AN ORGAN BLASTER

 

The Best of Michael Murray

 

1. J.S. Bach: Toccata and Fugue in D Minor, BWV 565                                           

2. Jongen: Toccata from Symphonie Concertante                                     

3. Widor: Toccata from Symphony No. 5, Op. 42                                      

4. Soler: The Emperor's Fanfare                                     

5. Franck: Beaucoup plus largement from Grande Piece Symphonique, Op. 17        

6. Messiaen: Dieu parmi nous from La Nativite                                         

7. Rheinberger: Finale from Concerto in F major, Op. 137                         

8. Campra: Rigaudon from Idomeno                                           

9. Cook: Fanfare                                               

10. Saint-Saens: Maestoso from Symphony No. 3 in C Minor, Op. 78, 'Organ'         

 

Michael Murray will dazzle you with ten selections that display both power and pyrotechnics in one of the most impressive organ programs ever assembled on one disc. Taken from previous Telarc recordings, the collection features music by composers from the seventeenth to the twentieth centuries on some of the world's most famous instruments built by Henry Willis, Aristide Cavaille-Coll, G. Donald Harrison and others.

 

Telarc CD80277