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Media Condition: Very Good Plus (VG+)
Sleeve Condition: Very Good Plus (VG+)
Discs have some light surface-wear, the box has very light shelf-wear. All orders received by 3pm sent that weekday from the UK in recyclable card packaging.
Notes:
Complete here for the first time on CD, the Great Cathedral Organ series captured in sonic snapshot the finest organs, organists and organ music to be heard in late 1960s Britain. This generously filled box complements the original 19 LPs with bonus tracks from two celebrated virtuosi – Simon Preston and Fernando Germani – and a whole bonus LP from the brilliant young Brian Runnett.
(P) 1962-1971 Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd. A Warner Music Group Company
CD-ROM contains tracklisting, extended notes on all aspects of the series, and full specification of each organ..
Recordings (1-19 “Great Cathedral Organ Series):
– 1. Liverpool Cathedral – CD 1 (tracks 1-9): 29 & 30 August 1963 – (P) 1964 – Engineer: Christopher Parker
– 2. York Minster – CD 1 (tracks 10-16) & CD 2 (tracks 1-3): 5 & 6 March 1964 – (P) 1964 – Engineer: Christopher Parker
– 3. Westminster Abbey – CD 2 (tracks 4-14): 6 & 8-10 June 1964 – (P) 1964 – Engineer: Christopher Parker
– 4 Gloucester Cathedral – CD 3 (tracks 1-8): 4-6 January 1965 – (P) 1965 – Engineer: Robert Gooch
– 5 Coventry Cathedral – CD 3 (tracks 11-15) & CD 4 (tracks 1-5): 24-26 February 1965 – (P) 1965 – Engineer: Robert Gooch
– 6 Exeter Cathedral – CD 4 (tracks 6-13): 7-9 April 1965 – (P) 1965 – Engineer: Robert Gooch
– 7 St. Giles’ Cathedral, Edinburgh – CD 4 (tracks 14-15) & CD 5 (Tracks 1-10): 15-17 June 1965 – (P) 1965 – Engineer: Robert Gooch
– 8 Llandaff Cathedral – CD 5 (tracks 11-24): 25-27 November 1965 – (P) 1966 – Engineer: Robert Gooch
– 9 Durham Cathedral – CD 6 (tracks 1-6): 15-17 February 1966 – (P) 1966 – Engineer: Christopher Parker
– 10 Hereford Cathedral – CD 6 (tracks 7-13) & CD 7 (tracks 1-2): 29 & 30 June 1966 – (P) 1966 – Engineer: Stuart Eltham
– 11 Salisbury Cathedral – CD 7 (tracks 3-9): 18-20 October 1966 – (P) 1967 – Engineer: Stuart Eltham
– 12 Norwich Cathedral – CD 7 (tracks 10-12) & CD 8 (tracks 1-5): 21-23 September & 7 November 1966 – (P) 1967 – Engineer: Stuart Eltham
– 13 Ely Cathedral – CD 8 (tracks 6-23): 3-5 April 1967 – (P) 1967 – Engineer: Stuart Eltham
– 14 Worcester Cathedral- CD 8 (tracks 24-25) & CD 9 (tracks 1-8): 15-17 November 1967 – (P) 1968 – Engineer: Stuart Eltham
– 15 Westminster Cathedral – CD 9 (tracks 9-12): 24-26 January 1968 – (P) 1968 – Engineer: Stuart Eltham
– 16 Canterbury Cathedral – CD 10 (tracks 1 -15): 15-17 October 1968 – (P) 1969 – Engineer: Stuart Eltham
– 17 St. Paul’s Cathedral – CD 10 (tracks 16-22) & CD 11 (tracks 1-5): 28-30 Ocotober 1969 – P) 1970 – Engineer: Stuart Eltham
– 18 Lincoln Minster – CD 11 (tracks 6-16): 12-14 August 1969 – (P) 1970 – Engineer: Stuart Eltham
– 19 Chester Cathedral – CD 12 (tracks 1-11): 26-28 January 1970 – (P) 1971 – Engineer: Stuart Eltham
– [20] Norwich Cathedral – CD 13 (tracks 1-5): 1967 – (P) 1968 – Engineers: John Snashall, Robert Auger
Bonus tracks:
