Why the organ really is king of musical instruments | Tom Service

Listening to Llandaff Cathedral's new organ has converted me to the instrument's thrilling possibilitiesOrgans: the king of instruments, according to some. To be honest, the cult of the organ has never turned me on, with its cloistered virtuosos plying their trade in darkened cathedrals, reading their copies of Choir & Organ and fiddling with their stops, pedals, keyboard racks and 16-footers. But there's also a combination of servility and megalomania that puts off all but a charmed circle of o...

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