Wonderful. Thank you. I am an older self-taught church organist, and am incapable of sight-reading, but I understand basic music theory and I play from the heart, with lots of improvisation. Both of the previous very skilled organists at our church tell me that they think that I am a "better-truer" organist, even though they can sight-read perfectly. Perhaps Beethoven said it best when he wrote: "To play a wrong note is immaterial. To play without passion is inexcusable." ❤🎹
Wow... The Phantom who haunts the Paris Opera House and I are both in agreement - your playing was very expressive and atmospheric - perfect score for the haunting that me and Phants plan to do tonight. (Ha Ha, it was a joke, but your musical offering was not a joke - enjoyed this very much!)...
Thank you for listening. Yes, the sheet music for this and other Bruneau pieces I play are freely available for download on IMSLP or the National Library of France. (I don't recall specifically from which I got this particular piece, however.)
It certainly is reminiscent of Chopin. But having looked at a lot of funeral pieces, I think they all kind of follow a similar pattern: a march followed by a trio or interlude and back to the march. I quite like them actually. Thanks for listening and commenting.
Wonderful. Thank you. I am an older self-taught church organist, and am incapable of sight-reading, but I understand basic music theory and I play from the heart, with lots of improvisation. Both of the previous very skilled organists at our church tell me that they think that I am a "better-truer" organist, even though they can sight-read perfectly.
Perhaps Beethoven said it best when he wrote:
"To play a wrong note is immaterial.
To play without passion is inexcusable." ❤🎹
Hi, thank you for this comment. I'm glad you stopped in for a listen. Cheers.
Wow... The Phantom who haunts the Paris Opera House and I are both in agreement - your playing was very expressive and atmospheric - perfect score for the haunting that me and Phants plan to do tonight. (Ha Ha, it was a joke, but your musical offering was not a joke - enjoyed this very much!)...
Thanks for your comment. I have to agree that there is a bit of a "Phantom of the Opera" like quality to the piece.
Very beautiful and expressive performance.
Thanks, Alberto.
Beautiful🙂 Are the notes available?
Thank you for listening. Yes, the sheet music for this and other Bruneau pieces I play are freely available for download on IMSLP or the National Library of France. (I don't recall specifically from which I got this particular piece, however.)
@@thehalf-bakedorganist I can't find notes on IMSLP...🤷🏻♂️
@@karolwasilewski6528 Well, if it's not on IMSLP, then I must have found on the National Library of France website.
Did I detect sone echoes of the Chopin Funeral March?
It certainly is reminiscent of Chopin. But having looked at a lot of funeral pieces, I think they all kind of follow a similar pattern: a march followed by a trio or interlude and back to the march. I quite like them actually. Thanks for listening and commenting.