I've just come back from an organ recital where two of the pieces were transcriptions of (1) "Pictures at an Exhibition" and (2) the March from "The Love of Three Oranges", both arranged by Jean Guillou, of whom I know nothing. I really love organ music but I know zilch about transcriptions (the only one I really know is the organ version of the Coronation March from Meyerbeer's "Le Prophete", which I think is great). I was amazed by the diversity of sound produced by the organ in these transcriptions; the colours were extraordinary. I just wondered if any organists could shed any light on how the stops combine to make certain sounds. I'm sorry if this is a bit vague but I was so entranced with Guillou's arrangement of "Pictures at an Exhibition" that I now prefer it to the orchestral version. 
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