Rachel Mahon - Canadian Organ Music on the Organ of Coventry Cathedral (2020) [Hi-Res]

Tracklist

01. Introduction, Passacaglia & Fugue: I. Introduction
02. Introduction, Passacaglia & Fugue: II. Passacaglia
03. Introduction, Passacaglia & Fugue: III. Fugue
04. Petite Suite: I. Introduction
05. Petite Suite: II. Intermezzo
06. Petite Suite: III. Finale
07. Chromatic Partita: Chorale
08. Chromatic Partita: Var. 1
09. Chromatic Partita: Var. 2
10. Chromatic Partita: Var. 3
11. Chromatic Partita: Var. 4
12. Chromatic Partita: Var. 5
13. Chromatic Partita: Var. 6
14. Chromatic Partita: Var. 7
15. Chromatic Partita: Var. 8
16. Organ Symphony No. 1, Op. 36: I. Prelude
17. Organ Symphony No. 1, Op. 36: II. Scherzo
18. Organ Symphony No. 1, Op. 36: III. Aria
19. Organ Symphony No. 1, Op. 36: IV. Toccata

Underpinning 21st-century virtuosity with a moving story of continent-crossings both musical and personal, Rachel Mahon’s debut recital album surveys a century of organ music from Mahon’s native Canada, presenting it on a British instrument which is itself a testimony to the generosity of Canadian music-lovers in the difficult years of post-war reconstruction.

In 1952 Healey Willan, an organist and composer born in England in 1880 but resident in Canada since 1913, presented the Provost of Coventry Cathedral with a cheque from the Royal Canadian College of Organists, representing a sizeable donation from the College’s members and the Canadian public towards the cost of an organ for the new cathedral, which opened in 1962. Having made the opposite move to Willan, from Canada to the UK, Mahon is now Assistant Director of Music at the cathedral.

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