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David Briggs invites us to experience the fire and majesty of one of France鈥檚 greatest musical treasures.

In this series, organist David Briggs invites us to visit three of his favourite pipe organs, picked from the hundreds of unique instruments he鈥檚 encountered during his career as an international recitalist. He shares his experiences of what these organs feel like to play and the special qualities that gives each their own, very individual character, including the extraordinary spaces they inhabit. Alongside, he picks a selection of great recordings that lets us hear these organs at their very best.

In episode two, David gives us a back stage tour of the organ housed in Paris鈥檚 church of Saint-Sulpice. Here he shows us a very grand instrument, once at the cutting edge of Victorian technology, now a beautifully preserved example of the distinctive sound world of builder, Cavaill茅-Coll, whose innovations inspired many of France鈥檚 most celebrated organ composers.

Widor: Symphony No 6, V. Finale
Pierre Pincemaille, Organ

Guillaume-Gabriel Nivers: Suite du troisi猫me ton (excerpts)
Daniel Roth, Organ

Lef茅bure-W茅ly: Sortie in G Minor
Daniel Roth, Organ

Widor: Symphony No 9 鈥楪othique鈥�, II. Andante sostenuto
Daniel Roth, organ

Marcel Dupr茅: Dithyrambe
Stephen Tharp, organ

Grunenwald: Improvisation on Jesu Redemptor omnium - Alleluia
Jean-Jacques Grunenwald, organ

Roth: Te Deum: Final
Daniel Roth, organ

Producer: Chris Taylor