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This is the sixth on the LPO tag conducted by Yannick Nézet-Seguin. The performances on this album, recorded in 2013 and 2014, were part of his final season as Principal Guest Conductor. The Organ Concerto was performed by James O'Donnell as part of the Pull Out All The Stops festival, celebrating the restoration of the Royal Festival Hall organ, which had been out of use since 2005. These performances were very well reviewed at the time InchYannick Nézet-Séguin is a master-painter and drew a rich spectrum of colours from the London Philharmonic Orchestra to decorate each of these scores in a distinctive wayInch (Bachtrack). InchYannick Nézet-Séguin [was] alive to the solemn and dramatic aspects of Poulenc's setting, it's radiance, jauntiness, pealing vitality and ritual danceInch (Classical Source). The album features performances from star soloists organist James O'Donnell; soprano Kate Royal; pianist Alexandre Tharaud. The Times said of the Organ Concerto Inchunder the meticulous direction of Yannick Nézet-Séguin, the London Philharmonic Orchestra's strings formed a pale gold halo around the organ as James O'Donnell navigated the crazy-mirror harmonies of Poulenc's concerto with brisk, unflappable agility.Inch Album Tracks 1. Piano Concerto in C-Sharp minor I. Allegretto Commodo 09 37 2. Piano Concerto in C-Sharp minor II. Andante Con Moto 05 20 3. Piano Concerto in C-Sharp minor III. Rondeau À la Française 04 00 4. Concerto in G minor for Organ, Strings and Timpani I. Andante 03 09 5. Concerto in G minor for Organ, Strings and Timpani II. Allegro Giocoso 02 06 6. Concerto in G minor for Organ, Strings and Timpani III. Andante Moderato 07 20 7. Concerto in G minor for Organ, Strings and Timpani IV. Tempo Allegro, Molto Agitato 02 36 8. Concerto in G minor for Organ, Strings and Timpani V. Tres Calme. Lent 02 28 9. Concerto in G minor for
