Kodály: Organ Works Iain Quinn

• Ernő Dohnányi (1882 - 1967): Fantasie in C Minor:
• 1 Dohnányi: Fantasie in C Minor 08:42
• Vítězslav Novák (1870 - 1949): Preludium na valašskou píseň:
• 2 Novák: Preludium na valašskou píseň 03:19
• Bedřich Antonín Wiedermann (1883 - 1951): Pastorale dorico:
• 3 Wiedermann: Pastorale dorico 06:16
• Zoltán Kodály (1882 - 1967): Epigrammák (Arr. for Organ by Gábor Trajtler):
• 4 Kodály: Epigrammák (Arr. for Organ by Gábor Trajtler): Epigram No. 1 01:26
• 5 Kodály: Epigrammák (Arr. for Organ by Gábor Trajtler): Epigram No. 2 01:23
• 6 Kodály: Epigrammák (Arr. for Organ by Gábor Trajtler): Epigram No. 3 01:15
• 7 Kodály: Epigrammák (Arr. for Organ by Gábor Trajtler): Epigram No. 4 01:40
• 8 Kodály: Epigrammák (Arr. for Organ by Gábor Trajtler): Epigram No. 5 00:50
• 9 Kodály: Epigrammák (Arr. for Organ by Gábor Trajtler): Epigram No. 6 01:38
• 10 Kodály: Epigrammák (Arr. for Organ by Gábor Trajtler): Epigram No. 7 02:28
• 11 Kodály: Epigrammák (Arr. for Organ by Gábor Trajtler): Epigram No. 8 03:50
• 12 Kodály: Epigrammák (Arr. for Organ by Gábor Trajtler): Epigram No. 9 01:59
• Praeludium in D-Flat Major:
• 13 Kodály: Praeludium in D-Flat Major 04:26
• Csendes mise "Organoedia ad missam lectam":
• 14 Kodály: Csendes mise "Organoedia ad missam lectam": Introitus 02:30
• 15 Kodály: Csendes mise "Organoedia ad missam lectam": Kyrie 02:06
• 16 Kodály: Csendes mise "Organoedia ad missam lectam": Gloria 03:06
• 17 Kodály: Csendes mise "Organoedia ad missam lectam": Credo 04:36
• 18 Kodály: Csendes mise "Organoedia ad missam lectam": Sanctus 02:34
• 19 Kodály: Csendes mise "Organoedia ad missam lectam": Benedictus 03:59
• 20 Kodály: Csendes mise "Organoedia ad missam lectam": Agnus Dei 04:33
• 21 Kodály: Csendes mise "Organoedia ad missam lectam": Ite missa est 02:27
• Milos Sokola (1913 - 1976): Passacaglia quasi toccata na téma B-A-C-H:
• 22 Sokola: Passacaglia quasi toccata na téma B-A-C-H 05:51
• Total Runtime 01:10:54

Info for Kodály: Organ Works

This album brings together Kodály’s complete organ music with the world premiere recording of Ernő Dohnányi’s only piece for organ, the eloquent Fantasie. Sokola’s intense and compelling Passacaglia holds a special place in the organ repertoire, Wiedermann’s Pastorale dorico was composed during the dark days of the Second World War, and Novák’s attractive Prelude is a study in subdued tonal contrasts. Zoltán Kodály’s organ works have a distinct musical language unlike any other composer, with the imposing Organoedia ad missam lectam being amongst his most important non-choral works from the post-war era, and Epigrams, originally for voice and piano, heard here in a transcription by Gábor Trajtler.

Iain Quinn, organ

Born in Cardiff, Wales, in 1973, Iain Quinn enjoys a distinguished career as an organist, choral director and composer. With an extensive repertoire, he has won critical praise for his performances of both standard and contemporary works, in addition to his research and performance of rare and unpublished repertoire. His compositions are heard in churches and concert halls around the world.

Iain Quinn began his musical training as a chorister at Llandaff Cathedral. After initial studies of the piano and trumpet at the Welsh College of Music and Drama he concentrated on the organ. His organ teachers in the UK were Robert Court and Nicolas Kynaston. In 1994 he moved to the USA to pursue advanced study at The Juilliard School, New York and later The Hartt School, University of Hartford (Bachelor of Music degree summa cum laude ) and the Institute of Sacred Music, Yale University (Master of Music). His principal teachers during this time were John Weaver, Larry Allen, Thomas Murray, William Porter (improvisation) and Nathan Williamson (composition). He holds the diploma of Fellow of the Royal Schools of Music, with distiction, and is a Fellow of the Royal College of Organists.

