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
FRANÇOIS ROBERDAY
Fugues et Caprices pour orgue
JEAN LANGLAIS
Dialogue sur les Mixtures
SAMUEL SCHEIDT
Passamezzo (Variations 1-12)
Gillian Weir, organ
Recording producer: Michael Bremner (Roberday); Chris Hazell (Langlais); Stanley Goodall, Peve Van Biene (Scheidt)
Recording engineers: Stanley Goodall (Roberday); Stanley Goodall, Simon Eadon (Langlais); Stanley Goodall, Peve Van Biene (Scheidt)
Recording locations: Basel, Switzerland, 1973 (Roberday); Cambridge, England, 1979 (Scheidt); Hexham, England, 1975 (Langlais)
‘Gillian Weir plays with enormous style and aplomb … the recording has splendid range and presence’ [Roberday] Penguin Guide to Compact Discs
‘her light touch and prismatic registrations enliven one hour’s worth of Francois Roberday’s beautiful but severe Fugues et Caprices’ 10/10 ClassicsToday.com
‘The Fugues and Caprices of Roberday are among the most profound recordings of the whole series’ MusicWeb