J'ai eu le privilège de monter et de passer au milieu des tuyaux lors de journées du patrimoine. Nous n'étions que quatre et l'organiste qui nous a exoliqué le fonctionnement de ce fabuleux instrument. J'en garde encore, plus de dix ans après, un souvenir ému devant cette merveille.

Une merveille parmi des tas d'orgues merveilleuses, et quel son qui vous emporte au ciel jusqu'au royaume des anges...

Jean Guillou nous manque tellement...

Saint-Eustache est une église inoubliable.

Bravo ! première fois que j'entends une explication du fonctionnement de l'orgue sans erreur ni approximation floue, j'en rêvais, vous l'avez faite. Merci

My favorite parts of the video are between 6:50 and 8:00, when the vox Humana is played, followed by the oboe, and then finally the en chamade trumpets! Wow!

I love the music played at the beginning of the video - very atmospheric

I am very impressed with the sound achieved by the Dutch firm, Van Den Heuvel. I have read that they have studied closely the tonal specifications of Cavaille-Coll, down to the most meticulous measurements, and it is really quite amazing the impressive sound they have developed while rebuilding these historic instruments. Bravo.

Quel plaisir de revoir cet orgue exceptionnel de st eustache à Paris !

Este órgão da Igreja de Saint Eustache é algo de muito imponente e com sons maravilhosos. Gostei muito desta demonstração. Quando entro numa igreja e me ponho a apreciar a parte exterior dum órgão, fico impressionado com a sua imponência, com a arte que exibe; mas, quando ouço os seus sons maravilhosos, acontece algo em mim que não consigo explicar. Vou tentar: tenho diante de mim um "monstro", terrivelmente complexo nas suas entranhas, capaz de emitir sons duma grande amplitude - ou não - todos eles magistralmente combinados, uns, suaves, outros, potentes, uns, doces, outros, assustadores, que tanto mexem connosco. Contudo, este "monstro", apesar dos sons com que nos deleita, mantem-se totalmente calmo, não se agita, não esbraceja, não nos assusta; até parece querer ser nosso amigo, e, às vezes, conversar connosco em particular, no silêncio duma igreja calma e acolhedora. Mas, ele é enorme, e poderia esmagar-nos com a potência do seus sons... Mas, não! Mantém-se calmo, a confiar-nos as suas "histórias", até as de grandes batalhas, ou, também, de suaves brisas da Primavera. Foi assim que, em Berlim, na Igreja de Santa Maria, eu deixei um amigo, aquele seu órgão belo, muito bem recuperado, numa tarde em que tive a sorte de participar num workshop, sob o tema da registração e sua exemplificação. É verdade, passados muitos anos, recordo a nossa conversa ("You are an organist! - Non, I love an organ, yes!"). E continuo apaixonado por ele...

Very fine! I will always think of Professor Guillou when I hear this organ.

This fine explanation and demonstration of the nature of the various pipes and the components of them presents itself not simply as information, but also as an addition to the artistry of your playing. I appreciate your talent, intellect, and communicative skills.

@musicisitall

Жыл бұрын

nice gay boys by the way.

@WilliamMitchell-sc3fe

8 ай бұрын

@@musicisitall You think that since men who aren't American do not speak the same language as you are gay?

BRAVOS pour vos explications de ce merveilleux orgue MERCIS

Belle présentation de l'un de nos plus beaux instruments et parfaite explication de son fonctionnement.

Grand bravo à vous deux. Vos explications sont simples et brèves. Les mises en scène très bien pensées. Le grand public y trouvera son compte, ce qui n'est pas toujours le cas, grand hélas, lorsque l'on parle d'orgue. Bravo également pour les exemples sonores. Très bien fait !

Natural born narator, and by the looks (and sounds) a very talented pianist/organist

Absolument fabuleux ! Le génie humain à l'état pur, que ce soit dans la conception même de l'orgue que du don incroyable et fascinant des compositeurs comme des organistes.

