🎵 Gloucester Cathedral Organ Demonstration & IMPROVISATION (Huge Crescendo!!!)

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Welcome to the latest RECORDING series, where I head to the world's greatest venues to record their organists and organs!
In the latest series, I'm very honoured to be recording the INCREDIBLE organ of Gloucester Cathedral and their Assistant Director of Music - Jonathan Hope.
In this series, you'll find an Organ Demonstration, an Organ Recital and a Virtual Church.
In this Organ Demonstration, Jonathan shows us the following features:
00:00 | Introduction to the organ
00:57 | Strings
03:32 | Diapason Chorus
05:47 | Mixtures
08:03 | Flutes
09:18 | Mutations
12:09 | Reeds
16:50 | Improvisation desmontrating the HUGE crescendo
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@beautyinsound 2 года назад

I'm really interested to know what you think to the way I've captured the sound of this organ. Now you've seen my microphone placement in my previous video, what do you think to the balance - particularly in the final improvisation?

@MrHarmonicminor 2 года назад

Sounding LOVELY in the studio here Richard. Well defined, tight warm and clear. Great frequency balance. Nice and wide. Best yet. Edit: There is some loss of frequencies in the louder sections 22min onwards, but I'm fairly confident its RU-vid that's to blame. Sounds like frequency masking effects from the audio codec.

@DCTOnline 2 года назад

Fantastic work Richard - mic placement picked up the reverb magnificently! Agree with Jerry on the live stop display, that's some classy work sir, thank you for spoiling us! Also, the balance sounded great, there was no distortion, and the voices didn't lose their quality. I may have had to turn down the volume towards the end - not sure the neighbours would appreciate Jonathan's playing quite as much as I did at 6 am :)

@contraposaune 2 года назад

It sounds better on your recording than it does in the flesh, Richard!

@PureCerium 2 года назад

I am listening with Apple AirPod Pro headphones with noise cancellation on, and I would say you perfectly captured the full range of audio frequencies as well as the wonderful reverberation of this cathedral. Well done, and thanks for such an in-depth look into the organ!

@ds1868 Год назад

For those interested, the organ builders Nicholsons have removed all the pipework from this instrument and the pipes have been melted down. The exception are the case pipes which date from the 17th century. So the Gloucester Cathedral organ shown here no longer exists. As such this demonstration is a useful historical record of the instrument before its destruction. The brand new organ is due to be completed in 2026.

@matthewkane502 10 месяцев назад

Hello, I am curious why they did that

@jgh548 6 месяцев назад

Because it was crap.

@stephenpower5719 3 месяца назад

It was not crap. It was inspirational.

@RobCharles1981 2 года назад

Well what can I say - That was one of the best videos and Organ I have heard EVER!! I really enjoyed the Tour that Jonathan Gave and the improvisation that he gave, a great sound through my bose Q15's I dread to hear what it would sound through my speakers on my Computer they would shake the house! - All in all Fan BloodyTastic!

@duncanpaulson4160 2 года назад

Fantastic improvisation and nicely recorded. You have got the balance right so you can hear the organ clearly without losing a sense of the wonderfully enormous Gloucester acoustic.

@jerrymartin79 2 года назад

My goodness! What an organ, and what a presentation. I can't wait to hear Jonathan's recital this weekend - he does a phenomenal job of explaining the instrument with details to appeal to beginners and advanced folk alike! Bravo Richard on how you have captured the instrument - it sounds magnificent - in particular how the direct sound from the choir blends with the ambient from the nave! Superb videography too - and the live-stop-display... attention to detail - you spoil us! Thank you!!! :D

@andrewjames9414 2 года назад

Wonderful improvisation and recording! The crescendo is mega but I love the first quiet pedal entry in particular

@dougalderdice6796 2 года назад

One word: Wow! The organ's sound is captured gloriously for us to enjoy vicariously, and the on-screen stop display was really helpful during the overview.

@gvcarpenter60 2 года назад

Wow, what an amazing organ and marvelous acoustics, I can only imagine how it feels!

@PaulL66 2 года назад

Having listened to this twice, I can find no adjectives for the instrument, the organist, or the recording quality, which would do justice. And we all know I'm rarely speechless....

