Henri Mulet's Carillon-Sortie at St Ouen
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- Опубліковано 14 жов 2024
- Carillon-Sortie by Henri Mulet (1878-1967) recorded in St Ouen, Rouen by Andreas Meisner. Mulet studied at the Paris Conservatoire with Widor and Guilmant. He wrote relatively few works, his most popular being the toccata 'Tu us Petrus' from the Esquisses Byzantines.
The organ needs no introduction, except to say its Cavaillé-Coll's masterpiece IMHO.
The organist, Andreas Mesiner is one of two titulaires at Altenburg Dom. His playing is clear and always thrilling. I will put up a few pieces from his recordings at Altenburg in weeks to come. I found this particular track on his website www.andreas-meisner.de.
This track is from a CD no 16306 from www.mitra-classics.de, if you find it difficult to order from them, try www.jpc.de, they can get hold of it.
Ah ! St. Ouen !! As close to perfection as a musical instrument can get.
Saint-Ouen de Rouen, le plus beau Cavaillé-Coll de France et la contre-bombarde de 32 à une présence incroyable !
Bravo à l’organiste et au compositeur !
No living room sound system today can come close to a live performance on a wonderful organ such as this. Unfortunately, I have never had the pleasure of being anywhere near this particular organ as I am stuck here across the pond. This must be so magnificent in person.
For those who don't care for Vierne's Carillon de Westminster, I suggest they give Henri Mulet's Carillon a listen. It's more spritely than Viernes' piece (imho).Andreas Meisner's performance is a good introduction to those who haven't heard Cavaille-Colls' 1890 masterpiece instrument.
St Ouen, Rouen, is one of the most beautiful, cathedral-scale, churches in the entirety of France. On one occasion I was there; and the organist was playing, accompanied by her brother on the trumpet!, whilst it poured down outside. It was Heavenly.
Absolutely fabulous organ, performance and acoustics in the building.
Having grown up with a Moller pipe organ in my home in the 1940s, spending some time with this instrument is most definitely on my life's bucket list. If I suffered a heart attack and died there it was be worth it.
that 32 ft bombarde is amazing !!!!!!!!!!!!!
Always be... :D
Played on exit at my wedding at Ch.Ch. , Lancaster Gate, London on Sept. 1, 1974.
The finest organ in the world, in one of the finest church buildings in the world. An intriguing combination. Do go and listen to this organ in concert (the Abbey church is sadly deconsecrated for services), and wait in awe for the finest 32' Contra Bombarde ever created by the hand of man.
I love the sound of the 32' Contre Bombardes in the pedal division of this organ!
Keep in mind this instrument was designed perfectly to fill a space of 4.5 million cubic feet fully and evenly. The genius of Cavaille-Coll will be an inspiration for all time.
4.5 million cubic feet of interior space in land area is equivalent to 10 acres of land.
Holy smokes! It sounds like 4 people playing at once! The decibel level must be staggering! Quite amazing!
This was the recessional music played at my college commencement. It was unbelievable.
God Bless You, Aristide.
Beautifully disciplined and musical playing. A master musician in complete control of instrument, score, and acoustic. Who could ask for more.
Scrape me off the ceiling is all I can say!!!!!!
This recording is as good as any I have ever heard MAG NI FI CEEEENT!!!!!!!!!!
@notredameswarrior1 I think the effect of the 32' Bombarde is probably unique. I've heard it standing in the nave and it's like a tidal wave of sound rolling down the nave. The pipes are 18th Century Clicquot, with a high tin content (and therefore priceless), no doubt Cavaille-Coll gave them new reed tongues, but the end result is spectacular. Without doubt the finest 32' Bombarde in the world.
A great performance at a sensible speed. Too many players rush pieces like this. Andrew Sharples
Too many people rush too many things nowadays. It seems that you now have to be the fastest organist/pianist/violinist/contra-bassoonist in the world rather than aspiring to be the best. You simply can't play the Carillon-Sortie too fast on a Cavaille-Coll in a French cathedral because the notes get lost. Every aspiring organist should listen, regularly, to Widor playing his famous toccata in whichever Parisian church it was. Doesn't matter - he lets it breathe, and you can hear every note. But nobody nowadays would dare play it that slowly...
The performer does speed up at the end though?? Otherwise it's a good start
@@simonpark7026 Exactly. I studied the "Widor" with Arthur Poister, who studied with Widor. The ridiculous tempi that many Americans play it deeply disgusted Widor, so said Poister. No names but....just think.
Ik heb Andreas Meisner in 2010 gehoord in de Laurenskerk te Rotterdam.
Een geweldig groot vakman en bovendien ook nog een bevlogen man.
