Organ Dreams 2

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Following eight highly acclaimed discs of 'Organ Fireworks', the winning combination of Christopher Herrick and Hyperion turn their attention towards the calmer and more reflective repertory... — Gramophone Classical Music Guide, 2010 More…

Catalogue No: CDA67146
Label: Hyperion
Series: Organ Music
Length: 73 minutes

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Excerpt, Dubois, T: Douze Pièces Nouvelles

Work length4:20

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Christopher Herrick (organ)

IX. In Paradisum

Track length4:20

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Excerpt, Bridge: Three Organ Pieces, H63

Work length6:14

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Christopher Herrick (organ)

II. Adagio in E major

Track length6:14

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Excerpt, Guilmant: Organ Sonata in F major, Op. 89, No. 7

Work length4:22

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Christopher Herrick (organ)

II. Rêve

Track length4:22

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Elgar: Vesper Voluntaries, Op. 14

Work length18:31

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Christopher Herrick (organ)

I. Introduction and Andante

Track length3:14

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II. Allegro

Track length1:53

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III. Andantino

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IV. Allegretto piacevole

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V. Poco lento

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VI. Moderato

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VII. Allegretto pensoso

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VIII. Poco allegro and Coda

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Howells: Siciliano for a High Ceremony

Work length7:45

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Christopher Herrick (organ)

Excerpt, Schumann: Studies (6) in Canonic Form, Op. 56

Work length3:32

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Christopher Herrick (organ)

No 4 in A flat major. Étude in the form of a canon

Track length3:32

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Barber: Adagio for Strings, Op. 11

Work length8:21

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Christopher Herrick (organ)

Liszt: Évocation à la Chapelle Sixtine S658

Work length13:57

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Christopher Herrick (organ)

Excerpt, Wesley, C: Twelve Short Pieces and a Full Voluntary

Work length6:14

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Christopher Herrick (organ)

V. A minor

Track length1:20

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VIII. F major

Track length1:45

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IX. F major

Track length1:40

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XI. D major

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Continuing from the highly successful 'Organ Fireworks' series and the first volume of 'Organ Dreams' (CDA67060, released July 1998), this CD introduces more wonderful melodies from the organ repertoire. Some of the pieces were specially written for the instrument, such as Guilmant's Rve and Wesley's Twelve Short Pieces and a Voluntary, and others are well-known in other incarnations, such as Barber's Adagio. All of the tracks on this recording are sure to delight organ enthusiasts. Christopher Herrick knows how to coax the very best from the instrument he plays (and this one has 3482 pipes ranging from 0.58 inches to 32 foot long!)

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2010

Following eight highly acclaimed discs of 'Organ Fireworks', the winning combination of Christopher Herrick and Hyperion turn their attention towards the calmer and more reflective repertory grouped under the title 'Organ Dreams'. Volume 2 consists mostly of original organ music spanning the period 1815-1952, all of which fits the instrument in Ripon Cathedral like a well-tailored glove.
Not every title reflects a dream-like state, though the disc's opening track – Dubois' Inparadisum creates an aura of calm. Frank Bridge's oft-played Adagio in E is also smoothly shaped, with its grand climax carefully controlled. Guilmant's 'Rêve' of 1902 is delicious, its impressionistic perfume wafting effortlessly.
With a running time of 19 minutes, Elgar's rarely heard Vesper Voluntaries of 1889 form the centrepiece of Herrick's programme. What charmers they are: mostly mezzopiano in dynamic, with occasional fuller-bodied outbursts, none of them outstays its welcome. They are followed by Howells' rambling Siciliano (the most recent piece on the disc), which Herrick keeps moving. However, he does allow himself plenty of time for William Strickland's convincing arrangement of Barber's Adagio.
The Liszt is a shameless piece of kitsch which borrows freely from Allegri's Miserere and Mozart's Ave verum corpus. More worthwhile are Schumann's Study and a quartet of miniatures by Samuel Wesley. The only fault with the whole package is that the portrait purporting to be that of Wesley senior is, in fact, that of his natural son, Samuel Sebastian.
In summary, this thoroughly enjoyable disc is sensitively and affectionately played, and works well at a single hearing.

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