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    David Briggs – Symphonie Improvisée on Three Welsh Themes (World Première)

    by 5:4 November 9, 2019 • 06:00
    November 9, 2019 • 06:00

    One of the minor passions of my listening life, which i rarely write about here, is organ music. It doesn’t come up very often in the world of contemporary music, but it did a couple of months back in the gala recital at this year’s OrganFest at Llandaff Cathedral. Performed…

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    Mixtape #38 : Organ

    by 5:4 April 1, 2017 • 10:09
    April 1, 2017 • 10:09

    The theme of the new 5:4 mixtape is one i’ve been wanting to explore for a long while: the organ. It’s an instrument with which i’ve had a pretty infatuated relationship since my teenage years, both as a listener and as a very occasional practitioner (organ was my second study alongside…

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    David Briggs – Symphony in Four Movements

    by 5:4 June 25, 2008 • 20:49
    June 25, 2008 • 20:49

    A former Director of Music of Gloucester Cathedral, David Briggs has made something of a name for himself as a creator of large-scale improvisations. From a compositional standpoint, they’re generally contrived and unoriginal; Briggs – like fellow organist Wayne Marshall – has a penchant for creating music in the styles…

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