David Briggs at St David’s and Llandaff Cathedrals - R3, Wed 25 Sept

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Those interested in the art of improvisation on the organ should tune in this evening when David Briggs improvises a 'full-length organ symphony' based on three Welsh themes in the second half of his recital. He plays the IV+P/80 organ of Llandaff Cathedral in Cardiff built by Nicholson in 2010 at a cost of £1.5 million. (Three years later, the Dean and Chapter sacked all the Lay Clerks, a choral scholar and the Assistant Organist to save £45,000.)

The organ is the largest commissioned for a British cathedral since the Harrison & Harrison instrument was built for Coventry Cathedral in 1962.
The specification of the organ can be found here: http://www.nicholsonorgans.co.uk/wp-...c-llandaff.pdf

Radio 3 at 7.30 pm https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0008p7k

Programme:

Saint-Saëns (transc. Briggs): Finale from Symphony No.3 in C minor, Op.78
Bach: Liebster Jesu, wir sind hier BWV 731
Bach: Pièce d’orgue BWV 572
Widor: Andante sostenuto (Symphonie gothique)
Dupré: Deuxième Symphonie, Op 26

INTERVAL

David Briggs: Symphonie improvisée on Three Welsh Themes


Earlier in the day at 2.00 pm, David Briggs is joined by the BBC NOW from this year's St David's Cathedral Festival in Poulenc's Organ Concerto and the so-called 'Organ Symphony' by Saint-Saëns. https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0008p77

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[DracoM]

Well-spotted and thx.