THE ROYAL ALBERT HALL ORGAN - AN INTRODUCTION - JONATHAN SCOTT
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 20 ต.ค. 2019
- Jonathan Scott introduces the Grand Organ of The Royal Albert Hall, London, UK (Full details and specification below).
Jonathan first performed on the RAH organ in 1999 at the BBC Proms and has given many performances there since its restoration in 2004. The organ was the largest in the world when it was built in 1871 by 'Father' Willis with 111 stops. It was enlarged by Harrison & Harrison in two stages in 1924 & 1933. It was fully restored by Mander Organs in 2004. It is now the second largest pipe organ in the UK and has 147 stops and 9,997 pipes.
Title Music: Rule Britannia by Thomas Arne arr. Scott
Film & Sound by Tom Scott
Please visit: www.scottbrothersduo.com
THE GRAND ORGAN OF THE ROYAL ALBERT HALL, LONDON, UK
HENRY WILLIS 1871
HARRISON & HARRISON 1924/1933
MANDER ORGANS 2004
PEDAL C-f1
1 Acoustic Bass (from 7) 64′
2 Double Open Wood (from 7) 32′
3 Double Open Diapason (from 9) 32′
4 Contra Violone (from 64) 32′
5 Double Quint (from 9)21 1/3′
6 Open Wood I 16′
7 Open Wood II 16′
8 Open Diapason I 16′
9 Open Diapason II 16′
10 Violone 16′
11 Sub Bass 16′
12 Salicional 16′
13 Viole (from 48) 16′
14 Quint 10 2/3′
15 Octave Wood (from 6) 8′
16 Principal (from 8) 8′
17 Violoncello 8′
18 Flute 8′
19 Octave Quint 5 1/3′
20 Super Octave 4′
21 Harmonics 10.12.15.17.19.21.22 VII
22 Mixture 15.19.22.26.29 V
23 Double Ophicleide (from 25) 32′
24 Double Trombone (from 27 in Swell) 32′
25 Ophicleide 16′
26 Bombard 16′
27 Trombone (in Swell) 16′
28 Fagotto 16′
29 Trumpet (from 116) 16′
30 Clarinet (from 60) 16′
31 Bassoon (from 130) 16′
32 Quint Trombone 10 2/3′
33 Posaune (from 25) 8′
34 Clarion 8′
35 Octave Posaune (from 25) 4′
36 Bass Drum
I CHOIR & ORCHESTRAL ORGAN C-c4
First Division (Choir)
unenclosed:
37 Open Diapason 8'
38 Lieblich Gedeckt 8′
39 Dulciana 8′
40 Gemshorn 4′
41 Lieblich Flute 4′
42 Nazard 2 2/3'
43 Flageolet 2′
44 Tierce 1 3/5′
45 Mixture 15.19.22 III
46 Trumpet 8′
47 Clarion 4′
Second Division
(Orchestral) enclosed:
48 Contra Viole 16′
49 Violoncello 8′
50 Viole d’Orchestre I 8′
51 Viole d’Orchestre II 8′
52 Viole Sourdine 8′
53 Violes Celestes II 8′
54 Viole Octaviante 4′
55 Cornet de Violes 12.15.17.19.22 V
56 Quintaton 16′
57 Harmonic Flute 8′
58 Concert Flute 4′
59 Harmonic Piccolo 2′
60 Double Clarinet 16′
61 Clarinet 8′
62 Orchestral Hautboy 8′
63 Cor Anglais 8′
VI Tremulant
II GREAT ORGAN C-c4
64 Contra Violone 32′
65 Contra Gamba 16′*
66 Double Open Diapason 16′
67 Double Claribel Flute 16′
68 Bourdon 16′*
69 Open Diapason 1 8′
70 Open Diapason 2 8′
71 Open Diapason 3 8′*
72 Open Diapason 4 8′
73 Open Diapason 5 8′*
74 Geigen 8′
75 Hohl Flute 8′
76 Viola da Gamba 8'*
77 Rohr Flute 8′*
78 Quint 5 1/3′
79 Octave 4′
80 Principal 4′*
81 Viola 4′*
82 Harmonic Flute 4′
83 Octave Quint 2 2/3′*
84 Super Octave 2′
85 Fifteenth 2′*
86 Mixture 8.12.15.19.22 V
87 Harmonics 10.15.17.19.21.22 VI
88 Fourniture 19.22.26.29 IV *
