Anthony Hammond at Coventry Cathedral French Organ Masterworks and Improvisations
On this remarkable two disk set, Anthony Hammond plays the famous four-manual, 92-rank organ built by Harrison & Harrison in 1962 for the new Coventry Cathedral. CD 1 features César Franck’s Three Chorals and Charles-Marie Widor's Symphony No. 5. CD 2 features Hammond improvising a five-movement Symphony in homage to Widor, a Choral in homage to Franck, a Prelude on the Coventry Carol, and Figures at a Crucifixion: Three Studies after a Work by Francis Bacon. Track Listing: CD 1 César Franck Trois Chorals pour Grand Orgue Choral No. 1 in EChoral No. 2 in B minorChoral No. 3 in A minorCharles-Marie Widor Symphonie V en Fa pour Orgue, op. 42, no. 5 Allegro vivaceAllegro cantabileAndantino quasi allegrettoAdagioToccata Total Playing Time: 76:56 CD 2 Hommage à Widor: Symphonie Improviée Allegro vivaceAllegro cantabileAndantino quasi allegrettoAdagioToccataHommage à Franck: ChoralPrelude on The Conventry CarolFigures at a Crucifixion: Three Studies after a Work by Francis Bacon Figure OneFigure TwoFigure Three Total Playing Time: 69:17 2014 Raven Recordings