I have had the privilege of hearing Daniel Roth in concert twice. The second time was in Hamburg four or five years ago. He played almost non-stop for nearly two hours and received a standing ovation which lasted the best part of ten minutes. He is a truly remarkable musician and if he is playing anywhere within practical travelling distance you absolutely must go and hear him. He is 76 now and won't be around for ever. Treasure him while you still can.
I had the great thrill to attend M. Roth's 30th Anniversary recital at St. Sulpice - a programme of solos and duets with Mme. Choplin assisting. What a joy to hear the first mvt. of Widor's 5th Symphony on the instrument it was written for! And when Mme. Choplin played the choir organ in duet with the grand organ we were enveloped in the most glorious sounds!
There is so much to be said of this improvisation style! I hear plenty of flash-bang, glitzy, thick-textured improv with "juicy" chords - but it is a real marker of musicianship in its own right to do intricate note-against-note stuff like this, where there is also no hiding from functional harmonic progression. Inspiration for those of us who want to develop this skill!
How inspired are these noble sounds, forever resplendent in their glorious surroundings, drawing us toward the higher realms of music through the purity of Cavaille-Coll reeds, pedals, soaring tonalities and magnificent resonance. Maestro Roth captivates, enthralls and guides our journey through the realms of divine splendor, with total grace and agility.
Un superbe choral joué avec un talent fou de cet excellent organiste ,homme d'une grande humilité et de grande gentillesse rencontré à Genève à un concert sur un orgue de la ^"maison Kuhn"
WOW we need a transcription of this improvisation! Bravo Maestro it's stunning! Hair-raising! Pierre-François we all thank YOU for your HQ recordings. Brilliantly recorded thank you so much. We'll never get enough of this masterpiece of an instrument in conjunction with world-class organists!
I love the tapestry of sound after 1:17 making way towards the grand declaration on the trompette. Daniel Roth must surely sense the beauty, perfection and majesty of the Lord we Praise.
Exceptionnel ! Merci monsieur Roth. En vous regardant, ça a l'air si facile mais tous les organistes savent ce qu'il en est. Bravo et merci pour cette vidéo !
Amazing! This great organ, in the hands of a master like Daniel Roth, must really shake the foundations of that church! It must be thrilling to hear this instrument in person.
I can't get enough of this piece. I love the hymn and am accustomed to improvisations on the tune by others. They appear to predominantly focus on a tonic pedal point (C when played in F, or D when played in G) and a dissonant chord to create musical tension. Daniel Roth builds up the tension much more intelligently and the crescendo throughout adds to this. What a way to prepare the ears of the faithful to the mystery which is to be celebrated in the Easter Mass.
I was weeping when I saw this, what an amazing and majestic sound. There are traces of a fugue and a playful scherzos, that color the build up. Then he glances at his watch and decides when and how to resolve the crescendo into a magnificent finale.
I absolutely loved this improvisation. I particularly like the fact that the tune is still clearly stated throughout all the other beautiful movement in the piece!
@@waldenhouse hehe, well, no, he is making sure that he ends exactly when the liturgy needs to start. But as cold as it must have been, given his overcoat, I imagine that he was looking forward to the warmth of his office until the offertory, or postlude -- whichever was coming next.
quelle inspiration, pour improviser ainsi sur ce theme et faire résonner ainsi les grandes orgues de St Sulpice , merci beaucoup, Daniel Roth (et PF Dub-Attenti) pour ce très beau moment : vous êtes si bien inspiré ! merci
Magnifique improvisation ! Merci pour vos vidéos, on se croirait à la tribune de Saint-Sulpice, avec ce merveilleux orgue Cavaillé-Coll ! Quelle chance également de pouvoir côtoyer Daniel ROTH !
Merci ... quelle émotion ! Ce choral magnifié à l'extrême est une pure merveille, présenté avec humilité et une totale inspiration. Que de bonheur musical avec vous cher Daniel. Merci aussi à Pierre-François pour sa captation très réaliste.
This stunning and beautiful improv by Daniel Roth at St. Sulpice brought tears to my eyes! We sang this hymn quite a lot in my Lutheran high school and college chapel services with good organ resources but this interpretation wonderfully and movingly evokes the entire hymn.
It doesn't get much better than this! I love the glance at 6:30 which says just about what we are all thinking. And 8:35 is one of those other moments many of us know.
I like at 3:24 when Pierre-Francois pops his head out and the young lady on the other side gives a smile (pretty sure it's Loriane Llorca she gave a wonderful recital after mass on 23rd April.
I've never heard Roth improvise in a conservative or academic style before, and never on a German (or English) hymn tune. I kept waiting for it to break out into something French and it didn't. Once it got rolling it sounded a lot like Guilmant.
The glance at the watch is beautiful! It says very clearly that Maestro is at the service of the worship event. His matter-of-fact actions when he is finished make me think that he perhaps didn't realize at the moment just how wonderful this thing was that he had just created.
How can I only have found this now!? Tears and trouble breathing! So very different from the more frequent style of "frenetic" French improvisation. Very beautiful and uplifting. I too ask that you transcribe and publish this. And, what a wonder it would be if Maestro would add a fugue!
What an amazing musical improvisation to start of a masse. It brings home its primary function with such humility and splendour, especially on a Cavaillé-Coll of that calibre.
