Kalevi Kiviniemi plays Widor's "Toccata" at St.Ouen, Rouen, France
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- Happy Birthday, Cavaillé-Coll Organ at Saint-Ouen, Rouen, France! Kalevi Kiviniemi joins the party and plays Toccata (from 5th Symphony) by Charles-Marie Widor. On 17 April 1890, Widor himself played this piece as the last one in organ's inauguration recital.
We decided to put this video online on the very same day to celebrate this magnifient organ, cathedral and its stained glass paintings, architecture and acoustics. Video was recorded in 2008 during the recording sessions of Kiviniemi's "Cavaille-Coll" -CD/Super Audio CD (OrganERA vol.14, FUGA-9282, www.fuga.fi). As far as we know, this is the only video of Widor's Toccata, from Saint-Ouen, that is recorded and filmed live in professional quality.
Organ in Saint-Ouen is one of those rare instruments from a French organ builder Aristide Cavaillé-Coll, that are remained untouched to our days, no alterations has been made. Many organ freaks also know this organ from its very loud reed stop, Bombarde 32, in Pedal, generating 16 Hz tones at its lowest. It sounds like a four-motor WWII bomber flies over! Still it blends perfectly with other stops. In video, there are some shots of Bombarde pipes behind the organ. They do not look special, but - listen...
This video was specially made and prepared for TH-cam. Audio was taken from high quality multi channel recording setup, not from video camera's built-in microphone. The better your computer's audio system and especially the speakers and the subwoofer are, the better is the sound. Video was filmed in full HD, please enjoy the better picture quality that it offers (720p, 1080p). In 720p and 1080p versions also audio quality is better.
We really hope that you enjoy this special anniversary video!
Video, audio, editing and description by Mika Koivusalo. - เพลง
My deepest condolences to maestro Kiviniemi's family and friends due to his sudden passing. May Lord Jesus receive you home with this great toccata playing at the gates.
Ein bemerkenswerter Künstler ist viel zu früh von uns gegangen! Danke für die großartige Musik Herr Kiviniemi! Rest in peace🕯
Rest in peace 😢 Wonderful organist!
Rip Kalevi Kiviniemi
Rest in Peace Kalevi!
A great organist. Friend of good music is also my friend. Will miss. ❤
One of the masters. We will miss him.
Simply one of the best I have heard.
This is my favourite performance of this piece. Here the composition, the instrument, the location and the performer, all sublime on their own, come together to form or rather reflect something where the sum is greater than its parts. This is conveyd beautifully by the video and its editing. This is a glimpse Beyond. Rest in peace, maestro!
Nothing beats the Cavaille-Coll organ!
How could anyone on this planet dislike this!? Every single aspect was absolutely spot-on!!! I still have chills all over my body!
It's rhythmically sloppy, for one thing.
I find the sound mushy for lack of a better word. It's confused. Lacks definition.
Too fast. If you haven't heard the Cochereau 1959 or Widor 1932 recordings, go check those out! They are very masterful
Nah.... Not even close.
Too fast!
RIP Kalevi Kiviniemi 😢!
RIP Kalevi Kivinemi
Just love this piece and the way it is played is sublime, truly the very best you will ever hear a true master.
I was fortunate enough to hear it at St Sulpice two weeks ago, I was beside myself. I had to pinch myself, I just couldn't believe it I was so lucky to hear it being played there whilst visiting Paris.
32 foot Bombardes are usually laid flat due to lack of space in the organ chamber. Ive walked among them wearing ear defenders when the organ is being played at full power. The sheer power of the pedal bass nearly crushes your chest. Its awesome
not here it isn't! the contre bombarde is full length and unmitered. It's visible at 4:08
Nothing like "a true recital". Sit down with the clothes on your back and what's in your hands,feet and especially your heart. BRAVO!!!!!
Suuri menetys Suomelle ja koko musiikkimaailmalle, ettei Kalevi saanut elää pitempään!
Rakas ystävä, lepää rauhassa! 💔
Sometimes a musical composition can reach your soul. This is one of those numbers, for me at least.
I love this monster machine! Perhaps M. Cavaillé-Coll's finest masterpiece!
Love the organ. Played wonderfully as well. Love the bombardes.
Astounding!!! Wonderful instrument, and brilliant performance!!!
