Charles Villiers Stanford was an Irish composer music teacher and conductor. Stanford composed a substantial number of concert works including seven symphonies but his best-remembered pieces are his choral works for church performance chiefly composed in the Anglican tradition. Admitted to Queens College Cambridge with an Organ scholarship Stanford had written a substantial number of compositions including vocal music both sacred and secular and orchestral works before getting involved with the university’s Musical Society. While still an undergraduate Stanford was appointed organist of Trinity College Cambridge.Part of the‘Four Intermezzi Op. 189’ Intermezzo On An Irish Air for Organ is based on the melody of the well-known ‘Londonderry Air’. The traditional Irish tune was first collected in the mid 19th century by Jane Ross and is recognised all around the world by the Irish Diaspora. Duration ca. 6:20.

Three Pieces for Organ was published in 1955. It contains three of Thiman's finer works for the instrument: Meditation on the Irish Tune 'Slane' - Pavane - Postlude Alla Marcia. Eric Thiman (1900-1975) was a British composer and organist. He taught at the Royal Academy of Music and at the University of London and was organist at the City Temple in London for many years. He wrote over a thousand works of which several hundred were published during his lifetime mostly anthems chorales and chamber works. About half of his Organ music was based on British hymn tunes.

The two decades either side of the turn of the 19th century were fruitful ones for English organ music with two Irish composers (Stanford and Wood) integrated so well into the English musical scene that they virtually became fathers of a new national school. Contains: BEST - March for a Church Festival PURCELL - Overture from 'King Arthur' SMART - Choral with Variations STANFORD - Prelude in F Major Op.101 No.1 WOOD - Prelude on Psalm 23 and WOOD - Prelude on the Old 104th Psalm

A Virgin Most Pure Rocking The Holly And The Ivy A Gallery Carol O Little One Sweet Irish Carol and Sans Day Carol.Grade: 5