Yes! I agree! His piano concertos are masterful! I am so curious why they are not used more in the piano concertos repertoire. But in any case - I love them!
I know the LPO and Ms Lapwood are brilliant musicians but I need to say ‘chapeau’ to the sound recording team. Possibly the best balanced reproduction ever?
I have listened to a few different performances of this last movement of this symphony and in my humble opinion this is the best performance of this piece BY FAR Ms. Lapwood let's it be know she is going to use the full resources of the instrument she hits that 1st C major cord with full organ!! I have found that most performers under register that 1st chord of the final movement afraid they might cover up the orchestra not Ms. Lapwood she comes in with full organ and the 32' Reed on the pedal!!!! Also in the mid section where the piece quite down she uses the 32' flute and you get that growl but NOT drowning out the orchestra and when Ms. Lapwood comes in near the end with pedal only WOW and the final part when she is with the orchestra she does not drown out the orchestra she sores above the orchestra BRAVO!!!!
I SO agree with your analysis. I have heard some performances of this with either a timid organist or underpowered organ and been so disappointed. It was written for the great big French Orchestral organs.
The first time I heard this movement when I was in high school, I was drawn out of my body, so to speak. It was purely ethereal. Especially the piano runs. The movement is always a joy.
What a wonderful recording, the sound engineers did themselves proud. The orchestra and organist/organ was magnificent and moved me to tears. Bravo!!!!!!!!
I love the way the conductor left the last chord run on a bit longer than others I've listened to, just goes to show how important that conductor is and what influences he has on how a piece of music should be performed. It'll always be bang on as long as the lovley Anna Lapwood is on the organ keys. Absolutely wonderful performance. Thank you
The whole percussion section is fantastic, nothing out of place really and I love the tone out of that timpanist. I can't quite tell what mics they are using but it sounds fantastic!
That was beautiful. The conductor managed to bring lots of energy to the music while retaining its grandeur and avoiding anything frantic or overwrought.
First time I heard this was in a college music appreciation class 55 years ago. Still one of my favorite pieces of music, along with much of Saint-Saëns' compositions. (Sometimes a little hard on my speakers, to say nothing of the neighbors, but worth every note.)
One time some years ago ,no one home ,I decided to blast this with two 48 in floor speakers base refrex ,when done I was thrilled,a hippie neighbour came to the door ,asked the question,MAN,WHAT WAS THAT,!
Jader Bignamini conducted Turandot with the Detroit Symphony. Othalie Graham and Jonathan Burton were soloist. Jader was a last minute replacement for Slatkin. (George Shirley was Emperor Altoum!). As I sat there listening I kept thinking this is the greatest conducting of Turandot I’ve ever heard! Magical! It wasn’t too long after that (2020) they offered him the job of principal conductor. His contract is now extended through 2031. He’s a genuine maestro.
I first discovered this awesome piece of music as a teenager in 1979 when the Phantom Regiment Drum and Bugle Corps performed this at the beginning of their show that summer.
Magnifique...j’adore cette œuvre qui met tellement bien l’orgue le roi des instruments.. Une surprise par contre...il n’y a pas de console déportée tellement pratique pour les concerts ? Contrairement a l’orgue de la philharmonie de Paris totalement cachee , ici l’orgue est exposé dans toute sa beauté 👍👍👍 Merci à vous
Portable concert organ I'm using with orchestras: Viscount trio plus, 30note radial concave pedals, modified K&M electric lift stand using K&M Dollys, SVS subs (for 32' rank), presonus CDL12's high up (13') on heavy duty airlift speaker stands. Works great. Fits in my 4 runner. Did Saint Saens 3rd last year also Zarathustra. Doing Mahler 2 in a couple weeks. Hoping to do Pines soon with a set of 4 valved Buccina I've constructed.
I experienced this piece in person at the Barbican. The LSO and Anna Lapwood. It moved me to tears. Even on an electric organ. The orchestra were incredible and Anna was her usual amazing self. The point is GO! These concerts are just wonderful and everyone can enjoy them x
Great to hear the Royal Festival Hall Organ, fairly recently restored, in full voice once again. And played by the delightful Anna Lapwood. Glorious orchestral performance too. Such a pity that the Acoustic, although improved, is still somewhat dry and uninspiring.
But that low note she plays at 0:59 (and again at 2:58 ). Almost impossible to hear on a phone or tablet. But through my big stereo,....the neighbors felt that one.
I first heard this rendition when prince Charles was at Salisbury cathedral many years ago I was captivated then . This concert is amazing too thank you ❤
We had a record of this and as a child I played it and danced around the living room with abandon until it inevitably skipped. This frankly beats all of my beloved beethoven’s symphonies except maybe the end of the 5th.
