Dr Joseph Nolan

Reviews & Media

 
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Nolan cannot be matched for his vivid virtuosity, towering technique and inspired interpretative insight
— Gramophone
 
 

“Nolan delivers […] with tremendous ebullience, making a gloriously upbeat conclusion to this superb Widor series.”
— Gramophone    Web | PDF

 
 
…an object lesson in taste and refinement.
— The West Australian    PDF
 
 

“Nolan’s generous tempi allow space for a meditative brilliance—his hallmark—to reach every nook and cranny of these great musical edifices.”
— Limelight    Web | PDF

 

“Joseph Nolan's painstaking approach to registration yields a sound which is about as authentic as you could wish. Add to this his amazingly precise fingerwork, his total mastery of the score and his obvious empathy with this music, and […] this has few challengers when it comes to the utter authority of the performances.”
— Gramophone    Web | PDF

 
 
Nolan’s strength is that he sails through it all with tremendous authority to end up with an interpretation that makes total musical sense.
— Gramophone    Web | PDF
 
 

“Nolan again proves himself to be every bit as adept at orchestration as Widor, his choice of stops and registrations evincing a palette designed to both clarify and delight.”
—Limelight    PDF

 
 
…Nolan’s expressive and sublimely virtuoso performances…
— MusicWeb International    Web | PDF
 
 

“Nolan hovers over all like some musical demiurge, fleet of feet and fingers as he negotiates the massive chords and filigree passagework […]; thoughtful and sensitive yet smouldering with creative tension…”
—Limelight    PDF

 
 
Nolan’s polished and idiomatic account is a joy.
— Limelight    PDF
 
 
 
 
…Nolan’s admirable musical intelligence…
— International Record Review    PDF
 
 

“[Nolan] swaps the blazing intensity that characterises much of his organ symphony recordings for a reflective introversion that reveals yet another dimension of this remarkable musician’s playing.”
— Limelight    Web | PDF

 

Complete Index

Reviews (Organist)

  • The Organ Midnight at St Etienne du Mont, *****: PDF

  • Organist’s Review Midnight at St Etienne du Mont, *****: PDF

  • Limelight Midnight at St Etienne du Mont, Recording of the Month: PDF

  • MusicWeb International Midnight at St Etienne du Mont: Web | PDF

  • Gramophone Widor Solo Works: Web | PDF

  • Limelight Widor Solo Works, *****: Web | PDF

  • MusicWeb International Widor Solo Works: Web | PDF

  • Gramophone Widor Symphonies vol. 1: Web | PDF

  • International Record Review Widor Symphonies vol. 1: PDF

  • Limelight Widor Symphonies vol. 1: Web | PDF

  • Gramophone Widor Symphonies vol. 3: Web | PDF

  • Limelight Widor Symphonies vol. 3, Editor’s Choice: Web | PDF

  • Limelight Widor Symphonies vol. 4, *****: Web | PDF

  • Limelight Widor Symphonies vol. 5, *****: Web | PDF

  • The West Australian recital review: PDF

  • Choir and Organ Widor Symphonies vol. 5, *****: Web

  • Gramophone The Organ of Buckingham Palace Ballroom: PDF

  • Gramophone The Organ of Saint Sulpice, Paris: Web

  • The Organ Star Recording Award-The Organ of Saint Sulpice, Paris: PDF

  • The Organ Widor Symphonies Complete: PDF

  • Limelight The Organ of St Bavo, Haarlem, ***** Editor’s Choice: PDF

  • Limelight Widor Symphonies Vol. 5, ***** Editor’s Choice: PDF

  • Limelight Enigma concert with the QSO, *****. Web

  • Stagewhispers Enigma concert with the QSO, Web

  • Musicweb International Widor Signum vs Naxos: Web

  • Gramophone Nolan/Widor Benchmark review: Web

  • Musicweb International Recommended award/Widor Benchmark Web

  • Limelight Sydney Symphony Orchestra Organ Grandeur review: Web

  • Limelight Sydney Symphony Orchestra Organ Symphony review: Web

  • Sydney Morning Herald Sydney Symphony Organ Symphony review: Web

  • ArtsHub Sydney Symphony Organ Symphony review: Web

  • Classicalsource Widor complete organ symphonies *****. Web

  • Classicalsource Widor complete organ symphonies Editor’s Choice Web

  • New Criterion Magazine New York Widor complete organ symphonies Web

  • The West Australian WASO Discovery with Asher Fisch, Siobhan Stagg, Joseph Nolan, WASO Web

  • Musicweb International Recording of the Month 2018 St Bavo Haarlem Web

  • Musicweb International Recording of the Year 2018 St Bavo Haarlem Web

  • Gramophone 2017 Critics’ Choice Widor solo organ works Web

  • Gramophone 2019 Critics’ Choice Widor The complete organ works box-set Web

  • Musicweb International Recording of the Year 2014 Widor Symphonies 7 and 8 Web

Media Features

  • Limelight article by Joseph Nolan, 24th May 2017: Web | PDF

  • Limelight 5 questions for Joseph Nolan: PDF

  • Limelight Q&A with Joseph Nolan about Midnight at St Etienne du Mont: PDF

  • The Australian Feature on Joseph Nolan, 29th September 2016: PDF

  • Limelight article by Joseph Nolan, April 2018: Web | PDF

  • Limelight article by Joseph Nolan, December 2019 about Bach Christmas Oratorio: Web

  • The Organ ‘On recording the Christian Müller organ at Sint Bavokerk, Haarlem — some personal observations’, Joseph Nolan, Summer 2018: PDF

  • Gramophone ‘Artists and their instruments’ St Bavo Haarlem: PDF

  • Choir and Organ ‘Energy Supplier’ an interview with Dr. Joseph Nolan: PDF

  • ABC Radio National The Music Show ‘The organ symphonies of Louis Vierne’, 21st October 2018: Web

  • ABC Radio National The Music Show ‘Widor and the organ’, 15th June 2013: Web

  • West Travel Club ‘Lyon’s Rich Musical History’, with Joseph Nolan at the organ of the church of S. François de Sales, Lyon: Web

  • QSO Joseph Nolan ‘Poulenc Organ Concerto’, 7th April 2021: Web

  • QSO Joseph Nolan demystifies Famous Organ Music, 24th March 2021: Web

  • The West Australian ‘Knight Moves’, 20th April 2016: Web

  • Limelight Handel Solomon interview with Joseph Nolan, 31st October 2017 Web

  • ABC Classic WASO Bach St Matthew Passion Joseph Nolan Conductor Web