+TheLightmotiv Did u have a look at Grigny's tierce en taille at Namburg organ ? )) kzfaq.info/get/bejne/lc6qoMeEq8rGiJ8.html

What Is Protestant Music?

There is no such thing as 'protestant' music.

protestants have their own culture, so also their own hymns and interpretation, more Baroque, less Romantic than the catholics. The hymn books of prot. and cath. are very different.

it's never too late to educate yourself. Don't be ashamed to ask questions!

thank u )

I second that! When I have a pain flare-up, I listen to these recordings of Daniel Roth. Nobody plays Bach like him, or plays organ like him! I immerse in the music and the pain is gone in a few minutes. The effect lasts for hours. The fantastic tones of the St. Sulpice organ get part of the credit!

+incessnant350 Many thanks !!

+bubffm Really!! And why is that. It lacks keys, stops, couplers, pipes?

+robert shaw Thank you bubffm for your kind comment, which also raises a highly crucial issue ! It however seems that Aristide Cavaillé-Coll did it best, especially in his biggest instruments so that Bach music (and more generally polyphonic music) can sound well and balanced. "On 22 September 1853, A. Cavaillé-Coll wrote the following to J.-N. Lemmens: "... the wind is with classical music; with Bach, you are going to be able to get the approval of the true connoisseurs. Bach's Toccata, as played by Alkan, worked wonders". Having been particularly impressed by the works of Bach as interpreted by J.-N. Lemmens, Cavaillé-Coll decided in 1850 to implement changes in the stoplists of his organs so that this music could be properly performed. He therefore kept the mixtures and mutations of the 18th-century organs he restored or rebuilt in such churches as Saint-Roch in Paris (1842), the Notre-Dame-de-l’Annonciation Cathedral in Nancy (1859), and the Saint-Louis Cathedral in Versailles (1861). However, the most stunning example of this remains the great organ of Saint-Sulpice". For further explanation, you can read The neoclassical organ and the great Aristide Cavaillé-Coll organ of Saint-Sulpice, Paris. Produced in association with Choir & Organ and published by Rhinegold Publishing Ltd. shop.rhinegold.co.uk/products/the-neoclassical-organ-and-the-great-aristide-cavaille-coll-organ-of-saint-sulpice-paris

+Pierre-Francois DUB-ATTENTI Many thanks tor your informative reply. It shows that CC was well aware of the porential limitations of the symphonic organ to polyphonic music and did his best to work around it whereever possible. Maitre Roth shows that it will work if you know the instrument as well as he does.

+robert shaw see below

There is no such thing as an organ 'built' for Bach's music.

+horsebassoon Bonjour, oui, même un peu plus (cf. la registration). Les mutations du Solo permettent vraiment de bien dessiner la basse et donnent une chaleur et une présence très impressionnantes.

+horsebassoon - In the early French repertoire Duos are played with the left-hand Grande-jeu de Tierce. His use of this registration work quite well, don't use agree?

+Pierre-Francois DUB-ATTENTI Solo mutations for the left hand allow a well-designed bass part and can sometimes give the impression of a soft reed.

+Manuel Rosales Oh of course! Another nice use of the 3-1/5 Tierce in Bach that I know of is Ton Koopman's recording of the "Christ unser Herr" at Ottobeuren - running bass sounds marvelous on it.

Ce n'est pas du "Cavaillé", mais n'oublions pas non plus St-Eustache ! Je suis tout à fait d'accord avec vous, le grand orgue de St-Sulpice joué par le Maître Mr. Roth est tout simplement sublime. Personnellement, je ne me lasse pas d'écouter et réécouter le CD consacré au grand Maître J-S Bach à St-Sulpice paru voici bien des années déjà chez Mottete. Mr. Roth y excelle, comme toujours !

+Nicolas Dapper Hi, this is the harmonized verion of the chorale )

have you listened to the video ? ....

yes, but it all depends on the organ. this registration is perfectly balanced, one can hear all the voices with great clarity... and it manages to fill the whole space of the nave / thanks for your comment