Kelvingrove Recitals

Simon can often be heard playing at the Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum in Glasgow, in the daily recital series (Monday-Saturday at 1pm, Sunday at 3pm) on the wonderful 1901 Lewis organ. The entertaining repertoire customarily heard in this series is of the 'town hall' variety, and Simon's programmes are archived below:

2nd April, 2012:
  • Arthur Bliss (1891-1975) arr. Robert Gower March from ‘Things to Come’
  • Hartwell Jones arr. Orlando A. Mansfield The Refuge of the Soul (1892)
  • Niccolò Paganini (1782-1840) arr. Enrico Bossi Moto Perpetuo
  • William Sterndale Bennett (1816-75) arr. Charles Steggall Barcarolle (from the Fourth Concerto)
  • Charles Marie Widor (1844-1937) Marche Pontificale (from 1st Symphony)
10th November, 2011:
  • Heathcote Statham (1889-1973) March
  • Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741) arr. Sandro Carnelos Autumn (from The Four Seasons)
    • i. Allegro
    • ii. Adagio molto
    • iii. Allegro
  • Frederick Bridge (1844-1924) A Reverie by the River Deveron: “Calm and Cloud”
  • Samuel Coleridge-Taylor (1875-1912) arr. A. Eaglefield Hull Two Impromptus:
    • i. Allegro Moderato
    • ii. Andantino
  • Marcel Dupré (1886-1971) Final (from 7 Pieces, Op. 27)
29th September, 2011:
  • Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) arr. C.W. Pearce ‘Alleluia to the Father’ from ‘The Mount of Olives’
  • Andrew Carter (b. 1939) Trumpet Tune
  • Edward MacDowell (1860-1908) arr. C.P.Scott Pastorale (“To a Wild Rose”)
  • Edward MacDowell arr. C. Charlton Palmer A Sea Song
  • G. F. Handel (1685-1759) arr. W.T. Best Organ Concerto in D major
    • i. Allegro
    • ii. Andante con moto
    • iii. Fuga: allegro
21st June, 2011:
  • G.F. Handel (1685-1759) arr. anon. 18th Century Second Overture in Solomon (Sinfonia: ‘The Arrival of the Queen of Sheba’)
  • Dieterich Buxtehude (1637-1707) ‘Jig’ Fugue in C, BuxWV174
  • Josef Rheinberger (1839-1901) Sonata No 14 in C, Op.165:
    • i. Präludium
    • ii. Idylle
    • iii. Toccata
6th June, 2011:
  • Ralph Kinder (1876-1952) Toccata
  • John Stanley (1712-86) Voluntary in C, Op. 5, No 1
  • Richard Wagner (1813-83) arr. W.J. Westbrook March from ‘Rienzi’
  • Anton Rubenstein (1830-94) arr. W. Faulkes Romance, Op. 44, No 1
  • Eugène Reuchsel (1900-88) From ‘Bouquet de France’:
    • i. La Fille aux Oranges
    • ii. Là-haut sur la Montagne
    • iii. V’là la Saint-Martin
27th April, 2011:
  • Lynwood Farnam (1885-1930) Toccata on ‘O Filii et Filiæ’
  • Charles-Marie Widor (1844-1937) ‘Contes d’Avril’ (Marche Nuptiale)
  • Peter Warlock (1894-1930) arr. Stanley Roper Andante Tranquillo (‘Pieds-en l’air’) from the Capriol Suite
  • Sir Arthur Bliss (1891-1975) arr. Basil Ramsey T hree Royal Fanfares:
    • i. The Sovereign’s Fanfare
    • ii. Fanfare for the Bride
    • iii. A Wedding Fanfare
  • Sir William Walton (1902-1983) arr. Herbert Murrill Coronation March: Crown Imperial
6th April, 2011:
