a pipe organ is to this day the loudest musical instrument in the world. the organ at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, NJ. Apparently some of its pipes(stops I think is the term) run at 100" of air pressure.
I state categorically: In all of music the world has ever known, there is no more majestic sound than a great pipe organ played by a master who knows how to exploit its full potential. It is the GOD of musical instruments. And to properly appreciate them, they must be heard in person. When the lowest bass pedals are in use, the floor shakes. So do you.
The Danish National Symphony Orchestra has got one in their concert hall in Copenhagen (DR Koncerthuset). Heard the Interstellar theme live and yes, the floor does indeed shake!
@@wms72 would be great to listen some music on pipe organs out of churches & cathedrals, ie cinagogs, temples, etc. Links are very much appreciated if you please thanks!!
@@jaredharris1940I believe at least that.model of organ was used in the recording of "Also Sprach Zarathystra" in a church in 1959, later used as the theme for 2001.
That's a great achievement. And yes, dear God, thank you for John Scott 🙏 😊 ❤️ 😀 Lovely to read your comment here. Confirming that he is indeed, human! 😅😂
@@Aidan_Spalding I didn't know him. Just knew he wanted to be an organist because he said it during one of those "say your name, your favorite ice cream, and a fact about you" introduction games you play to get to know people. I don't even remember his favorite ice cream.
I've been learning piano for 10 years and I'm still rubbish. This is mind blowing. How can one person independently use all four limbs in such a coordinated way. Superhuman!
I agree, as one also learning the piano. It is astonishing what the brain can do. And don't forget about reading the score at the same time. Though not the biggest fan of the organ (save in live performances in grand locations), I remain in awe of anyone who can play these complex instruments.
PLEASE don't let these incredible instruments EVER want for artists to play them! The fact that a human being can make something this elaborate and complex sound so perfect is simply mind-boggling.
The catholic church has an organ of this size and caliber that I went to as a kid. The organist that I knew was allowed by the church to play on it as long as he wanted. They felt it would be a sin if it were only to be played for a total of 7. 5hrs a week. For mass only. I remember the first time I was hearing something different then hymn music coming out from those pipes and I immediately heard the Ride of the Valkyries. I was in awe. The church had incredible acoustics and the stragglers that were still around chatting with each other immediately became quiet and just listened. The organist was trying to train a person who could play all the church's music on a piano to do it on the organ. He died and the so called new organist took over and unfortunately left the last settings alone and lasted for only three years before he quit. That beautiful instrument never sung like it once did. You even don't hear them at your major league baseball parks anymore. I even remember seeing the organ at the Radio City Music Hall in New York City. I thought the organ in my church was huge but this one made it look like a toy piano. Talking about talent. It was a Wurlitzer 4/26 orchestral organ. A monster of an organ and from what I saw there are only two left that are fully playable. Thank you Google. But back then people had the time to do stuff and be creative. And now people seem to not want to or just not interested in doing the stuff that the generations before us loved to do since they had time on their hands. As time progresses it will eventually become a forgotten craft. Also the upkeep has gotten to be really expensive so it doesn't help either. Now through a computer you could get an organ sound and the more expensive the software the better organ sound fx it will have. Sigh.......
These aren't just musical instruments they are frequency healing devices. Certain frequencies produce different energies and these amazing devices will do that. Also cymatics, the shapes of the windows, frequencies affect and create energy and matter. Amazing! Most organs are removed from the churches now. The churches themselves are energy powerhouses harnessing free energy and dispersing it. To this day I believe.
As a former piano class attendant, I can attest how long practice it takes to teach your left hand play different rhytm than the right hand even in the most simple music renditions. Now add both feet to it and the fact that this piece was intended for orchestra...
My first job was at a pipe organ company. The power of listening to those instruments being played incomprehensible unless you are there. All the stops and actions. It take a master to play one as good as this man does here. I remember seeing pipes from as small as my finger to ones you could almost crawl into and 20+ feet long.
For that piece to have been composed….and then to be played with both feet and both hands over three keyboards and a bewildering number of knobs and tabs……absolutely amazing!!!!!!
What those who haven't seen the opera IN THE OPERA HOUSE don't realize how completely appropriate and thrilling this music is, in the context for which Wagner wrote it. The same for hearing with the singers: their voices ride the cresting waves of sound as harmonics, giving them gleaming forward thrust which is not possible without that. Brilliantly written and incomparably thrilling!
OMG! That was a full great symphonic orchestra of some 120 instruments, 8 sopranos and altos on their horses. Towering clouds building up a storm. All performed using only 10 fingers and 2 feet. And, of course, that beautiful piece of art and craftmanship, the organ, the star. I am speechless. Thank you for sharing.
This is the “Kill The Rabbit” song from bugs bunny and Elmer Fudd of looney tunes. Kind of mind-blowing when you think what made those silly, yet splendrous sounds?