@anitarauld 2 года назад

Blessings!!!! 🙌 Greetings from Chile 🌹🎶🎵🎼🇨🇱👍💐

@martym61 2 года назад

I have to say it sounded wonderful to me. Just right. Can't wait to hear the recital.

@terenceocallaghan5639 2 года назад

Absolutely brilliant recording of a excellent piece that demonstrated the versatility & amazing colours of a mighty organ ! Excellently played Johnathan 👍thank you 🙏🏼🙏🏼. The microphones were obviously well placed to capture the rich & wonderful tones of this impressive organ🙏🏼bravo Richard 👍

@bensharpe7846 2 года назад

Absolutely loved this. - great recording and intro for anyone new to the instrument. Such knowledge and skill freely given. Thanks for recording!

@ubertuba 2 года назад

Brilliant work Richard, and very generous of Jonathan to give his time to share his talent with us. He, Adrian and their previous organ scholar have uploaded quite a number of really interesting videos during lockdown which I have really enjoyed. The more I learn of this instrument, the more it stands out as being truly unique - but the team there really do know how to get the best out of it! Well done and thank you all.

@katydickson5547 2 года назад

What a wonderful organ. So enjoyed hearing all about it and listening to it. Looking forward to hearing the recital on Saturday on this organ. It sounds so pure the notes and playing. Thank you Richard 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

@paolopalazzo 2 года назад

Sounds marvellous!!!

@bobareebop 2 года назад

Wish I lived in England, especially today. What a program for today's recital...Bach, Vierne, and Elgar.

@beautyinsound 2 года назад

Not long to go now - I’m really excited about it!!

@OrganGuyPhil 2 года назад

Sounds marvelous! 🎶

@dnbeckmann 2 года назад

Brilliant program!

@StoreeDenson 2 года назад

Amazing. I am suprised that this organ don't have a Tuba, but the Trompette Harmonique is splendid as well!

@djturbo88 2 года назад

Sounded wonderful! Looking forward to the recital as well as virtual church this Sunday! I feel like it's gonna be pretty epic! 🎹😁

@andrewblack5911 2 года назад

When one like is just not enough 5🌟 Looking forward to Saturday and Sunday's recordings.

@BarneyLeith 2 года назад

Wow! Really stunning - and so good to have such a clear explanation from Jonathan Hope. The sound was beautifully captured.

@williamralph5442 2 года назад

Facinating explanation, easy to comprehend. Thanks so much.

@BigStew007 2 года назад

Can someone buy that poor man a new pair of shoes? Seriously, that was just fantastic. Thank you.

@matthieubazile3350 2 года назад

What a nice organ! Thanks for this great demo!

@JohnHoskingGreatOrganSounds 2 года назад

Fab improvisation and the sound is captured so well!

@markcooke729 2 года назад

Absolutely fabulous! I grew up knowing this organ through it's many stages of life, and you captured it beautifully! I know it's an organ that divides organists and opinions, but at the end of the day you can't deny it has THE most incredible tutti, as well as the subtlest celeste in the Father Willis style. I listened on my laptop plugged into a couple of old Wharfdale pc speakers, and the handled the dynamics incredibly well!

@keithhearnshaworganist1846 2 года назад

Superb playing and recording well done 🎹🎶👍🏻

@RalphLooij 2 года назад

Great! That's what you call a proper improv 😎

@HonestSonics 2 года назад

3:03 that's beautiful

@thedevilsreject23 11 месяцев назад

Loved the improv 👍🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻🍻

@trevororme4646 2 года назад

What a truly, truly fantastic sound - oh that crescendo at the end of that beautifully crafted improvisation simply blows my musical mind. Thank you, thank you, thank you. The 32 pedal reed is spectacular too. ENCORE

@beautyinsound 2 года назад

Just wait until you hear tonight’s organ recital. It will blow you away - literally!

@mattdavies1126 2 года назад

Wonderful demonstration, and so much appreciated. Thank you so much, hope to hear you in real life very soon.

@jakeallinson 2 года назад

I do like the superimposed pedal videos. Works very nicely.

