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1 of 24 tracks have a preview · 8 works · 64:09
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Overture to the Occasional OratorioGeorge Frideric Handel 4 movements10:26
- 1 Andante maestoso 1:54
- 2 Allegro 3:26
- 3 Adagio 2:44
- 4 March − Allegro 2:22
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5 Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D major, BWV 1068 Johann Sebastian Bach Air on the G string 3:43
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6 Passacaglia and Fugue in C minor, BWV 582 Johann Sebastian Bach 13:48
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7 To His Servant Bach, God Grants A Final Glimpse: The Morning Star Graeme Koehne 5:45
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Concert EtudeRobert Ampt 4 movements10:24
- 8 Introduction, Theme, Variation 1 3:30
- 9 Variation 2 :28
- 10 Variation 3 1:05
- 11 Variations 4, 5 and 6 5:21
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12 Marcietta (Concluding Voluntary) Théodore Dubois 2:36
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13 Marche Triomphale Théodore Dubois 6:36
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Introduction, Variations and Finale on God Save the QueenWilliam Thomas Best 6 movements10:51
- 14 Introduction 1:05
- 15 Theme / Variation 1 1:59
- 16 Variation 2 1:36
- 17 Variation 3 1:33
- 18 Variation 4 / Finale: Introduction 1:40
- 19 Finale: Fuga 2:58
The recital includes Bach’s Air on the G String and Passacaglia and Fugue in C minor; Handel’s Overture to the Occasional Oratorio; Koehne’s To His Servant Bach, God Grants a Final Glimpse; Dubois’ Marcietta and Marche Triomphale; Best’s variations on “God Save the Queen”; and Ampt’s Concert Etude on Pub with no Beer.
Recorded on 29 and 30 September 1993, the programme moves from Handel and Bach transcriptions through Koehne’s homage to Bach and Ampt’s own Concert Etude, to Dubois and W. T. Best’s variations on the National Anthem.
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Artists
Robert Ampt
organ
Robert Ampt is the Sydney City Organist and Organist/Choirmaster of Sydney's German Lutheran Church. An active recitalist, teacher and composer for the organ, he has written children's introductions to the instrument and an extensive history of the Sydney Town Hall organ.
Johann Sebastian Bach
composer
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750) was a German composer and organist of the late Baroque. His sacred and secular music for choir, orchestra, organ and solo instruments remains among the foundations of the Western concert and church repertory.
William Thomas Best
composer
William Thomas Best's organ scores favour the grand recital manner: a Sonata in D minor, Concert Fantasia on a Welsh March, variations on national airs, wedding marches and transcriptions that turn the console into a one-player orchestra.
Théodore Dubois
composer
Théodore Dubois (1837–1924) was a French composer, organist and pedagogue. Sacred and organ works form the part of his large output that still reaches the concert platform, above all the oratorio Les sept paroles du Christ and the Toccata in G.
George Frideric Handel
composer
George Frideric Handel (1685–1759) was a German-born Baroque composer who settled in London and became a naturalised British subject. He is celebrated for his operas, English oratorios, organ concertos and orchestral works.
Graeme Koehne
composer
Graeme Koehne (born 1956) is an Australian composer and music educator, known for orchestral and ballet scores of direct, communicative style. His solo, ensemble and orchestral music is widely performed.
Sigfrid Karg-Elert
composer
Sigfrid Karg-Elert wrote extensively for organ and harmonium in a late-Romantic vein touched by impressionism and expressionism. His chorale preludes and atmospheric pieces such as Harmonies du Soir still turn up on recital programmes.
Charles W. Pearce
composer
Digital booklet
Digital booklet Notes, texts and credits — read online or download the PDF Download the PDFPerformers
- Robert Ampt · organ
Technical credits
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Recording Engineer
Martin Wright
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Editing Engineer
Martin Wright
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Venue
Sydney Town Hall
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Thanks to
Sydney City Council
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Credit
Manuel da Costa
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