Complete Works for Organ: Sonatas Nos.1 & 2, Vesper Voluntaries, etc.
John Butt, orgue
1h06
Digital
HMU907281
Excerpt:Sonata No. 1 in G Major -II. Allegretto
Sir Edward Elgar began his career as an organist. Heard here in its entirety.Elgar's relatively small output for the instrument bears all the hallmarks of his unmistakable style: nobility, wistful cantinela, brilliant colors - captured by John Butt at the organ of King's College Chapel, Cambridge. "A formidable talent and a splendid instinct for that most problematic of instruments, the organ" AMERICAN RECORD GUIDE
SIR EDWARD ELGAR [1857-1934] Sonata No. 1 in G Major, Op. 28 · I. Allegro maestoso (8'40) · II. Allegretto (5'01) · III. Andante espressivo (6'02) · IV. Presto (6'15) Vesper Voluntaries, Op. 14 · Introduction (1'22) · I. Andante (1'29) · II. Allegro (1'49) · III. Andantino (2'22) · IV. Allegretto piacevole - Intermezzo (2'05) · V. Poco lento (1'53) · VI. Moderato (1'14) · VII. Allegretto pensoso (1'49) · VIII. Poco allegro - Coda (3'43) · Cantique in C Major, Op. 3 No. 1 (4'36) · Loughborough Memorial Chime (4'56) Sonata No. 2 in B-Flat Major, Op. 87a · I. Introduction (2'34) · II. Toccata (3'40) · III. Fugue (5'45) · IV. Coda (1'32)
