Petr Eben: 'Finale' from Sunday Music

20-year-old organist Monica Czausz performs the "Finale" from Petr Eben's Sunday Music on the Fisk-Rosales organ in the Edythe Bates Old Recital Hall at Rice University.
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[gregburns]

Thank you for this glorious example of organ music of Petr Eben.

[OrganNLou]

Great performance!! Also I must mention that this is the perfect combination of instrument and space as well. This is the closest thing we have to a Cavaille Coll organ in the US.

[peter-ammanfordcarmarthens]

Remarkable performance - and from memory !! Thank you

[RiccardoBonci]

Great piece, I actually played it for my finals in London.
Very good performance, brava! 😊

[SternDrive]

Monica !!!  I don't know this piece,   but you brought me to tears.  My 9 year old daughter is taking keyboard, and if she plays half as good, I will be thrilled.  Bravo !

[markvodicka]

exquisitely timed and precision performance, Mark Vodicka

[Tsiniastje]

Wonderful piece of music and excellent performance, thank you!

[Tsiniastje]

Congratulations, that's organ music and well played too!

[RobinBeaumont]

Excellent performance and from memory!!

[iamrepete]

I like this better than the too? often played "Moto Ostinato" movement, especially played as it is here...Bravo!

[protoleranz]

Wunderbar und leicht gespielt, dankeschön!

[nelsonwhaley]

Brilliant....reminds me of the late Simon Preston's exciting playing!

[pianosteven]

Wow, you play the church organ fantastic!
With how much feeling you play with your hands and feets, how you move your body and how you close your eyes. Fantastic!
And also with how much force and dynamic you play with your hands and your fantastic speedy feets. Wish I could see you live.
Do you give concerts in Germany?

[jorgelopez-prdr]

Bravo, Monica! Have you ever considered playing as an encore the theme of the radio program With Heart and Voice?

[samueldelaunay]

Très belle performance d'un point de de vue technique, mais surtout musical !
Cette pièce est en plusieurs parties : toccata, récitatif, scherzo ... toccata finale et Coda.
N'est-ce pas finalement une petite symphonie ? J'avoue mal connaitre ce compositeur, à part "Windows" pour trompette et orgue.

[walterarchibald]

Russell Saunders despised this piece (Sunday Music) and maybe all Eben. Gillian Weir played it at an AGO Convention and he was quite distressed at it having been programed. I have no idea why.

[refgenesis]

Při hudbě Petra Ebena si vzpomenu na pejska s kočičkou. Když jsme jako malí mlátili náhodně do piána, tak to znělo podobně.

[CarlosAlberto-njkt]

La ejecutante es virtuosa. El tema no lo es tanto.

[jyt]

A question for Monica:

You are surely an extremely talented organist and it looks li you can play anything. But, I really can't be certain of that unless I'll be able to compare your performance to others I know and love.

So, my question is - Is it possible you'll perform and post a more "known" pieces ? (i.e Bach, Handel, etc..)

I'm sure many (99.999% of the viewers?) will agree..

Thanks,
James