Awesome Organ: Best Loved Classical Organ Music | Naxos 8578179

Awesome Organ: Best Loved Classical Organ Music

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Label: Naxos

Cat No: 8578179

Format: CD

Number of Discs: 1

Release Date: 14th February 2020

Contents

Artists

Julia Brown (organ) (organ)
Ji-Yoen Choi (organ)
Robert Delcamp (organ)
Eric Lebrun (organ)
Philippe Lefevre (organ)
Andrew Lucas (organ)
Simon Lindley (organ)
Wolfgang Rubsam (organ)
Christiaan Teeuwsen (organ)
Stephen Tharp (organ)
Northern Sinfonia
Orchestre National de Lille

Conductors

Jean-Claude Casadesus
Bradley Creswick

Works

Alain, Jehan

Litanies, AWV100

Bach, Johann Sebastian

Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV565

Bohm, Georg

Prelude and Fugue in C major

Buxtehude, Dieterich

Praeludium in F major, BuxWV145

Dupre, Marcel

Variations sur un vieux Noel, op.20

Gigout, Eugene

Pieces (10) pour orgue
» no.8 Scherzo

Handel, George Frideric

Organ Concertos (6), op.4 HWV289-294
» no.6 in B flat major, HWV294: I Andante allegro

Mendelssohn, Felix

Organ Sonata in B flat major, op.65 no.4
» I Allegro con brio

Pachelbel, Johann

Toccata in E minor

Poulenc, Francis

Organ Concerto in G minor
» VII Tempo Introduction. Largo
» VI Tempo de l'Allegro initial

Widor, Charles-Marie

Organ Symphony no.1 in C minor, op.13 no.1
» V Marche Pontificale
Organ Symphony no.5 in F minor, op.42 no.1
» V Toccata

Artists

Julia Brown (organ) (organ)
Ji-Yoen Choi (organ)
Robert Delcamp (organ)
Eric Lebrun (organ)
Philippe Lefevre (organ)
Andrew Lucas (organ)
Simon Lindley (organ)
Wolfgang Rubsam (organ)
Christiaan Teeuwsen (organ)
Stephen Tharp (organ)
Northern Sinfonia
Orchestre National de Lille

Conductors

Jean-Claude Casadesus
Bradley Creswick

About

Mozart referred to the organ as ‘the king of instruments’, and with the breathtaking sound produced by huge cathedral organs glistening with thousands of pipes it is easy to hear why. This introduction takes us from one of the most famous pieces ever written for the organ, Bach’s Toccata and Fugue in D minor, to Widor’s wedding favourite Toccata from the Symphony no.5, taking in masterpieces from the distinctive German and French schools of organ composing along the way. This album also features genial and spectacular music by Handel and Pachelbel and the ‘devastating tornado’ of Jehan Alain’s Litanies.

For those who are new to an instrument, the first question is often: where to start? The ‘Best Loved’ series offers an easy answer to that question and a perfect introduction to the wonderful, varied world of classical music. Spotlighting individual instruments in some of the best-loved pieces ever written, and with a mix of solo, chamber and orchestral works, the series provides a convenient introduction to classical music’s infinite variety of instrumental sounds and styles.

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