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Sound Frontiers: Gillian Weir at the Royal Festival Hall

An archive performance from 2001 in which organist Gillian Weir plays at the Royal Festival Hall in London. With music by Bach, Healey Willan, Franck, Reubke and Schnizer.

Sound Frontiers: Radio 3 at Southbank Centre.
From the archive: organist Gillian Weir plays at the Royal Festival Hall. Recorded on 4th May 2001.
Presented by Ian Skelly in conversation with William McVicker.

Bach: Toccata and Fugue in F major, BWV.540
Schnizer: Sonata in C
Healey Willan: Introduction, Passacaglia and Fugue in E flat minor, B.149
Franck: Chorale No. 2 in B minor, M.39
Reubke: Sonata on Psalm 94, in C minor

Gillian Weir, organ.

2 hours, 25 minutes

Music Played

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Bach: Prelude and Fugue in F major BWV 540

    Performer: Gillian Weir.
  • Franz Xaver Schnizer

    Schnizer: Sonata in C

    Performer: Gillian Weir.
  • Healey Willan

    Healey Willan: Introduction, Passacaglia and Fugue in E flat minor, B.149

    Performer: Gillian Weir.
  • C茅sar Franck

    Franck: Chorale No. 2 in B minor, M.39

    Performer: Gillian Weir.
  • Julius Reubke

    Reubke: Sonata on Psalm 94, in C minor

    Performer: Gillian Weir.
  • Johannes Brahms

    Symphony No.3 in F major, Op.90

    Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra. Conductor: Christoph von Dohn谩nyi.

Broadcast

  • Tue 4 Oct 2016 19:30