From the BBC Proms #1034
…music featuring the mighty and historic Willis-Harrison-Mander pipe organ (once the world’s largest!) as recently recorded at London’s landmark Royal Albert Hall.
Hour 1
RICHARD WAGNER (arranged by Edwin H. Lemare): The Mastersingers of Nuremberg Overture
RICHARD WAGNER (arranged Edwin H. Lemare): Tannhäuser Overture
WAYNE MARSHALL: Improvisation on Themes from Wagner’s Tristan und Isolde
WAYNE MARSHALL-RICHARD WAGNER: Fantasy-Improvisation on Ride of the Valkyries
–Wayne Marshall, organ; BBC Prom 20 Concert - August 1, 2010
Filler –RICHARD WAGNER: Ride of the Valkyries
Hour 2
J.S. BACH: Passacaglia & Fugue in c, BWV 582
J.S. BACH: Chorale-prelude, Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, BWV 645
J.S. BACH (arranged Stainton Taylor): Schafe können sicher weiden [Sheep may safely graze], from Cantata Number 208
J.S. BACH (arranged David Briggs): Orchestral Suite Number 3 in D, BWV 1068
–David Briggs, organ; BBC Prom 38 Concert - August 14, 2010
Filler –RICHARD WAGNER: Meistersinger Overture (see above)
The Summer Proms Concerts at Royal Albert Hall are a high-water-mark in the cultural season. These concert performances were recorded by the British Broadcasting Corporation on August 14, 2010 in Royal Albert Hall and are made available through the European Broadcasting Union.
The Mander organ company completed its restoration of the hall’s heroic 1871 Henry Willis; 1924; 1933 Harrison & Harrison; 2004 Mander organ at Royal Albert Hall in London, England, UK in 2004 and with 9997 pipes, it is the largest concert hall instrument in England.
