Gillian Weir - Franz Liszt's Fantasia and Fugue on "Ad nos, ad Salutarem undam" 

Wow. Liszt truly understands the orchestral nature of the organ. Gillian is a performer of extraordinary talent who grasps the interpretation that fully justifies each note to perfection. I may have had this on to loud and in awe for my neighbours to relish this amazing performance. I await the sound police to knock on my door as I replay this fantastic performance.

What a magnificent perfect performance of this long, difficult work! Athend would like to see a photo of the beautiful Dame Weir.

Undam! That last statement of the chorale in quadruple fortissimo starting at 26:27 had a salutary effect on my adenoids.

Stunning performance of this overlooked masterwork. Beginning at 16:24 or so is probably the most exquisitely beautiful passage I've ever heard on an organ. It's so fleeting and I'm coming back just to listen to it again.

What an instrument!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Virgil loved it...

Dear Dr, Weir; in a word: "definitive" ! This work, this insight given by Liszt to Wagner, although an obscure work, has set a new all-time high in relationship to virtuosity at the organ. (And was recorded for the world to hear and remember.) Hats off to you. Silence and Magna Cum Laude. Sent with love. I would dearly love to hear some of your compositions. Please, and thank you. Charles.

Exquisite

I feel as if the ending is played too fast, I know it's long, but I believe personally that the ending should be played slowly to make it majestic and an epic conclusion.

bellissimo, darrei la vità, per ijmprovvisare- compore- suonare, come lei!?

DAME GILLIAN!!!!!

A truly outstanding performance! Does anybody know if I can find this on DVD or Audio CD

can anyone else hear the incipient reubke 94th psalm?

Mme Gillian Weir also has a true talent in reveiling obscure scores to a vibrant life! Meyerbeer and Liszt are in debt with Mme Gillian Weir.

Of course, Liszt's grandfather Georg was a church organist and teacher. Unfortunately, as with Liszt's father, Adam, it was impossible to make a substantial income. Georg managed farms until he was sacked for borrowing the farm cart to go to his 3rd wedding. Adam was an excellent cellist and possibly a very good pianist- Liszt's teacher, who often performed for Haydn and possibly Beethoven. Perhaps its this history that persuaded liszt to democratise classic music. Transcriptions to bring classics to open concert halls rather than private palaces. It made him a pop celebrity and millionaire.

I hear the main four chords of the KISS song "Sweet Pain" in the last couple minutes. Can you find it? I am looking forward to hearing this entire work performed on the Atlantic City Boardwalk Organ. I've heard the last 3 minutes of it on about 15% of the organ recorded 20 years ago. The 64' and the Grand Opheclide are up and running, which makes for a spectacular finale but I can only imagine the whole piece on the whole organ. I think it's now up around 50% operational.

16:24 18:22

The Adagio starts @17:29, The Fugue starts @ 18:25

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It's funny that Liszt this piece composed for Pedal piano.

Why are the dotted quarter/eighth rhythms played as triplets?? Surely wasn't the intention, but it is coming across that way. Too bad.

Where exactly is that?

21:45 tralala la lala! I open my pants again!

Rather too pianissimo in places; otherwise brilliant!

Utterly ruined by the poor dynamics of the recording! I know this recording and it's not how it sounds originally. If it wasn't bad enough having constant interruptions from the philistines at U tube advertising rubbish.

Viel zu schnell!!! Vor allem die Fuge war eine einzige lärmende Raserey. Und das Adagio? Da war kein Adagio. Grauenvolle Interpretation…