Malcolm Archer and David Bednall chose the Blackburn organ (by Gray 1826/31 & Cavaillé-Coll 1875, rebuilt by Walker 1969 restored David Wood 2002) for its versatility, wealth of colour and ‘power to overwhelm’. These factors, combined with the sumptuous Cathedral acoustic make it the perfect instrument on which to improvise.
Inspired by the French school of Cochereau and Messiaen, the duo use Gregorian plainsong and traditional carols to revive the art of liturgical improvisation in the English tradition.
Track Listing:
Advent (Veni Emmanuel)
Advent (Creator Alme Siderum)
Christmas (Nöell Nouvelet)
Epiphany (O Magi Venient)
Candlemas (Ave Maris Stella)
Lent
Passiontide (Pange Lingua)
Palm Sunday
Maundy Thursday (Ubi Caritas)
Good Friday (Passion Chorale)
Easter (Victimæ Paschali)
Ascension (Llanfair)
Pentecost (Veni Creator Spiritus)
Trinity (O Lux Beata)
Corpus Christi (Vexilla Regis)
All Saints (Mount Ephraim)
All Souls (Requiem Æternum And In Paradisum)
Christ The King (Te Deum)