The World’s Most Well-known Organ Piece Performed on the World’s Largest Totally Operational Pipe Organ

The world’s most well-known organ piece, performed on the world’s largest ful­ly func­tion­ing pipe organ. That’s what you could have above. Right here, organ­ist Dylan David Shaw per­types Bach’s Toc­ca­ta and Fugue in D minor on the well-known Wana­mak­er organ.

Orig­i­nal­ly constructed for the St. Louis World’s Honest in 1904, the organ finish­ed up in Philadel­phi­a’s Wana­mak­er’s depart­ment retailer in 1911. Greater than a cen­tu­ry lat­er, the organ nonetheless resides in the identical retailer. However Macy’s even­tu­al­ly took over Wanamaker’s, and Macy’s now plans to shut the shop, leav­ing the destiny of the organ unknown. The place will the 28,000-pipe organ discover a new residence? That’s nonetheless TBD, some­factor that’s like­ly to get resolved within the months to come back.

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