Poulenc Organ Concerto Widor Symphony No. 5 Guilmant Symphony No. 1

Description: Home About Us Postage & Payment Returns Contact Add The Pom Shop to your Favorites and receive our email newsletters about new items and special promotions. General Interest Poulenc: Organ Concerto; Widor: Symphony No. 5; Guilmant: Symphony No. 1 MusicIan Tracey, orgue - BBC Philharmonic - Yan Pascal Tortelier . The vast accoustics of Liverpool Cathedral, with resident organ maestro Ian Tracey at the keyboards, set the scene of this French "threesome" where Poulenc's Organ Concerto is joined by Widor's Fifth Organ Symphony and the outsider Guilmant's Symphony No. 1. The Liverpool organ is an impressive beast--its more than 9,000 pipes makes it one of the world's largest--a true challenge for the BBC players and sound recordists alike. Careful microphone placement creates a balance, but at times also a sense of isolation, between organ and orchestra. The otherworldly, almost surreal acoustic suits Poulenc's eerie, arousing piece. Tracey's registrations work very well and conductor Tortelier does a fine job of creating flow and throughline, despite constantly having to wait several seconds for the forte outbursts to die away, so he can cue the quieter passages. Guilmant's undeservedly obscure work successfully integrates the organ into the enlarged chamber orchestration and features prominent solo passages for oboe and horn, as well as for the various string sections. Although Widor was an accomplished orchestrator, the symphonies for solo organ remain his best known: the "Toccata" movement of No. 5 aspires to the title "best known organ piece of all time". And here, left to their own devices, Ian Tracey and the Liverpool Cathedral organ verify Berlioz's famous outburst: "The orchestra is Emperor, but the Organ is Pope!" --Yngvil V.G. Shipping Shipping is free for all customers in Australia. Your package will be safely taken care of & posted from England by means of Priority Airmail, which is air freighted to your nearest Australia Post Distribution Center (Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, or Perth), from where they are delivered to your address by Australia Post. Returns and refunds We operate a 30 day money back guarantee. If you are unhappy with the product for whatever reason, please contact us to arrange a return and refund. As shipping costs are not retrievable, we are unable to refund shipping costs. Feedback We use an automated eBay feedback response system. If you are happy with the product, please leave positive feedback and we will automatically leave positive feedback for you. If you are unhappy with the transaction for any reason, please contact us first to resolve. If you do leave negative or neutral feedback you waive your rights for support regarding any problems with us and open yourself up for possible retaliatory negative feedback. Please avoid making negative feedback remarks, contact us first if you have any problems! We are here to help! Contact Us Please contact us via eBay messages if you have any questions and our Customer Service team will be happy to assist you with any queries. Thank you. Home About Us Postage & Payment Returns Contact Copyright © 2017 The Pom Shop. All rights reserved.

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