Compositeur distingué, Eugène Thomas témoigne de son art du cantabile à travers ses Trois Solos op. 12. Leur auteur devait certainement les tenir en estime car ils font partie des rares oeuvres imprimées. L'éditeur parisien Ista-Beausier les publia en 1898. / Orgue

Eleven pieces for solo Organ from the 19th to the 21st century. Selected and edited by Martin Neary. 'An imaginative kaleidoscope of attractive pieces. There is much to enjoy in this wide-ranging collection.' - John Scott LVO Organist and Director of Music Saint Thomas Church Fifth Avenue New York 'A valuable collection for organists. The fact that it is published in aid of such an important cause makes it all the more appealing.' - James O'Donnell Organist & Master of the Choristers Westminster Abbey Visiting Professor of Organ Royal Academy of Music 'Containing stimulating music for professional and amateur alike thisbeautifully produced volume is one of the highest quality and useful Organ albums to have been released in years. You should buy a copy - you won't regret it.' - Jonathan Vaughn (Choir & Organ - March/April 2011) Produced in association with the Organists Charitable Trust with the support of the Ralph Vaughan Williams Trust this is a collection of 11 pieces for solo organ (ABRSM Grade 6-7). Featuring previously-unpublished works by Howells and Rutter and new works by Philip Moore and three 'rising stars' David Bednall Iain Farrington and Thomas Hewitt Jones. Selected and edited by Martin Neary.  

This is a superb collection of pieces for solo Organ. Following from the repertoire presented in Book Four the pieces in this volume offer plenty of trio textures busy but comfortable pedal parts and reasonably adventurous registration. There are also many opportunities to use the Swell pedal.This book has been selected and edited with comprehensive study notes by Anne Marsden Thomas. An audio CD is also available: CRA90605

Album for organ solo from the composer of the much-recorded 'Miroir?. The album consists of four pieces of between 2½ and 4 minutes' duration respectively. 'Play it cool!? was composed as the mandatory test piece in the 2012 First Breda International Organ Competition, with the Grote Kerk's four-manual Flentrop/Van den Heuvel instrument in mind. As the title suggests, the piece makes great play on syncopated, jazz- and rock-inflected figures. Suitable for advanced standard performers. 'The Messenger on the Hill?, while similarly syncopated and witty, is within easy reach of intermediate standard players. Laid out for two-manual instrument it features an almost continuous oscillating left-hand figure with right-hand melody and a very simple pedal part. 'Rejoice!? is an arrangement of a work for saxophone and organ, made at the request of, and in collaboration with, Thomas Trotter. A duo for contrasting manuals, with a simple, syncopated bass part in the pedals. Suitable for advanced standard performers. '­Passacaglia?, also for two-manual instrument, is composed almost entirely for the white notes. The simple passacaglia theme is repeated throughout on the pedals. Above this, melodic material derived from the theme is played in the right hand against a sustained, chordal left-hand accompaniment. Later on, there is dialogue between the hands, with some optional ornamentation in the right hand. Suitable for intermediate standard performers. / Orgue