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Skempton: 50 Preludes & Fugues for Organ
Resonus Classics

Skempton: 50 Preludes & Fugues for Organ

$22.99

Details

Composer
Howard Skempton
Artist
Matthew Owens
Format
CD
Label
Resonus Classics
Released
May 10, 2024
Catalog #
RES10336
UPC
5060262793732

About

Howard Skempton is recognized as one of the UK’s most renowned and respected living composers. Although particularly influenced by Benjamin Britten (with whom he worked), John Cage, and Cornelius Cardew, Skempton’s music inhabits its own unique sound world. His major new work, 50 Preludes and Fugues for Organ (written 2022-23), is given its world premiere recording by Matthew Owens on two of the finest organs in the UK, St George’s Church, Hanover Square, London, and Merton College, Oxford. Inspired by J.S. Bach’s 48 Preludes and Fugues, Skempton takes us on a contemporary journey in his own inimitable style and pays homage to Bach through two extra pairs of Preludes and Fugues. Additional works on this album include the composer’s earliest organ work, Wedding March (1971), and his latest, Recessional 2, written especially for this recording.

Tracklist 58 tracks

  1. Disc 1
  2. 1 Prelude and Fugue No. 1 02:49
    Track
    1
    Title
    Prelude and Fugue No. 1
    Duration
    02:49
    Composer
    Howard Skempton
    Performer
    Matthew Owens
  3. 2 Prelude and Fugue No. 2 02:09
    Track
    2
    Title
    Prelude and Fugue No. 2
    Duration
    02:09
    Composer
    Howard Skempton
    Performer
    Matthew Owens
  4. 3 Prelude and Fugue No. 3 01:24
    Track
    3
    Title
    Prelude and Fugue No. 3
    Duration
    01:24
    Composer
    Howard Skempton
    Performer
    Matthew Owens
  5. 4 Prelude and Fugue No. 4 02:41
    Track
    4
    Title
    Prelude and Fugue No. 4
    Duration
    02:41
    Composer
    Howard Skempton
    Performer
    Matthew Owens
  6. 5 Prelude and Fugue No. 5 01:44
    Track
    5
    Title
    Prelude and Fugue No. 5
    Duration
    01:44
    Composer
    Howard Skempton
    Performer
    Matthew Owens
  7. 6 Prelude and Fugue No. 6 02:21
    Track
    6
    Title
    Prelude and Fugue No. 6
    Duration
    02:21
    Composer
    Howard Skempton
    Performer
    Matthew Owens
  8. 7 Prelude and Fugue No. 7 02:05
    Track
    7
    Title
    Prelude and Fugue No. 7
    Duration
    02:05
    Composer
    Howard Skempton
    Performer
    Matthew Owens
  9. 8 Prelude and Fugue No. 8 01:48
    Track
    8
    Title
    Prelude and Fugue No. 8
    Duration
    01:48
    Composer
    Howard Skempton
    Performer
    Matthew Owens
  10. 9 Prelude and Fugue No. 9 02:31
    Track
    9
    Title
    Prelude and Fugue No. 9
    Duration
    02:31
    Composer
    Howard Skempton
    Performer
    Matthew Owens
  11. 10 Prelude and Fugue No. 10 03:23
    Track
    10
    Title
    Prelude and Fugue No. 10
    Duration
    03:23
    Composer
    Howard Skempton
    Performer
    Matthew Owens
  12. 11 Prelude and Fugue No. 11 01:05
    Track
    11
    Title
    Prelude and Fugue No. 11
    Duration
    01:05
    Composer
    Howard Skempton
    Performer
    Matthew Owens
  13. 12 Prelude and Fugue No. 12 03:07
    Track
    12
    Title
    Prelude and Fugue No. 12
    Duration
    03:07
    Composer
    Howard Skempton
    Performer
    Matthew Owens
  14. 13 Prelude and Fugue No. 13 02:26
    Track
    13
    Title
    Prelude and Fugue No. 13
    Duration
    02:26
    Composer
    Howard Skempton
    Performer
    Matthew Owens
  15. 14 Prelude and Fugue No. 14 01:36
    Track
    14
    Title
    Prelude and Fugue No. 14
    Duration
    01:36
    Composer
    Howard Skempton
    Performer
    Matthew Owens
  16. 15 Prelude and Fugue No. 15 01:49
    Track
    15
    Title
    Prelude and Fugue No. 15
    Duration
    01:49
    Composer
    Howard Skempton
