An anthology of brilliant virtuoso works for the serious Organist, transcribed from the scores of some of the world's greatest masterpieces. 26 works, from large-scale Orchestral and Operatic works to intimate Piano favourites andsongs, have been expertly arranged for the accomplished Organist, offering substantial and significant repertoire as well as the chance to experience these great pieces in an exciting new context.
Editor Rollin Smith providesan informative introduction, with notes on the history of the pieces, which include Brahms' Hungarian Dance No.5 and three Danse Characteristiques from the ever-popular Nutcracker.
A triumphantcelebrationof the arts of transcription and arrangement.
- Abendlied Op.85 No.12 [Schumann, Robert]
- Angelus (Scenes Pittoresques) [Massenet, Jules]
- Arab Dance (The Nutcracker Suite Op.71a) [Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Ilyich]
- Bridal March (Lohengrin) [Wagner, Richard]
- Chaconne BWV 1004 [Bach, Johann Sebastian]
- Dance Of The Reed Flutes (The Nutcracker Suite Op.71a) [Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Ilyich]
- Dance Of The Sugar Plum Fairy (The Nutcracker Suite Op.71a) [Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Ilyich]
- Funeral March Of A Marionette [Gounod, Charles]
- Hallelujah Chorus (Messiah) [Handel, George Frideric]
- Hungarian Dance No.5 [Brahms, Johannes]
- Largo (Xerxes) [Handel, George Frideric]
- Largo E Spiccato Op.3 No.11 [Vivaldi, Antonio]
- Liebestod (Tristan Und Isolde Wwv.90) [Wagner, Richard]
- Pilgrims' Chorus (Tannhauser) [Wagner, Richard]
- Prelude (The Blessed Damozel) [Debussy, Claude]
- Prelude In E Minor Op.28 No.4 [Chopin, Frederic]
- Reve Angelique (Kamennoi-Ostrow) Op.10 No.22 [Rubinstein, Anton]
- Sicilienne BWV 1031 [Bach, Johann Sebastian]
- Sinfonia (Cantata No.29) [Bach, Johann Sebastian]
- Soeur Monique [Couperin, Francois]
- St. Francis Of Assisi Preaching To The Birds [Liszt, Franz]
- The Harmonious Blacksmith [Handel, George Frideric]
- The Nightingale And The Rose (Parysitis) [Saint-Saens, Camille]
- The Swan (Carnival Of The Animals) [Saint-Saens, Camille]
- Toccata (Edipe Et Jocaste) [Le Froid De Mereaux, Nicholas-Jean]
- William Tell Overture [Rossini, Gioacchino]
