Rare glimpse of Notre Dame's organ

Описание: (3 May 2013)
AP Television
Paris - 2 May 2013
1. Wide exterior shot of Notre-Dame Cathedral
2. Mid of Philippe Lefebvre, Notre-Dame Cathedral organist, taking seat at organ
3. Various of Lefebvre's playing "Piece Heroique" composed by Cesar Franck
4. Wide of organ pipes
5. Mid of organ pipes and wooden structure
6. Wide of visitors listening to organ and taking pictures
7. Close-up of Lefebvre playing
8. Close-up of Lefebvre's feet pushing pedals
10. SOUNDBITE: (French) Philippe Lefebvre, Organist, Notre Dame Cathedral:
(talking about his first time listening to an organ, at 15:)
"I was here, on this organ's loft. I saw the organist and I was very impressed. I thought that there were much more possibilities than with a piano. Even though I find a piano magnificent, this is just a whole new world."
11. Close-up of Lefebvre's hands
12. Mid of Lefebvre with music sheets
13. Close-up of music sheets of "La Piece Heroique" by Cesar Franck
14. SOUNDBITE: (French) Philippe Lefebvre, Organist, Notre Dame Cathedral:
"We improvise. It is a big tradition in French organ school, for centuries. Since music sheets didn't exist at the early stages of the organs. So organists were improvisers primarily. And this tradition went on, in Europe and particularly in France."
15. Mid of Lefebvre's feet pushing organ pedals
16. Close-up of organ tubes
17. Tilt up of Lefebvre playing organ
18. SOUNDBITE: (French) Philippe Lefebvre, Organist, Notre Dame Cathedral:
"Notre Dame is different because it is one of the only organs that has kept the traces of the centuries. As has the cathedral itself. So we have some tones from before the Revolution, some from the 19th century similar to ones of a symphonic orchestra and also all the recent inputs from the 20th century. So we have three or four authentic centuries of music."
19. Close-up of deep gash in organ wood carving, AUDIO: music
20. Wide of organ, AUDIO: music
21. Close-up of carved wood, 18th century and 19th century vertical tubes, AUDIO: music
22. SOUNDBITE: (French) Philippe Lefebvre, Organist, Notre Dame Cathedral:
"This particular organ was always looked after by the cathedral and more recently by the French state. Every thirty years this organ was restored, in order to keep its good condition but also to add some improvements and some newer tones. And these tones are made for Notre Dame Cathedral's acoustics. He is in total harmony with Notre Dame Cathedral's acoustics. He rings out the walls of the cathedral."
23. Wide tilt down of cathedral, AUDIO: organ music
24. High shot of visitors inside cathedral, AUDIO: organ music
25. SOUNDBITE: (French) Philippe Lefebvre, Organist, Notre Dame Cathedral:
"Here in Notre Dame when you play a tone, the acoustics make the resonance last for eight to nine seconds. It is exceptional, the sound spreads across the whole structure and you feel it when you play, the sounds come back at you. It doesn't just stop immediately. It provokes sensations for the organist."
26. High shot of Lefebvre playing organ
27. Wide exterior shot of Notre Dame Cathedral, installation in foreground marking its 850th anniversary
28. Mid of visitors walking to cathedral
29. Wide of crowd in front of cathedral
30. Mid of queue of visitors
31. Wide of visitors seated in front of cathedral
32. Low exterior shot of cathedral
33. Close-up of sculpture representing a French King
LEADIN
Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris has allowed rare access to its historic organ.
The instrument has been refurbished for the first time in three decades.
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