Organ Prom 2024 #2435
. . . a BBC broadcast from London’s Royal Albert Hall featuring acclaimed Manchester organist Jonathan Scott.
Hour 1
RICHARD WAGNER (trans. Lemare): Tannhäuser Overture. J. S. BACH: Fantasy and Fugue in g, BWV 542. CÉCILE CHAMINADE: Autumn, fr Concert Etudes, Op. 35. JULES GRISON: Toccata in F –Jonathan Scott (Royal Albert Hall, London, r. 8/10/24)
KARL JENKINS: Palladio –Jonathan Scott (1996 Marcussen/Bridgewater Hall, Manchester, England) Scott Brothers Duo 008 (CD)
Filler – BACH (see above)
Hour 2
G. F. HANDEL: Arrival of the Queen of Sheba, fr Solomon. ERIK SATIE: Gymnopedie No. 1. JONATHAN SCOTT: Fantasy-Toccata –Jonathan Scott (1996 Marcussen/Bridgewater Hall, Manchester) Scott Brothers Duo 008 (CD)
CHARLES IVES: Variations on America. PYOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY (arr. Scott): 1812 Overture. GIACOMO PUCCINI (arr. Scott): Nesun dorma, fr Turandot –Jonathan Scott (Royal Albert Hall, r. 8/10/24)
Filler – GRISON (see above)
Jonathan Scott is associate artist at Manchester’s Bridgewater Hall where he regularly plays a 1996 Marcussen pipe organ with 76 stops and 6025 pipes. Jonathan’s performances at the Royal Albert Hall feature the largest concert-hall organ in England, built in 1871 by Henry Willis, originally with 111 stops. It was expanded to 146 stops by Harrison & Harrison between 1924-1936, and rebuilt by J. P. Mander between 2002-2004. There now are a total of 147 stops and 9,999 individual pipes. This PIPEDREAMS broadcast (r. 8/10/24) was made possible through the cooperation of the British Broadcasting Corporation.
Continuing support of PIPEDREAMS is provided in loving memory of Lucinda and Wesley Dudley by their family, with additional support from Walter McCarthy, Clara Ueland, and the Greystone Foundation, from Jan and Steve Kirchner, from the Art and Martha Kaemmer Fund of the HRK Foundation, and from listener-contributors to this public radio station. Support also comes from C. B. Fisk, Inc. of Gloucester, MA and Foley-Baker, Inc. of Tolland, CT, members of APOBA, the Associated Pipe Organ Builders of America, a collaborative of designers, creators, and maintainers of pipe organs found in religious and educational institutions, concert halls, and residences throughout the United States and beyond. An APOBA resource guide and member prospectus is available at APOBA.COM.
