🎵 Willan - Introduction, Passacaglia and Fugue // Truro Cathedral

Richard McVeigh plays Healey Willan's 'Introduction, Passacaglia and Fugue in E flat minor Op. 149' on the organ of Truro Cathedral, performed during a live organ recital on 30th June 2023.

This is my favourite organ piece! It's often known as the IPF (it's less of a mouth full, right?) and was written in 1916 - just 3 years after moving to Toronto (Canada) from London (UK).

This piece definitely works with the help of a generous acoustic!

I hope you enjoy this performance of this behemoth of an organ piece. Let me know!

Rx

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[jkracker]

Glorious piece of music brilliantly played, such talent, thanks so much for bringing such beautiful music to so many of us..!

[nelsonwhaley]

I think this really is one of the greatest 20th Century organ pieces written..seems to have echoes of Reubke and Reger..an extraordinary and uplifting work of art.

[heschernp]

Beautiful playing. Such a terrific piece!

[jerrymartin]

Congratulations on an outstanding performance - and this recording is thrilling. Those shimmering strings - goosebumps! Bravo!!!!

[revjonathan]

you are outstannding here in this performance! Well done!!! We aregladto have you as our friend, even though we live so far away! One day we shall sit with you and cant wait for that day! You are also AMAZING!!

[gregsolovieff]

Thanks also for the photo’s of the glorious setting! Ad majorem gloriam Dei!!!!

[ryanfrederick]

Willan is so awesome. People really should play him more.

[bigben]

Had the privilege some years ago of singing at Willan’s church (Church of St. Mary Magdalene/Toronto).

[mattleach]

Dear Richard,
I can see (hear) why this is your favorite organ piece. Thank you!

[martym]

Thanks for posting this on the channel. It was a wonderful concert.

[michaelcollins]

Thank you Richard. Congratulations - comprehensively smashed It!! So well done.

[andrewloose]

A piece new to me! Shows off the skills of composer, organist and organ builder/tuner in a most attractive way. You have married the Truro feed with your own sound track in a seamless way - quite some fear I imagine. Just love the strings underpinned with a 32’ flue. Great stuff! Thanks.

[richardallen]

You've just again captured the depth of this recital... so different from the live

[paulcraddock]

This is such a great organ, and when at Truro Cathedral School had the pleasure of turning the music for the then excellent organist Mr Winter one time when in full flow.

[nelsonwhaley]

God, the organ sounds fantastic!, Plus the playing of course!

[BristolVR]

Stunning! Sounded epic in the car on the way to work with the volume up.

[carmenfoster]

I loved this organ so much and this piece of music was very impressive!❤😊

[Ozpeter]

Perhaps my favourite non-Bach organ work. I had the pleasure of recording David Hill playing it at a session when he was about 20 years old at St Johns' College. Wonderful "Tuba Mirabilis" on that instrument, of which this work made excellent use! This performance at Truro will be an ongoing favourite of mine too, thanks for uploading it! [Edited to say I've just reached the end of the performance and I'm crying my eyes out!]

[philipmcneill]

Composed while on vacation traveling to Lake Simcoe, Ontario.

[vulgivagu]

Healey Willan's IPF was a monumentally great composition. Written in 1916 I have always considered this to be a reflection of the terrible dark times of the First World War. I am not an organist but is this possibly one of the last great fugues ever written. No doubt someone will let us know. Playing to this standard could only be done by an organist at the apex of professional organ playing.