    Performer
    Matthew Owens
  17. 16 Prelude and Fugue No. 16 02:26
    Track
    16
    Title
    Prelude and Fugue No. 16
    Duration
    02:26
    Composer
    Howard Skempton
    Performer
    Matthew Owens
  18. 17 Prelude and Fugue No. 17 03:22
    Track
    17
    Title
    Prelude and Fugue No. 17
    Duration
    03:22
    Composer
    Howard Skempton
    Performer
    Matthew Owens
  19. 18 Prelude and Fugue No. 18 01:45
    Track
    18
    Title
    Prelude and Fugue No. 18
    Duration
    01:45
    Composer
    Howard Skempton
    Performer
    Matthew Owens
  20. 19 Prelude and Fugue No. 19 01:55
    Track
    19
    Title
    Prelude and Fugue No. 19
    Duration
    01:55
    Composer
    Howard Skempton
    Performer
    Matthew Owens
  21. 20 Prelude and Fugue No. 20 01:53
    Track
    20
    Title
    Prelude and Fugue No. 20
    Duration
    01:53
    Composer
    Howard Skempton
    Performer
    Matthew Owens
  22. 21 Prelude and Fugue No. 21 01:53
    Track
    21
    Title
    Prelude and Fugue No. 21
    Duration
    01:53
    Composer
    Howard Skempton
    Performer
    Matthew Owens
  23. 22 Prelude and Fugue No. 22 01:26
    Track
    22
    Title
    Prelude and Fugue No. 22
    Duration
    01:26
    Composer
    Howard Skempton
    Performer
    Matthew Owens
  24. 23 Prelude and Fugue No. 23 01:28
    Track
    23
    Title
    Prelude and Fugue No. 23
    Duration
    01:28
    Composer
    Howard Skempton
    Performer
    Matthew Owens
  25. 24 Prelude and Fugue No. 24 02:52
    Track
    24
    Title
    Prelude and Fugue No. 24
    Duration
    02:52
    Composer
    Howard Skempton
    Performer
    Matthew Owens
  26. 25 Prelude and Fugue No. 25 01:02
    Track
    25
    Title
    Prelude and Fugue No. 25
    Duration
    01:02
    Composer
    Howard Skempton
    Performer
    Matthew Owens
  27. 26 Companion Piece 01:16
    Track
    26
    Title
    Companion Piece
    Duration
    01:16
    Composer
    Howard Skempton
    Performer
    Matthew Owens
  28. 27 Feuille d'album 03:44
    Track
    27
    Title
    Feuille d'album
    Duration
    03:44
    Composer
    Howard Skempton
    Performer
    Matthew Owens
  29. 28 Passacaglia 05:30
    Track
    28
    Title
    Passacaglia
    Duration
    05:30
    Composer
    Howard Skempton
    Performer
    Matthew Owens
  30. 29 Organ Postlude 02:33
    Track
    29
    Title
    Organ Postlude
    Duration
    02:33
    Composer
    Howard Skempton
    Performer
    Matthew Owens
  31. Disc 2
  32. 1 Prelude and Fugue No. 1 01:59
    Track
    1
    Title
    Prelude and Fugue No. 1
    Duration
    01:59
    Composer
    Howard Skempton
    Performer
    Matthew Owens
  33. 2 Prelude and Fugue No. 2 02:16
    Track
    2
    Title
    Prelude and Fugue No. 2
    Duration
    02:16
    Composer
    Howard Skempton
    Performer
    Matthew Owens
  34. 3 Prelude and Fugue No. 3 01:12
    Track
    3
    Title
    Prelude and Fugue No. 3
    Duration
    01:12
    Composer
    Howard Skempton
    Performer
    Matthew Owens
  35. 4 Prelude and Fugue No. 4 01:44
    Track
    4
    Title
    Prelude and Fugue No. 4
    Duration
    01:44
    Composer
    Howard Skempton
    Performer
    Matthew Owens
  36. 5 Prelude and Fugue No. 5 02:29
    Track
    5
    Title
    Prelude and Fugue No. 5
    Duration
    02:29
    Composer
    Howard Skempton
    Performer
    Matthew Owens
  37. 6 Prelude and Fugue No. 6 01:52
    Track
    6
    Title
    Prelude and Fugue No. 6
    Duration
    01:52
    Composer
    Howard Skempton
    Performer
    Matthew Owens
  38. 7 Prelude and Fugue No. 7 02:31
    Track
    7
    Title
    Prelude and Fugue No. 7
    Duration
    02:31
    Composer
    Howard Skempton
    Performer
    Matthew Owens
  39. 8 Prelude and Fugue No. 8 03:23
    Track
    8
    Title
    Prelude and Fugue No. 8