I think that Cavaillé-Coll Organ's have a unique sound that is rarely heard in modern organs today !
To all Cases
Merci Mille Fois, Maestro! Fabulous performance. Kudos!
Das ist nach meiner Meinung mit die Beste Orgel die ich kenne.
Der Klang ist einfach majestätisch.Es macht richtig Freude dieses Instrument an zu hören.
Kiitos Kalevi ystävyydestä ja elämyksistä joita meille teit,me kaipaamme sinua ja sinun suurta persoonaa, maailma on paljon köyhempi ilman sinua😢
I must have listened to this dozens of times and every time it makes me shudder and put goosebumps on my goosebumps. WOW.
Du bist ein Sehr Guter Organist. Das Stück Inspiriert, seine innerliche Wut Heraus zu lassen. Ein Gutes Orgelstueck. Alles Gute, weiterhin. Mir Hilft es. G. Kranz
Magnifiques sonorités que celles de ce superbe Cavaille-Coll ! Et quels graves !
I keep playing this. Absolute favourite, true musician,
Le Chef d'Oeuvre absolu de Cavaille , une merveille ,
May you rest inpeace with the angels.
Definitly, music is the biggest wealth and good on this planet. Bravo pour Maestro!
This is my favorite rendition of this best-of-all-possible Organ works. Perfect pacing (often too fast or too slow), perfect organ, acoustics, performance, and recording. Bravissimo!
Widor was afraid that his prayers might not be heard by God. So he wrote them down in musical form and sent them to God through Cavaille -Coll
"Fire the Contre Bombardes" haha
Thank you for letting me know that!❤️🦋🦓🦋❤️🎠
Excellent !
Coll is a god.
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I ask forgiveness from Allah because He said, “Say: He is Allah , one. Allah is eternal. He did not give birth, nor was He born, nor was there anyone equal to Him. Allah Almighty has spoken the truth.”
Jeepers, those chords and reverb at the end!! Goosebumps.
One of the best performances.
This instrument is one of the greatest organ masterpieces of all time. The sound of full organ at St. Ouen always brings goosebumps to my body and tears to my eyes. It's out of this world. Aristide Cavaille-Coll was a genius at his craft.
Yeah, you have to hear the right piece in the right cathedral. This piece of music was enough of a justification for building that grand organ.
@@krischan67 Cesar Franck, Widor, Vierne, Dupre... This instrument is made for them!
@@paulcaswell2813 And don’t forget Gigout!
And to think this is the only unaltered, original Cavalier-Coll organ out there!
@@1001100x02 S. Sulpice (Paris) isn't far off original either.
Kalevi oli kesäkanttorina Kuopion tuomiokirkossa 1979 ja ehdotti tätä Toccataa meille häämarssiksi. Ja sen hän myös soitti meille. ♥ Kiitos!
This always reminds me of my mother who used to play this as a postlude at our church.
Heard this in the Dom of Regensburg in August 2021. The setting and incredible sound gave me goosebumps and tears in my eyes... If this is the last thing I hear in my life, I die happily...
One day I want to go hear this instrument in this church.....so famous!!!
Magnificent performance on an equally magnificent pipe organ. WOW!
The basses and the echoes are monumental. What an organ, what a cathedral, what a piece of music and what an organist!
It was a monastic foundation (now deconsecrated and used as a concert hall). The Rouen Cathedral itself is not a patch on S. Ouen either building- or organ-wise.
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Sigh!
The huge pedal reed is the 32' Contre Bombarde. The lowest note generates 16hz of sound
@@paulcaswell2813 there are still messes in, it is not deconsecrated
@@maxairmodels7796 Thought it was just used for art exhibitions and stuff these days. St Ouen always looks bare and barren.
This man understands the organ he is playing on and the acoustics it is playing into. That's why his tempos is just right here. Well done, Sir!
Having heard and seen this, I am crying.
This instrument is one of the great monuments of organs. I almost "pee" my pants when I hear this organ. I've been so blessed to have heard this organ at least two times in the last 20 years and each time I hear it I swear I've heard it for the first time!
Great music, great instrument, great setting, great musician - and great video direction and camera work too - Perfect! Majestic! THANK YOU!!
Wow! Just… wow!
