Festival 2009
The 25th International Organ Festival at St Albans will take place from 9th to 18th July 2009.
Interpretation.
Preliminary Recorded Round ( recording to be received by 23 March 2007)
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D BUXTEHUDE |
Prelude Fugue and Ciacona in C, BuxWV137 |
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L VIERNE |
Feux Follets and Toccata from Pièces de Fantaisie, Op. 53 Nos 4 and 6 |
Quarter-Final Round
(12 and 13 July 2007)
on the Collins organ at St Saviour's Church, St Albans
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D BUXTEHUDE |
Prelude and Fugue in D minor, BuxWV140 |
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N DE GRIGNY |
Récit de Tierce en taille (Domine Deus, Rex caelestis) from the Gloria, Premier Livre d'Orgue, Messe IV |
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J S BACH |
Chorale Prelude: Allein Gott in der Höh sei Ehr from the 18 Leipzig Chorales, BWV 664. |
on the Harrison and Harrison organ at St Albans Cathedral
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M REGER |
Improvisation (first movement) from Sonata No. 2, Op. 60 |
| and | |
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J LANGLAIS* |
La Cinquième trompette (No 5) from Cinq Meditations sur l'Apocalypse (Leduc) |
| *to be judged for the extra prize of €1000 donated by M Marie-Louise Langlais in memory of her late husband | |
Semi-Final Round
(16 and 17 July 2007)
on the Collins organ at St Saviour's Church, St Albans
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J STANLEY |
Voluntary in D minor Op 5 No 8 (Oxford University Press - facsimile edition) |
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D BUXTEHUDE |
Chorale prelude: Herr Christ der einig Gottes Sohn BuxWV192
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J S BACH |
Prelude and Fugue in G, BWV 550
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on the Mander organ at St Peter's Church, St Albans
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W A MOZART |
Fantasia in F minor K 608 |
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J BRAHMS |
Fugue in A flat minor |
| A HEILLER | Tanz-Toccata (Doblinger) |
Final Round (20 July 2007)
on the Harrison and Harrison organ at St Albans Cathedral
| Either | |
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J S BACH |
Fantasia and Fugue in G minor BWV 542 |
| or | |
| J S BACH | Prelude and Fugue in D major BWV 532 |
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and: OWN CHOICE |
a work or works composed between 1850 and 1970 |
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and: OWN CHOICE |
a work or works composed after 1970. |
The entire programme (including Bach) must not exceed 35 minutes duration and must not include any work played in an earlier round of the competition.
