I love the fact that this very talented young man took the time to memorize this music. Something almost "magical " about playing "a" memory. Hats off.
You'd be surprised how many organists memorize their pieces. I'm a trained organist and I memorize mine too. It helps us give everything in performance
Despite some mental health problems, I'm doing great! My music career is doing great as well: In 2021 I've gotten accepted into Conservatoire for Opera Singing, but I'm continuing with my organ and piano studies too!
Playing this EXTREMELY difficult piece, he looks like he's expending as much effort as I do playing St. Anne -- not the Bach Prelude and Fugue, the hymn! Just glorious.
For this intense music to be the traditional piece that mirrors the solo chorister's opening Once in Royal David's City at 9LC could not be more perfect. That Gowers was once himself the chorister at King's to sing the solo as a boy is even wilder. That this is the amongst the better interpretations I've heard of the piece, makes it even wilder! (My only complaint is that the recording quality here is too "clean;" the roar one hears in the chapel is paradoxically better captured by the more live miking of the BBC recordings.)
Beautifully played, Richard. Appreciate the scuffed organ shoes showing how hard you work on organ performance! Guess many folks would prefer Adeste fidelis as opposed to a virtuoso piece written to announce the coming of Christ!!!! And yes, you do look like you are 12 - 14 years of age but that permits all the more years of marvelous performance for you and your appreciative audiences. Thanks so very much.
I reckon they must have filmed the pedal views separately. They are fairly short. But they are synchronised beautifully. And to play all that from memory!!
Ohh.... King's College _ORGAN_ .... OK, this is very nice too, just different. After all, the choir occasionally sings _a cappella_ too. So this is just _a cappella_ organ: without the annoying voice instruments accompaniment. *JUST KIDDING* organ fans. But darn, do I miss Stephen Cleobury.
I love the fact that this very talented young man took the time to memorize this music.
Something almost "magical " about playing "a" memory.
Hats off.
You'd be surprised how many organists memorize their pieces. I'm a trained organist and I memorize mine too. It helps us give everything in performance
Now, THAT was one lonnnnnnng final resolution!
(And thanks Goodness for it. Hallelujah !!)
Stunning - brilliant player, brilliant instrument, Messiaen at his best.... Richard makes such a virtuosic work look easy!
Brilliantly played, a masterpiece. Well done Richard. there's so much young talent out there!
Hopeless!
Wonderful interpretation of this difficult piece. The young master adds his personal touch. I believe Messiaen would approve.
Messiaen would NOT approve: the organ here is totally unsuited to his music!
@@SimonSimon-rn3tm Oh do shut up, any Organ can play any Organ music that has been written for an Organ.
he is so young… It's an ispiration for me. I'm 14 and a beginner organist...
Nonsense!
@@SimonSimon-rn3tm why?
@@searchingforbutterflies ignore Simon. How’s it going?
Despite some mental health problems, I'm doing great! My music career is doing great as well: In 2021 I've gotten accepted into Conservatoire for Opera Singing, but I'm continuing with my organ and piano studies too!
@@joha4574q❤l no
This particular piece of Messiaen's has some calm & gentle passages, whereas some other passages are ferocious!
Great playing! Never forget who this piece is about!!!
A true wonder to behold
Very well played! One of my favorite pieces for organ. Terrific.
No it's my favourite piece
This is what I call a beautiful racket. 😍
Superb playing, wonderful acoustic too!
Wow. Playing this piece from memory ! Absolutely amazing !
Blessed are those who trust in YHWH✡️
Richard makes that piece of music look like a piece of cake.
Playing this EXTREMELY difficult piece, he looks like he's expending as much effort as I do playing St. Anne -- not the Bach Prelude and Fugue, the hymn! Just glorious.
Indeed and without partition/score ! Unbelieveable !
Magnificent interpretation of this glorious & gorgeous warhorse in the realm of organ compositions.
Stunning performance.
This is some of the cleanest articulations in this piece I have heard. Lots of times its muddy. Great job!
Love! Brilliant playing.
Absolutely fantastic!!
Utterly brilliant.
You would never hear a better performance than this any where Thankyou Richard
You will never hear... And yes, you will. Try Weir's.
Reflecting true Christian spirit.
🧐🤓🐝💖🎹🎻🎼🎷🎺
Wow, wow and thrice wow!
For this intense music to be the traditional piece that mirrors the solo chorister's opening Once in Royal David's City at 9LC could not be more perfect. That Gowers was once himself the chorister at King's to sing the solo as a boy is even wilder. That this is the amongst the better interpretations I've heard of the piece, makes it even wilder! (My only complaint is that the recording quality here is too "clean;" the roar one hears in the chapel is paradoxically better captured by the more live miking of the BBC recordings.)
Superb playing: reminds me of Hans Wunderlich Would love to hear you tackle Max Reger.
Beautifully played, Richard. Appreciate the scuffed organ shoes showing how hard you work on organ performance! Guess many folks would prefer Adeste fidelis as opposed to a virtuoso piece written to announce the coming of Christ!!!! And yes, you do look like you are 12 - 14 years of age but that permits all the more years of marvelous performance for you and your appreciative audiences. Thanks so very much.
Amazing how 'French' this organ can sound
great !!!!
Magnificent!
incrível 💛
How on earth have they got an above-view cam for the pedals? It must be in his zipper.
I reckon they must have filmed the pedal views separately. They are fairly short. But they are synchronised beautifully. And to play all that from memory!!
Who is the Conductor for this amazing choir now?
Daniel Hyde.
that song its like a baby just pushing all the buttons :D
Are you by any chance related to the late Patrick Gowers, composer and professor at Cambridge?
Richard is his Grandson. See him play his Grandfathers Toccata here - ua-cam.com/video/4Ud4jfFcRP0/v-deo.html
Ok...who are his parents?
Sir Timothy Gowers
@@CliveDBeasley I think his mother is a classics professor at Cambridge as well. Lots of firepower in that family.
@BVale His great-great-grandfather was Sir Ernest Gowers and his great-great-great-grandfather was Sir William Gowers
ne plus ultra.
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Technically faultless. But soulless too. I’ve page turned for the great Sid Leyton playing this on this organ. He knew how to play this.
Richard, please wear shiny black patent shoes for added sparkle.
Ohh.... King's College _ORGAN_ .... OK, this is very nice too, just different. After all, the choir occasionally sings _a cappella_ too. So this is just _a cappella_ organ: without the annoying voice instruments accompaniment.
*JUST KIDDING* organ fans.
But darn, do I miss Stephen Cleobury.
Lovely to watch but, oh my, horrific to hear.
It's one of my favourite organ works. Brilliant rendition.
Chicken!
Never heard this played in such a boring manner. Technically a good player but where's the life and spirit ?
This organ is no good for Messiaen!!! Come to Paris and play on proper organs as Messiaen did. This is so awful.................................!
In your opinion!! French organs are not all that.