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Episode 4 -  Improvising at the movies with Darius Battiwalla - The challenge of rebuilding Sheffield Cathedral's Choir - Blind organist David Liddle

Episode 4 - Improvising at the movies with Darius Battiwalla - The challenge of rebuilding Sheffield Cathedral's Choir - Blind organist David Liddle

FromThe Organ Podcast


Episode 4 - Improvising at the movies with Darius Battiwalla - The challenge of rebuilding Sheffield Cathedral's Choir - Blind organist David Liddle

FromThe Organ Podcast

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Length:
48 minutes
Released:
Mar 11, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

In this episode we hear Darius Battiwalla improvising to a 1920 silent horror film called 'The Cabinet of Dr Caligari. Sitting at the console of the 1972 Hradetzky organ at the Royal northern College of Music, Darius demonstrates some of the musical techniques he uses when improvising to silent films.http://www.dariusbattiwalla.com/Tom Daggett, Director of Music at Sheffield Cathedral, talks about the work he's doing to rebuild the cathedral's choir. https://www.sheffieldcathedral.org/cathedral-choirBlind organist and composer, David Aprahamian Liddle, explains the process of learning music through braille, and shares some amusing anecdotes of his encounters with Jean Langlais, Olivier Messiaen, André Marchal and Madame Duruflé. http://davidliddle.org/biography.htm Get in touch: theorganpodcast@rco.org.ukhttps://www.rco.org.uk/
Released:
Mar 11, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (8)

The Organ Podcast is a fortnightly show from the Royal College of Organists designed to inform and entertain organists and organ enthusiasts alike, including those who are simply curious and want to know more about this unique instrument and its music.Episodes feature interviews with leading UK and international organists, visit historic or little-known organs of interest, catch-up with organ rebuilds and restorations, and encounter a diverse mix of pipe organ related activities, news, discussions and initiatives from around the UK. Find The Organ Podcast wherever you get your podcasts, or follow the links on this website to reach your preferred provider (including Spotify, Amazon, Apple and more). Remember to subscribe to make sure you never miss an episode, and if you enjoy The Organ Podcast, please do take the time to rate us on Apple or Spotify, which will help others to find us more easily.To get in touch with your feedback, thoughts and ideas, please email theorganpodcast@rco.org.uk