This is the Best Version of course

John Melville ! … grateful for living in this world, at the same time as these gifted musicians , and listening whenever we choose, [KZfaq} …. and all the important composers that enlighten our soul and spirit !

Literally!

All acting in concert, overcoming the bounds of time and space to produce one perfect holy and eternal hymn of glory to the first cause, alpha and omega, while unending ages run.

Yes, this is definitely one organ that requires "co-pilots". always wonderful to watch.

And just think in the days before electric blowers, you had to have at least one person working the bellows.

@@johnhudelson2652 Large instruments like this one required several boys to do the bellows. They were probably paid some pocket change to do that on Sundays.

And a little bit of narcissism .....

So uplifting!

I’m sure we would all be enriched if Anne-Gaëlle Chanon posted more performances but the question is would she be ‘enriched’ ?

@@dissilymordentroge5818 Now you're talking. These freebees wannabes do my head in looking for free vids. If he wants to help her let him send her some support.

Right? This is perfection, no shadows needed in a cave!

If I had to guess, it sounds like an 8' regal combined with an 8' Quintadena (or possibly combined with Gedeckt 8' and Nazard 2-2/3')

Strange to ee how the youngsters play in such raggedy daily wear, and or bob their heads and sway orgiastically at the music. That said, their performances are often excellent, better, in some cases - as here - than the older performaers gave.

I date back to Biggs too. He introduced me to the organ

@@georgeberger8974 I date back to the pipe organ in my home in the 1940s. Unfortunately it was not in working order when I started playing musical instruments, otherwise.....

@@Sokx41 My kazoo has not worked well for centuries.

You mean, "in person". Pipe-organs don't have flesh...lol

@@CLASSICALFAN100 No he meant 'flesh'--his own.

@@CLASSICALFAN100 because you would have to explain to him what a pipe organ has or doesn't have.

Well, there's more Ahrend (modern) than the glorious Arp here... Unfortunately. Noordbroek, much smaller but really the first original Schnitger, has much more character. I played both in concert.

@Albert Rieder The base of this instrument is from the 15th century, by an anonymous Dutch organ builder. Around 1482, it was expanded by master Johan. He was from Appingedam (Groningen, Netherlands) and is also known as Johan t(h)en Damme. Advisor was "the Erasmus of the North" Rudolf Agricola (from Baflo, also Groningen). New enlargements took place in 1542 and 1564, most of them by Andreas De Mare (originally from Gent, Belgium). Later, in the 17th century, there were renovations and enlargements by Dutch organ builders Anthony Verbeeck and Jan Helman. The latter could not finish his work, and in 1691 the famous Arp Schnitger (from Hamburg, Germany) took over. He repaired the old parts and built the pedal towers. A new Rugwerk was built by his son, Franz Caspar Schnitger sr., who already lived in Zwolle (NL). This work was finished by Albertus Anthoni Hinsz, also born in Germany but living in the Netherlands. Hinsz did a 2nd repair in 1740. Dutch builders (a.o. Lohman, Van Oeckelen, Doornbos and De Koff) worked on the organ in the 19th/20th century. In 1975 it was decided that the organ was to be renovated by Jürgen Ahrend (Leer, Germany), based on extensive research by Cor Edskes. Ahrend kind of brought the instrument back to the situation of 1740 (when Hinsz had finished his work). So, summarized, I would say this lovely instrument is more or less a North European organ, with many many influences, from Renaissance to late baroque. Of the 19th century, only 4 stops remained (3 by Lohman and 1 by Van Oeckelen). Jürgen Ahrend did a magnificent job to restore and repair it!

famous Jazz singer Nina Simone stated : in the music of Bach I feel the closest to GOD

Can you explain what you mean bij 'God'? And do I understand it correctly that the epithet 'angel' is for the lady at the manual?

@@JPGroen, once people start confusing Buxtehude for Bach, an organist's quick legs for an angel's wings, does it matter if they worship dog?

I agree here

Hahahahahahaha!

The Arp Schnitger Organ in my town looks better, doesn't sound worse, so I would prefer to call the one In Groningen the second best in the world ;-) Granted, it's a close second.