Ook hier laat hij horen de juiste interpretatie te hebben gevonden voor de weergave van prachtig en beroemd werk van Henri Mulet.
Herzlichen Dank Herr Meisner und guten Erfolg!
To JFSNAIL: I totally agree,,,,, this is by far Cavaille-Coll's masterpiece...wow wow wow wow !! The acoustics at St Ouen are the best I've heard anywhere on the internet, and I've searched and listened to many, many cathedral organs, and this is by far my favorite organ and building combination.
Thanks for the video!
Please try the Kolner Dom, in Germany. Accoustic is unbeliable ! Best,
I agree! To hear this organ live in the Abbey is an unforgetable experience. Full organ sends shivers down the spine!
What a joy to hear this great instrument and a really good performer. Thank you.
I've been so thankful to have heard this organ in person and believe me, no recording can convey the magnificence of this sound! It will blow your mind!
What a fantastic performance on one of the finest organs in the world!
A fantastic blur of brilliant sound!
Van deze muziek krijg je werkelijk "hemelse gevoelens".
En de wijze waarop Andreas Mesiner de Carillon Sortie uitvoert is meesterlijk.
Het is genieten geblazen van deze video. Hartelijk dank voor degene die hem plaatste.
C'est magnifique ! Toujours étonnant de voir si peu de commentaires français sur ces enregistrements des orgues de France.
A wonderful performance at a sensible speed!
Beautifull, thanks for the upload.
The sound in this cathedral is just right for this grand piece by Mulet.
One of the best Carillon renditions I've heard.
It's got some sweet sounding whistles and lots of grunt...love it
Wonderful. Our cathedral in Phoenix has these voices...but sadly not these acoustics!
I practiced this piece just because of this very recording :) Now on to Tu es Petra :-)
Acoustique remarquable, définitivement un des plus beaux orgues de France! C’est très bien joué, avec un tempo modéré mais bien contrôlé. 3:38 la contre bombarde est un atout majeur qu’il fallait bien exhiber!
Holy Kow! This has still got the fire on it. Electrifying. Call 911. I think I may need resuscitating.
What a phenomenal performance!
My God. I continue to be amazed by this organ and the accoustics with which it's blessed. Wait.....maybe the accoustics blessed by the presence of this organ! THANK you for posting this incredible recording.
Interval of a fifth in the pedal for the final chord. It's like he's trying to simulate at 64'. Now imagine what a real 64' Contre-Bombarde would sound like if put on the pedal at St Ouen!
It sounds terrible!
Good and beautiful music does not deceive you, it goes straight to the depths of ourselves to seek the pain & the joy that devour us🎉🎊
Who are the 9 cretins that gave this a thumbs down? **boggle**
They are the other part of the extra 6 cretins to date who added to the thumbs down.
BearAZ because they ARE stupid cretins!
Why does that always happen? Surely they're not organist, and they are unhappy souls. I understand the effort that goes into this.
People have their ways.
I believe that 32" Bombarde has to be one of the most powerful ever mastered!
Oh my God, without a doubt!!
Blows me out of the water! Damn! Bravo to Caville/Coll and Mr. Meisner!
How many dB, at what distance from the sound source?
With which other specimens have you compared it?
1401JSC ...... chill out would you? He said he believed it was, not that he had empirical evidence and a 100 page thesis on the subject.
Tim H ..... I just love the way that pedal cuts through everything and that 32' reed certainly is a big part of it.
Représentant de l'orgue romantique injustement méconnu...Morceau brillant sur un instrument parfait...
La bonne et belle musique ne te trompe pas, elle va droit au plus profond de nous-mêmes chercher le chagrin & la joie qui nous dévorent🎉🎊
WOW I haven't heard this piece for many years, and what a wonderful organ to hear it on, great job to say the least!
magnifique, zelden zo'n uitvoering. ongelooflijk
Andreas Meisner behoort tot de toporganisten van Duitsland.
Dat blijkt niet alleen uit dit prachtig gespeelde werk van Mulet.
Bezoek ook eens een concert van hem en je maakt het live mee! Ik deed dat (twee keer) in de Grote of St. Laurenkerk te Rotterdam en (één keer) in de Maria van Jessekerk in Delft.
An excellent performance on an outstanding instrument accompanied by fantastic photography! Thanks you very much for posting!
I love the sound of organs like this. It reminds me of the joy that my mother is having in Heaven. Thank you so much for this music.
I think I'm a weird case. It's like I can see a visual interpretation of the music just by listening. This was a fantastic rendition on a truly amazing organ.
Awesome performance. The organ at St Quen's certainly boasts a powerful roar.
What a piece - majestic!
