2014 Graduate Recital - David Kriewall, organ 

Ďakujem, Silvia!

Because the Toccata is so often as a solo work

Correct about the applause, but the Fugue is hardly ever played.

Danke, Gizella. Mein erster Orgellehrer, Arwed Henking, stammte aus der Schweiz. Ich schulde also der Schweiz etwas. :-)

meine Heimat ist in Ungarn, aber ich sage es allen Schweizer weiter:-) Mein Mann spielt Orgel auch, schau bei "Getrampelte Version"!

Ihr Mann heisst zufaellig Miklós Árpás? Seine Auffuehrung des sogenannten Getrampelte Version habe ich gerade gesehen. Wunderbar! Das muss ich mal ausprobieren!

Ja, erraten, kein Zufall... Jetzt verorgelt er die letzten drei Sätze des 2. Klav-Konzerts von Brahms (on youtube: 4.), wo es etwas ...mehrere Stimmen gibt, als bei der Getrampelten Version. Er spielte das Orgelbüchlein auch auswendig, aber NIE in einem!!

And as from now on in the Netherlands too!

Wonderful insights, Robert. Thanks. However, as you may already have recognized by now, in answer to your question, I believe the best reason they seemingly won't release the pedal a little early in order to emphasize the last note of a phrase is because the worst place to listen to an organ is from the bench. Young organists don't quite get it. They... as of 'now' can't really hear the sound out... as it heard out in the room very well. I've played this organ and also sat in the room while it was being played. (Old Seattlite.) The reverb in this room is very unfriendly. Originally an ammunition storage room, big box. But I've often wondered, when they could have had just about anything for le grand organ, why a Flintrop with tracker action? I've never liked this organ or the room with that big iron cross. Creepy. CVD

Thank you both for your comments. The pedal note at 31:30 is in fact softer than the preceding section; there I removed the 8' trumpet coupled from the manual. I added the trumpet at the pedal solos for clarity downstairs (I mean, in the sanctuary where the audience is sitting, not in the bass.) For the same reason of clarity, the manual notes are less connected than I would do in a dry room; however, the proximity of the microphones to the balcony and organ case emphasize the disconnect. I did not rely on the sound from the bench, as you suggest; I had been playing with less space (more connection) before the recital, and the feedback I got from teacher and listeners downstairs was that more separation was needed to avoid a muddied sound. So I played for the audience, not for the recording, if that makes sense. And thanks for the compliment (that I'm a young organist) -- even at 59, I feel young!

Notes not connected _sound not connected_ even in very live rooms. I played this from memory. Reger is too difficult to read and perform. This wonderful work is so optimistic and positive-sounding.

Yes, a tracker, the Flentrop at St. Mark's Episcopal in Seattle, WA. (And yes, I'm older than most undergrads; I was a professional horn player and took up organ later.)

Thanks very much. I'm a software engineer now at DocuSign, and that's full time. I used to play horn professionally. Obtaining a masters degree in organ was a personal goal.

Kudos to you for persevering with your organ studies. It was good to see that organ close-up too. I've only heard it the once in person, during the OHS Seattle convention. No doubt you were there too.

That's a challenge! You eventually would need a pedalboard. There are companies who make practice organs of various types; for example, mine comes from MidiWorks.ca. But to make good progress, you would also need a teacher. I'm sorry for your circumstances. I hope you'll be able to play someday :-)

@@DaveKriewall thanks for ur support

@@DaveKriewall im teaching myself with good results and good progress. It just takes more discipline