@musicisitall

Жыл бұрын

yes gay all the way LOL

How Odd, My Name is Eustace. Now, I love my name More and More specially given that there is an awesome Organ and a most Beautiful and Magnificent Gothic Church in the Heart of Paris. The Architecture Of Saint Eustache turns me on like no tomorrow. It is no surprise then that for some time I have been promoting the Master Works of Couperin at My Twitter Handle. I Love French Harpischord Music Like Crazy. I live currently in Mumbai, India but I am definitely headed to Paris sooner than later. This Awesome Parish Of Saint Eustache is on top of My Bucket List of Destinations that I would like to visit.

Une enrichissante vidéo sur le fonctionnement de l'orgue et une musique vivante produite par les organistes. J'aimerais tellement y jouer

Bravo à Thomas Ospital et Baptiste-Florian Marle-Ouvrard pour leurs explications à la fois complètes et claires, bravo aussi au cadreur et au réalisateur pour ces fort belles images

@arnaudrichard1188

6 жыл бұрын

simon

Thank you for a Sumptuous and beautiful presentation❤❤❤

The mutation selection has a haunting and beautiful sound, almost like a Violone at 11:49-11:54.

Para mim o órgão da Sant Eustache, em Paris, é um dos melhores do mundo. Os mais renomados organistas da Europa já tocaram nele. Merci, merci, merci, obrigado, obrigado, obrigado!

Excellente prise de son! On s'y croirait! Bravo!

C’est somptueux ! Et quelle belle présentation!

Thank you, Thomas and Baptiste-Florian. May you have long and honourable tenures as did your predecessor. Regards, Col, NZ.

L'orgue, un instrument fabuleux, celui de mon rêve d’adolescent..

@geffdek803

4 жыл бұрын

Mais realise le !!! Si tu veux, je t'invite à me contacter, je te donnerais mon numéro a ce moment là si tu désire ty mettre

A magnificent instrument!

Incidentally, the interior of this church is stunning.

j'adore cet instrument, bravo pour le détail, et aux organistes.

Stunning. Thanks for sharing a part of your heart. CVD

Very nice presentation of a beautiful, fabulous instrument. Thank you, gentlemen.

PASSIONNANT MERCI

Bravo! Nice improvisation!

I just love listening to Ospital's voice.

You did an amazing job at the tour and demonstration of this organ. Sometime you should do an entire audio tour of each stop. Thank you !

Very interesting and informative. Merci!

Great Video! Great Presentation, both you guys. Thanks a lot!

Bravo. Probably the best video I have seen that explains the organ.

delightfully done, even if in French; however the visuals "translate" the meaning. Great work!!!

Very good ENGLISH sub-titles; wonder how well Couperin, the Grand or Lully would sound, huh?

Quel orgue magnifique

Thomas Ospital, que j'ai entendu à Ciboure il y a 4 ans, est un organiste remarquable, le fait d'être titulaire à Saint Eustache, le prouve. Cette visite est très édifiante.

Very close in style to the American Classic organ; unlike, the typical French Cavaille-Coll. It is quite possibly the most beautiful and comprehensive instrument in Paris, and maybe all of France. The French certainly know how to demonstrate maximum capabilities fron any musical instrument. M-M Durufle recorded one of her last performances in a return engagement, solo recital. (A recording worth owning if one can find it). In my more formal and professional years, I have grown to appreciate organs like these that can 'do it all' and are not limited in style and color possibilities. Five stars for this demonstration!

@praestant8

5 жыл бұрын

George Murphy American classic? I think not.

@petervanhorssen1997

5 жыл бұрын

Not even close to American Classic. Listen more recordings of this organ, and you will absolutely hear the total difference.

We heard Thomas Ospital play in our local church (Lagrasse, Aude) a few years ago. He is the only organist we have heard there who could master the dynamic range of the instrument without overloading the ears of the audience, a mistake others make their all too often.

