(04-12-2013, 05:00 PM)Bridge Wrote: Do you play the organ yourself? It's a dream of mine to be able to to play on a huge church organ one day, even though they are really intimidating.
Haha, I wish. I'm same as you - never played the thing. Although, I do know a lot about how organs work. I too wish to be able to lay my hands on an organ manual one day, play with the stops, etc.
Messiaen is pretty interesting, although I think the organ could be taken further, especially in combination with orchestra and synths.
I don't think organs are intimidating, even though they can be if they want to. I felt real fear listening to a live performance of Reger's "Trauerode". But to me, the organ signifies variety to the extremities above all else.