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Organist Josh Stafford plays Bohemian Rhapsody on the largest pipe organ in the world 

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Organist Joshua Stafford plays his own spectacular arrangement of Freddie Mercury's "Bohemian Rhapsody" on the Midmer-Losh pipe organ-the world’s largest musical instrument ever built with its 33,112 pipes.
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@USS_NCC-1701
@USS_NCC-1701 3 года назад
I will never understand how a human can play 8 keyboards at once with 2 hands and 2 feet and still read sheet music. 🤪🤯 truly astounding the talent required
@selftrue670
@selftrue670 3 года назад
Nor will I ever. It would be like reading 8 lines in a book simultaneously. Super-humans, I suppose.
@johnbroadway7709
@johnbroadway7709 3 года назад
@@MrKeys57 7 Manuals and 1 Pedalboard.
@counterfit5
@counterfit5 3 года назад
@@MrKeys57 there’s the four directly on front, then there’s three more you can see through the... music... holder, uh, thing
@noeljay14
@noeljay14 3 года назад
You can only play two of the keyboards at one time...each keyboard has its own unique sounds, but all keyboards can be coupled together meaning you can play them all at the same time...organ music only ever has 3 lines....pedal and two keyboard lines.
@johnbroadway7709
@johnbroadway7709 3 года назад
@@noeljay14 get where you are coming from but a good Organist can actually play 4 Manuals and the pedal board at the same time - Read Harold Gleason’s 1937 publication ‘Method of Organ Playing’ for more information - do not confuse this with Coupling (Where by different manuals [and thus the voicing/timbre] can be connected). Multiple manuals, particularly on Theatre Organs were set up for a wider range of voicing and were played un coupled.
@shinjisan2015
@shinjisan2015 2 года назад
"You can do anything with my music, darling. Just don't make it boring." - Freddie Mercury.
@chessematics
@chessematics Год назад
@@st0rmrider you've got zero taste and i declare you dead in my world
@volkmarkostka6763
@volkmarkostka6763 Год назад
​@@lo2740 Organs are made for live performance. Try to get the volume and sound with a PC speaker. You need something much, much larger.
@heatherjohnson3063
@heatherjohnson3063 Год назад
I think Freddie would approve of this. I find it incredibly interesting on a historic organ!
@dugong0d780
@dugong0d780 Год назад
​@@jenx5870Everyone has their opinion, that's right, so my opinion is thinking that people who find this boring have shit taste.
@TM-yq4wk
@TM-yq4wk Год назад
​​@@lo2740you're right. They can do more. But they will always one thing they cant reproduce. An organic sound. A PC+Keybord produce sounds we recognice as music. But an organ (this organ isnt a church organ by the way, more like a theatre organ the intonation is quite different) sings. An organ has a very special character of its own. No organ sounds ghe same as the other, every instrument has its own quirks and little flaws witch make them an work of art on their own. Every Organ is almost like a new friend. You cant just sit down and play, you need to gdt a feeling for it. Everytime i sit down on an organ bench i greet the instrument. Pull out some stops and work my way up to tutti slowly to learn where each register is placed, which keys start the windflow at which point (even though there shouldn't be a big difference) and how each register is tuned and how it sounds in this specific room and instrument. Its just a very organic feeling to play at a real (almost living) instrument, then on somethin dead like a midi keyboard. Both things have their place in the moder world. But I will allways choose my organ over any keyboard out there. Little note: most of the organs i habe played here in germany are still fully mechanic instruments with wooden tractures/actions that open the pipes for the windflow. There are also electrical and pneumatic organs that work totaly dofferent to mechanical ones and i've never played such an instrument. So i just talked about mechanical organs.
@jessepark4041
@jessepark4041 2 года назад
at a party- “play us a song” this guy- “i’d play bohemian rhapsody but you don’t have enough keyboards”
@VwithNature
@VwithNature 2 года назад
Nice comment💬 👍
@barnabascsenki513
@barnabascsenki513 Год назад
And Time :D
@realemonful
@realemonful Год назад
@@barnabascsenki513 That's the best comment yet lol
@TomFynn
@TomFynn Год назад
"play us a song, you're the organ man, who gives us our fun for free"
@j800r_aswell
@j800r_aswell Год назад
Or a big enough building. It mustn't be forgotten that you're not actually seeing the instrument. Only the "control centre". The actual pipe system will be gargantuan with at least six subdivisions.
@wesleyhowel
@wesleyhowel 2 года назад
I had the pleasure of meeting Josh in person. He gave me 2 organ lessons for free and is the most talented organist I have ever worked with!
@banjoboy01
@banjoboy01 2 года назад
you just got a free pass with my organ
@kishascape
@kishascape 2 года назад
I’m gonna be possessed if you didn’t keep up the organ lessons after tho
@evananthony1395
@evananthony1395 2 года назад
I gave one of my organ to him, im now lacking my other kidney
@kabascoolr
@kabascoolr Год назад
Aye yooo... pause.
@badcornflakes6374
@badcornflakes6374 Год назад
Organ selling is illegal
@LotusGuy
@LotusGuy 3 года назад
As the number of people who love organ classics is gradually falling, it is transcriptions of modern classic like this that will keep up audiences and thus the maintenance of the instrument. I wish there were more organists that played these. Thanks Josh.
