℗ 2016 Delphian Records Ltd
| Released | April 22, 2016 |
| Duration | 1h 08m 24s |
| Record Label | Delphian Records |
| Catalogue No. | DCD34162 |
| Genre | Classical (Keyboard) |
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Sonata for Organ in G Major, Op. 28
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1.1
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I. Allegro maestoso
Edward Elgar; Benjamin Nicholas |
9:03 | |||
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1.2
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II. Allegretto
Edward Elgar; Benjamin Nicholas |
4:37 | |||
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1.3
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III. Andante espressivo
Edward Elgar; Benjamin Nicholas |
6:31 | |||
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1.4
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IV. Presto (comodo)
Edward Elgar; Benjamin Nicholas |
7:05 | |||
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Enigma Variations, Op. 36
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1.5
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Nimrod
Edward Elgar; Benjamin Nicholas |
3:56 | |||
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1.6
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Prelude to The Kingdom, Op. 51
Edward Elgar; Benjamin Nicholas |
9:43 | |||
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1.7
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Gavotte
Edward Elgar; Benjamin Nicholas |
5:50 | |||
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Vesper Voluntaries, Op. 14
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1.8
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Introduction: Adagio
Edward Elgar; Benjamin Nicholas |
1:33 | |||
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1.9
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I. Andante
Edward Elgar; Benjamin Nicholas |
1:20 | |||
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1.10
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II. Allegro
Edward Elgar; Benjamin Nicholas |
2:57 | |||
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1.11
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III. Andantino
Edward Elgar; Benjamin Nicholas |
2:42 | |||
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1.12
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IV. Allegretto piacevole
Edward Elgar; Benjamin Nicholas |
1:56 | |||
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1.13
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Intermezzo
Edward Elgar; Benjamin Nicholas |
0:44 | |||
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1.14
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V. Poco lento
Edward Elgar; Benjamin Nicholas |
2:03 | |||
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1.15
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VI. Moderato
Edward Elgar; Benjamin Nicholas |
1:57 | |||
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1.16
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VII. Allegretto pensoso
Edward Elgar; Benjamin Nicholas |
2:00 | |||
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1.17
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VIII. Poco allegro – Coda
Edward Elgar; Benjamin Nicholas |
4:27 | |||
The first recording of Merton’s new Dobson organ – a mixed recital spanning repertoire from Bach and Stanley to Dupré and Messiaen – was designed to demonstrate the instrument’s considerable versatility. But behind the contemporary sophistication of its construction and design, this is essentially an English Romantic organ with a big, warm-hearted personality, securely grounded in the aesthetic traditions of the late nineteenth century, and this second recording highlights those qualities in music by the composer who pre-eminently shares them: Edward Elgar.
Benjamin Nicholas, Merton’s Reed Rubin Organist and Director of Music, here proves himself a fine Elgarian and an inventive programmer, coupling Elgar’s two original major works for the organ with three transcriptions – including a first outing on record for the superb arrangement of the Prelude to The Kingdom made by Herbert Brewer, Elgar’s contemporary and the long-serving organist of Gloucester Cathedral.
48 kHz / 24-bit PCM – Delphian Records Studio Masters
| Track title | Peak (dB FS) | RMS (dB FS) | LUFS (integrated) | DR | |
Album average Range of values | -7.30 -23.03 to -0.20 | -26.48 -37.52 to -19.99 | -23.22 -35.70 to -15.10 | 11 8 to 16 | |
| 1 | I. Allegro maestoso | -0.20 | -20.91 | -17.2 | 12 |
| 2 | II. Allegretto | -7.33 | -28.59 | -26.2 | 14 |
| 3 | III. Andante espressivo | -2.81 | -26.30 | -21.4 | 13 |
| 4 | IV. Presto (comodo) | -0.34 | -20.59 | -17.1 | 12 |
| 5 | Nimrod | -0.20 | -20.30 | -15.1 | 12 |
| 6 | Prelude to The Kingdom, Op. 51 | -1.43 | -23.28 | -19.0 | 12 |
| 7 | Gavotte | -1.52 | -26.24 | -23.5 | 16 |
| 8 | Introduction: Adagio | -1.49 | -19.99 | -15.6 | 10 |
| 9 | I. Andante | -13.05 | -29.51 | -27.1 | 9 |
| 10 | II. Allegro | -8.53 | -24.87 | -21.8 | 10 |
| 11 | III. Andantino | -11.55 | -29.86 | -27.5 | 10 |
| 12 | IV. Allegretto piacevole | -12.15 | -30.16 | -27.9 | 10 |
| 13 | Intermezzo | -23.03 | -37.52 | -35.7 | 8 |
| 14 | V. Poco lento | -14.21 | -30.39 | -27.9 | 9 |
| 15 | VI. Moderato | -12.51 | -31.28 | -29.1 | 11 |
| 16 | VII. Allegretto pensoso | -12.06 | -28.45 | -25.7 | 10 |
| 17 | VIII. Poco allegro – Coda | -1.68 | -21.87 | -16.9 | 11 |