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Peter Hurford

Peter Hurford has been played on NTS shows including Flaneur Radio w/ Harley Wertheimer, with Toccata And Fugue In D Minor BWV 565 first played on 26 January 2018.

Peter Hurford OBE (22 November 1930 – 3 March 2019) was a British organist and composer.

Hurford was born in Minehead, Somerset, and educated at Blundell's School. He later studied both music and law at Jesus College, Cambridge, graduating with dual degrees, subsequently obtaining a reputation for both musical scholarship and organ playing. Hurford subsequently studied in Paris under the blind French organist André Marchal, exploring music of the Baroque period.

He is best known for his interpretations…

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MOST PLAYED TRACKS
Le Carnaval Des Animaux, R. 125
Saint-Saëns, Rogé, Chung, Harrell, Hurford, Charles Dutoit
Decca2004
Le Carnaval Des Animaux, R. 125
Saint-Saëns, Rogé, Chung, Harrell, Hurford, Charles DutoitDecca2004
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Toccata And Fugue In D Minor BWV 565
Peter Hurford, J.S. Bach
Argo1984
Toccata And Fugue In D Minor BWV 565
Peter Hurford, J.S. BachArgo1984
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Prelude And Fugue, For Organ In G Major, BWV 550 (BC J21)
Bach, Peter Hurford
London Classics1995
Prelude And Fugue, For Organ In G Major, BWV 550 (BC J21)
Bach, Peter HurfordLondon Classics1995
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