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This collection of organ music from Salisbury Cathedral has a unique story, and its commercial, or as it happens noncommercial, success is unsurprising. The great 13th century cathedral, the spire of which has been the tallest in the U.K. since 1561, was pressed into service in early 2021 as a COVID-19 vaccination site, and organist and Salisbury assistant director of music John Challenger decided to perform on the cathedral's restored Father Willis organ during vaccination sessions. The present recording is drawn from some 270 hours of such performances, and it is one of the few live recordings made in Britain or anywhere else during the first part of 2021. The result is a win-win-win. Proceeds from album sales benefited a variety of U.K. National Health Service charities. Those being vaccinated were likely hearing live music for the first time in a year or more, and the organ renovation, probably not a high-profile event normally, received a publicity boost. The sound engineering is exemplary, catching the live background ambiance but never letting the music become vague. The pieces, nearly all familiar to average British listeners with any affection for organ or church music (MacDowell's To a Wild Rose is perhaps the wild card here, but one wild card benefits the overall effect), certainly were delivering the Salisbury Meditation promised by the album's title. For a keepsake of the terrible times of 2020 and 2021, this can be highly recommended.
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Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - John Challenger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Oxford University Press, MusicPublisher
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Leduc, MusicPublisher - Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - John Challenger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
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Sir Edward ELGAR, Composer - Novello, MusicPublisher - John Challenger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
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Tomaso Albinoni, Composer - John Challenger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Ricordi, MusicPublisher
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Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - John Challenger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Oxford University Press, MusicPublisher
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George Frideric Handel, Composer - John Challenger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Deutsche Handelgesellschaft, MusicPublisher
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Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Maria Theresia von Paradis, Composer - John Challenger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
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George Frideric Handel, Composer - John Challenger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Deutsche Handelgesellschaft, MusicPublisher
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CAMILLE SAINT-SAENS, Composer - John Challenger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Schirmer, MusicPublisher
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Sir Edward ELGAR, Composer - Novello, MusicPublisher - John Challenger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
2021 AJM 2021 AJM
Sir Edward ELGAR, Composer - Novello, MusicPublisher - John Challenger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
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Ralph Vaughan Williams, Composer - John Challenger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Stainer & Bell, MusicPublisher
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Schmidt, MusicPublisher - Edward MacDowell, Composer - John Challenger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
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Felix Mendelssohn, Composer - John Challenger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Barenreiter, MusicPublisher
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Johannes Brahms, Composer - John Challenger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Breitkopf & Härtel, MusicPublisher
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Léon Böellmann, Composer - Durand, MusicPublisher - John Challenger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
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Album review
This collection of organ music from Salisbury Cathedral has a unique story, and its commercial, or as it happens noncommercial, success is unsurprising. The great 13th century cathedral, the spire of which has been the tallest in the U.K. since 1561, was pressed into service in early 2021 as a COVID-19 vaccination site, and organist and Salisbury assistant director of music John Challenger decided to perform on the cathedral's restored Father Willis organ during vaccination sessions. The present recording is drawn from some 270 hours of such performances, and it is one of the few live recordings made in Britain or anywhere else during the first part of 2021. The result is a win-win-win. Proceeds from album sales benefited a variety of U.K. National Health Service charities. Those being vaccinated were likely hearing live music for the first time in a year or more, and the organ renovation, probably not a high-profile event normally, received a publicity boost. The sound engineering is exemplary, catching the live background ambiance but never letting the music become vague. The pieces, nearly all familiar to average British listeners with any affection for organ or church music (MacDowell's To a Wild Rose is perhaps the wild card here, but one wild card benefits the overall effect), certainly were delivering the Salisbury Meditation promised by the album's title. For a keepsake of the terrible times of 2020 and 2021, this can be highly recommended.
© TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 16 track(s)
- Total length: 01:02:40
- Main artists: John Challenger
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: ajm
- Genre: Classical
2021 AJM 2021 AJM
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