Buxtehude, Dietrich > Weir, Gillian

Gillian Weir: The King of Instruments / Bach, Saint-Saens, Messian [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Priory / 2010-12-14

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Toccata and Fugue for Organ in D minor, BWV 565; Prelude and Fugue for Organ in E flat major, BWV 552 "St. Anne"; Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck: Variations on 'Mein junges Leben ha...
Performers: Weir, Gillian; Williams, Huw [organ]

The six programs comprising The King of Instruments were shown on BBC Wales and BBC2 in 1989. Although many of the television production techniques used...continue...
Run Time: 152 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, Color
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Gillian Weir on Stage at Symphony Hall, Birmingham

2 CD / Priory / 2007-08-01

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 538 "Dorian"; Dietrich Buxtehude: Toccata and Fugue for Organ in F major, BuxWV 156; Max Reger: Pieces (12) for Organ, Op. 59 "Orgelmesse"; An...
Performers: Weir, Gillian

The "Toccata" is a piece intended primarily as a display of manual dexterity, and who better than the beloved Dame Gillian Weir to perform these...continue...