Most people will never understand how complicated it is to use your legs and fingers to play such a piece. Hats off to the great musician that played this piece. Talent on lone from GOD himself.
I understand that it is very complicated, but I also understand how it is done. Although I never went beyond high school, I loved playing the timpani. It may not be nearly as difficult as a pipe organ, but there are a few slight similarities between the two. Five drums that require using mallets, dampening with your hands, and re-tuning throughout a piece with your feet. For me, each action just became an automatic response when I knew it had to be done, and the hands and feet parts were all thought of as working in cohesion, not separately.
As a heavy equipment mechanic and lover of music this is the best combination. What a machine! In boarding school my music teacher was the organist. He would slip 'smoke on the water' in during Wednesday morning service as we filed out.
How did I manage to live this long without discovering earlier that Ride of the Valkyries has its main melody played on the organ pedals rather than on the keyboard? Magnificent sound on that organ, and expertly played by Jonathan Scott.
Along with his superior technique I’m impressed with how quickly the instrument and the related equipment (behind the scenes) kept up with the musical demands this piece requires. Plus this instrument is over 100 years old. Bravo!
@@jfs7327 there is about 2-3 other people with the sheet music that do things that you can't see. These organs usually have a group of at least 2 or 3 people to play a piece
To add a little context to some of the other comments here, if you look at the round buttons below the keys, they act as presets to nearly instantaneously change stops. If not for that upgraded functionality, you’re right in that there would need to be a person on either side to keep up with the pace of the piece. You’re absolutely right about how good he is!
I don't know about you folks but I would give anything to have sit midway in the church just to hear the smooth rumblings of the bass pedals. I'm listening through my cell with headphones, and I sweating. Kudos to the maestro; excellent!!
There aren't any words in the English Language for anyone to describe just how next level incredible and special this performance is. It is exceptionally rare when one can unequivocally state that they are in the presence of genius and anyone who heard this live would truly know what it is like when sound has real feeling. I'm 50 and I've only experienced that sensation once in my life. This gentleman is a true gift to music.
Hello Jonathan, This performance is amazing! I had never heard Wagner's "Ride of the Valkyries" performed on pipe organ. All I can say about this performance is... BRILLIANT !! Best regards, Will Ortiz
Listen to Quentin M. Maclean's version recorded in the 1930's when they recorded directly onto wax disc, before magnetic tape. He makes one pedal note mistake, but they released it anyway.
Actually one of the main orchestral pieces that is widely transcribed for organ. Great British organist, the late Martin Souter recorded it on the Whitchester Catherdral organ , Stephen Hicks recorded it on an early Allen digital organ I think Virgil Fox also played it. This is a splendid performance. I think we should try to transcribe many more great works for the organ as there is no other instrument like it.
Just read a message from the Scott Brothers that this video has reached 1 million views. Well deserved! Johnathan is today's E. Power Biggs and E.H. Lemare. From Chicago, U.S.A. (January, 2024).
If I were to have an in-ground burial, this is what I would want blaring from the hearse transporting my coffin graveside. No insult - this is awesome!
Damn impressive and one of my all time favorite pieces to listen to. Ironically when I fly in commercial airliners, this is what I am listening to on my headset as the plane takes off and climbs to cruising altitude. I'm talking every flight going back many years. It was most impressive flying out of Denver for L.A. when we hit severe turbulence right after take off flying westward over the Rockie's which lasted a good twenty minutes and I'm sitting there with a smile on my face as the wings flap violently up/down. Didn't bother me one bit.
Same thing happened to me on a DEN to PDX flight! I was listening to Wagner when we hit some major turbulence--it seemed the plane dropped 100ft in an instant.
@@80439 - Funny thing is, severe turbulence in flight doesn't bother me one bit and actually I enjoy it up until the point that I'm trying to stabilize a hot cup of coffee. I have never seen nor heard of a situation where a commercial airliner suffered a wing failure during severe turbulence and so when I'm watching the wingtips flex several feet, I'm not worried in the least and fascinated that airplanes can take so much abuse and keep on flying. As I always sit within the first 3-5 rows from front of all flights, I take comfort in knowing that should a major failure occur, I'll be one of the very first killed and will have no memory of it as I would not want to live through nor survive a plane crash. If it's going to happen, just do it and get it over with.
I love your habit of listening to this song during takeoff and climbing to cruising altitude. I love the sensation of the jet when it takes off. I used to live in Colorado, so Denver was often involved in most of our flights. I have also had flights that made a stop in Denver when flying from other States. I quickly learned turbulents are always a part of flying in or out of Denver. One time I had to comfort a young woman next to me on a flight from Denver to Phoenix. The poor thing was so scared by the turbulence. Now that I understand turbulents, they don’t scare me. I view them like hitting a bump on the road in a car.
