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The English Orpheus - Choral & Instrumental Music by Henry Purcell
Orpheus Britannicus & Chapel Choir of Trinity Hall, Cambridge, Andrew Arthur
Making the most of Purcell’s deeply elegant music requires a particular sensitivity to linear shape, lyrical articulation and clarity of texture, not least in order to draw upon the pungency... —
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A populist programme that does a little bit more than merely provide a superb sonic souvenir for the Abbey’s countless visitors —
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Gillian Weir: Organ Master Series, Volume
Gillian Weir (Gerald Woehl Bach Organ of the Thomaskirche, Leipzig)
Gillian Weir's latest disc of Bach, recorded on the organ in the composer's own church, captures a lucid and spacious ambience —
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BBC Music Magazine, April 2005, Instrumental Choice
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Ian Tracey is on top form...the playing is uniformly excellent - this is Tracey on home territory and he squeezes every ounce from the organ and acoustic —
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One could not wish for a more genial or engaging guide than the Cathedral's organist, Simon Johnson. A brilliant and sensitive musician, his deeply satisfying programme more than does justice... —
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The magnificent Festival Hall organ was frequently recorded during the LP era but this is the first CD dedicated to this landmark instrument. …Weir is the most rhythmic of organists and one... —
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Gramophone Magazine, July 2006, Editor's Choice
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Noel! - A Selection of Carols and Anthems
The Bach Choir / The Choristers of Winchester Cathedral/ Hill / Watts
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If you like your Bach bold and sturdy then the two opening tracks of this new album from the heart of Bavaria will not disappoint...This is a Bach programme to savour. —
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Organ enthusiasts will be delighted with the notes which detail the complex and intriguing history and specification of the St David’s Cathedral instrument...Sumsion’s great contribution to... —