@RockinR07
@RockinR07 3 года назад
My organ teacher believed organs weren’t just for “marryin’ and buryin’”. I learned many fun songs from her!
@alcindamillernuetanationen5245
@alcindamillernuetanationen5245 3 года назад
@@RockinR07 is
@joshschneider9766
@joshschneider9766 3 года назад
There are plenty. Everything from video game themes yo star wars to this and back. Organ music is in good hands. They're champions don't ya know ;)
@bernardbaker2683
@bernardbaker2683 3 года назад
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@WoodymC
@WoodymC 2 года назад
@@joshschneider9766 Speaking of VGM, you probably mean something like this, don't you? ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-LOBPzFUqQR8.html
@johndwhite1972
@johndwhite1972 3 года назад
This is absolutely stunning. As others have said, the ability to play with all four limbs on multiple keyboards while simultaneously reading sheet music is just amazing.
@secretagent86
@secretagent86 2 года назад
reading sheet music when trained is not much different than reading a book, you don't even think about it (i only read treble clef lol). playing two keyboards is not hard either. i think the trick is the foot pedals. wayyyy out of my league !!
@8546Ken
@8546Ken 2 года назад
Which is more amazing - sight-reading complex music, or playing an entire repertoire from memory?
@i_am_jayce
@i_am_jayce 2 года назад
@@8546Ken depends on the instrument you are playing, sight reading is reasonably easy on an organ or piano, but I don't know about other instruments. It is more the fear of when you are first starting out - e.g. as an organist - that you will make a mistake, and then you start to make mistakes, even if you have learned a piece and practised it a lot
@nicelady51
@nicelady51 2 года назад
Are you sure it was only 4? 😆 Two keyboards with one hand simultaneously!!! The entire performance was stunning 🥰
@nicelady51
@nicelady51 2 года назад
@@secretagent86 but where's his page turner?
@Lv-nq9qz
@Lv-nq9qz 3 года назад
That was probably the most fun that organs ever had. Too bad there wasn't a gong setting for the ending though, lol
@cornwalldragon4617
@cornwalldragon4617 3 года назад
I think it's equipped with a gong, but it's one typical with theatre organs. So not a full-sized gong. But agreed! It would be awesome if it was equipped with one.
@jakubjandourek2822
@jakubjandourek2822 2 года назад
Well... Technically - brilliant. Musically - astonishing. Emotionally - God bless Freddie an his piano...
@blabluppo9044
@blabluppo9044 2 года назад
Well, the timing is also not the best …
@codygaming181
@codygaming181 2 года назад
@@blabluppo9044 shut. show me a video of you playing Bohemian Rhapsody on the largest pipe organ in the world as good as this guy does then i will end my disagreement
@unexpectedguest3734
@unexpectedguest3734 2 года назад
W TEMP
@nobutternotes
@nobutternotes 2 года назад
@@blabluppo9044 It's because of the tone delay. Because of the pressurized air needed to make any tones, there will be a 1-2 beat delay for some pipes. He did exceptional for such a rhythmic song on an instrument which makes it so difficult to do so.
@cbecker5886
@cbecker5886 Год назад
@@blabluppo9044 it’s not supposed to be because the sound goes through the whole building. It’s slowed slightly on purpose.
@RobertJones-ey9qz
@RobertJones-ey9qz 3 года назад
That was great. I think Freddie would have liked hearing that.
@ralphday4842
@ralphday4842 Год назад
Well... I think Freddie would've yelled vulgar obscenities and smashed his guitar over the guys head.
@Trip_mania
@Trip_mania Год назад
I don't think he would have liked someone assuming what he would like or not like. Oh wait....
@TomFynn
@TomFynn Год назад
Is it just me or did the organist at 4:40 have an orgasm? Cause I did.
@Mt.Lhotse
@Mt.Lhotse 16 дней назад
@@ralphday4842you mean Brian May’s Guitar?
@moonethealien
@moonethealien Год назад
Gotta be the single hardest instrument to learn ever. All 4 limbs, all 10 fingers, moving all at their own pace to different positions in quick succession. Eyes on the music and the keys, each level a different sound, each sound a different pitch to memorize the sheet music of. This man is a wizard.
@The_DuMont_Network
@The_DuMont_Network 3 месяца назад
I would say keyboards are easier to master. when you press a key you get the desired note. No special technique, pressure, embrasure, or any other manual skills. I have played keyboads for years, but a string, wind, percussion? Never able to manage that. But I can claw away a keyboards and do a passable job.
@sias9546
@sias9546 3 года назад
What an overwhelming console to sit at! He looks like he's operating the g.d. Death Star.
@tamas7555
@tamas7555 3 года назад
I am sure a certain combination of switches will activate the laser beam to destroy a planet.
@dougphillips239
@dougphillips239 3 года назад
@@tamas7555 lucky it’s a secret
@counterfit5
@counterfit5 3 года назад
I recall the Death Star laser controls being simpler than this...
@tamas7555
@tamas7555 3 года назад
Sure but can you play bohemian rhapsody on a deathstar?
@tamas7555
@tamas7555 3 года назад
Deathstar has only one ringtone, the imperial march 😂
@davidorth4906
@davidorth4906 Год назад
This is why RU-vid was invented.
