The Art of Gillian Weir - The King of Instruments, Volume 5

The critically-acclaimed 5CD set ‘King of Instruments’ is now reissued as five individual CDs retaining the original liner notes and the recollections of Dame Gillian on the making of these seminal recordings.

‘an astonishing range of organ technique and sonority … Weir gives a thrillingly dedicated performance … The recording is superb. It is as clear and clean as a whistle, immensely wide in dynamic range’ [Camilleri] Penguin Guide to Compact Discs

‘Incredibly virtuosic playing of Camilleri’s Missa Mundi … The dazzling performances of Dubois, Vierne, and especially Dupré have scarcely, if ever been beaten’ MusicWeb

CAMILLERI: Missa Mundi
WIDOR: Symphony No. 6: Allegro
VIERNE: Impromptu
DAQUIN: Noël Suisse
DUPRÉ: La Fileuse
TOMKINS: Worster Braules
SWEELINCK: Mein junges Leben hat ein End
DUBOIS: Toccata

Gillian Weir, organ