The Organ of Westminster Cathedral

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BRAHMS / WAGNER / DUPRE
The Organ of Westminster Cathedral
Robert Quinney (organ)

[ Signum / 2 CD ]

Release Date: Thursday 1 March 2007

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"This is a great recording - I've no hesitation in saying it's one of the best organ CDs you'll ever hear"
The Gramophone

"Quinney's technique is impeccable and his registration spot on"
BBC Music Choice

"This is a great recording - I've no hesitation in saying it's one of the best organ CDs you'll ever hear"
The Gramophone

On this special 2-CD set, with a programme conceived to show the kaleidoscopic range of the Grand Organ of Westminster Cathedral, transcriptions and arrangements of the music of Brahms and Wagner are superbly performed by one of the rising stars of the UK organ world, Robert Quinney.

On this special 2-CD set 19th century repertoire is coupled with the works of one of the world's first international organ virtuosi, Marcel Dupré, who gave the opening recital on the Grand Organ in 1924 and who shines as the leading light of the French school of organist-improviser-composers.

Royal College of Organists 'Performer of the Year' 2002, Robert Quinney enjoys a growing reputation as a dynamic performer, whose repertoire stretches from the sixteenth century to the present day. He served as Assistant Master of Music of Westminster Cathedral from 2000 to 2004 and is currently Sub-Organist of Westminster Abbey. His playing, as a soloist and in ensemble - has received critical acclaim on both sides of the Atlantic. This is his first solo recording.

Tracks:

Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897):
Academic Festival Overture Op 80
Variations on a theme by Haydn Op 56
Wir wandelten Op 96 no 2
Adagio from Violin Sonata No 3 Op 108

Richard Wagner (1813 - 1883):
Sigefried-Idyll
Prelude to Act I, Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg

Marcel Dupré (1886 - 1971):
Three Preludes and Fuges Op 7
Variations sur un Nöel Op 20
Evocation Op 37
Cortège et Litanie Op 19 no 2