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Edward Taylor plays Boëllmann: Suite Gothique - Toccata

The Suite Gothique is the most well-known of Boëllmann’s works. It is made up of four movements, the last of which is 'Toccata'. Unlike most French toccatas, which start on the full organ in dramatic and joyful style, this one starts in a dark mood on the closed full swell. The first subject is stated in the pedals in the tonic key before the second subject appears this time in the manuals on all foundation stops. The whole section is repeated but 5 notes higher in the dominant. A build up of volume and intensity leads us back to the opening material, this time on nearly full organ. The final coda is made up of fast flowing arpeggios before 4 dramatic chords lead us finally to the brilliance of the major key of C. Performed on the organ of Carlisle Cathedral.