Vaughan Williams: Transcriptions from Truro (2022)

David Briggs stands out from among the crowd of young British organists by virtue of his specialties; he has transcribed a variety of orchestral works for organ, including symphonies of Mahler, and he has closely studied the music of French improvisers as well. Here, he offers three works by Vaughan Williams, remade for the organ and played on the splendid instrument at Truro Cathedral. These are not utilitarian transcriptions in the 19th century sense, but reimaginings of the music that have a meditative tinge. It is ... Read More

David Briggs stands out from among the crowd of young British organists by virtue of his specialties; he has transcribed a variety of orchestral works for organ, including symphonies of Mahler, and he has closely studied the music of French improvisers as well. Here, he offers three works by Vaughan Williams, remade for the organ and played on the splendid instrument at Truro Cathedral. These are not utilitarian transcriptions in the 19th century sense, but reimaginings of the music that have a meditative tinge. It is almost as if Briggs is improvising on Vaughan Williams' music, although the pitches are not altered. He doesn't employ extreme registrations to try to reproduce Vaughan Williams' orchestral textures, although the organ does produce a rich, shimmering rendering of the passages for strings. Instead, he emphasizes the composer's harmonies, which has the effect of highlighting Vaughan Williams' debt to the French Impressionists. The music has a spiritual quality that Briggs links to its... Read Less

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