53 thoughts on “June 2010 Vodcast – Louis Vierne’s Carillon de Westminster”
m chatman
Sean,
You are so talented…and this was beautiful!! I especially enjoyed the vieweing from different angles.
Great ending segment w/Justin. Best Wishes for Barbados and the rest of your concerts. Look forward to performances
from others.
Kelly
bill ramsey
Sean – that was magnificent! I have to get larger speakers for my computer, for more accurate reproduction…and I just keep humming the tune – carillons just stick in my head, I guess. Have a great concert in Barbados. Bill and Elaine
Leonora
Thank you Sean. I so look forward to, and thoroughly enjoy, your vodcasts each month. Keep up the wonderful work, and may God continue to bless you.
Vova
Thank you for your Heavenly music. My spirit feels the real freedom because of it. It lifts me up over worldly things and I am happy.
May our God, Jesus Christ always be with you on your roads.
Vladek.
dan mullin
Vierne was always one of your favourites! I simply must watch this again when I’m in Westminster later this week!! Good luck for the show in Barbados. It is almost 15 years since our concert there! That has flown by. We are heading towards middle-age. It must be time for another Barbados recital! Perhaps my son could perform on his toy xylophone. It sounds like Stockhausen……..!!
Roger Griffith
Sean you rock, amazing stuff!
RobCharles1981
Awesome Stuff!!
DesireeDeFete
Great to see your channel on here!
TheBajandoc
I am very proud of this young Barbadian organist. What a wonderful God-given talent.
Karl
Hi Sean,
This is Karl Johnson…you played on my bass trombone recital at Juilliard about 10 years ago. My 6 year old daughter started playing the “doorbell” theme on the piano this morning and I told her that there was a really cool piece based on that theme. So I did a quick Google search and found your blog. We all watched your performance of the Vierne and loved it. You do great work and it was fun to see you in action again.
seanjackson
Yes indeed I remember you Karl. Good to hear from you. It sounds like your daughter is a rising talent!
iomanorgan
where are the expressions ?!?!?
iomanorgan
but good !
ZnEaKySpyNL
I wanne push all those buttons ad the left and right side
silverstartrucker
Excellent. Very professional performance…
steamboat75043
well done
rfokcomp
Awesome – Brave – Wonderful!!!! Thank you!
DeDeutschmann
This guy’s technique is not bad, but I have to agree with “iomanorgan” that there are barely any emotions. It’s too straight, no effects, sometimes way too fast! But it looks like the touch of the manuals tempts to play in an unmusical way…
peterkrasinski1
Excellent Work Sir!Wonderful tempo, registration, technique, and production both visually and sonically.Very Enjoyable!
hoover1060
very nice, you play beautifully!
robertgift
Tempo rushes in some places.No ritardando, such as at 4:39 and other places where it would be natural and welcome?Seems rushed and mechanical.At 4:24 I slightly lengthen the pedal notes.At 5:32 I do not shorten the pedal and left hand notes. I make the chords longer and more powerful.Nice, clean performance but disappointing.Wonderful hands!Well done video!
TheFeuillesMortes
Indeed!
robertgift
Blacks can bexcellent organists, and surgeons, and singers, and bricklayers, and pilots, and attorneys, and plumbers, and engineers, etc., etc. He can improve this and make it absolutely wonderful.His pedal facility is excellent!
ClickThisToSubscribe
thank you for that good video. Nice playing. And thank you for the HD 720p.
Sherlock Bradshaw
Forgive me for not seeing the need for the majority of this comment. “Can be” needs to be replaced with “are”, since ethnicity and talent/skill have never been at odds with each other. All ethnic groups are possessed of the same faculties. It is usually lack of opportunity (for whatever reason) that creates any misconception.
Sherlock Bradshaw
So heartening to know that Dr. Sean Jackson has such a ready cohort of capable and qualified individuals to whom he can turn for reliable guidance on how to better his “not bad” technique and “barely any emotions” rendition!! For my part, I have enjoyed his interpretation of this splendid piece. It may be instructive that none of the critics here have identified themselves as professional organists. Always allow your understanding room enough to grow.
DeDeutschmann
Sigh…why do people always have to start a fight when someone criticises a performance. Everyone has the right to express his opinion as long as it doesn’t get offending. I would be careful when estimating a users competence only based on the shortness of their comment. You might be wrong…Maybe I should write a whole essay? But that would go way to far…I recommend Ben van Oosten’s recording of this piece in St. Ouen, France. There you’ll hear everything you need to know. Kindest regards.
gerdi911
die registrierung ist schlecht
drseanjackson
Vielen Dank für Ihren Kommentar. Ich bin interessiert zu wissen, was ist Ihre Lieblings-Einspielung dieses ein. (Bitte entschuldigen Sie mögliche Grammatikfehler.)
gerdi911
Dear Mr Jackson!! You played very well, but in the beginning the feft hand should play more quiet. i use only a Principal 8 in the left hand with closed recitand accouppled!! best wishes!!
