ELEGY | GEORGE THALBEN-BALL

The organ is by William Hill & Sons (1869), St Martin's Church, Salisbury.

[nancyfalciani]

Simply Beautiful, thank you for your heartfelt rendition! You are a priceless British Treasure!

[johnmccord]

Thank You for Your music, the church tours, the history of the instruments You treat us to 👍🙏✝️🙏✝️

[seanlatimer]

Beautifully played. St Martin’s is so very fortunate to have Ben. Organ sounds Romantic in its timbre 😊. Love your registration 👏

[ElizabethHolmes-ip]

I have never heard this piece of organ music before, so thank you Ben for introducing me to it. It is absolutely beautiful and played so expressively by yourself. It is an emotional piece but, at the same time, a joy to listen to. Another piece I know I won’t tire of listening to.

[JLHoopes]

I have heard this played by many organists on many organs, including composer himself, and I really enjoyed your interpretation on this two manual organ. It was very expressive. Thank you for playing and posting it with the videos you also showed of the church.

[davidcraggs]

Ben, that performance was beautiful and played with such feeling and emotion. Your registration was spot on in accordance with George Thalbenball’s instructions on the score. Keep up the good work Ben.

[neilanyon]

Beautiful piece played beautifully on a beautiful organ. I've just come across your channel and I am blown away by the balance and versatility of such a modest instrument. A quintessentially English parish church organ, expertly crafted by Messrs. Hill. Thanks Ben.

[edwardhart]

Great registration, tempo, expression Thankyou

[JennyLambert-hf]

I heard this played many times before I lost touch with the Church. Brings back so many memories. Thankyou Ben

[benjamindaniel]

The Great Stopped Diapason at the end is very "lieblich". This is my go-to piece for funerals. Malcolm Archer has written an Elegy of his own; it's is an obvious pastiche of this piece, but nonetheless satisfying as an alternative.

[sherrylandrum]

Lovely and haunting. I feel the history of the times.

[brianlooksaround]

What a charming channel you have. Nice hair too.

[MarksOfdOrgan]

There are so many Elegy pieces from the organ but the best in my opinion is the one from Corelli and also Esther Higgins published for The Organist books. I made arrangements of these pieces because I couldn't get it out of my head the first time I heard it

[anglicanman]

One of the finest works ever written for organ. I always feel a calming afterwards. Thank you, Ben.

[knightsbenny]

thank you Ben you realy nailed it its such a sad and emoitional piece you have me🥲 in tears

[randallkrum]

This is truly the most memorable playing of the Thalben-Ball "Elegy" that I have ever heard. Thank you for the inspiration.

[seanlatimer]

Thanks Ben. This and Rhosymedre are exquisite. Please record this Vaughan Williams piece, and include both on a CD. 🙏
I enjoy your Christmas and Hymn CD’s 🙂