Simon Preston - The Art of Simon Preston (2020)

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Artist: Simon Preston
Title: The Art of Simon Preston
Year Of Release: 2020
Label: UMG Recordings, Inc.
Genre: Classical
Quality: FLAC (tracks)
Total Time: 9:31:03
Total Size: 2.44 GB
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Tracklist:

01. Voluntary in G
02. Organ Concerto No.4 In F, Op.4 No.4 HWV 292 : Allegro
03. Organ Concerto No.4 In F, Op.4 No.4 HWV 292 : Andante
04. Organ Concerto No.4 In F, Op.4 No.4 HWV 292 : Adagio
05. Organ Concerto No.4 In F, Op.4 No.4 HWV 292 : Allegro
06. Organ Concerto No.7 In B Flat, Op.7 No.1 HWV 306 : 1. Andante
07. Organ Concerto No.7 In B Flat, Op.7 No.1 HWV 306 : 2. Andante
08. Organ Concerto No.7 In B Flat, Op.7 No.1 HWV 306 : 3. Largo e piano
09. Organ Concerto No.7 In B Flat, Op.7 No.1 HWV 306 : 4. Allegro
10. Organ Concerto No.7 In B Flat, Op.7 No.1 HWV 306 : 5. Organo ad libitum: Adagio
11. Organ Concerto No.7 In B Flat, Op.7 No.1 HWV 306 : 6. Bourrée
12. Organ Concerto No.9 In B Flat, Op.7 No.3 HWV 308 : 1. Allegro
13. Organ Concerto No.9 In B Flat, Op.7 No.3 HWV 308 : 2. Organo ad libitum: Adagio - Fuga
14. Organ Concerto No.9 In B Flat, Op.7 No.3 HWV 308 : 3. Spiritoso
15. Organ Concerto No.9 In B Flat, Op.7 No.3 HWV 308 : 4. Menuet
16. Organ Concerto No.13 In F -"Cuckoo And The Nightingale" HWV 295 : Larghetto
17. Organ Concerto No.13 In F -"Cuckoo And The Nightingale" HWV 295 : Allegro
18. Organ Concerto No.13 In F -"Cuckoo And The Nightingale" HWV 295 : Larghetto
19. Organ Concerto No.13 In F -"Cuckoo And The Nightingale" HWV 295 : Allegro
20. Prelude And Fugue In A Minor, BWV 551
21. Fantasia And Fugue In A Minor, BWV 561 (App. B) : 1. Fantasia
22. Fantasia And Fugue In A Minor, BWV 561 (App. B) : 2. Fugue
23. Little Harmonic Labyrinth, BWV 591
24. Prelude In C, BWV 567
25. Fugue In G, BWV 576
26. Prelude In G, BWV 568 (App. B)
27. Fantasia In C Major, BWV 570
28. Prelude In A Minor, BWV 569
29. Aria In F, BWV 587
30. Allabreve In D, BWV 589
31. Fugue In B Minor, BWV 579 On A Theme By Corelli
32. Fantasy In G Major, BWV 571 (Spurious) : 1. (Allegro)
33. Fantasy In G Major, BWV 571 (Spurious) : 2. Adagio
34. Fantasy In G Major, BWV 571 (Spurious) : 3. Allegro
35. Trio In C Minor, BWV 585 (After Fasch) : 1. Adagio
36. Trio In C Minor, BWV 585 (After Fasch) : 2. Allegro
37. Prelude And Fugue In C Minor, BWV 549 : (Praeludium)
38. Prelude And Fugue In C Minor, BWV 549 : (Fuga)
39. Fugue In C Minor On A Theme By Legrenzi, BWV 574
40. Prelude And Fugue In E Minor, BWV 548 : 1. Prelude
41. Prelude And Fugue In E Minor, BWV 548 : 2. Fugue
42. Prelude And Fugue In C, BWV 547 : 1. Prelude
43. Prelude And Fugue In C, BWV 547 : 2. Fugue
44. Prelude And Fugue In G, BWV 550 : Prelude
45. Prelude And Fugue In G, BWV 550 : Fugue
46. Prelude And Fugue In C Major, BWV 553
47. Prelude And Fugue In D Minor, BWV 554 (App. B)
48. Prelude And Fugue In E Minor, BWV 555 (App. B)
49. Prelude And Fugue In F Major, BWV 556
50. Prelude And Fugue In G Major, BWV 557
51. Prelude And Fugue In G Minor, BWV 558 (App. B)
52. Prelude And Fugue In A Minor, BWV 559
53. Prelude And Fugue In B Flat Major, BWV 560 (App. B)
54. Canzona In D Minor, BWV 588
55. Fantasia Con Imitazione In B Minor, BWV 563
56. Fugue In G, BWV 577
57. Toccata And Fugue In E, BWV 566 : 1. (Praeludium)
58. Toccata And Fugue In E, BWV 566 : 2. Fugue
59. Voluntary for Double Organ, Z719
60. Organ Concerto No.1 In G Minor, Op.4 No.1 HWV 289 : 1. Larghetto e staccato
61. Organ Concerto No.1 In G Minor, Op.4 No.1 HWV 289 : 2. Allegro
62. Organ Concerto No.1 In G Minor, Op.4 No.1 HWV 289 : 3. Adagio
63. Organ Concerto No.1 In G Minor, Op.4 No.1 HWV 289 : 4. Andante
64. Symphony in D Minor, FWV 48 : 1. Lento - Allegro ma non troppo - Allegro (Live)
65. Symphony in D Minor, FWV 48 : 2. Allegretto (Live)
66. Symphony in D Minor, FWV 48 : 3. Allegro non troppo (Live)
67. Concerto for Organ, Strings and Percussion in G Minor, FP 93 : 1. Andante (Live)
68. Concerto for Organ, Strings and Percussion in G Minor, FP 93 : 2. Subito andante moderato (Live)
69. Concerto for Organ, Strings and Percussion in G Minor, FP 93 : 3. Tempo allegro, molto agitato (Live)
70. Toccata and Fugue in D Minor, BWV 565 : 1. Toccata
71. Toccata and Fugue in D Minor, BWV 565 : 2. Fugue
72. Fantasia In G, BWV 572 : Très vitement
73. Fantasia In G, BWV 572 : Gravement
74. Fantasia In G, BWV 572 : Lentement
75. Vom Himmel hoch da komm ich her, BWV 769 : Variatio 1: Nel canone all'ottava
