Vincent Persichetti's organ music holds an important place in 20th-century repertoire. Steeped in tradition and yet open to the currents of modernity, he developed a thoroughly distinctive musical language. The selections from his Hymns and Responses for the Church Year, Op. 68explore traditional form with a refreshing harmonic palette, while the Dryden Liturgical Suite contrasts meditative elements with virtuoso bravura. Persichetti's most extensive organ piece, the Auden Variations, is supremely contrapuntal and accomplished, whereas the Sonata for Organ, though convention-ally structured, daringly explores free tonality.

Tracklist:

Hymns And Responses For The Church Year, Op. 68, Vol. 1 (Version For Organ) [Excerpts]: No. 4, Foundations
Dryden Liturgical Suite, Op. 144: I. Prelude
Dryden Liturgical Suite, Op. 144: II. Response
Dryden Liturgical Suite, Op. 144: III. Psalm
Dryden Liturgical Suite, Op. 144: IV. Prayer
Dryden Liturgical Suite, Op. 144: V. Toccata
Hymns And Responses For The Church Year, Op. 68, Vol. 1 (Version For Organ) [Excerpts]: No. 13, Prince
Drop, Drop Slow Tears, Op. 104
Hymns And Responses For The Church Year, Op. 68, Vol. 1 (Version For Organ) [Excerpts]: No. 1, Primal
Auden Variations, Op. 136: Chorale. Semplice
Auden Variations, Op. 136: Var. 1, A Bene Placido
Auden Variations, Op. 136: Var. 2, Affabile
Auden Variations, Op. 136: Var. 3, Comodo
Auden Variations, Op. 136: Var. 4, Ben Articolato
Auden Variations, Op. 136: Var. 5, Sostenuto
Auden Variations, Op. 136: Var. 6, Gentile
Auden Variations, Op. 136: Var. 7, Ben Proclamato
Auden Variations, Op. 136: Var. 8, Cantilena
Auden Variations, Op. 136: Var. 9, Tranquillo
Auden Variations, Op. 136: Var. 10, Serioso
Auden Variations, Op. 136: Var. 11, Rigoroso
Auden Variations, Op. 136: Var. 12, Con Agilità
Auden Variations, Op. 136: Var. 13, Risoluto
Sonata For Organ, Op. 86: I. Andante - Allegro
Sonata For Organ, Op. 86: II. Larghetto
Sonata For Organ, Op. 86: III. Vivace

UPC: 636943988725
Label: Naxos American
Release Date: 12.3.21
Format: CD

Persichetti / Quinn - Organ Works (CD)