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Göteborgs Konserthus Organ tunes by Widor

Thrilling notes from Rachmaninov and Rossini and the best of French Romanticism with Widor. David Higgs plays some of the organ world's top show numbers.

Concert length: 2 h incl. intermission Scene: Stora salen
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“I wish I had never written it!” The prelude in C sharp minor was such a success that the incomparably skilled pianist Sergei Rachmaninov got tired of his work. We don’t. In this organ concert, we get to hear some of the organ world’s top show numbers interspersed with finely tuned hymns dedicated to the changes of autumn. 

The in-demand American virtuoso David Higgs is once again a guest at Gothenburg’s International Organ Festival. To conclude, we hear Charles-Marie Widor’s Organ Symphony No. 6, which was written for a celebratory concert at the Trocadéro in Paris. A showcase of all that the mighty romantic French organs had to offer. 

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Programme

Rachmaninov Prelude in C sharp minor (transcr. Louis Vierne) 5 min
Sowerby Comes Autumn Time 8 min
Bolcom Gospel Preludes, No 1 What a Friend We Have in Jesus! 9 min
Rossini Overture to Il barbiere di Seviglia 9 min
Intermission 25 min
Price In Quiet Mood 5 min
Widor Organ Symphony No 6 36 min
Sunday 20 October 2024: The event ends at approx. 17.00

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David Higgs organ
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