I heard the organ in 1974 while researching Vietnam history in Paris. The sound at that time as i recall was somewhat tinny, if that is a correct description. It was in any case a very big sound and seemed more up front than St. Sulpice, which I often visited.

good bravo images grand public

Magnifique ❤

che magnifco suono

N'OUBLIONS JAMAIS LE FLAMBOYANT MAÎTRE💛 🦁💛JEAN GUILLOU qui fut le TITULAIRE des grandes orgues de st Eustache de nombreuses décennies (que de souvenirs d'enfance me reviennent à l'esprit!!!)et qui a permit de doter cette Eglise malgré les bâtons dans les roues qu'on lui a😤😤😤 jalousement mis en travers de Son Entreprise louable de L'INSTRUMENT D'EXCEPTION que l'on peut Voir et surtout Entendre!!!🎼🎶🌿✝️🌿🎶🎹🧖‍♂️🐇🎼💚de nos jours!!!🌿🇲🇬🦫🇲🇬🌿

My 'exposure' to the magnificent organ was when the Urker Mannenkoor Hallelujah zing held a program at the church (which cam be found on Nederland Zingt/Lichtstad met uw paarlen poorten, my favorite). There were a couple of shots of the organ and from the loft. Later there was a program by the organist but in French I believe and I don't understand the language only with a few words.

splendide ; on vit dans un autre monde

Les organistes français sont les meilleurs au monde❤

Joli palimpseste de la vidéo didactique réalisée par votre illustre prédécesseur, les jeunes!!..;)

Meme les sourds sont pas d'accord avec les 45 personnes qui ont mis 👎. L'orgue est une merveille

Wow that’s a big machine!

incroyable finale bravo...

Excellente vidéo à tous points de vue : très didactique, très belle vidéo soignée et professionnelle, belle prise de son (avec un regret : les micros cardioïdes mono-voies, quelle que soit leur qualité, ne sont pas adaptés à l'orgue)

passionnant

Bravo

Great!!

What is that piece playing in the background beginning at 0:11 and ending at around 2:30. What ever that is I love it!!

What is the name of the wonderfully atmospheric piece played at the beginning? I’d love to know if it is available on iTunes.

@JoshuaSobel

2 жыл бұрын

I think it was improvisation.

Beautiful. What is the music being played from 0.00 - 2.31?

@lucrondeleux4636

5 жыл бұрын

Toutes les musiques entendues dans cette vidéo semblent être des improvisations dues aux deux organistes titulaires

Was this organ first built by Cavaille-Coll? I just wondered, because I think this organ is exactly what a pipe organ SHOULD sound like. It's truly magnificent!! Thank you for the tour of the instrument.

@manualhopper

7 жыл бұрын

It was built by Van De Heusel in the 1980s... so not a CC, although still my favourite organ in the world!

@RonN448

7 жыл бұрын

I read that, but it is interesting that it was built such a relatively short time ago. It has such a fabulous sound, I've always thought it might have been a CC which had possibly been rebuilt or enlarged by Van De Heusel with a new console installed. It's amazing, really! Thanks for getting me straightened out on that.

@manualhopper

7 жыл бұрын

It is one of the largest in France... and certainly my fave. Incredibly rugged sound. Well worth looking up videos on other VdH organs... there are some good ones on here. I certainly share your enthusiasm!

@RonN448

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks again!

@geuros

7 жыл бұрын

in my opinion, CC organs have warmer sound, I prefer it over this one - not speaking about Notre-Dame, that's already not a CC but St. Sulpice or St. Ouen

bravo orgue

What is the name of that little piston he is using to crescendo at the end? I have never seen that on an organ before. Looks extremely useful to just be able to hit one piston and get a steady crescendo!

@ds1868

4 жыл бұрын

Pre-programmable sequencer.

This is the only instrument I've laid eyes on which, not content with offering a choice of 32' pedal reeds along with a presumably open metal 32' Principale basse in the Pedal division, boasts another open metal rank (32' Montre) on the Grand-Orgue. I hadn't realised, when I walked in during an unplanned walk, just what the scale of the building was, and the "buffet" at the far end of the nave looked relatively normal in its proportions, albeit outstandingly easy on the eye. It was not until I took stock, having completed a few laps of the interior, that it dawned on me that what I had taken to be 16' Montre pipes were in fact the 32' ones, and the ones which looked like the 8 footers were of course 16'. At that stage, I still did not realise that they were *all* associated with a manual division - I suppose their scale was slightly on the slender side, but I don't recall noticing.