@jabirujoe5206
@jabirujoe5206 3 года назад
This world needs pipe organs not algorithm's.
@Elgarman
@Elgarman 3 года назад
Nor rogue apostrophes!!!! : - )
@jabirujoe5206
@jabirujoe5206 3 года назад
@@Elgarman Drats. Nabbed by the grammer police again.
@Elgarman
@Elgarman 3 года назад
@@jabirujoe5206 Grammar. 😁
@jabirujoe5206
@jabirujoe5206 3 года назад
@@Elgarman I'm trying to figure out what expletive to use against you, you nasty person. It's not my fault if my fingers and my brain aren't at their optimum best after a few pints. I'm too old to be subjected to such rigid scrutiny. :-) PS. Let me rephrase my original comment. "This world needs more pipe organs and less grammer police". Cheers mate. :-)
@Elgarman
@Elgarman 3 года назад
@@jabirujoe5206 It's not nasty at all - it's enlightening. I don't even know you, so why would I want to hurt you? I think that good writing is important, and I hope you do too. It's to do with a love of language. (This world needs more pipe organs, and fewer grammar police.)
@alexblower
@alexblower Год назад
I have no words to describe how beautiful this sounds. Goosebumps from beginning to end. I would love to have been in the room to hear the full sound of this. I am a massive fan of a pipe organ and it amazes me how easy some people make playing one look.
@mixitrecording5677
@mixitrecording5677 3 года назад
Absolutely brilliant performance! Kudos to Joshua for learning such a difficult instrument and a dying artform! Great Job!
@ernestopalenzuela9383
@ernestopalenzuela9383 2 года назад
La armonía llevada con la diversidad de tonos y perfiles de sonido hacen lograr una elevación por la magistral interpretación del organista
@RadagonTheRed
@RadagonTheRed 6 месяцев назад
OK this is impossible … I’m an organ/piano player. I was born and live in Stafford, UK and my name is Josh. I came on YT to find an organ performance of Bohemian Rhapsody and I find Josh Stafford playing exactly that on the organ. 😮 Talk about a coincidence.
@lawrenceking192
@lawrenceking192 5 месяцев назад
Josh, you need to quit drinking.
@RadagonTheRed
@RadagonTheRed 5 месяцев назад
@@lawrenceking192 You are so right.
@ab2bw
@ab2bw 3 года назад
I've been waiting since I'm ten years old to finally hear this instrument brought to a major percentage of repair!! Playing Bohemian Rhapsody? Freddie Mercury would probably be amazed at the sound of his or Queen's work!! 455 Ranks, 150 tons of organ? In Atlantic City New Jersey of course!
@generalackbar245
@generalackbar245 3 года назад
And... how old are you now ? :lol: i.e : how many years have you been waiting for this organ to (yet partially, but still enough) be reborn ?
@grandson_0623
@grandson_0623 3 года назад
@@generalackbar245 It's been in the works for ages. Good to see it is kinda working now, I believe it is still small by working pipes alone. The biggest (operating fully) organ in NJ (at least) is at Ocean Grove. Saw that one live, free concerts Wednesdays and Sundays in the summer.
@ronreed5306
@ronreed5306 3 года назад
Impressive as hail yasss!!
@KingdaToro
@KingdaToro 2 года назад
@@grandson_0623 Right now it's at about 18,800 working pipes out of a total of 33,113. Going by the number of working pipes, it's the fourth largest organ in the world right now.
@deathreaper7469
@deathreaper7469 2 года назад
@@KingdaToro which is the first?
@janeilnold5863
@janeilnold5863 Год назад
...How does one even begin to learn how to play an instrument like this? So many keys, so many buttons, peddles, and switches. It's more like you're at the controls of a spaceship rather than a giant musical instrument! Incredible!
@catwoman2329
@catwoman2329 Год назад
Well it's not as hard as it looks. All of the keyboards are set up the same way, meaning the octaves are identical. So, technically, if you've mastered one keyboard, all you're doing is switching keyboards. All those tabs on the left are the 'stops' which you turn on and off to change the sound of the organ. Easy peasy lemon squeezie! 😉
@phoephoe795
@phoephoe795 Год назад
@@catwoman2329 I have the coordination of a low flying brick. Anything requiring simultaneous but different motions in the hands is pretty much impossible. Both hand and both feet? At least FailArmy gets a nice video of me falling of the chair. Major respect to anyone who can even pull it off- it's way harder than it looks.
@swety2962
@swety2962 Год назад
@@phoephoe795 don't be a victim of circumstance
@ThesmartestTem
@ThesmartestTem 10 месяцев назад
It's really just like one giant piano with extra steps.
@hollycarley7860
@hollycarley7860 6 месяцев назад
​@@catwoman2329the hands,..working the foot pedals and the hands looks hard to me,...the keyboards maybe too diferent from a keyboard, except you don't have the pedals to free the fingers on the organ
@dennisk5818
@dennisk5818 3 года назад
What a fantastic arrangement. To play this on this unique, historic instrument must be an awesome experience.
@PeteKowalsky
@PeteKowalsky 2 года назад
What an astonishing instrument - a real feat of engineering and artistry!
@cheekyegg
@cheekyegg 2 года назад
👍
@eddyvideostar
@eddyvideostar 2 года назад
Good one, Pete.