As a student he was appointed Director of Music at St. Michael’s Theological College, Llandaff and at 14 became the youngest person ever to hold the post. He later joined the faculty of the Blackheath Conservatoire, London. After moving to the USA in 1994, he became Director of Music at the historic Church of the Intercession, New York and later the Church of the Holy Name (RC), New York City. From 1998-2005, he served as Director of Music at Trinity Episcopal Church, Hartford, Connecticut, where he also founded the Trinity Choristers. He also served as director for the Royal School of Church Music Summer Course in New England and as a National Examiner for the RSCM. From 2005-2010 he was Director of Cathedral Music and Organist at the Cathedral Church of St. John, Albuquerque, New Mexico. In addition to his liturgical responsibilities, which involved the direction of works from the 12th Century to contemporary works written for the choir, he also directed an annual series of concerts of major works for choir and orchestra. During his tenure the Cathedral also established Cathedral Commissions, an innovative scheme to promote the composition of new choral works for the Cathedral Choir.

As a researcher his lectures and performances on the music of Samuel Barber, Franz Liszt, Russian organ music and English organ music of the Victorian era, have resulted in invitations from numerous universities. He has delivered papers at conferences of the American Musicological Society, British Institute of Organ Studies-Oxford University, College Music Society, Society for Musicology in Ireland, and the Royal Musical Association. He has also served on the faculty of the Sewanee Church Music Conference, the oldest church music conference of the Episcopal Church, and has performed and delivered papers for chapters and conventions of the American Guild of Organists throughout the USA. His edition of the three previously unpublished organ works of Samuel Barber was published by G. Schirmer in 2010.

His recordings include The Great Organ of Methuen, (Raven Recordings), The Organ Works of Amaral Vieira (Paulus Records), Eppur si muove by Robert Simpson (Hyperion Records), The Organ Works of Carl Czerny (Paulus Records) The Tsar of Instruments (Chandos Records), The Cathedral Organ, Cathedral of St. John, Albuquerque (Raven CD), Czech music from Norwich Cathedral (Chandos Records), Variations on America (Chandos Records), Missa Orbis Factor and Missa Omnes Sancti, Choir of the Cathedral of St. John, Albuquerque (Raven CD). His most recent recording is of Nordic organ music, recorded for Chandos at Coventry Cathedral.

Several composers have written works dedicated to him, including Leslie Howard, Wilfred Josephs, Askell Masson, Leonard Salzedo and Amaral Vieira. He has recently premiered new choral works by Judith Bingham, Stephen Paulus and Anthony Piccolo and conducted premieres of works by David Briggs and Tarik O'Regan.

As a composer he has written works for choir and organ which have been performed around the world. His organ work Continuum, has been widely played and recorded, including performances at Notre Dame, Paris, the first Annual Festival of New Organ Music, London and later the Festival of Contemporary Church Music, London. His choral works have include commissions and first performances with the choirs of the University of New Mexico; St. Mary the Virgin, New York City; University of the South, Sewanee, Tennessee; St. Luke in the Fields, New York City; The Compline Choir, St. Mark’s Cathedral, Seattle. In 2007 he was commissioned to write a setting of the Magnificat and Nunc dimittis for the 2007 conference of the Vergers Guild of the Episcopal Church, and in 2008 several of his choral works received UK premieres by the choirs of Gonville & Caius and Trinity College, Cambridge University, under the direction of Geoffrey Webber and Stephen Layton respectively. In 2009 his Missa Brevis was premiered at St. Luke in the Fields, NYC, Cradle Song (SATB) by the Vancouver Chamber Choir and Te lucis ante terminum by the choir of Wells Cathedral. 2009 also saw regional premieres of his works by the University Choir, Harvard University and the choir of Westminster Cathedral. Most recently his Mass for choir and organ and Regina Caeli (SATB) were premiered by the choirs of St. Luke in the Fields and St. Mary the Virgin, New York City, respectively and a setting of Christus est Stella Matutina for the choir of the College of St. Hild and St. Bede, Durham University.

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