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CDA67436

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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

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'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
Christopher Herrick (organ)
Bach's Memento  Charles-Marie Widor (1844-1937)
1
No 4: Marche du veilleur de nuit 'Wachet auf!', BWV645  [4'04]
2
Prélude, Fugue et Variation, M30 Op 18  [9'54]  César Franck (1822-1890)
A Second Set of Three Pieces for Chamber Organ  Samuel Sebastian Wesley (1810-1876)
3
No 2: Andante in E flat major  [4'18]
Suite, Op 5  Maurice Duruflé (1902-1986)
4
Movement 2: Sicilienne  [6'03]
Ten Compositions for organ  Harvey Grace (1874-1944)
5
No 8: Reverie 'The God of love my Shepherd is'  [3'19]
6
Prière, Op 64 No 5  [6'00]  Charles-Valentin Alkan (1813-1888), arr. César Franck (1822-1890)
Air, Berceuse and Procession  Herbert Whitton Sumsion (1899-1995)
7
Movement 1: Air  [4'19]
8
Movement 2: Berceuse  [5'24]
9
Movement 3: Procession  [7'12]
Chorals et Noëls, Op 93  Alexandre Guilmant (1837-1911)
10
No 1: Choral 'Was Gott thut das ist wohlgethan'  [8'53]
11
Weinen, Klagen, Sorgen, Zagen 'Präludium nach Johann Sebastian Bach', S179  [18'07]  Franz Liszt (1811-1886) & Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
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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