Christopher Herrick - Organ Dreams, Vol. 4 - St Nikolai, Halmstad, Sweden

The fourth volume in our �Organ Dreams� series finds Christopher Herrick at the helm of the Pels & van Leeuwen organ of St Nikolai, Halmstad, in Sweden, and this instrument � built in 2003 � turns out to be a perfect vehicle for the repertoire.Starting with Charles-Marie Widor�s �Wachet auf!� arrangement, the programme embraces a further four Parisian organists � C�sar Franck, Maurice Durufl�, Charles-Valentin Alkan and Alexandre Guilmant � and three masters from the English Cathedral tradition � Samuel Sebastian Wesley, Harvey Grace and Herbert Sumsion. The triumphant conclusion to the recital is Franz Liszt�s epic �Weinen, Klagen, Sorgen, Zagen� variations, neatly returning us to our starting-point and the sanctity of Bach�s dominance in the world of organ composition.