In article , Don Pearce
scribeth thus
On Sun, 13 Aug 2017 13:26:32 -0700 (PDT), Iain
wrote:

On Friday, 11 August 2017 12:00:19 UTC+3, Don Pearce wrote:


Try this. This me in my local church, which is closed for refurb. Just
a pair of mics stood in the nave. Sorry about the playing - I
completely screw the timing at one point (I blame Claire who was
turning pages for me).

Anyway, this is totally raw - no compression or anything.

https://soundcloud.com/donpearce/widor-toccata

Most enjoyable Don. Many thanks.

I have another version from 1962, played on the organ at St Nicolas Parish
Church, by my brother. I recorded it (in mono) with a single Film Industries M8
microphone on an EMI TR51, at 15ips. Saga Record (London)Ltd bought the
rights. I was still at school, and terribly excited to have made my first "pro"
recording.

The definitive version has to be Peter Hurford (King's College Cambridge IIRC)
on Argo or Decca. His interpretation beats yours by a hair's breadth, probably
because he did not have Claire turning pages for him:-)

Iain

OK, Just listened to Hurford's version on Youtube. A little more than
a hair's breadth. And that organ at King's sounds amazing. Some of the
dirtiest pedals ever (real 16's?). And much wider dynamics than I
could get.

d

Was the recording pre or post the recent restoration there Don?...

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