89 Cymbale 19.22.26.29.31.33.36 VII
90 Contra Tromba 16′
91 Tromba 8′
92 Octave Tromba 4′
93 Posaune 8′
94 Harmonic Trumpet 8′
95 Harmonic Clarion 4′
III SWELL ORGAN C-c4
96 Double Open Diapason 16′
97 Bourdon 16′
98 Open Diapason 8′
99 Viola da Gamba 8′
100 Salicional 8′
101 Vox Angelica 8′
102 Flûte à Cheminée 8′
103 Claribel Flute 8′
104 Principal 4′
105 Viola 4′
106 Harmonic Flute 4′
107 Octave Quint 2 2/3′
108 Super Octave 2′
109 Harmonic Piccolo 2′
110 Mixture 8.12.15.19.22 V
111 Fourniture 15.19.22.26.29 V
112 Contra Oboe 16′
113 Oboe 8′
114 Baryton 16′
115 Vox Humana 8′
XVII Tremulant
116 Double Trumpet 16′
117 Trumpet 8′
118 Clarion 4′
119 Tuba 8′
120 Tuba Clarion 4′
IV SOLO & BOMBARD ORGAN C-c4
First Division
(Solo) enclosed:
121 Contra Bass 16′
122 Flûte à Pavillon 8′
123 Viole d’Amour 8′
124 Doppel Flute 8′
125 Harmonic Claribel Flute 8′
126 Unda Maris II 8′
127 Wald Flute 4′
128 Flauto Traverso 4′
129 Piccolo Traverso 2′
130 Double Bassoon 16′
131 Corno di Bassetto 8′
132 Hautboy 8′
133 Bassoon 8′
XX Tremulant
134 Double Horn 16′
135 French Horn 8′
136 Carillons
137 Tubular Bells
Second Division (Bombard)
138-144 enclosed in Solo box
138 Bombardon 16′
139 Tuba 8′
140 Orchestral Trumpet 8′
141 Cornopean 8′
142 Quint Trumpet 5 1/3′
143 Orchestral Clarion 4′
144 Sesquialtera 12.15.17.19.22 V
145 Contra Tuba 16′
146 Tuba Mirabilis 8′
147 Tuba Clarion 4′
Couplers: I Choir to Pedal, II Great to Pedal, III Swell to Pedal, IV Solo to Pedal, V Choir (unenclosed) on Solo, VII Octave Orchestral, VIII Sub Octave Second Division (Orchestral), IX Unison off, X Swell to Choir, XI Solo to Choir, XII Reeds on Choir, XIII Great Second Division on Choir[Ann. 3], XIV Choir to Great, XV Swell to Great, XVI Solo to Great, XVIII Octave (16′, 8′, 4′ stops only), XIX Solo to Swell, XXI Octave, XXII Sub Octave, XXIII Unison off, XXIV Octave Bombard (16′, 8′, 4′ stops only), XXV Bombard on Choir, XXVI Tubas on Choir. - เพลง
What a joy to get a quick personal demonstration of one of the most iconic instruments in the world. One thousand thanks.
Possibly one of the most beautiful and incredible instruments in the world!
Filipe Barbosa -😀 not possibly but definitely🌺
Notre dame?
@@edmundsmith3943 Why are you comparing the RAH organ with Notre Dame? It's like comparing oranges and apples. In any case Notre Dame is out of action for at least the next 10 years, if not longer. In the meantime enjoy the largest concert hall organ in Europe.
@@ds1868 fair point. I only wished to spark discussion :)
Well I have to say that is the clearest sound of this instrument I have ever heard. When you hear this organ on TV or radio, the quality of the broadcast sound is dire. So well done to you both for this top quality recording!!
The quality of the recording is superb. No doubt the gantry was used which was not raised for this recording. This probably explains the clarity and balance of the recording. For organ concerts the gantry is raised for visual effect but it may not be the best in terms of recording attributes.
