This week we spend the hour with British composer Edward Elgar. We hear some of his organ works as well as some orchestral works transcribed for organ.
Hosts: Mark Scholtz, Bill Stein
Playlist
Title: Minuet from Beau Brummel
Composer: Edward Elgar
Organist: Simon Nieminski
Album: Sir Edward Meets Father Willis Pro Organo – SACD 7199
Organ: IV/66 Willis St. Mary’s Episcopal Cathedral, Edinburgh, Scotland
Title: Allegro maestoso from Sonata for Organ, op. 28
Composer: Edward Elgar
Organist: Thomas Heywood
Album: The Living Tradition Pro Organo – CD 7257
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Organ: V/111 Hill, Norman and Beard Melbourne Town Hall, Melbourne, Australia
Sheetmusic: PDF
Title: Une Idylle, op. 4 no. 1
Composer: Edward Elgar
Organist: John Challenger, arr. Alfred Redhead
Album: Elgar from Salisbury Regent – REGCD463
Organ: IV/68 Willis Salisbury Cathedral, Salisbury, England
Title: Sonata for Organ, op. 28 – II. Allegretto
Composer: Edward Elgar
Organist: Konstantin Reymaier
Album: The New Organ at St. Stephens Cathedral in Vienna Deutsche Grammophon – 485 5180
Organ: V/163 Rieger St. Stephen’s Cathedral, Vienna, Austria
Sheetmusic: PDF
Title: Sosperi
Composer: Edward Elgar
Organist: Peter Richard Conte
Album: Peter Richard Conte and the Grand Organ of Cincinnati Museum Center Rotunda Recordings – CD003
Organ: V/102 EM Skinner Cincinnati Museum Center at Union Terminal, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Title: Sonata in G major, op. 28 – III. Andante espressivo
Composer: Edward Elgar
Organist: Kevin Jones
Album: Organ Music of Howells and Elgar
Organ: IV/80 Kimball First Congregational Church, Columbus, Ohio, USA
Sheetmusic: PDF
Title: Vesper Voluntaries, op. 14 – II. Allegro, VIII. Poco Allegro, Coda
Composer: Edward Elgar
Organist: John Butt
Album: Elgar – Complete Works For Organ Harmonia Mundi – HMU 907281
Organ: IV/75 Harrison and Harrison University of Cambridge, King’s College Chapel, Cambridge, England
Sheetmusic: PDF
Title: Chanson De Nuit
Composer: Edward Elgar
Organist: Thomas Murray
Album: Edward Elgar Music for Organ Gothic – G49076
Organ: IV/197 EM Skinner Woolsey Hall, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Title: Sonata op. 28 presto (commodo)
Composer: Edward Elgar
Organist: Thomas Murray
Album: Edward Elgar Music for Organ Gothic – G49076
Organ: IV/197 EM Skinner Woolsey Hall, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Sheetmusic: PDF
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Title: The Angel’s Farewell (from The Dream of Gerontius)
Composer: Edward Elgar
Organist: Christopher Herrick
Album: Organ Dreams Hyperion – CDA67060
Organ: IV/70 Harrison and Harrison The Temple Church, London, England
Sheetmusic: PDF