  • William Hoyte (1844-1917) Minuet and Trio
  • Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741) arr. anon 18th Century Concerto in G
    • i.    Allegro
    • ii.    Adagio
    • iii.    Allegro   
  • Dudley Buck (1839-1909) Rondo-Caprice
  • Andrea Tinazzoli (?Venice, 18th Century) Allegro e Spiritoso
  • Edouard Batiste (1820-76) Postlude in E flat
20th March, 2011:
  • G.F. Handel (1685-1759) March from ‘Judas Maccabeus’
  • J.S. Bach (1685-1750) Toccata, Adagio & Fugue in C, BWV564
  • W.A. Mozart (1756-91) tr. J. Wodehouse Adagio from 44th Symphony (sic)
  • Powell Weaver (1890-1951) The Squirrel
  • Edgar Barratt arr. A. Eaglefield Hull (1877-1928) Coronach (A Highland Lament)
  • Théodore Dubois (1837-1924) Toccata
24th February, 2011:
  • J.S. Bach (1685-1750) Prelude & Fugue in G, BWV541
  • Reginald Goss-Custard (1877-1956) Chelsea Fayre
  • Giovanni Morandi (1777-1856) Offertorio in E flat
  • Albert Ketèlby (1875-1959) arr. Gatty Sellars Devotion (Melodie Passionnée)
  • Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (1809-47) Allegro assai vivace (Finale from Sonata Nº1)
23rd January, 2011:
  • Gatty Sellars (1887-?) Ouverture Fantastique
  • J.S. Bach (1685-1750) Prelude in E flat, BWV552/i
  • Giovanni Morandi (1777-1856) Elevazione (Andante in G)
  • Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (1809-47) Sonata Nº4:
    • i. Allegro con brio
    • ii. Andante religioso
    • iii. Allegretto
    • iv. Allegro maestoso e vivace
  • Charles-Marie Widor (1844-1937) Scherzo and Final (from Symphony Nº2)
20th January, 2011:
  • Herbert Murrill (1909-52) Carillon
  • Marc-Antoine Charpentier (c.1634-1704) arr. Bryan Hesford Te Deum Prelude
  • Albert Ketèlby (1875-1959) Sanctuary of the Heart
  • George Frederick Handel (1685-1759) arr. anon. 18th Century Overture in Samson:
    • i. [Adagio]
    • ii. Allegro
    • iii. Minuet
  • Pietro Yon (1886-1943) Humoresque: “L’Organo Primitivo”
  • Egil Hovland (b.1924) Toccata: Nu la oss takke Gud (Now thank we all our God)
13th January, 2011:
  • Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy (1809-47) arr. W.T. Best War March of the Priests (from 'Athalie')
  • Matthew Locke (1621?-77) arr. Simon Nieminski Movements from 'The Tempest':
    • i. Dance of Fantastick Spirits: ('The Fantastick' ~ Corant)
    • ii. Dance of Winds (Gavott)
    • iii. The Fourth Act Tune (A Martial Jigge)
  • Edvard Grieg (1843-1907) arr. P.J. Mansfield Ich liebe dich (“I love thee”)
  • William Wolstenholme (1865-1931) Rondino in D flat
  • Eugène Reuchsel (1900-88) From 'Promenades en Provence':
    • i. Tambourinaires sur la place des Vieux Salins (Drummers in the Place des Vieux Salins)
    • ii. Nuages ensoleillées sur le Cap Nègre (Sunlit clouds on Cap Nègre)
8th December, 2010:
  • Charles Joseph Frost (1848-1918) “Hark the Herald Angels Sing” with Introduction and Variations
  • J.S. Bach (1685-1750) Three Christmas chorale preludes:
    • i. Vom Himmel hoch, da komm ich her, BWV606
    • ii. Gottes Sohn ist kommen, BWV600
