Stephen Farr - Francis Grier: Organ Works (2024) [Hi-Res]

• Performed on the Dobson Organ of Merton College, Oxford, highly acclaimed organist Stephen Farr presents an album of organ works by composer Francis Grier.

• Grier demonstrates an individual approach to timbre and texture in writing for the organ and shows fascinating traits which are testament to a wide range of musical, and non-musical, influences which extend beyond the bounds of the cathedral world to experiences drawn from his years in India.

• The album features ‘ A Celebration for All Saints’, commissioned by Farr and first performed in 2022; ‘De Profundis’ scored for organ and cello, performed here by Indira Grier; ‘Flourish and Reverie ’ dating from shortly after Grier’s return from India in 1990; and ‘Wir haben schwerlich’, composed to join work s by a variety of composers in the ‘Orgelbüchlein Project ’