Rent Gillian Weir: The King of Instruments (1989)
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2h 32min
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- Synopsis:
The complete six-part BBC series from 1989 featuring Dame Gillian Weir as she performs a number of works on different European organs. The performances include pieces by J.S. Bach, Haydn, Liszt, Handel and many more. Dame Gillian also discusses the music and the instruments.
St. Bavo, Haarlem, The Netherlands:
1. J. S. Bach: Toccata and Fugue in D minor BWV 545
2. Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck: Variations on 'Mein junges Leben hat ein End
3. J. S. Bach: Fugue in Eb major BWV 552(b)
Abbey Church, Ottobeuren, Germany:
4. Louis-Claude Daquin: Noel in D minor
5. Giovanni Lucchinetti: Sonata for two organs (with Huw Tregelles Williams)6. Georg Muffat: Toccata Duodecima
7. Joseph Haydn: Piece in C for a Clock Organ
8. Franz Xaver Schnitzer: First Movement of Sonata No 4 in D major
9. Francois Couperin: Extract from 'Messe pour les Couvents'
St Knud's, Odense, Denmark:
10. Dietrich Buxtehude: Prelude, Fugue and Chaconne in C major
11. Camille Saint-Saens: 'Echo' Fantaisie in Eb major
12. Franz Liszt: Prelude and Fugue on B.A.C.H.
Ulster Hall, Belfast, Nothern Ireland:
13. Charles-Marie Widor: Toccata in F major, from Symphony 5
14. George Frederick Handel: First Movement of Concerto No 4 in F major
15. Richard Wagner arr. David Patrick: Ride of the Valkyries
16. Charles Ives: Variations on 'America'
Hedvig Eleonora Kyrka, Stockholm, Sweden:
17. Petr Eben: 'Moto Ostinato' from 'Sunday Music'
18. Louis Vierne: 'Nai ades' from 'Pieces de Fantaisie'
19. Henri Mulet: 'Tu es Petra' from 'Esquisses Byzantines'
20. Marcel Dupre: Variations sur un Noel
St. Ouen, Rouen, France:
21. Olivier Messiaen: 'Dieu parmi nous' from 'La Nativite du Seigneur'
22. Joseph Bonnet: 'Elfes' from '12 Pieces pour Orgue' Op. 7
23. Cesar Franck: Choral 3 in A minor- Actors:
- Dame Gillian Weir, Huw Tregelles Williams
- Directors:
- Hefin Owen
- Producers:
- Hefin Owen, Richard Knight, Paul Crichton
- Writers:
- Johann Sebastian Bach, Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck, Louis-Claude Daquin, Giovanni Lucchinetti, Georg Muffat, Joseph Haydn, Franz Xaver Schnitzer, Francois Couperin, Dietrich Buxtehude, Camille Saint-Saens, Franz Liszt, Charles-Marie Widor, George Frederick Handel, Richard Wagner, David Patrick, Charles Ives, Petr Eben, Louis Vierne, Henri Mulet, Marcel Dupre
- Studio:
- Priory Records
- Genres:
- Documentary, Music & Musicals, Performing Arts, Special Interest
