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I heard this piece played exactly once before today. It was in person (when I was in junior high) in Kansas City at a recital in a religious auditorium many decades ago. The even name of the religion has changed. I'm not sure if the organ still exists. But as soon as I heard the opening notes, I remembered it as if it was this afternoon. As wild as this piece sounds, it sounded like something greater there. The piece (the finale of Vidor's 5th organ symphony, I learned this evening) starts off in the treble, then thunders into the bass. At that place in KC one set of pipes was beyond keyboard and the organist, another was behind the audience. When the bass came in from behind us, it was stunning. We all knew the pipes were there, but everyone in the audience turned to look. The balance between treble and bass was much better in person than any of the YouTube versions I can find, but I hope you will enjoy this version.
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