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Recorded on the stunning but rarely-recorded organ of Brentwood Roman Catholic Cathedral, Animal Parade is a disc of unusual and very approachable twentieth-century repertoire, including the hilarious ‘Animal Parade’ suite by Iain Farrington in its world premiere recording. Also, premiere recordings of ‘Prelude’ and ‘Choral’ by Dobrinka Tabakova – commissioned by William Saunders – and Christopher Steel’s ‘Changing Moods’ suite. Includes popular works by Mathias, John Gardner and Rutter.
William Saunders again demonstrates his flair for programming unusual and ear-catching music…. Saunders extracts the maximum amount of colour from the Brentwood Cathedral III/48 Hunter/HN&B/Percy Daniel organ.
– Choir & Organ, March/April 2011Sparkling performances …The wit shines through the entertainment thanks to the player’s effortless technique and choice of registrations… A most engaging CD, well recorded and beautifully played. Highly recommended.
– Cathedral Music, May 2011William’s playing is quite astounding: musicality, flawless technique and mind-boggling organ management.
– Organists Review (Editor’s Choice)
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Changing Moods, Op. 59 – Christopher Steel (12:47)
1 Genial March (1:57)
2 Pensive Ground (3:33)
3 The Chase (1:13)
4 Nocturnal Siciliano (3:13)
5 Dancing Toccata (2:42)
Five Dances for organ, Op. 179 – John Gardner (17:15)
6 Lavolta (2:11)
7 Pavin (3:45)
8 Jig (4:19)
9 Lament (3:35)
10 Fling (3:25)
11 Recessional, Op. 96, No.4 – William Mathias (5:01)
Diptych – Dobrinka Tabakova (world premiere recording)
12 Pastoral (4:25)
13 Choral (5:08)
14 Toccata in Seven – John Rutter (2:11)
Animal Parade – Iain Farrington (world premiere recording) (25:24)
15 Entrance (1:03) 16 Giraffes (2:56) 17 Barrel organ monkey (1:34)
18 Hippopotamus (2:05) 19 Critics (1:25) 20 Blue whale (3:17)
21 Sparrows (2:18) 22 Penguins (2:08) 23 Cheetah (1:54)
24 Piranhas (2:13) 25 Alley cats (2:44) 26 Exit (1:45) [/accordion] [/accordion_group]
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