Pipes at the Proms #0735
…performances from London’s celebrated Royal Albert Hall and its 9,999-pipe Willis-Mander organ, still the largest in England.
EDWIN H. LEMARE: Concert Fantasia on British Themes, Opus 91 –Christopher Herrick; Hyperion CDA66258
SIR HUBERT PARRY: Toccata & Fugue, The Wanderer –Dame Gillian Weir; Priory PRCD859
J.S. BACH: Fugue in g, S. 578 –Virgil Fox; RCA 7736
MARCEL DUPRÉ: Symphony in g for Organ and Orchestra, Opus 25 –Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Jahja Ling, conductor; Michael Murray; Telarc CD-80136
SIGFRID KARG-ELERT: Valse Mignonne, Opus 142, number 2. HOWARD CABLE (arranged): The Brothers Gershwin medley –Simon Preston; Signum 084
First built by Henry Willis in 1871, played by Bruckner and Saint-Saëns and for a brief time the largest in the world, the Royal Albert Hall pipe organ was revised by Harrison & Harrison from 1924 to 1934, and again revived and enhanced in 2002-2004, this time by Mander. Through all the years, this mighty instrument in this iconic auditorium has always thrilled the heart. Click for more information about the BBC Proms, Britain’s biggest music festival.
