Phantom of the Opera Overture

[kiernan]

"What instrument do you play?"
"The cathedral"

[zerocalvin]

anyone who could play this piece on an organ should bare the honorary title of "The Angel of Music"

[kokumairi]

When i listen to this i always feel the urge to buy a cloak.

[anemonenova]

the dislikes are the theater people who fear the phantom ://

[coolHawk_]

It never ceases to amaze me that the whole overture can be played by one person on one instrument with not only their hands but their feet as well. Amazing job!

[cliodhnagrant]

How...how can anyone have the amazing brain capacity to do this. He’s doing 4 different things with 4 different limbs!!

[DavidLloydDSL]

The joy this brings me, though, is that it "proves" the "real Phantom of the Opera" could have played this on his pipe organ solo.

Bravo, Monsieur!

[sethbottmusic]

Thanks for the comments. Just so everyone knows, the sheet music I have is NOT published. A talented friend of mine arranged this for classical pipe organ. I feel this is the correct tempo for this arrangement, so the large 32' reeds can speak correctly. If it were a broadway synthesizer, then yes, the tempo should be faster. But for the classical pipe organ, I feel this tempo is just right. :)

[jameslahare]

Set at 1:25x speed then you get the overture

[AttilaThebung]

A big issue some people have, especially playing in large rooms with a classical pipe organ is they'll want to play at the original tempo and it just doesn't feel right. The instrument can't breathe and the room can't decay, so it just becomes a big muddle of notes - there's a few playthroughs of Toccata And Fugue in D Minor where this is an issue. I think just slowing the piece down a touch and letting the instrument breathe and really resonate with the room gave a whole new feel to it. Wonderful work.

[duncanabrams]

My life has been pointless up until I found this. The organ only cover sounds amazing, and I honestly prefer the slower tempo. Great Job!

[ooeygooeygoodra]

It would have been a sin to not post this on youtube. This deserved to be here. Brava Monsieur

[Jestophre]

Yes! You really are very clean in your playing, Seth. Great arrangement. After all these years, I've never actually had the chance to watch someone play this up close. Bravo!

[NOONE-cdgu]

My god ! This is incredible ! I imagine this is what the phantom must look like playing this song. Using hands and feet at the same time and never hitting a note wrong ! Amazing ! Just absolutely wonderful ! The hours of practice this must have taken

[SeaBreeze]

There is nothing so awe inspiring as the majestic sound of a pipe organ, and this was the way Phantom was meant to sound. Bravo!

[antonioflowers]

This is really good, if you close your eyes you can almost hear the overture with everything playing.

[matheussampaiodemoura]

Fica difícil de dizer o que sentir ao ouvir uma peça como esta executada com tanta emoção.
A imponência do som parece que percorrer o corpo em cada célula.
A emoção fica explícita, não dá pra conter as lágrimas.
Pena que seja possível dar apenas um like

[anothergingeronthetheinternet]

Imagine you’re just cleaning a church then suddenly you hear this in the darkness

[neverxnice]

In sleep, he sang to me
In dreams, he came
That voice which calls to me
And speaks my name
And do I dream again?
For now, I find
The phantom of the, opera is here
Inside my mind
Sing once again with me
Our strange duet
My power over you
Grows stronger yet
And though you turn from me
To glance behind
The phantom of the, opera is there
Inside your mind
Those who have seen your face
Draw back in fear
I am the mask you wear
It's me they hear
Your spirit and your voice
In one combined
The phantom of the, opera is there
Inside your mind
Is that the phantom of the opera?
Beware the phantom of the opera
In all your fantasies
You always knew
That man and mystery
Were both in you
And in this labyrinth
Where night is blind
The phantom of the opera is there
Inside your mind
Sing, my angel of music

[carelheijden]

Brilliant bravo gespeeld.
Heerlijk en bijzonder om van te genieten van deze uitvoering ❤