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HAVPCD265 – The Nicholson organs in Portsmouth Cathedral

February 1st, 2001 Comments off

HAVPCD265 - The Nicholson organs in Portsmouth Cathedral Transcriptions of orchestral music

HAVPCD265 – The Nicholson organs in Portsmouth Cathedral Transcriptions of orchestral music

The organ has always lent itself to the playing of all forms of orchestral music in transcription. This recording shows the variety and range of orchestral colours available on the two Nicholson organs in Portsmouth Cathedral. Almost all the music is chosen from the turn of the 19th century into the early 20th, though the programme opens with two works from the baroque era.

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HAVPCD258 – A Festal Evensong for Whitsunday

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HAVPCD258 - A Festal Evensong for Whitsunday

HAVPCD258 – A Festal Evensong for Whitsunday

This recording forms part of the celebrations, in 2001, of the fortieth anniversary of the consecration of the Cathedral Church of the Holy Spirit, Guildford. It contains a Festal Evensong of the kind that might be heard on Whitsunday, the Cathedral’s patronal festival.

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