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Festival of Organ Masterpieces, Volume 1
Douglas Lawrence plays the organ of St. Patrick's Cathedral, Melbourne
A feast of riches! This disc brings together many of the best loved and frequently played works from the organ repertoire performed on St. Patrick's Cathedral Organ, Melbourne.
Features Purcell's 'Abdelazar - The Moor's Revenge', Handel's 'Largo and March 'from 'Judas Maccabeus', Widor's 'Toccata' from 'Symphony No. 5', Bach's 'Jesu Joy', 'Toccata' and 'Fugue in D minor', Couperin's 'Chaconne 'and Mendelssohn's 'Sonata No. 6 Finale'. The booklet features a full specification and historical information about the organ, as well as comprehensive musical notes. Press quotes:
“Don't miss this one!”
— Victorian Organ Journal “all popular works and is full of favourites.”— Bruce Steele, Organo Pleno Audio preview:
Tuba Tune in D Major download Track Listing:
Martial Air (Henry Purcell)
Minuet (Henry Purcell) Trumpet Tune (Henry Purcell) Largo (George Frideric Handel) March From Judas Maccabeus (George Frideric Handel) Toccata From Symphony No. 5 (Charles-Marie Widor) Jesu Joy of Man's Desiring (Johann Sebastian Bach) Sonatina (Johann Sebastian Bach) Toccata and Fugue D Minor (Johann Sebastian Bach) Air on a G String (Johann Sebastian Bach) Abdelazar (The Moors Revenge) (Henry Purcell) Chaconne in G Minor (Louis Couperin) Chaconne in D Minor (Louis Couperin) Adagio in F Minor (Archangelo Corelli) Benedictus (Max Reger) Tuba Tune in D Major (C.S. Lang) Finale from Sonata 6 (Felix Mendelssohn) Suite Gothique (Leon Boellman) Catalogue Number: MD3020
Price: AU$26.00
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Melbourne organist Douglas Lawrence is, Director of Music at The Scots' Church and Teacher of the Organ at the University of Melbourne and was the founding director of Choir of Ormond College, a position he held from 1982 to 2006.
He frequently performs as a soloist for major music organisations within Australia and his concert career has taken him throughout most of the western world. He has released a number of recordings through the Move label which have received outspoken praise from reviewers. Click here for a complete list of MOVE CDs featuring organs built by George Fincham and the Fincham company.
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