The elusive English organ [videorecording] / presented by Daniel Moult ; directed by Will Fraser ; written by Daniel Moult and Will Fraser ; production, shooting, editing by Will Fraser and Simon Still.
Daniel Moult, organ; with Dominic Gwynn, John Mander and Kimberly Marshall. Originally released in 2008. Accompanied by CD (1 sound disc : digital ; 4 3/4 in. Fugue State Films: FSF-DVD-0002. Contents: Fantasia in A minor (from the Fitzwilliam Virginal Book) / William Byrd -- A sad pavan for these distracted times / Thomas Tomkins -- Voluntary in A / John Blow -- Voluntary in A minor (from Melothesia) / Matthew Locke -- Voluntary in G ; Voluntary in D minor for double organ / Henry Purcell -- Concerto II (op. 4, no. 2) / George Frideric Handel ; arr. John Walsh -- Fuga II (from Six Fugues or Voluntaries) / George Frideric Handel -- Fugue in A / Philip Hart -- Piece no. vii in D minor / John Worgan -- Voluntary VII (op. 5, no. 7) ; Voluntary viii (op. 5, no. 8) / John Stanley -- Largo from Voluntary II (from Twelve Voluntaries, 1812) / William Russell -- From Twelve short Pieces, 1815, no. 8, no. 9, no. 10 / Samuel Wesley. Bonus tracks include notes, organ specifications (Wetheringsett, Wingfield, L'eglise Lanvellec, Notre Dame de Ploujean, Adklington Hall, St. James, Great Packington, St. Botolph, Aldgate, and St. James, Bermondsey), and trailers for other Fugue State Films productions. Fugue State Films: FSF-DVD-002.
Summary:
Between about 1550 and 1830, some of the most beautiful English music was written for the organ, by composers such as Byrd, Purcell, Handel and Stanley. In this documentary, Daniel Moult sets out to perform this repertoire on appropriate organs of the time. Many organs have been destroyed or changed beyond recognition, or totally replaced. The Reformation, the Civil War and the Victorian zeal for rebuilding took a great toll on England's original organ heritage. Therefore, to accomplish his goal, Daniel has to journey to private chapels, country houses, and to France. In doing so he finds some of the few remaining English organs built between 1550 and 1830. These instruments allow him to show the relationship between the historic English organ and its music.
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