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GeezerVison is showing ambisonic.info — Ambisonic Info | Mirabilis Recordings Mirabilis RecordingsCatalogue of recordings by Mirabilis RecordsThese recordings were produced, and most were recorded, by David Wyld, now owner and MD of Willis Organs: IntroductionI do not have a catalogue; the details given below are taken from the packaging of recordings I have copies of, or from information found on the Internet. Most recordings were released on the Mirabilis label, with catalogue numbers starting MRCD (or MRCC for compact cassette in some cases). A number of recordings were on the Stentor label, whose catalogue numbers start with MMSCD. The publishing company was called Pointhare Ltd. The Mirabilis label runs in a discontinuous series of numbers: MRCD 901-906, 908, 910, and 961-964, and the Stentor label in the series: MMSCD 1-5; they are listed below in probable order of recording. MMSCD 1-5, and MRCD 908, 910, 961-964 seem to have been commissioned for local sale rather than the general catalogue; I have been unable to find out anything about MMSCD 2, so I have omitted it the list below. All the recordings* were made using a Soundfield ST250 microphone, the output of which was encoded to two-track stereo/UHJ (like Nimbus recordings) and recorded using an Awai DAT recorder. Those very few people who can decode UHJ can enjoy full (horizontal) surround sound. It is also notable, especially considering their date, that three of the disks are over 80 minutes long. *Except MRCD 963, which consists of recordings from 1930-31, of course. It is also unclear if MRCD 906 is UHJ; it was apparently recorded by different people on the same dates that David Wyld was recording elsewhere - the case doesn't say UHJ, but the CD itself does. I have copies of all the discs except MRCD 908, which I am still looking for, and MRCD 963, whose contents I have from other sources. The production of new recordings ended when David Wyld took over the Willis company, whose demands naturally took precedence over this work. MRCD 901 (MRCC 0901) Liverpool Encores
Ian Tracey plays transcriptions on the Willis organ of Liverpool Cathedral Tielman Susato - Mohrentanz Recorded 6th-7th February 1990 The packaging doesn't mention UHJ; this is presumably an oversight, as it does mention the Calrec ST250 microphone. MRCD 902 (MRCC 0902) Edward Cuthbert Bairstow, The Complete Organ Works
Played on the organ of York Minster by Dr Francis Jackson Prelude in C Recorded 4th-6th April 1990 Also re-released as Amphion PHI-143 (nla) MRCD 903 Late Romantic Masterworks
Played by Andrew Fletcher on the organ of St Mary's Collegiate Church, Warwick Most pieces are played using both the West End and Transept organs, except: Recorded 1990 MRCD 904 JS Bach, Das Orgelbüchlein
Richard Marlow plays the Metzler organ of Trinity College, Cambridge Recorded 3rd-9th September 1990 This CD is exceptionally long, especially for the date it was produced. It is therefore no great surprise that on my copy the last track won't play. Fortunately, I have been able to get the last track off someone else's copy of the disk. MRCD 905 St Paul's Cathedral, 'The Grand Organ'
Played by Andrew Lucas Recorded 25th Feb-1st Mar 1991 MRCD 906 The Organ Works of Basil Harwood (volume 1)
Played by Roger Fisher on the organ of Chester Cathedral Recorded 25th Feb-1st Mar 1991 (by David Lane & Peter Cox) Volume 2 was never recorded; Roger Fisher tells me that musically this was no great loss. (MRCD 906 was, it says, recorded by different engineers at the same time as David Wyld was recording MRCD 905. This suggests that this disc is not UHJ-encoded, as David Wyld had that equipment; the term UHJ is not on the cover and appears in just one, but not both, of the places it appears in on the other discs.) MMSCD 1 The Historic Organ of St Mary the Virgin, Finedon
Played by Paul Parsons. Anon (17th Century) - Voluntary for a Double Organ Recorded 31 May - 2 June 1993 The organ of St Mary's, Finedon is a 1717 Shrider (or Schreider), with original pipework in most of the Great 8' 8' 4' 2 2/3' 2' III, the Swell 8' 2' II, and the Choir 8' 4' 2'. There is reason to believe that the organ was originally built by Father Smith for St George's Chapel, Windsor in 1704, both from the pipe markings and from the form of the royal arms on the casework; this would also be consistent with some documentary evidence. MMSCD 3 The Organ of Great St Mary's University Church, Cambridge
Played by Jonathan Gregory Recorded 8th-9th August 1993 This recording is of the "Parish" organ (Kenneth Jones 1991), not of the "University" organ (Father Smith 1668, William Hill 1870, Hill Norman & Beard 1963, Mander 1995). The booklet for this recording is in both English and Japanese. The CD was recorded in the year that the organist founded the UK-Japan Music Society. MMSCD 4 The Queens' Service
The Choir of Queens' College, Cambridge Recorded 9th-11th January 1994 MRCD 908 The organ of The Royal Hospital School, Holbrook
Played on the Hill, Norman and Beard organ of the Royal Hospital School, Holbrook by Peter Crompton Widor - Symphony No. 1 op 13, i "Marche Pontificale" Recorded 22nd-24th August 1994 MMSCD 5 Vox dicentis
The Choir of Queens' College, Cambridge Recorded 1995 MRCD 963 The Organ of Alexandra Palace
Vintage Recordings (1930-1931) Recordings processed and assembled for this CD in 1995 These recordings originally appeared on various 78rpm disks in the 1930s, and the greater number of them (and one other) were previously released in 1970 on an HMV LP, number HQM 1199. The master tapes used for the production of this CD were donated to the Alexandra Palace Organ Appeal by Abbey Road Studios/EMI Records (UK) Ltd, and digitally remastered using Sonic Solutions and Cedar. The CD version was produced for the Appeal by Mirabilis Records. MRCD 961 "Under the Hammer"
Saltire Quartet Recorded 26th-28th June 1995 in The Queens Hall, Edinburgh Published by Hector Scott MRCD 910 Shades of Blue
(Shades of Blue was formed in 1988 and was based in Ely. Each of its six members had connections with the Choir of Ely Cathedral. The group had a varied repertoire of a cappella items from a wide range of musical genre. The group undertook entertainment and concert work, performed on radio and television and toured abroad frequently.) This recording is dedicated in the booklet to John Walker, who died during the production. Recorded 20th-21st October 1995 MRCD 964 English Music for the Decade of Evangelism
Played on the organ of Brentwood Cathedral by Gillian Ward Russell Recorded 19th-20th December 1995 MRCD 962 Liverpool Celebration
Music used at the graduation ceremonies of Liverpool John Moores University Recorded 27th February 1996  |
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