That ladies and gentlemen is the sound of a master and the pipe organ in my humble opinion is sometimes very very underrated! The pipe working can be used to play anything! I do mean anything! This has to be one of my favorite renditions of Ride of the Valkyries! Thank you. Bravo and Bravissimo! 😊
Wow! Just Magnificent musicianship there! This, along with Bach's Toccata and Feuge in D-minor Are 2 of the best pipe organ pieces I've heard performed to date!
WOW.... This leaves me speechless. An old teacher of music history taught me that Wagner could be considered as being the first composer to reach the absolute highest level of harmonious complexity. Or something of that kind. I was not immediately convinced, but after hearing this piece of genius, I must admit, I review my opinion. And what a master performer. I feel humble and blessed. Thank you for posting this marvellous track.
WELL DONE! In fact, it deserves a second "WELL DONE". Lemare's arrangement has proven to be the timeless best arrangement of this stirring piece. And Maestro Scott's execution, especially the trills perfectly executed. WELL DONE, Maesto!
Sat in a dark room eyes closed ear buds on full volume and lost in the music. This is by far the best version of this music I've heard. Simply spine chilling.
It says much about a society when the installation of such a magnificent instrument for the sole purpose of making music was so important it was marked by the presence of nobility. Granted, the organ and the music it helped produce was intended to inspire the listener to seek the guidance of God, in a way, they are one and the same. Just beautiful and moving beyond words.
Incredible performance once again and brilliant adaption to the organ---unique ! Thank you so much for all the joy and wonder you bring to this world. Quite magnificent.
It absolutely blows me away that this piece can be performed on an organ so compellingly; I would have sworn it to be impossible but now I am just sitting back listening in awe.
On a high school trip to Germany, Austria and Switzerland, I was the weirdo that wanted to hear the pipe organ at all the cathedrals. The castles and Alps were a side show (but still appreciated). To be really appreciated, these things need to be heard in person. There is nothing like the sound that comes from these. Even just hearing church music on such an instrument was mind blowing. The sound coming out of it was almost as intense as being really close to city fireworks show. The sound literally can be felt inside you from the power of the instrument. I think I would have died if they played this or Bach's Toccata, or even any number of other classics.
Try singing in a 50 voice choir in front of one of these, to some of the old masterpieces. "Time like an ever rolling stream..." just as the organist pulls the stops for the deep bass. All you can do is open your throat and hope the choir can be heard in the back, because it's certain the organ can be heard down the block.
In Portland Oregon we have the Hollywood theater with a pipe organ. I’ve seen several vintage movies (The General, Nosferatu, and one other I can’t remember) with live organ accompaniment and they were glorious!
I know I'm rly late to the party, but that was one the most wonderful displays of Musical talent I have ever seen. I am in aw of his talent. That was amazing to listen to and watch. Ty so much for this video, I rly appreciate it.
Yeah,amazing also that this has over 30K views but only 1.4K Likes.Shame on either RUclips or those viewing.Something tells me that many aren’t forgetting to hit the “like”.YT is up to their manipulative games.
I agree superb performance. I am into classical and Baroque music big time. My personal problem, and I admit it is my problem, is that listening to Wagner (and I have listened to the whole of the ring cycle) is that it is a long wait for the good bits.
@@karlnordinger5968 The two are not mutually exclusive. It is possible that at one point in time a fully rigged sailing ship was the most complicated machine and at another point in time a pipe organ was the most complicated machine.
@@karlnordinger5968 Here is a quote from the Wikipedia pipe organ article: “By the 17th century, most of the sounds available on the modern classical organ had been developed. From that time, the pipe organ was the most complex human-made device-a distinction it retained until it was displaced by the telephone exchange in the late 19th century.”
I imagine only a few talented people in the world are still qualified to play such a instrument, just watching him play, three rows of keys, plus the foot peddles along with other functions…to produce such a rich sound and range…simply an amazing instrument ….
Actually most organ players have to learn to play this ! At least the ones that study the organ. The older churches in Germany have similar instruments. Just smaller and less registers. Foot pedals play the basses. Registers are the different voices.
Having multiple manuals (keyboards) makes it easier to play than the single keyboard electronic instruments where you have to constantly switch programs to change the sound/instrument. And having the pedalboard is probably something many pianists could appreciate. There are pieces where piano/pure keyboard arrangements suffer for lack of an additional bass note or two, and human hands can only stretch so far.
Can't imagine how many decades it takes with hard practice to perform this to this level.... and that pipe organ/building acoustics are top notch. Kudos sir on an amazing performance.
400 years ago, the pipe organ was the most complicated thing that was man-made. It stills brings up gooseflesh.
I’m going to gamble that the pipe organ is a hell of a lot harder than flying a space shuttle.
Not even close! You forgot about all the complex time pieces that were invented way before then.
a pipe organ is to this day the loudest musical instrument in the world. the organ at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, NJ. Apparently some of its pipes(stops I think is the term) run at 100" of air pressure.
