HAVPCD169 – The Organ of St Mary’s Cathedral, Edinburgh
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| Disk Title |
The Organ of St Mary’s Cathedral, Edinburgh |
| Soloists |
Timothy Byram-Wigfield (Organ) |
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Rupert Waddington (Cello) [Track 5] |
| Location |
St Mary’s Cathedral, Edinburgh |
| Date Recorded |
March 1993 |
This recital is one of contrasts and colours, pieces that are famous and others that are less so. It is, however, designed to display the marvelous character of this organ, which is a fine example of 19th-century craftsmanship. The organ was built by Henry ‘Father’ Willis in 1879, the date of the Cathedral’s consecration. It has been sympathetically rebuilt in 1931, 1959, and 1979 by Harrison and Harrison of Durham.
| Trk. |
Duration |
Track Title |
Composer |
| 1
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08:27 |
Toccata and Fugue in D minor |
J. S. Bach (attrib.) |
| 2
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03:00 |
‘Jig’ Fugue in C major |
Dietrich Buxtehude |
| 3
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13:17 |
Midsummer Night’s Dream Overture |
Felix Mendelssohn, transcr. Edwin Lemare |
| 4
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04:30 |
A Song of Sunshine |
Alfred Hollins |
| 5
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08:26 |
Andante cantabile (Symphonie No 8) |
Charles-Marie Widor |
| 6
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03:53 |
Fiat lux |
Théodore Dubois |
| 7
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05:02 |
Fantaisie in E flat |
Camille Saint-Saëns |
| 8
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04:00 |
Solemn Melody |
Walford Davies |
| 9
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05:! |
Toccata (Symphonie No 5) |
Charles-Marie Widor |
Timothy Byram-Wigfield was appointed Master of the Music at St Mary’s Cathedral, Edinburgh at the age of 27. A chorister at King’s College, Cambridge, he was organ scholar at Christ Church, Oxford and Sub Organist of Winchester Cathedral before moving to Edinburgh in 1991.
