Forget Bach Fugues and Widor Toccatas: the pipe organ is being reinvented as a thoroughly modern instrument. Just as Mahan Esfahani has shown the harpsichord to be as adept at Gorecki as at a Baroque gigue, there’s a new generation of organists showing off their instrument’s contemporary credentials, whether that’s Anna Lapwood with her film-music transcriptions or, as here, James McVinnie putting the pipe organ through its post-minimalist paces.

There he is on the CD cover, standing with his eyes shut, in calm repose, presumably catching those dreams hinted at by the album’s title. McVinnie looks every inch the church musician in his suit and tie, and that’s where he cut his teeth, holding posts at Westminster Abbey, St Paul’s and St Albans Cathedrals. But this British organist and pianist also works and is friends with a host of contemporary composers including Nico Muhly, Bryce Dessner and inti figgis vizueta – and it’s that part of his creative life which is showcased here.
He’s included two substantial organ works. Muhly’s Patterns is a four-movement piece...
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