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Christmas Bells - Organ Music from Belfast Cathedral
Resonus Classics

Christmas Bells - Organ Music from Belfast Cathedral

$18.99

Details

Composer
VARIOUS
Artist
Matthew Owens
Format
CD
Label
Resonus Classics
Released
Nov 05, 2021
Catalog #
RES10293
UPC
5060262793220

About

For this recording Organist Matthew Owens presents a diverse recital of some of the greatest Christmas music ever written for the instrument. Traditional tunes, whether Lutheran chorales, plainchant, French noëls, or medieval carols, have provided the inspiration for much Christmas organ music throughout the years, with much of this program made up of pieces based on such tunes, from J.S. Bach’s Canonic variations on Vom Himmel hoch to Louis-Claude Daquin’s Noël Suisse. This recital also draws on more contemporary sources and presents several world premiere recordings including Howard Skempton’s Christmas Bells and Gary Davison’s Seven Versets on Divinum Mysterium, both of which were written specially for this recording.

Tracklist 32 tracks

  1. 1 Variation 1: Canon all' Ottava 01:50
    Track
    1
    Title
    Variation 1: Canon all' Ottava
    Duration
    01:50
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Matthew Owens
  2. 2 Variation 2: Canon alla Quinta 01:33
    Track
    2
    Title
    Variation 2: Canon alla Quinta
    Duration
    01:33
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Matthew Owens
  3. 3 Variation 3: Canto fermo in Canone alla Sesta e all' rovescio 03:02
    Track
    3
    Title
    Variation 3: Canto fermo in Canone alla Sesta e all' rovescio
    Duration
    03:02
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Matthew Owens
  4. 4 Variation 4: Canon alla Settima 02:57
    Track
    4
    Title
    Variation 4: Canon alla Settima
    Duration
    02:57
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Matthew Owens
  5. 5 Variation 5: Canon per augmentationem 03:27
    Track
    5
    Title
    Variation 5: Canon per augmentationem
    Duration
    03:27
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Matthew Owens
  6. 6 Christmas Carols, Op. 60, Book 2: No. 1. Introduction et Variations sur un Ancien Noël Polonais 04:16
    Track
    6
    Title
    Christmas Carols, Op. 60, Book 2: No. 1. Introduction et Variations sur un Ancien Noël Polonais
    Duration
    04:16
    Composer
    Alexandre Guilmant
    Performer
    Matthew Owens
  7. 7 Fugal Flourish on Personent hodie 03:52
    Track
    7
    Title
    Fugal Flourish on Personent hodie
    Duration
    03:52
    Composer
    Philip Moore
    Performer
    Matthew Owens
  8. 8 Nouveau livre de noëls, Op. 2: No. 12. Noël suisse, O Dieu de clemence 04:50
    Track
    8
    Title
    Nouveau livre de noëls, Op. 2: No. 12. Noël suisse, O Dieu de clemence
    Duration
    04:50
    Composer
    Louis-Claude Daquin
    Performer
    Matthew Owens
  9. 9 Prelude on Yorkshire 03:58
    Track
    9
    Title
    Prelude on Yorkshire
    Duration
    03:58
    Composer
    Matthew Owens
    Performer
    Matthew Owens
  10. 10 Versus I 00:51
    Track
    10
    Title
    Versus I
    Duration
    00:51
    Composer
    Johann Gottfried Walther
    Performer
    Matthew Owens
  11. 11 Versus II 01:07
    Track
    11
    Title
    Versus II
    Duration
    01:07
    Composer
    Johann Gottfried Walther
    Performer
    Matthew Owens
  12. 12 Versus III 01:02
    Track
    12
    Title
    Versus III
    Duration
    01:02
    Composer
    Johann Gottfried Walther
    Performer
    Matthew Owens
  13. 13 Versus IV 00:50
    Track
    13
    Title
    Versus IV
    Duration
    00:50
    Composer
    Johann Gottfried Walther
    Performer
    Matthew Owens
