2. Glasgow Cathedral
Anna Lapwood invites us to join her on tour and on the way discovers an organ whose pipes look like french fries and one that鈥檚 as loud as a jet engine.
Anna travels to Scotland to visit the oldest building in Glasgow: its cathedral. She admires the beautifully smooth, round sound of the Father Willis organ there, and shares her tips on how to build a crescendo on different instruments. She also explores orchestral music evoking the Scottish landscape by Mendelssohn, a lament by Errollyn Wallen, a colourful vignette for oboe and piano by Scottish-born Thea Musgrave, and an organ duet performed by two Scotland-based organists. We also hear from Director of Music Andrew Forbes, both speaking about the unusual shape of the cathedral and performing an organ classic.
Plus, a piece that sounds Christmassy without having anything to do with Christmas鈥�
Anna Lapwood appears courtesy of Sony Classical, a label of Sony Music Entertainment.
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