Alfred Hollins [1865-1942]
1. Triumphal March
Edward Elgar [1857-1934]
2. Larghetto from the Serenade for Strings - arr. C. H. Trevor
3. 'Nimrod' (from EnigmaVariations) - arr. W.H. Harris
G. F. Handel [1685-1759]
4. March from Deidamia
5. Minuet from Alcina
6. March from Rinaldo
7. 'Lascia ch'io pianga' from Rinaldo
8. March from Scipio:
J.S. Bach [1685-1750]
9. Praeludium pro Organo pleno BWV 552i
10. Fuga a5 con pedale pro Organo pleno BWV 552ii
Franz Liszt [1811-1886]
11. 'Weinen, Klagen, Sorgen, Zagen'
Geoffrey Atkinson A Little Liturgical Suite based on Scottish folk melodies [b.1943]
12. (i) Prelude:
Bonnie Lass amongst the heather
13. (ii) Plea:
I'll bid my heart be still
14. (iii) Postlude:
The Trumpeter of Fyvie
Gustav Holst
15. 'Jupiter' theme from The Planets [1874-1934] - arr. Eric Thiman
William Walton [1902-1983]
16. Popular Song (from Façade) - arr. Robert Gower
17. Coronation March:
Orb and Sceptre - arr. Robert Gower (1.03 MB)

The first recording of the newly refurbished Norman & Beard concert organ in Edinburgh’s Usher Hall. In an eclectic selection of repertoire ranging from transcriptions of popular orchestral works to Liszt’s tortuous ‘Weinen, Klagen’, internationally acclaimed organist John Kitchen demonstrates the instrument’s sonic versatility and brilliance of tone. ‘Built in 1914, the monumental organ in the Usher Hall, Edinburgh has been restored to its former Edwardian glory. City Organist John Kitchen celebrates the aesthetic of that period. Three Handel marches are delivered in grand style, with irrepressible brio. Kitchen brings rhythmic swagger and élan to Hollins’ Triumphal March (complete with carillon), Walton’s Orb and Sceptre and Bach’s “St Anne” Prelude and Fugue. The great Edwardian, Elgar, is represented by the Larghetto from his Serenade for Strings, giving Kitchen the chance to demonstrate the organ’s quasi-orchestral strings before letting rip in the celebrated “Nimrod” from the Enigma Variations.’ – London Evening Standard, May 2004