Saint-Saens: Symphony No. 3 "Organ" - Finale (Auckland Symphony Orchestra) 1080p 

Yes.....at last! Thank you Auckland Symphony.

Yes you are so right!

yeahhhhhhhh, no. them brass hits (1:59, etc) should absolutely be far stronger than that

Brother, this whole piece is about the organ

Q AMEN

Me too, at 84, one of my many favorites. Just replaced my sub woffer, i can again properly hear the organ again. Fabulous version!

Am ex army hard bastard. Not an expert on the classics by any means, don't pretend to be. But this makes me break down and cry, why I don't know. Not so bloody hard after all! And better for it.

@@malcolmdelargy2667 When faced with the Holy Spirit we are ALL like this. That's one tough cookie, yet gentle and understanding and cleansing and healing at the same time. Inspires musical creativity too. There are so many paradoxes with Him - happy/sad is just one, the boundaries of life and art don't bother him, with the laws of physics He plays fast and loose. And He wants us to feel unfathomable mystery and yet understanding at the same time. Of course we cry in the face of that, other reactions are beyond us. But that's love and truth right there... The composer was a Frenchman who was keen to prove that the French could write music like this, as well as the Germans. But bizarrely it was the British that commissioned and paid for this French music (just as they had done previously with the German music of Beethoven's 9th Symphony). So it was first performed in the Hall of Saint James (who else could it be?) in London in 1886. Saint-Saens did not really want to admit what the music was about (though he did say:“I gave everything to it I was able to give. What I have here accomplished, I will never achieve again”), but the experts say for sure it is about Resurrection and Judgment - and I think most people hearing that could get that. There may be a reference to the Archangel Michael - the soldier and fighter who we pray to as we seek defence from the forces of evil. Believe it or not, the composer did his "Carnival of the Animals" at the same time - more or less - as he was doing the Organ Symphony, though he did not let the former out to be played until after his death.

@@malcolmdelargy2667 I never served, but I do know what you mean- the 2nd and 4th movements are just so emotionally powerful

Same here. Love that movie & this music

My idea of the background music when the heavens open up in all their resplendent glory. Surely the composer, like other great composers, received instructions from ethereal sources.

Bravo! My favourite part of a favourite symphony.

What a stunning and beautiful concert space you have there in Auckland. So well laid out for orchestra.

@@lorenzoparedes2306 Trust me, Lorenzo. To have written a piece this beautiful, he definitely had instructions from ethereal sources.

ET vous pouvez en être fier

The organ part is most definitely not difficult to play.

The organ was made by Orgelbau Klais . It has a unique feature of two stops based on indigenous Maori instruments kōauau and pūkāea.

Pity, Young people in the 30 to 40 age group have been continuosly bombarded with and brainwashed with commercial rubbish, they wouldn't recognise the sheer mastery of this piece if it hit them between the eyes!. This composition is pure Heaven.

@@godfreyberry1599 Funny, 100 years ago they said the same thing about young people who listened to music by Saint-Saëns.

I was just going to comment that this all way brings tears to my eyes when I saw your comment mentioning the same thing. I don't know why; it just does.

How much have we come down from then? This was before electricity and computers.

I have just taken your advice. I totally agree with you. I am now going back to listen to this piece of music again as an organ solo. Let the orchestra have a night off.

Jonathan Scott (Scott Bros Duo) playing his own transcription of the whole symphony (not just this final movement) is simply mind-blowing.

Me too :)

I always intelligently cry when I hear this organ masterpiece. :) It is one of the finest symphonies ever written, by a true genius. “With it, I have given all I could give. What I did, I could not achieve again.” -- C. Saint-Saens

Is it because it's Babe's song?

mee three. :(

Its not stupid. Its wonderful.

Estou no Brasil numa cidade chamada Juiz de Fora e, estou me deleitando ouvindo está magnífica composição e está brilhante interpretação. Bravos!!! MARANATA,

And not to forget the 64' Gravissima....

Pipe organs are best heard in the flesh. Everyone in the auditorium would have felt the emotion and vibration of the various frequencies through out the piece. Very stirring stuff! I recommend to anyone I talk to about pipe organs, that they experience a live performance of a big pipe organ at least once in their life. Its an unforgettable experience and a real eye opener for many.

@yes man It appears so. The stop list here: aucklandorgan.org.nz/index.php/stops-list/ indicates some of the 32' Principal are in the facade.