I think for 'last night of the proms' (BBC) the audio quality is dire, abysmal, whatever. Unbelievably, same for the Friday music night programme the beeb did. Best audio is news broadcasts - and The One Show - which occasionally has musical content - and that is far better than proms audio.
Listened to LNOTP 2 years - but never again. Only good thing to be said about it - one can hear the organ above the orchestra on the final pieces :)
Yes. Most organs sound their best when the buildings are empty.
The quality of recording here is so superior to any CD I've ever heard. The greatest problem in my opinion is it is mostly only ever heard when the hall is full of people. A few thousand people soak up the sound like a sponge. Also, on TV I don't think the recording of the organ is given any consideration when compared to an orchestra say, even when the organ is the solo instrument ! So, Scott Bros., if you would care to produce the first ever quality recording of this instrument.. It would be welcomed by us all I have no doubt.
I heard the organ a couple of nights ago with the hall full of people and it was utterly spectacular! It was a performance of the Saint Saens organ symphony, so the organ won't even have been at full whack as Jonathan points out in 2020's organ Prom. Agree about organ recordings though, to balance the sound the engineers typically lower the organ in the mix, so the effect of listening at home is normally underwhelming.
Incredible Instrument! I've read a-lot about it,, including a number of comments by Audsley. I can see that the console has been updated since Audsley's day. I'm glad they are showing all the love and care that such a treasure deserves. Certainly the English have done a much better job at preserving their cultural treasures than the US has,, just look at the poor state of the Midmer and Losch Organ at Atlantic city Board Walk Hall. They have been working at restoring it and have about 35% of it functional, but if the city put the same effort into it that the British have,, they would have that beauty up to %100 by now. They've been working at restoring it for over a decade now,, Yet the Original company built it from the ground up in just 3 years. My respects to the British, Heck, they even have queen Elizabeth's Organ in perfect working order and it's 400 years old!
Wowwwww Jonathan!!
I never heard this organ so beautifully presented
in such a short time.
Please come to Holland one time!!!
I think you are one of the bést organists
in the world! Your brother being one of the
best pianists in the world!
When are the two of you coming to Holland?
We have sooooo many attractive organs around!
Please dó!
Adri from Holland
Fantastic! And kudos to the sound engineer for keeping the building's reverb.
Ha! Yes. And *under control.*
I worked for the company that rebuilt it about 20 years ago. I had a wander around a few times before I left, and they started the actual rebuild, I believe it took over 3 years to complete. It was the largest organ I've ever been in. When the company took It on it was in a very bad state. Not because the previous company was bad, it was because the organ had no real work done on it for decades.
My new favorite pipe organ from a TH-cam perspective. This one has a presence, authority and finesse that I just haven't heard on any of the others. Coming from someone who officially knows nothing about them but has ears.
This is a really good recording. Sadly other recordings of this instrument are not so good.
@@ds1868 well, they didn’t have Tom to do the recording.
I like the way jonathon does his organ introductions, the demonstration of all the different pipes and how they sound :)))))
My father was a church and theatre organist. He would have loved this!
My favourite organ. Its such a shame that its rarely heard.
I’m back for another listen,never gets old!!
I've been waiting for someone to give a tour of one of the most fantastic, iconic organs in the UK.
Thanks Jonathan.
THANKYOU from South Africa
Thank you Mr. Scott for your tour of the organ from the the keyboard POV! Great job!
When one performs at the RAH, classical or not, they should feel obligated to play the organ. I would go as far as to base my whole performance around it. Bravo!!!
I really admire these videos. I love the hall and I love the organ. I write as someone who was a TV producer and who sang in Proms with the organ - both before and after it was renovated fairly recently, i have even been inside it (when there were no-go areas where ranks were collapsing and cyphers were frequent - requiring someone inside to stop them). The video and audio quality are excellent. And Jonathan’s explanations are lucid and full of great information. Well done. Let’s have more! .
I so enjoy these wonderful videos, thank you for posting.
Thank you so much for the glimpses at different organs - really enjoy them!