@agent0066 2 года назад

When you announced you were featuring Jonathan I really hoped you would show some of his improvisation. Gloucester is my 'home' cathedral so it's pretty much the only organ I've spent much time listening to in person, so it's great to get an explanation of it.

@beautyinsound 2 года назад

Do you think the way I’ve captured the organ is authentic to its true character in real life?

@agent0066 2 года назад

@@beautyinsound In as much as it's possible to capture something as enormous as this, where the building is every bit as much a part of the organ as the pipes are, I think you have. It's a fantastic recording, and very interesting to listen to. It's a hybrid sound, mixing the feel and acoustic of being in the nave with the clarity and articulation from being stood in the organ loft itself, and unlike any experience you would have in person as you also capture the sound from both faces of the organ. I think you've done an excellent job to lose the worst of the far end of the reverb, especially so in an empty nave, while keeping the character of the sound.

@davidredmayne7269 2 года назад

Sounds great on headphones Richard - Sennheiser of course!

@georgerobey9360 2 года назад

a fabulous and controversial organ wonderfully demonstrated. If it gets rebuilt (and there's much chatter about that on social media) this will be a very valuable document ... nice one Richard.

@mikhail2406able 2 года назад

Why controversial? I'm curious to know what has been thought of this organ.

@ds1868 2 года назад

I hope this instrument is not rebuilt or changed at all. The legacy of Ralph Downes should be preserved.

@reggiebosanquet1525 Год назад

@@ds1868 Sadly the organ has been removed and the pipes melted down. All is left is the case pipes and the 16' flute stop on the pedal. A brand new organ will be built for 2026. So the current project is a replacement not a rebuild.

@99LordRock 2 года назад

The audio is perfect. Really great job. Congratulations. Fabulous organ demo by Jonathan Hope as well. Will be be invited to play the new organ ? He is a fantastic organist.

@beautyinsound 2 года назад

He is fab, and he may already have been..... 😉

@jonathanhope3727 2 года назад

Thanks Mark - I certainly hope I’ll be invited back, being the principal cathedral organist! One mustn’t presume though.

@noiselesspatient 2 года назад

Beautifully played and recorded, and superbly in tune! Yes, the mic placement works beautifully, recreating something of the incredible surround-sound panache of this instrument live (more than a lazy stereo pair or Soundfield certainly, which makes it sound like it's in a railway tunnel). Thank you so much to all. There continue to be rumours that this organ might be tinkered with or even replaced with something more 'in keeping' or 'versatile' ... PLEASE no. There are enough bland, characterless recent neo-romantic cathedral organs in the UK. This is a precious snapshot of the best we could do in the 1970s; our equivalent of the Chartres organ, for example (but better, IMHO). I hope it will be given the respect it deserves, come next rebuild, and I hope this wonderful document helps to remind people what a groundbreaking but also refined and inspiring work of art this instrument is.

@beautyinsound 2 года назад

I completely agree. It never even crossed my mind to only use a stereo pair of microphones! The problem with only using 2 microphones in a space like this is that the sound is very unrepresentative of what actually is heard in the building. Sitting in the Nave of Gloucester whilst hearing the organ played on Tutti is quite an experience.... the sound is coming from all over; bouncing off the walls; behind you; over you; through you... 2 microphones simply would not pick this up. I have to say that I'm fairly pleased with the results!

@noiselesspatient 2 года назад

@@beautyinsound Absolutely. Couldn't agree more, and you have every reason to be proud of these results, thanks so much 🙏🏻

@paulzellmer4453 2 года назад

Wonderful how is the organ linked between the keyboard and the pallet on the pipe?

@matthewmelbourne9139 2 года назад

Fantastic stuff! I'm always fascinated my Jonathan's tour of the organ; they're well worth listening to! I am interested in how you achieved the stop overlay; it appeared very dynamic - was that directly driven from an electronic output from the registration system itself?

@caroline.balfour 2 года назад

Hi Matthew, Richard painstakingly highlighted each stop by hand when editing the video! Glad it came across so seamlessly, the hard work paid off 😊

@davidsheekey6480 2 года назад

In Richard, we not only have a great organist, but someone with all round knowledge, imagination and creativity to bring us the wonderful videos. Thank you, PS what audio interface do you record with?