76. Vom Himmel hoch da komm ich her, BWV 769 : Variatio 2: Alio modo, nel canone alla quinta
77. Vom Himmel hoch da komm ich her, BWV 769 : Variatio 3: Canone alla settima
78. Vom Himmel hoch da komm ich her, BWV 769 : Variatio 4: Per augementationem. nel canone all'ottava
79. Vom Himmel hoch da komm ich her, BWV 769 : Variatio 5: L'altra sorte del canone al rovescio: 1) alla sesta, 2) alla terza, 3) alla seconda e 4) alla nona
80. Prelude And Fugue In D Major, BWV 532 : (Praeludium)
81. Prelude And Fugue In D Major, BWV 532 : Fuga
82. Pastoral in F Major, BWV 590 : 1. in F Major (I)
83. Pastoral in F Major, BWV 590 : 2. in C Major
84. Pastoral in F Major, BWV 590 : 3. in C Minor
85. Pastoral in F Major, BWV 590 : 4. in F Major (II)
86. Prelude And Fugue In E Flat, BWV 552 : 1. Prelude
87. Prelude And Fugue In E Flat, BWV 552 : 2. Fugue
88. Sonata On The 94th Psalm In C Minor : 1. Grave - Larghetto - Allegro con fuoco - Grave
89. Sonata On The 94th Psalm In C Minor : 2. Adagio - Lento
90. Sonata On The 94th Psalm In C Minor : 3. (Fugue) Allegro
91. Fantasy and Fugue on "Ad nos, ad salutarem undam", S. 259 : 1. Moderato - Allegro - Vivace
92. Fantasy and Fugue on "Ad nos, ad salutarem undam", S. 259 : 2. Adagio
93. Fantasy and Fugue on "Ad nos, ad salutarem undam", S. 259 : 3. Allegro deciso - Fuga (Allegretto con moto - ...)
94. Pièces de fantaisie, Suite No.3, Op.54 : 6. Carillon de Westminster
95. Symphony No.5 In F Minor, Op.42 No.1 For Organ : 1. Allegro vivace
96. Symphony No.5 In F Minor, Op.42 No.1 For Organ : 2. Allegro cantabile
97. Symphony No.5 In F Minor, Op.42 No.1 For Organ : 3. Andantini quasi allegretto
98. Symphony No.5 In F Minor, Op.42 No.1 For Organ : 4. Adagio
99. Symphony No.5 In F Minor, Op.42 No.1 For Organ : 5. Toccata (Allegro)
100. Organ Concerto No.2 In B Flat, Op.4 No.2 HWV 290 : A tempo ordinario e staccato
101. Organ Concerto No.2 In B Flat, Op.4 No.2 HWV 290 : Allegro
102. Organ Concerto No.2 In B Flat, Op.4 No.2 HWV 290 : Adagio e staccato
103. Organ Concerto No.2 In B Flat, Op.4 No.2 HWV 290 : Allegro ma non presto
104. Organ Concerto No.10 In D Minor, Op.7 No.4 HWV 309 : 1. Adagio
105. Organ Concerto No.10 In D Minor, Op.7 No.4 HWV 309 : 2. Allegro
106. Organ Concerto No.10 In D Minor, Op.7 No.4 HWV 309 : 3. Organo ad libitum: Fuga. Larghetto
107. Organ Concerto No.10 In D Minor, Op.7 No.4 HWV 309 : 4. Allegro
108. Organ Concerto No.11 In G Minor, Op.7 No.5 HWV 310 : Staccato ma non troppo allegro
109. Organ Concerto No.11 In G Minor, Op.7 No.5 HWV 310 : Andante larghetto e staccato
110. Organ Concerto No.11 In G Minor, Op.7 No.5 HWV 310 : Menuet
111. Organ Concerto No.11 In G Minor, Op.7 No.5 HWV 310 : Gavotte
112. Organ Concerto No.3 In G Minor, Op.4 No.3 HWV 291 : 1. Adagio
113. Organ Concerto No.3 In G Minor, Op.4 No.3 HWV 291 : 3. Allegro
114. Organ Concerto No.3 In G Minor, Op.4 No.3 HWV 291 : 4. Adagio
115. Organ Concerto No.3 In G Minor, Op.4 No.3 HWV 291 : 5. Gavotte
116. Organ Concerto No.5 In F, Op.4 No.5 HWV 293 : 1. Larghetto
117. Organ Concerto No.5 In F, Op.4 No.5 HWV 293 : 2. Allegro
118. Organ Concerto No.5 In F, Op.4 No.5 HWV 293 : 3. Alla siciliana
119. Organ Concerto No.5 In F, Op.4 No.5 HWV 293 : 4. Presto
120. Organ Concerto No. 6 in B Flat, Op. 4, HWV 294 - Arr. for Harp : 1. Andante Allegro
121. Organ Concerto No.6 In B Flat, Op.4 No.6 HWV 294 - Version For Harp : 2. Larghetto
122. Organ Concerto No.6 In B Flat, Op.4 No.6 HWV 294 - Version For Harp : 3. Allegro moderato
123. Organ Concerto No.8 In A, Op.7 No.2 HWV 307 : Ouverture
124. Organ Concerto No.8 In A, Op.7 No.2 HWV 307 : A tempo ordinario
125. Organ Concerto No.8 In A, Op.7 No.2 HWV 307 : Organo ad libitum (Adagio)
126. Organ Concerto No.8 In A, Op.7 No.2 HWV 307 : Allegro
127. Organ Concerto No.12 In B Flat, Op.7 No.6 HWV 311 : 1. Pomposo
128. Organ Concerto No.12 In B Flat, Op.7 No.6 HWV 311 : 2. Organo ad libitum: Air. Lentement
129. Organ Concerto No.12 In B Flat, Op.7 No.6 HWV 311 : 3. Air. A tempo ordinario
130. Organ Concerto No.14 In A HWV 296 : 1. Largo e staccato
131. Organ Concerto No.14 In A HWV 296 : 2. Organo ad libitum: Fuga. Allegro
132. Organ Concerto No.14 In A HWV 296 : 3. Andante
133. Organ Concerto No.14 In A HWV 296 : 4. Grave
134. Organ Concerto No.14 In A HWV 296 : 5. Allegro
135. Organ Concerto No.15 In D Minor HWV 304 : 1. Andante
136. Organ Concerto No.15 In D Minor HWV 304 : 2. Organo ad libitum: Adagio - Fuga
137. Organ Concerto No.15 In D Minor HWV 304 : 3. Allegro

