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Susan Gritton (soprano), Christine Rice (mezzo-soprano), Peter Auty (tenor), Alastair Miles (bass) & David Goode (organ) BBC National Orchestra of Wales, BBC Concert Orchestra, The Bach Choir, BBC National Chorus of Wales, Brighton Festival Chorus, CBSO Youth Chorus, Côr Caerdydd, Eltham College Boys’ Choir, Huddersfield Choral Society & London Symphony Chorus, Martyn Brabbins On 17 July 2011 over 800 performers gathered in London’s Royal Albert Hall to give a rare performance of Havergal Brian’s Symphony No 1 in D minor—‘The Gothic’. Tickets for this Prom sold out within 24 hours, and so it gives us great pleasure to make this live recording available to all. It’s a pretty phenomenal work. Responding to the challenge set by Sir Henry Wood, the composer has thrown just about every known orchestral instrument into the mix, then adding a double chorus of over 500, plus children’s choirs, for an hour-long Te Deum—the church’s blazing Hymn of Thanksgiving—which makes up the symphony’s finale. Whether or not you were lucky enough to be there on the night, this is a recording not to be missed. “As ideas tumble forth in Havergal Brian’s epic scheme, you cannot help admiring his fervour in getting it all down on paper. It remains one of the oddities of the English symphonic repertoire, but Martyn Brabbins and his legions of players and singers do it proud.” The Telegraph, 2nd December 2011 **** “Hyperion's release is a perfect one, of a great event, a magisterial work and an encapsulation of the enormous difficulties of the project as a whole...[Brabbins emphasises] the kaleidoscopic variety of speeds, textures and invention in the score. Aided by Hyperion's sensational sound, details which barely registered before become crystal clear...I cannot recommend it strongly enough.” Gramophone Magazine, February 2012 “credit to Martyn Brabbins for overseeing a performance which emphatically does not play it safe: enabling the piece to be appreciated for a formal evolution as oblique and purposeful as is its emotional progression...the discreet but intent control exerted over the vast numbers leaves no doubt as to his conviction. That the capacity audience betrays so few sign of its presence says much in itself.” International Record Review, January 2012 “Where to begin? This is a hugely impressive record of a great performance, but I’m not convinced that this is great music. But you can’t help feeling thankful that once in a generation we’re given the chance to hear something of this magnitude and judge the results for ourselves” The Arts Desk, 11th February 2012 “the best [recording] yet. There's an ongoing buzz of Proms atmosphere that grips from start to finish; and the recorded sound succeeds phenomenally at somehow fitting Brian's hugest climaxes alongside the delicate scoring of other passages into a convincing perspective. Under Brabbins's forthright direction, even the work's poorer passages (and whatever Brian's fanatical supporters say, there are plenty) don't sprawl.” BBC Music Magazine, March 2012 **** | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | A Parry Collection
A new release featuring a selection of Hubert Parry’s organ music, played on the historic 19th-century William Hill organ in the Chapel of Eton College – the school where Parry was educated as a boy. The works are played by David Goode, current organist of Eton College, in his first recording for Regent. The recording contains all of the large-scale works Parry wrote for the organ, together with a selection of smaller-scale Chorale Preludes on well-known hymn tunes. The wonderful Romantic Hill organ at Eton (recently restored to its original tonal specification) is the ideal vehicle for Parry’s organ works, and is set in a glorious acoustic. David Goode was a music scholar at Eton College, and then organ scholar at King’s College, Cambridge. From 1996 to 2001 he was Sub-Organist at Christ Church, Oxford. He won the top prizes awarded at the 1997 St Alban’s Interpretation Competition, and the Recital Gold Medal at the 1998 Calgary Competition. | 
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| |  | Max Reger: The Major Organ Works
Shorter Preludes and Fugues