Love the videos. Keep up the awesome work.
What a glorious instrument! Thank you for the guided tour.
Thank you Jon. That was amazing! Kudos to Tom as well; he always does such superior work.
Thank you so much Jonathan for sharing this with us all. This is a truly magnificent instrument with so much power. The first time I had the pleasure of hearing this organ, it was being played by Nicolas Kynaston. Thanks for the incredible sound Tom. Keep well and safe. James.
Thank you so much, Jonathan, for this!
Thanks for the quick overview. Much appreciated, hopefully more pieces on this organ to follow....
Fantastic!!!! Beautiful instrument and presentation! Thank you!
Big wow. It is really hard to appreciate the power of an organ with headphones, you really have to hear it in real life. This video gets as close to real life as it will ever get :)
Another great video also superbly recorded! Excellent demonstration of this world famous instrument, the largest concert hall organ in Europe. Thanks for posting!
Thank for the tour, I love the sounds of all grand pipe organs,
Thank you so much for this!! ☺️
Such a brilliant pipe organ. Beautiful sounds. Thank you for the tour. It would be wonderful to attend one of your live organ concerts here. 🙂
Darn! The reverb in this hall was felt through my headphones. Very majestic instrument indeed.
Thank you, Jonathan! Such a magnificent instrument!
It would be a really good idea for the RAH management to put some online organ concerts during the current lock down. Of course that will not happen as the management would never be so imaginative to do it.
Interesting. I am always taken aback at how different the organ tone is between a large scale organ and a small scale instrument. Both have their attributes. And, of course, both have their rooms to play into. There are several demos of this organ/hall on TH-cam. Yours is by far the best. Especially the sound. (I'm looking at you, Tom.)
There is an exceptionally lovely recording of the instrument by Michael Murray, playing Dupré's Symphony in G Minor and one of the Rheinberger concertos. Well worth a listen, or 500.
@@kempedkemp Yes, I have it. I mourn the day Michael Murray retired from recording.
Jonathan, thanks for this demonstration of one of my favorite organs in the world. A magnificent organ in an iconic building.
What abeautiful, whirlwind tour of this magnificent instrument! Thank you, Jonathan, for this wonderful treat! ❤❤👍🏆🇨🇦
Thank you for an interesting over view of this magnificent instrument - i wish more organ recitals were forthcoming to demonstrate the full potential of this powerful instrument. Please keep playing, Jonathan, and enrichening us with your talent and excellent organ "tours".
Wonderful, what an instrument. I remember one afternoon before an evening organ concert sitting in Hyde Park and clearly hearing the organist practising in the Hall from half a mile away!
It's such a shame that 2 million pounds was spent restoring this organ and yet it is so rarely heard, even at the Proms. And when it is used it is usually with an orchestra so has to be very restrained to avoid drowning out the orchestra.
The best I have ever heard this organ was at the 2013 Bank Holiday Prom with Richard Hills playing "light" organ music. Quite a revelation hearing it played in this way and it worked perfectly. Please can we have more concerts like this?
Completely agree. This instrument is simply under-utilised by the RAH management. They really do not have a clue!
@@ds1868 Often when the organ is used at the Proms only some Bach is played. I have nothing against Bach but it doesn't really make use of the full resources of this organ and only a small part of it is heard. Richard's concert was so refreshing but is sadly no longer on TH-cam.
I'm pleased that Jonathan mentions the H&H history of the organ as on most Radio and TV broadcasts it is always described as the "Father Willis" organ, yet a very substantial part of it was built by H&H.
@@georgespeed3061 Yes the Willis pipework was preserved in the rebuild. On the Great it has been allocated to the Great Second division, which can be coupled down to the Choir manual. Manders also added a IV rank Fourniture (19.22.26.29) to this division to give the upper work added clarity. But the majority of the pipework is H&H and the total number of pipes is 9,997 (and not 9,999 as erroneously stated by the RAH, who also continue to say it is a Willis instrument, which is incorrect).
Ooh! Goosebumps! I’m falling in love with this lad. (I’m 80, don’t worry!)
I love those massive sounding instruments, thank you!
