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GALA ORGAN CONCERT
Saturday, 25th October. 7:30
Royal Albert Hall
Kensington Gore, London SW7
[location & travel information]
Carmina Burana (Orff)
'Organ' Symphony (Saint-Saens)
The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Stephen Disley, organ
Andrew Greenwood, conductor
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ORGAN RECITAL
Wednesday, 12th November. 1:15
The Temple Church
off Fleet Street, London EC4
[location & travel information]
admission free / retiring collection
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Also see www.organrecitals.com
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Timeless Love - The Hymn Tunes of John Barnard
(Herald CD HAVP321)
The Choir of Southwark Cathedral. Stephen Disley and David Pipe, organ. Peter Wright, Conductor.
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Hail! Bright Cecilia
(Musicians Benevolent Fund)
Includes: God is gone up (Finzi), Live for ever (Dyson), Sing Mortals (Bliss), The voice out of the whirlwind (Vaughan Williams), King of Glory (Howells), Annunciation (Tavener), Come down, O Love Divine (Rutter), Christus Vincit (Macmillan). The BBC Singers. Stephen Disley, organ. Ronald Corp, conductor. [more details]
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The Carol Collection
(Herald CD HAVP313)
Joy to the world. People, look East. A tender shoot. Go, tell it on the mountain. Once in Royal David's city. Ding-dong, ding. What child is this. God rest you merry, gentlemen. God is in Bethlehem. Love came down at Christmas. Come and sing. Bethlehem, we come to bring. Infant holy, infant lowly. Lift up your heart and raise your voice. Away in a manger. Ding-dong! Merrily on high. Child of Heaven born on Earth. I see your crib. Calypso Carol. Ring out the bells. Jesus Christ the Lord is born. Stranger in Bethlehem. O come, all you children. Silent night. Descend from heaven. O slumber, heaven-born treasure. It came upon the midnight clear. Bright mystical starlight. No small wonder. Hark! The herald angels sing. Stephen Disley and Martin Ford, organ. The Choirs of Southwark Cathedral. Peter Wright and Stephen Disley, Conductors.
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Herbert Howells: Hymnus Paradisi and
An English Mass
(Hyperion CD 66488)
John Mark Ainsley, tenor. Julie Kennard, soprano. Stephen Disley, organ. Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra & Choir. Vernon Handley, conductor
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Elgar: The Dream of Gerontius
Walton: Belshazzar's Feast
(Classics for Pleasure CD)
James Loughran, Vernon Handley, Michael Rippon, Michael George, Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Catherine Wyn-Rogers, Stephen Disley.
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An Advent Procession
(Herald CD HAVP247)
Hymn: Creator of the stars of night (Plainsong). Bidding prayer. This is the truth sent from above (Vaughan Williams). Reading: Genesis 3 8-15. Remember O thou man (Ravenscroft). Chorale Prelude: Wachet auf BWV645 (Bach). Reading: Isaiah 45 2-8. O nata lux (Tallis). I said to the man (Maxim). Reading: Isaiah 9 2-7. People look East (French, arr. Bramma). Hosanna to the Son of David (Weelkes). Reading: Luke 1 26-34. Salutatio angelica (Moore). Reading: Luke 1 39-47. Advent antiphon: O Emmanuel (Chant). Magnificat in G (Stanford). Advent Antiphon: O Emmanuel (Chant). Reading: Luke 1 57-61a. This is the record of John (Gibbons). Advent Collect. Blessing. E'en so Lord Jesus quickly come (Manz). Hymn: Lo he comes with clouds descending. Toccata: Vom Himmel hoch (Edmundson). Stephen Disley, organ. Southwark Cathedral Choir. Peter Wright, Conductor.
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Christmas Carols from the Liverpool Phil
(RLCD251)
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra & Choir. Philharmonic Youth Choir (conducted by Simon Emery). Stephen Disley, organ. Ian Tracey, conductor
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Suk: Ripening and Praga
(Virgin Classics 59318)
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Choir
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
Libor Pesek, conductor
"Joseph Suk's Ripening is one of the most amazing of all post-Romantic orchestral works. It is immensely complex in its structure: a celestial introduction is followed by a cogent progress of scherzos and slow movements, of funeral marches and fugues, all concluded by a serene coda. Yet the work is immediately comprehensible as a musical drama, made clear through the coherence of the thematic and harmonic material. Pesek and the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic perform like modern-day deities. They fall short of the heights of Talich and the Czech Philharmonic, but Talich gave the work its premiere. Nonetheless, Pesek gives Ripening his very considerable all: his concentration holds the gigantic structure together as a single arch. Plus, his players articulate every instrumental detail, right down to the beatific wordless women's choir at the work's close. Highly recommended." [James Leonard, All Music Guide]
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Paul McCartney: Liverpool Oratorio
(EMI Classics CDS 7 54371 2)
Kiri Te Kanawa, Jerry Hadley,
Sally Burgess, Willard White
Liverpool Cathedral Choir
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Choir
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
Stephen Disley, organ. Ian Tracey, Chorus Master. Carl Davis, conductor.
This recording was captured at the premiere in Liverpool Cathedral, with McCartney in attendance. The oratorio spent many weeks on top of the classical charts worldwide, and even made it to number 177 in regular album chart in the US.
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