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Carson Cooman is many things musical – organist and Composer in Residence at the Memorial Church, Harvard University; writer, critic and consultant, concert organist, and above all a highly prolific composer of music in a wide variety of genres, from orchestral to song.
His organ compositions come in many styles, from those inspired by the Renaissance, to liturgical models, to more gritty and substantial pieces such as his organ symphonies and preludes and fugues. The music on this album is very suitable for both concert and church performance and is at the ‘traditional, tonal’ end of the Cooman spectrum: works of intense beauty and wide appeal.
Erik Simmons is a fine organist, making his fourth Cooman organ album for Divine Art. He is playing the organ of the Church of St. Peter & Paul in Weissenau, Germany (built 1787) in a live performance recorded through the Hauptwerk system.
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Carson Cooman:
- Haec Aeterna (4:39)
- Festive Processional (3:20)
- Arioso (3:05)
- Pavane for a Duchess at St. Andrew’s (6:03)
- Planctus IV (3:10)
- I. Two Elegiac Pieces − I. Moderato rubato (3:01)
- II. Two Elegiac Pieces − II. Moltissimo lento tranquillo (2:40)
- Prelude in Copper (3:31)
- Chorale semplice in memoriam James Pressler (2:33)
- Folk Prelude on “Azmon” (2:35)
- Aria quasi una ciacona (4:36)
- Partita semplice (6:14)
- Three Enigmas − I. Quarter note = 63 (1:54)
- Three Enigmas − II. Half note = 50 (2:21)
- Three Enigmas − III. Eighth note = 80 (1:44)
- Prelude on “Dix” (3:58)
- Hymnus (3:41)
- Diptych − I. Aria Serena (3:21)
- Diptych − II. Rondo Festivo (3:33)
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Haec Aeterna (4:39)
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Festive Processional (3:20)
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Arioso (3:05)
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Pavane for a Duchess at St. Andrew's (6:03)
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Planctus IV (3:10)
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I. Two Elegiac Pieces − I. Moderato rubato (3:01)
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II. Two Elegiac Pieces − II. Moltissimo lento tranquillo (2:40)
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Prelude in Copper (3:31)
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Chorale semplice in memoriam James Pressler (2:33)
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Folk Prelude on "Azmon" (2:35)
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Aria quasi una ciacona (4:36)
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Partita semplice (6:14)
13
Three Enigmas − I. Quarter note = 63 (1:54)
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Three Enigmas − II. Half note = 50 (2:21)
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Three Enigmas − III. Eighth note = 80 (1:44)
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Prelude on "Dix" (3:58)
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Hymnus (3:41)
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Diptych − I. Aria Serena (3:21)
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Diptych − II. Rondo Festivo (3:33)