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JMSCD11 - Organ Works by Alec Rowley


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This two-CD set is the most extensive recording project ever devoted to the music of Alec Rowley (1892-1958). It includes a selection of his organ works played by Herman Jordaan on the organ of Albion Church, Ashton-u-Lyne – a four-manual instrument by T. C. Lewis of 1895 which remains tonally unchanged. The profusely illustrated twenty-page booklet includes a specification and history of the organ and notes by Herman Jordaan on the composer and the music.


Herman Jordaan at the organ of
Albion Church, Ashton-under-Lyne
Track Listing - JMSCD11A

Heroic Suite (1921)

1.I    Heroic Postlude4:52
2.
II   Lament
4:06
3.
III  Mood Fantasy
4:27
4.IV  Triumph Song5:26
5.
Choral Prelude on HOLLINGSIDE (1951)
3:12

Sonata in A Minor (1958)

6.I    Allegro
8:21
7.II   Andante quasi moderato5:09
8.III  Scherzando 2:56
9.IV   Moderato – Allegro ma non troppo6:57
10.
Benedictus (1931)
5:01
11.
Toccata – Moto Perpetuo (1951)
4:11

Total
54:43



Track Listing - JMSCD11B

The Four Winds (1925)

1.North Wind3:08
2.South Wind3:48
3.
East Wind
3:50
4.West Wind2:39

3 Scenes from the Boyhood of Christ (1953)

5.I    Mary’s Song3:11
6.II   Jesus, Playmate2:04
7.III  The Little Prayers3:19
8.
Choral Prelude on RICHMOND (1952)
2:19

Symphony No. 2 in B (1959)

9.I    [Andante con moto]6:56
10.II   Chaconne7:15
11.III  Finale5:28

Three Quiet Preludes (1937)*

12.I    Modal2:33
13.II   Chromatic3:38
14:III  Diatonic2:53

*Recorded at St Albans Cathedral, April 2007

Total
53:06
Audio Samples
Excerpt from Triumph Song (1' 09")
Excerpt from Jesus, Playmate (0' 58")
Reviews
Herman's playing is first class – elegant and expressive – and all the performances are very fine. The organ certainly suits the music extremely well.

Tom Winpenny, Assistant Organist, St Albans Cathedral
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