An organ with an absolutely beautiful tone. I envy the Scott Brothers being able to play it.
Absolutely amazing
Many thanks for this fascinating video - wish it were 30 minutes long! 👍 ❤️
Thanks for the tour, Scott² ! :)
Now isn’t this SOMETHING! Especially at 5.00 am!
Fabulous and so educational thank you.
Sounds so great.
A very fitting piece for this grand and beautiful instrument
Please do a full video on Rule Britannia!!
I hope they have heightened security so this historic Hall and magnificent organ don't go the way of Notre Dame Cathedral.
That was fascinating and fantastic 💖
you sound GREAT Jonathan !!!
The pipe organ: THE KING of musical instruments! Wonderful demonstration of its beauty! Many thanks from Central California!!
Magnificent instrument
Wow, thanks for that Jonathan! I really look forward to hearing some of your works on this magnificent instrument. Vivaldi's Summer (as per the Hereford organ) comes to mind!
Awesome!!!
What a treat. This organ is so poorly promoted and fiercely guarded and it’s great to get a proper sense of what it’s like. Beautifully recorded too. What a contrast to how it sounded before the rebuild, which was frankly, crap. Thanks for doing this.
That was because it's condition has deteriorated and was unreliable so was not used much as it had a habit of breaking down during a concert. The Restoration toook 2 years and cost £1,500,000
Brilliant!!! I was at the inaugural concert when Mander rebuilt the organ it was amazing! Sadly I think it is a very under used instrument now! I never see concerts advertised and would love to hear some of the more famous works played on it! I is an iconic instrument in an iconic building. It was what got me interested in organ in the first place! Henry Willis and Sons were an amazing Victorian organ builder of the time! It's incredible to think how many locations in the UK have Willis organs.
I was also at the inaugural concert in June 2004 in one of the boxes right of centre as you look at the organ. It was a superb concert as you say. It is very sad the instrument is hardly used. The RAH management are simply not interested in promoting this world renowned instrument to best effect.
I assume that it is so loud that it would drown out the orchestra and as it is replicating nearly all the musical (wind) instruments with reeds, out of pipes, would sound weird, and confined to halls/gothic chapels and cathedrals - associated with hymns and choirs - but there have been classical (what I call acoustic) orchestral concerts with a pipe organ accompaniment. I like the pipe organ as it reminds me of praising God with hymns in Church (a professing Christian) ✝️
I too was at the inaugural concert, left of centre in the upper rows. It was one of the highlights of the year, and it's wonderful to have this demo and other recording by Jonathan here. Happily I was showing it to my 12 year old son this evening to whet his appetite. Would be a dream to get back to the UK to take him to a recital - and we'll be standing in the upper gallery for the best spot for live concerts. And for the record, John Mander was very accommodating when I popped into Mander's Bethnal Green workshop one lunchtime to congratulate him.
Thank you for your talent and hard work. Your music is wonderful. And thank you for making these amazing instruments accessible on youtube. I would love to see you play every cathedral organ in the country... if possible...
abnormallyfunny I would like to see him play at St. Paul’s Cathedral too!
Many thanks for this
5:14 "pulling out all the stops" literally! That's where the phrase comes from.
This is beautiful! There is nothing I would like more than to see a video with a full rendition of Rule Britannia and God Save the Queen🇬🇧
Nóóósssssssa...
Quanta tecnologia envolvida nesse instrumento ímpar.
MARAVILHOSO! ♡
Espero ainda ter oportunidade pra vê-lo e ouví-lo pessoalmete.
Lovely demo Scott .! So much tone colour too . ( A drum ??!! ) Really enjoy your recitals .So special .
Ah ha! Knew it was 5 a.m. 🤣 Great presentation. Would you believe I'm sitting in the Philadelphia airport watching this? Tis true. Can't help but think about another great instrument nearby that could use one of your introductions. 🎹🎶✈🎹
Was für tolle Orgel. Danke dafür!
Royal Albert Hall has one of the most extraordinary acoustics.Unfortunately i couldn’t locate your 1999 Proms performance.