  14. 14 Versus V 00:55
    Track
    14
    Title
    Versus V
    Duration
    00:55
    Composer
    Johann Gottfried Walther
    Performer
    Matthew Owens
  15. 15 Versus VI 01:24
    Track
    15
    Title
    Versus VI
    Duration
    01:24
    Composer
    Johann Gottfried Walther
    Performer
    Matthew Owens
  16. 16 Versus VII 01:06
    Track
    16
    Title
    Versus VII
    Duration
    01:06
    Composer
    Johann Gottfried Walther
    Performer
    Matthew Owens
  17. 17 Versus VIII 00:56
    Track
    17
    Title
    Versus VIII
    Duration
    00:56
    Composer
    Johann Gottfried Walther
    Performer
    Matthew Owens
  18. 18 30 Chorale Preludes, Vol. 3, Op. 70: No. 3. Vom Himmel hoch, da komm ich her 02:16
    Track
    18
    Title
    30 Chorale Preludes, Vol. 3, Op. 70: No. 3. Vom Himmel hoch, da komm ich her
    Duration
    02:16
    Composer
    Flor Peeters
    Performer
    Matthew Owens
  19. 19 Prelude on Irby 03:20
    Track
    19
    Title
    Prelude on Irby
    Duration
    03:20
    Composer
    Philip Moore
    Performer
    Matthew Owens
  20. 20 Ding Dong! Merrily on High 02:02
    Track
    20
    Title
    Ding Dong! Merrily on High
    Duration
    02:02
    Composer
    Philip Wilby
    Performer
    Matthew Owens
  21. 21 Verset No. 1 00:55
    Track
    21
    Title
    Verset No. 1
    Duration
    00:55
    Composer
    Gary Davison
    Performer
    Matthew Owens
  22. 22 Verset No. 2 01:19
    Track
    22
    Title
    Verset No. 2
    Duration
    01:19
    Composer
    Gary Davison
    Performer
    Matthew Owens
  23. 23 Verset No. 3 02:34
    Track
    23
    Title
    Verset No. 3
    Duration
    02:34
    Composer
    Gary Davison
    Performer
    Matthew Owens
  24. 24 Verset No. 4 01:32
    Track
    24
    Title
    Verset No. 4
    Duration
    01:32
    Composer
    Gary Davison
    Performer
    Matthew Owens
  25. 25 Verset No. 5 00:51
    Track
    25
    Title
    Verset No. 5
    Duration
    00:51
    Composer
    Gary Davison
    Performer
    Matthew Owens
  26. 26 Verset No. 6 03:56
    Track
    26
    Title
    Verset No. 6
    Duration
    03:56
    Composer
    Gary Davison
    Performer
    Matthew Owens
  27. 27 Verset No. 7 02:23
    Track
    27
    Title
    Verset No. 7
    Duration
    02:23
    Composer
    Gary Davison
    Performer
    Matthew Owens
  28. 28 Christmas Carols, Op. 60, Book 1: No.1. Noël écossais 04:24
    Track
    28
    Title
    Christmas Carols, Op. 60, Book 1: No.1. Noël écossais
    Duration
    04:24
    Composer
    Alexandre Guilmant
    Performer
    Matthew Owens
  29. 29 Weihnachtsbaum, S186/R71: III. Die Hirten an der Krippe (In dulci jubilo) 03:48
    Track
    29
    Title
    Weihnachtsbaum, S186/R71: III. Die Hirten an der Krippe (In dulci jubilo)
    Duration
    03:48
    Composer
    Franz Liszt
    Performer
    Matthew Owens
  30. 30 30 Chorale Preludes, Vol. 1, Op. 68: No. 7. How Lovely Shines the Morning Star (Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern) 03:39
    Track
    30
    Title
    30 Chorale Preludes, Vol. 1, Op. 68: No. 7. How Lovely Shines the Morning Star (Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern)
    Duration
    03:39
    Composer
    Flor Peeters
    Performer
    Matthew Owens
  31. 31 Christmas Bells 02:13
    Track
    31
    Title
    Christmas Bells
    Duration
    02:13
    Composer
    Howard Skempton
    Performer
    Matthew Owens
  32. 32 Christus advenit, "Second Christmas Suite": IV. Toccata-Prelude Vom Himmel hoch 04:53
    Track
    32
    Title
    Christus advenit, "Second Christmas Suite": IV. Toccata-Prelude Vom Himmel hoch
    Duration
    04:53
    Composer
    Garth Edmundson
    Performer
    Matthew Owens