    Duration
    03:23
    Composer
    Howard Skempton
    Performer
    Matthew Owens
  40. 9 Prelude and Fugue No. 9 01:20
    Track
    9
    Title
    Prelude and Fugue No. 9
    Duration
    01:20
    Composer
    Howard Skempton
    Performer
    Matthew Owens
  41. 10 Prelude and Fugue No. 10 02:36
    Track
    10
    Title
    Prelude and Fugue No. 10
    Duration
    02:36
    Composer
    Howard Skempton
    Performer
    Matthew Owens
  42. 11 Prelude and Fugue No. 11 01:30
    Track
    11
    Title
    Prelude and Fugue No. 11
    Duration
    01:30
    Composer
    Howard Skempton
    Performer
    Matthew Owens
  43. 12 Prelude and Fugue No. 12 01:55
    Track
    12
    Title
    Prelude and Fugue No. 12
    Duration
    01:55
    Composer
    Howard Skempton
    Performer
    Matthew Owens
  44. 13 Prelude and Fugue No. 13 02:54
    Track
    13
    Title
    Prelude and Fugue No. 13
    Duration
    02:54
    Composer
    Howard Skempton
    Performer
    Matthew Owens
  45. 14 Prelude and Fugue No. 14 01:52
    Track
    14
    Title
    Prelude and Fugue No. 14
    Duration
    01:52
    Composer
    Howard Skempton
    Performer
    Matthew Owens
  46. 15 Prelude and Fugue No. 15 01:44
    Track
    15
    Title
    Prelude and Fugue No. 15
    Duration
    01:44
    Composer
    Howard Skempton
    Performer
    Matthew Owens
  47. 16 Prelude and Fugue No. 16 01:34
    Track
    16
    Title
    Prelude and Fugue No. 16
    Duration
    01:34
    Composer
    Howard Skempton
    Performer
    Matthew Owens
  48. 17 Prelude and Fugue No. 17 01:07
    Track
    17
    Title
    Prelude and Fugue No. 17
    Duration
    01:07
    Composer
    Howard Skempton
    Performer
    Matthew Owens
  49. 18 Prelude and Fugue No. 18 01:43
    Track
    18
    Title
    Prelude and Fugue No. 18
    Duration
    01:43
    Composer
    Howard Skempton
    Performer
    Matthew Owens
  50. 19 Prelude and Fugue No. 19 01:55
    Track
    19
    Title
    Prelude and Fugue No. 19
    Duration
    01:55
    Composer
    Howard Skempton
    Performer
    Matthew Owens
  51. 20 Prelude and Fugue No. 20 01:34
    Track
    20
    Title
    Prelude and Fugue No. 20
    Duration
    01:34
    Composer
    Howard Skempton
    Performer
    Matthew Owens
  52. 21 Prelude and Fugue No. 21 01:43
    Track
    21
    Title
    Prelude and Fugue No. 21
    Duration
    01:43
    Composer
    Howard Skempton
    Performer
    Matthew Owens
  53. 22 Prelude and Fugue No. 22 01:19
    Track
    22
    Title
    Prelude and Fugue No. 22
    Duration
    01:19
    Composer
    Howard Skempton
    Performer
    Matthew Owens
  54. 23 Prelude and Fugue No. 23 01:08
    Track
    23
    Title
    Prelude and Fugue No. 23
    Duration
    01:08
    Composer
    Howard Skempton
    Performer
    Matthew Owens
  55. 24 Prelude and Fugue No. 24 01:51
    Track
    24
    Title
    Prelude and Fugue No. 24
    Duration
    01:51
    Composer
    Howard Skempton
    Performer
    Matthew Owens
  56. 25 Prelude and Fugue No. 25 01:03
    Track
    25
    Title
    Prelude and Fugue No. 25
    Duration
    01:03
    Composer
    Howard Skempton
    Performer
    Matthew Owens
  57. 26 Wedding March 02:43
    Track
    26
    Title
    Wedding March
    Duration
    02:43
    Composer
    Howard Skempton
    Performer
    Matthew Owens
  58. 27 Lament for Organ 01:40
    Track
    27
    Title
    Lament for Organ
    Duration
    01:40
    Composer
    Howard Skempton
    Performer
    Matthew Owens
  59. 28 Tribute to Wilfrid Mellers 02:33
    Track
    28
    Title
    Tribute to Wilfrid Mellers
    Duration
    02:33
    Composer
    Howard Skempton
    Performer
    Matthew Owens
  60. 29 Recessional 02:48
    Track
    29
    Title
    Recessional
    Duration
    02:48
    Composer
    Howard Skempton
    Performer
    Matthew Owens