Ride of the Valkyries: Usually requires a whole orchestra to play
The Pipe Organ: Allow me to introduce myself.
Pipe Organ: Hold my beer...
My name is Giovanni Giorgio, but everybody calls me Giorgio.
Pipe Organ: I'm a man... of wealth and taste
So true.
Organ: WELCOME BACK, MY FRIENDS! TO THE SHOW THAT NEVER ENDS!!!😆
I state categorically: In all of music the world has ever known, there is no more majestic sound than a great pipe organ played by a master who knows how to exploit its full potential. It is the GOD of musical instruments. And to properly appreciate them, they must be heard in person. When the lowest bass pedals are in use, the floor shakes. So do you.
That is why they are almost exclusifly found in churches.
The Danish National Symphony Orchestra has got one in their concert hall in Copenhagen (DR Koncerthuset). Heard the Interstellar theme live and yes, the floor does indeed shake!
Ancient writers say the pipe organ in the Temple of Jerusalem could be heard in Alexandria. (All the Jews must've been deaf).
You obviously haven't heard me play the comb with grease proof paper around it! 🙄
@@wms72 would be great to listen some music on pipe organs out of churches & cathedrals, ie cinagogs, temples, etc.
Links are very much appreciated if you please
thanks!!
If this isn't played at my funeral, I ain't attending.
I won't attend mine either way.
It's boring to be ded. (not a typo)
"You tell everyone that if anybody cries at my funeral I'll never speak to them again!" Stan Laurel to his nurse shortly before he died.
@@flyboy2610
Speaking of being hardcore:
He did it, too!
Lol 😅
Siegfrieds funeral March is my choice
There are few things in this world as badass as using your hands and feet in concert to play an instrument the size of a building.
Longest organ pipe in the world is 64'and isntvoiced, it is felt!
And do a superb job of it too! WoW!!!
100%
😊
@@jaredharris1940I believe at least that.model of organ was used in the recording of "Also Sprach Zarathystra" in a church in 1959, later used as the theme for 2001.
As someone who can barely “walk and chew gum” at the same time. . . Watching and listening to results of two hands and two feet in action. . . BRAVO!
That's what amazes me. He is essentially playing 5 keyboards & operating the stops as well at the same time. Respect.
I couldn't even get my left and right hands to play different things, I couldn't imagine trying to play using my feet, too.
I had to pause the video and stop chewing to read this comment....
I love the sound of Wagner in the morning. It sounds like.......victory!
Thank you Adolph!
Does it smell like napalm?🤔
You just had to go there! Thanks guys 🤣🤣
I want to invade Poland!
Charlie don't surf.
I went to school with this guy. I knew he wanted to be an organist, but DEAR GOD.
thats really cool!
That's a great achievement. And yes, dear God, thank you for John Scott 🙏 😊 ❤️ 😀
Lovely to read your comment here. Confirming that he is indeed, human! 😅😂
* Jonathan Scott
(Sorry, Australia 🇦🇺 misspelt it)
Cool! What was he like?
@@Aidan_Spalding I didn't know him. Just knew he wanted to be an organist because he said it during one of those "say your name, your favorite ice cream, and a fact about you" introduction games you play to get to know people. I don't even remember his favorite ice cream.
I've been learning piano for 10 years and I'm still rubbish. This is mind blowing. How can one person independently use all four limbs in such a coordinated way. Superhuman!
I agree, as one also learning the piano. It is astonishing what the brain can do. And don't forget about reading the score at the same time. Though not the biggest fan of the organ (save in live performances in grand locations), I remain in awe of anyone who can play these complex instruments.
Practice... for thousands of hours.
And to make it even more impressive no organ is the same as built in site (may be similar but all play or have keys a specific to that instrument)
Drummers also learn to use their hands and feet independently.
@@carloslandeo932 I'd love to see a drummer play Ride of the Valkyries.
PLEASE don't let these incredible instruments EVER want for artists to play them! The fact that a human being can make something this elaborate and complex sound so perfect is simply mind-boggling.
I never knew all these beautiful instruments were in churches and buildings all around Manchester !
I’d love to hear one in person .
And the rare people who can play them
The catholic church has an organ of this size and caliber that I went to as a kid. The organist that I knew was allowed by the church to play on it as long as he wanted. They felt it would be a sin if it were only to be played for a total of 7. 5hrs a week. For mass only. I remember the first time I was hearing something different then hymn music coming out from those pipes and I immediately heard the Ride of the Valkyries. I was in awe. The church had incredible acoustics and the stragglers that were still around chatting with each other immediately became quiet and just listened. The organist was trying to train a person who could play all the church's music on a piano to do it on the organ. He died and the so called new organist took over and unfortunately left the last settings alone and lasted for only three years before he quit. That beautiful instrument never sung like it once did. You even don't hear them at your major league baseball parks anymore. I even remember seeing the organ at the Radio City Music Hall in New York City. I thought the organ in my church was huge but this one made it look like a toy piano. Talking about talent. It was a Wurlitzer 4/26 orchestral organ. A monster of an organ and from what I saw there are only two left that are fully playable. Thank you Google. But back then people had the time to do stuff and be creative. And now people seem to not want to or just not interested in doing the stuff that the generations before us loved to do since they had time on their hands. As time progresses it will eventually become a forgotten craft. Also the upkeep has gotten to be really expensive so it doesn't help either. Now through a computer you could get an organ sound and the more expensive the software the better organ sound fx it will have. Sigh.......