    • iii. In dulci jubilo, BWV729
  • Jacques Marie Beauvarlet-Charpentier (1766-1824) Noël: “Ah! Ma voisine êtes vous fachée”
  • Eugène Reuchsel (1900-88) Douce Merveille (Noël Strasbourgeois de 1697, from ‘Bouquet de France’)
  • Garth Edmundson (1900-71) Vom Himmel Hoch (Toccata-Prelude)
3rd December, 2010:
  • Jacques-Nicolas Lemmens (1823–1881) Fanfare
  • Percy Fletcher (1879-1932) Matinale
  • Franz Liszt (1811-86) arr. W.J. Westbrook Canzonetta del Salvator Rosa (from ‘Années de Pélerinage’)
  • Franz Schubert (1797-1828) arr. W.J. Westbrook Ave Maria
  • Léon Boëllmann (1862-1897) Suite Gothique, Op. 25
    • i. Introduction-Chorale
    • ii. Menuet Gothique
    • iii. Prière à Notre Dame
    • iv. Toccata
1st December, 2010:
  • W.A. Mozart (1756-91) arr. E.J. Hopkins Motet: Deus tibi laus et honor
  • William Wolstenholme (1865-1931)
    • i. The Question
    • ii. The Answer
  • Polibio Fumagalli (1830-1900) Capriccio (“The Hunt”)
  • J.S. Bach (1685-1750) Wachet auf! ruft uns die stimme (BWV645)
  • Alfred Louis James Lefébure-Wely (1817-70) Verset in F
  • Henri Mulet (1878-1967) Carillon-Sortie
8th November, 2010:
  • J.S. Bach (1685-1750) arr. Franz Liszt Ich hatte viel Bekümmernis
  • Henry Purcell (1659-95) arr. W.T. Best Trumpet Tune and Air
  • W.A. Mozart (1756-91) arr. Reginald Goss-Custard Minuetto and Allegro (from the First Sonatina)
  • Felix Mendelssohn (1809-47) Sonata No 5:
    • i. Andante
    • ii. Andante con moto
    • iii. Allegro
  • Bernard Johnson (1868-1935) Pavane in A
  • Marcel Dupré (1886-1971) Placare Christe Servulis (from Tombeau de Titelouze)
2nd November, 2010:
  • Joseph Ascher (1829-69) arr. W.J. Westbrook Fanfare
  • Jean-Philippe Rameau (1683-1764) arr. W.T. Best Rigadaun (from ‘Dardanus’)
  • Alexandre Guilmant (1837-1911) March on Handel’s ‘Lift up your heads’
  • Set by Henry Coleman (1888-1965) Londonderry Air (Farewell to Cucullain)
  • Isaac Albeniz (1860-1909) arr. Reginald Goss-Custard Tango
  • Charles-Marie Widor (1844-1937) Final (from Symphony Nº6)
11th October, 2010:
  • Franz Schubert (1797-1828) arr. W.T. Best Marche Militaire in D
  • Sir Edward Elgar (1857-1934) arr. C.J. Grey Salut d’Amour
  • Louis James Alfred Lefébure-Wely (1817-1869) March in C
  • Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) arr. W.T. Best Adagio from Piano Sonata Nº 14 in C# minor, ‘Moonlight’
  • Gordon Balch Nevin (1892-1943) Will o’ the Wisp
  • Alexandre Guilmant (1837-1911) Grand Chœur in D ‘Alla Handel’, Op. 18
3rd August, 2010:
  • John Weaver (b. 1937) Toccata
  • George Frederick Handel (1685-1759) arr. E. Power Biggs Suite: Music for the Royal Fireworks
    • i. Overture
    • ii. The Rejoicing
    • iii. The Peace
    • iv. Bourrée
    • v. Minuet Finale
  • Fryderyk Franciszek Chopin (1810-49) arr. William Faulkes Nocturne in E flat, Op. 9, Nº2
  • Fryderyk Franciszek Chopin arr. W.T. Best Polonaise in A, Op. 40, Nº1
  • Eugene Thayer (1838-89) Variations on “Auld Lang Syne” Op 30