Discs: 4
Release date: 6th Dec 2010
Barcode: 0801918341007
Medium: CDOrgans of Edinburgh Anderson, A :
Repetitive Strain
McEwan Hall, Univ. of Edinburgh –Michael Bonaventure
Bach, J S :
Chorale Prelude BWV649 'Ach bleib’ bei uns, Herr Jesu Christ'
Canongate Kirk – Nicholas Wearne
Chorale Prelude BWV648 'Meine Seele erhebt den Herren'
St Giles’ Cathedral – Michael Harris
Bairstow :
Evening Song
St Thomas’ Parish Church, Leith- Peter Backhouse
Baker, G :
Berceuse Paraphrase
Palmerston Place Church – Andrew Caskie
Battison Haynes :
Introduction & Variations on a Ground Bass
Freemasons’ Hall – Timothy Byram-Wigfield
Bingham, J :
St Bride, assisted by angels
Freemasons’ Hall – Timothy Byram-Wigfield
Buxtehude :
Toccata in F Major, BuxWV157
Palmerston Place Church – Andrew Caskie
Te Deum Laudamus, BuxWv 218
Reid Concert Hall, University of Edinburgh--Nicholas Wearne
Duruflé :
Choral varié from Prélude, Adagio et Choral varié sur le thème du ‘Veni Creator’, Op. 4
St Mary’s Episcopal Cathedral- Duncan Ferguson
Fitkin :
Organ
Loretto School – Michael Bonaventure
Franck, C :
Pièce héroïque, M37
St Giles’ Cathedral – Michael Harris
Andantino in G minor for organ
Morningside Parish Church – Morley Whitehead
Gigout :
Grand Choeur dialogue
St Cuthbert’s Parish Church – Thomas Laing-Reilly
Hollins :
Evening Rest (1917)
Usher Hall – John Kitchen
Maytime Gavotte (1927)
arr. W. Creser
Reid Memorial Church - Roger Fisher
Howells :
Pieces (6): Master Tallis's Testament
St Mary’s Episcopal Cathedral- Duncan Ferguson
Humperdinck :
Hänsel & Gretel Overture
arr. W. Creser
Reid Memorial Church - Roger Fisher
Jackson, F :
Prelude on East Acklam (organ)
St Michael’s Parish Church, Inveresk – Peter Backhouse
Krebs, J L :
Fantasia sopra 'Herr Jesu Christ, dich zu uns wend'
St Andrew’s & St George’s West Parish Church – Michael Harris
Langlais :
Suite Médiévale, Op. 56: Méditation
St Cuthbert’s Parish Church – Thomas Laing-Reilly
Leighton :
Fantasies (6) on Hymn Tunes, Op. 72: Fantasy 5 ‘Veni Emmanuel’
St Mary’s Episcopal Cathedral- Duncan Ferguson
Paean
St Giles’ Cathedral – Michael Harris
Mathias :
Fanfare (1987)
Palmerston Place Church – Andrew Caskie
McCabe :
Dies Resurrectionis
Loretto School – Michael Bonaventure
McGuire, E :
Ae Fond Kist
recorded premiere, commissioned by Paul Baxter with support from the Scottish Arts Council
Royal Order of Scotland – Nicholas Wearne
Mendelssohn :
Prelude & Fugue for organ in D minor, Op. 37 No. 3
Broughton St Mary’s Parish Church – John Kitchen
Theme And Variations In D Major
St Mary’s Episcopal Church, Dalkeith – John Kitchen
Murrill :
Postlude on a Ground
Morningside Parish Church – Morley Whitehead
Nares :
Introduction and Fugue in A minor/major
Enharmonic Chamber Organ, Laigh Room, St Cecilia’s Hall – John Kitchen
Parry :
Elegy
Broughton St Mary’s Parish Church – John Kitchen
Rasmussen, N C :
Variationer og modspil
Canongate Kirk – Nicholas Wearne
Rheinberger :
Organ Sonata No. 7 in F minor, Op. 127: Allegro non troppo
Pilrig St Paul’s Church – Andrew Caskie
Rinck :
6 Variations on a Theme of Corelli, Op. 56
St Andrew’s & St George’s West Parish Church – Michael Harris
Smart :
Postlude in D
St Michael’s Parish Church, Inveresk – Peter Backhouse
Stanford :
Six Short Preludes and Postludes, Op. 101: Prelude in F major
St Thomas’ Parish Church, Leith- Peter Backhouse
Postlude in G minor, Op. 101 No. 2
St Thomas’ Parish Church, Leith- Peter Backhouse
Stanley, J :
Voluntary Op. 7 No. 3 in D minor
Royal Order of Scotland – Nicholas Wearne
Swayne :
Mr Bach’s Bottle Bank
St Mary’s Metropolitan Cathedral – Simon Nieminski
Sweelinck :
Est-ce Mars, SwWV 321
Home of John Kitchen – John Kitchen
Thalben-Ball :
Elegy in F (No. 11 from A Little Organ Book in memory of Hubert Parry)
Pilrig St Paul’s Church – Andrew Caskie
Largo, Allegro, Aria and Two Variations
Morningside Parish Church – Morley Whitehead
Tomkins :
Voluntary
attrib. Benjamin Cosyn
Enharmonic Chamber Organ, Laigh Room, St Cecilia’s Hall – John Kitchen
Vierne, L :
Pièces de fantaisie, 3rd suite, Op. 54: No. 6, Carillon de Westminster
St Cuthbert’s Parish Church – Thomas Laing-Reilly
Warlock :
Capriol Suite: Pieds-en-l'air
arr. W. Creser
Reid Memorial Church - Roger Fisher
Weir :
Wild Mossy Mountains
McEwan Hall, Univ. of Edinburgh –Michael Bonaventure
Wesley, S :
Air & Gavotte
St Mary’s Episcopal Church, Dalkeith – John Kitchen
Full Organ with Trumpet: No. 13 [sic] from Twelve Short Pieces
St Mary’s Episcopal Church, Dalkeith – John Kitchen
Whitlock :
Organ Sonata in C minor: Grave
Usher Hall – John Kitchen
Widor :
Organ Symphony No. 6 in G minor, Op. 42 No. 2: Allegro
St Mary’s Metropolitan Cathedral – Simon Nieminski
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About Edinburgh’s churches and concert halls are home to a rich variety of pipe organs. Open this book and step into a world of glorious architecture and fascinating history. In amongst these pages 22 of the city's most notable instruments are surveyed in full colour. Meanwhile 12 illustrious players, all with deeprooted Edinburgh connections, demonstrate the full range and versatility of these instruments on the four accompanying CDs. The full gamut of the repertoire is here, and Edinburgh's organs have the voices to match. Time to lift the veil from some of the closestguarded treasures of one of the world's great cities.
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