Programme
Georg Muffat (1653-1704) from Apparatus musico-organisticus 1690 Toccata prima Jeremiah Clarke (1659-1707) Trumpet Voluntary / Prince of Denmark's March (c1700) John Stanley (1713-1786) Voluntary in G major Op 7 No 9 (1754) Edward Elgar (1857-1934) written for Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee Imperial March Op 32 (1897) Herbert Howells (1892-1983) Master Tallis's Testament (1940) Benjamin Britten (1913-1976) Prelude and Fugue on a theme of Vittoria (1946) Andreas Willscher (b1955, Hamburg) Toccata alla Rumba |
The Christ Church organ was built by Hill, Norman & Beard in 1970 with 16 stops, using some pipes from previous organs plus some neo-baroque sounds typical of the 1960's and '70's (Chimney Flute and Fifteenth on open-foot voicing, like the Royal Festival Hall organ). In 1995, HNB moved some loud stops from the Great to a new double case in the nave, 6 stops were added, and the tone was refined. |
Britten's Prelude and Fugue on a Theme of Vittoria is performed here in the Church of St Thomas, Fifth Avenue, New York. The work has provoked much comment about its interest and playability. The blue button below links to a wikipedia article on the subject. |
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