Festival Internationale d’Orgue En Charente
I was delighted to have the opportunity to give a concert as part of the 28th International Festival of the Organ in Charente. The 15 stop organ in the church of St Maurice, Montbron looks a little limited on paper but it is packed with interesting and beautiful sounds. It has enough power to fill […]
César Franck – Choral No 2 in B minor
In September 2019 I gave a lunchtime recital at Chester Cathedral, including music by Sweelinck, Bach, Franck, Brahms and Léfébure-Wely. This is a live recording of the centrepiece of that programme, César Franck’s Choral No 2 in B minor. Carl Grainger’s excellent account of Franck’s Second Choral had all the space it needed. His excellent […]
Dandrieu – 3 Noëls
An extract from my 2019 Christmas concert on the delightful organ at Saint-Aigulin in Charente-Maritime, South-West France. I’m playing 3 Noëls by Jean-François Dandrieu: Adam fut un pauvre homme,Le Roy des Cieux vient de naître À minuit fut fait un reveil. Saint-Aigulin is a small town of less than 2,000 people. They do wonderfully well […]
Bach-Vivaldi – Concerto in A minor (BWV 593)
I’m preparing for a series of recitals in he UK during August and early September 2019. Here’s a little taste, the first movement of Bach’s arrangement of a double violin concerto by Vivaldi (BWV 593). I’m also working on music by Buxtehude, Brahms, Franck, Dubois, Stanford, Alain and some 18th century English voluntaries. It’s a […]
Michel Corrette – Magnificat du cinquième ton
In 2020 many organ recitals have been cancelled because of the Covid 19 pandemic. I was lucky enough to have the opportunity to perform at Portsmouth Cathedral in September and the programme included this delightful, six-movement Magnificat by Michel Corrette. Listen out for the charming nightingale stop towards the end of the third movement.. I […]
JS Bach – Nun komm der heiden Heiland BWV 659
Bach’s chorale prelude on Nun komm der heiden Heiland BWV 659. Performed in a live concert on the William Hill organ in Brecon Cathedral. Full details of the organ can be found here.
Bach – Toccata & Fugue in D minor (BWV 565)
Bach’s famous Toccata & Fugue in D minor (BWV 565) opened a recital on the organ of St Mary’s Collegiate Church, Swansea in September 2018. If you are interested in the organ you can find the specification here.
Sweelinck – Mein junges Leben hat ein End
Sweelinck’s lovely variations on Mein junges Leben hat ein End, performed in a live concert on the William Sweetland chamber organ in Ewenny Priory, South Wales. The video contains some notes about the composer, the church and the organ, so play it in a larger window if you would like to read them while the […]
