I have listened to dozens of recordings of this piece over the years (those years have been many with many different organists).... In all my years of listening and playing the organ I have noticed one thing in particular.... Virgil NEVER rushes this piece.... So many organists make this piece like the finish line of a marathon.... they play as rapidly as they possible... Virgil must of felt something special about this piece and felt it had/has a quality of praise to Our All Mighty Lord... I thank Virgil for his wisdom and especially Thank him for leaving a trail / a testament of how to properly play this piece...
...1979, pieve di s. maria…. er oal suo posto io… Il turista austrico rimase e me la fece ripetere … a 18 anni secondo lui non potevo avere cosi' tanta proprieta' di fraseggio…. io non capii se non 20 anni dopo… ma era tardi!
I have listened to dozens of recordings of this piece over the years (those years have been many with many different organists).... In all my years of listening and playing the organ I have noticed one thing in particular.... Virgil NEVER rushes this piece.... So many organists make this piece like the finish line of a marathon.... they play as rapidly as they possible... Virgil must of felt something special about this piece and felt it had/has a quality of praise to Our All Mighty Lord... I thank Virgil for his wisdom and especially Thank him for leaving a trail / a testament of how to properly play this piece...
...1979, pieve di s. maria…. er oal suo posto io… Il turista austrico rimase e me la fece ripetere … a 18 anni secondo lui non potevo avere cosi' tanta proprieta' di fraseggio…. io non capii se non 20 anni dopo… ma era tardi!