TWO OXFORD ORGANS

Gerard Brooks plays the Willis Organ of Oxford Town Hall and Geoffrey Webber plays the Organ of Magdalen College, Oxford

1. The Ride of the Valkries - Wagner transcribed Lemare (4:19)

2. Fugue from the Suite for Orchestra Op. 43 - Tchaikovsky transcribed Lemare (7:05)

3. Prelude to "Die Meistersingers" - Wagner transcribed Lemare (9:41)

4. Overture: William Tell - Rossini transcribed Lemare (12:30)

5. Overture: Carnival - Dvorak transcribed Lemare (7:00)

6. Echo Fantasia (Seiffert no.16) - Jan Sweelinck (4:04)

7. Obra de 8 tono, Ensalada - Aguilera de Heredia (5:53)

8. Voluntary (MB v.28) - Thomas Tomkins (3;37)

9. Voluntary for Double Organ - Henry Purcell (5:17)

10. Ciacona in F minor - Johann Pachelbel (9:42)

11. Fuga sopra il Magnificat: Meine Seele erhebt den Herren BWV 733 - J.S.Bach (4:36)

A Priory Records Digital Recording

Recorded by Paul Crichton

Digital Editing by Paul Crichton

Recorded in Oxford on 8 June 1986 and Magdalen in January 1987

Front Cover: Oxford Town Hall

This CD combines two recordings of the 1980s both made in Oxford. The first was an LP of Oxford Town Hall which was Gerard Brooks first recording for Priory of orchestral transcriptions (PR 186). The second was a cassette only issue of the new Mander organ in Magdalen College ( PRC 209). Due to space restrictions only about half of this recital is included. A CD then of contrasts and still, to our knowledge, the only commercial recording of the Town Hall Willis.

Priory Records PRCD1050