For every person who can make full use of a major-league pipe organ, there must be thousands who can land a jetliner.
These aren't just musical instruments they are frequency healing devices. Certain frequencies produce different energies and these amazing devices will do that. Also cymatics, the shapes of the windows, frequencies affect and create energy and matter. Amazing! Most organs are removed from the churches now. The churches themselves are energy powerhouses harnessing free energy and dispersing it. To this day I believe.
As a former piano class attendant, I can attest how long practice it takes to teach your left hand play different rhytm than the right hand even in the most simple music renditions. Now add both feet to it and the fact that this piece was intended for orchestra...
God bless the RUclips algorithm for sending this to me.
My first job was at a pipe organ company. The power of listening to those instruments being played incomprehensible unless you are there. All the stops and actions. It take a master to play one as good as this man does here. I remember seeing pipes from as small as my finger to ones you could almost crawl into and 20+ feet long.
Precisely. That is where "pull all the stops" comes from.
For that piece to have been composed….and then to be played with both feet and both hands over three keyboards and a bewildering number of knobs and tabs……absolutely amazing!!!!!!
What those who haven't seen the opera IN THE OPERA HOUSE don't realize how completely appropriate and thrilling this music is, in the context for which Wagner wrote it. The same for hearing with the singers: their voices ride the cresting waves of sound as harmonics, giving them gleaming forward thrust which is not possible without that. Brilliantly written and incomparably thrilling!
OMG!
That was a full great symphonic orchestra of some 120 instruments, 8 sopranos and altos on their horses. Towering clouds building up a storm.
All performed using only 10 fingers and 2 feet.
And, of course, that beautiful piece of art and craftmanship, the organ, the star.
I am speechless.
Thank you for sharing.
Exactly!
This is the “Kill The Rabbit” song from bugs bunny and Elmer Fudd of looney tunes. Kind of mind-blowing when you think what made those silly, yet splendrous sounds?
@@lyndacarter4586 yes! And the tune from Apocalypse Now. The Air Cav scenes.
I think only Fortunate Son beats it for the Vietnam soundtrack.
Huggy wuggy sing sad
Most people will never understand how complicated it is to use your legs and fingers to play such a piece. Hats off to the great musician that played this piece. Talent on lone from GOD himself.
Most people will completely understand how complicated it is, they just can't comprehend how it's actually possible!
Drummers have a little bit of an idea..
I understand that it is very complicated, but I also understand how it is done.
Although I never went beyond high school, I loved playing the timpani. It may not be nearly as difficult as a pipe organ, but there are a few slight similarities between the two. Five drums that require using mallets, dampening with your hands, and re-tuning throughout a piece with your feet. For me, each action just became an automatic response when I knew it had to be done, and the hands and feet parts were all thought of as working in cohesion, not separately.
Practice, practice, practice... Why do you have to bring a god into it.
I'm not that coordinated.
This organist is nothing short of awesome. That’s a busy piece of music!
one of the finest pieces of music ever produced by humankind.
This is one of my favorites, along with tocatta and fugue in Dm…..I’m gonna add Claire de lune in there too lol
As a heavy equipment mechanic and lover of music this is the best combination. What a machine! In boarding school my music teacher was the organist. He would slip 'smoke on the water' in during Wednesday morning service as we filed out.
hoot
How did I manage to live this long without discovering earlier that Ride of the Valkyries has its main melody played on the organ pedals rather than on the keyboard? Magnificent sound on that organ, and expertly played by Jonathan Scott.
I can't even begin to comprehend the level of coordination and mental compartmentalization/agility that takes.
It takes a lot of practice & patience! (I am a pianist & organist.)
I have a hard time to hit the right key on my cellphone, this is a absolutely amazing performance!
And I can not even begin to comprehend the mind that conceives, designs, and builds such an instrument. Fantastic.
I just love the sound of a world class pipe organ played by a world class organist!! Bravissimo Maestro!!!!
There's just something about an organ being unleashed that will give you major goosebumps. Amazing performance!
The skill required to play this solo on an organ is amazing in itself.
Anyone who can play like this is blessed, and anyone who hears them.
Along with his superior technique I’m impressed with how quickly the instrument and the related equipment (behind the scenes) kept up with the musical demands this piece requires. Plus this instrument is over 100 years old. Bravo!
