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
JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH
Toccata, Adagio & Fugue in C major, BWV 564
Fantasia in G major, BWV 572
Trio Sonata No 1 in E flat major, BWV 525
Passacaglia in C minor, BWV 582
LOUIS MARCHAND
Pièces d’Orgue:
Premier Livre
Cinquième Livre
JOHN BULL
Dr Bull’s My Selfe
Dr Bull’s Jewell
Gillian Weir, organ
Recording producer: Michael Bremner (Bach, Marchand); Chris Hazell (Bull)
Recording engineers: Stanley Goodall, Simon Eadon, Malcolm Hogg (Bach); Stanley Goodall (Marchand); Stanley Goodall, Simon Eadon (Bull)
Recording locations: Rotterdam, The Netherlands, 1976 (Bach); Thionville, France, 1974 (Marchand); Hexham, England, 1975 (Bull)
‘cool and poised … telling in its sense of controlled power’ [Bach]; ‘tangy and spirited’ [Bull] Penguin Guide to Compact Discs
‘a marvelous Bach player who iconoclastically sweeps the mighty C major Toccata, Adagio, & Fugue BWV 564 and C minor Passacaglia & Fugue BWV 582 of their weighty cobwebs and restores their improvisatory impetus’ 10/10 ClassicsToday.com