@beautyinsound 2 года назад

Focusrite 18i20 straight into Cubase. Simple and no nonsense!

@OrganNLou 2 года назад

Wonderful organ! Too bad it wont be recorded for Hauptwerk!

@keithdavies6316 2 года назад

Fantastic organ the sound is absolutely brilliant and the organist from Cape Town South Africa

@philippowell3320 2 года назад

According to Jonathan, there's a few folks in my congregation who need to see a doctor. (13:00)

@beautyinsound 2 года назад

🤣

@JoseZgheib 2 года назад

Really magnificent! That Trompette Harmonique is massive! Does it have double length resonators? It usually mellows the sound but this is anything but mellow.

@beautyinsound 2 года назад

I don’t know to be honest, pictures of it appear in the recital on Saturday so perhaps you’ll be able to see?

@lyndon1904 2 года назад

The resonators look to be of standard length to me (the Trompette stands on its own wind chest and can be seen clearly from the organ-loft stairs). However, the pipes were removed a few years ago by James Atherton (Head Voicer of Nicholson’s) and taken to the workshop in Worcester, where they were re-voiced to give a much fuller sound than previously. They were quite telling before, but ‘thinner’ - and didn’t have the massive impact that they have now. James also did some work on the 32’ Contra Bombarde, which is also more full-bodied these days than it used to be.

@SamuelSleath 2 года назад

When a stop is named 'Harmonique', it's usually just the treble pipes/top few octaves that are harmonic, and the basses are normal length. But where the double length starts on this stop I'm not sure, I'd guess around middle/tenor C perhaps? If it's double length entire compass I'd be surprised! The tone of it is beautiful, though.

@ds1868 2 года назад

@@lyndon1904 yes the work on the 32' reed has made a noticeable improvement. Such a shame the 32' bottom octave of the 32' flue was removed in 1970. I'm a great admirer of the work of Ralph Downes but his decision to delete that pipework was a mistake.

@oscarsnr 2 года назад

@@ds1868 Why on earth would anyone remove a 32’ stop?! To much broken stained glass?

@socialite1283 2 года назад

To what extent was compression being used in the recording of any part of this particular youtube vid? The sound seems very tight when the organ is speaking the loudest?

@beautyinsound 2 года назад

I turn it back to you - why would I compress the audio?! I wouldn’t. It’s probably YT messing with the audio.

@socialite1283 2 года назад

@@beautyinsound Some engineers compress everything. :( You're right - it could be the MP3 algorithm being a little too aggressive for organ music. :)

@trevorheywood975 2 месяца назад

What was the improvisation on?

@owenesquivelph 2 года назад

I like this organ and its stoplist and the fact that Nicholson will restore it in 2024 - 2026. I would like to see the pedal mutations replaced by a proper Subbass 32', which can be an extension rank of the Subbass 16' similar to Juget-Sinclair Opus 42; which is 16 ft. stopped wooden foot pipes but blown at higher pressures.

@ds1868 Год назад

The Gloucester organ originally had a 32' extension, the pipes of which were placed in the upper gallery of the chancel close to the organ case. They were removed in the rebuild in 1971, the consultant for the project Ralph Downes insisting they were not needed. I have great admiration for Downes and his philosophy of the organ reform movement in England post 1945, but I think he got this one wrong. If a 32' extension is to be proposed the only place for them would be the triforium again. There is no room left in either the organ case or the Quire screen. As for the pedal mutations, everyone seems to like these, they are very effective and should be retained.

@owenesquivelph Год назад

@@ds1868 personally, I would disagree with everyone liking the pedal mutations with the fact that they are ineffective at higher ranges. Well I hope they would return those extension ranks, which with the pedal mutations make it a true French Organ sound, similar to Notre Dame de Paris.

@ds1868 Год назад

@@owenesquivelph Latest news is that all the pipework has been removed and melted down. The instrument has been completely destroyed, except for the case pipes which date from the 17th Century. So Gloucester will have a brand new organ when the project is completed in 2026.

@owenesquivelph Год назад

@@ds1868 I also saw that announcement on the cathedral websitr but not anywhere else. Interesting on what specification now they came with.