Thank you!
a very nice organ with one of the best musichalls in the world
Nice!
Love it!!! The closest I’ll ever get to playing such a great instrument is on a sampler or VST. I’d love to tour the pipes!
That's awesome.
I would love to see you perform Smetana's Moldau - would sound amazing with your skills!
That was cool!
What a treat.
Great demonstration thanks! Seems like it would benefit from a remote console to give the organist a better idea of the actual sound out on the floor.
Pity that so few organ concerts take place at the RAH due to the venue being totally booked up with other events.
Brilliant instrument
This is superb. I have been to an organ programme at the RAH but I kid you not, there wasn't much organ!! Have you done a full Rule Britannia video too??
That Tuba Mirabilis chorus at something past 5am would wake the dead, never mind a sleeping human.
I'll need a Tuba Mirabilis chorus as an alarm for the morning.
He should have demonstrated the 'Full Organ' setting as the big finish.
I wish i could play on this massive instrument... 😊
Are we getting to hear this concert....please!?!
Wow such a magnificent instrument! Can you also visit the Manila Cathedral organ in the Philippines to make a recording? This is the largest in South east Asia.
Many thanks to both of you gentlemen for an efficient, pristine demonstration of this magnificent musical monument. In addition to all of the accolades that have been said, I have to comment on how well-tuned the organ is. Was it tuned especially for your demonstration and (possibly a recording?)? Or it was tuned for one of those rare public events which immediately preceded this? Either way, it's not often that one finds an organ of this magnitude in such good tune.
4:48 the best
True
Any idea what wind pressures are used in this organ? From the sound of it, I’m guessing a wee bit more than you’d find in a normal church organ!
I want to hear those tubas in person.
Can someone tell me what are those horizontally placed stops on the sides of the first two manuals?
Please, play Canto dell'Agnello on organ. I'm looking for a good execution, but I cannot find
Hi does the bass drum play when you press any pedal
WOW !!!!
45 years ago I was part of a group of college students who were due have a demonstration of this organ by one of our lecturers, Geoffrey Bowyer. Sadly because of a rehearsal at the RAH, it didn't happen, and we had to make do with the Organ of Twickenham Parish Church, I've waited a ling time for this. BTW Geoffrey can be found on TH-cam th-cam.com/video/ZbiUyAe8K8Y/w-d-xo.html
Jonathan, how does anyone get in touch with you? it regards the Manchester organ restoration project.
Unbelievable, even if you do a concert there, they don't give you enough time to fully explore the instrument. You have to creep in at 5am whilst they start the stopwatch. I'd love to know how much real time he got with it to prepare, I would think 4 hours if he was very lucky. Look how rushed and pressured he is during this video.
@Rowan Lidbury Agreed. The Royal Albert Hall management are simply not interested in this instrument. They do the absolute minimum. The pipework is also now getting very dusty and dirty, it hasn't been cleaned since the rebuild in 2002-04 and is now well overdue. Sad really, but there it is.
It just occurred to me, as Jonathan pointed out all of the stops that are designed to sound like other instruments, that a pipe organ is essentially a pneumatic analog synthesizer. Which is pretty wild. I don't know why I never thought of it before, this is hardly the first time I've noticed that pipe organs are set up to replicate most of the bits of an orchestra, but I'd just never put it together until now.
I suppose you could think of it that way. Remember though we are talking about organ pipes, in this case 9,997 of them. The tallest is 40 feet tall and weighs just over one ton.
@@ds1868 Well, I didn't say it was a particularly _portable_ pneumatic analog synthesizer. :)
@@ds1868 The smallest is like a drinking straw
Is it just my imagination, or does the building reverb at about 5:28 _pulse_ , with about a one second cycle?
What about an entire concert recital on this instrument?
acoustic bass 64 stop? Always wanted to hear it, what does it sound/feel like? I assume it's not a 64ft pipe as there's only 2 in existence so how is this achieved? Stopped 32ft?
It's a resultant stop derived from the 32ft, bottom C will play with another note, typically the 5th above C, and so on, to give a resultant 64ft. More or less the same manner you would have for a resultant 32ft made from a 16ft stop.