AMPHION PHI CD 195
77' 25"
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Interestingly, the organist of Southwell Minster, Paul Hale, and the recitalist on this CD, Paul Derrett, were both trained as organ builders and here is a CD where the expertise of both shines brightly.

Paul Hale has ensured that the two organs of Southwell Minister - the Binns Nave organ and the more recent Nicholson organ on the Screen - complement one another in a building possessing a complex acoustic.

Paul Derrett, on the other had, searches the vast organ repertoire and succeeds in discovering rarely performed works of enormous merit, his performances invariably demonstrating a complete harmony between composer, organist and organ.

No need for me to indicate each composition by name; you are bound to enjoy listening to works by Robert Ashfield, Andr Fleury, Freda Swain, William H. Harris, Robert Schumann, Seth Bingham and Paul Hindemith - all in masterly performance, all utterly convincing. Do pay a visit to Southwell Minster and hear these organs for yourself - you won't be disappointed. DRC