Simon Preston has established a career as both a virtuoso organist and conductor (mainly) of religious choral music. He has also composed music, though his works have yet to gain a foothold. Preston is an expert on organs as well, affecting replacement of the traditional cathedral-style organ at Christ Church, Oxford, with a Rieger organ from Austria; he was consulted on the replacement of organs at the concert hall at St. John's, Smith Square, and at Tonbridge School. Preston has developed a broad repertory as both organist and conductor, taking in much church (and other) music from the Baroque era, and also reaching well into the twentieth century: he has performed and recorded concertos and solo works by J.S. Bach, concertos by Poulenc and Copland, and the Saint-Saëns Third Symphony. He has also led performances of sacred music by Palestrina and Lassus, choral works of Handel and Purcell, and much Anglican church music. Preston has recorded extensively over the years for various labels that include Decca, Philips, Deutsche Grammophon, EMI, and BIS.

Preston was born on August 4, 1938, in Bournemouth, England. As a child he served as a chorister at Cambridge University (King's College), a time when he also took organ lessons from Hugh McLean. Later on at the Royal Academy of Music he studied organ with C.H. Trevor.

Preston returned to King's College in 1958 for nearly five additional years of music study, his teachers there including (now Sir) David Willcocks. By the early '60s he had made several recordings, which included albums of music by Orlando Gibbons and Olivier Messiaen. Preston served as sub-organist at Westminster Abbey from 1962-1967. For the next several years he toured Europe and the U.S. as an organ recitalist.

Stravinsky: Symphony of Psalms; Mass; Poulenc: Easter MotetsFrom 1970-1981 he served at Christ Church, Oxford, as organist and tutor in music. He recorded heavily during this time, achieving particular acclaim for his 1975 Stravinsky Symphony of Psalms on Argo, with the Philip Jones Ensemble and Choir of Christ Church. Preston was organist and master of the choristers at Westminster Abbey from 1981-1987, during which time he composed some music for the 1984 film Amadeus and directed music at the 1986 royal wedding. After 1987 Preston freelanced both from the keyboard and at the podium. His later recordings include a 2006 Signum Classics CD entitled Royal Albert Hall Organ Restored, which includes works by Mendelssohn, Bolcom, Jongen, and others. ~ Robert Cummings

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