Lemmens’s Fanfare in D is frequently performed and recorded. The thrilling dynamic contrasts mark it as a piece of his era while the continuous semiquavers in the right hand owe much to the work of Lemmens’s musical hero J S Bach.Jaak Nikolaas [Jacques Nicolas] Lemmens was a Belgian Organist and composer of the 19th century. He was widely acknowledged to be the best Organist of his time with particularly beautiful legato and pedal technique some of which can be discerned from his compositions for his work Organ School where this fanfare first appeared. He was instrumental in bringing the works of Bach to France and Belgium and was influential as an educator.

Fantasy in D minor (No. 1) was written in 1957 by one of the most effectual composers of the twentieth century Miloslav Kabelá (1908–1979) on the initiative of the prominent Czech organist Ji í Reinberger (1914–1977). It was the composer’s first work for solo organ and he later confessed that “… my love of the organ began with this Fantasy and did not end.”He composed Fantasy in D minor in the same year that he completed his cult classics Mysterium asu (Mystery of Time) and Symphony No. 3 (with organ) and the piece soon became a staple of organ repertoire at home andabroad. The following year he composed Fantasy in G minor (No. 2) by commission for the 1st International Organ Competition of Prague Spring 1958.Although Kabelá joined both fantasies into one opus 32 they had as yet been published separately. The present edition is the first to include the whole of Op. 32 in one volume. It is part of the Complete Critical Edition of the Works of Miloslav Kabelá and edited by Jan Hora (1936) a leading Czech organist and expert on Kabelá ’s organ works which he recorded in their entirety.- Permanent repertoire piece for organists all over the world- First edition to include both fantasies of Op.32 in one volume- Part of the Complete Critical Edition V/12 edited by eminent Czech organist Jan Hora

Lemmen’s Fanfare in D is frequently performed and recorded. This work the Triumphal March also in D features dramatic dynamic changes and thrilling passages of fingerwork making it an effective piece.Jaak Nikolaas [Jacques Nicolas] Lemmens was a Belgian Organist and composer of the 19th century. He was widely acknowledged to be the best Organist of his time with particularly beautiful legato and pedal technique some of which can be discerned from his compositions for his work Organ School from which this march has been extracted. He was instrumental in bringing the works of Bach to France and Belgium and was influential as an educator.

Larsen writes '. . . I have loosely transcribed bell patterns from a field recording of Russian bells . . . the Communist persecution of the Russian Orthodox Church included the removal and destruction of Russian bells many of which were melted down into ammunition.' The piece is a fantasy memorializing the peals of the bells of Moscow square.

The first classical Organ method for children the Suzuki Organ School is based on Dr. Shinichi Suzuki's Mother Tongue Method. The Suzuki Method® of Talent Education is based on Suzuki's view that every child is born with ability and that people are the product of their environment. According to Suzuki a world-renowned violinist and teacher the greatest joy an adult can know comes from developing a child's potential so he/she can express all that is harmonious and best in human beings. Each series of books for a particular instrument in the Suzuki Method is considered a Suzuki music school such as the Suzuki Organ School. The student listens to therecordings and work with their Suzuki Organ teacher to develop their potential as a musician and as a person.This Suzuki Book and CD is essential for Suzuki Organ lessons. In certain pieces the authors have placed small phonetic signs above the notes to indicate differentiated non legato playing. In order to develop pedal technique pedal melodies are included between every manual piece. The included performance CD for Volume 7 is a great tool for Suzuki Organ lessons encouraging practice while featuring recordings by Lars Hagström and Jeremy Chesman.Titles: 'Sortie' (Franck) 'Theme' (from 'Caprice No. 24') (Paganini) 'Praeludium' (Brosig) 'Allegro maestoso e vivace' (from Organ Sonata No. 4) (Mendelssohn) 'Creator alme siderum' (Lemmens) 'Toccata in D Minor' (Bach) 'Préambule' (Vierne) 'Praeludium' (Czerny) 'Jesu Joy of Man's Desiring' (Bach / arr. Hagström) 'Menuett' (from Organ Sonata No. 4) (Guilmant) 'Organ Piece' (Berens) 'Fanfare' (Lemmens) 'Chorale' ('Herr Gott nun sei gepreiset') (Bach).

The complete set of five Pomp and Circumstance Marches in shortened versions which can be readily adapted for ceremonial use and played by intermediate level organists. These arrangements are based on Elgar's own recordings of the marches for EMI made between 1926-1930.