@MrPotPoet
@MrPotPoet 3 года назад
Wow! Seven registers plus full foot pedals! I once got the chance to play the five register organ at St. Paul's Cathedral in London. What an instrument!
@ebvpwilfried3570
@ebvpwilfried3570 3 года назад
It has 7 manuals or keyboards and each of them has many registers...
@stylusfantasticus
@stylusfantasticus 2 года назад
@@ebvpwilfried3570 in fact more than 1300 registers.-
@michaelweickenmeier6597
@michaelweickenmeier6597 2 года назад
It‘s practically 9 keyboards since the lowest ones have „second touch“; you can play different registers if you press hard enough once your fingers play a key. The pedal has this also, that makes it 11 „keyboards“ in total. I got the chance to play this organ last week. Amazing!
@Gottenhimfella
@Gottenhimfella Год назад
The lower manuals on this instrument have a much larger compass than the usual 5 octaves, which helps account for how many more pipes the instrument has than the number of stops would suggest.
@jaymorrison2419
@jaymorrison2419 Год назад
@@michaelweickenmeier6597 Hold up, it can play from a different register of you just hit it harder? Like this thing wasn't insane enough.. Awesome tidbit of info, thank you!
@kennethross786
@kennethross786 Год назад
I will never understand how some organists can slap a couple of diapasons on a manual or two and run an entire selection with them. Not so here - he uses FIVE of the seven manuals to get a ton of tonal variations, even using three manuals simultaneously a couple of times. Kudos to Mr. Stafford for his imaginative genius in taking advantage of the tremendous flexibility this organ offers (and of course to the restoration team - without their long hours of work many of the stops he's using wouldn't be operational).
@johnhenryholiday4964
@johnhenryholiday4964 3 года назад
If they could of only imagined the music that would be played on this organ... If they could of imagined the music yet to be played on this wonderful instrument.... How lucky we are that this instrument was saved and is being restored.... This piece was played magnificently.... what a charming piece....
@anti_honey
@anti_honey 3 года назад
Could've*
@pianowoman5468
@pianowoman5468 2 года назад
@@anti_honey or "could have"
@kishascape
@kishascape 2 года назад
If only they could’ve imagined the space travel that would be possible with this as a control console on all faster than light vessels.
@septcoco
@septcoco 2 года назад
@@kishascape um, i'm just curious, do you listen to twenty one pilots?
@AtlasJotun
@AtlasJotun 2 года назад
The instrument was constructed approximately 1930 in Atlantic City, New Jersey USA. I imagine if they _had_ somehow known that a flamboyantly gay guy's music would be played and listened to by well over 2 million people across the globe, they probably would have burned the damned thing down out of spite.
@AndySaenz
@AndySaenz Год назад
I can’t be the only one who was singing along with him! Where are all my fellow die hard Queen fans??
@babydai5472
@babydai5472 2 года назад
This was so hauntingly beautiful!! Freddie would be absolutely delighted in hearing this I'm certain
@madamlss
@madamlss 2 года назад
absolutely
@kevinlane7555
@kevinlane7555 2 года назад
I think it's likely this song will join the ranks of legitimate classics
@MrLandShark55_55
@MrLandShark55_55 Год назад
Just imagine how *_heavenly_* this would sound if humans had 4 arms
@Gottenhimfella
@Gottenhimfella Год назад
Some would say Keith Emerson had the functional equivalent
@SquashBlossom62
@SquashBlossom62 2 года назад
You had me at Bohemian Rhapsody AND the largest pipe organ in the world. . PROPS to the organist!!! ❤🤘🤘🤘👏👏👏
@noelaruldas1152
@noelaruldas1152 3 года назад
Hurrah! What a wonderful performance! Dear organist! I wish you all the best to perform well in more and more pieces like this.
@i_am_jayce
@i_am_jayce 2 года назад
Now that is something I would've liked to experience firsthand. That was amazing! Well done. I would love to play an organ as big as that, but I think I will stick with the 4-manual I have at my local church
@eee-man9545
@eee-man9545 2 года назад
This video makes me feel that at a human level we are all able to accomplish great feats of expression and mastery
@eddyvideostar
@eddyvideostar 2 года назад
To EEe Man: I hope that we can master making good bread from this.
@junkmail4613
@junkmail4613 Год назад
There's a reason they call the pipe organ "The King of all musical instruments!"
@phillipallen1264
@phillipallen1264 2 года назад
Absolutely BRILLIANT! Brilliant playing of a Brilliant arrangement on an incredible instrument! VERY WELL DONE!
@RS-yj3gn
@RS-yj3gn 2 года назад
I concur with the previous writer. The organist's talent is incredible. For every key must be a pipe, fantastic instrument. I enjoyed watching, listening, thank you.
@robertfletcher11
@robertfletcher11 2 года назад
There are more pipes than keys. Different sets of pipes have different sounds. The switches (stops) at the sides determine which sets of pipes are activated by which keys. The more stops you pull the more sets of pipes are played by each key. All stops out uses all the pipe sets.
@eddyvideostar
@eddyvideostar 2 года назад
@@robertfletcher11: Dear Robert F: I enjoy organ music from the deep classics, church, progressive rock, like a la YES, ELP, Genesis, etc: However, I think that organs like this are overkill in the modern era. ----------------- One can take MIDI boxes, and computer software, layer them up, and create similar sounds.
