JMSCD11 - Organ Works by Alec Rowley

Price GBP £16-00

This two-CD set is the most extensive recording project ever devoted to the music of Alec Rowley (1892-1958). It includes a selection of his organ works played by Herman Jordaan on the organ of Albion Church, Ashton-u-Lyne – a four-manual instrument by T. C. Lewis of 1895 which remains tonally unchanged. The profusely illustrated twenty-page booklet includes a specification and history of the organ and notes by Herman Jordaan on the composer and the music.

Herman Jordaan at the organ of

Albion Church, Ashton-under-Lyne

Track Listing - JMSCD11A
	Heroic Suite (1921)
1.	I Heroic Postlude	4:52
2.	II Lament	4:06
3.	III Mood Fantasy	4:27
4.	IV Triumph Song	5:26
5.	Choral Prelude on HOLLINGSIDE (1951)	3:12
	Sonata in A Minor (1958)
6.	I Allegro	8:21
7.	II Andante quasi moderato	5:09
8.	III Scherzando	2:56
9.	IV Moderato – Allegro ma non troppo	6:57
10.	Benedictus (1931)	5:01
11.	Toccata – Moto Perpetuo (1951)	4:11
	Total	54:43

Track Listing - JMSCD11B
	The Four Winds (1925)
1.	North Wind	3:08
2.	South Wind	3:48
3.	East Wind	3:50
4.	West Wind	2:39
	3 Scenes from the Boyhood of Christ (1953)
5.	I Mary’s Song	3:11
6.	II Jesus, Playmate	2:04
7.	III The Little Prayers	3:19
8.	Choral Prelude on RICHMOND (1952)	2:19
	Symphony No. 2 in B (1959)
9.	I [Andante con moto]	6:56
10.	II Chaconne	7:15
11.	III Finale	5:28
	Three Quiet Preludes (1937)*
12.	I Modal	2:33
13.	II Chromatic	3:38
14:	III Diatonic	2:53
	*Recorded at St Albans Cathedral, April 2007
	Total	53:06

Audio Samples

Excerpt from Triumph Song (1' 09")

Excerpt from Jesus, Playmate (0' 58")

Reviews

Herman's playing is first class – elegant and expressive – and all the performances are very fine. The organ certainly suits the music extremely well.

Tom Winpenny, Assistant Organist, St Albans Cathedral