Thomas Trotter: The Town Hall Tradition: Virtuoso Organ Showpieces from Town Hall, Birmingham

should you want Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture on the organ, this is a recording to turn to. Trotter plays everything from memory, unusually among organists and even more remarkable given the complex... — BBC Music Magazine, April 2012, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Release Date: 17th Oct 2011
Catalogue No: REGDVD001
Label: Regent

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Hollins: Concert Overture in C minor

Thomas Trotter (organ)

Festing: Andante, Allegro, Air and 2 variations

arr George Thalben-Ball
Thomas Trotter (organ)

Thalben-Ball: Variations on a theme of Paganini for pedals

Thomas Trotter (organ)

Ketèlbey: Bells across the Meadows

trans Gatty Sellars
Thomas Trotter (organ)

Coates, E: The Three Elizabeths: Youth of Britain (Princess Elizabeth)

trans Thomas Trotter
Thomas Trotter (organ)

Anderson, Leroy: The Typewriter

trans Trotter
Thomas Trotter (organ)

Wagner: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg: Overture

trans Edwin H Lemare
Thomas Trotter (organ)

Wagner: O du, mein holder Abendstern (from Tannhäuser)

trans Lemare
Thomas Trotter (organ)

Wagner: Die Walküre: Ride of the Valkyries

trans Lemare
Thomas Trotter (organ)

Tchaikovsky: 1812 Overture, Op. 49

trans Edwin Evans and Thomas Trotter
Thomas Trotter (organ)

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The debut DVD from Thomas Trotter – one of the world’s greatest organists – and the first DVD release from Regent Records. An opportunity to enjoy, both visually and aurally, Thomas Trotter’s artistry and staggering technique in a celebration of town hall virtuosity, on the great concert hall organ with which he is intimately acquainted.

Features a highly entertaining and varied programme of organ pieces from the heart of the town hall tradition, including Thalben-Ball’s Variations on a theme of Paganini played almost entirely on the pedals.

Extra features include a biographical interview with Thomas Trotter and a guide to the Town Hall organ.

Box contains both a DVD Video (performance in 5.1 surround sound), audio CD, and a 16 page booklet with notes on the music, the Town Hall, and a newly-written article on the history of the organ by Nicholas Thistlethwaite.

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April 2012

should you want Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture on the organ, this is a recording to turn to. Trotter plays everything from memory, unusually among organists and even more remarkable given the complex registrations involved here.

February 2012

Filming an organist playing a recital is a notoriously difficult assignment...[It is] difficult to get all the elements right. This film comes as close as any...Trotter operates with a sleight of hand that's as slick as any conjurer's. The performances are everything on has come to expect from one of the world's greatest organists, notable for their clarity, rhythmic buoyancy, stylistic taste, imaginative colouring - and the ability to amaze.

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