John Scott Organ Recital
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Composer or Director: Franz Liszt, Henri Mulet, Eugène Gigout, (Felix) Alexandre Guilmant, Jean Langlais
Label: Guild
Magazine Review Date: 11/1986
Media Format: Vinyl
Media Runtime: 0
Mastering:
DDD
Catalogue Number: GRSP7022

Tracks:
Composition | Artist Credit |
---|---|
(10) Pièces, Movement: Rapsodie sur des Noëls |
Eugène Gigout, Composer
Eugène Gigout, Composer John Scott, Organ |
March upon Handel's 'Lift up your heads' |
(Felix) Alexandre Guilmant, Composer
(Felix) Alexandre Guilmant, Composer John Scott, Organ |
(5) Méditations sur l'apocalypse, Movement: La cinquième trompette |
Jean Langlais, Composer
Jean Langlais, Composer John Scott, Organ |
(10) Esquisses byzantines, Movement: Tu es petra |
Henri Mulet, Composer
Henri Mulet, Composer John Scott, Organ |
Fantasia and Fugue, 'Ad nos, ad salutarem undam' |
Franz Liszt, Composer
Franz Liszt, Composer John Scott, Organ |
Composer or Director: Franz Liszt, Henri Mulet, Eugène Gigout, (Felix) Alexandre Guilmant, Jean Langlais
Label: Guild
Magazine Review Date: 11/1986
Media Format: Cassette
Media Runtime: 0
Mastering:
DDD
Catalogue Number: GRSC7022

Tracks:
Composition | Artist Credit |
---|---|
(10) Pièces, Movement: Rapsodie sur des Noëls |
Eugène Gigout, Composer
Eugène Gigout, Composer John Scott, Organ |
March upon Handel's 'Lift up your heads' |
(Felix) Alexandre Guilmant, Composer
(Felix) Alexandre Guilmant, Composer John Scott, Organ |
(5) Méditations sur l'apocalypse, Movement: La cinquième trompette |
Jean Langlais, Composer
Jean Langlais, Composer John Scott, Organ |
(10) Esquisses byzantines, Movement: Tu es petra |
Henri Mulet, Composer
Henri Mulet, Composer John Scott, Organ |
Fantasia and Fugue, 'Ad nos, ad salutarem undam' |
Franz Liszt, Composer
Franz Liszt, Composer John Scott, Organ |
Author:
However, I think John Scott's record ought to be retitled. One is much more likely to wallow in the tumultous sea of Liszt after listening to the stunning Side 1 of French music. Gigout's Grand choeur dialogue pits the archangelic Royal Trumpets over the West Door against the blazing glory of the main organ. Guilmant's Lift up your heads March is taken slowly enough to keep the detail in focus. The mysterious, spine-chilling La cinquieme trompette of Jean Langlais brings apocalyptic terror stalking up the cathedral's aisles and the blood-curdling beating of locusts' wings circling the area beneath the dome. The layout and registration of this visionary work are such that the cathedral's fantastic acoustic presence makes a perfect vehicle for it. Mulet's toccata Tu es Petra receives here one of the finest performances I have heard, clarity being achieved as much by the precision of the playing as by the balance. The whole record is a tour de force, but the French side is truly superb.'
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