There are good and bad organs all over the world, I personally love them all! No two organs are the same, thats what is so wonderful, I have favourites of course and St Ouen is one of them :-)
Wow!! Even though my cheesy laptop speakers the St. Quen organ is very powerful. I am sorely tempted to hook my laptop to my home theater system just to watch this video again.
Danke, lieber Andreas Meissner fuer diese tolle Einspielung!!!
Tout le mérite revient au génial facteur ! Quelle magie ! L'on ne soupçonne pas ce qu'il faut d'art et de science pour avoir réalisé un pareil instrument.
i second that! the pedal 8' trompette sure brings out the clarity in the pedal division too
absolutely fanatastic pedle and flue work of a caivaille colle organ.
SUPERB! BRAVO!
This recording proves why St. Ouen to me is the greatest organ in the world. Yea shure there are larger but to me this just beats them all. No other organ to me has a more powerful 32 foot bombard than this. This is just truely music. I really want to know what Cavaille Coll was thinking when he built this 32 foot bombard. Was it the voice of God? I think it might of been.
It's fair to note that he ends the piece a little faster than he began it, but playing that piece on that organ must be such an almighty rush that it's to his credit that it only sped up a little. I would have had a heart attack.
Yes they are. I believe the bottom notes of the 32' Bombarde are not only full length, but they are not 'kinked' at all, but are straight. So the bottom pipes are positioned behind the front turrets, as you see here. Strangely, from the floor of the nave, you cannot see them at all, from any angle (I have tried deliberately to do this). So a clever piece of placement for this 18th Century reed, perhaps the finest 32' Bombarde in the world.
When we see all these specialists about the CC of St Ouen, we can be trustful on the possibility to fund its restauration (of course in its original configuration). Who wanna put the first 1000 $ ???
Bij Andreas Meisner is Henri Mulet's Carillon-Sortie in uitstekende handen.
Wat een prachtige uitvoering!
Ik heb Andreas Meisner tijdens een concert in de Grote of St. Laurenskerk te Rotterdam gehoord en dat was ook formidabel.
Mijn complimenten nog een keer voor hem, hij verdient dit ten volle als groot musicus en organist.
Cavaille-Coll: the greatest builder of all. Here we have his final instrument, including everything he had learned...what a result! (Finest CD recording of it is, in my view, Moriset-Balier, playing Widor 2: just listen to the Final...
Regards
Paul :-)
Ah, a obra, já de si grandiosa, tocada num magnífico Cavaillé-Coll transcende-se!
Incredible sound, a taste of heaven on earth !
Die Orgel ist einfach großartig
Auch der Organist spielt das Stück von Henry Mulet einfach hervorragend
So eine Interpretation würde auf der Billerbecker Domorgel auch prima zuspielen sein
Hi Jonny!
Love from Mum
Céleste & sublime! Quelle force! :-)
this is on my 'to do' list
Aristide Cavaillé-Coll at St.Ouen ...the Michelangelo of organs....
you have reason!!
@ds1868 Without saying anything about St. Ouen's 32' Bombarde (I have never heard it live), the one in the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in D.C. is quite impressive also. It used to even more dominant before he 2003 rebuild (when it was known as the Contra Trombone). It would sound as loud as the entire rest organ, and compete with the Pontifical Trumpet, but it is still very impressive now.
This is great!
Great to hear about the early history of the organ here... I haven't finished looking for clues either...
Impressive... most impressive. I love listening to this awesome organ and feeling the bass from my subwoofer even thought I'm sure no recording can substitute actually being there.
Unparalleled criminal 32´Bombarde !!!!!!
Wonderful clear performance and great recording.
The 64' could not cause any structural damage to the foundation..
If something was that weak, it needs to be strengthened.
Reinforce the windows.
Where are the 64' Bombarde pipes?
I bet the real reason was because they would not speak or speak quickly enough.
@notredameswarrior1 Thank you very much sending me the video. I do not have facilities to upload videos, but I do enjoy seeing the good ones, like yours. The sound and the pictures are both excellent. There are some recordngs made on the Shrine organ that you might enjoy. 2 are by Robert Grogan: "In Dulci Jubilo" and "Times and Seasons" and one is by Jeremy Filsell but I forget the title - it's a 2-disc set for $14.95! All hree are excellent
musically and sonically. get them.
There were also problems at St George's, Windsor Castle, where the 32' pedal reed was also causing structural problems as well! I don't think they allowed for huge reed stops when building in the 15th Century! Interestingly they corrected the structural problems, not the stop!!
Wow! It is as if there is thunder in the pedal line. :D
ganz tolle Aufnahme uns wunderschön gespielt!!
