Reviews

Arvo Pärt: Miserere

Anna-Maria Palii (s), Benno Schachtner (a), Andrew Lepri Meyer (t), Moon Yung Oh (t), Thomas Hamberger (b), Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks,

César Franck: Trois pièces; Trois chorals

Pétur Sakari, Cathédrale Sainte-Croix, Orléans
BIS-2349 [80:37]
★★★★★

Here is a perfect marriage of performer,

The New Organ at St Stephen’s Cathedral, Vienna

Konstantin Reymaier
Deutsche Grammophon 4855180 [78:59]
★★★★

After 30 years of silence,

Gillian Weir: A Celebration

Gillian Weir, various organs
Decca Eloquence 484 1435 (22CDs) [16:45:00]

Nearly a decade after her farewell performance in 2012,

A Legend Reborn: The Voice of King’s

Fugue State Films FSFDVD 013
(2DVDs) [120:00; 109:51];
(2CDs) [50:39; 59:12]
★★★★★

Documentary exploring the 2016 restoration of the Harrison &

Bruckner: Mass in E minor; Motets

Choir of King’s College, Cambridge, Academy of St Martin-in-the-Fields, Henry Websdale and Dónal McCann (org) / Sir Stephen Cleobury (dir)
King’s College,

… and …

Ars Nova Copenhagen / Paul Hillier (dir)
Naxos 8.574281 [62:48]
★★★★★

This CD is subtitled ‘A collection of sacred music by Arvo Pärt,