DAME GILLIAN WEIR

Saturday 17 May 2008
Christ Church Cathedral

Starts 8.00pm
Ends 9.10pm

César Franck Choral II in B minor
Olivier Messiaen Introit: the Tongues of Fire
J S Bach Komm, heiliger Geist, Herre Gott BWV680
Messiaen Offertoire: things visible and invisible
Bach Wir glauben all an einen Gott BWV680
        Dies sin die heiligen zehn Gebot BWV678
Messiaen Consécration: the gifts of the Spirit
Bach Christ unser Herr zum Jordan kan BWV684
        Schmücke dich, o liebe Seele BWV654
Messiaen Communion: the birds and the springs
Bach O Lamm Gottes unschuldig BWV656
Messiaen Sortie: the wind of the Spirit
Bach Komm Gott, Schöpfre BWV667

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Dame Gillian Weir's intense programme of great organ works marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of Olivier Messian. This performance will have no interval.

“One might say that Dame Gillian Weir was born to play Messiaen...such is the authority of her interpretations...Every facet of the music - technical, spiritual, emotional - is conveyed with conviction and intensity.”
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