The first CD recording ever made of both the Cogez choir organ (2013) and the Merklin grand orgue (1897) of Notre-Dame Collegiate Church in Mantes-la-Jolie. David Hirst plays a stunning programme that includes the most famous showpieces for organ. The crystal-clear recording quality captures the building’s magical acoustic. A 28-page booklet in French and English includes descriptions of the music and the organs, and a number of beautiful colour photographs.
1
Toccata from 5th Organ Symphony, Op. 42
Composed by Charles-Marie Widor (Merklin organ)
2
Dankpsalm, Op. 145, No. 2
Composed by Max Reger (Merklin organ)
3
Toccata & Fugue in d minor, BWV 565
Composed by J.S. Bach (Cogez organ)
4
'Liebster Jesu, wir sind hier', BWV 731
Composed by J.S. Bach (Cogez organ)
5
'Wachet auf', BWV 645
Composed by J.S. Bach (Cogez organ)
6
Voluntary in c minor, No. 8
Composed by Maurice Greene (Cogez organ)
7
Prelude, Fugue & Chaconne in C major, BuxWV 137
Composed by Dietrich Buxtehude (Cogez organ)
8
'Herzlich tut mich verlangen', Op. 122, No. 10
Composed by Johannes Brahms (Merklin organ)
9
'Herzlich tut mich verlangen', BWV 727
Composed by J.S. Bach (Merklin organ)
10
Carillon 'Tu es Petra' (Esquisses Byzantines, No. 10)
Composed by Henri Mulet (Merklin organ)
11
Pièce Héroïque
Composed by César Franck (Merklin organ)
12
Carillon de Westminster
Composed by Louis Vierne (Merklin organ)
€15.00