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Darius Battiwalla

Name: Darius Battiwalla — A mainly French programme by Joseph Jongen, Gaston Litaize, Charles Gounod, Hedwige Chrétien, and Marcel Dupré
Start: 2025-12-08T13:30:00+00:00
Location: Leeds Cathedral

A mainly French programme by Joseph Jongen, Gaston Litaize, Charles Gounod, Hedwige Chrétien, and Marcel Dupré

Leeds Lunchtime Organ Music

Mon 8 Dec 1.30 PM

Leeds Cathedral

Free admission

Mon 8 Dec

1.30 PM

Free admission

Programme

Joseph Jongen Sonata Eroïca
Gaston Litaize 12 Pièces: Intermezzo Pastoral
Charles Gounod Funeral March of a Marionette
Hedwige Chrétien Offertoire
Marcel Dupré Variations sur un Noël

Please note the later start time of 1.30pm

Joseph Jongen’s Sonata Eroïca has one of the most arresting and dramatic openings in the organ repertoire, with its long introduction followed by variations on a folksong-style theme. This mainly French programme concludes with Marcel Dupré’s Variations sur un Noël, with its short and varied movements providing a kaleidoscopic tour of organ sounds and writing styles.

Darius Battiwalla is Leeds City Organist.

About the series

A very warm welcome to the 2025/26 Leeds Lunchtime Organ Music series. This is the fifth series kindly hosted by Leeds Cathedral. We’re hugely grateful to them for all their help, support and warm welcome over the last few years.

Our 2025/26 series welcomes recitalists from the USA, Norway, and France, as well as superb musicians from our own minster and cathedral here in Leeds. Repertoire highlights include landmark pieces by Franz Liszt and Maurice Duruflé, alongside much lighter music and jazzinfluenced pieces too.

We value your support enormously, both as enthusiastic audience members and through your donations, which play a huge part in supporting this series. Help us spread the word and keep live music accessible to everyone!

Darius Battiwalla
Leeds City Organist

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Running times

Approx. 50 minutes, no interval

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