I will NEVER FORGET when I flew to Salt Lake City to hear the Saint-Saens Organ Symphony performed by the Orchestra at Temple Square with organist Richard Elliot at the mighty organ at the egg shaped Mormon Tabernacle in Salt Lake City. By the end of the work I was in full-blown tears openly weeping. I had to spend some ten-fifteen minutes to get myself together after this wonderful experience.
An excellent performance all round here with some nice sensitivity especially in the well known final movement. However, this performance still pales, when you listen to the full symphony, to Barenboim's superb recording with the CSO who were in perfect form in 1975, with Gaston Litaize on the organ. A recording, that imho, still needs to be surpassed.
Best explanation I have heard of sound waves emitted from pipes is a acoustic engineer I knew years ago! He said pipe organs tricky to record because sound waves collide and form cusps which distort the overall sound! He said imagine a still water lake and you drop 2 rocks say 30 Metres apart both at the same time! Eventually the concentric waves will collide and cause cusps ! He said sound waves collide and distortion is the result! Of course sound waves are in 3 dimensions and the bass frequencies is more noticeable when they collide! I know hi fi speakers work best well apart and you find a point where sound seems best! The mathematics behind all this is horrendous 😂!!!
Hi, this was in London, at the Southbank Centre, Royal Festival Hall, 22 November 2023. And the conductor was Jader Bignamini with London Philharmonic Orchestra and as mentioned above, the amazing Anna Lapwood on the organ. The whole concert was fantastic :)
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We never hear enough of Saint-Saëns. His piano concertos are wonderful.
Don’t forget the Africa Fantasy!
Yes! I agree! His piano concertos are masterful! I am so curious why they are not used more in the piano concertos repertoire. But in any case - I love them!
Too right.......a polymath and a prodigy. His piano concerto no 5 (especially Thibaudet) I'll take alongside Tchaikovsky and Grieg any time.
@@shadbolt4596 They're great travel music.
I know the LPO and Ms Lapwood are brilliant musicians but I need to say ‘chapeau’ to the sound recording team. Possibly the best balanced reproduction ever?
AGREED great audio engineering and yes VERY balanced.
Audio engineering is an essential art.
That is full Saint-Saënsory satisfaction!
Touche!
I have listened to a few different performances of this last movement of this symphony and in my humble opinion this is the best performance of this piece BY FAR Ms. Lapwood let's it be know she is going to use the full resources of the instrument she hits that 1st C major cord with full organ!! I have found that most performers under register that 1st chord of the final movement afraid they might cover up the orchestra not Ms. Lapwood she comes in with full organ and the 32' Reed on the pedal!!!! Also in the mid section where the piece quite down she uses the 32' flute and you get that growl but NOT drowning out the orchestra and when Ms. Lapwood comes in near the end with pedal only WOW and the final part when she is with the orchestra she does not drown out the orchestra she sores above the orchestra BRAVO!!!!
This is by far the best rendition of this piece I have listened to.
I SO agree with your analysis. I have heard some performances of this with either a timid organist or underpowered organ and been so disappointed. It was written for the great big French Orchestral organs.
Indeed, a very good performance and good recording too.
Agree. The only thing I can think of wrong with this performance is that I wasn't there to experience it!
@@scratchanitch I was thinking: what do I miss? But now I know: it is just that😄
That is Jader Bingamini conducting! We live him in Detroit. He’s our maestro.
If I had words to sing a day for you, I make it a morning golden and true…
One of those tunes that, even though very young, managed to stick in my head for all these years.
Magic - Anna Lapwood and the LPO, who could ask for more. Really great performance.
Anna was born for the organ…🥇🏆.
The first time I heard this movement when I was in high school, I was drawn out of my body, so to speak. It was purely ethereal. Especially the piano runs. The movement is always a joy.
The same with me. I still have the recording with Michael Murray and Eugene Ormandy and the Philadelphia Orchestra.
Yes... and absolutely so!
The magical "piano runs" are what brings me to an emotional point & the brink of tears in that final movement every time!
@@joehardy5477 They are sublime!
What a wonderful recording, the sound engineers did themselves proud. The orchestra and organist/organ was magnificent and moved me to tears. Bravo!!!!!!!!
Woweeeee the great Organ in the Albert Hall
This isn't RAH, not sure which organ it is.
32' pipes. FULL organ!
Wow!
The opening section was played when i carried my farthers casket into church for his funeral, he loved it. So powerful always brings a tear .
She really laid down the power chords with majesty, not just volume. From Chicago, U.S.A.
That's Anna, kickin' pedals and takin' names !
And to think Camille composed this masterpiece in record time. The music flowed from him as fast as he could write.
At the age of three, he learned alone music theory, listening to the whistling of a kettle.
