[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date Index][Thread Index]
Re: GG: New CD compilation -- "Mighty Organs"
Anne Marble wrote:
>
>Calling All Organ Experts...
>I know what musicians generally think of Glenn Gould's organ recordings. >
I don't consider myself an organ expert, but I do have some experience with
the pipe organ. I rarely listen to the organ outside of church. I do have
a weak spot for the Casavant Organs. GG used one of these to record the Art
of Fugue.
The Original Jacket Collection has a multimedia disc for the Art of Fugue.
You can follow along with the music for portions of it. I know that the
critics hated this recording, but I quite enjoyed it. I haven't yet studied
it all because I can only take the organ in small doses. GG's organ
technique is quite like my organ teacher's. (He disliked GG with a
passion.)
Maybe I'm just being perverse, but I liked the registrations that he used.
I have to disagree with Daniel on this point. I heard different
registrations. Skating rinks use electronic organs, not pipe organs.
If you have to play an organ instead of a piano, a Casavant is the way to
do it!
Anne Smith