Thrilling in every way. Magnificent instrument, excellent played by a great Master. THANK YOU for sharing this with us.
As an organist for 40 years this ,my favourite piece ,is perhaps the. Best I have ever listened too!
Such expertise with no music to glance at.
Truly superb
L'abbatiale Saint Ouen tient chez moi une place importante.
Elève au lycée Corneille voisin, j'y ai fait ma communion solennelle.
Puis je me suis initié à la musique et la spiritualité par les concerts gratuits qui étaient donnés le dimanche après-midi sur le Cavaillé-Coll.
Etudiant, j'ai appris son histoire en prenant des cours d'histoire de l'art et de l'architecture pour être guide conférencier de la Caisse Nationale des Monuments historiques. J'aimais la présenter aux touristes français et étrangers.
Merci de cet enregistrement exceptionnel. Je me réjouis qu'il touche autant de mélomanes et participe au rayonnement de l'abbatiale
The Saint Ouen abbey holds an important place in my life.
Student at the nearby Corneille high school, I made my solemn communion there.
Then I learned about music and spirituality through the free concerts that were given on Sunday afternoons on the Cavaillé-Coll.
As a student, I learned about its history by taking courses in the history of art and architecture to be a guide-lecturer for the Caisse Nationale des Monuments Historiques. I liked to present it to French and foreign tourists.
Thank you for this exceptional recording. I am delighted that it touches so many music lovers and contributes to the influence of the abbey church.
Perfection to the limit and beyond. I can't stop listening to this video, it's heavenly fantastic!
OMG the power at 5:04 is unbelievable, as an organist myself, iv'e never ever heard an organ with such a deep and loud note!
and it's only an F, the organ can go a 4th lower than that ! A well made Bombarde 32'... too rare
Now this IS an ORGAN!
Some of the greatest organ reeds on earth!
Such power in this performance---wonderful!
Beautiful! I just learned this and I wish I could play it on that beast!
I HAVE to hear this at least four times a day many different renditions I love them all so moving and uplifting❤️
I love your approach to life! 🙂
Un délice! Merci beaucoup pour ce moment de pur bonheur musical.
This piece is my Fathers favorite music, especially THIS recording of it, my dads dad served with the Royal Garrison Artillery during the Great 1914-1918 War and was posted to Rouen in 1916/17 the soldiers used to have 'Church Parades' in this very Cathederal, since finding the connection i wanted to take my dad to see where his Father served and probably prayed for his deliverance.....which thankfully was granted, so very emotive for me now that my dad is too old to travel and wishes will go unanswered.
Absolutely Beautiful !!!
The greatest organ in the world.
Magnifique music at a real pearl of an organ! What a piece of art!! The music, but also the organ!!
Best of 👍👍👍😁😁😁, thanks a lot!
Amazing and from memory too. What an organ.
This is by far the best performance. The organ and organist is amazing. Had this at our wedding fifty years ago and just love it.
Absolutely! Break tradition and renew your vows for #51 and defy the pandemic with a repeat celebration. Hire this organist if you can, and share the video with us.
So many organists either play too fast, too slow or don't open the organ really up. This one he let 'er rip! We had this at our wedding too, leaving the church as did my parents. When I told the organist what was to be played, she got white. lol but did a good job
Wow, if this piece is played at your wedding, then you guys are very lucky!
It's too fast, Widor intended it slower.
I'm privileged to be witness to a TH-cam discussion between members of the nobility, reminiscing about their wedding day. And I thought my wedding was fancy for having a live band.
Wow, he makes the playing looks so enormously easy! And what a fantastic registration!
One of the worlds great organ maters, playing one of the worlds great pipe organ treasures.
ces basses nom de dieu ces basses j'adore, parfait tempo pour moi !
Es gibt keine Worte, die auch nur annähernd meine Empfindungen beim Hören dieser außergewöhnlichen Aufnahme ausdrücken können! Das Werk, die Orgel, die Akustik und vor allem der Interpret - alles absolut majestätisch! * There are no words which could describe my sentiments while listening to this extraordinary recording! The opus, the organ, the acoustics, and especially the organist - they‘re all absolutely majestic!
Outstanding. Really enjoyed this. Love the French composers..!!
