David Leigh - Grande Symphonie (2018)

David Leigh makes much of Franck’s Grande pièce symphonique and Edwin Lemare’s shape-shifting Second Organ Symphony, the latter’s preoccupation with counterpoint realised with graceful aplomb. Fernando Germani’s sprightly Toccata, the evocative set of Three Introductory Voluntaries by former organist- in-residence Jonathan T. Horne, and Eoghan Desmond’s sincere Four Simple Chorale Preludes complete a rewarding, superbly recorded recital.

Tracklist

01. Toccata in A Minor, Op. 12
02. 3 Introductory Voluntaries: No. 1, Adagio
03. 3 Introductory Voluntaries: No. 2, Andante
04. 3 Introductory Voluntaries: No. 3, Lento
05. Grande pièce symphonique in F-Sharp Minor, Op. 17, FWV 29: I. Andante serioso
06. Grande pièce symphonique in F-Sharp Minor, Op. 17, FWV 29: II. Andante - III. Andante
07. Grande pièce symphonique in F-Sharp Minor, Op. 17, FWV 29: IV. Allegro non troppo e maestoso
08. 4 Simple Chorale Preludes on King Jesus Hath a Garden: No. 1, Matins
09. 4 Simple Chorale Preludes on King Jesus Hath a Garden: No. 2, Lauds
10. 4 Simple Chorale Preludes on King Jesus Hath a Garden: No. 3, Vespers
11. 4 Simple Chorale Preludes on King Jesus Hath a Garden: No. 4, Compline
12. Symphony No. 2 in D Minor, Op. 50: I. Maestoso con fuoco
13. Symphony No. 2 in D Minor, Op. 50: II. Adagio patetico
14. Symphony No. 2 in D Minor, Op. 50: III. Scherzo
15. Symphony No. 2 in D Minor, Op. 50: IV. Allegro giusto