Wow. The transition from the gentle and delicate Claire de Lune to the majestic and triumphant Scherzo just spotlights Jonathan's ability to intertwine the best of all musical worlds and to keep the listener on the edge of his/her seat. Add in the imagery of everything that is All Saints Church and thsi is an hour of glory and power, of meekness and might, of wonder and awe, of the best of the Scott Brothers Duo!
So lucky to be able to listen to this magnificent organ played by a master and expertly filmed and recorded. My daughter said Jonathan looked like he was Irish dancing in the scherzo.
A spectacular concert!! I would have never known nor appreciated the organs of Poland were it not for the Scott brothers. What a powerful majestic cornet in Bach adagio. Amazing programming beautifully performed Thank you so much Jonathan and Tom!!!
How wonderful to have the 'real' concert in Warsaw. My seat was vacant as I was banned from going by my doctor. But what wonderful compensation, a vlog of your tours and this real online concert. It really feels as if I was there. Thanks so much.
Bravo, Jonathan! This has been such a privilege to watch and to listen to your wonderful performance on this fantastic instrument in Warsaw - thanks, in large part to Tom and his technical skills. You are quite a team, but I'm sure you know that. I am in awe of your talent, and your grace. Thank you!
Beautifully put , you wrote so well what I too felt . What can I say about the generosity of the Scott brothers for so freely sharing this , loss for words .🫶
The combined forces of Jonathan & this majestic organ destined us for a stunning concert. Bach pedaling was perfect for the glorious bass & amazing acoustic! Commanding registrations for Beethoven & Chopin; while a gentle richness graced the others. Bravo, virtuoso, 👏👏 & thank you both for sharing. 💐💐🎹🎶
What a thoroughly engaging concert! The Beethoven Scherzo performance is astonishing-a very thoughtful and clever transcription. What a joy to hear! Bravo!👏👏 I hope these transcriptions are available for purchase. World class!
Так роскошно ! Как подарок на Пасху ! Некоторые произведения казались мне очень сложными , а некоторые очень понятными и близкими . Спасибо Джонотан и Том ! ❤❤❤ !
Spellbinding from start to finish. Jonathan’s well-chosen programme suits this stunning instrument perfectly, showing off a huge range of colours and textures. I’m sure that, as no mean organist himself, Chopin would have appreciated the amazing transcriptions of his music and how wonderful for them to be heard in concert in Chopin’s own country. Tom’s videography is, as usual, superb and adds so much to the experience. Thank you both for a magnificent presentation - I’ll be coming back to it many more times. 💜
Magnificent concert, Johathan! The pipe organ at All Saints Chruch is fantastic! Thank you, Jonathan, and Tom for this wonderful concert video! All my best to you both! Will Ortiz
Oh, thank you both so much for this incredible concert! What an amazing programme: so many of my favourites, performed "heroically"!! The organ & interior looked so good. I think you definitely showed how well the organ can be played now Jonathan! Scintillating!! xx
Your program was fabulous! I wonder what Chopin would have thought of your powerful "Heroic" Polonaise. It's marvelous that you're keeping these composers "alive" for us to enjoy. I hope you heard my applause, because it was well deserved. Thanks to you both. XX♥♥
I was lucky enough to see Mr Scott at an intimate concert yesterday at my local church. Around 100 people attended. Very nice and well done Jonathan. Old school friend, Keith.
Vielen Dank für dieses wunderbare Konzert an der großartigen Orgel der Allerheiligen Kirche zu Warschau. Gebührenden Dank dem exzeptionellen Organisten!
A great concert. I'm sure I'll see it more times. My favorites are Beethoven's Scherzo and Handel's Lascia ch'io pianga, although I think Heroic is of great virtuosity. Thank you both very much for this magnificent gift!!😘😘
Just what I needed to perk me up in heart and soul with all of these marvelously played classical works that will live on forever with performances like this beautiful one!!🙏✝️🛐🎶🎹
Magnificent work on the BWV 564! Great cathedral - what is it, over 12 seconds decay, amazing! Wonderful voices of the pipes! Nothing beats that low-C in the pedals! Superb video & sound (Thanks, Tom!)! This performance is perhaps the best combination of organ, cathedral and ORGANIST the world has ever seen. Wonderful arrangement on Clair de Lune! This goes into "Favourites!" Thank you, from Canada! OK, I revise my organists ranking, Johnathan is #1 living organist!
To my untrained ear, the voicing of the Zych organs you have recorded is in a class by itself - and you provide us with access to some of the world’s great organs, so it’s a high standard of comparison. I hope Zych will be invited to build more often outside Poland as well. Your choice of pieces in this concert was exquisite - the first a piece that starts so slowly and carefully but also confidently as to be a benediction, almost asking what the organ wants to offer. Playing the Bach next is both funny and effective as a final exam for the organbuilders. As you told the TV interviewer to expect, the rest do such a good job of exploring of the instrument's exceptional sounds. Somehow you got great sound quality in the video despite the live audience. The church is very fortunate to have you two play and record their reopening!
00:00 Giuseppe Verdi - Overture to "The Force of Destiny" 09:27 Johann Sebastian Bach - Toccata, Adagio and Fugue in C, BWV 564 25:00 Claude Debussy - Clair de Lune (Suite Bergamasque) 30:55 Ludwig Van Beethoven - Choral Symphony in D Minor, Opus 125 Second Movement 42:47 George Frideric Handel - Lascia ch'io pianga from Rinaldo HWV 7 48:10 Frederic Chopin - Heroic Polonaise in A Flat Major 56:20 Frederic Chopin - Nocturne in C Sharp Minor
Hallo!! Thank you very much for this MAGNIFICENT AND GREAT CONCERT!! Jonathan you look fantastic with your blue jacket en socks and shining cufflinks. Thanks again B B❤❤. With Love from the Netherlands.
Classic organ (Bach) and orchestral organ (Verdi, Debussy, Beethoven, Chopin), this is the true essence of the pipe organ. Magistral arrangements from Jonathan, incredible emulation of percussions through the pedals. I repeat again: Stanley Kubrick would have asked Jonathan to play all soundtracks of his movies. Awesome. Thank you.
Thanks to Jonathan and Tom. That was a great concert. Thanks so much for recording it all and uploading as a whole concert. The acoustic is quite something, 7-9 sec in my estimation. Perhaps the Polonaise with its staccato style would be better in a concert hall like Bridgewater which in general have next to no reverb. Thanks to everyone at All Saints for facilitating the concert.
Gyönyörű szép koncert, gazdag zenei repertoárral. Minden zeneszerzőből egy csipet. Ezt így kell.. Rákász gergely is ott lett volna, na az lett volna az igazi. Kiegészítette volna zenei történetekkel, minden szerzőnek el mesélte volna a történetét. Mesélt volna még az elhangzó művekről is, de így is frappáns.
Anyone who has spent enough time playing the Freisach sampleset will recognise the slight 'cough' at the start of the bottom E on the 16' pedal reed (it's bottom F on Freisach). It's an imperfection that really enjoy for some reason.
Unfortunately, I am inclined to agree with you. But it may be my own computer that is causing that "muddy" sound. However, Mr. Scott is an excellent organist.
