The East Texas Pipe Organ Festival announces release of its compact disc, recreating the LP recording from the Aeolian-Skinner King of Instruments series, Volume V—The Music of Richard Purvis.
Taken from the original Aeolian-Skinner master tapes, this historic recording features Richard Purvis playing his own music on the organ of Grace Cathedral, San Francisco, California. Works include Partita on Christ ist Erstanden, Pastorale on Forest Green, Adoration, Divinum Mysterium, Capriccio on the Notes of the Cuckoo, Introit and Elevation, and two additional tracks of previously unreleased material.
The CD booklet includes Purvis’s biography, description and stoplist of the organ, notes on the repertoire and registration, and vintage photos courtesy of the Grace Cathedral Archives. This is a monaural recording. For information: www.easttexaspipeorganfestival.com.
Richard Purvis at Grace Cathedral (courtesy: Grace Cathedral archives)