@terryclifton1517
@terryclifton1517 Год назад
You can certainly mimic the sound with a bunch of MIDI boxes, but there is no set of speakers that can produce the acoustics of a pipe organ of this size.
@alaeriia01
@alaeriia01 Год назад
​@@terryclifton1517especially the big boy 64' registers. It's got four registers voiced on 100 inches of wind pressure and another ten on 50 inches of pressure.
@abueloraton
@abueloraton Год назад
@@eddyvideostarYes also used real pipe organs (Close to The Edge, Going For The One, etc)
@ghflcity
@ghflcity 3 года назад
Mr. Stanford, you make this arrangement appear as if were originally composed for organ & then later arranged for rock & roll. Impressive sir!
@timschafer2536
@timschafer2536 2 года назад
At first I thought the keys behind the score where reflections until I realized there are even more keys. The pipe organ really is a fantastic instrument.
@deantiquisetnovis
@deantiquisetnovis 3 года назад
Wow excellent playing! My grandpa was an organ builder I wish he still would live to hear this.
@Stoovey24
@Stoovey24 2 года назад
I absolutely love pipe organs when they get all epic-sounding. Beethoven's Toccata and Fugue in D is the most perfect classical piece. Just amazing. Good job on this classic rock song!
@gabrielabagala
@gabrielabagala 2 года назад
Is Bach... Toccata and Fugue...
@Stoovey24
@Stoovey24 2 года назад
@@gabrielabagala yes, Bach. I mistyped. I listen to tons of classical...
@melanieshaw3210
@melanieshaw3210 6 месяцев назад
That is the most amazing song
@mj6962
@mj6962 2 года назад
That pretty melody, along with his Stevie Wonder-like head swinging, totally put me into a trance…. (And this is not a put-down, it’s a sincere compliment!)
@mj6962
@mj6962 2 года назад
My only thought is to maybe add a piano on one of the manuals for one or two parts…. But so good and creative! Played with emotion and dynamic.
@timehunter9467
@timehunter9467 2 года назад
I’ve never seen so many keys and switches in one place 😬 no wonder these organs sound so amazing! This guy must have a supercomputer for a brain, I never knew just how complicated organs can get!
@absalomdraconis
@absalomdraconis 2 года назад
Philosophically they're not _as_ complex as they look: each of those switches to the sides lets one of the keyboards control a particular set of pipes. It's just that there's _so many_ switches and keys, with some combinations allowing duplicates.
@garretlewis4103
@garretlewis4103 3 года назад
That was cool. My dad played the organ. Something I never learned. I just wish I could have been there to feel the “might” of the world’s largest pipe organ.
@RavenTimish-hackertimish
@RavenTimish-hackertimish 3 года назад
Dear @Garret Lewis , Still it is possible to get pretty close to "feel the 'might' of the world's largest pipe organ" in you own room ! Though I have to tell you: it will be kinda expensive.. You'll need to get a "high end" stereo set with ewal good loudspeakers - and (this really is essential !!) a high grade "active sub base speaker" (note: that is definitely NOT the same as a "sub woofer" aka "boombox", used in cars !) My sub base speaker is a "R.E.L. Q150E" and it is perfectly suited for a not-so-very-large room. (In fact it's in my sleeping room. In the living room I got an even bigger stereo set and a bigger "R.E.L." sub base speaker. Yes, I'm an eclectic music lover e.g. compositions by Mr. J. S. Bach). Mind you: it is extremely important you try to find the right place to put your sub base speaker - in fact the acoustic properties of a room are a big part of the "sound equation". After you found this "sweet spot" take care to adjust your sub base correctly, meaning: not TOO freaking loud ! The sounds of your two stereo speakers and the deep sound of the sub base should "blend in" to be one (formidable) sound reproducing system. I hope you manage getting all this equipment - and get all the wires, adjustments right - and then you may enjoy the awesome might of huge pipe organs, yes: in your own room ! Btw. you may need an experienced friend or else get professional help, if you're no technician. Because it is certainly not easy to assemble a high end stereo set correctly - e.g. using very good (not too long !) cables are also really important. But if it all works the way it's supposed to - you'll have an awesome sound reproduction system, that will give you many years of sheer musical enjoyment ! Blessed Be. ❤😊😊❤
@LarryButler-kp3se
@LarryButler-kp3se Год назад
Freddy would be very proud to hear your great rendition. Thank you from this old, retired organ technician....
@MrJdsenior
@MrJdsenior 3 года назад
Too bad you don't have too many choices for tailoring the sound with that organ :-/. Good lord. I can guarantee in it's entire life it hasn't seen even tiniest minutest portion of every combination available on that machine. I think it's the number of stops, factoral...a REALLY REALLY big number, far more than there are elementary particles in the visible universe, I expect. Kinda seems like overkill, but it sure sounds great. Great machine for touring and busking. :-) When your instrument weighs as much as a small neighborhood.
@izziebon
@izziebon 3 года назад
The original ‘heavy metal’!
@filanfyretracker
@filanfyretracker 2 года назад
Given the space it was designed to serve I suspect it was built to be able to suit any production possible in the main auditorium of Boardwalk Hall.
