The Argo Organ Recordings: Simon Preston at Westminster Abbey

~ Release by J.S. Bach, Mozart, Walton, Clarke, Handel, Elgar, Vierne, Wagner, Guilmant, Schumann, Karg-Elert, Widor; Simon Preston (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

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1Crown Imperial: A Coronation March
organ:
Simon Preston (organist, conductor, composer) (from 1965-05-03 until 1965-05-07)
recorded at:
Westminster Abbey in London (Greater London) (from 1965-05-03 until 1965-05-07)
recording of:
Crown Imperial (for organ, Murrill) (from 1965-05-03 until 1965-05-07)
composer:
William Walton (composer and conductor) (in 1937)
arranger:
Herbert Murrill
arrangement of:
Crown Imperial (march)
Sir William Walton / Herbert Murrill9:19
2The Prince of Denmark's March
organ:
Simon Preston (organist, conductor, composer) (from 1965-05-03 until 1965-05-07)
arranger:
Simon Preston (organist, conductor, composer)
recorded at:
Westminster Abbey in London (Greater London) (from 1965-05-03 until 1965-05-07)
recording of:
The Prince of Denmark’s March (erroneously called “Trumpet Voluntary” - catch-all for arrangements) (from 1965-05-03 until 1965-05-07)
composer:
Jeremiah Clarke (English baroque composer and organist)
arrangement of:
The Prince of Denmark’s March (erroneously called “Trumpet Voluntary”)
Jeremiah Clarke / Simon Preston1:25
3Dead March (from Saul, HWV 53)
organ:
Simon Preston (organist, conductor, composer) (from 1965-05-03 until 1965-05-07)
recorded at:
Westminster Abbey in London (Greater London) (from 1965-05-03 until 1965-05-07)
recording of:
Dead March from Saul (for organ, Cunningham Woods) (from 1965-05-03 until 1965-05-07)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer)
arranger:
Francis Cunningham Woods
arrangement of:
Saul, HWV 53: Act III, Scene IV, no. 77. March: Grave
George Frideric Handel / F. Cunningham Woods4:48
4Trumpet Tune
organ:
Simon Preston (organist, conductor, composer) (from 1965-05-03 until 1965-05-07)
recorded at:
Westminster Abbey in London (Greater London) (from 1965-05-03 until 1965-05-07)
recording of:
Trumpet Tune (for organ, Trevor) (from 1965-05-03 until 1965-05-07)
composer:
Jeremiah Clarke (English baroque composer and organist)
arranger:
C. H. Trevor
arrangement of:
Trumpet Tune in D (from The Island Princess, erroneously attributed to Henry Purcell)
Henry Purcell / C. H. Trevor1:18
5Imperial March, op. 32
organ:
Simon Preston (organist, conductor, composer) (from 1965-05-03 until 1965-05-07)
recorded at:
Westminster Abbey in London (Greater London) (from 1965-05-03 until 1965-05-07)
recording of:
Imperial March, op. 32 (for organ, Martin) (from 1965-05-03 until 1965-05-07)
composer:
Edward Elgar (composer) (from 1896 until 1897)
arranger:
Sir George Clement Martin
arrangement of:
Imperial March, op. 32
Edward Elgar / George C. Martin5:16
6Final (from Symphony no. 1 in D minor, op. 14 for Organ)
organ:
Simon Preston (organist, conductor, composer) (from 1965-05-03 until 1965-05-07)
recorded at:
Westminster Abbey in London (Greater London) (from 1965-05-03 until 1965-05-07)
recording of:
Première Symphonie pour Grand Orgue, op. 14: VI. Finale. Allegro (from 1965-05-03 until 1965-05-07)
composer:
Louis Vierne (organist/composer) (in 1899)
part of:
Première Symphonie pour Grand Orgue, op. 14
Louis Vierne6:09
7Pilgrims' Chorus (from Tannhäuser)
organ:
Simon Preston (organist, conductor, composer) (from 1965-05-03 until 1965-05-07)
recorded at:
Westminster Abbey in London (Greater London) (from 1965-05-03 until 1965-05-07)
recording of:
Pilgrims’ Chorus from Tannhäuser (for organ, Lemare) (from 1965-05-03 until 1965-05-07)
composer:
Richard Wagner (composer)
arranger:
Edwin Lemare (organist and composer)
arrangement of:
Excerpt from Tannhäuser und der Sängerkrieg auf Wartburg, WWV 70: Aufzug III, Scene I. Pilgerchor: “Beglückt darf nun dich”
Richard Wagner / Edwin H. Lemare5:55
8March on a Theme of Handel, op. 15
organ:
Simon Preston (organist, conductor, composer) (from 1965-05-03 until 1965-05-07)
recorded at:
Westminster Abbey in London (Greater London) (from 1965-05-03 until 1965-05-07)
recording of:
Marche sur un thème de Hændel, op. 15 no. 2 (from 1965-05-03 until 1965-05-07)
composer:
Alexandre Guilmant (organist and composer) (on 1861-10-22)
is based on:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 33. Chorus “Lift up your heads”
part of:
Pièces dans différents styles, livre 1, op. 15
Alexandre Guilmant6:10
9Study no. 5 (from Six Studies for Pedal Piano, op. 56)
organ:
Simon Preston (organist, conductor, composer) (from 1965-05-03 until 1965-05-07)
recorded at:
Westminster Abbey in London (Greater London) (from 1965-05-03 until 1965-05-07)
recording of:
Six Etudes in Canonic Form, op. 56: V. Pas trop vite (for organ, West) (from 1965-05-03 until 1965-05-07)
composer:
Robert Schumann (German classical composer)
arranger:
John Ebenezer West
arrangement of:
Six Etudes in Canonic Form, op. 56: V. Pas trop vite
Robert Schumann / John E. West2:58
10Marche Triomphale: Nun danket alle Gott, op. 65
organ:
Simon Preston (organist, conductor, composer) (from 1965-05-03 until 1965-05-07)
recorded at:
Westminster Abbey in London (Greater London) (from 1965-05-03 until 1965-05-07)
recording of:
66 Choral-Improvisationen, op. 65: No. 59. Marche triomphale über “Nun danket alle Gott” (from 1965-05-03 until 1965-05-07)
composer:
Sigfrid Karg‐Elert
is based on:
Nun danket alle Gott (Lutheran choral)
part of:
66 Choral-Improvisationen, op. 65
Sigfrid Karg-Elert3:35
11Toccata (Allegro) (from Symphony no. 5 in F minor, op. 42 no. 1 for Organ)
organ:
Simon Preston (organist, conductor, composer) (in 1963-06)
recorded at:
Westminster Abbey in London (Greater London) (in 1963-06)
recording of:
Symphonie pour orgue n° 5 en fa mineur, op. 42 n° 1: V. Toccata (in 1963-06)
composer:
Charles‐Marie Widor (French organist, composer and teacher) (in 1879)
part of:
Symphonie pour orgue n° 5 en fa mineur, op. 42 n° 1
Charles‐Marie Widor5:37