The first recording of Mertons new Dobson organ a mixed recital spanning repertoire from Bach and Stanley to DuprÃ© and Messiaen was designed to demonstrate the instruments considerable

Elgar: Organ Works

The first recording of Mertons new Dobson organ a mixed recital spanning repertoire from Bach and Stanley to DuprÃ© and Messiaen was designed to demonstrate the instruments considerable versatility. But behind the contemporary sophistication of its construction and design, this is essentially an English Romantic organ with a big, warm-hearted personality, securely grounded in the aesthetic traditions of the late nineteenth century, and this second recording highlights those qualities in music by the composer who pre-eminently shares them: Edward Elgar. Benjamin Nicholas, Mertons Reed Rubin Organist and Director of Music, here proves himself a fine Elgarian and an inventive programmer, coupling Elgars two original major works for the organ with three transcriptions including a first recording of the superb arrangement of the Prelude to The Kingdom made by Herbert Brewer, Elgars contemporary and the long-serving organist of Gloucester Cathedral.
Country USA
Manufacturer Delphian Records Ltd
Binding Audio CD
ReleaseDate 2021-11-15
UnitCount 1
UPCs 801918341625
EANs 0801918341625

Elgar: Organ Works