Selby Abbey Hill Organ CDs
Built in 1909 by William Hill & Son, the organ of Selby Abbey is one of the finest romantic instruments in Britain and has been fully restored. The superb solid oak organ case was designed by John Oldred Scott, son of the celebrated George Gilbert Scott.
These high-quality, digital recordings made live at Selby Abbey showcase the performances of outstanding organists. Funds raised from the sale of these CDs will be used to assist the work of the Selby Abbey Trust.
Robert Clark
Robert Clark plays Bach at Naumburg
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Includes 32 page booklet.
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Nicolas Kynaston
A Tribute to Nicolas Kynaston
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Nicolas Kynaston was an Honorary Fellow of the Royal College of Organists and a past president of the Incorporated Association of Organists. He was a prolific performer and recorder of organ music.
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Ashley Grote
Ashley Grote Plays JS Bach
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Ashley Grote is Master of Music at Norwich Cathedral and a fellow of the Royal College of Organists.
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Franz Hauk
Franz Hauk plays Franz Liszt and Max Reger
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Franz Hauk has taught church music and historical performance practices since 2002 at the Munich College of Music and Theatre.
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Michael Overbury
Beautiful Bach from Selby Abbey
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Organist, harpsichordist and pianist, Michael has had a distinguished career and his recordings have met with popular and critical acclaim.
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John Scott Whiteley
John Scott Whiteley at Selby Abbey
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John Scott Whiteley is Organist Emeritus of York Minster. This CD features pieces by Liszt, Reubke, Thiele, Raff, Brahms & Walczynski.
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Aleksandr Nisse
The Ascension at Selby Abbey
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This CD features pieces by Charles Tournemire, Maurice Duruflé, Olivier Messiaen, Danielle Salvignol-Nisse and Franz Liszt.
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Alessandro Licata
At Selby Abbey
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Born in Rome in 1952, Alessandro studied organ and composition for organ with Fernando Germani at the Santa Cecilia Conservatory of Music, graduating in 1974.
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Eleni Keventsidou
Plays Max Reger
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Eleni was appointed Professor of Organ at the London Performing Academy of Music in 2020.
Fernando Germani
Fernando Germani at Selby Abbey
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Digitally remastered 1960s recordings by the Italian Virtuoso, Fernando Germani, that made the Hill organ of Selby Abbey world famous.
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Fernando Germani Plays Toccata from the Symphony Number 5 by Charles Marie Widor.
Alessandro Licata
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His début was as the organist of the Teatromusica Ensemble at International Festivals of Contemporary Music in Warsaw (1975), Lisbon, Barcelona and Rome (1977).
Concerts followed in Italy, Spain, Portugal, Poland, Canada, China, Sweden and Jordan.
He has taught organ and composition for organ at the Conservatories of Sassari, L'Aquila and at the Santa Cecilia Conservatory in Rome.
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Geoffrey Coffin
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Geoffrey Coffin was organ scholar at Emmanuel College, Cambridge from 1965-68 and studied with Sir David Willcocks.
He moved to York in 1971 on being appointed assistant organist to Francis Jackson at York Minster. While serving in this capacity Geoffrey also developed an interest in organ building and worked for a major English firm, both in Britain and, later abroad.
He established Principal Pipe Organs in York in 1983 and he and his staff of five have built a number of new organs and undertaken a huge variety of restoration work. ______________________________
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