Transcriptions & Arrangements for Organ

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RACHMANINOV
Transcriptions & Arrangements for Organ
Jeremy Filsell (the Fred J. Cooper Memorial Organ Verizon Hall, Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts Philadelphia, USA)

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Release Date: Monday 1 December 2014

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"As a pianist, I have always been drawn to Rachmaninov's music through its sheer grandeur of line, its contrapuntal beauty, its composer's innate and callisthenic understanding of keyboard textures and indeed the considerable technical demands his music makes. Rachmaninov is the definitive pianist's pianist" Jeremy Filsell

Jeremy Filsell, a world-renowned authority and performer on both the organ and piano, taps into his lifelong love of the music of Rachmaninov to create this programme of new transcriptions and arrangements for the organ, centred on the Symphonic Dances Op. 45.

"I enjoyed this disc immensely and am particularly glad to have heard the Symphonic Dances played so skilfully and sensitively by this fine musician. Jeremy Filsell could not do a finer job with these arrangements…He is never merely showy, but always at the service of the music. He receives a first rate recording that gives the organ space to reveal its wide dynamic range but retains an impact and detail." (The Classical Reviewer)

"Clearly, this disc is not intended to supersede established versions or favourite performances of those versions. Treated in parallel with those it is greatly enjoyable, aided by the great care and skill of all involved from performer to technical team. I like the commitment Filsell shows in exploring this familiar repertoire in unfamiliar ways. Overall this is an excellent disc and greatly enjoyable for those who like their Rachmaninov with a twist." (MusicWeb April 2015)

Tracks:

Étude-Tableau, Op. 39 No. 9 in D major
transcribed & arranged for organ
Variations on a theme of Corelli, Op. 42
transcribed & arranged for organ
Fuga in D minor (1891)
transcribed & arranged for organ
Prelude Op. 32 No. 11 in B major
transcribed & arranged for organ
Vocalise, Op. 34 No. 14
transcribed & arranged for organ
Symphonic Dances, Op. 45
transcribed & arranged for organ