One of the greatest organists in the world.

Improvisation like this proves her marvelous ability to THINK in music just as one would think in a language. Music IS a language and Cauchfer-Choplin is a master grammarian.

With everyone taking pictures and videos, it is amazing that she stays "in the zone." She is an amazing organist.

Sophie-Veronique has an absolutely fantastic memory. During many of her performances she doesn't use sight reading! I consider her one of the finest organists in the world.

Pure Genesis.....I mean, Genius !

Sophie performed at St. Paul's in Indianapolis. The church submitted two themes for her to pick one and improvise. She did both themes simultaneously! Five of my A. P. biology students came to the concert. After the concert my students and I got to meet her. She was the kindest down to earth person. My students practiced their French with her. The kids were so excited that such a great musician was humble and engaging with them. Sophie's husband was there too, a real nice guy. I bought one of her CD's and Sophie singed it with a staff with the beginning notes of her improvisation on it. Sophie inspires with her great musicianship and genuine warmth toward others.

wonderful to see a genuine master at work, Sophie-Veronique Cauchefer-Choplin, one of the greatest organists ever. Many thanks for posting, greetings from Canada!

It has been said that Truth walks naked in heaven but upon coming to earth must take upon herself a garment of many words. Sophie knows how to give these frequencies from heavenly realms countless forms upon the earth and walk among us... once again. Thanks for sharing your heart.

She has to be the greatest in the world improvising at the organ . No one does what she does every time with such artistry!

Excellente improvisatrice dans la lignée des plus grands de l'école française d'improvisation...

Toujours parfaitement pensé et CONSTRUIT Bravo

i love Sophie Veronique !!!! Merci Beaucoup !!!!

To me it sounds like a soul asending to heaven gates. Once inside total satisfaction.

So much of life as we know it has changed in the few months since this inspirational performance, but the need to be lifted up spiritually by such amazing musicianship from Sophie-Veronique through the beloved Saint-Sulpice Cavaille-Coll is all the greater now. Thank you so much to all involved for sharing this recording - especially Sophie-Veronique! Bravo indeed from New Zealand!

Impressionant Sophie !

quelle impro, quelle maîtrise de tous les ingrédients nécessaires, matériels ou intellectuels...Une grande organiste, comme on le savait déjà...Merci, Sophie-Anne !

Gifted. and years of hard work.

Better than 99% of the written down organ music of the past 70 years.

Prestation de grande qualité...quelle maîtrise !

Superbe improvisation, M.me Cauchefer. Vous êtes parmi les plus grandes organistes du monde.

stumbled upon this treasure. I've been enjoying Roth's playing at sulpice for several years, and, yes, there are other great performers, i can now affirm.

Yes I too would be leaning at that angle, near collapse from dizzy delight and ecstasy if I were up there with S-V and a video camera.

Awesome!

Brava

Wahou!

Eine formvollendete wahrhaft liturgische Musik - von der aus ihrem Genie schöpfenden Organistin und ihren zwei sowohl verläßlichen als auch unerläßlichen Gehilfen!

Jamais déçu avec SVCC!

I noticed that since11:58 the register in red sweater always pull out the stop and then push back, could anyone explain this, which has been bothering me for years.🧐

Her music is truly Heaven. Why she doesn't visit Moscow? I really want to listen her on our Cavaillé-Coll organ, especially improvisations. *Crying during listening*

Her improvised preludes and postludes are truly inspired. The grace of the Holy Spirit truly shines forth in every note she plays. "Anointed" is the only word that describes what she does.

Merci beaucoup pour ce discours inspirant. J'aime écouter vos improvisations sur KZfaq et elles me plaisent toujours. Même de loin, je peux percevoir l'environnement du chœur de l'église de St. Suplice très charismatique et je ressens le bien-être mutuel que vous et M. Roth diffusez non seulement au public du temple, mais aussi à nous, qui vous écoutons indirectement devant KZfaq. En plus, je suis un peu content maintenant que tu es de la même année que toi (1959). Alors peut-être que la perception de la puissance de la musique de l'œuvre de Dieu à travers cette musique est probablement la même. Quant à l'orgue, je suis un amateur, mais quand j'ai l'occasion de m'asseoir derrière eux, j'ai la belle impression que je peux m'asseoir derrière cet instrument royal et jouer quelque chose d'amateur. Lors de notre visite à Paris, bien sûr, nous avons également visité l'église Saint-Sulpice. C'est beau et l'orgue monumental m'a aussi beaucoup impressionné, même si personne n'en jouait. Merci beaucoup encore et je souhaite la bénédiction, la santé et la joie constante de Dieu à l'orgue et à ma vie personnelle. Pavel de Prague

It's often said that Europeans have lots of appreciation for the art... I fail to understand how come every single one of her performances wasn't recorded, at least the audio. That seems like travesty - this has to be preserved, every single one of those improvs. Digital storage has been very affordable and it'd cost next to nothing to record it properly with a proper microphone setup in the building. I'll buy the equipment if someone can donate the time and knowledge to install and set it up.

How is the person pulling out stops knowing what to pull out or push in, if she is improvising the entire thing? I ask out of amazement and curiosity, because he can't really know where she is going?

Rather like Dupre, excellent.