God I would love to be present and "feel" the subsonic tremors from either organ. That must be quite an experience. Or even the piercing sound of the ACCHO's Grand Ophicleid, which operates on 100" of wind pressure! :D
@poopingeneral You can call it a bit that way ;) Those organs were build by Cavaillé-coll, one of the most influencing organbuilders in France and for the French Romantic Era. The most churches were he build his organs were large Gothic ones. They are really fitted in the space where they stand :)
The only info I have of the previous organ is taken from the sleeve of Michael Murray's recording on the Telarc Label: " Little is known about the first organ to occupy the elegant case of 1630...Destroyed during the Revolution, this instrument was rebuilt by Dallery in 1828". Cavaille Coll then rebuilt this instrument in 1890. It would be interesting to get a detailed breakdown of the history of the pipework, but probably now impossible.
Un seul mot MAGNIFIQUE
I agree Paul, I have the M-B CD of Widor 9, Final totally awesome. How did C-C achieve all this with 64 stops? You don't need big instruments to be the best! Try telling that to the Americans!!
@JFSnail I agree with you, however the Atlantic City Hall Convention Center has a 64 ft. 9 inch Diaphone Dulzian Low C Pipe that they can combine with a 42 ft. and 2/3 pipe. Very tonal and massive!
Sounds similar to the vierne symphony 1 finale. I like it a lot.
@notredameswarrior1 You might be interested in the Washington Cathedral's July 4 concert at 11AM. You can sit in the Great Choir where the organ pipes are. It may be one of the last chances to hear a different organ before it is dismantled and replaced. Many, many people are dismayed to hear that they are planning to replace it rather than restore it. In addition they plan to install a Cassavant organ in the western gallery, something I suggested to several organists for over 10 years.
Interesting story! Wesley died in 1876, 14 years before Hill built the first ever 64' reed for Sydney Town Hall. Interesting place to put one though :-)
ds - I'll do a little bit of 'digging around' over the S Ouen scalings. Not at home at present (laptop!!), but I'll look at the big Motette Cavaille-Coll boxed LP set, as it has comprehensive specs and more... Maybe tomorrow before I get back though...
ds1868 I don't know where you got the idea that the Contre Bombarde at Saint Ouen predates Cavaillé-Coll. It doesn't. The 32ft reed was completely unknown in the French Classical era - only one example was built (I forget where) and it was such a total failure that it was quickly replaced by a second 16ft Bombarde.
Weingarten: Gabler 32' reed was revoiced as 16', Nancy: 1st 32' Bombarde Vautrin 1814, replaced Cavaillé-Coll 1861, Could not find disposition for Daublaine & Callinet that preceded "l'Orgue Michel-Ange," but I believe it had 5 manuals, but the Contre-Bombarde is Cavaillé-Coll
***** I didn't know about Weingarten. Clearly, there are 17th/18th century 32ft reeds in Germany. There was a failed 18th century 32ft in France that quickly became a 16ft.
+Richard Harrold You are correct. Most 32' in French organs were added later when they learned how to get the long reeds under control. The German reeds - generally speaking - sound more like lawn mower engines. The clatter. They have the pitch but not that smooth purring sound. Besides they are 1/2 length. That accents the 2nd harmonic and looses the fundamentals that make them powerful.
+Richard Harrold I know another famous American organ builder who has claimed the 32' Contre Bombarde is Pre CC. But, I also know Denis Lacorre, and that the 32' IS CC.
Yeah... the earliest French 32ft Bombarde to be a success was one of C-C's early jobs...
St. John the Devine on 110th Street and Amsterdam in Manhattan (New York City) is the largest Gothic Cathedral in the world.
@notredameswarrior1 O yes, they are out of funds for the project now; their own web site admits that. What I meant was that I do not know how long they will conrinue to have recitals on the old Aeolian Skinner. They were going to stop them 2 summers ago, but they changed their mind this year. A lot of people are very upset that they decided to take the drastic step of replacing the old organ instead of restoring it. Many of them are outstanding organists familiar with the grand old lady.
Yes I wonder how this would sound in my home here with a subwoofer? Anyway, in the flesh the pedal is, shall we say, interesting!
@menschmaschine5 St Ouen is not a Cathedral, and never has been in its 700 years existence. Rouen Cathedral is half a mile walk down the road. St Ouen is now a de-consecrated church, used for Concerts and the performing arts.
It's the finest 32' Bombarde in the world.
I think so. But if it is so "fine", it's (also) because it finds the "right place".
All churches in France built before 1900 are owned by the state as part of the country's heritage and are leased back to the Catholic Church for use as houses of worship. The state pays for the buildings' upkeep and maintenance.
Vic Romero, two small details:
- before 1905,
- only the cathedrals are property of the state, the other churches belong to the communes