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David Briggs
English organist and composer
Since 1962
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David John Briggs (born 1 November 1962) is an English organist and composer.
He started his career as a cathedral organist as Assistant Organist at Hereford Cathedral before becoming the organist of Truro and Gloucester Cathedrals. Heavily influenced by Jean Langlais and Pierre Cochereau, Briggs is regarded as one of the world's finest improvisors, and now works as a concert organist. He is also a composer of choral and organ music and has transcribed many orchestral works for solo organ, as well as many of Cochereau's recorded improvisations. His daughter is the composer Kerensa Briggs.
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Discography
Albums
- 1989 Great European Organs, No. 16: David Briggs Plays the Henry Willis Organ of St George’s Hall, Liverpool
- 1996 Messe Solenelle
- 1996 Popular Organ Music, Volume 2
- 1999 Organ Spectacular
- 2000 Organ Kaleidoscope
- 2002 The World of Organ Transcription / The Organ of Gloucester Cathedral
- 2002 Symphony No. 5 in C-sharp minor
- 2006 dreamworld
- 2008 BBC Music, Volume 16, Number 8: Vierne: Symphony no. 3 / Widor: Symphony no. 5
- 2010 Messe pour Notre-Dame & Organ Improvisations
- 2013 Filsell - Briggs: Choral Music
- 2018 Midnight at St. Etienne du Mont
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- 2024 David Briggs Plays Pierre Cochereau
- 2024 David Briggs Plays Pierre Cochereau
- 2024 David Briggs Plays Pierre Cochereau
- 2024 Hail, gladdening Light
- 2024 David Briggs Plays Pierre Cochereau
- Great European Organs, No. 57: David Briggs Plays the Lewis Organ in the Church of St. John the Evangelist, Upper Norwood, London
- two of a kind