ALCOCK / MURRILL / WEST / GRACE / GIBBONS / WILLAN / etc
From The Ground Up David Hill (organ of Peterborough Cathedral) [ Regent / CD - released 25/Sep/2020 ] "Needless to say that [his] enthusiasm for this generous programme shines through. This, combined with Gary Cole's immaculate engineering, makes this album a cause for celebration." Gramophone Editor's Choice Nov 2020 |
WIDOR
Fifth Symphony David Hill playing the Organ of Westminster Cathedral [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 13/Jul/2004 ] 'Very thrilling. An irresistible sound' - BBC Record Review |
Dearnley/St Pauls Cathedral Ch
Various: My Spirit Hath Rejoic [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 31/May/2011 ] |
EDWARD ELGAR
Elgar: Complete Organ Music Donald Hunt (Worcester Cathedral Organ) [ Alto / CD - released 1/May/2016 ] "Hunt gives a very fine performance [of the First Sonata] indeed and the recording is dynamic, forward and exciting...[The Vesper Voluntaries] are much slighter pieces but display considerable charm throughout. Hunt is assiduous in reducing the range... |
BENJAMIN BRITTEN
Five Flower Songs & other choral works Elizabethan Singers / London Symphony Chorus / Westminster Cathedral Choir [ Decca SBS Australian Eloquence / CD - released 1/Jan/2013 ] "First CD releases of classic accounts of Britten part songs from Louis Halsey's Elizabethan Singers, plus a searing live recording of the Missa Brevis from 1960" (BBC Music) |
MESSIAEN
Organ Works Vol 1 : Apparition de l'aglise aternelle; La nativita du Seigneur; Le banquet caleste Gillian Weir (Organ of a…rhus Cathedral, Denmark) [ Priory / CD - released 20/Mar/2003 ] Reissue of the classic Gillian Weir recording |
TALLIS / BYRD / GIBBONS / CROFT / GREENE / BOYCE / STANFORD
Great Cathedral Anthems - Canterbury Cathedral The Girls & Men of Canterbury Cathedral Choir, David Newsholme [ Signum / CD - released 26/Jan/2018 ] Drawing international media attention following their founding in 2014, the Girls' Choir of Canterbury Cathedral has quickly become a leading light in the landscape of british choral music For their first recording with Signum - led by their director... |
BRITTEN / FINZI / PIZZETTI / COPLAND
In the Beginning: Choral Masterpieces of the 1940s (Rec 2005) Gloucester Cathedral Choir [ Avie / CD - released 22/Sep/2005 ] "I enjoyed this disc very much. It offers a stimulating and enterprising programme, which is well executed. I can honestly put local pride aside and give this disc an objective but very warm recommendation." (MusicWeb Aug 2005) |
KENNETH LEIGHTON
Missa de Gloria / Et Resurrexit / Hymn Fantasies Greg Morris (organ of Blackburn Cathedral) [ Naxos Organ Encyclopedia / CD - released 1/Jul/2011 ] "Naxos have a winner of a disc here and more to the point a winning team of exceptional performer, instrument cum location, and production team." (MusicWeb Bargain of the Month July 2011) |
PETR EBEN
The Organ Music Vol 3 Halgeir Schiager, Organ of Oslo Cathedral [ Hyperion / CD - released 28/Mar/2002 ] ***** Five Stars BBC Music Magazine (June 2002) |
DURUFLE
Complete Organ Music Hans Fagius playing the organ of Aarhus Cathedral, Denmark [ BIS / CD - released 16/Oct/2002 ] This release coincides with the centenary of Duruflé's birth |
MAX REGER
Organ Works Vol. 11 (Incls 'Zwölf Stücke' & Chorale Preludes, Op. 79b) Hans-Jürgen Kaiser (Organ Rieger-Sauer Organ, Fulda Cathedral) [ Naxos Organ Encyclopedia / CD - released 20/Jun/2011 ] Max Reger's Twelve Pieces, Op. 80, explore a wide-ranging selection of short musical forms suitable for performance as a complete suite in recital or as individual items within the celebration of the Christian liturgy. His Thirteen Chorale Preludes,... |
OLIVIER MESSIAEN
Messiaen: The Complete Organ Works (7 CD set) Hans-Ola Ericsson (Gronlund organ of Lulea cathedral, Sweden) [ BIS / 7 CD Box Set - released 1/Feb/2009 ] "of outstanding quality, both musical and technical" Penguin Guide |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
French Music for Trumpet and Organ Hakan Hardenberger (trumpet) Simon Preston playing the organ of Aarhus Cathedral [ BIS / CD - released 1/May/2001 ] "Both instruments naturally work beautifully with such an acoustic and most of the compositions have in mind the extended reverberation in most of the performance spaces where a pipe organ would be located...a program so suitable for hi-res surround... |
GLIERE / GLINKA / TANEYEV / GRECHANINOV / SHOSTAKOVICH / etc
Organ Music from Russia Iain Quinn at the organ of Winchester Cathedral [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 2/Feb/2003 ] 'Iain Quinn is outstanding and his skilful, polished use of the Winchester Cathedral organ makes this one of the best CDs you'll hear of that instrument' - Gramophone |
SIBELIUS / GADE / MASSON / NYSTEDT / etc
Tender is the North Iain Quinn (organ of Coventry Cathedral) [ Chandos / CD - released 1/Mar/2011 ] "This impressive recital sheds new light on the treasures of Scandinavia. Quinn's playing is never less than enthralling and the organ - with Chandos's perfectly balanced engineering - has never sounded finer." (Gramophone) |
BACH / FAURE / SOLER / WIDOR / PIERNE / MULET / etc
Plays Organ Transcriptions [2 CD set] Ian Tracey (Organ of Liverpool Cathedral) [ Priory Organ Master Series Volume 4 / 2 CD - released 20/Apr/2012 ] |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Grandes PiAces Symphoniques (Incls Widor-Symphonie, Op. 13 No. 4) Ian Tracey (organ of the Liverpool Cathedral) [ Chandos / Hybrid SACD - released 1/Oct/2007 ] "First-class performances and recording make this the ideal CD for beginners and aficionados of the French organ repertoire alike: very strongly recommended." (MusicWeb Recording of the Month Nov 2007) |