The organ was built in 1913, and was 'rebuilt' in 1979. It's still mostly original hardware.
Uh yea that was ONE person playing.
@@jfs7327 there is about 2-3 other people with the sheet music that do things that you can't see. These organs usually have a group of at least 2 or 3 people to play a piece
@@ironnads7975 um, no? He's got the score printed half sized, and the organ has a full compliment of registration aides.
To add a little context to some of the other comments here, if you look at the round buttons below the keys, they act as presets to nearly instantaneously change stops. If not for that upgraded functionality, you’re right in that there would need to be a person on either side to keep up with the pace of the piece. You’re absolutely right about how good he is!
I don't know about you folks but I would give anything to have sit midway in the church just to hear the smooth rumblings of the bass pedals. I'm listening through my cell with headphones, and I sweating. Kudos to the maestro; excellent!!
If we wanted to show an alien life form the pinnacle of human ability, creativity, and achievement this is it.
There aren't any words in the English Language for anyone to describe just how next level incredible and special this performance is. It is exceptionally rare when one can unequivocally state that they are in the presence of genius and anyone who heard this live would truly know what it is like when sound has real feeling. I'm 50 and I've only experienced that sensation once in my life. This gentleman is a true gift to music.
Yes 100% pure feeling expressed in every note played by hand and foot. masterful performance.
Absolutely stunning.
It must be around the 20th. time now that I enjoy mr. Scott’s beautiful performance.
I've played piano all my life, put myself through college playing professionally. This man's talent makes me cry. What an awesome performance !!
You are a good soul. Be safe my friend. 😊
Hello Jonathan, This performance is amazing! I had never heard Wagner's "Ride of the Valkyries" performed on pipe organ. All I can say about this performance is... BRILLIANT !! Best regards, Will Ortiz
Listen to Quentin M. Maclean's version recorded in the 1930's when they recorded directly onto wax disc, before magnetic tape. He makes one pedal note mistake, but they released it anyway.
To me, the complexity of playing an organ as complex as this is "mind boggling"! Amazing feat!
Actually one of the main orchestral pieces that is widely transcribed for organ. Great British organist, the late Martin Souter recorded it on the Whitchester Catherdral organ , Stephen Hicks recorded it on an early Allen digital organ I think Virgil Fox also played it. This is a splendid performance. I think we should try to transcribe many more great works for the organ as there is no other instrument like it.
Bravo
This was GREAT I loved it I am a new subscriber and look forward to seeing more pieces by Wagner, puts me to to the scene in Apocalypse Now,classic!!
That must sound amazing in person
Just read a message from the Scott Brothers that this video has reached 1 million views. Well deserved! Johnathan is today's E. Power Biggs and E.H. Lemare. From Chicago, U.S.A. (January, 2024).
Never thought I would ever use the words “organist” and “badass” in the same sentence…
Totally appropriate! 👍
Then you clearly haven't watched Pirates of the Carribean
@@sayven I have, but I don't recall what you're thinking of. 🤔
@@comesahorseman I think there's that one scene where the guy with tentacles plays organ? I haven't watched those movies in ages lol
Þen im afraid your some flavor of fool, virtually all organists are badass
Wonderful! It is almost unbelievable that only one person can perform this monumental musical miracle! Congratulations Jonathan, you are great!
Came for the performance. Stayed for the architecture. What an awesome structure.
I LOVE the smell of organ pipes in the morning!
I Love the SOUND of organ pipes in the morning!
@@MrAudioBill LOL YES
what about the sound of a squadron of uh1's flying over the water at 200 feet?
If I were to have an in-ground burial, this is what I would want blaring from the hearse transporting my coffin graveside. No insult - this is awesome!
Never in my life have I heard Ride of the Valkyries played better than this.
Me too
you wont !
Everybody's rightly blown away by the organ and musicianship, so I'll just add: Kudos to the video production. So well done at all levels.
Damn impressive and one of my all time favorite pieces to listen to. Ironically when I fly in commercial airliners, this is what I am listening to on my headset as the plane takes off and climbs to cruising altitude. I'm talking every flight going back many years. It was most impressive flying out of Denver for L.A. when we hit severe turbulence right after take off flying westward over the Rockie's which lasted a good twenty minutes and I'm sitting there with a smile on my face as the wings flap violently up/down. Didn't bother me one bit.
Same thing happened to me on a DEN to PDX flight! I was listening to Wagner when we hit some major turbulence--it seemed the plane dropped 100ft in an instant.
@@80439 - Funny thing is, severe turbulence in flight doesn't bother me one bit and actually I enjoy it up until the point that I'm trying to stabilize a hot cup of coffee. I have never seen nor heard of a situation where a commercial airliner suffered a wing failure during severe turbulence and so when I'm watching the wingtips flex several feet, I'm not worried in the least and fascinated that airplanes can take so much abuse and keep on flying. As I always sit within the first 3-5 rows from front of all flights, I take comfort in knowing that should a major failure occur, I'll be one of the very first killed and will have no memory of it as I would not want to live through nor survive a plane crash. If it's going to happen, just do it and get it over with.