– CD 2 (tracks 15-16): 28, 30 & 31 March 1967 – (P) 1967 – Balance engineer: Stuart Eltham
– CD 3 (tracks 9-10): 4-6 January 1965 – (P) 1965 – Balance engineer: Robert Gooch
– CD 12 (tracks 12-13): 3 & 4 July 1961 – (P) 1962 – Balance engineer: Neville Boyling
. 1. Liverpool Cathedral
. Fantasia in F minor, K. 608
1-4. Noel In G (Grand Jeu Et Duo), Op. 2 No. 10o Handel 5:31
1-5. Two Trumpet Tunes And Airn E Flat Major 4:25
1-6. Chorale Improvisation On “Nun Danket Alle Gott”, Op. 65 No. 59 3:40
1-7. Berceuse, Op. 31 No. 19 4:39
1-8. Fanfare (Four Extemporizations, No. 4) 6:49
1-9. Suite, Op. 5 – Iii. Toccata (Allegro, Ma Non Troppo) [Original Version] 8:11
. 2. York Minster
. Introduction And Fugue In A Minor/major
. Air And Gavotte (ed. Gorfon Phillips)
1-14. Scherzo In G Minor, Op. 49 No. 2 6:14
1-15. Diversion For Mixtures, Op. 25 4:03
1-16. Tuba Tune 4:56
. Introduction, Passacaglia And Fugue, Op. 149
. 3. Westminster Abbey
2-4. Toccata In C, Bwv 564.i 6:07
. Largo, Allegro and Aria & Two Variations (arr. Thalben-Ball)
2-8. Voluntary, Mb V/30 1:53
2-9. Fancy, Mb V/29 1:58
2-10. In Nomine, Mb V/9 2:49
2-11. Sonata No. 4 In B Flat, Op. 65 No. 4 (I. Allegro Con Bio) 3:46
. Six Pieces
2-14. Sonata No. 8 in E minor, Op. 132 (Introduction & Passacaglia) 11:39
. BONUS Tracks
2-15. Psalm-Prelude, Set 2 No. 1 (Psalm 130 V.1: “Out Of The Deep Have I Called Unto Thee, O Lord”) 7:33
2-16. Carillon 2:15
. 4. Gloucester Cathedral
. Choral Song And Fugue (Three Pieces For A Chamber Organ, Set 1 No. 3) (arr. G. M. Garrett)
. Sonata in G, Op. 28
3-7. Rhapsody In D Flat, Op. 17 No. 1 5:34
3-8. Chorale Fantasua On “O God Our Help” (Three Chorale Fantasias, No. 1) 5:08
. BONUS tracks
. Five Short Pieces
. 5. Coventry Cathedral
3-11. In Dulci Jubilo, Bwv 729 2:38
3-12. In Dulci Jubilo, Bwv 608 1:39
3-13. Passacaglia in D minor, BuxWV 140 5:51
. Prelude And Fugue On Bach, S 260
4-1. Voluntary In G, Op. 1 No. 5 (ed. Phillips) 6:34
4-2. Chorale Prelude On “Herders, Hiji Is Geboren”, Op. 39 No. 2 2:02
4-3. Te Deum (Hymne D’actions de Graces) 5:20
4-4. Sonata In D, K 288 2:07
4-5. Variations On “Mein Junges Leben Hat Ein End” 7:26
. 6. Exeter Cathedral
. Sonata No. 6 In D Minor, Op. 65 No. 6
4-9. Holsworthy Church Bells (Air With Variations) 6:09
4-10. Tuba Une In D 1:58
4-11. Elegy In B Flat 4:23
4-12. A Fantasy, Op. 39 No. 2 6:30
4-13. Partita On “Veni Creator Spiritus”, Op. 75 No. 6 6:39
. 7. St. Giles’ Cathedral, Edinburgh
4-14. Partita On “Christus, Der Ist Mein Leben” 6:07
4-15. Psalm-Prelude, Set 2 No. 2 (Psalm 139 V.11: “Yea, The Darkness Is No Darkness With Thee”) 6:19
. Trois Pièces
. Messe Pour Les Paroisses (ed. Paul Brunold)
. Prelude And Fugue On A Theme Of Vittoria [from The Motet “Ecce Sarcedos Magnus”]
. Fantasia (Pièce D’orgue) In G, Bwv 572
. 8. Llandaff Cathedral
5-11. Fugue In G Minor “Little”, Bwv 578 3:32
. Eleven Chorale Preludes, Op. 122
5-14. Fugue On “Ad Nos, Ad Salutarem Undam”, S 256 .ii 9:53
. Three Preludes Founded On Welsh Hymn Tunes
. Variations On A Hymn Tune (“Braint”), Op. 20
5-24. VI. Finale (Molto Moderato – Poco Allegro E Maestso – Molto Allegro) 2:37
. 9. Durham Cathedral
6-1. Homage to Handel, Op. 75 [II] 15:37
. Concerto in E flat, BWV 597 [attrib.]
