Awesome Sampleset and Demonstration, Richard! Little correction: Freiberg is in eastern Germany - not in the North. Here are the pieces I could figure out. Waiting for the other answers - I'd love to know the ones I didnt know! 1. Vater unser im Himmelreich/Durch Adams Fall ist ganz verderbt (in the Oberwerk section aswell) 2. Jesu, meine Freude (Bach) 3. Vom Himmel hoch, da komm ich her 4. Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott (multiple Variations) 5. Erbarm dich mein, o Herre Gott (BWV 721) in a rather fast tempo :) 6. Gelobet seist du Jesu Christ from the Orgelbüchlein 7. O Haupt voll Blut und Wunden 8. „Wachet auf“ from the Schübler-Chorales 9. Ach Herr, lass dein lieb Engelein (?) 10. Sei gegrüßet, Jesu gütig 11. Liebster Jesu, wir sind hier 12. Ich ruf zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ 13. Nun komm der Heiden Heiland And of course the Prelude in E-Flat!
Fantastic demonstration on a great historic organ! I can tell the Viol di Gamba which is Erbarme Dich BWV 721, and the first of the reeds which is Wachet Auf BWV 645. The Oberwerk first flute piece is the first chorale from Sei Gegrusset BWV 768, and two of the mutations are Ich ruf zu dir, BWV 639 and BWV 659. Another Oberwerk Rohrflute 4ft piece I can tell starts with the melody of Liebster Jesu, Wir Sind Hier, but doesn't sound like the exact chorale prelude I've heard! I hope to see more demonstrations in the future, these are great to watch! (Especially enjoyed the 1ft sifflote piece, wherever that's from!)
This video really makes me want to buy that organ (virtually of course). This is the best demonstration I have ever seen/heard of why Silbermann's organs are some of the very best ever built. The way the stops on the HW combine to make solo possibilities of such ringing clarity really came across here with your playing and choice of music.
Thanks, I've been asking for a Bach-era baroque instrument -- and here it is. I must keep reminding myself that this was a big instrument for Bach's day in Germany, and that JSB lived his entire life on only baroque organs, harpsichords, small orchestras and choirs. I also remind myself that JS Bach was virtually forgotten until Mendelssohn began a revival. Albert Schweitzer popularized Bach's organ works by performance and the respect Schweitzer garnered. We can but wonder how much later the well tempered scale might have taken without Bach's demonstration and adoption. Imagine: Oscar Peterson in meantone!
Very cool how when playing the Prelude in E-flat you could see which stops were pulled by the little red lights. Very enjoyable to see what each stop can do and the sounds they make.
Richard that has got to be the best rendition of that prelude I've heard! It's left me nearly breathless, and so I have but three more words for you: BEAUTY IN SOUND!
Well done and thanks for sharing lots of good solo voicing ideas on this classic "silvery" Silbermann. I have mine set up as a 4-channel, with a time delay on the rear channels, to get the cathedral effect.
This video is totally FAB! Love the way Richard has arranged the screens, overhead shot of his hands, even the picture of the organ looking as if it is leaning backwards on the music desk! How did he do that!?Awesome sounds and playing also.
Yes I like the stops shown and lit up for the different combinations. I'm not an organist but lover of pipe organs and this helps educate me to recognize different sounds. Fabulous!
What a stunning instrument! And that In Dulci Jubilo from Buxtehude (BuxWV 197) at 9:20 is so amazing! It's the very first piece of Buxtehude I ever learned! :)
Thanks. Fantastic instrument .- BWV 552 This to me is an authentic a most divine J.S.Bach Sound -on a G. Silbermann organ of Bachs time. The acustics of Freiberg Silbermann Organ is almost heavenly modest, persuasive , clear, "sonus paradisi" - Cavaillé-Col is out. .
Lovely instrument - I have this sample set in my HW Library so perhaps your demonstration is a good excuse to load it up for a session or two. Oh, love Jesu, Priceless Treasure and Luther's Hymn played in HIGHER than what's in my Hymn Book keys. Go for it, Sopranos T.
I enjoy the tonality of this organ. Love the baroque textures - this one sounds quite bright. Will have to look at the sample set at their web site. Looks great for smaller computer systems.
Nun komm dir Gott was in there .as much as l am clued into church music and the organ music I don't know them or recognise them all. There is and Easter communion him there.
In my personal and humble opinion the German and Scandinavian organs followed by English organs have the best tonal qualities especially when played well and as they ought be.
