Worgan / Roberts- Worgan: Complete Organ Music
The organist and harpsichordist John Worgan (1724-90) was one of the most highly respected musicians in the London of his day: Handel admired his playing, and Burney described him as 'very masterly and learned'. Worgan was the organist of Vauxhall Gardens and of a number of London churches and naturally composed for his own instruments. Most of his music is lost, but his fifth son, James Worgan, also a musician, had fifteen of his father's organ pieces published after his death. Here they are performed on the organ of St Botolph's without Aldgate (perhaps England's oldest surviving church organ), where Worgan himself was organist from 1753 until his demise - the perfect vehicle for this quirky but proud music.
Tracklist:
- Organ Piece No. 8 In G Major: I. Andante Maestoso
- Organ Piece No. 8 In G Major: II. Fugato: Allegro
- Organ Piece No. 4 In B-Flat Major
- Organ Piece No. 5 In G Minor
- Organ Piece No. 10 In F Major
- Organ Piece No. 11 In C Major: I. Andante
- Organ Piece No. 11 In C Major: II. Allegro
- Organ Piece No. 13 In G Major: I. Andante E Cantabile
- Organ Piece No. 13 In G Major: II. Allegro Non Tanto
- Organ Piece No. 1 In A Major
- Organ Piece No. 6 In C Minor: I. [Adagio]
- Organ Piece No. 6 In C Minor: II. [Allegro]
- Organ Piece No. 9 In C Major: I. Adagio
- Organ Piece No. 9 In C Major: II. Allegretto
- Organ Piece No. 7 In F Major: I. Siciliano: Andante Moderato
- Organ Piece No. 7 In F Major: II. Vivace Ma Non Allegro
- Organ Piece No. 12 In D Minor: I. Andante
- Organ Piece No. 12 In D Minor: II. Allegro Non Tanto
- Organ Piece No. 3 In F Major
- Organ Piece No. 14 In C Major: I. Andante Poco Larghetto
- Organ Piece No. 14 In C Major: II. Allegrissimo
- Organ Piece No. 15 In A Major: I. Aria Poco Andante
- Organ Piece No. 15 In A Major: II. Allegro
- Organ Piece No. 2 In F Major
The organist and harpsichordist John Worgan (1724-90) was one of the most highly respected musicians in the London of his day: Handel admired his playing, and Burney described him as 'very masterly and learned'. Worgan was the organist of Vauxhall Gardens and of a number of London churches and naturally composed for his own instruments. Most of his music is lost, but his fifth son, James Worgan, also a musician, had fifteen of his father's organ pieces published after his death. Here they are performed on the organ of St Botolph's without Aldgate (perhaps England's oldest surviving church organ), where Worgan himself was organist from 1753 until his demise - the perfect vehicle for this quirky but proud music.
Tracklist:
- Organ Piece No. 8 In G Major: I. Andante Maestoso
- Organ Piece No. 8 In G Major: II. Fugato: Allegro
- Organ Piece No. 4 In B-Flat Major
- Organ Piece No. 5 In G Minor
- Organ Piece No. 10 In F Major
- Organ Piece No. 11 In C Major: I. Andante
- Organ Piece No. 11 In C Major: II. Allegro
- Organ Piece No. 13 In G Major: I. Andante E Cantabile
- Organ Piece No. 13 In G Major: II. Allegro Non Tanto
- Organ Piece No. 1 In A Major
- Organ Piece No. 6 In C Minor: I. [Adagio]
- Organ Piece No. 6 In C Minor: II. [Allegro]
- Organ Piece No. 9 In C Major: I. Adagio
- Organ Piece No. 9 In C Major: II. Allegretto
- Organ Piece No. 7 In F Major: I. Siciliano: Andante Moderato
- Organ Piece No. 7 In F Major: II. Vivace Ma Non Allegro
- Organ Piece No. 12 In D Minor: I. Andante
- Organ Piece No. 12 In D Minor: II. Allegro Non Tanto
- Organ Piece No. 3 In F Major
- Organ Piece No. 14 In C Major: I. Andante Poco Larghetto
- Organ Piece No. 14 In C Major: II. Allegrissimo
- Organ Piece No. 15 In A Major: I. Aria Poco Andante
- Organ Piece No. 15 In A Major: II. Allegro
- Organ Piece No. 2 In F Major