BlogHide Reblurtscontrabourdon in blurtmusic • 7 hours agoAve Maria (Offertoire pour la fête de l’Annonciation) - Alexandre Guilmant | Hauptwerk CaenI honestly can't remember how I stumbled across this piece of music by Guilmant, but I knew I had to play it for myself. The score indicates the "Ave Maria" text in places, which I think can be sung…contrabourdon in blurtmusic • 3 days agoPriere - Titus Grenyer | Hauptwerk William HillTitus Grenyer ("Pep Organ") composed this piece for Graham Twist. Listen to his excellent rendition here: The piece is suitable for recital and liturgical settings and can be shortened or extended…contrabourdon in blurtmusic • 5 days agoVirtual Vespers - 20 October 2021 | Organ, choir, prayers and readings"Virtual Vespers" is a regular, meditative, Wednesday evening service on this channel. The organ music is provided by Rien Schalkwijk and James Flores with readings by Graham Twist (also featuring…contrabourdon in blurtmusic • 6 days agoClassical Rock by Sir William Herschel | Sonata No. 6 | Hauptwerk Rotterdam TranseptI was recently inspired by Rien Schalkwijk's performance of a Herschel Sonata here: and I decided to play one myself. The compositional style reminds me of the typical pieces by Clementi and Mozart…contrabourdon in blurtmusic • 7 days agoFidelis (Four Extemporisations) - Percy Whitlock | Hauptwerk St. EucaireSince recording the 'Andante Tranquillo' by Whitlock, I decided to delve further into his compositions. I was inspired by Paul Swinden's performance of 'Fidelis' here: I have been using the St.…contrabourdon in blurtmusic • 9 days agoAndante Tranquillo (Five Short Pieces) - Percy Whitlock | Hauptwerk St. Mary-Le-BowMy friend, Hamish Wagstaff, has recently inspired me to play some relatively contemporary English organ music. I've never played any Whitlock before but many organists go straight to the "Folk…contrabourdon in blurtmusic • 10 days agoVeni Creator, Op.66/14 - Oreste Ravanello | St. Patrick's Schola CantorumIt's a live performance (in fact, the first ever for this group!) by the former St. Patrick's Schola Cantorum on October 30, 2012. This is where my journey with church music, organ and choirs…contrabourdon in blurtmusic • 12 days agoLargo from 'New World' Symphony No. 9 (Op. 95, 2nd mvt. opening) - Antonin Dvorak | Hauptwerk NancyMy dear friend, Graham Twist, saw my comment on Aubrey Tucker's arrangement of this piece here: and gently nudged me to do a recording of it. My most recent memory of this piece is teaching a…contrabourdon in blurtmusic • 14 days agoSuite du deuxième ton: Dialogue - Jean-Adam Guilain | Hauptwerk SavariaRecently, I recorded the Grand jeu from Suite du troisième ton here: — I decided to stick with the bombastic movements...this time from Suite du deuxième ton and on the Savaria sample set. Only one…contrabourdon in blurtmusic • 16 days agoThe "less famous" Liebster Jesu, wir sind hier, BWV 730 - Bach | Hauptwerk SavariaCorrect me if I am wrong, but the BWV 731 seems to be the most popular setting of Liebster Jesu known to organists. I thought it would be nice to record the BWV 730 instead on the Aquincum organ…contrabourdon in blurtmusic • 17 days agoSuite du troisième ton: Grand jeu - Jean-Adam Guilain | Hauptwerk NancyA few days ago, I recorded the Dialogue from Suite du 4ème ton here: — I decided to stick with the bombastic Grand jeu movements...this time from Suite du troisième ton and on the Nancy sample set.…contrabourdon in blurtmusic • 19 days agoSuite du 4ème ton: Dialogue - Jean-Adam Guilain | Hauptwerk CaenI've always had a soft spot for French baroque music...and even more-so for playing them on French romantic instruments! This evening I didn't feel like a purist so I recorded one of my favourite…contrabourdon in blurtmusic • 23 days agoWhy you should come to my organ recitals | YouTube #shortsThis evening I met with my friend, Jack, for beers and parmi's. I can't say that Jack is a fan of organ music, but here he tells you why you should come to my organ recitals (or watch them on…contrabourdon in blurtmusic • 28 days agoMeditation in D, Op. 35 - Vidas Pinkevicius | Hauptwerk ArmleyMany of you know the illustrious and recently adventurous, Vidas Pinkevicius (@Secrets of Organ Playing ), who is a frequent uploader and promoter of the organ on YouTube. Today I play for you one…contrabourdon in blurtmusic • last monthAir and Gavotte - Samuel Wesley | Hauptwerk ObervellachI was recently reminded of this piece from @BEAUTY IN SOUND | Richard McVeigh 's video on "Accessible, Useful and Easy ORGAN MUSIC YOU can play!" ( However, people who think manuals-only music is…contrabourdon in blurtmusic • last monthSolemn Procession - John Rossiter | Organ Music for Solemn OccasionsThis piece was selected as one of the 5 pieces for publication in Tim Knight's "Organ Music for Solemn Occasions" composition competition. The winning entry was recorded by Jerry Martin here:…contrabourdon in blurtmusic • last month"Gorgeous Adagio" - John BennettIt has been a while since I've exclusively recorded at my local church apart from the live Tuesday organ recitals, so after Tom's organ lesson one evening I decided to play this little Adagio (from…contrabourdon in blurtmusic • last monthMemorial March - Tim Attride | Hauptwerk ArmleyA few days ago, Tim Attride, reached out to me after hearing my rendition of Graham Twist's "Prelude Melancolique". He sent me this piece that he wrote for his late brother and that he played it as…contrabourdon in blurtmusic • 2 months agoPrélude Mélancolique - Graham Twist | Hauptwerk NancyThe last Graham Twist piece I recorded was "Nursery Outing" and this piece is just that little bit more serious. Originally titled ‘Prière’, it was originally submitted for entry into Tim Knight's…contrabourdon in blurtmusic • 2 months agoSerenade - Franz Schubert arr. Scott | Hauptwerk RotterdamThis transcription of the famous Schubert Serenade fits quite nicely as an organ solo due to the melody line. I remember playing this on the piano as a child, so it was good to revisit the piece on…
