Erik Simmons - Hymnus: Music for Organ by Carson Cooman (2017) [Hi-Res]

Tracklist

01. Haec Aeterna, Op. 118
02. Festive Processional, Op. 566
03. Arioso, Op. 1040
04. Pavane for a Duchess at St. Andrew's, Op. 1070
05. Planctus IV, Op. 1071
06. 2 Elegiac Pieces, Op. 1078: No. 1, Moderato rubato
07. 2 Elegiac Pieces, Op. 1078: No. 2, Moltissimo lento tranquillo
08. Prelude in Copper, Op. 1060
09. Chorale semplice, Op. 1054 (In Memoriam James Pressler)
10. Folk Prelude, Op. 1020 "Azmon"
11. Aria quasi una ciaccona, Op. 1044
12. Partita semplice, Op. 1123
13. 3 Enigmas, Op. 1110: No. 1, Quarter Note = 63
14. 3 Enigmas, Op. 1110: No. 2, Half Note = 50
15. 3 Enigmas, Op. 1110: No. 3, Eighth Note = 80
16. Prelude, Op. 862 "Dix"
17. Hymnus, Op. 1036
18. Diptych, Op. 1007: I. Aria serena
19. Diptych, Op. 1007: II. Rondo festivo



Carson Cooman is many things musical – organist and Composer in Residence at the Memorial Church, Harvard University; writer, critic and consultant, concert organist, and above all a highly prolific composer of music in a wide variety of genres, from orchestral to song.

His organ compositions come in many styles, from those inspired by the Renaissance, to liturgical models, to more gritty and substantial pieces such as his organ symphonies and preludes and fugues. The music on this album is very suitable for both concert and church performance and is at the ‘traditional, tonal’ end of the Cooman spectrum: works of intense beauty and wide appeal.

Erik Simmons is a fine organist, making his fourth Cooman organ album for Divine Art. He is playing the organ of the Church of St. Peter & Paul in Weissenau, Germany (built 1787) in a live performance recorded through the Hauptwerk system.

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