All The Stops: The David Drury Collection

When the mighty Sydney Town Hall Organ, one of the wonders of the musical world, emerged from 12 solid years of repairs and refurbishment in the mid 1980s, the organist chosen to capture its magnificence on disc for the first time was the Australian virtuoso David Drury. This 3CD set begins with that extraordinary recording, made to celebrate the centenary of this unique and glorious instrument: built by William Hill in 1890, the biggest and best-preserved 19th-century Romantic organ in the world. Drury’s flawless technique is coupled with an extraordinary sensitivity to the vast range of tonal colours available on its 8,756 pipes, which range in size from barely 10cm – no bigger than a ball-point pen – to a record-breaking 64 foot (19½ metre) Contra-Trombone stop. There is music of whisper-light delicacy and music of earth-shaking grandeur, and every possible shade and timbre in between. A second disc, released in 1993 and included as CD2 of this collection, continues this magical pairing of master-organist and world-renowned instrument, while extensive liner notes trace the organ’s fascinating history. Disc 3 takes us to Melbourne, where Drury explores the power and the subtlety of another splendid instrument: the T.C. Lewis organ in St Paul’s Cathedral. Across all three discs, Drury offers a dazzling range of repertoire, from monumental organ works by Reger and Liszt to orchestral classics by Bach, Elgar, Saint-Saëns and Wagner, brilliantly arranged for the ‘king of instru

Tracks

1~1~Mendelssohn War March Of The Priestsfrom Athalie
1~2~Franck Cantabile
1~3~Gigout Toccata
1~4~Wagner Pilgrims Chorus From Tannh User
1~5~Dupr Cort Ge Et Litanie
1~6~Peeters Aria
1~7~Saint-Sa Ns Dansemacabre
1~8~Stanford Fantasia And Toccata
1~9~Drury Improvisation On A Theme Of Nigel Butterley
1~10~Hollins A Song Of Sunshine
1~11~Moszkowski Romance Sans Paroles
1~12~Koehne Gothic Toccata
2~1~Elgar Pomp And Circumstance No. 1
2~2~Bach Orchestral Suite No. 3: Air
2~3~Whitlock Sonata In C Minor
2~4~Whitlock Sonata In C Minor
2~5~Liszt Fantasy And Fugue On The Chorale Ad Nos, Ad Salutaremundam
2~6~Elgar Enigma Variations: Nimrod
2~7~Drury Improvisation On A Theme Of Peter Sculthorpe
2~8~Hollins A Trumpet Minuet
2~9~Vierne Carillon De Westminster
3~1~Saint-Sa Ns Prelude And Fugue In C Major
3~2~Saint-Sa Ns Prelude And Fugue In C Major
3~3~Drury Improvisation
3~4~Jackson Toccata, Chorale And Fugue
3~5~Jackson Toccata, Chorale And Fugue
3~6~Jackson Toccata, Chorale And Fugue
3~7~Ongen 4 Pi Ces, Op. 37
3~8~Ongen 4 Pi Ces, Op. 37
3~9~Ongen 4 Pi Ces, Op. 37
3~10~Jongen 4 Pi Ces, Op. 37
3~11~Reger Fantasy On The Chorale Wachetauf, Ruftunsdie Stimme!
3~12~Reger Fantasy On The Chorale Wachetauf, Ruftunsdie Stimme!

Details

Format: CD
Artist: Drury, David
Release Date: 05 July 2021
Genre: Classical Music
Label: Abc Classic
Distributor: Rocket Group