Christopher Herrick - Organ Fireworks Vol 14 (2010)
Christopher Herrick - Organ Fireworks Vol 14 (2010)
EAC Rip | Flac (Tracks + cue + log) | 1 CD | Full Scans | 231 MB
Genre: Classical | Label: Hyperion | Catalog Number: 67758
EAC Rip | Flac (Tracks + cue + log) | 1 CD | Full Scans | 231 MB
Genre: Classical | Label: Hyperion | Catalog Number: 67758
This fourteenth volume of Christopher Herrick’s monumental Organ Fireworks series comes from the organ of Melbourne Town Hall. As ever, Herrick presents a cornucopia of virtuoso delights, opening with a bang with Lemare’s outrageous transcription of the Grand March from Aida, given a new sheen by Herrick himself. Other works include pieces by living composers Iain Farrington and Paul Spicer, and examples of the best of the English and French traditions of 19th and 20th century organ writing.
Composer: Giuseppe Verdi, Paul Spicer, César Franck, Iain Farrington, …
Performer: Christopher Herrick
Reviews: By now most of us know what to expect from a Christopher Herrick Organ Fireworks recording. What it says on the box is what you get, this time on the organ of Melbourne Town Hall, an 1871 William Hill instrument, restored from ruin in 2001. The Guilmant Organ Sonata No.1 is the appropriate principal demonstration piece. I came very close to nominating Volume XII my Recording of the Month in 2008: the only reason why I didn’t was that too much of the CD was taken up by an arrangement of Brahms which I didn’t think worked particularly well on the organ. Just over a year later Göran Forsling was a trifle disappointed with some of the music on Volume XIII. />
The latest recording brings the series back on track. As always, the sheer range of Herrick’s expertise impresses, from first-rate Hyperion recordings of Buxtehude and Bach to the Fireworks in this series, concentrating on this disc on the English and French traditions of the 19 th and 20 th centuries. The word ‘cornucopia’ unfortunately gets rather overworked, especially in combination with the word ‘delights’, but you may take Hyperion’s description at face value this time. I’d love to be able to play as well as this, when the range of Herrick’s expertise is almost greater than my own very wide-ranging musical interests.
The CD opens with a comparatively restrained but enjoyable performance of the Grand March from Aida in an arrangement by Edwin Lemare and Herrick himself. If the Brahms arrangement on Volume XII didn’t work to my satisfaction, this certainly does, though I’m not sure that I’d describe it as ‘outrageous’, as per the Hyperion publicity material, since the performance stresses the grandeur of the music rather than anything else.
The short Fanfares and Dances by Paul Spicer which follow provide a welcome contrast before we are again in grand style with the Franck Pièce héroïque, a work which lives fully up to its name – and Herrick doesn’t let us down, capturing the mystery and lyricism of the music as well as its heroism.
The three pieces from Iain Farrington’s Animal Parade again provide a quiet interlude. They’re too short to make much impression, but they’re pleasant enough and they provide a lull before the meatier material to come, like the Lanquetuit Toccata which follows. I hadn’t heard this before: there’s only one rival recording from Jane Parker Smith on Avie (AV0034) but Herrick makes me wonder why.
The Hollins Triumphal March is an attractive and jolly piece – another welcome refresher which receives an idiomatic performance, as does the S.S. Wesley, though this is the kind of music that Herrick could probably sail through on auto-pilot, which probably applies also to the sentimental Dudley Buck Variations on ‘Old Folks at Home’. I thought this outstayed its welcome a little, though I admired the delicacy of the playing.
The Guilmant Sonata is the real star of the show – in addition to Christopher Herrick himself, of course – and one which doesn’t get too many outings. The main competition comes from Ian Tracey on Chandos (CHAN9271 with Widor and Poulenc), but there’s room for two recordings because the Chandos version is of Guilmant’s own arrangement of the work as his Organ Symphony No.1 for organ and orchestra. Does Herrick take the opening of the finale a little too fast? I thought so, but there’s not a note out of place in this dextrous performance: in any case, there’s plenty of repose later and Tracey with the BBC Philharmonic and Yan Pascal Tortelier are a little faster overall for this movement. All in all, the Guilmant provides a most satisfactory conclusion to a first-rate programme.
With excellent recording and notes which match Hyperion’s usual high standard, including the impressive organ specification, a strong recommendation is in order. The cover may not be as attractive as that of Volumes XII and XIII, but that’s a trifle. Only inveterate organ-haters or those envious of Christopher Herrick’s expertise on the instrument should stay away.
Tracklisting:
1. Aida: Grand March by Giuseppe Verdi
Performer: Christopher Herrick (Organ)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1871; Italy
2. Fanfares and Dances by Paul Spicer
Performer: Christopher Herrick (Organ)
Period: 20th Century
3. Pieces (3) for Organ: no 3 - Pièce héroïque in B minor, M 37 by César Franck
Performer: Christopher Herrick (Organ)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1878; France
4. Animal Parade: no 8, Penguins by Iain Farrington
Performer: Christopher Herrick (Organ)
5. Animal Parade: no 2, Giraffes by Iain Farrington
Performer: Christopher Herrick (Organ)
6. Animal Parade: no 3, Barrel Organ Monkey by Iain Farrington
Performer: Christopher Herrick (Organ)
7. Toccata for Organ in D major by Marcel Lanquetuit
Performer: Christopher Herrick (Organ)
8. Triumphal March for Organ by Alfred Hollins
Performer: Christopher Herrick (Organ)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1914; England
9. Choral Song and Fugue, for organ by Samuel Sebastian Wesley
Performer: Christopher Herrick (Organ)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1847
10. Variations for Organ on Foster's Melody "Old Folks at Home", for organ by Dudley Buck
Performer: Christopher Herrick (Organ)
Period: Post-Romantic
11. Sonata for Organ no 1 in D minor, Op. 42 by Felix Alexandre Guilmant
Performer: Christopher Herrick (Organ)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1874; France
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