Did somebody say "wanker"

I believe you just did. Hey, you do you. Your opinion is every bit as good as mine.

yeah the french guy got ragged for days!!!!

you using two bi amped sub woofers?

Oh yeah...

I would have paid good money to see that

+Gijs ziezi Completely agree!

I agree with you--the balance between the organ and orchestra is fantastic here; the organ comes out just a bit more than it does in other versions and sounds phenomenal.

I agree. The organ stands out more than other recordings, and isn't overshadowed by the orchestra.

I agree absolutely with Gijs! The organ and organist are simply, well matched!

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Just what I was thinking. The song from Babe

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Exactly the pop tune that "nicked it".

Scot fitzgerald and Yvonne Keeley - If I had words 1978

@@gijzje Precies Gijs. Goed onthouden!

You perfectly described the feeling I get when I hear it. It was played at the French Pavilion at EPCOT Center at Walt Disney World. Maybe it’s just in my French blood.

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@@archangel6415 Sure. Can you send it to me here?

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Was even done as a pop song "If I had words" to reggae beat.

Camille Saint Saens did create other great pieces of music, but this one is ma favorite, i heard it for the first time in Notre dame of Paris, magic moment i'll never forget , this symphony really gets on me....

being able to critique musing is a blessing not a curse, education doesn't lower enjoyment.

Hearing it makes my cry too. It feels you died and went to heaven

@@kathydominick1582 Yes, the experts claim it was influenced by a piece or pieces on "Behold the Temple of the Lord". Most of us first knew a fragment of this as the British pop song (but also religious): "If I had words to make a day for you", as taken up by the Farmer in the movie about Babe the Sheep-pig.

@@michelverpiot2682 wow what a performance that must have been! 😀

I hope the foundations of the Hall were built to take it...

This is bigger than Davies Symphony hall in San Francisco. Spectacular performance by the combined cooperation of the organist, the pianist and the entire Auckland Symphony orchestra. I’m completely amazed.

Must be really quite the feeling to have those massive open diapasons blow right in front of your face.

Did I see a 64 foot? There aren’t many I know, so maybe it was a 32….

32’ Pipes Are NOTHING ☝️Compared To The Gigantic 64’ Pipes That Are In Atlanta City Boardwalk Hall On The Mid Mere Losh Organ!

Well said, Mr. Holley!

The quality is quite shit though. I am not hating but once the ear is accustomed to something it is quite impossible to unhear all the mistakes, bad playing and badly tuned instruments

Yeah, the Auckland town hall organ is an amazing machine! Been lucky enough to hear it in person a few times.

Yes, well stated. This is an excellent performance. Bravo to the Auckland Symphony Orchestra!

Despite all comments , this is an excellent performance , well balanced organ and orchestra. Not pro ? who cares, that known it is even more fantastic. The Organ is really Majestic never heard it better performed .

P. A.

Strefanasha you have confused the professional Auckland Philharmonia with the amateur Auckland Symphony. You have never played with ASO. Because we do not pay players. I play for ASO, and you have never. Play well and prosper.

@Strefanasha The APO are paid professionals, not the ASO.

My dad is retired now, but for many years he was the organist at our church, and he dragged me to lots of organ recitals as a kid--so I observed a lot of organ playing. It always seemed to me that playing the organ was like playing a piano (console), driving a truck (pedals) and piloting a space shuttle (stops) all at the same time. Not sure how people do all these things at the same time!

@@gutsfinky I saw a lot of this too (Auckland Boys' Choir), and an interest in theatre organ keeps feeding the fascination. I'd need two or three brains to do what an organist does.

Sadly, not a proper 64', but 32' is enough to give the impression.

It's still an amazing instrument - I remember the first time I heard it play as a kid and being awed that a musical instrument could be so large and make such a sound.

1. Gravissima 64 Derived 2. Double Open Wood 32 3. Double Open Metal 64 Some pipes in façade 4. Open Wood 16 ext #2 5. Open Metal 16 ext #3 6. Open Diapson 16 Great 7. Bourdon 16

I wondered if it had a 64' Thanks for posting

So true 👏

Most performances and recordings nowadays rush everything. For some reason playing fast is associated with better.

That'll do, Pig.

+Paul B Absolutely, your comment was totally on point. My comment re. performance critique was not directed at you, Sir. :) (Auckland Beast - I love it! LOL)

Agree. Those are the sounds you sometimes need ears and a body to feel the vibration. Would love to experience this concert.

+Annize Raath Yes indeed, I'd love to "feel" this 64' beast! New Zealand is too far away for my budget!

Amen