The organ part and reduced score Symphony No. 4 - An Organ Symphony (2008) by Poul Ruders. Full score: WH31186 Orch. parts are available on hire: hire@ewh.dk Preface / Programme Note When introducing a large-scale symphonic work not only as a symphony but as an organ symphony it would be impossible not to think of and perhaps compare it with Camille Saint-Saëns’s famous SYMPHONY NO. 3 popularly known as the Organ Symphony. Well that is a risk I am prepared to take – and live with the consequences.Saint-Saëns however listed his work as a symphony avec/withorgan. The organ only appears in two out of the four sections of thepiece. In my symphony the instrument plays a far more significant part and is featured in all four movements. But it is not a concerto for organ and orchestra rather a symphony with organo obligato - a symphony with an organ part of a soloistic nature. So an Organ Symphony it is. The first movement PRELUDE is exactly that: a foreplay to what is in store for the rest of the symphony. It is slow (very slow!) and predominantly hushed: the organ and the orchestra wake up side-by-side getting to know one another.The second movement CORTÈGE is a slowly moving processional and it evokes extreme solemnity and austerity. Later on the music takes flight and the atmosphere lightens considerably a far more playful music emerging.This leads to the third movement ETUDE an exercise in instrumental virtuosity and technical challenge.The fourth and last movement is called CHACONNE but I could just as well have named it passacaglia (the definition of those two terms seems to blur even among the learned). Bearing in mind the last movement of Johannes Brahms´s SYMPHONY NO.4 which is universally agreed on as being a passacaglia I chose to avoid the Wrath of the Gods and opted for

Significantly remembered for his Organ works, Charles-Marie Widor 's (1844-1937) renowned Symphony 'Romane' is essential to the repertoire of all passionate organists. Widor became Director of Organ Studies at the Paris Conservatoire in 1890 and soon followed this by taking charge of the composition class. Nicknamed the 'Romane', the Symphony #10 reflects Widor 's mastery of the Organ, exploring all possibilities on the instrument, as well as deriving thematic material from plainchant. Made up of four movements, Symphony Romane is founded upon the Christmas Hymn, A Child is Born. The composer's invaluable experience, as well as his virtuosic ability of the Organ make this favourite and famous Symphony #10 by Charles-Marie Widor vital for advanced organists. / Orgue

Complete Organ Works Volume 4 (Urtext edition)-Louis Vierne (1870 1937) raised the Organ symphony to its stylistic zenith. One of his pupils Marcel Dupré was the teacher of Thierry Escaich the co-editor of this complete edition.Vierne?s Symphony No.4 is one of the most important works in the Organ repertoire. Until now it was thought to have originated during the three months of summer 1914. However the editor has discovered a letter from Vierne dated 23 June 1914 that disproves any connection with events of war. As a result the work has been chronologically reclassified leading to its fresh assessment and interpretation see the detailed Foreword inthis new edition for further information.The registration of this seminal work in the Organ literature is in parts reminiscent of César Franck?s Chorale in B minor. In general terms Franck?s influence was already singled out by reviewers of the first performance.Detailed trilingual preface (Fr/Eng/Ger) with a full account of the work?s genesis and notes on performance practice.Comprehensive Critical Commentary (Fr/Eng/Ger)New source materialMany illustrations and facsimile pages

Louis Vierne (1870 1937) was a private student of César Franck and was appointed Titular Organist of Notre Dame de Paris in the year 1900. Numerous concert tours throughout Europe and the USA helped him achieve world renown. His circle of students included Marcel Dupré whose own pupil Thierry Escaich has assisted with this edition.Vierne?s compositions are masterpieces of organ music and form a central part of the instrument?s more demanding repertoire. Vierne brought the organ symphony as a genre to its peak and significantly influenced the development of organ-playing worldwide.Based on the work?s first publication Volume II presents the second of a totalof six organ symphonies. Includes a comprehensive critical commentary (Fr/Eng/Ger)Foreword (Fr/Eng/Ger) with details on performance practiceNumerous illustrations and facsimile pages

Dedicated to the memory of Franz Liszt Saint-Saens' Symphony No.3 'Organ' Op.78 in D minor is one of the most important works in French symphonic music. The piece was commissioned by the London Philharmonic and first performed in 1886 in London. Saint-Saens would not produce another symphony after this masterpiece. This miniature score is ideal as a study edition and is available at a highly affordable price.

Description Three majestic lyrical works from French organist and composer Louis Vierne. A student of Franck and Widor, Vierne was organist at Notre-Dame, Paris. Songlist Symphony No.1 Op.14 Symphony No.2 Op.20 Symphony No.3 Op.28

Finnissy's Organ Symphony No. 2 is based in the sound world of late nineteenth-century France. Although there is advice on the intended style the approach to registration is flexible allowing a range of interpretation and enjoyment for performer and listener alike.

Premiered at the Borealis Festival Bergen in March 2009 this single movement symphony for solo organ is a deconstruction and devlopment of an unfinished Bach chorale prelude. With a powerful ending this is a challenging and highly rewarding work.

Pater Noster. Par SCHNEIDER ENJOTT. Organ Symphony No 1 de Schneider est dans la tradition des symphonies orgue français (Widor, Vierne, Duruflé). Avec sa tendance générale from the dark désespérée pour le réconforter brillante, l'Orchestre symphonique d'apporte de l'air de la prière et la plaidoirie de la souffrance des personnes comme un thème. Le ' pater noster ' comme l'archétype de la prière est cité dans tous les mouvements./ Recueil / Orgue

The Oxford Book of Organ Music by Women Composers presents a comprehensive survey of historical organ pieces by women composers alongside six newly commissioned works. The music is stylistically varied and encompasses secular and sacred repertoire from a range of periods. In addition to original organ repertoire, the collection also contains several organ transcriptions in new arrangements for the instrument. ? 42 pieces for manuals and pedals, in a variety of musical forms, suitable for use at church services or as recital repertoire ? Original music for the instrument, spanning the sixteenth century to the present day, including compositions by Amy Beach, Clementine de Bourges, Nadia Boulanger, Jeanne Demessieux, Cecilia McDowall, Clara Schumann, and Ethyl Smyth, plus commissions from Kristina Arakelyan, Miriam Carpinetti, Ghislaine Reece-Trapp, Isabelle Ryder, Amy Summers, and Rebecca Groom te Velde ? Standalone miniatures, movements from organ sonatas and symphonies, transcriptions of piano, harpsichord, and flute pieces, and an orchestral opera overture ? A variety of difficulty levels, from ABRSM Grades 2-3 through to Diploma standard, with a graded index provided