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 […]
Christmas concert
Church of St Fort, Saint-Aigulin, Charente-Maritime, France5 December 2021 J S Bach Toccata & fugue in D mineurChoral Prelude – Jesu Meine Freude Michel Corrette Magnificat du 5ème ton Siegfried Karg-Elert 2 Improvisations on advent chorales L C Daquin Noël X sur les flûtes Leon Boëllmann Suite Gothique The organ of Saint-Aigulin The organ was […]
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 […]
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.
Previous Concerts
10 September 2020Lunchtime Organ Recital – Portsmouth Cathedral 15 December 2019Christmas organ music at St. Aigulin, Charente Maritime 5 September 2019Lunchtime organ Recital at Chester Cathedral 4 September 2019Organ Recital at St Asaph Cathedral 2 September 2019Lunchtime organ Recital at St Giles, Wrexham 23 August 2019Lunchtime Organ Recital at Brecon Cathedral 14 August 2019Lunchtime Organ […]
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 […]
