I'm a Yank but The Dam Busters is still one of my favorite Brit war movies. Well made and factual. God Bless the crews who did the job they set out to do and the engineers that designed the low level skip bombs! Beautiful music Richard!
The Arvo Lancaster was England's heavy bomber. . They carried bombs such as the block buster., the Earth quake bomb ( used on the Rhur river dams in Germany.) And the grand slam bombs. Arvo Lancasters. we're used to sink the German battleship Tirpitz in 1944. After the war, some were converted to airline service with B.O.A.C. until the De Havland Comet arrived.
It's so refreshing seeing and hearing a superb organist performing a rousing march. from the pen of one of Britain' s own. The organ sounds glorious! Thanks a million!
As an American, having just discovered this march, and just learned about the Dam Busters mission, I think this is beautifully played, and a wonderful tribute to the RAF 617 Squadron. The music is so spirited, so lovely! Bravo, Mr. Coates and Mr. Walsh!
Colin, I think you and I were at Portsmouth Grammar School at the same time. You were rightly celebrated for your keyboard proficiency and musicianship there. I became an opera singer.
Magnificent! I love this organ. Many years ago I spent an evening all alone locked in Lincoln cathedral practising for Evensong the next day. The only light was a single bulb hanging above the console - and there was lightning and thunder outside as I played Frank's Third Choral!
I played the last two pages for a wedding once, I have Colin Walsh on a CD and I did suggest that as far as organists go he is infinitely better than me so use the CD, awesome playing.
It brings tears to my eyes remembering those sad times and the men who lost their lives doing "a job". As children when a plane flew over you could see the pilot and we would wave to him and he would wave back, they flew so close to the ground.
I bought 50 years ago a Dambuster plastic model airplane kit, strictly because of the cool forked tail, knowing nothing about the actual aircraft. The instruction booklet however contained a detailed description of the mission, the innovative spinning bomb, and the crews that fascinated me. Later I saw the movie. I had no idea though that there was also this wonderful march.
Barnes-Wallis hated the idea of carpet-bombing a target in the hope of getting lucky. The Tallboy & Grand-Slam also dropped by the Lancaster were used on U boat pens, V-weapon sites and railway viaducts with great success. 617 sqdn also developed very accurate target marking methods, so they did not waste these very special bombs. A Grand-Slam going off has to the biggest conventional explosion ever. Ten tons of RDX dropped from five miles up going deep into the earth before exploding several seconds later. It literally shook the viaducts to destruction & wasted none of the explosive power.
No the march was written by Eric Coates for the 1955 film The Dam Busters. Coates wrote some excellent marches and a lot of his music was used by the BBC for theme tunes (Desert Island Discs!). Probably his most famous was the Knightsbridge March from is London Suite used for In Town Tonight.
Church organists being more used to Bach's organ works don't always make a good job of playing this sort of lighter music on Classical instruments and making it sound good as it's not always in their comfort zone but I thought this was a delight to listen to.
I doubt if you would have noticed any lack of 'muscle' in the performance, had you been present at the recording. A computer speaker is *not*, of course, the same as a cathedral organ. As for 'latin rhythm' and dancing to it ... well, I suppose it's each to his own!
That's what it was like! Chin up and make the best of it you can - they didn't just mope around! Meanwhile, what a wonderful juxtaposition - the roar of Willis reeds and the snarl of four Rolls-Royce Merlins...
No disrespect to the organist, who is superb by the way....But the best music comes right at the end with the Lancaster flyover...the sound of the Merlin Engines is incomparable !!
I've seen you posting negative comments on Colin's facebook page too. What is your issue with him? Who even are you to comment about the foremost organist of this generation? People come from all over the world to hear him LIVE, buy his CD's and have lessons and masterclasses and yet you claim him to be 'dismal'... Laughable.
It sounds like ice cream and puppets on the pier, a go on the walzers, and then a bit of a hangover on the way home. Strange juxtaposition with the cenotaph images. A bit 'Oh what a lovely war'? Doubtless I'm conditioned by hearing far more muscular versions previously. Throw in a bit of latin rhythm and we can dance to it. Interesting take.
You're talking utter rubbish. Sounds amazing on my HP laptop through Grado SR80 phones with the volume at realistic (Cathedral-like) levels. Superbly played.
Colin Walsh is clearly in his element here - I've heard some pretty dismal playing from him (though I've never heard him live, only in recordings), but this is jolly good! I just love the Willis too. Somehow, though, this march is far too upbeat for the Dambusters, who sustained significant losses in undertaking a truly unpleasant task in the gravest war man has ever waged. Vaughan Williams' Vision of Aeroplanes would seem more appropriate...
I'm afraid I don't like it for one reason. His registration seems designed to show off the organ rather than sound like the original orchestra. I played the same edition several times, but I always tried to make it sound like an orchestra was playing it.