On the screen as he is playing he has two digital set ups mimicking the stops . They are mounted one on either side of the keyboard as he plays,nominally where the stops would be in reality. If you watch carefully you can see which stops he is using as they are lit up by light.
Yes, the Silbermann organs have the reputation of sounding "silvery" bright. Mine runs on a 16MB RAM system. PCOrgan and contrebombarde websites list most of the available Hauptwerk organs.
Oberwerk section begins with Mein Junges....by Sweelinck.....then later there is more of this - Sweelinck's variations. Much later I recognized BWV 727 Herzlich Tut....
Be careful with your descriptions 😂 In the U.S. these days, "demonstration" brings to mind burning buildings. But the sounds you demonstrate here are beautifully soothing 💖
It’s just very heavy, a lot of air needs to get into those large pipes and more force is needed to open the valve under the pipe. I’m almost 100 percent sure that’s why it clacks
Welche Einstellungen hast Du mit Blick auf die Aufnahme gewählt? Ich meine mit Blick auf die Entfernungen. Direkt - Diffuse - Rear? Ich finde, dass es bei Dir super klingt.
Two unrelated questions: 1. I didn't know that an instrument built in 1735 had fully chromatic 61 note manuals? Even with a low C#, which wouldn't figure in a meantone tempérament? 2. What kind of microphone(s) did you use and where were they placed? The sound seems reproduced, not original? Like there's more sound there that the mikes are missing out on, somehow? My son knows a lot more about recording than I do. :-)
The manual compass of the actual organ is four octaves, with no low C#, but the Sonus Paradisi virtual version adds low C# and extends the manual compass to four and a half octaves. (Incidentally, low C# was added to the real organ in the late 1800s along with a number of other somewhat unsympathetic changes, but these were reverted at the end of the last century.)
I used to listen to your music of cathedrals video all the time while studying but seems as it is no longer on RUclips. Any idea where I could find it on the internet?
First you played a couple of chorals: Vater Unser, Jesu meine Freude, Von Himmel hoch, Ein feste Burg, then Erbarm dich mein BWV 721, then two pieces I didn't recognize; then a Prealudium by JSB, Then a choral prelude by Buxtehude?, then one by JSB, then Herzlich tut much verlangen JSB, Wachet Auf by JSB, EIn feste Burg JSB, Then Mein Junges Leben hat einen End by Sweelinck (some say by Preatorius), several variations, then something by Homilius?, Then Ach was Sunder machen by JSB, then Jesu wir sind hier by JSB , Allein Gott in der hoh, JSB 663, then Ich ruf zu dir by JSB, then Nun komm der heiden Heiland 659 by JSB, then something by Buxtehude?, the Sifflet 1' piece I didn't recognize, then O Lamm Gottes usnchudlig by JSB. ALso Sei Gegrusset is in there somewhere.
The longer the pipe was, the more material it required, and that was expensive. The low C# was therefore a very expensive note to produce, and it wasn't as common as notes in the C major scale, so it simply was left as a dead note on the pedalboard.
@@AlessandroSistiMusic that makes sense wow I would be lost without it im always transposing into 5 flats from 2 sharps and generally favour the flats....!! thanks.
@@beautyinsound yeah, I actually learned the above fact from an organ builder who works in the German baroque style and has studied instruments from various regions...if i recall correctly, he thought Treutmann built strings very well.
How many pieces in this demonstration can you identify? A really cool prize will be given to the person who can get the most! 😁🥂🥳
I heard a piece from the little organ book :D
Awesome Sampleset and Demonstration, Richard!
Little correction: Freiberg is in eastern Germany - not in the North.
Here are the pieces I could figure out. Waiting for the other answers - I'd love to know the ones I didnt know!
1. Vater unser im Himmelreich/Durch Adams Fall ist ganz verderbt (in the Oberwerk section aswell)
2. Jesu, meine Freude (Bach)
3. Vom Himmel hoch, da komm ich her
4. Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott (multiple Variations)
5. Erbarm dich mein, o Herre Gott (BWV 721) in a rather fast tempo :)
6. Gelobet seist du Jesu Christ from the Orgelbüchlein
7. O Haupt voll Blut und Wunden
8. „Wachet auf“ from the Schübler-Chorales
9. Ach Herr, lass dein lieb Engelein (?)
10. Sei gegrüßet, Jesu gütig
11. Liebster Jesu, wir sind hier
12. Ich ruf zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ
13. Nun komm der Heiden Heiland
And of course the Prelude in E-Flat!
