David Briggs plays the Organ of Gloucester Cathedral

David Briggs plays the famous 3-70 organ of Gloucester Cathedral designed by Ralph Downes and completed in 1971 by Hill, Norman & Beard with some pipes and parts dating from the 17th century. The eclectic program played by Briggs includes his reconstruction of Cochereau’s improvised Bolero. 

COCHEREAU: Boléro on a theme by Racquet
DUKAS: Scherzo from Sorcerer’s Apprentice
TCHAIKOVSKY: Miniature-Overture, Waltz of the Flowers from The Nutcracker
ALAIN: Le Jardin Suspendu
BACH: Preludes & Fugues in G & E (BWV 541, 552)
HAYDN: Three Clock Pieces
FRANCK: Pièce Héroïque

Total playing time: 76:04

1996