Catalogue
HAVPCD156 – The William Drake Organ in Grosvenor Chapel
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| Disk Title | The William Drake Organ in Grosvenor Chapel |
| Soloists | Richard Hobson (Organ) |
| Location | The Grosvenor Chapel, London W1 |
| Date Recorded | April 1993 |
| Audio Tracks | 16 |
The organ in the Grosvenor Chapel was originally built by Abraham Jordan in 1732. It was repaired and altered in a conservative fashion at various times during the 19th century before being rebuilt and brought down to the lower gallery in 1908 by Ingram of Hereford. It was rebuilt again by J. W. Walker & Sons in 1930, who opened up a chamber in the wall between the chapel and the tower for the Swell, and extended the case at each side to house the Pedal pipes. By the early 1980s the organ was becoming unreliable and a contract for a new instrument, to include the restoration of the case, was eventually awarded to William Drake of Buckfastleigh, Devon, in 1988.
| Trk. | Duration | Track Title | Composer |
| 1 | 01:58 | Suite du second ton 1. Prélude |
Jean Adam Guilain |
| 2 | 03:07 | 2. Tierce en taille | |
| 3 | 01:15 | 3. Duo | |
| 4 | 01:16 | 4. Basse de trompette | |
| 5 | 01:47 | 5. Trio de flûtes | |
| 6 | 02:31 | 6. Dialogue | |
| 7 | 00:40 | 7. Petit plein jeu | |
| 8 | 19.33 | Chorale partita: Sei gegrüsset, Jesu gütig | J. S. Bach |
| 9 | 03:45 | Voluntary in G | Henry Purcell |
| 10 | 03:28 | Voluntary for Double Organ | Anon. |
| 11 | 05:26 | Voluntary in A, Op 7 No 1 | John Stanley |
| 12 | 08:31 | Voluntary in D minor, Op 6 No 1 | William Walond |
| 13 | 05:08 | Sonata in F minor, Op 65 No 1 1. Allegro moderato e serioso |
Felix Mendelssohn |
| 14 | 02:54 | 2. Adagio | |
| 15 | 03:14 | 3. Andante recitativo | |
| 16 | 03:31 | 4. Allegro assai vivace |
Richard Hobson came to the Grosvenor Chapel in 1981 after four years as Organist of St Mary the Boltons, Kensington. At the Chapel he is responsible for a music programme involving a professional choir, as well as the international series of Grosvenor Chapel Organ Concerts which he founded on completion of the new organ.
