FINAL - Symphony 1 - L. Vierne - Vincent de Ridder

FINAL - Louis Vierne (Symphonie 1, Op. 14)
Live recording

Hauptwerk sampleset: Cavaillé-Coll organ (1885) in St. Etienne Caen (France)
produced by Sonus Paradisi

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Biography:
Vincent was born in 1997 in Arnemuiden (The Netherlands). From his ninth age till 2015, he took organ lessons with Jos Vogel. In 2015, he started at the Codarts Conservatory in Rotterdam. First, he got organ lessons by Aart Bergwerff. Nowadays, his teachers are Ben van Oosten and Bas de Vroome for organ literature and Hayo Boerema and Sietze de Vries for improvisation. Every year, he gives several organ recitals. In 2019, he won the first prize on the SGO organ competition with his rendition of the Toccata in F (BWV 540) of Johann Sebastian Bach on the Schnitger organ in the Martinikerk in Groningen. Since May 2022, he is organist of the Hillegondakerk in Rotterdam-Hillegersberg. He also gives organ lessons.

[albertwessels]

geweldig, pas nu beluisterd, dank Vincent.

[tcharles]

Another very impressive performance, Vincent. The audio quality/dynamics are really good too! Thank you for uploading. Best wishes - stay safe! 🇺🇦

[RalphLooij]

Mooi, Vincent! Je Frans romantische avontuur bevalt me wel;)

[franswillembakker]

Hi Vincent. Je hebt deze Final van Vierne mooi en beheerst gespeeld. Ben vooral erg content met het tempo wat je hanteert. Door dit tempo te kiezen maak je ook mooie subtiele accenten in het stuk en komt het er daarom mooi gebalanceerd uit, klasse! Velen maken er mijns inziens door het extreem hoge tempo er een haastklus van en dat doet erg afbreuk aan dit geweldige stuk van Louis Vierne.

[jaapdevos]

Eerste kennismaking met dit stuk. Wow lekker gedaan Vincent!

[marcdeleeuw]

Prachtig gespeeld! Heel beheerst en met aandacht voor de muzikale details. En dat alles klinkt natuurlijk voortreffelijk met deze sampleset. Krijg spontaan zin om dat stuk ook eens echt in te gaan studeren, maar als amateur ontbreekt het me aan de tijd hiervoor.

[louislaser]

Vincent, je vous admire. Vous maîtrisez parfaitement votre instrument et votre façon de jouer m’émerveille, tout ça à seulement 25 ans, félicitations.

[igfud]

Amazing playing! Mind if I ask who made the console? Very nice setup!

[arendsteenks]

Vakkundig gespeeld! Mooi om te zien dat NL steeds weer jong orgel talent levert 🎹👌

[jtrevm]

Yes Vincent. Something very special. Spotted Graham Twist's comment - he has it. This is beguiling performance. It's all there. It's like you are there ready to explode it within the next word elation is right. The picture I have is like the sprinter who is getting ready for a win. The next race - and you make it. The race 'grabs' you - and then it's yours. As a 'spectator' I watch / listen knowing you'll have it. You'll celebrate....that's the emotion bit. That's the wow. Trevor.

[SecretsofOrganPlaying]

Brilliant rendition Vincent! Not an easy piece but very exciting both to listen and to play!

[musikausmitterteich]

It looks so easy, when you play. Very beautiful! Keep it up! 👍👍👍

[franstijssen]

Ha Vincent, je gaat in stijl door: knap in de techniek en muzikaal qua interpretatie. Terecht krijg je veel lof toegezwaaid.

[grahamtwist]

Wow, Vincent! I have heard and watched many, many performances of this masterpiece by Vierne - and quite a few by some very eminent organists - but this upload of you playing 'Final' is now my most favourite of them all! It is certainly a tour de force for any organist. Many play it with technical brilliance - as you do - but it is easy to just deliver the right notes but without any emotion! For this 'Final' from Symphony No. 1 to make the maximum impact, you need to sense the exuberance and elation in the music - and this is all down to the performer communicating that such a connection has been made with the music. You clearly enjoy every single second you are playing this piece, and that is what makes this performance so stunning. The sample set of the 1885 Cavaillé-Coll organ in St. Etienne at Caen is my absolute favourite instrument to play on Hauptwerk and you reveal this organ in all its splendour and glory. Totally awesome, Vincent - what a fabulous treat for us all. B R A V O !