@alexramz1515
@alexramz1515 2 года назад
Chills!! Absolutely amazing. I had the pleasure of hearing this beautiful instrument play the National Anthem this past weekend and it vibrated the court of the MAAC tournament. Was such a cool thing to hear/see/feel. Go tour this magnificent beast if you're in AC!
@spyderbaby5180
@spyderbaby5180 3 года назад
Oh, I see. It's the magical socks. Very nice arrangement.
@LordDonutz
@LordDonutz Год назад
I firmly believe that only an absolute madman could even comprehend such an instrument, let alone master it.
@keithd.glasgow809
@keithd.glasgow809 3 года назад
Bravo, Josh!! An incredible performance of an iconic piece on a stunningly beautiful instrument. Made my day.
@JasonHackwith
@JasonHackwith Год назад
Gorgeously, beautifully done. SO respectful to the original and what an instrument!
@artikulogaming
@artikulogaming 3 года назад
How many tiles u want? Organ: ㄚ乇丂
@sharonmay99
@sharonmay99 2 года назад
Fantastic, amazing!! Never thought of it played on a pipe organ. Almost better than a Gregorian Chant. Loved it, even the sheet music.
@fakesfraudsfools9649
@fakesfraudsfools9649 3 года назад
Would be awsome played along with the band. I would pay to hear that.
@Gr8lightlover
@Gr8lightlover 2 года назад
I have never seen anything like this, I know nothing of it, but this guy is a musical Superhero of some incredible kind! Awesome! Thank you!🌟
@patrickmichael2968
@patrickmichael2968 2 года назад
Wow!!! What an AWESOME machine, instrument, creation, work of art. The amount of work building this, + the maintenance of cleaning all those pipes keeping them clear of dust... Super cool!
@HDGamer1231
@HDGamer1231 Год назад
i cant aim my piss right i will never know how humans r able to do this
@FloppyFish426
@FloppyFish426 2 года назад
this is the coolest most beautiful arangement of this song I have ever heard and I HAVE NOTHING BUT COMPLIMENTS TO GIVE THIS MAN...Well Done!!!!!!!
@stuartmclaren2402
@stuartmclaren2402 3 года назад
I don't agree that lovers of classical organ music is falling. About 30 -40 years ago some organ scholars condemned anything that wasn't played on historical instruments. Anything that wasn't a traditional pipe organ was rubbish. At that time before the internet, the only organ that many people heard was in church and often poorly played by pianists who had been roped in to play on Sunday. And the hymns dragged at a terrible pace - no wonder it put people off. The organ console was hidden away in a corner at the back or side so few people could see what was involved. Now the internet has does wonders. We can see great classical and theatre organists like Mr Stafford playing using all limbs and still in the mist of all that reaching up to change stops, turn music pages etc. Attitudes have changed and it is now fashionable to play a wide range of music on the organ including transcriptions of the classics and modern music. One of the oldest instruments, the pipe organ, has lent itself so well to modern technology with the computerized digital organ which gets better all the time. Organ players can now afford to have an organ at home just like a piano and that has to be good for the organ and players.
@justfurryofficial1349
@justfurryofficial1349 3 года назад
I agree. Im 23 years old and i absolutely love organs!
@stuartmclaren2402
@stuartmclaren2402 3 года назад
@@justfurryofficial1349 Wondreful to hear. As you are a great champion already do you play the organ or are you having lessons..?
@justfurryofficial1349
@justfurryofficial1349 3 года назад
@@stuartmclaren2402 I dont play organ but i do play piano. I dont take lessons.
@stepheneggert7388
@stepheneggert7388 3 года назад
Thank God the organ has a full time maintenance staff. In this dept store ..I shop in this brand store because they take pride in this organ..ty for the video.. the reeds and strings are awesome ..here..wow.......
@markusstolt8018
@markusstolt8018 3 года назад
You're thinking of the Wanamaker Organ at Macy's Center City in Philadelphia, PA. This is the Boardwalk Hall Auditorium Organ at the Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, NJ.
@crobbins5328
@crobbins5328 25 дней назад
The speaker setup in my laptop was doing its BEST, but even as they audibly WERE NOT UP FOR THE TASK it was still one of the most beautiful things I've heard. Imagine hearing that live, goddamn.
@wanorman2007
@wanorman2007 3 года назад
Wish I could hear this live. The placement of the various divisions about the room gives it a far broader acoustic dimension to the music. Assuming they are not all in one spot.
@cornwalldragon4617
@cornwalldragon4617 3 года назад
Right now it's only the two front chambers so you'd get a stereo effect.
@sergiosaddi9091
@sergiosaddi9091 3 года назад
Ba ch Toccata e fuga in re minor
@KingdaToro
@KingdaToro 2 года назад
In its current condition, it's like a stereo system. Only the two stage chambers are working so far, combined they're about half the organ. They're about 170 feet apart. With everything working, it'll be like an Atmos surround system. You've got two side chambers at the front of the hall, two more side chambers about halfway back, and two ceiling chambers above those. From one stage chamber to the center chamber on the opposite side is well over 300 feet.
@Byvsen
@Byvsen 2 года назад
Only one thing wrong with this video: There's no applause at the end. So I'll do the applause myself 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
@fernandopena2164
@fernandopena2164 2 года назад
👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
@normanrowe2831
@normanrowe2831 3 года назад
I love the specially designed “ good witch of the west “ shoes and Socks. Nicely done. Thank you.
