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1981 Garnier organ at Metz Cathedral, France
Six ‘B’s from Britain
You know how it is, one thing leads to another. This week’s program is no exception and put itself together quite magically to celebrate the Centenary of English composer Lennox Berkeley. There are works by Berkeley, of course, but also a prelude by Dr. John Bull, a Voluntary or Fugue by Boyce or Burney, a sonata by Bairstow and a heroic march by Brewer. In the end, it’s four centuries of keyboard composers creating a melodious miscellany.
Hope you enjoy the works of Six ‘B’s from Britain.
Program Broadcast dates:
- May 05, 2003
Featured Organs:
- 1891 Willis organ at Exeter Cathedral
- 1981 Garnier organ at Metz Cathedral
- 1952 Harrison organ at Saint James Church, London
- 1872 Willis; 1992 Mander organ at Saint Paul’s Cathedral, London
Links and Resources
We honor the centenary of the birth of Lennox Berkeley (b. May 12, 1903).
Music played in the program
HERBERT BREWER (1865-1928): Marche Heroïque –Paul Morgan (1891 Willis/Exeter Cathedral, England, UK) Priory CD-431
JOHN BULL (1562-1628): Praeludium Dr. Bull; Miserere; Een Kindeken is ons geboren –Etienne Baillot (1981 Garnier/Cathédrale Saint Étienne Metz, France) K617 CD-003 (nla)
WILLIAM BOYCE (1710-1779): Voluntary in D - Jennifer Bate (1839 Allen/Saint Everilda Chapel, Everingham, Yorkshire, England, UK) Regis C-5002
LENNOX BERKELEY (1903-1990) (arr. Bate): Andantino, Op. 21, no. 2b (1945) - Jennifer Bate (1955 Harrison & Harrison/Saint James Church, Muswell Hill, London, England, UK) Hyperion LP-66061 (nla)
LENNOX BERKELEY: Missa Brevis, Op. 57 (1950) –Choir of Clare College, Cambridge, Timothy Brown, conductor; Stephen Farr, organ (Meridian CD-84216); Choir of Bristol Cathedral, Christopher Brayne, conductor; Claire Hobbs, organ(1907 Walker/Bristol Cathedral, England, UK) (Priory CD-386)
LENNOX BERKELEY: Three Pieces (Aubade, Aria, Toccata), Opus 72, no. 1 –Jennifer Bate (1955 Harrison & Harrison/Saint James Church, Muswell Hill, London, England, UK) Hyperion LP-66061 (nla)
CHARLES BURNEY (1726-1814): Fugue in f - Jennifer Bate (1764 Snetzler/Dolmetsch Collection) Regis C-5002
EDWARD BAIRSTOW (1874-1946): Organ Sonata in E-flat - John Scott (1872 Willis; 1992 Mander/St. Paul’s Cathedral, London, England, UK) Priory CD-401