This week sees the release of Robert Pecksmith's first commercial solo CD, a portrait of the newly built Franz Liszt Memorial Organ in Weimar (Germany). The CD was co-produced by Somerville's former choir manager Stefan Schwarz and released by the well-known classical music label JUBAL.
Based on the programme of Robert's 2014 summer tour to Germany, the album features works music by Bach, Liszt, Reger, Howells and Elgar as well as the premier recording of a piece by young composer Bertie Baigent, himself another former member of Somerville Choir. Baigent wrote this piece specifically for the tour and dedicated it to Robert and Stefan. The work even attracted the attention of the BBC and will be published in print later this year.
Robert is probably the first Oxbridge organ scholar to have released a professional solo CD immediately upon completing his undergraduate degree.
Advance copies of the album are already available for purchase from Amazon UK, Amazon USA and through Robert's website. Click here to see a promotional video. A more detailed article about the CD can be found on the college website.
Based on the programme of Robert's 2014 summer tour to Germany, the album features works music by Bach, Liszt, Reger, Howells and Elgar as well as the premier recording of a piece by young composer Bertie Baigent, himself another former member of Somerville Choir. Baigent wrote this piece specifically for the tour and dedicated it to Robert and Stefan. The work even attracted the attention of the BBC and will be published in print later this year.
Robert is probably the first Oxbridge organ scholar to have released a professional solo CD immediately upon completing his undergraduate degree.
Advance copies of the album are already available for purchase from Amazon UK, Amazon USA and through Robert's website. Click here to see a promotional video. A more detailed article about the CD can be found on the college website.
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