Judith Bingham: Organ Works | Stephen Farr (organ) | Organs of St Edmundsbury Cathedral, St Albans Cathedral & Trinity College, Cambridge | Resonus Classics | RES10191

Judith Bingham: Organ Works

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Total playing time [123:02]

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Stephen Farr (organ & harpsichord)

Resonus Classics is proud to present the acclaimed organist Stephen Farr in a programme of recent works for the organ by the British contemporary composer Judith Bingham.

Consisting entirely of world premiere recordings, this significant collection has been recorded on an outstanding selection of important instruments - the organs of St Edmundsbury Cathedral, St Albans Cathedral and Trinity College, Cambridge. The recording also includes Tableaux Vivants for solo harpsichord (premiered by Farr in 2014), and Bingham’s magnum opus for the organ, The Everlasting Crown, also premiered by Farr in the BBC Proms.

Farr is joined by organist Jeremy Cole for the first recording of Bingham's organ duet The Linnaeus Garden.

Album Booklet (PDF)

Tracklist

Disc One

1. Glass Beatitude

2. Annunciation IV

3. Angel Fragments

4. Hadrian’s Dream

The Three Angels
5. Lucifer
6. Michael
7. Gabriel

Missa Brevis ‘Videntes Stellam’
8. Accompaniment to Matthew 2:i-xii
9. Envoi

10. The Linnaeus Garden*
for organ duet

Altartavla
11. Maria Lacrimosa
12. The Living Mary
13. Annunciation in a Small Room
14. Joseph’s Dream
15. Mandorla

Disc Two

The Everlasting Crown
1. The Crown
2. Atahualpa’s Emerald
3. La Pelegrina
4. The Orlov Diamond
5. The Russian Spinel
6. King Edward’s Sapphire
7. The Peacock Throne

Jacquet’s Ghost
8. Tombeau
9. Labyrinthe
10. Pastorelle somnambule
11. Envoi

12. Tableaux Vivants
for solo harpsichord

All world premiere recordings

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'The Everlasting Crown certainly counts as one of the more significant organ works of the post-Messiaen age. Stephen Farr is proving himself to be one of the most persuasive and compelling advocates for new British organ music and, as with his recent two-disc set of Leighton’s music (4/17), these performances are beautifully prepared and powerfully delivered.'

- Gramophone

'This bumper collection of recent works by Judith Bingham is a very welcome addition to Resonus’ catalogue [...] The scope of these works as well as the fine playing from Stephen Farr on a variety of instruments makes this a very useful and enjoyable collection.'
Lark Reviews

'Superbly performed and recorded on a collection of admirable instruments, specifications of which are all given in the booklet, this is an invaluable set of fine works by a composer of whose music we should all be keenly aware.'
MusicWeb International

'The Everlasting Crown certainly counts as one of the more significant organ works of the post-Messiaen age. Stephen Farr is proving himself to be one of the most persuasive and compelling advocates for new British organ music and, as with his recent two-disc set of Leighton’s music (4/17), these performances are beautifully prepared and powerfully delivered.'
Gramophone

Credits
© 2017 Resonus Limited
Ⓟ 2017 Resonus Limited
Catalogue No. RES10191
Producer, engineer & editor: Adam Binks
EAN: 5060262790960
Release date: 2 June 2017