John Ireland's Cavatina was originally written for Violin and Piano however was later transcribed by the composer for his favourite instrument - the Organ.

Par COLERIDGE-TAYLOR SAMUEL. The period of composition (ca. 1893) for the Suite de Pièces for violin and piano or violin and organ was especially productive for Samuel Coleridge-Taylor (1875-1912) in the realm of chamber music. Unpublished works include a piano quintet, clarinet sonata, nonet, piano trio, and a piano sonata. It is notable that the different versions of the Suite for piano and organ are so contrasting. Typically, pieces in this genre that exist in versions for piano and organ have little that separate them in terms of musical content. However, Coleridge-Taylor not only approaches each keyboard instrument quite differently but conceived the violin part with notable melodic differences. This can be considered exceptional as they were both issued by the same publisher within a close timeframe. Coleridge-Taylor would have been very familiar with the organ from his early church experience as a boy in addition to studies at the Royal College of Music with Walter Alcock. His writing is consistently idiomatic for the instrument. The few registrational directions in the first edition, assuming they are by Coleridge-Taylor, demonstrate an understanding of the need to balance the organ part with the violin part so that the organ is not too loud. Rather than numbering the manuals I and II, with II being the quieter manual, the score indicates Swell and Choir but there is no requirement for the Great to be used. There are also extended sections where no manual indication is given at all. Whether the registration markings were made by Coleridge-Taylor or an editor at Schott is unclear but the indication for a Choir manual suggests not so much the need for an organ of three manuals but an instrument with a range of foundational colours for writing that is often accompanimental in nature. / Date parution : 2023-06-01/ Répertoire / Violon et Orgue

Arthur Hutchings (1906-1989) was a British composer musicologist and academic. In his youth he played the Violin and sang in a church choir before studying music at University. After wartime service in the RAF he became the Professor of Music at Durham University and later at the University of Exeter. He wrote several articles and scholarly works most notably a Companion to Mozart’s Piano Concertos. A noted contributor to Anglican church music Hutchings wrote several hymn tunes and anthems and was a director of the English Hymnal Company. Seasonal Preludes For Organ is a collection of four Organ preludes each based on apopular Hymn Tune. Published in 1984 each prelude is suitable for a different season in the ecclesiastical year making this a valuable resource for any church organist.

70 enormously popular pieces-The bestselling original has been revised and enlarged with 10 more popular pieces that are requested for weddings funerals and other special occasions offering a bumper total of 70. A fabulous resource for the parishorganist.Adagietto from Symphony No. 5 - MahlerAdagio for strings - BarberAdagio from Violin Concerto No. 1 - BruchAir bourrée and coro from The Water Music -HandelAir from Suite No. 3 - BachAlleluia from Exultate Jubilate - MozartAndante from Piano Concerto No.21 - MozartAndante tranquillo - WarlockArioso -BachArrival of the Queen of Sheba - HandelAutumn from The Four Seasons - VivaldiAve Maria - GounodAve Maria - SchubertAve Verum Corpus - MozartBehold a roseis blooming - BrahmsBist du bei mir - BachBlessed are ye faithful souls - BrahmsCanon in D - PachelbelCantique de Jean Racine - FauréChanson de matin -ElgarChorus of the Hebrew Slaves from Nabucco - VerdiCujus animam - RossiniDance of the blessed spirits from Orpheus - GluckFinale from Music for the Royal Fireworks -HandelFirst movement from Eine kleine Nachtmusik - MozartGavotte - BoyceGavotte from French Suite No. 5 - BachGavotte from Suite No.3 - BachGymnopédie No.1 -SatieHallelujah Chorus from Messiah - HandelI know that my Redeemer liveth from Messiah - HandelIntermezzo from Cavalleria Rusticana - MascagniJerusalem - ParryJesu joyof man?s desiring - BachKomm s?sser Tod - BachLand of hope and glory - ElgarLargo from Concerto in D minor - VivaldiLargo from Serse - HandelLaudate Dominum

The reputation of the Bohemian composer Zdenek Fibich (1850-1900) has always been somewhat overshadowed by that of Bedrich Smetana and Anton n Dvorák. This is a pity for Fibich though he died young made an equally important contribution to the emerging Czech national styl with his wide range of compositions. After starting piano lessons with his mother as his first teacher the boy went on to music school in Prague and then to the Leipzig Conservatoire where he learned his craft as a composer. He spent a few months teaching piano in Paris and then continued his studies with Vinzenz Lachner in Mannheim. Prague was eventually to become the centre for Fibich'smusical activities: as his dream of a post at the Conservatoire remained unfulfilled his main employment was giving private music lessons and as a composer Zdenek Fibich wrote works for many musical genres: vocal and chamber music piano pieces and orchestral works operas stage music and melodramas literary recitals with orchestral accompaniment to which he gave a new lease of life. There are biographical traces to be found in the 376 piano pieces of the collection 'Moods Impressions and Reminiscences' Op. 41 written in 1892-98: this tells of his love for his pupil Anezka Schulzová in the form of a 'piano diary'. Its four volumes were frequently a source of material for other works such as the symphonic poem 'In the Evening' Op. 39 (also known as 'A Summer's Evening' and 'At Twilight') written in 1893. For his second subject in this 'Idyll' Fibich used the minature no. 139 entitled 'Lento' from his collection of piano pieces. The violinst Jan Kubel k played the melody from 1908 onwards with the title 'Poème' and the work is still known today under this title: its easy charm has made it a favourite tune in the classical repertoire. This arrangement is based on the orchestral version from which other material was adapted for the Prelude.