Master Tallis' Testament - Herbert Howells 

Benjamin Chewter, organ
recorded live from a recital at Westminster Cathedral, London, in September 2006

Master Tallis' Testament - Herbert Howells (1892-1983)

Louis Vierne: Symphonie III in F sharp minor - Allegro maestoso

recorded live in a recital at Lincoln Cathedral, March 2009
Benjamin Chewter, organ

Vierne - Symphonie III In F Sharp Minor - Allegro Maestoso

On your lunch break? Need something to give your brain a breather? This is just the thing - here's the first in a series of micro concerts:

Mozart - Adagio in C for Glass Harmonica

Bach - Trio Sonata No 1 in E flat
i) (Moderato)
ii) Adagio
iii) Allegro

Recorded on the organ of the Metropolitan Tabernacle Baptist Church, London (www.metropolitantabernacle.org)

(Curated and played by Benjamin Chewter)

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Podcast: Micro Concert 1 - Mozart & Bach

In need of a little brain diversion? Here goes:

About the music
Felix Mendelssohn - Prelude and Fugue in G Op.37 No.2 04:07
Giacomo Meyerbeer - Coronation March from 'Le Prophète' (arr. WT Best)

Recorded on the organ of the Metropolitan Tabernacle Baptist Church, London (https://www.metropolitantabernacle.org) 

Organ spec: https://metropolitantabernacle.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Tab-organ-specification-1.pdf

(Curated and played by Benjamin Chewter)

Podcast: Micro Concert 2 - Mendelssohn & Meyerbeer

A little 15-minute holiday for the brain:

About the music
Ludwig van Beethoven - Adagio (Suite for Mechanical Organ)
Camille Saint-Saens - Bénédiction nuptiale Op 9 (1859)

Recorded on the organ of the Metropolitan Tabernacle Baptist Church, London (https://www.metropolitantabernacle.org) 

Organ spec: https://bit.ly/3HNbEco

(Curated and played by Benjamin Chewter)

Podcast: Micro Concert 3 - Beethoven & Saint-Saens

A little diversion...

About the music
Thomas Tomkins - Verse
W.A. Mozart - Fantasia in F minor K.608

Recorded on the organ of the Metropolitan Tabernacle Baptist Church, London (https://www.metropolitantabernacle.org) 

Organ details: https://bit.ly/3HNbEco

(Curated and played by Benjamin Chewter)

Podcast: Micro Concert 4 (Tomkins & Mozart)

...and we're back..

Two pieces that couldn't be more different - three of Haydn's chirpy little Musical Clock Pieces and the lush Benedictus by Max Reger.

Franz-Josef Haydn: Three Pieces for Musical Clock
i) Marche
ii) Menuet
iii) Vivace ('Der Kaffeeklatsch')

Max Reger: Benedictus Op. 59 No. 9

Recorded on the organ of the Metropolitan Tabernacle Baptist Church, London (https://www.metropolitantabernacle.org) 

Organ details: https://bit.ly/3HNbEco

(Curated and played by Benjamin Chewter)

Podcast: Micro Concert 6 - Haydn & Reger

J.S. Bach: O Mensch bewein dein Sunde gross BWV 622

Olivier Messiaen: Le banquet celeste

Recorded on the organ of the Metropolitan Tabernacle Baptist Church, London  (www.metropolitantabernacle.org)

(Curated and played by Benjamin Chewter)

Podcast: Micro Concert 7 - Bach & Messiaen

Psalm Prelude No. 1 Set 1 - Herbert Howells (based on Psalm 34 verse 6: 'This poor man cried, and the Lord heard him and saved him out of all his troubles')

Recorded live at a World War One Commemoration Concert in Chester Cathedral, Saturday 17th May 2014.

Benjamin Chewter, organ

Psalm Prelude No. 1 Set 1 - Herbert Howells

Lo He Comes

Messiaen - Apparition de l'Eglise eternelle

Played by Benjamin Chewter live at a Chester Cathedral Choir concert, July 2012.

Recorded at St Sernin, Toulouse (Grande Orgue, Cavaille-Coll)

Console assistant: Laurence Lyndon-Jones

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