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CDA67436
Recording details: May 2004
St Nikolai, Halmstad, Sweden
Produced by Paul Spicer
Engineered by Simon Eadon
Release date: February 2005
Total duration: 77 minutes 33 seconds
St Nikolai, Halmstad, Sweden
Produced by Paul Spicer
Engineered by Simon Eadon
Release date: February 2005
Total duration: 77 minutes 33 seconds
'Whether your dreams are of the nocturnal or day variety there is plenty to enjoy on this fastidiously engineered disc; Herrick's playing is strong on communication and conviction. Most refreshing' (Gramophone)
'as ever, an enterprisingly devised selection of music, excellently performed on a pristine instrument. And, by the way, the quality of the recording is very good, too' (International Record Review)
Organ Dreams, Vol. 4
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Movement 2: Sicilienne
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Movement 1: Air
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Movement 2: Berceuse
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Movement 3: Procession
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The fourth volume in our ‘Organ Dreams’ series finds Christopher Herrick at the helm of the Pels & van Leeuwen organ of St Nikolai, Halmstad, in Sweden, and this instrument – built in 2003 – turns out to be a perfect vehicle for the repertoire. Starting with Charles-Marie Widor’s ‘Wachet auf!’ arrangement, the programme embraces a further four Parisian organists – César Franck, Maurice Duruflé, Charles-Valentin Alkan and Alexandre Guilmant – and three masters from the English Cathedral tradition – Samuel Sebastian Wesley, Harvey Grace and Herbert Sumsion. The triumphant conclusion to the recital is Franz Liszt’s epic ‘Weinen, Klagen, Sorgen, Zagen’ variations, neatly returning us to our starting-point and the sanctity of Bach’s dominance in the world of organ composition. |
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