I guess all that water went down and drowned civilians like the firebombing of civilians in dresden burned civilians and fire bombing of tokyo and lighting up civilians in hiroshima.......good old winnie churchill the war crim....and lets have some luvly music..lest we forget the ALL the crimes of WW2. you wouldnt get away with it today..winnie
I owe my life to those courageous men who gave theirs in WW2. The evil did not come from them or WSC for that matter.. Please be more informed. You might try reading about the Holocaust, the Nazi Party and Adolf Hitler.
Robin Harris And don't forget the blitz and bombing of so many towns and cities in England and Wales. My cousin was a gunner on the top of a Lancaster and survived quite a lot of missions - I forget how many sadly.
and Scotland. The first raid on the UK was Rosyth/Forth Bridge. My cousin was shot down twice, the second time over Biscay, he didn't survive. @winoseti, you are an ignoramous.
I'm a Yank but The Dam Busters is still one of my favorite Brit war movies. Well made and factual. God Bless the crews who did the job they set out to do and the engineers that designed the low level skip bombs! Beautiful music Richard!
This brings tears to my eyes.
Beautifully played.
The Arvo Lancaster was England's heavy bomber. . They carried bombs such as the block buster., the Earth quake bomb ( used on the Rhur river dams in Germany.) And the grand slam bombs. Arvo Lancasters. we're used to sink the German battleship Tirpitz in 1944. After the war, some were converted to airline service with B.O.A.C. until the De Havland Comet arrived.
To celebrate 100 years of the RAF I am sneaking this in after our Easter Service. We owe so much to the few.
Bravo, Colin.
It's so refreshing seeing and hearing a superb organist performing a rousing march. from the pen of one of Britain' s own. The organ sounds glorious! Thanks a million!
we need more lincoln cathedral on here , its one of my favourite places of all time !!!!
Absolutely beautiful, excellent rendition, well done!
As an American, having just discovered this march, and just learned about the Dam Busters mission, I think this is beautifully played, and a wonderful tribute to the RAF 617 Squadron. The music is so spirited, so lovely! Bravo, Mr. Coates and Mr. Walsh!
Heard him play this at the RAF 100 anniversary service in Lincoln Cathedral this year. Awesome!
Absolutely fantastic, Colin does great justice to this magnificent march by one of Britain's finest composers.
Oh god this is fab. I wish someone would sneak this in after a service
Hey the hymn "God is our strength and refuge" goes well with this tune.
Its played quite regularly by my choirmaster after services!
I'll be sneaking it in on Sunday, May 13th for the 75th anniversary of the raid!
Lucky that at our church they did
This is gorgeous ..played so well ...it means everything about such brave airmen that gave us our freedom .....thank you all of you
Awsome! Fantastic turned up loud and especially at the end with the Lancaste thundering over the cathedral. (now my ears are ringing!)
Excellent performance, with the correct harmony unlike a few on youtube. ;-)
Great work Colin Walsh
Proud to be from Lincoln come on you imps!
Colin, I think you and I were at Portsmouth Grammar School at the same time. You were rightly celebrated for your keyboard proficiency and musicianship there. I became an opera singer.
Magnificent! I love this organ. Many years ago I spent an evening all alone locked in Lincoln cathedral practising for Evensong the next day. The only light was a single bulb hanging above the console - and there was lightning and thunder outside as I played Frank's Third Choral!
As a French I discover this March and it's a great masterwork
I played the last two pages for a wedding once, I have Colin Walsh on a CD and I did suggest that as far as organists go he is infinitely better than me so use the CD, awesome playing.
How on earth can anyone say this man's playing is dismal???
I think you are extremely talented and enjoyed your rendition.
There is always, somewhere, some mean-spirited nonentity, hiding behind a computer keyboard.
It brings tears to my eyes remembering those sad times and the men who lost their lives doing "a job". As children when a plane flew over you could see the pilot and we would wave to him and he would wave back, they flew so close to the ground.
I bought 50 years ago a Dambuster plastic model airplane kit, strictly because of the cool forked tail, knowing nothing about the actual aircraft. The instruction booklet however contained a detailed description of the mission, the innovative spinning bomb, and the crews that fascinated me. Later I saw the movie. I had no idea though that there was also this wonderful march.
Magnificent. Thank-you Mr. Walsh.
Great touch adding the memorial plaque!
Superb!
Super excellent with very good interesting video
excellent - thank you. Great to hear the organ at Lincoln Cathedral.
One of my Favorite march
Tremendous!
Wonderfully played and inspiring, Colin! I hope you're thriving. Long time no see. Julian
Total magnificence.
Colin. Dismal?? Are you mad. One of the world's greatest organists on arguably the best cathedral organ in the land.
A mate of mine, is playing at the Liverpool Anglican Cathedral on 25th August 2018. His theme is war movie soundtracks., Everybody’s welcome.
Any further details ?????
