Fancy footwork

[vernon]

Listening to Radio Four during my drive home tonight was more pleasurable than normal as one of the programs was a deconstruction of Vidor's toccata. All aspects of the complexities of playing the piece were covered and the hairs stood up on the back of my neck when the bass kicked in.

Wanting more I visited Youtube and discovered this fancy piece of foot pedal mastery:

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]View: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hHZvMAJUN5g[/media]

 

[Shaun]

That is impressive.

I can do a chord with my right hand, but that's where my dexterity ends - just the one hand - never mind using both feet and both hands together, that's just mad skillz (as the kids say!).

 

[Mr Phoebus]

Now that's what I call dancing on the pedals.

 

[Globalti]

Curiously I heard (on R3 Thursday?) and interview with Gillian Weir, in which they played a recording of her performing Poulec's Organ Concerto. Absolutely fantastic.

 

[vernon]

Can't beat organ music.

Fnaar - over to you.

 

[Fnaar]

It's satisfying to see a woman who knows what she's doing with a big organ

 

[fenfirsttimer]

Amazing - thanks for sharing that with us.
From someone with no musical talent whatso ever - could never get the fingers right on my recorder at school!

 

[funnymummy]

It's satisfying to see a woman who knows what she's doing with a big organ

Obvioulsy this is classed as multi-tasking & therefore a man would be incapable of playing so well

 

[Fnaar]

Obvioulsy this is classed as multi-tasking & therefore a man would be incapable of playing so well

 

[Arch]

Amazing stuff. Everytime they showed the 'foot cam', I was reminded of Riverdance!

 

[Night Train]

Amazing skill!

What I want to know is how she manages a bottom shuffle to the right at 0:44 when both hands and feet are still playing?

 

[vernon]

Amazing skill!

What I want to know is how she manages a bottom shuffle to the right at 0:44 when both hands and feet are still playing?

A diet of beans, fried eggs and black pudding an hour before the performance provides gas assisted relocation.