I love the way the conductor left the last chord run on a bit longer than others I've listened to, just goes to show how important that conductor is and what influences he has on how a piece of music should be performed. It'll always be bang on as long as the lovley Anna Lapwood is on the organ keys. Absolutely wonderful performance. Thank you
The iconic timpani solo at the very end with the drums in the American configuration
The whole percussion section is fantastic, nothing out of place really and I love the tone out of that timpanist.
I can't quite tell what mics they are using but it sounds fantastic!
That was beautiful. The conductor managed to bring lots of energy to the music while retaining its grandeur and avoiding anything frantic or overwrought.
Absolutely outstanding! The crispness of the orchestra what was simply sublime. A digital standing ovation at my keyboard!
Just incredible.Anna on that fabulous organ to all the orchestra,just a complete work of art guided by such a smooth moving conductor.Thank you ALL
Magnificent!! Thank you for highlighting the pianists too!!
First time I heard this was in a college music appreciation class 55 years ago. Still one of my favorite pieces of music, along with much of Saint-Saëns' compositions. (Sometimes a little hard on my speakers, to say nothing of the neighbors, but worth every note.)
One time some years ago ,no one home ,I decided to blast this with two 48 in floor speakers base refrex ,when done I was thrilled,a hippie neighbour came to the door ,asked the question,MAN,WHAT WAS THAT,!
Excellent performance. Great seeing Anna in her usual place.
Being from Boston and the BSO this is an extraordinary performance with everything one could hope for and surely get....BRAVO!!!!!!
Bravíssimo simplesmente Bravíssimo ❤
Lovely performance..i really enjoyed the 4 hands the orchestra and of course my favourite..the pipe organ...bravo
There is no other kind of organ than a "pipe" organ. The pretenders are electronic keyboards.
Fabulous performance - thanks for sharing.
Nothing like a live performance. Everyone in top form, the Harrison well-captured & sounding excellent. Arguably as good as it can get 👏👏
Agree! Do you know which make of organ is in the Albert Hall, London? Fraser
Jader Bignamini conducted Turandot with the Detroit Symphony. Othalie Graham and Jonathan Burton were soloist. Jader was a last minute replacement for Slatkin. (George Shirley was Emperor Altoum!). As I sat there listening I kept thinking this is the greatest conducting of Turandot I’ve ever heard! Magical! It wasn’t too long after that (2020) they offered him the job of principal conductor. His contract is now extended through 2031. He’s a genuine maestro.
Bravo!!!Excellent!!!
Principal flutist has presence and tone of 1 in a million. Oh and the organ is pretty cool as well.
I first discovered this awesome piece of music as a teenager in 1979 when the Phantom Regiment Drum and Bugle Corps performed this at the beginning of their show that summer.
The organ was majestic, but that timpani in the end was metal.
They usually are - or did you mean 'mental'?
@@rattywoof5259 like heavy metal (music)
Royal Festival Hall last November. Jader Bignamini was the conductor. Also had Julian Joseph at this concert doing Rhapsody in Blue. Epic concert.
Goosebumps! I can't say anymore. Goosebumps!
La palabra correcta para describir esta pieza es "Magnífica"!
Magnifique...j’adore cette œuvre qui met tellement bien l’orgue le roi des instruments..
Une surprise par contre...il n’y a pas de console déportée tellement pratique pour les concerts ?
Contrairement a l’orgue de la philharmonie de Paris totalement cachee , ici l’orgue est exposé dans toute sa beauté 👍👍👍
Merci à vous
Portable concert organ I'm using with orchestras: Viscount trio plus, 30note radial concave pedals, modified K&M electric lift stand using K&M Dollys, SVS subs (for 32' rank), presonus CDL12's high up (13') on heavy duty airlift speaker stands. Works great. Fits in my 4 runner. Did Saint Saens 3rd last year also Zarathustra. Doing Mahler 2 in a couple weeks. Hoping to do Pines soon with a set of 4 valved Buccina I've constructed.
Sends shivers down.my spine. Brilliant performance...
Wish they had included the entire work. This is a phenomenal piece of music.
And of the most exciting pieces of music I have ever heard. Wonderful.
Beautiful in every way, especially Anna Lapwood on the pipe organ!!
Powerful and luscious work. A great orchestra! Thank you!
Absolutely thrilling!
Merci beaucoup pour cette vidéo. Somptueuse interprétation pour cette oeuvre magnifique de Saint-Saens. BRAVO !
Definitely one of those pieces to experience live, like big fireworks shows - so much better when you feel it through your body.
Bravo. Fantastic. Que belíssima versão e interpretação. This is the best version I have heard from this finale. Thanks for recording.
This sounds so mighty !!!!!
Du grand luxe visuel et sonore pour cette symphonie irrésistible ❤
Excellent performance and sound mixing. Anna does it proud!! Where's the CD??