Wonderfully done Colin!!!! Is that an AVRO Lancaster bomber? Blimey..what a wonderful plane. Very strong and very sleek. Regards, John
It is a Lancaster John, more than that it's The Lancaster, the only one flying in Europe.
AWESOME!!!..
Great playing !!
You don't have to be patriotic to enjoy this, but it helps!
Fantastic :)
Barnes-Wallis hated the idea of carpet-bombing a target in the hope of getting lucky.
The Tallboy & Grand-Slam also dropped by the Lancaster were used on U boat pens, V-weapon sites and railway viaducts with great success.
617 sqdn also developed very accurate target marking methods, so they did not waste these very special bombs. A Grand-Slam going off has to the biggest conventional explosion ever. Ten tons of RDX dropped from five miles up going deep into the earth before exploding several seconds later. It literally shook the viaducts to destruction & wasted none of the explosive power.
Nice!
No the march was written by Eric Coates for the 1955 film The Dam Busters. Coates wrote some excellent marches and a lot of his music was used by the BBC for theme tunes (Desert Island Discs!). Probably his most famous was the Knightsbridge March from is London Suite used for In Town Tonight.
Church organists being more used to Bach's organ works don't always make a good job of playing this sort of lighter music on Classical instruments and making it sound good as it's not always in their comfort zone but I thought this was a delight to listen to.
An excellent rendition, fit for heroes. #wewillrememberthem.
The practice target was the dam on the Derwent Reservoir. It says so on the memorial stone.
I doubt if you would have noticed any lack of 'muscle' in the performance, had you been present at the recording. A computer speaker is *not*, of course, the same as a cathedral organ. As for 'latin rhythm' and dancing to it ... well, I suppose it's each to his own!
Where did you get this arrangement for the organ. Been looking everywhere ?
How does one get the music to this?
Everything that makes English music what it is today.
Real music straight organ bent whatever love it
Gordon Exmouth
That's what it was like! Chin up and make the best of it you can - they didn't just mope around! Meanwhile, what a wonderful juxtaposition - the roar of Willis reeds and the snarl of four Rolls-Royce Merlins...
Is the opening by Soussa?
@EccentricRichard
Dismal playing?? when was this?
I hate jingoism but totally love this!
And Christ saith unto the skipper: "Steady...bomb gone!" And all about him knew it was so.
though Colin Walsh is hardly an ordinary church organist!
Es un verdadero antídoto para el alma inquieta por los avatares de la sociedad mal llamada moderna.
No disrespect to the organist, who is superb by the way....But the best music comes right at the end with the Lancaster flyover...the sound of the Merlin Engines is incomparable !!
I've seen you posting negative comments on Colin's facebook page too. What is your issue with him? Who even are you to comment about the foremost organist of this generation? People come from all over the world to hear him LIVE, buy his CD's and have lessons and masterclasses and yet you claim him to be 'dismal'... Laughable.
It sounds like ice cream and puppets on the pier, a go on the walzers, and then a bit of a hangover on the way home. Strange juxtaposition with the cenotaph images. A bit 'Oh what a lovely war'? Doubtless I'm conditioned by hearing far more muscular versions previously. Throw in a bit of latin rhythm and we can dance to it. Interesting take.
You're talking utter rubbish. Sounds amazing on my HP laptop through Grado SR80 phones with the volume at realistic (Cathedral-like) levels. Superbly played.
Colin Walsh is clearly in his element here - I've heard some pretty dismal playing from him (though I've never heard him live, only in recordings), but this is jolly good! I just love the Willis too. Somehow, though, this march is far too upbeat for the Dambusters, who sustained significant losses in undertaking a truly unpleasant task in the gravest war man has ever waged. Vaughan Williams' Vision of Aeroplanes would seem more appropriate...
I'm afraid I don't like it for one reason. His registration seems designed to show off the organ rather than sound like the original orchestra. I played the same edition several times, but I always tried to make it sound like an orchestra was playing it.
I guess all that water went down and drowned civilians like the firebombing of civilians in dresden burned civilians and fire bombing of tokyo and lighting up civilians in hiroshima.......good old winnie churchill the war crim....and lets have some luvly music..lest we forget the ALL the crimes of WW2. you wouldnt get away with it today..winnie
I owe my life to those courageous men who gave theirs in WW2. The evil did not come from them or WSC for that matter.. Please be more informed. You might try reading about the Holocaust, the Nazi Party and Adolf Hitler.
Robin Harris And don't forget the blitz and bombing of so many towns and cities in England and Wales. My cousin was a gunner on the top of a Lancaster and survived quite a lot of missions - I forget how many sadly.
and Scotland. The first raid on the UK was Rosyth/Forth Bridge. My cousin was shot down twice, the second time over Biscay, he didn't survive.
@winoseti, you are an ignoramous.
@@Bruce-1956 Probably some 'snowflake' who would be the first to declare himself a conscientious objector, if a real war came along (God forbid).