@stanrusk2522
@stanrusk2522 3 года назад
See 4.44/6.56🗣🕊
@1966Hillman
@1966Hillman 3 года назад
Exactly. Stan Rusk got it immediately: the Cuban heels aren't fashion accessories. The pedal bars are close together and Mr. Stafford must often use one foot to operate multiple pedal bars. I have noticed some other theatre organists wear similar shoes with tapered Cuban heels; it's obviously in the interest of precision footwork. I'm just speechless with admiration for anyone who has the brain-eye-ear-coordination, musicality and dexterity to play an instrument like a theatre organ, let alone to transcribe a rock 'classic' as brilliantly as this. I wonder how Mr. Stafford's new arrangement will sound on the Boardwalk Midmer Losh, when this instrument is restored to 100% capacity (remember, the it's still playable at only just over 50% of its original capacity)......
@holger_p
@holger_p 3 года назад
@@1966Hillman It's for a fast change between pedals, you play with shoe tips and heels, and the foot position would be crazy, to do this with sneakers. So they all use high heels, most offen more tippy shoes. Nobody has this "brain-eye-ear" coordination. The brain is to slow for this. It's like typewriting blindfolded, fingers know what to do without thinking. You also don't look at it, just on the central keyboard or your notes. And the ear comes to late anyway. The ear can only proof you have done right, after it happened. It's all like you don't have to think on , how to form your mouth to get special sounds, how to speak a word, you just do it, it's not brainwork, it's training.
@samuelbarham8483
@samuelbarham8483 2 года назад
These are standard equipment for organists -- they facilitate pedal technique immensely.
@BunnyKins1970
@BunnyKins1970 3 года назад
Now I really want to see and hear Rick Wakeman playing an enormous Yes keyboard solo on two of these! 💚🐇🐴💚
@richkurtz6053
@richkurtz6053 3 года назад
Wonderful! Great registration choices. Glad to see that the console appears to be fully functioning since our visit a couple of years ago.
@emeraldzebra9360
@emeraldzebra9360 3 года назад
I'm only 28, but that was the most incredible bit of musical talent I've ever seen! Love an organ!
@philhand5830
@philhand5830 3 года назад
14 stories of pipes..... Phenomenal!!!
@dwormon8525
@dwormon8525 3 года назад
Interesting how it is broken down to its simple form as apposed to its grand form on such a apparatus well done !!. FYI---Apparatus was used in the past as Healing device.
@skipjack1081
@skipjack1081 11 месяцев назад
Wow - this takes me back to the Isle of Man - UK back in the early 1970's - we were backpacking and stopped to take a break and heard an organ similar to this being played - was captivated back then - and still capivated now with the sound of these beautiful instruments - and the skills of the organists that play them. Thank you for sharing - and for bringing back a wonderful memory!!
@r4_in_space
@r4_in_space 2 года назад
I like how, when building this organ, instead of making it bigger by adding more and more notes, since it already goes beyond our hearing, I suppose, they just added tons of different sounds. It must be a blast to play this thing using so many timbres.
@louisd95714
@louisd95714 Год назад
The "notes" are actually the air feeding though the pipes via the keyboards.
@SonyStudioPro
@SonyStudioPro 2 года назад
Not so amazing at all… any trained keyboard/synthesizer player can do this blindfolded… its the same with a drummer, they uses all limbs too while they read the music sheet during play…
@redwinmedia
@redwinmedia 2 года назад
Important to note that this is not the largest functioning organ, as its restoration (as of 2021) is still a work in progress. Only the Wanamaker Organ holds this distinction.
@brianshirley1731
@brianshirley1731 2 года назад
Do we know if / when this organ will reclaim the title?
@redwinmedia
@redwinmedia 2 года назад
@@brianshirley1731 From what I understand, much work has been undertaken within the last three years or so. Honestly it's all in how you measure. The Wanamaker Organ has more ranks. But this organ has an additional octave, so naturally it has more pipes and it also has a 64 foot tall resonator, which is double the height of Wanamaker's tallest. So definitely special in its own way.
@brianshirley1731
@brianshirley1731 2 года назад
@@redwinmedia so glad to hear there is ongoing support for this instrument. In this day and age, it's such an underappreciated art.
@JIMD6370
@JIMD6370 2 года назад
But it's always been the loudest, most powerful organ, even before the restoration started.😊
@tomasbond9123
@tomasbond9123 2 года назад
Beautiful …Beautiful so talented. 😱😱😱🌹🌹🌹🌹😱😱😱
@pablomonterorodriguez2410
@pablomonterorodriguez2410 3 года назад
El señor Mercury se sentiría orgulloso. Enhorabuena!!!
@conmot
@conmot Год назад
The organ is the Final Boss of musical instruments.
@flavigne5120
@flavigne5120 3 года назад
Amazing instrument, but Josh Stafford is a Superman and genius to master it so beautifully, thank you so much for this concert, it will be registered in my tablet but also in my mind forever.
@eddyvideostar
@eddyvideostar 2 года назад
Dear F. Lavigne: I hope the bread is good.