Caraudiorocker
Loved it, very well done
ianr473
One of the hardest things as a musician is to tackle a piece which is known to everyone who loves the instrument you play – and this is just one of those pieces. I imagine everyone who plays the organ thinks they know how this should go – even if they don’t play it themselves. Personally, I found this performance technically assured and musically compelling. And very enjoyable too. Congratulations!
peteacher52
OMG! You buy a CD of organ music you like and then burble on about the organist not showing any emotion?! What is Dr Jackson supposed to do – bow and scrape at the console with a cheesy toothpaste smile on his face? Such criticisms are vacuous and unhelpful. Dr Jackson may well one day approach the stature of his namesake (retired) of Yorkminster.
ds1868
Performance seems ok to me. Every performer is entitled to their own degree of ‘interpretation’. Whether you like the instrument itself is also up to the individual. For me, I once heard this piece being played in Westminster Abbey whilst sitting in the Quire. The chimes of Big Ben were had just finished when the performance began. Nothing else compares before or since, nothing else stands up to that performance given by Simon Preston back in the mid-1980s.
Principal45
Thank you for such an inspired performance – I enjoyed your effortless playing and rhythmic drive, ( often one hears this piece played too fast and without clarity).
SempreGumby
Bravo!Thank you.
Ron Moser
very well executed piece!!!! Bravo!!!!
Suzy Placet
WOW! And double wow!
gerontius34
He’s got it. A superb performance.
Tancrify
Herr Jackson, technich finde ich das, was sie machen, total super! Klingt auch sehr gut 🙂 Nach meinem Geschmack würde ich zwischen den einzelnen Klanfarben und vor allem auch Dynamiken etwas mehr differenzieren, dann fände ich es perfekt! Viele Grüße!
Organophile1
Très belle interprétation d’une oeuvre qui en impose. Bravo M. Jackson.
MrFixit150
lets hear YOU play it.
Andreas Barkowski
Grandios gespielt! Ich verneige mich.
koi0009
Excellent ! Very rithmic…
Stein Høyer
I like it – very well done, Mr. Jackson!
John Sparling
One of my favorite pieces of all time, and performed masterfully here by Mr. Jackson. Awesome job!
MegaDani141
Your Version of this piece is really beautifull!But that someone is right about the registration. Well, i also like this version, but look at the Version of Oliver Latry. The playing of yours is formidable but at the beginning…. there are 2′ stops with it, right? If im right, there should be some notes in the score, such as fonds 16′, 8′, 4′ . You can use this if you please ;)Greetings: MegaDani141
BrittainSE
Stellar performance!
Jay McCarthy
Loved it! I learned this piece in college and you brought back fond memories. I can no longer play it!
giovanni rinaldi
Molto bravo! Is it an improvvisation on the carillon theme?
Will Downing
Well done !!!!!!! 🙂
Will Downing
ive been working on a version of this my self ill upload it soon 🙂
Lou P.
You always make it look so easy and sound so great. I liked this organ work ever since I heard Virgil’s recording of it on the Wannamaker as a child. I understand the eight notes sounded by the bells of Westminster are based on an excerpt from Handel’s Messiah proclaiming “I know my redeemer lives…”
Sean,
You are so talented…and this was beautiful!! I especially enjoyed the vieweing from different angles.
Great ending segment w/Justin. Best Wishes for Barbados and the rest of your concerts. Look forward to performances
from others.
Kelly
Sean – that was magnificent! I have to get larger speakers for my computer, for more accurate reproduction…and I just keep humming the tune – carillons just stick in my head, I guess. Have a great concert in Barbados. Bill and Elaine
Thank you Sean. I so look forward to, and thoroughly enjoy, your vodcasts each month. Keep up the wonderful work, and may God continue to bless you.
Thank you for your Heavenly music. My spirit feels the real freedom because of it. It lifts me up over worldly things and I am happy.
May our God, Jesus Christ always be with you on your roads.
Vladek.
Vierne was always one of your favourites! I simply must watch this again when I’m in Westminster later this week!! Good luck for the show in Barbados. It is almost 15 years since our concert there! That has flown by. We are heading towards middle-age. It must be time for another Barbados recital! Perhaps my son could perform on his toy xylophone. It sounds like Stockhausen……..!!
Sean you rock, amazing stuff!
Awesome Stuff!!
Great to see your channel on here!
I am very proud of this young Barbadian organist. What a wonderful God-given talent.
Hi Sean,
This is Karl Johnson…you played on my bass trombone recital at Juilliard about 10 years ago. My 6 year old daughter started playing the “doorbell” theme on the piano this morning and I told her that there was a really cool piece based on that theme. So I did a quick Google search and found your blog. We all watched your performance of the Vierne and loved it. You do great work and it was fun to see you in action again.
Yes indeed I remember you Karl. Good to hear from you. It sounds like your daughter is a rising talent!
where are the expressions ?!?!?
but good !
I wanne push all those buttons ad the left and right side
Excellent. Very professional performance…
well done
Awesome – Brave – Wonderful!!!! Thank you!
