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April 9th, 2010

HAVPCD291 – The 1887 Hill Organ at Godalming Parish Church


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HAVPCD291 - The 1887 Hill Organ at Godalming Parish Church Music through four centuries
Disk Title The 1887 Hill Organ at Godalming Parish Church
Music through four centuries
Soloists John Belcher
Location Godalming Parish Church
Date Recorded October 2003
Audio Tracks 20

In celebration of Queen Victoria’s Golden Jubilee, Godalming’s organ was installed in the North Transept by William Hill in 1887. This recording illustrates the development of organ music from the 17th to the 20th centuries and demonstrates the full range of the instrument’s capability.

Trk. Duration Track Title Composer
1 00:33 Bells
2 01:42 Pavane ‘The Earle of Salisbury’ William Byrd
3 03:26 Fugue in C ‘Jig’ Dietrich Buxtehude
4 03:46 Two chorale preludes
1. Schmüaut;cke dich, o liebe Seele 		Johann Sebastian Bach
5 04:27 Two chorale preludes
2. Valet will ich dir geben 		Johann Sebastian Bach
6 04:37 Air with variations William Felton
7 02:35 Four Sketches Op 58
C minor 		Robert Schumann
8 03:11 Four Sketches Op 58
1. C major 		Robert Schumann
9 03:48 Four Sketches Op 58
2. F minor 		Robert Schumann
10 02:52 Four Sketches Op 58
3. D flat major 		Robert Schumann
11 03:11 Offertoire pour le jour de P&acircumflex;ques Alexandre Boëaut;ly
12 09:20 Pastorale in E Op 19 César Franck
13 07:09 Prelude (Sonata in F minor Op 127) Josef Rheinberger
14 05:04 Chant de mai Op 53 No 1 Joseph Jongen
15 02:10 Tuba tune Op 15 C. S. Lang
16 02:30 Suite du premier ton
1. Plein jeu 		Denis Bédard
17 02:36 Suite du premier ton
2. Dialogue 		Denis Bédard
18 03:06 Suite du premier ton
3. Récit 		Denis Bédard
19 03:32 Suite du premier ton
4. Grand jeu 		Denis Bédard
20 05:51 Sortie (Seven Sketches) Percy Whitlock

John Belcher has held posts at Chester Cathedral, St Peter’s, Bournemouth, St Asaph Cathedral, and Tewkesbury Abbey; he has been Organist at Godalming Parish Church since 1985.

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