An organ recital in progress: part 95

Dear SMM Community,
 

The next part of my online organ recital is here, and I hope that you enjoy it. I offer up these musical meditations as part of our parish efforts to find ways to keep you connected at this time. Recorded on my house organ, the instrument is a musical facsimile of the great 'Father' Willis organ at Salisbury Cathedral.

Today, I present Johann Sebastian Bach's Allegro: Concerto in D minor.


Johann Sebastian Bach’s (1685-1750) Allegro is the opening movement of his Concerto in D minor BWV 1052. The first of Bach’s harpsichord concertos, the earliest surviving manuscript dates from 1734. Originally for harpsichord and Baroque orchestra (two violins, viola, cello, and continuo), Marcel Dupré transcribed the work for solo organ as used in this performance.



With best wishes,
Andrew Adair
Director of Music

Pentecost XIII - 22 August 2021

We celebrate the Thirteenth Sunday of Pentecost with a livestreamed Mass.

10.00 am Said Mass

You can find the service HERE.

You can find the leaflet HERE.

Assumption - 15 August 2021

We celebrate the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary with a livestreamed Mass.

10.00 am Procession & Sung Mass (traditional language)

You can find the service HERE.

You can find the leaflet HERE.

Pentecost XI - 8 August 2021

We celebrate the Eleventh Sunday of Pentecost with a livetreamed mass.

10.00 am Said Mass

You can find the service HERE.

You can find the leaflet HERE.

Pentecost X - 1 August 2021

We celebrate the Tenth Sunday of Pentecost with a livestreamed Mass

10.00 am Said Mass

You can find the service HERE.

You can find the leaflet HERE.

An organ recital in progress: part 94

Dear SMM Community,
 

The next part of my online organ recital is here, and I hope that you enjoy it. I offer up these musical meditations as part of our parish efforts to find ways to keep you connected at this time. Recorded on my house organ, today's instrument is a musical facsimile of the great 'Father' Willis/Harrison & Harrison organ at Hereford Cathedral.

Today, I present Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy's Prelude and fugue in G major.


Jakob Ludwig Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (1809-1847) enjoyed a successful career as composer, pianist, organist, and conductor. Novello and Breitkopf & Härtel published his Three preludes and fugues (the Prelude and fugue in G major is second in the set) in the spring of 1837, the set being dedicated to Thomas Attwood (then organist at St. Paul’s Cathedral).



With best wishes,
Andrew Adair
Director of Music