Fantastic demonstration on a great historic organ! I can tell the Viol di Gamba which is Erbarme Dich BWV 721, and the first of the reeds which is Wachet Auf BWV 645. The Oberwerk first flute piece is the first chorale from Sei Gegrusset BWV 768, and two of the mutations are Ich ruf zu dir, BWV 639 and BWV 659. Another Oberwerk Rohrflute 4ft piece I can tell starts with the melody of Liebster Jesu, Wir Sind Hier, but doesn't sound like the exact chorale prelude I've heard! I hope to see more demonstrations in the future, these are great to watch! (Especially enjoyed the 1ft sifflote piece, wherever that's from!)
@@PaulFey Normally Germany is divided into North and South for musical purposes, so Richard probably meant the northern 'music' half.
@Paul and @Sam, absolutely - I meant the Northern German Organ school 😊
This video really makes me want to buy that organ (virtually of course). This is the best demonstration I have ever seen/heard of why Silbermann's organs are some of the very best ever built. The way the stops on the HW combine to make solo possibilities of such ringing clarity really came across here with your playing and choice of music.
Thankyou for taking the time to record, edit and upload this. It is so educational! And such awe-inspiring tones!
Freiberg is a city in central Germany (Saxonia). We have many beautiful organs here. Always a pleasure to play on them.
I do enjoy the way you demonstrate stops - not just a note or two, but real pieces. Thank you!
Thanks, I've been asking for a Bach-era baroque instrument -- and here it is. I must keep reminding myself that this was a big instrument for Bach's day in Germany, and that JSB lived his entire life on only baroque organs, harpsichords, small orchestras and choirs. I also remind myself that JS Bach was virtually forgotten until Mendelssohn began a revival. Albert Schweitzer popularized Bach's organ works by performance and the respect Schweitzer garnered. We can but wonder how much later the well tempered scale might have taken without Bach's demonstration and adoption. Imagine: Oscar Peterson in meantone!
Wonderful instrument; fantastic demonstration, and exploration of Silbermann's "silver" sounds. Bravo!!
Very cool how when playing the Prelude in E-flat you could see which stops were pulled by the little red lights. Very enjoyable to see what each stop can do and the sounds they make.
Love your demonstration of this organ. Awesome job!
That little organ rumbles along rather nicely.
Mesmerizing visual display Richard, especially the overhead of your hands, brings the notes alive as you always do. 😻
Richard that has got to be the best rendition of that prelude I've heard! It's left me nearly breathless, and so I have but three more words for you: BEAUTY IN SOUND!
Well done and thanks for sharing lots of good solo voicing ideas on this classic "silvery" Silbermann. I have mine set up as a 4-channel, with a time delay on the rear channels, to get the cathedral effect.
Thank you so much for the absorbing demonstration and recital.
This video is totally FAB! Love the way Richard has arranged the screens, overhead shot of his hands, even the picture of the organ looking as if it is leaning backwards on the music desk! How did he do that!?Awesome sounds and playing also.
It’s the small things that make all the difference 😊
Yes I like the stops shown and lit up for the different combinations. I'm not an organist but lover of pipe organs and this helps educate me to recognize different sounds. Fabulous!
...and the 16 ft principal is drop dead gorgeous!
I got the Nun Komm der Heiden Heiland - such an incredibly moving piece!!!
Hi, person from Freiberg here. Thanks for this awesome video. Small correction, Freiberg is in fact located in east-germany not north germany.
A lovely sounding and versatile instrument, Richard, thank you for a wonderful demonstration
Well, that was definitely worth waiting for 👍
What a stunning instrument! And that In Dulci Jubilo from Buxtehude (BuxWV 197) at 9:20 is so amazing! It's the very first piece of Buxtehude I ever learned! :)
Thanks. Fantastic instrument .- BWV 552 This to me is an authentic a most divine J.S.Bach Sound -on a G. Silbermann organ of Bachs time. The acustics of Freiberg Silbermann Organ is almost heavenly modest, persuasive , clear, "sonus paradisi" - Cavaillé-Col is out. .
Lovely instrument - I have this sample set in my HW Library so perhaps your demonstration is a good excuse to load it up for a session or two. Oh, love Jesu, Priceless Treasure and Luther's Hymn played in HIGHER than what's in my Hymn Book keys. Go for it, Sopranos T.
Beautiful instrument and great rendition of BWV 552, thanks for the share !
Flutes 8+1 is one of my favorite registrations of all time.
I enjoy the tonality of this organ. Love the baroque textures - this one sounds quite bright. Will have to look at the sample set at their web site. Looks great for smaller computer systems.
