Holloway / Eichenlaub - Symphonic Organ Works [CD]

The fact that the British Reger contemporary Frederick William Holloway (1873-1954) has today unjustly largely fallen into oblivion may not least be due to the abrupt end of his activity at London's 'Crystal Palace', where he worked as a resident organist: on November 30, 1936, Holloway's musical sphere of activity was completely destroyed by a fire, the organ and probably also part of his music was destroyed by the flames. The surviving works bear witness to an unmistakable affinity with the French organ aesthetics of the late 19th century. On this recording Markus Eichenlaub plays an original English, three-manual Nelson organ from 1904. Since 2010 Markus Eichenlaub has been responsible for the entire liturgical and concert organ music in the world's largest Romanesque cathedral, the cathedral of Speyer. In addition, he coordinates the cathedral's musical activities on the bishopric level as the diocesan church music director.