Organ improvisations exist in real time, and before the advent of recording, there was really no way to preserve them for posterity. French composer Pierre Cochereau (1924 - 1984) was fortunate in that several of his improvisations were recorded. As Cochereau's own recordings of these works all survive, what is the advantage of recording them anew? For one thing, the "King of Instruments" has one of the most notoriously difficult voices to record, and it would have been impossible for Cochereau, in his time, to obtain a ...
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Organ improvisations exist in real time, and before the advent of recording, there was really no way to preserve them for posterity. French composer Pierre Cochereau (1924 - 1984) was fortunate in that several of his improvisations were recorded. As Cochereau's own recordings of these works all survive, what is the advantage of recording them anew? For one thing, the "King of Instruments" has one of the most notoriously difficult voices to record, and it would have been impossible for Cochereau, in his time, to obtain a unified result due to varying conditions of technology and other unpredictable elements.Organist Jeremy Filsell is forced to rely on his ear to get the notes as played "right" and to select registrations that match those of Cochereau. Filsell chooses the organ of the Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral with truly spectacular results. The Symphony Improviseé is the highlight work on this disc, and the clear and spacious ASV Digital recording puts you in the driver's seat for experiencing...
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