Tag Archives: Organ
Worcester Cathedral Recital
I’m looking forward to premiering the next piece in Robert Saxton’s organ cycle at Worcester Cathedral on Thursday 27th June at 12.15pm. Admission is free with donations welcomed at a retiring collection. Here’s the full programme…
New Piece! Dialogue for Organ, Phillip Cooke
I’m thrilled to have received a new organ work by Phillip Cooke, Professor of Composition at Aberdeen University. Here it is (from a quick live run-through yesterday)… Composer’s Note… Dialogue takes the ‘Sanctus’ of my 2017 work Missa Sancti Albanus … Continue reading
New upload: Lennox Berkeley TOCCATA from Westminster Cathedral
Lennox Berkeley’s majestic Toccata from his Three Pieces opens with mysterious and wild figurations, quite unlike any other organ toccata. It goes on to incorporate dance elements and, after a more reflective contrapuntal section in the middle, returns to the … Continue reading
Playing Howells: The Paean Problem
I recently tried an experiment. I downloaded a metronome app that allowed me to use presets and programmed it for the various tempos in Herbert Howells’ 1940 ‘Paean’ for organ. I then practised a lot, recorded a performance, and posted … Continue reading
Recording: Howells at HIS speeds
Herbert Howells’ Paean for organ (written in May 1940) has notoriously fast metronome markings, which few organists follow. As an experiment, I’ve practised A LOT and tried to follow them… The recording was made using the 2010 Metzler organ of … Continue reading
Blog: Easter Howells – Six Pieces and Sarabands
Around this point in Holy Week, organists around the world will be searching for their copies of Herbert Howells’ Six Pieces for organ. The second of these — Saraband (For the morning of Easter) — is very popular and this … Continue reading
Recording: Duruflé – Toccata
Before Wednesday’s recital at the Temple Church, I sat down at home to record the Duruflé Toccata. The Saxton pieces will appear on a recording of the entire cycle in due course. Below is a photograph with the composer, taken … Continue reading
Temple Recital – 3 London Premieres!
Dr Jonathan Clinch – Wednesday 28th February – 1:15-1:45pm PROGRAMME Diversion op.25, Francis Jackson (1917-2022) VII. Hymn (First performance), Robert Saxton (1953-) Tombeau for H.B., Robert Saxton Rosace (no.3 from Esquisses byzantines), Henri Mulet (1878-1967) Praeludium for pedals, Phillip A. … Continue reading
The Holly and the Ivy (Robert Saxton, 2023)
A second Christmas present from Robert Saxton! Premiered at King’s Sutton Parish Church on Christmas Day 2023 by Jonathan Clinch. This recording was made on Christmas Eve.
Merry Christmas!
New piece by Robert Saxton – Chorale Prelude on Holst’s ‘In the bleak midwinter’. This beautiful miniature takes Holst’s famous tune as a tenor in the left hand. It was premiered at the 9 Lessons and Carols service at King’s … Continue reading
Dr Jonathan Clinch 