The two major organ works on these discs (his longest for organ) show Max Reger at the height of his powers; not only do they sustain a structural coherence over an impressive span, but they show an almost inexhaustible proliferation of invention. As well as the large-scale 'Variations and Fugue on an Original Theme' and the 'Introduction Passacaglia and Fugue in E minor', this 2CD set includes a collection of shorter preludes and fugues: the 'Five Easy Preludes and Fugues' and two transcriptions of preludes and fugues by JS Bach from the 'Well-Tempered Clavier'. Performed on the Symphony Organ in Symphony Hall, Birmingham, David Goode adds to his impressive recorded catalogue of works in this new collection. “Goode certainly makes [the Preludes and Fugues] sparkle in a way that belies the composer's dour image.” The Guardian, 25th April 2013 *** |
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| |  | Signum Anniversary Series: The Organ Collection
[1] Toccata in C major, BWV 564 J.S. Bach DAVID GOODE, FREIBERG CATHEDRAL [2] Con moto maestoso from Sonata No.3 in A Felix Mendelssohn JOSEPH NOLAN, BUCKINGHAM PALACE [3] Langsam from Six Fugues, Op 60 Robert Schumann SIMON PRESTON, ROYAL ALBERT HALL [4] Choral Song (ed. Emery) Samuel S. Wesley JAMES VIVIAN, TEMPLE CHURCH, LONDON [5] Rhosymedre R. Vaughan Williams JOSEPH NOLAN, BUCKINGHAM PALACE [6] Prelude in B major, Op 7 Marcel Dupre ROBERT QUINNEY, WESTMINSTER CATHEDRAL [7] Institution de l’Eucharist (Livre du Saint Sacrement) Olivier Messiaen DAVID GOODE, ETON COLLEGE CHAPEL [8] Te Deum Jean Langlais NAJI HAKIM, GLENALMOND COLLEGE [9] Poeam from Poema and Toccata Beorma George Thalben-Ball JOSEPH NOLAN, SAINT SULPICE, PARIS [10] Nimrod from Variations on an Original Theme, Op 36 Edward Elgar ROBERT QUINNEY, WESTMINSTER ABBEY 11] Minuet - Waltz from Suite des Danses Alexander Mason ALEXANDER MASON, GLOUCESTER CATHEDRAL [12] Toccata in G minor Johann Pachelbel MICHAEL MATTHES, TULLE CATHEDRAL [13] Toccata Théodore Dubois JOSEPH NOLAN, BUCKINGHAM PALACE [14] Adagio from Organ Symphony No.5, Op.42, No.1 Charles-Marie Widor JOSEPH NOLAN, LA MADELEINE, PARIS [15] Toccata from Suite Gothique, Op. 25 Léon Boëllmann JOSEPH NOLAN, SAINT SULPICE, PARIS [16] Final from Organ Symphony No. 1 Louis Vierne JEREMY FILSELL, SAINT OUEN, ROUEN
“A sampler ranging from the boxy organ of Buckingham Palace to the magnificent organs of Freiburg and Rouen; nearly as many players, too, as repertoire from Bach to Langlais.” BBC Music Magazine, January 2013 **** | | | Usually despatched in 3 - 4 working days. |
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| |  | JS Bach: 1714 Silbermann Organ of Freiberg Cathedral
David Goode performs a grand selection of some of Bach’s best organ works – including the famed Passacaglia and Fugue in C minor – providing modern listeners with a unique chance to hear Bach’s music as congregations of that period may have done. The Gottfried Silbermann organ of Freiberg cathedral is one of a handful of such 18th-century instruments (built during Bach’s lifetime) to have remained largely unmodified to this day. Bach’s work as an organ inspector shows that he tested and inaugurated a number of Silbermann’s organs in Germany and, although there is no record that he played this instrument, its sound is undoubtedly one that Bach would have recognised and composed for. “As always on recordings of organ music, the instrument is important. Here, it’s the magnificent, and magnificently preserved, 1714 Silbermann organ at Freiberg Cathedral, its pitch maintained at just over a tone higher than modern concert pitch; its sound, as befits its maker’s name, gloriously silvery...Goode’s deftly articulated, beautifully registered playing emphasises clarity, structure and, above all, character.” Sunday Times, 1st January 2012 “Bach played Silbermann’s instruments, so this world of sound — with its silvery mixtures, blazing reeds and characterful flutes — is authentic as well as utterly compelling in a cavernous acoustic...An exemplary introduction to some of Bach’s greatest organ works.” The Times, 24th December 2011 **** “Though this collection contains very fine performances of some of Bach's greatest organ works, the focus of the recording is as much on the instrument on which they are played as on David Goode's interpretations themselves...Goode certainly exploits [its] tonal