Hereford Cathedral
Hauptwerk v3 Virtual Organ
Hauptwerk v3 Virtual Organ
© Lavender Audio 2008 -
DEMOS
Despite the generous acoustics of Hereford Cathedral, the direct sound of the Great and Choir in particular allows for good clarity in the polyphonic lines of Bach.
A demonstration of some of the softer stops across all four manuals, contrasting flute, string and reed.
The Great Trumpet and Solo Tromba come together to form a passable Tuba in this ceremonial piece. The final chord features more or less full organ ... well, as full as it gets with 33 stops loading.
Hornpipe - George Frederick Handel
(from the Water Music)
The Hereford organ has been described as having an orchestral palette of sounds, so an orchestral transcription to demonstrate the Great Trumpet and Solo Tromba individually against the principal choruses.
October 2010
These demos were recorded when only 33 stops across all four manuals and pedals were able to be played. In particular, there is only limited action noise present and detailed programming of the Swell and Tremulant models has yet to be completed.
Registration details for each piece are available here.
These demos were recorded when only 33 stops across all four manuals and pedals were able to be played. In particular, there is only limited action noise present and detailed programming of the Swell and Tremulant models has yet to be completed.
Registration details for each piece are available here.
The solo line features the Choir 8’ and 4’ flutes, contrasted with the Choir Open Diapason for the repeat.
Another quieter piece, featuring solos from the Cor Anglais and Claribel Flute and ending with the quiet tranquility of the Swell Vox Angelica.
The following two pieces use stops that will available on all versions of the Hereford Cathedral organ sample sets (except Evaluation)
All of these mp3 demonstrations have been recorded using Hauptwerk’s in built recorder with no external processing applied. It is planned that this selection of pieces will be increased over time to include some recorded on the 23 stop set - meanwhile, the earlier recordings made with beta versions of the sets have been retained for now. Registration details for more recent pieces (where available) will be added in the near future.
Features the Choir and Swell Flutes along with the Great Claribel Flute in combination with the second Principal.
The old “French Air” in question was apparently the call sign of a French radio station ! This piece features softer stops in solo and in combination across all four manuals and ends with the quintessential English sounding Swell strings and 32 foot pedal Open Wood.
The following Fantasia and Fugue was recorded live by Richard Morgan in April 2011. Key, stop and swell shutter action noises hadn’t been programmed at this stage.
Conceived on a grand scale with perhaps a passing nod to the genius of JSB, this typically English sounding piece makes good use of the louder combinations available across the 46 stops of volumes 1 and 2.
These pieces were played by Professor Johannes Geffert at Joerg Glebe’s house concert in Bochum, Germany in March 2011. I am grateful to both Prof. Geffert and to Joerg Glebe for permission to link to both the audio recordings (on Contrebombarde.com) and the Youtube videos.
Grand Solemn March - Henry Smart
Scherzo - Eugene Gigout
April / May 2011
Two English pieces recorded on the 46 stop sample set, prior to final testing and balancing had been carried out.
Two English pieces recorded on the 46 stop sample set, prior to final testing and balancing had been carried out.
Come, Come Ye Saints - arranged and
performed by Rob Stefanussen
An arrangement made by Rob specifically for the Salt Lake Tabernacle organ, originally written to demonstrate as many ranks of that instrument as possible. Starting quietly, it ends with full organ.
Bist du bei Mir, BWV508 - J.S. Bach
performed by Craig Jorgensen
A well-loved tune by J.S. Bach given a very effective English romantic treatment. This demonstrates the weight of the lower pitched foundation stops nicely.
August 2011
These pieces, kindly provided by Rob Stefanussen and Craig Jorgensen, use the completed 46 stop sample set.
These pieces, kindly provided by Rob Stefanussen and Craig Jorgensen, use the completed 46 stop sample set.
The Washington Post - John Philip Sousa
performed by Rob Stefanussen
Sousa meets Willis in a highly enjoyable romp through a march written just three years before the Hereford instrument was completed.