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A Percy Whitlock Centenary Tribute
One thing he never lacked was grace and charm. This week, we explore the work of a prodigiously talented yet short-lived minor English master. Whether writing for catherdral or parish use, or for his later involvement as a municipal organist, Percy Whitlock's gentle and engaging personality made many friends for him. His compositions were conservative for his time but each possess a rich emotion and sly wit. After one hundred years, we remember him still, with A Percy Whitlock Centenary Tribute.
Program Broadcast dates:
- May 26, 2003
Featured Organs:
- 1984 Harrison at Westminster Abbey
- 1929 Skinner at Woolsey Hall
- 1928 Skinner at Rockefeller Memorial Chapel
Music played in the program
PERCY WHITLOCK: Fanfare, fr Four Extemporisations (1933) -Christopher Herrick (1984 Harrison/Westminster Abbey, London) Hyperion CD-66121 (www.hyperion-records.co.uk)
WHITLOCK: March for the 'Phoebe' -Gordon Stewart (1880 Willis-Conacher/Huddersfield Town Hall, England) OxRecs Digital CD-72
WHITLOCK: Plymouth Suite (1937) (Chanty, Toccata) –Jennifer Bate (1957 Rushworth & Dreaper/St. Andrew's Church, Plymouth, England) ASV CD-6233 (www.kochint.com)
WHITLOCK: Psalm 137, By the waters of Babylon -Wells Cathedral Choir/Anthony Crossland, conductor; Christopher Brayne (1974 Harrison/Wells Cathedral) Priory CD-337
WHITLOCK: Folk Tune, fr Five Short Pieces (1929) –James Parsons (1985 Frobenius/Oundle School Chapel, England) Intersound CD2858
WHITLOCK: First Movement, fr Sonata in c (1936) –Nigel Potts (1929 Skinner/Woolsey Hall, Yale University, New Haven, CT) Integrity CD-112601 (773-665-7911)
WHITLOCK: Canzona and Scherzetto (2nd and 3rd movements), fr Sonata in c (1936) -Robert Gower (1947 Hill, Norman & Beard/Selby Abbey, England) Abacus CD-505 (nla)
WHITLOCK: Choral (4th movement), fr Sonata in c (1936) -Wolfgang Rübsam (1928 Skinner/Rockefeller Memorial Chapel, University of Chicago) IFO CD-7206 (OHS; 804-353-9226)
Whitlock's Sonata is dedicated to Dorothy Leigh Sayers and Harriet Vane, the heroine of the former's Lord Peter Wimsey thrillers.