@ronreed5306
@ronreed5306 3 года назад
It's a blessing to hear this master of that enormous machine
@gerraldbeute5452
@gerraldbeute5452 3 года назад
Wow.... goosebumps all over my body. Beautifull played!!!
@markbridle9329
@markbridle9329 Год назад
Try playing 'Childing Time' by Deep Purple, John Lord was a very gifted musician, the organ on this is fantastic.
@001shrus
@001shrus 2 года назад
Это можно сказать, Что может, мастер своего искусства !!!
@notnull5878
@notnull5878 Год назад
What could you possibly need 7 manuals for? I already have trouble of keeping up what I put where when I have 3 :D
@carenbarnet378
@carenbarnet378 3 года назад
Thankyou for this beautiful song played on an amazing pipe organ. Qudos to such a young masterful player too. Queen, and Freddie in spirit, would be wrapped to hear this.
@rustyw3196
@rustyw3196 Год назад
Am I the only wondering how the tablet knows when to turn the page? Maybe just plays at the tempo he plays and hope you don't get behind? :)
@drewstevens2244
@drewstevens2244 2 года назад
I still believe an organist is a master musician. Not just the operation of the organ itself but, the understanding of each instrument the organ can play.
@chrish7336
@chrish7336 4 дня назад
It is a true talent, While I consider myself an organist instead of Pianist, I am not at the level that many others are at. I know the basics and have go to settings, but to know exactly what settings to use at any point in time is still a learning point for me.
@rogersimmons8788
@rogersimmons8788 6 месяцев назад
If I piece together every last ounce of any talent I have, or think I have, in anything whatsoever, it pales into insignificance in comparison with this man's talent!
@TracedaBassman
@TracedaBassman 2 года назад
I have done gigs with keyboard players who have very nice master controller keyboards onstage with 3-way splits. and all the newest collections of sounds, but those guys weren't dancing on foot controllers at the same time, the way the organist does here. Much respect, my man. Those shoes have to be custom made. They're a trip to look at, but so functional at their intended job.
@HEAVENLYASURAKL
@HEAVENLYASURAKL 2 года назад
Boy anyone can do that but, you have to experience how hard it and how much diciple and time you have to put to get to that level, its for him playing that piano is like talking cause of how many time you have to play the piano to get their
@andrewmakin7295
@andrewmakin7295 Год назад
Totally captivating, dramatic, operatic and as camp as row of tents. I only wish Freddy could have seen it. He would have loved every bit of that performance. Bravo, bellissimo
@eric3skywalker913
@eric3skywalker913 2 года назад
Kinda sounds like the dude never heard bohemian rhapsody and is reading from the music sheet for the first time, ngl. Still impressed tho.
@mind-numbingtasks1575
@mind-numbingtasks1575 2 года назад
I have heard Bohemian Rhapsody in so many different ways and this is the most beautiful one I have eve heard, hands down. Thanks!
@pblacklock
@pblacklock Год назад
Louder damn it! All stops out!
@maggietinsley2516
@maggietinsley2516 2 года назад
I met this young man’s father on a biking/hiking trail And he told me about what his son did- I am astonished at how Josh makes this difficult instrument sing!
@karimcherifi3641
@karimcherifi3641 Год назад
La puissance harmonique est stupéfiante...pour ceux qui ont pas saisi il restitue la quasi totalité de l orchestration sur un seul instrument...je comprends mieux pourquoi le piano est l instrument par excellence des compositeurs bien qu'il s agit d un orgue
@sman1nangatayap208
@sman1nangatayap208 2 года назад
I love it so much. I am touched by the way he plays this song that sound very inspiring those who have the talent on clasic music. Great job & well done bro 💯💯💯💯🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
@IrinaI5
@IrinaI5 2 года назад
Боже как там можно играть. Кажется очень сложным.
@charlieireland5422
@charlieireland5422 2 года назад
I Lived in AC most of my life, and I heard this organ played many times. It is amazing to hear.
@stevedickson5853
@stevedickson5853 Месяц назад
Especially when Bohemian Rhapsody is coming out of the pipes
@nickfaiella9164
@nickfaiella9164 2 года назад
Recording volume is extremely low. My TV's all the way up I can barely hear it
@Dimmasscont1
@Dimmasscont1 2 года назад
Uma obra prima da música de todos os tempos e também uma obra prima da engenharia do passado este instrumento. Lindissímo
@paulcoverdale8312
@paulcoverdale8312 Год назад
Now there’s a new meanin to crankin your organ😂😂😂😂😂 He’s a bit good ya know❤❤❤❤
@Ju-ii8ff
@Ju-ii8ff 8 месяцев назад
Che y para que son las pruebas de perfume que tiene a los lados?
@trainiacvideos3832
@trainiacvideos3832 Год назад
Oh wow what a performance. This instrument is truly on the return. Subscribe and watch the updates on this restoration of this fine organ. It's amazing to hear it play and such an iconic piece of music too. I salute the work you are doing to get this famous instrument back to full voice.
@recif77
@recif77 2 года назад
I have the feeling that the timing of the song is all over the place. Seems strange to my ears.
@jimmykouba4494
@jimmykouba4494 2 года назад
Nothing sounds more heavenly than the world's largest instrument. The Organ. If you can play it on a electronic keyboard, then you can play it on the organ. The organist playing is awesome. Bravo for playing Queen.
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