I experienced this piece in person at the Barbican. The LSO and Anna Lapwood. It moved me to tears. Even on an electric organ. The orchestra were incredible and Anna was her usual amazing self. The point is GO! These concerts are just wonderful and everyone can enjoy them x
This is the LPO at the Royal Festival Hall.
the most stirring, powerful version I've ever heard! So grateful!!!
Allegro, vivace come un bel risveglio mattutino🕊️
Un des chefs d’œuvre de Camille Saint-Saens , ce final est extraordinaire !
BRAVO indeed!
Great to hear the Royal Festival Hall Organ, fairly recently restored, in full voice once again. And played by the delightful Anna Lapwood. Glorious orchestral performance too. Such a pity that the Acoustic, although improved, is still somewhat dry and uninspiring.
And, of course, the ultimate and cruel irony is that having a large audience just makes the acoustics even worse ...
But that low note she plays at 0:59 (and again at 2:58 ). Almost impossible to hear on a phone or tablet. But through my big stereo,....the neighbors felt that one.
That was fantastic!
Great Organ sound! everything is perfect to me!
Yowzers! That's fantastic!
GREAT! SUPERB!
Nice interpretation ! Camille Saint-Saëns was a composer and an organist at the church la Madeleine in Paris ...
The sound! Wow!
Extraordinaire !!!
Truly a Saint-Saensory-Spectacular! Has anyone found this performance of the entire symphony on line?
Spectacular!
Grandeza magnífica de expressão musical .
I first heard this rendition when prince Charles was at Salisbury cathedral many years ago I was captivated then .
This concert is amazing too thank you ❤
Excellent perfomance! I would like you to mention the name of the conductor!
Jader Bignamini
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Thank you!
Magnífico!
Simply glorious! As good as my all time favorite by Jean Martinon!
Love this. Saw it once at our church with the organ and symphony. Amazing!
That was spectacular!!! I love playing this and cannot wait to do it again!
Perfection!
Amazing😍♥️
Stunning!
Wonderful!
We had a record of this and as a child I played it and danced around the living room with abandon until it inevitably skipped. This frankly beats all of my beloved beethoven’s symphonies except maybe the end of the 5th.
A sonic feast.
Bravo !!!sublime oeuvre et magnifiquement bien jouer !! GREAT
I cannot listen to this without waving my arms around and stamping my feet like a demented fool. In my head, I'm conducting !
Amazing! ❤️
Anna!
Absolutely Great Composer.
Love this piece!
Wow! Just Wow. 😊
Wonderful.love it.
I will NEVER FORGET when I flew to Salt Lake City to hear the Saint-Saens Organ Symphony performed by the Orchestra at Temple Square with organist Richard Elliot at the mighty organ at the egg shaped Mormon Tabernacle in Salt Lake City.
By the end of the work I was in full-blown tears openly weeping. I had to spend some ten-fifteen minutes to get myself together after this wonderful experience.
Yes the Tabernacle organ is a phenomenal instrument. It's the 10th largest organ in the US. And Richard Elliott is one of the best.
Aufregend, fantastisch, super❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️💯
Bravo, Bravo!
Magnificente!!!!!! Bravissimi!!!!!!!!
What a treat for the audience! Quite a decent sound system here but you cannot equal the auditorium sound.
maestoso indeed!!!
An excellent performance all round here with some nice sensitivity especially in the well known final movement. However, this performance still pales, when you listen to the full symphony, to Barenboim's superb recording with the CSO who were in perfect form in 1975, with Gaston Litaize on the organ. A recording, that imho, still needs to be surpassed.
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Wow
At 7:53 You can see the conductor saying "That'll do, pig. That'll do."
Best explanation I have heard of sound waves emitted from pipes is a acoustic engineer I knew years ago! He said pipe organs tricky to record because sound waves collide and form cusps which distort the overall sound! He said imagine a still water lake and you drop 2 rocks say 30 Metres apart both at the same time! Eventually the concentric waves will collide and cause cusps ! He said sound waves collide and distortion is the result! Of course sound waves are in 3 dimensions and the bass frequencies is more noticeable when they collide! I know hi fi speakers work best well apart and you find a point where sound seems best! The mathematics behind all this is horrendous 😂!!!
🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Isn’t it Anna Lapwood playing the organ ?
It is!! She’s AMAZING!!
@@ELMITCH86She’s amazing indeed ! I love her choices for the registration, specially the bass line. Well done !
Well it looks exactly like her ! So it's bloody obvious spaff brain. 🤪🙈
That’s what the caption says
The one and only!
Someone can tell me where this fabulous concerto was perform and who was the conductor please? I would really appreciate. Thanks you so very much.
Hi, this was in London, at the Southbank Centre, Royal Festival Hall, 22 November 2023.
And the conductor was Jader Bignamini with London Philharmonic Orchestra and as mentioned above, the amazing Anna Lapwood on the organ.
The whole concert was fantastic :)
Thanks you so very much and regards from Costa Rica,Central America.
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