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Gillian Weir
Nothing Like a Dame
This week on Pipedreams host Michael Barone visits with one of the world’s foremost recitalists, Gillian Weir. She talks about her fascination with the organ and the challenges and responsibilities of a global career, and plays from her repertoire - which covers pretty much anything from the late Renaissance to the modern-day. Hear instruments in Denmark, England, Wisconsin, the Netherlands, and Texas, and discover how artistry and charm go hand-in-hand. When the magnificent Dame Gillian plays, it’s proven beyond a shadow of a doubt that there is nothing like a Dame.
Listen to the program; 
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Program Broadcast dates:
- March 6, 2000
Music played in the program
BACH: Toccata & Fugue in d, S. 565 –(1738 Müller/Saint Bavo Church, Haarlem, The Netherlands) BBC CD-678 (OLF)
BULL: 2 Pieces (Dr. Bull’s My Selfe; Dr. Bull’s Jewell) –(1978 Phelps/Hexham Abbey, England, UK) Australian Argo 460 186
HEILLER: Tanz Toccata –(1992 Fisk/Meyerson Symphony Center, Dallas, TX) (American Public Media recording 4/11/94)
BONNET: Elfes. DANDRIEU: Noel, Bon Joseph ecoutez moi. BOSSI: Scherzo in g, Op. 49 –(1969 Aeolian-Skinner/Performing Arts Center, Milwaukee, WI) Koss Classics CD-1013
FRANCK: Pastorale, Op. 19 –(1928-83 Frobenius/Arhus Cathedral, Denmark) Collins Classics 3CD-70442
MESSIAEN: Apparition de l’eglise éternelle. JONGEN: Sonata eroica –(1992 Fisk/Meyerson Symphony Center, Dallas, TX) (American Public Media recording 4/11/94)
Ms. Weir’s achievements as soloist, broadcaster, teacher and scholar have been recognized and celebrated around the globe. In 1989 she became the first woman organist to be awarded the accolade of Commander of the British Empire by Queen Elizabeth II. She is represented in the United States by Karen McFarlane Artists Management (www.concertorganists.com).