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  1. I think that Chant Donne was an academic exercise - It might have been a four part harmonisation (open score) exercise that was found in his documents if i remember correctly. There is also a second fugue that has recently surfaced (legally available for free on the net) which is a nice piece for completists. Neither of these have been published for fee legally as far as i know. I wonder what else might yet turn up
  2. Agree with AJJ, Robert you really should be more bold in saying that it was your recording! That, along with the rest of the discs in that series that you and James O'Donnell have done at Westminster in recent years are, in my humble opinion, among the very best choral discs to have been released in recent years.
  3. Thank you for these. Very interesting listens, esp as someone who has only heard people talk about Darkes' playing, and never heard it
  4. And on those killed in the war. They are keen to get Alains' copyright pushed to 100 years because he was killed* in the war!
  5. Indeed DT. And i'm sure the Vierne was also wonderful, if we actually had the chance to hear more than the opening theme statement!
  6. Purely for amusements sake, i once played the Pietro Yon 'Toccatina' (yes you know the one) on full great, couples to pedal reeds. It was interesting... and not necessarily all bad, if the original wasn't so well known.
  7. We investiageted HLF grants as a help to restoring our organ. It is presently a three manual instrument situated in the choir (pipes one side, console the other) having been moved there in the 60's during the last rebuild, before that being situated in what is now the remembrance chapel, as a two manual instrument. The HLF was only prepared to give us money if it was towards 'back-restoring' the organ to this lesser state!
  8. Davidb

    Bethlehem Down

    Or if you fancy something 'diffrent' - combine the two versions. I have 'dis-arranged' it for our choir to work like this : Introduction + V1 - voice/organ score (sung by boys voices only) V2 - Unaccompanied SATB Harmony, Introduction + V3 - voice / organ score (sung by lower voices) V4 Unaccompanied SATB harmony, Final four bars as a conclusion At the start of vv 2 + 4 play the piano part until the first quaver of the bar the voice starts in. At the end of vv 2 + 4 bring the piano part back in on the unison D that finishes off the verse.
  9. I'll start off your search for saying that 'Von Himmel Hoch' is published in the St. Cecilia organ series by H.W. Gray
  10. Sorry, i should have said i was talking about what we would refer to as 'pipe organ' music, as opposed to the light entertainment provided by theatre organs. db
  11. To really put our instrument where it belongs in this country, we need an English Cameron Carpenter. I think the chances of finding someone like this, who can connect to the masses through the classical-crossover market are quite low unfortunately. It doesn't matter what anyone personally thinks of him. He brings more people into the organ, and takes it out of its liturgical chains. This can surely only be celebrated?
  12. Allegro don't appear to do it, i have got in contact with mayhew this morning to try and get a copy from their archive. will keep updated
  13. There is also Rawsthorne's dance suite though this now appears to be out of print, a slightly more extended version of 'hh' in places
  14. We're still within the Christmas Period, and having a couple of nice Christmas postludes that haven't been played this year... we'll have one of those. Probably the Sortie on Adeste Fidelies by Pierre Cochereau
  15. Whilst doing this stuff is all well and good... surely it needs publicity and a performer who has almost 'pop star' charisma? If this person was found, it could raise the organs profile considerably. And that would be good for all of us
  16. I heard Tom Leech (Ripon) Once encore the Elgar organ sonata with bachs 'O Mensch' (Orgelbuchlein) - It sounds strange in principal, but in practice it was so achingly beautiful and contrasted well
  17. I played it on Sunday evening. It fully deserves to be heard though. It is perfect service music - it's not too long, broadly tonal yet exciting, and serves a function.
  18. Maybe its because its one of the lesser played pieces of 'the 18' - a discussion on 659 however could be interesting...
  19. Plenty of the music on that site is illegal... i came across it about a week ago. Bairstow 'Evening Song' though is a delightful miniature - if anyone wants me to 'fill in' the rest of the score feel free
  20. Not being able to read dutch... is this piece available as a score?
  21. I once heard Lefebrue Wely on there i think
  22. http://www.allegro.co.uk/advanced_search_r...n_description=1 are either of the two more expensive pieces there what you're looking for? (Please say if it is, im curious!)
  23. Davidb

    Proms 2008

    Virtuosity at the expense of musicianship perhaps? - There are motifs i've certainly found in the inner parts before that i couldn't hear at that speed
  24. Vox Decentis? I heard it on CE at one time and thought it pleasant, but maybe not worth the 15-ish quid outlay on.
  25. Did Handel play my organ ? no An organ that i play from time to time was the one that Merbeke composed his infamous communion setting at though, and tested out many hymn tunes for inclusion in books!
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