The critically-acclaimed 5CD set ‘King of Instruments’ is now reissued as five individual CDs retaining the original liner notes and the recollections of Dame Gillian on the making of these seminal recordings
JEAN-FRANÇOIS DANDRIEU
Premier Livre de Pièces d’Orgue:
Pièces en A.Mi La
Magnificat
Pièces en G.Ré Sol mineur
Magnificat
LOUIS MARCHAND
Pièces d’Orgue:
Troisième Livre
Quatrième Livre
NICOLAS DE GRIGNY
Tierce en Taille
HENRI MULET
Toccata tu es Petrus
Gillian Weir, organ
Recording producers: Michael Bremner (Dandrieu, Marchand); Chris Hazell (de Grigny, Mulet)
Recording engineers: Stanley Goodall, Mike Mailes, Dave Frost (Dandrieu [1]-[10]); Stanley Goodall, Simon Eadon (Dandrieu [11]-[22]); Simon Eadon (Marchand); Stanley Goodall, Simon Eadon (de Grigny, Mulet)
Recording locations: Basel, Switzerland, 1979 (Dandrieu); Thionville, France, 1974 (Marchand); Hexham, England, 1975 (de Grigny, Mulet)
‘Her interpretations are marked by a vivid palette, authority and taste’ [Dandrieu] Penguin Guide to Compact Discs
‘Weir’s formidable virtuosity is given free rein in Mulet’s Tue s Petrus’ BBC Music Magazine
‘These atmospheric, dramatic and intense readings have stood the test of time remarkably well’ MusicWeb
‘Idiomatically convincing and infectiously vervy performances’ Fanfare