WOW 🏆🏆🏆 !! Thanks so MUCH for this UNIQUE & MARVELOUS interpretation 🙏 💫 🌹🌹🌹
Dear God! I would have "wet my pants" to hear this in the real! This instrument is truly the "King of Instruments"! Thank you for posting this outstanding performance!
the stop every organist wants is that room! the acoustic is insane.
Mind Blowing!
That ending when holds f key and pull down two registers. :D goosebumps
Une interprétation parfaite ( bon tempo avec les accents voulus par Widor) sur le plus beau Cavaillé-Coll du monde.
Despite the concentration that's needed to play this magnificient piece, you can see in Kalevi Kiviniemi's face and in the sparks in his eyes that he is truly enjoying this.
Now that's a 32' BOMBARDE. This organ is the best I've heard on TH-cam in every one of its video postings. It must be incredible to hear in person, and probably even more when you play it. This performance is just AWESOME! Perfectly played! Bravo to the organist! I agree with the person who said the balcony must shake when that organ begins to thunder. This organ makes the sound of full organ gorgeous.
You should hear it in the context of the finale of Widor's 8th Organ Symphony!!!! OMG!!! th-cam.com/video/YLSVTKxvFR0/w-d-xo.html
Caville Coll were the FINEST organs EVER built to date. Powerful and frankly AWESOME when played by a talented organist as here.
Has anyone ever tried to play a FIFTH in the last chord of this Toccata playing the Cavaillé-Coll organ and having 32' Contre-Bombarde on? I mean, it could sound interesting, awesome, or disastrous :D
@@geuros the physics of it would start to cancel out some of the harmonics so it wouldn't sound as good or monstrous as the 32 itself on one note that allow all the harmonics including the fifth in it to speak naturally interrupted.
@@mikhail2406able interesting, I know that with 16' for example, it sounds like 32' imitation, there are organs where 32' stop is even done by activating 16'+10 2/3' stops (which is equivalent to playing fifth on 16' alone I guess), but it doesn't sound like true 32'. Hence I don't know what the effect would be on 32', if it would emulate 64' or rather cancel itself. But you're probably right as I'm definitely not the first one to think about it and it's just not being used, for a reason probably.
a beautiful and exciting performance, on a wonderful organ, thanks !!
Loved this performance. The power of this movement is amazing!
oh God, I want those rich deep bass pipe to move my soul! I'm wonderfully graced to play the Pipe organ at my local Mormon church, it could be a little bit more, but its such an exquisite experience even now at this time.
Bravo Maestro Kiviniemi! Neat that Widor played the same piece on the same organ. In 2000, I had opportunity to play the organ at the Riga Dom, which Franz Liszt composed the music for the dedication of that organ when it was newly installed.
You don´t see many Finnish people here. But when you do see and hear them.
They are always brilliant.
Kiitos, Kalevi Kiviniemi, meinasi henki lähtä kun katsoin ja kuuntelin.
Widor and Cavaillé-Coll probably have embraced each other in tears after Widor played this at the inauguration of this amazing organ.
This organ really growls, and I mean that in a very good way!
What an awesome sound!
Fantastic recording of one heck of an organ!
Dios! qué maravillosa , dramática e intensa Toccata ,es preciosa ,gracias.
Pure Power!
What a sound.Ultra high and ultra low.
Magnificent!
Esecuzione veramente eccellente,strumento eccezionale. Complimenti maestro Kiviniemi
found this scrolling Utube. big fan of mighty Organ works. But The Widors Toccato piece, has always been my favourite. But with this you have the added bonus of the inside a magnificent French Cathedral, and the ominous skill of the Organist, With out music sheets. I learnt Brass instruments, and was in a band back when younger. But never mastered the piano keys. truly a joy to watch such a master work his skills by foot and hand. gorgeous.😁
That is a number one Bucket List stop in my extreme elder years of 80+. Listeing to that will open up a staircase to heaven just for me----and a few others.
BRAVO.
This is an highly commendable performance 👏
This is my favorite rendition of this piece on TH-cam.
Thanks for the detailed explanation regarding the organ's history and of this great performance by Kalevi Kiviniemi. - A pleasure to listen to such a wonderful performance, and also thanks to the great composer Charles-Marie Widor. A fine performance in filming and taking the sound, all well done, sheer delight!