1926 Willis organ at Liverpool Cathedral, England, UK

The Liverpool Sound

…you can’t beat the sonorous supremacy of the famous Willis and Walker pipe organs in this famous-for-its-music city.

Program Broadcast dates:

• Week of June 15, 2009

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• Printable program listings

Music played in the program

Hour 1

G.F. HANDEL (arranged Goss-Custard): Overture to The Occasional Oratorio –Ian Tracey (1926 Willis/Anglican Cathedral, Liverpool, England, UK) Priory DVD-1

LOUIS JAMES ALFRED LEFÉBURE-WÉLY: Offertoire, No. 27 from L’Organiste Moderne –Richard Lea (1967 J.W. Walker/Metropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King, Liverpool, England, UK) Priory 862

HANDEL (arranged Best): See the conquering hero comes, from Judas Maccabeus. SAMUEL SEBASTIAN WESLEY: Andante Cantabile in G. HANDEL (arranged Dearnley): Finale, from Organ Concerto in G, Op. 4, no. 1 –Christopher Dearnley (1855 Willis/St. George’s Hall, Liverpool, England, UK) Priory 6008

ALEXANDRE GUILMANT: Pastorale, from Organ Symphony No. 1 in d, Op. 42 –BBC Philharmonic, Yan Pascal Tortelier, conductor; Ian Tracey (1926 Willis/Anglican Cathedral, Liverpool, England, UK) Chandos 9271

CHARLES TOURNEMIRE: Communion & Postlude, from L’Orgue Mystique (Suite No. 24, Ascension Sunday) –Flor Peeters (1967 J.W. Walker/Metropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King, Liverpool, England, UK) Priory 931

Filler - VERDI: Triumphal March, from Aida (see Priory DVD-1 above)

Hour 2

RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS: Te Deum –Liverpool Cathedral Choir, Ronald Woan, conductor; Noel Rawsthorne (1926 Willis/Anglican Cathedral, Liverpool, England, UK) Priory 100

ELISABETH TRUSTAM: Pastorale Interlude –Richard Lea (1967 J.W. Walker/Metropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King, Liverpool, England, UK) Priory 871

WILLIAM MATHIAS: Invocations –Noel Rawsthorne (1967 J.W. Walker/Metropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King, Liverpool, England, UK) Priory 931

CHARLES-MARIE WIDOR: Symphony No. 3 for Organ and Orchestra, Op. 69 –BBC Philharmonic, Yan Pascal Tortelier, conductor; Ian Tracey (1926 Willis/Anglican Cathedral, Liverpool, England, UK) Chandos 9785

Filler - HANDEL: Overture from The Occasional Oratorio (see above)