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2024-03-24 11:25:00
St Martin-in-the-Fields, LondonThe group’s unequivocally world-class quality rang out, albeit intermittently, in this lucid performance of Duruflé’s Requiem and other 20th-century French-language worksT
2024-03-23 09:49:00
Writing Italian-influenced music in the depths of Northamptonshire: organist William Whitehead on the music of English Baroque composer George Jeffreys
[…] session at Kirby Hall for Solomon's Knot's disc of music by George JeffreysAs to repertoire, he regards himself as a generalist partly because he has to teach the whole range, though he admits that his knowledge is deeper in some areas than others. He is finding himself drawn to Bach more and more, but this is partly because of his Orgelbüchlein project, of which more anon. And de has recently been working his way through Duruflé's organ works.Bach's Orgelbuchlein was a project Bach conceived for over 160 chorale preludes. He managed to complete only 46 and William has been inviting contemporary composers to write chorale preludes to fill in the gaps. William is currently editing the first volume for publication [see the project website] and there are six volumes planned. In theory, he has all the gaps covered, but when it comes to publication there are occasional copyright issues, and in […]
2024-03-22 12:00:00
Organ Reborn! Norwich Cathedral Organ Festival: A new music festival for Norwich
[…] public over the airways. Norwich Cathedral Choir (Photo: Bill Smith/Norwich Cathedral)The closing concert of the First Norwich Cathedral Organ Festival falls to the Britten Sinfonia and Norwich Cathedral Choir (Saturday, 13 July, 7pm) conducted by Ashley Grote with David Dunnett (organ). A delectable and inspiring programme will be rolled out to include such wonderful and inspiring pieces as Fauré’s Cantique de Jean Racine, Poulenc’s Litanies à la Vierge noire and Concerto for organ, timpani and strings culminating with Duruflé’s haunting Requiem, widely recognised throughout the musical world as one of the great choral masterpieces of the 20th century. Tickets £15-£35. Norwich Cathedral Choir will lead Sung Eucharist: The Liturgy of St Benedict on the final Sunday of the choir year (14 July 10.30am) with music to include Vierne’s Messe solennelle and Wilberg’s arrangement of Come thou fount of every blessing. And for Festal Evensong and Choir Valedictions on the same day (3.30pm), marking the end […]
2024-02-20 05:00:00
J.S. Bach & Duruflé: Organ works (Samuel Kummer)
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)Concerto d-Moll nach Vivaldi BWV 596Trio super "Herr Jesu Christ, dich zu uns wend" BWV 655Pièce d'orgue BWV 572Partite sopra "Sei gegrusset, Jesu gutlig" BWV 768Maurice Duruflé (1902-1986)Suite op. 5Samuel Kummer, organ of the Frauenkirche, Dresden (2005)Carus 83.188 (2005)[flac from the CD layer, cue, log, scans]This recording was made in 2005, as soon as the reconstruction of the church was completed. The city of Dresden was bombed and destroyed on 13-15 February 1945.# DURUFLE
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