The Argo Organ Recordings: Simon Preston at Westminster Abbey

Album by Johann Sebastian Bach & Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart & William Walton & Jeremiah Clarke & George Frideric Handel & Edward Elgar & Louis Vierne & Richard Wagner & Alexandre Guilmant & Robert Schumann & Sigfrid Karg‐Elert & Charles‐Marie Widor & Simon Preston

The Argo Organ Recordings: Simon Preston at Westminster Abbey is a compilation album featuring organist Simon Preston's performances, released in 2017. The album showcases Preston's interpretations of works by J.S. Bach, Mozart, and other composers, highlighting his technical skill and the rich acoustics of Westminster Abbey.

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Disc 1

  1. 1.
    Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, BWV 645
    5:06
  2. 2.
    Wo soll ich fliehen hin, BWV 646
    2:09
  3. 3.
    Wer nur den lieben Gott läßt walten, BWV 647
    3:43
  4. 4.
    Meine Seele erhebet den Herren, BWV 648
    2:42
  5. 5.
    Ach bleib bei uns, Herr Jesu Christ, BWV 649
    3:44
  6. 6.
    Kommst du nun, Jesu, vom Himmel herunter, BWV 650
    3:43
  7. 7.
    Orgelstück (Fantasia) in F minor, KV 608
    11:36
  8. 8.
    Adagio and Allegro in F minor, KV 594
    10:01

Disc 2

  1. 2.
    Crown Imperial: A Coronation March
    9:19
  2. 3.
    The Prince of Denmark's March
    1:25
  3. 4.
    Dead March (from Saul, HWV 53)
    4:48
  4. 5.
    Trumpet Tune
    1:18
  5. 6.
    Imperial March, op. 32
    5:16
  6. 7.
    Final (from Symphony no. 1 in D minor, op. 14 for Organ)
    6:09
  7. 8.
    Pilgrims' Chorus (from Tannhäuser)
    5:55
  8. 9.
    March on a Theme of Handel, op. 15
    6:10
  9. 10.
    Study no. 5 (from Six Studies for Pedal Piano, op. 56)
    2:58
  10. 11.
    Marche Triomphale: Nun danket alle Gott, op. 65
    3:35
  11. 12.
    Toccata (Allegro) (from Symphony no. 5 in F minor, op. 42 no. 1 for Organ)
    5:37

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