The Usher Hall Organ - John Kitchen

The first ever recording of the newly refurbished Norman & Beard concert organ in Edinburgh’s Usher Hall, from internationally acclaimed organist John Kitchen. In an eclectic selection of repertoire demonstrating the instrument’s sonic versatility and brilliance of tone, Kitchen ranges from transcriptions of popular orchestral works to the tortured ‘Weinen, Klagen’ of Franz Liszt.

1        Triumphal March
Composed By – Alfred Hollins
2        Larghetto From Serenade For Strings In E Minor, Op. 20
Arranged By – C.H. Trevor*
Composed By – Edward Elgar*
3        'Nimrod' (From Enigma Variations)
Arranged By – W.H. Harris*
Composed By – Edward Elgar*
4        March From Deidamia
Composed By – G.F. Handel*
5        Minuet From Alcina
Composed By – G.F. Handel*
6        March From Rinaldo
Composed By – G.F. Handel*
7        'Lascia Ch'io Pianga' From Rinaldo
Composed By – G.F. Handel*
8        March From Scipio
Composed By – G.F. Handel*
9        Praeludium Pro Organo Pleno BWV 552i
Composed By – J.S. Bach*
10        Fugue A 5 Con Pedale Pro Organo Pleno BWV 552i
Composed By – J.S. Bach*
11        'Weinen, Klagen, Sorgen, Zagen'
Composed By – Franz Liszt
A Little Liturgical Suite Based On Scottish Folk Melodies
Composed By – Geoffrey Atkinson
12        Prelude. Bonnie Lass Amongst The Heather    
13        Plea. I'll Bid My Heart Be Still    
14        Postlude. The Trumpeter Of Fyvie    
15        'Jupiter' Theme From The Planets
Composed By – Gustav Holst
16        Popular Song From Façade
Composed By – William Walton*
17        Coronation March: Orb And Sceptre
Composed By – William Walton*