1871 Henry Willis; 1924-1933 Harrison & Harrison; 2004 Mander organ at Royal Albert Hall in London, England, UK

Pipes at the Proms (I)

…courtesy of the BBC, these performances come direct from this summer’s festival season at the Royal Albert Hall, London’s premier gathering place for classical music.

We apologize, but this week’s audio is no longer available per our agreement with the BBC which presented the concert in London.

Program Broadcast dates:

• Week of August 03, 2009

Links and Resources:

• Printable program listings

Music played in the program

Hour 1

EDWARD ELGAR: Organ Sonata No. 1 in G, Op. 28. EDWARD MacDOWELL: To a wild rose, Op. 51, no. 1. PETER DICKINSON: Blue Rose Variations –David Titterington, organist (from BBC Proms Concert 7/25/09)

MARCEL LANQUETUIT: Toccata in D –Gillian Weir, organist (Priory CD-859 recorded in 2004 shortly after Mander’s restoration of the instrument)

Filler - DEREK BOURGEOIS: Serenade –Christopher Herrick (Hyperion 66255)

Hour 2

JOHN COOK: Fanfare –Gillian Weir, organist (Priory CD-859 recorded in 2004 shortly after Mander’s restoration of the instrument)

JUDITH WEIR: Ascending into Heaven –Choirs of King’s College and St. John’s College, Cambridge, Stephen Cleobury, conductor; Thomas Trotter, organist (from BBC Proms Concert 7/22/09)

CAMILLE SAINT-SAËNS: Saint-Saëns)" target="_blank">Symphony No. 3 in c, Op. 78 (Organ) –BBC Symphony Orchestra, Sir Andrew Davis, conductor; Thomas Trotter, organist (from BBC Proms Concert 7/22/09)

Filler - TRADITIONAL (arranged Willcocks): God save the Queen (from BBC Proms Concert 7/22/09)

These concert performances were recorded by the British Broadcasting Corporation on July 22 & 25, 2009 in Royal Albert Hall and are made available through the European Broadcasting Union.

The Mander organ company completed its restoration of the hall’s heroic 1871 Henry Willis; 1924-1933 Harrison & Harrison organ at Royal Albert Hall in London, England, UK in 2004 and with 9997 pipes, it is the largest concert hall instrument in England.