THE ORGANS OF CAMBRIDGE – Volume 4

Jesus/N P Mander Ltd
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Jesus College (Charles Harrison)

  • Fantasia in F minor (K608) – W Mozart
The Chapel benefits from a generous acoustic in which the brighter tone of this Mander organ, which was built in 1971, is heard at its best.
Jesus/Sutton
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Jesus College (Charles Harrison)

 

  • Est-ce Mars? – Sweelinck
  • Voluntary August 10, 1647 – Tomkins
  • Voluntary in G minor (Op 5, No 9) – Stanley
The Sutton organ was donated to the College in 1849 and built by J C Bishop who incorporated two ranks of Smith pipes. In 1968, Noel Mander restored the instrument, providing anew pedal board and rank of pedal pipes. The case was designed by A W Pugin.
Peterhouse/Snetzler
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Peterhouse (Daniel Clark)

  • Concerto in A minor (BWV 593) – J S Bach
  • Magnificat Primi Toni (BuxWV 203) – Buxtehude
This is a Snetzler organ built around 1785. The instrument has seen several rebuilds, including two by Hill in 1852 and 1894, when the Pedal department was enlarged and the Swell was added. Noel Mander last rebult the organ in 1963.
Great St Mary's/Smith (Mander)
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Great St Mary's (Stephen Cleobury)

  • Voluntary in A on 'The Old Hundredth' – Henry Purcell
  • Voluntary in D – Boyce
  • Air & Gavotte – Samuel Wesley
  • Sonata No 4 in B flat – Mendelssohn
The University Organ is an instrument of considerable historical importance and is unique in the quantity of original (Smith) pipework which has survived. The last reconstruction was performed by N P Mander Ltd in 1995, who have retained much character of the 1870 rebuild by Hill & Son.

All organ specifications can now be accessed at the NPOR.

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