This guy’s technique is not bad, but I have to agree with “iomanorgan” that there are barely any emotions. It’s too straight, no effects, sometimes way too fast! But it looks like the touch of the manuals tempts to play in an unmusical way…
Excellent Work Sir!Wonderful tempo, registration, technique, and production both visually and sonically.Very Enjoyable!
very nice, you play beautifully!
Tempo rushes in some places.No ritardando, such as at 4:39 and other places where it would be natural and welcome?Seems rushed and mechanical.At 4:24 I slightly lengthen the pedal notes.At 5:32 I do not shorten the pedal and left hand notes. I make the chords longer and more powerful.Nice, clean performance but disappointing.Wonderful hands!Well done video!
Indeed!
Blacks can bexcellent organists, and surgeons, and singers, and bricklayers, and pilots, and attorneys, and plumbers, and engineers, etc., etc. He can improve this and make it absolutely wonderful.His pedal facility is excellent!
thank you for that good video. Nice playing. And thank you for the HD 720p.
Forgive me for not seeing the need for the majority of this comment. “Can be” needs to be replaced with “are”, since ethnicity and talent/skill have never been at odds with each other. All ethnic groups are possessed of the same faculties. It is usually lack of opportunity (for whatever reason) that creates any misconception.
So heartening to know that Dr. Sean Jackson has such a ready cohort of capable and qualified individuals to whom he can turn for reliable guidance on how to better his “not bad” technique and “barely any emotions” rendition!! For my part, I have enjoyed his interpretation of this splendid piece. It may be instructive that none of the critics here have identified themselves as professional organists. Always allow your understanding room enough to grow.
Sigh…why do people always have to start a fight when someone criticises a performance. Everyone has the right to express his opinion as long as it doesn’t get offending. I would be careful when estimating a users competence only based on the shortness of their comment. You might be wrong…Maybe I should write a whole essay? But that would go way to far…I recommend Ben van Oosten’s recording of this piece in St. Ouen, France. There you’ll hear everything you need to know. Kindest regards.
die registrierung ist schlecht
Vielen Dank für Ihren Kommentar. Ich bin interessiert zu wissen, was ist Ihre Lieblings-Einspielung dieses ein. (Bitte entschuldigen Sie mögliche Grammatikfehler.)
Dear Mr Jackson!! You played very well, but in the beginning the feft hand should play more quiet. i use only a Principal 8 in the left hand with closed recitand accouppled!! best wishes!!
Loved it, very well done
One of the hardest things as a musician is to tackle a piece which is known to everyone who loves the instrument you play – and this is just one of those pieces. I imagine everyone who plays the organ thinks they know how this should go – even if they don’t play it themselves. Personally, I found this performance technically assured and musically compelling. And very enjoyable too. Congratulations!
OMG! You buy a CD of organ music you like and then burble on about the organist not showing any emotion?! What is Dr Jackson supposed to do – bow and scrape at the console with a cheesy toothpaste smile on his face? Such criticisms are vacuous and unhelpful. Dr Jackson may well one day approach the stature of his namesake (retired) of Yorkminster.
Performance seems ok to me. Every performer is entitled to their own degree of ‘interpretation’. Whether you like the instrument itself is also up to the individual. For me, I once heard this piece being played in Westminster Abbey whilst sitting in the Quire. The chimes of Big Ben were had just finished when the performance began. Nothing else compares before or since, nothing else stands up to that performance given by Simon Preston back in the mid-1980s.
Thank you for such an inspired performance – I enjoyed your effortless playing and rhythmic drive, ( often one hears this piece played too fast and without clarity).
Bravo!Thank you.
very well executed piece!!!! Bravo!!!!
WOW! And double wow!
He’s got it. A superb performance.
Herr Jackson, technich finde ich das, was sie machen, total super! Klingt auch sehr gut 🙂 Nach meinem Geschmack würde ich zwischen den einzelnen Klanfarben und vor allem auch Dynamiken etwas mehr differenzieren, dann fände ich es perfekt! Viele Grüße!
Très belle interprétation d’une oeuvre qui en impose. Bravo M. Jackson.
lets hear YOU play it.
Grandios gespielt! Ich verneige mich.
Excellent ! Very rithmic…
I like it – very well done, Mr. Jackson!
One of my favorite pieces of all time, and performed masterfully here by Mr. Jackson. Awesome job!
Your Version of this piece is really beautifull!But that someone is right about the registration. Well, i also like this version, but look at the Version of Oliver Latry. The playing of yours is formidable but at the beginning…. there are 2′ stops with it, right? If im right, there should be some notes in the score, such as fonds 16′, 8′, 4′ . You can use this if you please ;)Greetings: MegaDani141
Stellar performance!
Loved it! I learned this piece in college and you brought back fond memories. I can no longer play it!
Molto bravo! Is it an improvvisation on the carillon theme?
Well done !!!!!!! 🙂
ive been working on a version of this my self ill upload it soon 🙂
You always make it look so easy and sound so great. I liked this organ work ever since I heard Virgil’s recording of it on the Wannamaker as a child. I understand the eight notes sounded by the bells of Westminster are based on an excerpt from Handel’s Messiah proclaiming “I know my redeemer lives…”