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This Toccata was virtually unknown for many years- but then, so was Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons! Now becoming popular amongst listeners and organists good enough to be able to play it, here is an EXCLUSIVE performance from Siegfried Franke at St. Paul’s Cathedral in Melbourne. Visit www.allstopsout.com, join as a premium or foundation member and enjoy more superb content. See videos of him playing Bach, Widor, Rawsthorne, Yon, German and Purvis. Members can watch high quality FULL SCREEN videos, and even download the video and audio at the click of a button. Visit this UNIQUE site now….. www.allstopsout.com “Paradise for lovers of organ music.”

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22 Responses to “The Mighty Lanquetuit Toccata”


paulbrockenhagen February 19, 2012

yes y e s Y E S !

HONGYOUNGEUN February 19, 2012

Where can i Download Sheet Music? Can you help me to do?
Whatever Great Performance! and Organ.

GeigenDiapason4 February 19, 2012

@Rheinlander95 ;-) If there was coffee spilt on it, that’s a good indication the previous owner cherished that piece of music. ;-)
Regards, Nigel

59164064 February 19, 2012

Fantastic organ music, very well played by mr. Franke.

themates46 February 19, 2012

One Finger
One Ring :D 

Rheinlander95 February 19, 2012

Ah, Thanks for playing this marvelous piece. Well done.
I first discovered it while shopping at garage sale, browsing the sheet music, and found this gem. Dog-eared, pencil markings all over the pages,coffee spilt here and there, but still playable. They don’t pen them like this anymore. Cheers.

HONGYOUNGEUN February 19, 2012

nice playing! bravo! i think this toccata is hard.

SuperBabel2 February 19, 2012

j’y reviens réguliérement, absolument subjuguant encore Merci D.BABEL

SuperBabel2 February 19, 2012

Quelle maîtrise…! Le compositeur, l’interprétation (remarquable), ce grand orgue…que du superlatif…de quoi me donner envie de travailler ce monument , en tout cas, MERCI ! D.BABEL

steelersfanhawaii February 19, 2012

@kyrot001 Thanks for your agreeing with me. That makes both of us who are very nit-picky on organ registration – as we all should be. I build up a crescendo similar to the way you do. Doing it our way demonstrate that we, the organist, have total command of our instrument, demonstrates ideal musicianship. I bet if you were an airline pilot of a B-747, you would despise the ‘auto-pilot’ feature, you would want to fly the plane your self.

steelersfanhawaii February 19, 2012

@kyrot001 yeah, the ‘tutti’ or ‘sfaorzando’ button, if I had it my way, I would cut the wires to that one as well. The only way I would even remotely consider using a crescendo pedal is if i could completely program it. Last time I remember using it was on Mozart Ave Verum Corpus very gradually depressing on the three measures leading up to “in mortis’, and only well before reeds, even mixtures come on, maybe just enough to bring on a few more 4′s and 2′s, that is it.

kyrot001 February 19, 2012

@steelersfanhawaii I agree with you 110%. I don’t think I’ve ever needed to touch the crescendo pedal. I find it much nicer to register my own “crescendo”, especially with hymn playing. The only negative part is hogging up memory levels :p. I don’t even like the full organ/tutti button except for in certain pieces of organ literature. I create my own “full organ”, with various reeds, couplers, and other stops, so that it sounds much cleaner with the congregation singing.

Chesterbarnes1 February 19, 2012

What is this organ located? Who’s playing?

steelersfanhawaii February 19, 2012

That organ console does NOT have a crescendo pedal?  If that is true, then that is a GOOD thing, because there is no organ control that is ABUSED as much as a crescendo pedal. Case in point: Manila Cathedral in the Philippines – those ‘wanabee organists’ don’t have a clue how to register much less know the difference between a diapason and a diaphone, but they do know if they ‘floor’ the crescendo (gas pedal?) it will make it full organ. So good if your organ has no crescendo pedal

LS57 February 19, 2012

Excellent! Thank you. The last time I heard this played, it was at a recital given by Dame Gillian Weir (years ago), so it’s nice to hear it again.

tyedrooms February 19, 2012

Excellent Siegfried!!!

01kantor February 19, 2012

EXCELLENT! Very well played & super video! Thanks!

Mitchosaure February 19, 2012

ABSOLUTELY FAB-U-LOUS!!..Didn’t know either…What a miss!..MANY THANKS for posting!..Siegfried Franke is a true virtuoso, nice to discover him and his jeweled fingers!!!..

allstopsout February 19, 2012

@mmirenaa Thanks, I’m glad you like it. The piece at the end is ‘Fanfare’ by Richard Purvis. A full performance of this great piece is on my website at allstopsout (dot) com Enjoy!!

mmirenaa February 19, 2012

Great peace and performance! What is the name of composition that goes at 5:40, in A-major?

totters2000 February 19, 2012

Hi, Tidespring73, this piece has been almost lost for decades. A friend of mine had it played at his wedding in the 80′s but I only discovered it on YouTube about a year ago. I was so obsessed by it that I had to have my own copy. The CD I have is played by Jane Parker-Smith on an Avie recording AV0034. As a lover of pipe organ music for 40 years, I thought I had heard every single toccata. How wrong I was! And what a scorcher to find after all these years. It really is a true classic.

Tidespring73 February 19, 2012

It’s amazing how these virtually unknown pieces come to light from time to time. This is no exception and indeed mighty. What a lovely tone this organ has, well suited to this kind of piece. I have subscribed to your website as I am a life long lover of organ music but no organist. I did ‘have a go’ on my local church organ many years ago.



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