Pachelbel: Toccata in E minor

An exceptional programme from two consummate performers, blending new arrangements of classical and baroque works with the premiere recording of Roger Steptoe’s 'Sonata for Trumpet and Organ'.

Graham Ashton is professor of Trumpet at Purchase Collage, New York, and as a performer over the past 25 years has given over 200 master classes and recitals in 21 different countries, recording for Signum, Nimbus, Virgin Classics and many more. Michael Matthes is a similarly esteemed performer: a tenured organist of the Cathedral of Troyes, France and a recipient of the prestigious French Ordre des Arts et des Lettres in recognition of his services to music.

A compendium of the most important influences on JS Bach, as listed in his obituary.

A kaleidoscopic survey of the development of early German Baroque music.

A great opportunity to hear a new recording of the magnificent Bernard Aubertin organ of Saint-Louis-en-l’Île, Paris. Built in 2004 in German Baroque style.

Played by Margaret Phillips – one of the UK’s most distinguished concert organists and a world-renowned expert in 18th century keyboard music.

Revered teacher, organ virtuoso, master of counterpoint, devotee of the chorale, enthusiast for the Italian forms of composition, pathfinder and worthy predecessor of Bach: such was Johann Pachelbel. Matthew Owens presents a selection of Pachelbel’s works on the UK’s only Ahrend Organ, housed in the Reid Concert Hall at the University of Edinburgh. It is an instrument of exceptional refinement; the voicing is direct and clear and yet full of subtleties; This recording presents a completely satisfying union of instrument, repertoire and performer.