Gillian Weir
Dame Gillian Constance Weir DBE (born 17 January 1941) is a New Zealand-British organist.
Biography
Weir was born in Martinborough, New Zealand in 1941. When she was 19, she was a co-winner of the Auckland Star Piano Competition, playing Mozart. A year later she won a scholarship of the Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music in London. There, she studied with the concert pianist Cyril Smith and the renowned organist Ralph Downes, and in her second year (1964) won the prestigious St. Albans International Organ Competition.
Messiaen
Her performance in 1964 of a work by Olivier Messiaen occurred at a time when his music was little-known outside France and she became particularly associated with this composer; she has several times performed his complete works in series. Her recording for Collins Classics (new re-release for Priory Records on 2002) was hailed as "one of the major recording triumphs of the century" in In Tune Magazine. Her distinguished position as a Messiaen interpreter has been reinforced by her CD release of his complete organ works to great acclaim as well as by her contribution to Faber's The Messiaen Companion and other publications. At Messiaen's request, she gave the first UK performance in January 1973 of the Méditations sur le Mystère de la Sainte Trinité at the Royal Festival Hall from the composer's manuscript, given to her after he gave the world premiere in Washington D.C.
Podcasts:
Gillian Weir
ALBUMS
- Poulenc: Concerto for Organ / Petit: Concertino / Barber: Toccata Festiva released: 2002
- The Complete Organ Works released:
The Complete Organ Works
- La Nativite du Seigneur: La Vierge et L'Enfant
- La Nativite du Seigneur: Les Bergers
- La Nativite du Seigneur: Desseins eternels
- La Nativite du Seigneur: Le Verbe
- La Nativite du Seigneur: Les Enfants de Dieu
- La Nativite du Seigneur: Les Anges
- La Nativite du Seigneur: Jesus accepte la souffrance
- La Nativite du Seigneur: Les Mages
- La Nativite du Seigneur: Dieu parmi nous
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'Scuse Moi, My Heart
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You grew up in the city a high society girl
And even this backwoods boy can tell
You're a woman of the world
Cause I get weak when I hear you speak
The way they do in France
I'm sure you've heard these fancy words
But I’ve got to take a chance
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Oh s'il vous plait pardonne me!, I can help my self
Darling j’ai vous aimes beaucoup, it's you and no one else
Forgive me if I say it wrong, but I just ain't that smart
If you can't see this love in me, then 'scuse' moi my heart
I showed up in New Orleans
With all I own on my back
I got me a job at the country club
On the rich side of the track
Then you came in with your jet set friends
That you met in "Paree"
Well now they're gone and you're alone looking straight at me
Refrain
Oh s'il vous plait pardonne me!, I can help my self
Darling j’ai vous aimes beaucoup, it's you and no one else
Forgive me if I say it wrong, but I just ain't that smart
If you can't see this love in me, then 'scuse' moi my heart
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Why can't we try the language of love
The one thing you can't place your self above
Oh don’t allow your social pride
To keep our dreams apart
If you can't see this love in me
Then 'scuse' moi my heart
Refrain
Oh s'il vous plait pardonne me!, I can help my self
Darling j’ai vous aimes beaucoup, it's you and no one else
Forgive me if I say it wrong, but I just ain't that smart