@Gottenhimfella

4 жыл бұрын

Actually I got curious and did some digging with Google, and I understated the case: there are actually THREE 32' reeds, with a ContreBasson on the Récit Expressif, so there are two manuals with 32' stops, and three such ranks on the Pedal. It's just as well the scale of the building is a match for such long-period waveforms! Here's what the builder's website had to say about the specification: The new organ has five manual divisions of 61 notes and a Pedal of 32 notes. The Specification is exceptionally rich. The Positif has 18 stops, the Grand-Orgue 16 stops, the Récit Expressif 17 stops, the Grand-Choeur 19 stops, the Solo 11 stops and the Pedal 20 stops, altogether 101 stops, 147 ranks and 8,000 pipes. Amongst the uncommon features of this organ, the following are particularly noticeable: A grand Plein-Jeu based on the Montre 32' on the Grand-Orgue; the harmonic series up to the ninth in 32' on the Pédale (Théorbe: 4 4/7' + 3 5/9') , in 16' on the Grand-Choeur and in 8' on the Solo (Harmoniques: 1 1/3' + 1 1/7' + 8/9'), and up to the seventh in 8' on the Positif; A Plein-Jeu Harmonique 2-8 rank on the Grand-Choeur; A battery of hooded Tubas on the Grand-Choeur; A reed battery based on the 32' Contrebasson on the Récit Expressif; Five ranks of chamade reeds on the solo winded on 6 (!) different wind pressures increasing from bass to treble. Amongst the exceptional colours, the series of harmonic flutes (8', 4', 2 2/3', 2', 1 3/5', 1') on the Solo must be noted; this was introduced by Jean Guillou in the organs of "Chant dóiseau" in Bruxelles and of the Tonhalle in Zürich. Jean Guillou also had the idea to add a Sesquialtera to the Grand-Orgue in order to allow more soloistic possibilities to this manual. The Contre-Bombarde 32' was not specified in the original contract but the Van den Heuvel brothers thought that the existing Contre-Trombone 32' (with its wooden resonators of relatively small scale) was not assertive enough for such a large instrument; so they gave this new stop to the City of Paris. Thus the organ of the Saint Eustache seems to be the only one in the world which has three independent 32' reed stops. To which I can only add: Bravo! Excellence before profit ! ! ! Muchos kudos to the builders. PS: I guessed wrong, at least partly, in my unresearched post: the "presumably open metal" 32' Principale basse in the Pedal division turns out to be "wood & metal". I don't know if it's open, closed or a mixture. The builders' excellent website gives much more on this formidable instrument, at vandenheuvel-orgelbouw.nl/

I play a North German style organ. But I have to say this is one of the romantic style organs I would KILL to play. lol

La marque d'un musicien qui comprend véritablement l'âme de l'orgue est celui qui comprend comment travailler avec la résonance de son espace ... trop d'organistes continuent de jouer à un rythme sans respect pour la résonance d’une salle. L'écho et le silence qui suivent font partie de la performance en tant que fanfare brillante. Sans le silence, la fanfare devient juste du bruit¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Presentation et illustration sonore absolument captivantes.Qui joue la piece d introduction?

@jaminvincent5690

3 жыл бұрын

Moi aussi je voudrais bien le savoir. En plus le son qu'il y a au tout début est incroyable. Une atmosphère étrange.

@timbour

Жыл бұрын

Il s'agit d'une improvisation réalisée expressément pour la vidéo de présentation sans doute. Reste à savoir qui de Thomas ou de Baptiste l'exécuta... Mystère !

Was the organist improvising at the end of the video? Or does anyone recognize the piece he played?

@tokenr7414

4 жыл бұрын

Improvising

I didn't realize he is blind until I heard him play.

Excellente vidéo, aurait-on le nom de la dernière pièce jouée par Ospital?

@ericdouarinou8232

5 жыл бұрын

C'est une improvisation dans laquelle il reprend un peu tous les timbres présentés avant dans la vidéo

But does it have a cowbell?

