Lemare’s compositions are uneven in quality but the best are still active in the repertoire. The Toccata di Concerto is certainly full of fireworks and has the capacity to show the abilities of a great Organ. The upper parts have plenty of French toccata style but the theme in the pedals gives the piece substance as does the romantic chromatic interlude in the middle of the work.Organ virt…

The Ode For St. Cecilia's Day is a cantata written in 1739 by G F Handel. The March was the sixth of its twelve movements. Originally scored for chamber orchestra it has been arranged here for Organ by Martin Hawkes and makes the perfect March for a Wedding.G F Handel (1685-1759) was a German-born British composer and organist who spent his life working in London. In addition to his well-known …

Lemare’s compositions are uneven in quality but the best are still active in the repertoire. The Andantino also known as ‘Moonlight and Roses’ is the best known of his pieces and was requested by audiences at every concert he performed. The work requires thumbing down so the performing is playing on three manuals at once.Organ virtuoso and composer Edwin Lemare was the world’s hig…

This short single-movement work for Organ published in 1931 invokes the healing balm of medicinal herbs through the use of a hymn-like melody over a steady underpinning of accompaniment. Benedictus has been a favourite among church Organists for decades.Twentieth century British composer Alec Rowley was also an Organist pianist and dedicated teacher. Many of his compositions are miniatures a…

The Fountain Reverie features soft rippling arpeggios with a contrasting middle section. As with the Festival Toccata published at the same time the brilliance of Fountain Reverie disguises the fact that one does not need to be a virtuoso to play it well and effectively and it plays well on many different Organs.Percy Fletcher was an English composer conductor and Orchestrator of prodigious …

Written as a nocturne Evening Rest is a single-movement work for Organ in lyric style with a charming melody. Because of the range of the instrument for which it was composed Hollins includes alternate voicing for Organs without carillon parts for which are included throughout the work.English Organist and composer Alfred Hollins was active in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Blind fro…

The Toccata Chorale and Fugue for Organ incorporates many influences of its time (1957) including Romanticism Baroque inspirations and some twelve-tone features. There are alternate endings for the Chorale movement for when it is played alone or when the Fugue follows.Contemporary British composer and Organist Francis Jackson was master of music at York Minster from 1945 until his retirement i…

10 Orgelwerke Aus 4 Jahrhunderten-New Music on old instruments and new organ literature in dialogue with historical Iberian works. The present edition contains a collection of works composed for an authentically rebuilt historical Spanish organ and covering a wide range of styles which adds new sounds to the purely Baroque repertoire.With works by José Blasco de Nebra Francisco Correa de Arauxo…

In this suite of four Christmas songs written in 1950 Rowley?s Organizing principle is dance rhythm. The first movement sets The Holly and The Ivy in a lilting 6/8 Sicilian rhythm. The second movement combines The Holly and The Ivy with The Cherry Tree Carol in a sharply contrasting minuet. The third movement fughetta setting of The Little Room gives the dancers a breather before the fourth mo…

The Trois Impressions shows Karg-Elert both at his most Romantic and his most impressionistic. The movements’ nocturnal names Harmonies du Soir Claire de Lune and La Nuit are in French as the work is dedicated to Alexandre Guilmant the great French Organist of Trinity church in Paris. Sigfrid Karg-Elert was a German composer active in the early twentieth century whose broad output is ecl…