pipes are folded and hidden in the ceiling but here we have them in full view, very impressive to look at and the sound is awesome. Of course you need good speakers to reproduce the vibes from the infra-sound. Music can be emotionally moving, but in this case the movement is also physical.
I hope the foundations of the Hall were built to take it...
This is bigger than Davies Symphony hall in San Francisco. Spectacular performance by the combined cooperation of the organist, the pianist and the entire Auckland Symphony orchestra. I’m completely amazed.
Must be really quite the feeling to have those massive open diapasons blow right in front of your face.
Did I see a 64 foot? There aren’t many I know, so maybe it was a 32….
32’ Pipes Are NOTHING ☝️Compared To The Gigantic 64’ Pipes That Are In Atlanta City Boardwalk Hall On The Mid Mere Losh Organ!
Absolutely stupendous and preformed with passion and talent, reminds me why I love music so much, bravo and encore!!!
Wow...What an organ!
Fantastic!
I just found and purchased a Quadraphonic 8 track tape of this piece. Yes I actually have a set up to play this vintage format. I'm really looking forward to listening to this on my system and letting the great music surround me.
Outstanding recording skill, sound is warm and clear with just a little reverb depth. Intelligent direction and pace. Wish there was more info in the description. Soaring and exciting music, I love listening to every version I find!
EDIT back at New Years 2023. I love that the composer ended the work by descending to the lowest bass note on this lovely instrument! Maximum vibes! 😀
It’s how it goes quiet at the end of the third movement then - the organ crashing in like a thunderbolt from the sky. An absolute piece of genius, thank you C S-S.
... and the Holy Spirit.
this is a superlative performance. The organ sound is awesome!
Magnificent performance of a phenomenal piece of music!
An impressive performance and a magnificent organ. Well done, everyone.
Je ne m'en lasserai jamais et le mélomane que je suis apprecie la magistrale prise de son, un régale. Bravo à tous les musiciens et son chef d'orchestre