En introduction, vous nous dîtes que cet instrument date de 1989. Qu'en est-il des Orgues anciennes ou des organiers qui y ont œuvré ? Par exemple Jean Dunand (Villeurbanne 69) refusé après le montage. Sauf erreur de ma part, Baker mit involontairement le feu dans l'Orgue et détruisant tout ou partie. Et les autres ? ? ? Il est un mot que j’exècre : air. En facture d'Orgue, on dit toujours VENT . . . .

I would enjoy playing a couple of pieces at the console of this grand instrument. La Nativité du Seigneur - Olivier Messiaen, and Litanies-Jean Alain. Yes, I could think of other music....

I believe this organ was built by a Dutch company. But it is a beauty and often used for concerts. "Their regular organist likes playing in an avant garde style which can be quite exciting, usually beginning about 5 minutes before the beginning of the main Mass on Sunday mornings. The choir there is also quite good compared to other churches in Paris.

...6'12 erf désolé mais il manque le Biseau dans votre description 'partie horizontale qui sépare le pied et le corps du tuyau et qui permet la production du son (comme une flûte à Bec, un sifflet, un appeau...) Respectueusement malgré la tarditude de mon post^^

Si jeunes, si capacités!

Who originally built the organ?

@Gottenhimfella

4 жыл бұрын

from Wikipedia: With 8,000 pipes, the organ is the largest pipe organ in France, surpassing the organs of Saint Sulpice and Notre Dame de Paris. The organ originally constructed by P.-A. Ducroquet was powerful enough for the premiere of Hector Berlioz's titanic Te Deum to be performed at St-Eustache in 1855. It was later modified under the direction of Joseph Bonnet. The present organ of St. Eustache was designed by Jean-Louis Coignet under the direction of Titular Organist Jean Guillou and dates from 1989 when it was almost entirely rebuilt by Dutch firm Van Den Heuvel, retaining a few ranks of pipes from the former organ and the wooden case, which is original. I don't know when the original organ was built. The church started construction in 1532. Construction took 105 years (!) The church was ransacked in the 1789 revolution. It was closed to Catholic worship in 1793 and used for a time as a barn(!); it was re-opened in 1795 with significant damage. The building was further damaged by a fire in 1844. Architect Victor Baltard directed a complete restoration of the building from 1846-1854, including the construction of the organ case, pulpit, and high altar and the repair of the church's paintings. The church was set afire during the rule of the Paris Commune in 1871, necessitating repairs to the attic, buttresses, and south facade. Living as I do in a place where a cathedral damaged in an earthquake, which includes a magnificent instrument, has been left to take its chances with the weather, I have to admire the dogged persistence of the "fidèles" in Paris. I do hope the Notre-Dame de Paris is soon put to rights in the same spirit.

heureusement que Van den Heuven lui a donné le caractère que n'avait pas su lui donner Aristide Cavaillé-Coll dont les instruments ne sont fait que pour la musique du 19 ème siècle : Franck, Vierne, Boeldieu etc ...tandis que maintenant on peux tout y jouer

@jice0610

6 жыл бұрын

dank u !

@guislainbernard1434

5 жыл бұрын

?,,,, Cavaille col n a jamais touché a cet instrument!!!! C etatit Ducroquet... Ne pas confondre avec ND et St Sulpice.....et d autres...

@juliusobsequens9887

2 жыл бұрын

@@guislainbernard1434 il en est à l'origine avec Baltard pour le buffet!

@guislainbernard1434

2 жыл бұрын

@@juliusobsequens9887 non.non! C etait Daublaine et Calinet. Ca devait etre leur plus gros instrument! Malheureusement un incendie en fin de chantier a detruit l instrument et provoquer la ruine de la maison. Ducroquet a repris les actifs et a repris le chantier. L orgue avait donc quand meme un coté romantique...sans cavaillé coll

*Proceeds to touch the operating component of a reed pipe* GG

Comprising hundreds of metres of Eustachian pipes.

