Gillian Weir "On Stage" at Symphony Hall, Birmingham
In a program of a dozen toccatas, Dame Gillian Weir brilliantly displays the resources of the 4M Klais organ built for Symphony Hall, Birmingham. One of the pieces, by William McVicker, models each movement after a different organist represented by concert agent Karen McFarlane. J. S. Bach: Toccata and Fugue in D minor (BWV 538) "Dorian" Dietrich Buxtehude: Toccata in F (BuxWV 156) Max Reger: Toccata and Fugue in D minor/major (Op.59, nos 5 & 6) Anton Heiller: Tanz-Toccata Georg Muffat: Toccata Duodecima Sergei Slonimsky: Toccata Georgi Mushel: Toccata Michelangelo Rossi: Toccata Settima Flor Peeters: Toccata, Fugue et Hymne sur Ave Maris Stella William McVicker: Six variationen über una tema di Vincent Youmans Peter Planyavsky: Toccata alla rumba Léonce de Saint-Martin: Toccata de la Libération