THE ORGANS OF ETON COLLEGE - Volume 1 (OXCD-65)
Clive Driskill-Smith, Christopher Hughes, Paul Plummer, Robert Quinney (Organists)

Main Chapel - Snetzler
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College Chapel
(Snetzler Chamber Organ)

  • Fantasia in G – Byrd
  • Fancy in gamut flatt – Orlando Gibbons
This Snetzler chamber organ was a gift from George III to his daughter Princess Amelia on her 21st birthday. It was kept in Buckingham House until about 1820 when the organ was bought by Lord Egremont and presented to Eton College in 1926 by his family. The pipework was equipped with sliders by Harrison & Harrison Ltd in 1929, which is why the tuning is now more manageable but somewhat uneven.

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College Chapel (Hill Organ)

  • Chorale Prelude on Gelobt Sei Gott – Willan
  • Fantasia and Fugue in G – Parry
  • Toccata – Gowers
  • Fidelis – Whitlock
  • Elegiac Romance – Ireland
  • Evocation (Allegro deciso) – Dupré
  • Intrada – Grayston Ives
  • Fantômes – Vierne
  • Sicilienne – von Paradis
  • Martyrs – Leighton
Prior to the 1986 restoration by N P Mander Ltd, Hill & Son had two attempts at replacing the previous organ. First in 1886 on the new stone screen, then again in 1902, and the present stop list is very much a compromise between the two. The removal of the 1886 Hill organ from Eton Parish Church provided an invaluable stock of contemporary pipework. With the highly-decorated pipe fronts which were restored by Anna Plowden and her team, the instrument benefits from a generous chapel acoustic.
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ORGANISTS' REVIEW (May 1997)
"Recording and production are exemplary and both discs can be highly recommended."

THE DIAPASON (October 1998)
"...Together the two CDs provide a good survey of four interesting organs, while the playing illustrates the high standard of the music establishment at Eton. An enjoyable and instructive pair"

All organ specifications can now be accessed at the NPOR.

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