I think he added some reverb, which makes the organ sound a little brighter.
Nun komm dir Gott was in there .as much as l am clued into church music and the organ music I don't know them or recognise them all. There is and Easter communion him there.
In my personal and humble opinion the German and Scandinavian organs followed by English organs have the best tonal qualities especially when played well and as they ought be.
On the screen as he is playing he has two digital set ups mimicking the stops . They are mounted one on either side of the keyboard as he plays,nominally where the stops would be in reality. If you watch carefully you can see which stops he is using as they are lit up by light.
Yes, the Silbermann organs have the reputation of sounding "silvery" bright. Mine runs on a 16MB RAM system. PCOrgan and contrebombarde websites list most of the available Hauptwerk organs.
Eine herrliche Orgel!
Good that I live near Freiberg.
Thanks Richard - a great sample set. Take care.
Thank you!!!
Fab 👏👏 Thanks R
While listening to the last piece, I forgot for a moment that it was a hauptwerk organ ... Then I realized that you are sitting at home :-)
Oberwerk section begins with Mein Junges....by Sweelinck.....then later there is more of this - Sweelinck's variations.
Much later I recognized BWV 727 Herzlich Tut....
Yes....🏃💥🎇💥💯🌟🤸🤟
Be careful with your descriptions 😂 In the U.S. these days, "demonstration" brings to mind burning buildings. But the sounds you demonstrate here are beautifully soothing 💖
Lol
What piece was played with the sufflot 1’
Pedal action clicks before pipes sound is caused by what? I learn so much here and the music is so fine. Thank you!
It’s just very heavy, a lot of air needs to get into those large pipes and more force is needed to open the valve under the pipe. I’m almost 100 percent sure that’s why it clacks
Welche Einstellungen hast Du mit Blick auf die Aufnahme gewählt? Ich meine mit Blick auf die Entfernungen. Direkt - Diffuse - Rear? Ich finde, dass es bei Dir super klingt.
Two unrelated questions:
1. I didn't know that an instrument built in 1735 had fully chromatic 61 note manuals? Even with a low C#, which wouldn't figure in a meantone tempérament?
2. What kind of microphone(s) did you use and where were they placed? The sound seems reproduced, not original? Like there's more sound there that the mikes are missing out on, somehow? My son knows a lot more about recording than I do. :-)
The manual compass of the actual organ is four octaves, with no low C#, but the Sonus Paradisi virtual version adds low C# and extends the manual compass to four and a half octaves. (Incidentally, low C# was added to the real organ in the late 1800s along with a number of other somewhat unsympathetic changes, but these were reverted at the end of the last century.)
I used to listen to your music of cathedrals video all the time while studying but seems as it is no longer on RUclips. Any idea where I could find it on the internet?
First you played a couple of chorals: Vater Unser, Jesu meine Freude, Von Himmel hoch, Ein feste Burg, then Erbarm dich mein BWV 721, then two pieces I didn't recognize; then a Prealudium by JSB, Then a choral prelude by Buxtehude?, then one by JSB, then Herzlich tut much verlangen JSB, Wachet Auf by JSB, EIn feste Burg JSB, Then Mein Junges Leben hat einen End by Sweelinck (some say by Preatorius), several variations, then something by Homilius?, Then Ach was Sunder machen by JSB, then Jesu wir sind hier by JSB , Allein Gott in der hoh, JSB 663, then Ich ruf zu dir by JSB, then Nun komm der heiden Heiland 659 by JSB, then something by Buxtehude?, the Sifflet 1' piece I didn't recognize, then O Lamm Gottes usnchudlig by JSB. ALso Sei Gegrusset is in there somewhere.
Why did some older designed organs omit the bottom C# ?
The longer the pipe was, the more material it required, and that was expensive. The low C# was therefore a very expensive note to produce, and it wasn't as common as notes in the C major scale, so it simply was left as a dead note on the pedalboard.
@@AlessandroSistiMusic that makes sense wow I would be lost without it im always transposing into 5 flats from 2 sharps and generally favour the flats....!! thanks.
What are the stops listed in italics?
They're the flute stops.
Fun fact: Silbermann couldn't build true string stops! The Viola da Gamba is actually conical principal pipes, that he tried to voice like strings
Didn’t know that! Which organ from this period do you think has the best example of strings?
@@beautyinsound yeah, I actually learned the above fact from an organ builder who works in the German baroque style and has studied instruments from various regions...if i recall correctly, he thought Treutmann built strings very well.
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It isn't north Germany