Back in 2016, we showed you Queen’s “Bohemian Rhapsody” getting played on a 1905 fairground organ. But now we’re stepping it up a level, and letting you behold this: organist Joshua Stafford performing the same Queen classic on a Midmer-Losh pipe organ. Built with 33,112 pipes, it’s apparently the “largest pipe organ ever constructed, the largest musical instrument ever constructed, and the loudest musical instrument ever constructed.” You can find it in the Main Auditorium of the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, NJ. Enjoy.
h/t Allie
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Awesome. Beautiful. Freddie would love it.
Oh how I love this. The pipe organ should not only be about grand sounds. The true meaning of the organ is seen in the harmony it brings out when sounds are combined at varying levels — it’s truly a one-man orchestra. This piece and, of course, the organist exploit the true meaning of the organ.👏👏👏👏
Pushed all the right buttons but I felt there was no heart in that performance at all
Fantastic!