This piece of music takes you up with it and you ride its amazing waves of sound!
I love your habit of listening to this song during takeoff and climbing to cruising altitude. I love the sensation of the jet when it takes off. I used to live in Colorado, so Denver was often involved in most of our flights. I have also had flights that made a stop in Denver when flying from other States. I quickly learned turbulents are always a part of flying in or out of Denver. One time I had to comfort a young woman next to me on a flight from Denver to Phoenix. The poor thing was so scared by the turbulence. Now that I understand turbulents, they don’t scare me. I view them like hitting a bump on the road in a car.
perfect choice for rough weather, as you found surprisingly calming amongst that chaos. Apocalypse Now, comes to mind.
I AGREE!!
Great RESPECT, for the Organist.
Fantastic performance - what a pleasure to listen to. Incredible technical skill. Thanks for sharing.
Wow, what a performance! Love the song and the way it was played! Good job, Sir Organist!
Staggering performance, showing Jonathan’s amazing technique and the quality of that fabulous instrument. Bravo, Maestro!
The neurons in this guys brain could light up a city.
In no neurological expert but I think that the muscle memory allowing this kind of coordination is housed in the spinal cord.
@@lasersailor6684 There is no such thing as 'muscle memory', this ability comes from subconscious functional memory in the brain
That's not entirely true but is mostly so
@@colonagray2454 Care to explain
I used to listen to this on cassette tape in the 80's. There is nothing like the sound of a pipe organ. They are so very under rated. Thank you.
This boy is pure genius. His skill level is extraordinarily.
Thank you Sir for a wonderful piece of music!
I can’t believe someone can do 4 different things at once and make it sound so good
Ich bin begeistert, Jawohl
That ladies and gentlemen is the sound of a master and the pipe organ in my humble opinion is sometimes very very underrated! The pipe working can be used to play anything! I do mean anything! This has to be one of my favorite renditions of Ride of the Valkyries! Thank you. Bravo and Bravissimo! 😊
Isn't this what such majestic instruments were made for? Wow!
Well, yes. The organ isn't referred to as "The King of Instruments" for no reason!
Thrilling! The articulation of the bass is something to behold, owing to the instrument and its demonstrated master! Thank you!
Wow!
Just Magnificent musicianship there!
This, along with Bach's Toccata and Feuge in D-minor Are 2 of the best pipe organ pieces I've heard performed to date!
Truly an incredibly talented artist playing this piece. Awesome!
Exquisite music in an exquisite setting . Sit back, clear your head, and just be absorbed by the music . Beautiful just beautiful
Beautiful and amazing job we are glad you shared it with us.
I cant imagine the feeling of being in there and just getting goosebumps as the ground quakes from the low notes
WOW.... This leaves me speechless. An old teacher of music history taught me that Wagner could be considered as being the first composer to reach the absolute highest level of harmonious complexity. Or something of that kind. I was not immediately convinced, but after hearing this piece of genius, I must admit, I review my opinion. And what a master performer. I feel humble and blessed. Thank you for posting this marvellous track.
WELL DONE! In fact, it deserves a second "WELL DONE". Lemare's arrangement has proven to be the timeless best arrangement of this stirring piece. And Maestro Scott's execution, especially the trills perfectly executed. WELL DONE, Maesto!
Absolutely bloody brilliant, a wonderful setting for Wagner & most of all, hats off to the superb organist! :-)
It was an honor to listen to such an extraordinary performance. Many thanks
Imagine being the next door neighbors, getting to hear beautiful music such as this every day
...as the windows shake, all the dogs cower, the floor vibrates... But yeah
Man those base peddles are awesome what an ORGAN and that artist is incredible!!!
Chills! Especially with the bass! I can almost feel the vibrations through my laptop!
Beautiful, I'm so glad I found your channel.
Incredibly beautiful takes you for a RIDE!!
Apparently YT thought I needed to see & hear something outstanding...and for once I'm not disappointed! This was amazing!
Is that your real face?
Este órgão torna a obra ainda mais fantástica
Sat in a dark room eyes closed ear buds on full volume and lost in the music. This is by far the best version of this music I've heard. Simply spine chilling.
I love the sound of organ music in the morning. It sounds like victory.
Always wonderful to watch a master at work, and the master who designed such an instrument, thank you.
It says much about a society when the installation of such a magnificent instrument for the sole purpose of making music was so important it was marked by the presence of nobility. Granted, the organ and the music it helped produce was intended to inspire the listener to seek the guidance of God, in a way, they are one and the same. Just beautiful and moving beyond words.
