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WILLIAM BYRD
Byrd: The Great Service The Choir of Westminster Abbey / Robert Quinney (organ) / James O'Donnell (conductor) [ Hyperion / CD - released 20/Dec/2005 ] 'The Choir of Westminster Abbey revels in the score's complexity, animating the dialogues within its ten-part texture with clarity and conviction … this disc shows us clearly why the Great Service ranks as Byrd's definitive Anglican music' - BBC... |
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DOMENICO SCARLATTI
Stabat Mater Christ Church Cathedral Choir Oxford / Francis Grier (organ) [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 7/Jun/2004 ] 'I feel no hesitation in awarding this performance, and recording, full marks' - Hi Fi News |
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BUXTEHUDE
Complete Organ Works-Volume 1 Christopher Herrick (at the great organ of HelsingAr Cathedral, Denmark) [ Hyperion Organ Music / CD - released 30/May/2008 ] 'A magnificent sound … Herrick's razor-sharp articulation is at one with Buxtehude's fastidiously chiselled counterpoint … An auspicious beginning' (BBC Music Magazine) |
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DIETERICH BUXTEHUDE
Buxtehude: Complete Organ Works-Volume 2 Christopher Herrick (at the organ of Nidaros Cathedral, Trondheim, Norway) [ Hyperion Organ Music / CD - released 20/Feb/2010 ] Christopher Herrick's acclaimed series of Buxtehude's complete organ works continues with a selection of his praeludia, toccatas, ostinato works, and canzonas, interspersed with chorale preludes and variations. |
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DIETERICH BUXTEHUDE
Buxtehude: Complete Organ Works - Volume 3 Christopher Herrick (at the organ of St-Louis-en-l'Île, Paris) [ Hyperion Organ Music / CD - released 10/Mar/2011 ] The latest volume of Christopher Herrick's acclaimed series of Buxtehude's complete organ works comes from Paris and the admired organ of St-Louis-en-l'Île - formally opened in 2005, and based on the work of Zacharias Hildebrant (1688-1757). As with... |
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LOUIS-CLAUDE DAQUIN
Daquin: Nouveau livre de Noels Christopher Herrick at the organ of the Church of St Remy de Dieppe, France [ Hyperion / CD - released 5/Jun/2005 ] "An irresistible CD of organ music based on traditional French Christmas tunes, excellently performed and recorded. Another winning and generous reissue on the bargain Helios label" (MusicWeb Oct 2007) |
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J.S. BACH
Bach, J.S.-The Organ Toccatas and Passacaglia Christopher Herrick at the organ of the Stadkirche, Zofingen, Switzerland [ Hyperion / CD - released 5/Jun/2005 ] 'Authoritative performances, impeccable technique, brilliant recorded sound - a winner' (Church Music Quarterly) |
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DIETERICH BUXTEHUDE
Buxtehude: Complete Organ Works - Volume 5 Christopher Herrick (Aubertin organ of Mariager Klosterkirke, Denmark) [ Hyperion / CD - released 15/Feb/2013 ] Christopher Herrick's acclaimed series of Buxtehude's Complete Organ Works reaches a fifth and final volume. Here he returns to the composer's (disputed) home country of Denmark, and the organ of Mariager Klosterkirke. |
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Christopher Herrick, organ of Berne Cathedral, Switzerland
Organ Fireworks (Volume 9) [ Hyperion / CD - released 15/Aug/2001 ] 'Herrick lavishes his usual musical and technical skills on pieces both great and small' 'A definite recommendation for this latest 'Fireworks' CD is in order' (International Record Review) |
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COPLAND / GUILMANT / KIEFER / FARRINGTON / GERMAN / JANeÂÂCEK / etc
Organ Fireworks XI Christopher Herrick (organ) at the Lay Family Concert Organ, Dallas [ Hyperion / CD - released 30/Aug/2006 ] Hyperion's pyrotechnic world tour of organs continues apace and this time Christopher Herrick is in Dallas, Texas, unleashing the power of the Lay Family Concert Organ. One of the largest mechanical concert organs ever built, this 4,535-pipe monster... |
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DUBOIS / BRIDGE / GUILMANT / BARBER / LISZT / etc
Organ Dreams-Volume 2 Christopher Herrick, organ of Ripon Cathedral [ Hyperion / CD - released 12/Jun/2000 ] 'Another fine collection of varied organ works. Thoroughly enjoyable and strongly recommended' (Gramophone) |
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VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Organ Fireworks Volume VIII Christopher Herrick (organ of the Hong Kong Cultural Centre) [ Hyperion / CD - released 26/Jan/2008 ] 'Familiarity still does not diminish the wonder of such outstanding playing. The organ makes a glorious noise … An outstanding example of imaginative and successful programme planning' (Gramophone) |
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VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Organ Fireworks Volume 13 Christopher Herrick, Organ of Vasteras Cathedral, Sweden [ Hyperion / CD - released 20/May/2009 ] 'For lovers of fine organ sound and often spine-tingly virtuoso playing … this disc most certainly is not thirteenth time unlucky' (International Record Review) |
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VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Organ Fireworks Volume 3 Christopher Herrick, organ (St. Eustache organ, Paris) [ Hyperion / CD - released 10/May/2005 ] 'My vote for the best organ record of 1991 ... another Herrick/Hyperion marvel' - Gramophone |
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VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Organ Fireworks Volume XII Christopher Herrick (the great organ of Haderslev Cathedral in Denmark) [ Hyperion / CD - released 20/Feb/2008 ] Christopher Herrick's enduring Organ Fireworks series on Hyperion is one of the most comprehensive and popular collections of repertoire in existence. For this twelfth volume he turns to the great organ of Haderslev Cathedral in Denmark, and performs... |
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ROBERT SIMPSON
Complete Choral and Organ Music Corydon Singers Corydon Brass Ensemble Matthew Best (conductor) with Iain Quinn (organ of Winchester Cathedral) [ Hyperion / CD - released 1/Jan/2000 ] 'enthusiasts for the organ and choral music of our century have every reason to make its acquaintance'- Hi Fi News |
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FRANZ LISZT
Liszt: Missa Choralis & Via Crucis Corydon Singers, Thomas Trotter, organ, Matthew Best [ Hyperion / CD - released 10/Nov/2000 ] 'I find the Corydon singers' performance of 'Via Crucis' utterly compelling and truly memorable…an essential Passiontide recording'(Organists'Review) |
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HANDEL
Organ Concertos, Op. 4 Nos. 1-6, HWV289-294 Ottavio Dantone (solo organ & conductor), Stefano Montanari (violin) & Marco Frezzato (cello) / Accademia Bizantina [ Decca L'Oiseau Lyre / CD - released 13/Apr/2009 ] "…Handel's organ concertos… benefit from strong gestures and an overall brightness of approach that reaches out to the listener. Ottavio Dantone and Accademia Bizantina achieved these with ease, first of all by using a six-stop chamber organ with more bit |
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WIDOR
Fifth Symphony David Hill playing the Organ of Westminster Cathedral [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 13/Jul/2004 ] 'Very thrilling. An irresistible sound' - BBC Record Review |
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ARVO PART
Part: Triodion David James (countertenor) Christopher Bowers Broadbent (organ) / Polyphony / Stephen Layton [ Hyperion 30 / CD - released 1/Sep/2010 ] "The choir's pursuit of perfection ideally complements the sheer beauty of the music" Classic FM Magazine |