Poulenc: Organ Concerto
Label: Linn Records Catalog: BKD178 Format: CD Weir; English Chamber Orchestra; Hill; LeppardComposed by: Poulenc; Petit; Barber Gillian Weir and the English Chamber Orchestra delivered a dazzling collection of works for organ and orchestra on this 2001 release, now re-issued as part of Linn’s ECHO series. Along with Poulenc’s Organ Concerto, which Ms. Weir has performed an astonishing 65 times, this disc features the premiere recording of Pierre Petit's Concertino for organ, strings and percussion, where once again she demonstrates her formidable musicianship with a dramatic, dazzling cadenza. ‘A gloriously detailed and at times spellbinding performance." (Gramophone) Price: $28.98 |