Incredible performance once again and brilliant adaption to the organ---unique ! Thank you so much for all the joy and wonder you bring to this world. Quite magnificent.
Yes sir, this man can boogie. Amazing footwork. Splendid job Jonathan.
Absolutely beautiful. Thank you for putting this out into the world.
His talent is beyond words❤
It absolutely blows me away that this piece can be performed on an organ so compellingly; I would have sworn it to be impossible but now I am just sitting back listening in awe.
A beautiful instrument in a beautiful building. Thanks.
That organ is as much of a complex machine as it is a musical instrument.
The fact that one human can play that thing so well is astounding to me.
they are such a wonderful instrument, I'm glad they haven't been thrown away in favor of electronics.
This actually gave me chills.
Beautiful performance and the pipe organ has to be greatest of all musical instruments.
That and the carillon! Love me some giant instruments.
Wow, just Wow. Have been a long time proponant of the pipe organ but this is stunning to listen to.
Magnificent.....did anyone else find themselves holding their breath throughout this recital.....
On a high school trip to Germany, Austria and Switzerland, I was the weirdo that wanted to hear the pipe organ at all the cathedrals. The castles and Alps were a side show (but still appreciated). To be really appreciated, these things need to be heard in person. There is nothing like the sound that comes from these. Even just hearing church music on such an instrument was mind blowing. The sound coming out of it was almost as intense as being really close to city fireworks show. The sound literally can be felt inside you from the power of the instrument. I think I would have died if they played this or Bach's Toccata, or even any number of other classics.
Agree
AND I AM SURE YOU APPRECIATE
DAVID GARRETT
AS WELL
❤❤❤
Try singing in a 50 voice choir in front of one of these, to some of the old masterpieces. "Time like an ever rolling stream..." just as the organist pulls the stops for the deep bass. All you can do is open your throat and hope the choir can be heard in the back, because it's certain the organ can be heard down the block.
In Portland Oregon we have the Hollywood theater with a pipe organ. I’ve seen several vintage movies (The General, Nosferatu, and one other I can’t remember) with live organ accompaniment and they were glorious!
I know I'm rly late to the party, but that was one the most wonderful displays of Musical talent I have ever seen. I am in aw of his talent. That was amazing to listen to and watch. Ty so much for this video, I rly appreciate it.
How even one person could post a thumbs-down on this is totally beyond me!
The music is great but the composer was anti-Semitic so I'm guessing that's why.
Ignorance?
All the RUclips losers still living in their parents’s basements, who can’t play anything except video games.
Yeah,amazing also that this has over 30K views but only 1.4K Likes.Shame on either RUclips or those viewing.Something tells me that many aren’t forgetting to hit the “like”.YT is up to their manipulative games.
I agree superb performance. I am into classical and Baroque music big time. My personal problem, and I admit it is my problem, is that listening to Wagner (and I have listened to the whole of the ring cycle) is that it is a long wait for the good bits.
In in past, pipe organs were the most complicated machines on the earth.
Still are!
Actually during the time of the pipe organ that would be ship of the line warships although pipe organs definitely rank high on the roster.
I disagree, in the age of Bach a full rigged sailing ship was .
@@karlnordinger5968 The two are not mutually exclusive. It is possible that at one point in time a fully rigged sailing ship was the most complicated machine and at another point in time a pipe organ was the most complicated machine.
@@karlnordinger5968 Here is a quote from the Wikipedia pipe organ article: “By the 17th century, most of the sounds available on the modern classical organ had been developed. From that time, the pipe organ was the most complex human-made device-a distinction it retained until it was displaced by the telephone exchange in the late 19th century.”
I'm speechless. not only brilliant, the organist and the composer, also wonderful to hear
So wunderschön. ❤ Many thanks. Greetings from Hamburg
I imagine only a few talented people in the world are still qualified to play such a instrument, just watching him play, three rows of keys, plus the foot peddles along with other functions…to produce such a rich sound and range…simply an amazing instrument ….
Actually most organ players have to learn to play this ! At least the ones that study the organ. The older churches in Germany have similar instruments. Just smaller and less registers. Foot pedals play the basses. Registers are the different voices.
It’s got four rows of keys
Carol Williams
@@RU-qv3jl 4 rows of keys is easier to play than one
Having multiple manuals (keyboards) makes it easier to play than the single keyboard electronic instruments where you have to constantly switch programs to change the sound/instrument. And having the pedalboard is probably something many pianists could appreciate. There are pieces where piano/pure keyboard arrangements suffer for lack of an additional bass note or two, and human hands can only stretch so far.
Absolutely gorgeous! This man took a piece of true art and turned majestic! Well done! 👏👏🤩
Just "" WOW"!
unbelievable that was amazing
Can't imagine how many decades it takes with hard practice to perform this to this level.... and that pipe organ/building acoustics are top notch. Kudos sir on an amazing performance.
Beautiful talented blessed 😊