Catalogue
HAVPCD265 – The Nicholson organs in Portsmouth Cathedral
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| Disk Title | The Nicholson organs in Portsmouth Cathedral |
| Transcriptions of orchestral music | |
| Soloists | David Price |
| Location | Portsmouth Cathedral |
| Date Recorded | February and September 2001 |
| Audio Tracks | 21 |
| Trk. | Title | Audio Sample |
| 4 | 3. The Peace |
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| 7 | Chanson de Matin, Op.15 No. 2 |
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| 12 | Adagio for Strings, Op. 11 |
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The organ has always lent itself to the playing of all forms of orchestral music in transcription. This recording shows the variety and range of orchestral colours available on the two Nicholson organs in Portsmouth Cathedral. Almost all the music is chosen from the turn of the 19th century into the early 20th, though the programme opens with two works from the baroque era.
| Trk. | Duration | Track Title | Composer |
| 1 | 02:15 | Te Deum | Marc-Antoine Charpentier, arr. B. Hesford |
| 2 | 02:25 | Music for the Royal Fireworks 1. Overture |
G. F. Handel, arr. H. Oxley |
| 3 | 01:26 | 2. The Rejoicing | |
| 4 | 02:46 | 3. The Peace | |
| 5 | 02:32 | 4. Finale | |
| 6 | 03:55 | Chanson de Nuit, Op. 15 No. 1 | Edward Elgar, arr. H. Brewer |
| 7 | 02:32 | Chanson de Matin, Op.15 No. 2 | Edward Elgar, arr. H. Brewer |
| 8 | 05:58 | On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring | Frederick Delius, arr. B. Hesford |
| 9 | 03:04 | Greensleeves | Ralph Vaughan Williams, arr. S. Roper |
| 10 | 02:01 | Romanza | Ralph Vaughan Williams |
| 11 | 02:08 | Prelude for the New Commonwealth | Ralph Vaughan Williams |
| 12 | 08:54 | Adagio for Strings, Op. 11 | Samuel Barber |
| 13 | 01:25 | Suite from Henry V 1. March |
William Walton, arr. R. Gower |
| 14 | 02:23 | 2. Death of Falstaff | |
| 15 | 01:03 | 3. Touch her soft lips and part | |
| 16 | 01:26 | 4. March | |
| 17 | 03:56 | Nimrod, from ‘Enigma’ Variations | Edward Elgar, arr. W. H. Harris |
| 18 | 04:50 | Imperial March | Edward Elgar, arr. G. C. Martin |
| 19 | 05:29 | Sospiri | Edward Elgar, arr. A. Wills |
| 20 | 05:19 | Pavane, Op. 50 | Gabriel Fauré, arr. B. Hesford |
| 21 | 07:54 | Finlandia, Op. 26 No. 7 | Jan Sibelius, arr. H. K. Fricker |
David Price was appointed Organist and Master of the Choristers at Portsmouth Cathedral in 1996. During his time at Portsmouth he has overseen the building of the new Nave organ, the establishment of a joint scheme between Diocese and Cathedral to support parish music-making, and a gap-year project for choral scholars in partnership with Portsmouth Grammar School.
