The Father Willis organ at Hereford Cathedral

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  • Опубліковано 8 гру 2024

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  • @chrisholley2954
    @chrisholley2954 2 роки тому +8

    The reverb in that room is TERRIFICALLY MAGNIFICENT, even with only one stop on

  • @vaniberi8189
    @vaniberi8189 2 роки тому +8

    Wow, this must be the best sounding British built instrument! Thank you for a very informative and well made video!

  • @JohnChallenger
    @JohnChallenger 3 роки тому +16

    Fantastic video Peter - thank you so much! It makes me very nostalgic for the Hereford Willis complete with glorious acoustic. It's surely one of Willis's most refined, subtle and beautiful instruments. Happy Birthday Father Willis!

  • @bhigdaddymark
    @bhigdaddymark 3 роки тому +10

    That was simply BEAUTIFUL and so well done! Father Willis was thankfully responsible for the convenience of pistons and I believe the concave pedal board amongst other inventions by him. Superb!

  • @Durufle68
    @Durufle68 3 роки тому +8

    This instrument is magnificent! I love the warmth and power. Those strings are heavenly.

  • @originaltommy
    @originaltommy Рік тому +1

    What a glorious beast!!!!

  • @epincion
    @epincion 3 роки тому +4

    Thanks very much for this. I only only heard this organ through the YT channel of the Scott Bros. Glad its so well cared for.

  • @RobCharles1981
    @RobCharles1981 3 роки тому +5

    Thank You Peter, I enjoyed that very much! :-)

  • @terryr.sublimeorganmusic
    @terryr.sublimeorganmusic 3 роки тому +3

    Really enjoyed this. I enjoyed my visit to Hereford so much I use your beautiful pipes as my profile picture. I hope to return next year. I'll never see the console because I would never make it up that ladder!! 🤣 Thanks for the history lesson and tour! 🎹🎶

  • @elrond12eleven
    @elrond12eleven Рік тому +3

    The whole video is dedicated to the quality of sound, but the sound of the video is hardly heard.

  • @daminspritzer
    @daminspritzer 3 роки тому +2

    What a marvelous video! Thank you!

  • @leedshunk
    @leedshunk 3 роки тому +7

    What a fabulous video, I do wish you'd demonstrated the 32' reeds in the glass boots tho , they have to be unique 😎👍

  • @wyenotwalk9393
    @wyenotwalk9393 2 роки тому +1

    Annie; Wonderful.

  • @paxmann
    @paxmann 2 роки тому +6

    Very nice explanation and demonstration of the beautiful organ! Thank you Peter! P.S. And it‘s always amazing, which narrow steps and staircases one has to take to come to such a large organ :-))

  • @ChangesOneTim
    @ChangesOneTim 4 місяці тому

    No wonder organists like Jonathan Scott love playing Hereford; his brother's excellent recording of La Gazza Ladra overture really brings out the richness of this instrument in the cathedral's beautiful space - even to a hearing aid user like me! I'm planning to attend JS's lunchtime recital this month (August 2024).

  • @Peter-er3cd
    @Peter-er3cd 21 день тому

    Is it tuned to a natural 432 hertz or to the disruptive 440?
    A reply will be genuinely appreciated.

  • @ElwinNaastepad
    @ElwinNaastepad Місяць тому

    I think those 180 degrees out of phase effects were on purpose applied because of copy rights One doesn't want recordings made of this organ During the demos the sound was good though With an audio editing programme you can fix this
    But I'm afraid the recording was also made mono
    So it's not much of an improvement

  • @mattnbin
    @mattnbin 7 місяців тому

    The music at around 11min is 180 degrees out of phase mono. This is an audio no no. That means if both channels combine, they cancel each other out!!

  • @martinstringer6923
    @martinstringer6923 Рік тому

    A bit of interest xx

  • @curtchase3730
    @curtchase3730 3 роки тому +3

    Very well done explanation of basic pipe organ concepts. The sound is very full and rich too. BUT, the recording has an issue. The opening and closing passages were mixed out of phase! If I run my balance control to either full left or full right speaker, the sound becomes rich and full. Centered, it's weak and a big hole in the middle! The mix during the middle of the video is ok though. I could actually hear the lower registries of the peddle notes, something few recordings reproduce.

    • @ZL54JK8
      @ZL54JK8 2 роки тому

      What planet are you from? This is a UA-cam video, free to watch, aimed at giving the viewer some idea of the organ at Hereford Cathedral, and you spend all of five lines nitpicking over a "recording issue"!
      Your remedy is plain. Go and buy yourself one of the professional recordings of the instrument and then take it home and listen to it on your presumably ultra high-tech equipment and tweak away to your heart's delight.
      Alternatively, take advantage of the information at 12.58 and send the Cathedral a substantial donation with advice on the necessary equipment they must purchase in order to maximise your listening experience.
      Still, you found the lower "registries of the peddle" notes, to be "ok", so let us be grateful for small mercies.

    • @curtchase3730
      @curtchase3730 2 роки тому +1

      @@ZL54JK8 Whew! Wow, nearly had to call the fire dept to put out the flames! Sorry U had a bad day.

    • @ZL54JK8
      @ZL54JK8 2 роки тому +1

      @@curtchase3730
      No, I'm just fine, but I'm curious as to whether it occurs to you to donate to Hereford Cathedral before thinking you have the right to raise "an issue" with the people who are kind enough to give up their time in producing these videos. You do well to reflect on the comment from Mark Ferguson directly below and in direct contrast to your own petty grumbling: "That was simply BEAUTIFUL and so well done!".

    • @craigandersen540
      @craigandersen540 Рік тому

      ​@@ZL54JK8very well said!!!!!

  • @apanda1662
    @apanda1662 3 роки тому +6

    Guys I really enjoy what you do but the sound is way off, I can hardly here the organist vocal and when he play the organ it blows my doors off, can I suggest you get a separate mic pac that feeds into the camera so it balances the sound level. Otherwise it’s great

    • @ZL54JK8
      @ZL54JK8 2 роки тому +2

      Well, the "guys" at Hereford Cathedral must be basking in the delight of knowing that the creatively named Andy Panda really enjoys what they do. At the same time they must be greatly concerned at the inconvenience caused to your doors.
      No, you can't suggest that they get some fancy bit of equipment just to keep you happy. I don't suppose it's even crossed your mind to send them a donation to help buy it.

    • @e.conboy4286
      @e.conboy4286 Рік тому

      @@ZL54JK8 : Absolutely!

  • @neiljosephbennett9119
    @neiljosephbennett9119 Рік тому +1

    @9:00 - " ... he'd developed an awful lot of things ..." - doesn't sound very promising. I can't understand why people use that word out of the context of its definition!

    • @chrisburn7178
      @chrisburn7178 9 місяців тому +1

      It's just a British turn of phrase.

  • @califdad4
    @califdad4 Рік тому +1

    Looks like your sitting in a closet. Beautiful organ though

  • @paulcoverdale8312
    @paulcoverdale8312 Рік тому +1

    All I can say is his organ is very old😂😂😂😂😂😂😂