Peter Sykes - Edward Elgar: Vesper Voluntaries & More Organ Works (1995)

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Title: Edward Elgar: Vesper Voluntaries & More Organ Works
Year Of Release: 1995
Label: Raven
Genre: Classical
Quality: FLAC (tracks)
Total Time: 1:10:06
Total Size: 288 MB
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Tracklist:

1. Peter Sykes – Vesper Voluntaries, Op. 14: Introduction: Adagio (01:45)
2. Peter Sykes – Vesper Voluntaries, Op. 14: I. Andante (02:02)
3. Peter Sykes – Vesper Voluntaries, Op. 14: II. Allegro (02:42)
4. Peter Sykes – Vesper Voluntaries, Op. 14: III. Andantino (03:32)
5. Peter Sykes – Vesper Voluntaries, Op. 14: IV. Allegretto piacevole (02:01)
6. Peter Sykes – Vesper Voluntaries, Op. 14: Intermezzo: Adagio, come prima (00:52)
7. Peter Sykes – Vesper Voluntaries, Op. 14: V. Poco lento (02:13)
8. Peter Sykes – Vesper Voluntaries, Op. 14: VI. Moderato (02:20)
9. Peter Sykes – Vesper Voluntaries, Op. 14: VII. Allegretto pensoso (01:52)
10. Peter Sykes – Vesper Voluntaries, Op. 14: VIII. Poco allegro (05:16)
11. Peter Sykes – Voluntary in G Major, Op. 7, No. 7: I. Largo (00:25)
12. Peter Sykes – Voluntary in G Major, Op. 7, No. 7: II. Vivace (02:12)
13. Peter Sykes – A Burial Service: Introductory Voluntary (03:29)
14. Peter Sykes – Variations to the Sicilian Hymn: Moderato (00:35)
15. Peter Sykes – Variations to the Sicilian Hymn: Var. I (00:34)
16. Peter Sykes – Variations to the Sicilian Hymn: Var. II (00:38)
17. Peter Sykes – Variations to the Sicilian Hymn: Var. III (00:44)
18. Peter Sykes – 3 Pieces for Clock Organ, WoO 33a: Adagio (05:01)
19. Peter Sykes – Prelude in G, Op. 37, No. 2 (04:11)
20. Peter Sykes – Fugue in G, Op. 37, No. 2 (04:15)
21. Peter Sykes – Prélude sur l'Introït de l'Épiphanie (02:42)
22. Peter Sykes – Little Partita for Epiphany: I. Moderately (01:36)
23. Peter Sykes – Little Partita for Epiphany: II. Lightly, dancing (00:51)
24. Peter Sykes – Little Partita for Epiphany: III. Singing (01:36)
25. Peter Sykes – Little Partita for Epiphany: IV. Lively, sparkling (01:09)
26. Peter Sykes – In Dulci Jubilo (02:30)
27. Peter Sykes – Views from the Oldest House: II. Elms (02:19)
28. Peter Sykes – Views from the Oldest House: III. the Nest at Old North Church (03:02)
29. Peter Sykes – Concerto in G Major, BWV 592: I. Allegro (03:11)
30. Peter Sykes – Concerto in G Major, BWV 592: II. Grave (02:22)
31. Peter Sykes – Concerto in G Major, BWV 592: III. Presto (01:53)

Peter Sykes was born on Cape Cod in 1958 and received early training at the Cape Cod Conservatory. He studied at the New England Conservatory and Concordia University in Montreal. He is Director of Music at First Church in Cambridge (Congregational) in Harvard Square, Chairman of the Early Music Department and instructor of organ and harpsichord at the Longy School of Music in Cambridge, and occasional lecturer at the School of the Boston Museum of Fine Arts. Active as a solo performer on the organ, harpsichord, clavichord, and fortepiano, he has performed for regional and national conventions of the American Guild of Organists, the Organ Historical Society, the Boston Early Music Festival, and at the Library of Congress. He has appeared with Ensemble Project Ars Nova and has toured the U. S. A. and Puerto Rico with Musica Antiqua Köln. He has served as adjudicator for competitions sponsored by the American Guild of Organists and the Royal Canadian College of Organists, has served as a national councillor for the Organ Historical Society and a director of the Cambridge Society for Early Music, and is a founding member of the Boston Clavichord Society.