Stephen Farr
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Stanford: Sacred Choral Music Volumes 1-3
Stephen Farr (organ), Christopher Monks (organ), David Hill, Chrisopher Monks (organ)
Winchester Cathedral Choir
Hill and the Winchester Choir are superb. The choral tone is luscious, the discipline outstanding, the recording captures the sumptuous acoustics of the cathedral without blurring the musical... —
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Farr has plotted a course through it all that makes for an alluringly cogent recital...[He] makes light work of [the Toccata's] formidable challenges, powering purposefully through with dauntless... —
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BBC Music Magazine, December 2020, Instrumental Choice
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Tired of the same old seasonal chestnuts? Here's your solution - a wonderful collection of carols from the last half-century, mainly by British composers...Stephen Farr directs delectably sensitive... —
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BBC Music Magazine, Christmas Choice
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Special offer. Leighton: Complete Organ Works
Stephen Farr (organ) with John Butt (organ), Nicky Spence (tenor), Chloe Hanslip (violin)
Farr's unswerving authority, scrupulous phrasing and rhythmic playing make this a revelation. —
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BBC Music Magazine, April 2017, Instrumental Choice
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Farr uses the large array of 8ft stops to colourful effect, reserving the impressive plenum for such pieces as Heut triumphieret Gottes Sohn. Eighteenth-century organs are challenging to play,... —
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Special offer. William Byrd: The Great Service & English Anthems
Stephen Farr (organ), Alamire, His Majestys Sagbutts & Cornetts, David Skinner
absolutely marvellous singers and beautiful balance. —
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Farr’s account of the Fantasias is thoughtful, technically fluent and concentrated. They are superbly crafted pieces, as the counterpoint over and over again demonstrates. —