6-4. Prelude (Three Pieces, No. 1) 3:44
6-5. Reverie (Four Short Pieces, No. 2) 1:29
6-6. Variations On A Recitative, Op. 40 14:10
. 10. Hereford Cathedral
6-7. Pavana “Sinfoniae” 3:20
6-8. Larghetto In F Sharp Minor (Three Pieces For A Chamber Organ, Set 2 No. 2) 5:55
. Sonata Eroica, Op. 94
6-12. Incantation Pour Un Jour Saint 4:22
6-13. Aria, Op. 51 4:28
. Prélude Et Fugue Sur Le Nom D’Alain, Op. 7 [Original Version]
. 11. Salisbury Cathedral
7-3. Choral No. 1 In E 15:41
7-4. Fantaisie In D Flat, Op. 101 10:42
. Commotio, Op. 58
. 12. Norwich Cathedral
7-10. Entrée Pontificale, Op. 104 No. 1 3:50
7-11. Lament 3:43
7-12. Fugue In D Minor “Dorian”, BWV 538.ii 8:38
8-1. Voluntary In A Minor, Op. 6 No. 2 (II. Allegro) 2:25
8-2. Musette (Ed. Alexandre Guilmant) 2:05
8-3. Prélude 2:04
8-4. Organ Concerto In B Flat, Op. 4 No. 2 2:24
8-5. Pastel In F Sharp, Op. 92 No. 3 7:18
. 13. Ely Cathedral
8-6. Dieu Parmi Nous (“La Nativité Du Seigneur”, No. 9) 8:42
. Dix Pièces
8-9. Final In B Flat, Op. 21 No. 6 11:44
. Variations sur un Noel, Op. 20
8-21. Naiades, Op. 55 No. 4 4:28
. Introduction And Allegro
. 14. Worcester Cathedral
. Prelude And Fugue In C, Bwv 547
. Sonata No. 3 In A, Op. 65 No. 3
. Chorale Preludes, Op. 10
9-5. Pièce Héroique (Trois Pièces, No. 3) 8:32
. Partita, Op. 19
. 15. Westminster Cathedral
9-9. Choral No. 3 In A Minor 13:33
9-10. Pastorale In E, Op. 19 8:44
9-11. Combat de la Mort Et de la Vie (Les Corps Glorieux, No. 4) 13:48
9-12. Carillon de Westminster, Op. 54 No. 6 7:28
. 16. Canterbury Cathedal
. Toccata And Fuge In D Minor, Bwv 565 (attrib. J. S. Bach)
. Sonata No. 1 In F Minor, Op. 65 No. 1
. Epitaphs For Edith Sitwell
. The Seven Last Words
. 17. St. Paul’s Cathedral
10-16. Trunpet Tunes (King Arthur, Act V) (Arr. Dearnley) 2:42
. Sonata No. 2 In C Minor, Op. 65 No. 2
. Seven Improvisations, Op. 150
10-22. Allegro Marziale E Ben Marcato (First Book Of Organ Pieces, No. 3) 4:09
. Three Fanfares (arr. Basil Ramsey)
11-4. Psalm-Prelude, Set 1 No. 1 [Psalm 34 V.6_ Lo, The Poor Crieth. And The Lord Heareth Him] 6:46
11-5. Variations On “America” 10:12
. 18. Lincoln Minster
. Sonata No. 5 in D, Op. 65 No. 5
. Eleven Chorale Preludes, Op. 122
11-12. Prelude On “St, Mary” (Sixteen Preludes, No. 1) 6:35
11-13. Allegretto Grazioso (First Book Of Organ Pieces, No. 1) 4:25
11-14. Andantino (Second Book Of Organ Pieces, No. 2) 4:26
. Fantasia And Fugue in G, Op. 188
. 19. Chester Cathedral
. Sonata No. 4 In B Flat, Op. 65 No. 4
. Voluntary In E Minor, Op. 7 No. 7
. Prelude And Fugue In G Minor, Bwv 535
. Sonata In C Minor On The 94th Psalm
. BONUS Tracks
. Fantasia And Fugue On “Halleluja! Gott Zu Loben”, Op. 52 No. 3
. [20.] Norwich Cathedral
. Grande Pièce Symphonique In F Sharp Minor, Op. 17
13-4. Fugue In A Flat Minor 7:47
13-5. Fantasia On “Straf’ Mich Nicht In Deinem Zorn”, Op. 40 No. 2 13:54
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