A deeply moving performance, Ben - just exquisite: bravo! I like the Novello edition notes that accompany the piece: "Completed in London on September 29, 1938, the first Psalm-Prelude of the second set is inscribed 'For John Dykes Bower', who was then organist of St Paul's Cathedral. The piece is a commentary on 'De profundis clamvi ad te, Domine' (Psalm 130, verse 1: Out of the depths have I cried unto thee, O Lord), a 'Lento deolente; in D minor which achieves its metric freedom by a constant alternation of five-eight, six-eight and three-eight measures. The opening phrase in contrary motion seems to combine both the Psalmist's depths and pleading. Extension and development of this theme fades to admit a second strain, 'un poco piu-mosso' in an ambivalent A minor/major which goads the music to a climax which is the double fortissimo return of the initial theme in contrary harmonic motion. This gradually leads to its final return, 'piu lento, assai tranquillo' to initiate a quiet coda in D major, ending 'molto lento' and double pianissimo." Such a perfect example of the greatest of 20th century Anglican organ music!
love the diminuendo in the pedal at 6.00 a most demanding work played with great professionalism.
A deeply moving performance, Ben - just exquisite: bravo! I like the Novello edition notes that accompany the piece: "Completed in London on September 29, 1938, the first Psalm-Prelude of the second set is inscribed 'For John Dykes Bower', who was then organist of St Paul's Cathedral. The piece is a commentary on 'De profundis clamvi ad te, Domine' (Psalm 130, verse 1: Out of the depths have I cried unto thee, O Lord), a 'Lento deolente; in D minor which achieves its metric freedom by a constant alternation of five-eight, six-eight and three-eight measures. The opening phrase in contrary motion seems to combine both the Psalmist's depths and pleading. Extension and development of this theme fades to admit a second strain, 'un poco piu-mosso' in an ambivalent A minor/major which goads the music to a climax which is the double fortissimo return of the initial theme in contrary harmonic motion. This gradually leads to its final return, 'piu lento, assai tranquillo' to initiate a quiet coda in D major, ending 'molto lento' and double pianissimo."
Such a perfect example of the greatest of 20th century Anglican organ music!