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Willis Organ of Saint Paul’s Cathedral, London
England’s Glory
The magnificent Organ Sonata by Sir Edward Elgar is but one of the highlights of this week’s Pipedreams broadcast. In it, four players (two in London and two in New England) will revel in an almost orchestral wash of color. Joseph Payne plays from the Mulliner Book, Malcolm Archer takes us to Lancaster Town Hall, Robert Wolley performs 16th century music on an instrument equally old, and Colin Walsh has a blast at Lincoln Cathedral. Experience the lush sounds that characterize organ music from jolly old England.
Beyond Bach and Franck and Widor, there’s a wonderful realm of experience awaiting us in the works of British composers. From the Mulliner Book and early pieces by Orlando Gibbons and Dr. John Bull, through the proud pages of Hubert Parry and Charles Stanford, to the entire First Sonata by Edward Elgar, we prove it’s not a desert island as regards its organ music. Come and celebrate England’s Glory, this week on Pipedreams.
Program Broadcast dates:
- January 15, 2001
Featured Organs:
Music played in the program
GORDON JACOB: Festal Flourish –Colin Walsh (1898 Willis/ Lincoln Cathedral) Priory CD-379
HUBERT PARRY: Chorale-prelude, Hanover –Robert Benjamin Dobey (1933 Skinner/Girard College Chapel, Philadelphia) Pro Organo CD-7059 (800-336-2224; www.zarex.com)
ORLANDO GIBBONS: 2 Fantasias in d (Nos. 1 & 4) –Robert Woolley (1680 Dallam/Ploujean Parish Church, Brittany) Chandos CD-0559
CHARLES WOOD: Prelude on Saint Mary’s.
CHARLES VILLIERS STANFORD: Prelude in the Form of a Toccata, Op. 88, no. 3 –Jennifer Bate (1955 Harrison/Saint James Church, Muswell Hill, London; 1919 Willis/Brangwyn Hall, Swansea) ASV CD-6222 (Koch International [KI]; 516-484-1000; www.kochint.com)
NIGEL OGDEN: England’s Glory –Malcolm Archer (1909 Norman & Beard/Lancaster Town Hall) Priory CD-400
CHRISTOPHER TYE: When that the fifty day was come.
WILLIAM BLITHEMAN: Christe redemptor omnium –Joseph Payne (1890 Hook/United Church, Stonington, CT) Naxos CD-8.550719
JOHN BULL: 3 Pieces (Te lucis ante terminum; In nomine; Fantasia) –Etienne Baillot (1981 Garnier/Cathédrale Saint Étienne Metz, France) K617 CD-003
EDWARD ELGAR: Sonata No. 1 in G, Op. 28 (1st movement) –Jennifer Bate (1871 Willis-1972 Harrison/Royal Albert Hall, London) ASV CD-6160 (KI)
ELGAR: Sonata No. 1 (2nd movement) –Thomas Murray (1863 Hook/Immaculate Conception Church, Boston) AFKA CD-507
ELGAR: Sonata No. 1 (3rd movement) –Thomas Murray (1929 Skinner/Woolsey Hall, Yale University, New Haven, CT) Gothic CD-49076 (800-735-4720; www.gothicrecords.com)
ELGAR: Sonata No. 1 (4th movement) –John Scott (1872 Willis-1972 Mander/Saint Paul’s Cathedral, London) Priory CD-401