Credits:

Gillian Weir

Description:

An enthralling album that offers the best of both worlds, the organ and the organist, Gillian Weir performs a heart-pounding recital of stunning toccatas and fantasias in the French organ tradition. Weir played and recorded the organ, which was built by organist Gregor Hradecky and installed at the Royal Northern College of Music in 1972, four years later. The sound is powerful and resonant, and the tone is a series of splendid French-style tones. The album conveys the best of both the organ and the organist. The dramatic works of Marcel Dupré, who continues the tradition of French organists and composers, are also featured at the beginning and end of the album. Universal Music/IMS