@ds1868

4 жыл бұрын

8,000 pipes to be precise.

orgues, au pluriel, est un nom féminin.

the one guy has 4 eye rings :-) l'homme a 4 anneaux oculaires :-)

Dommage, ces jeunes sont super dans ce reportage mais je n aime pas cet orgue flamand qui sonne extra terrestre avec notamment un Tutti d anches glaciales et avec des basses de 16 et 32 faiblardes voir inaudibles, peu de profondeur, que de l agressivité et de l acidite bon j avoue c est amusant et unique toutes ces mutations colorées et baroques mais c est du gadget, je prefere largement un Cavaille Coll, facture française et meilleur qualite de jeux et de possibilité large de repertoire et donc de registration ! Cocorico ! J espère qu' un Jour, la maison de facture Cavaille coll reouvrira ses portes et sa boutique ! Si seulement...

@geffdek803

4 жыл бұрын

Discret le contre basson de 32' ?!?! L'avez vous entendu en vrai?!?!

Dutch Organ. brothers VandenHeuvel

Une telle orgue serait impossible à construire de nos jours ... Sa valeur est pratiquement inestimable..

@AristideCavCol

6 жыл бұрын

Elle a été achevée en 1989 au prix de 5.000.000 euros.

grace au maître jean guillou qui a été le chef d'orchestre de la restauration de ce fabuleux instrument

une erreur, à la 9.28 minute le pied comme mesure ne fait pas 33 cm mais 0,3048 mètre. sinon belle vidéo.

@guislainbernard1434

5 жыл бұрын

christian campbell exact.... petite pointure...lol...c est le pied francais et non anglais...

This remade organ has a brutal sound, far from the ideal of Cavaillé-Coll.

@ericholicky3797

6 жыл бұрын

This is not a remade organ, just made, and, as far as I know, was never meant to be a Cavaillé-Coll like instrument. It's more neo-classical then romantic.

@drbobdrake

6 жыл бұрын

On the contrary: The reception to the van den Heuvel organ at the St. Eustache was so great that the "Societé Académique d'Arts et Lettres" in Paris bestowed their "Médaille de Vermeïl" upon Jan L. van den Heuvel in 1991 for his contribution to the Art of French Organ Building. The series of harmonic flutes (8', 4', 2 2/3', 2', 1 3/5', 1') on the Solo was introduced by then titulaire Jean Guillou who also had the idea to add a Sesquialtera to the Grand-Orgue in order to allow more soloistic possibilities to this manual.

@praestant8

3 жыл бұрын

actually it has most of the previous pipework. shows what you know.

Perso je préfère la suavité du Cavaillé-Coll de La Grande Combe, qui nous vient de 1881 et a gardé tous ses registres d'origine. masdelaregordane.wordpress.com/2017/12/10/fetes-chretiennes-a-la-grand-combe

@jice0610

6 жыл бұрын

pour avoir été titulaire de deux Cavaillé Coll je peux vous dire par expérience qu'ils ne sont bon qu'à jouer la musique du 19ème siècle , parfaite pour C Franck, Vierne,ou encore Boeldieu ou Lefebure Welly mais on obtiens rien de valable avec la musique française des 17 et 18 ème siècle ou même encore avec de la musique moderne comme Messien ou J Langlais pour ne citer qu'eux , les Cavaillé Coll sont des instruments sans vraiments de caractère, bon à jouer tout et rien

@guislainbernard1434

5 жыл бұрын

jice0610 Il est vrai qu un CC n est pas l ideal pour du Balbastre ou Couperin....lol Mais ce sont de bons instrument d accompagnement... Perso je prefere les Clicquot.... mais j aprecie les fonds CC et ....les bombardes...!!!!!😂

Voici un instrument à l'image du Christianisme et de toute sa science et de son intelligence

NOT

nice organ, horrible 'music'

@stko9164

4 жыл бұрын

@Vitaly Gombert Oh, really ?? Then I grieve for your handicapped music-taste. This organ-demonstration, which is really well done, shows an impressive, majestetic instrument, which is surrounded by , sorry , ABSOLUTELY HORRIBLE MUSIC. Such music is certainly one of the reasons why there are lots of people who find an organ, especially a large and impressive church organ, to be scary or even terrible.

nice gay boys :)

Over and over world famous organists insist on presenting "Pipe Organ 101" (How An Organ Works), a tragic waste of time and talent.