Catalogue
HAVPCD219 – Orb & Sceptre
| You can order any material from the Herald catalogue by sending an email to Record Corner. Record Corner are one of our best distributors, carrying considerable stock and with close ties to Herald AV Publications. |
 |
|
| Disk Title | Orb & Sceptre |
| An organ spectacular from Christ Church, Oxford | |
| Soloists | David Goode (Organ) |
| Location | Christ Church, Oxford |
| Date Recorded | January 1998 |
| Audio Tracks | 12 |
David Goode comments: ‘This collection of some of the most popular pieces in the organ repertoire is also a selection of some of my favourite ‘lollipops’, which recur on recital programmes, for weddings, or are brought to me by pupils. Without fail they work spectacularly on the Rieger organ at Christ Church, whose quality, character, and sheer panache has been a constant inspiration. I hope they prove as enjoyable to listen to as to play.’
| Trk. | Duration | Track Title | Composer |
| 1 | 08:25 | March ‘Orb and Sceptre’ | William Walton, arr. William McKie |
| 2 | 04:31 | Berceuse | Louis Vierne |
| 3 | 07:15 | Grand chœur in D (alla Handel) | Alexandre Guilmant |
| 4 | 06:39 | Toccata | Théodore Dubois |
| 5 | 04:41 | Adagio (from Symphony No. 5) | Charles-Marie Widor |
| 6 | 05:49 | Toccata (from Symphony No. 5) | Charles-Marie Widor |
| 7 | 05:11 | Prière (from Suite Gothique) | Léon Boëllmann |
| 8 | 08:34 | Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565 | Johann Sebastian Bach |
| 9 | 04:15 | Wachet auf! ruft uns die Stimme, BWV 645 | Johann Sebastian Bach |
| 10 | 03:27 | Arrival of the Queen of Sheba | George Frideric Handel, arr. E. W. Maynard |
| 11 | 04:16 | Nimrod (from Enigma Variations) | Edward Elgar |
| 12 | 07:07 | Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1 | Edward Elgar, arr. E. H. Lemare |
The organ in Christ Church Cathedral today is completely new, built by Rieger of Austria in 1978-9. The Father Smith case has been restored to its slender origin, if not depth, and what remains of the original woodwork has been incorporated into the new case. The action of the four manuals and pedals is mechanical throughout, with a piston-setting system incorporated into the mechanical stop action.