weight and coherence in this recital” The Guardian, 22nd December 2011 **** “In the Adagio [BWV564], Goode brings a supple poise which is occasionally missing in the chorale preludes - though 'Vater unser' exudes a galant jauntiness. Best of all is the disc's crowning glory: a blazing performance of the Passacaglia, turbo-charged with immediacy and penetrating lucidity. Goode and Silbermann make a formidable team.” BBC Music Magazine, April 2012 **** “It is obvious from the very opening of the Toccata, Adagio and Fugue that we are in the presence of a truly magnificent organ and an organist who has a real flair for interpreting Bach...Goode plays it all with the kind of all-encompassing virtuosity - hands, feet, registration and intellect - which is unique to the organ...far from being an excuse to hear Bach on a great historic organ, we hear Bach played with perception and real musical intelligence.” Gramophone Magazine, June 2012 “With performances, recording and quality of presentation about as good as they get, despite my slight preferences for other versions in some cases, and bearing in mind the most generous playing time, this would make an excellent introduction to JSB’s organ music and an excellent adjunct to any collection” MusicWeb International, March 2012 | | | Usually despatched in 3 - 4 working days. |
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| |  | Langlais - Messe SolennelleFrench Sacred Music for Choir and Organ
Eton College Chapel Choir perform an enchanting selection of 20th Century French Choral and Organ music. As well as music by composers who were at the heart of French musical life in Paris, such as Olivier Messiaen and Francis Poulenc, this disc features works by the lesser-known composers such as Déodat de Severac and Pierre Villette. This is Signum’s second disc with Eton College Chapel Choir. The choir’s history can be charted back to the founding of Eton in 1441 by Henry VI. The present day choir is comprised of Eton students (with the occasional master), about half of whom have been choristers at cathedrals or chapels before they come to Eton for their secondary education. | | | Usually despatched in 3 - 4 working days. |
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| |  | Hear My Words
Berkeley, L: | The Lord is my Shepherd, Op. 91 No. 1 | Boyle, M C: | Thou, O God, art praised | Byrd: | Teach me, O Lord | Franck, C: | Panis Angelicus | Greene, M: | Lord, Let Me Know Mine End | Haydn: | Benedictus from Mass No. 7 in B flat major, Hob.XXII:7 "Little Organ Mass" | Ley: | A Prayer of King Henry VI | Mendelssohn: | Hear My Prayer | Mozart: | Vesperae Solennes de Confessore, K339: Laudate Dominum | Parry: | Hear my words, ye people I was glad | Stanford: | Evening Service in G, Op. 81: Magnificat A Song of Wisdom Op. 113 | Tomkins: | Out of the deep |
This disc features some of the best-loved anthems in the church repertoire, and notably that with an Etonian connection.Thus it begins and ends with the music of Parry, Eton's favourite musical son, whose success with Blest Pair of Sirens in 1887, saw him regarded as the leading choral composer in England. In 1441, Henry VI founded Eton College and its sister college, King's College in Cambridge, giving each a chapel in magnificent Perpendicular style.The foundation of Eton College provided ten men and sixteen boys to sing the services and with very few breaks, the choir has been singing in the chapel from then until the present day. “None of these young voices is anything less than impressive, and several are quite distinguished” Gramophone Magazine “the chief impression one is left with after hearing this disc is the excellence and polish of the choir ... this is a fine and very enjoyable disc. The performance standard is uniformly very high” MusicWeb International | | | Usually despatched in 3 - 4 working days. |
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Recorded at the Royal Albert Hall on 28 July 2004 as part of the BBC Proms “Masur was indeed right at home in the Schubert, and gave a reading of unforced grandeur, sturdy without being ponderous.” The Telegraph | | | (also available to download from $10.50) | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. (Available now to download.) |
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