CD Recordings
John Hosking organ
Olivia Hunt soprano
Xander Croft violin
Bethan Griffiths harp
Prelude and Fugue in C major BWV 547 - J.S. Bach
Introduction and Passacaglia in A minor - C.S. Lang
Variations sur un Noel Bourguignon - Andre Fleury
Ave Maria - Leon Boellmann
Ave verum corpus - Leon Boellmann
Toccata in F# minor - John Hosking
In the halls of our patronage - John Hosking
Toccata for solo harp - Guillaume Connesson
Pie Jesu - Lili Boulanger
Symphonic Chorale: Nun ruhen alle Walder - Karg-Elert
Toccata (Symphonie no. 2) - Marcel Dupre
Willowhayne Records in conjunction with Naxos Global Logistics
http://www.willowhaynerecords.com/Albums/AlbumDetails/Willowhayne-Records/St-Asaph-Experience
Olivia Hunt soprano
Xander Croft violin
Bethan Griffiths harp
Prelude and Fugue in C major BWV 547 - J.S. Bach
Introduction and Passacaglia in A minor - C.S. Lang
Variations sur un Noel Bourguignon - Andre Fleury
Ave Maria - Leon Boellmann
Ave verum corpus - Leon Boellmann
Toccata in F# minor - John Hosking
In the halls of our patronage - John Hosking
Toccata for solo harp - Guillaume Connesson
Pie Jesu - Lili Boulanger
Symphonic Chorale: Nun ruhen alle Walder - Karg-Elert
Toccata (Symphonie no. 2) - Marcel Dupre
Willowhayne Records in conjunction with Naxos Global Logistics
http://www.willowhaynerecords.com/Albums/AlbumDetails/Willowhayne-Records/St-Asaph-Experience
[1] If music be the food of love – Henry Purcell
[2] Dido’s Lament – Henry Purcell
[3] Quam dulcis – Isabella Leonarda
[4] Ye sacred muses – William Byrd
[5] Hor ch'è tempo di dormire – Tarquinio Merula
[6] Capriccio cromatico – Tarquinio Merula
[7] The Willow Song - Anon
[8] Come again – John Dowland
[9] Batalla del 5. Tono – Antonio Martín y Coll
[10] When love’s soft passion – Johann Pepusch
[11] Now sleeps the crimson petal – Roger Quilter
[12] Summertime – George Gershwin
[13] Music to hear – John Hosking
[14] The infinite shining heavens – Ralph Vaughan-Williams
[15] Weep you no more, sad fountains – Roger Quilter
[16] Bridal ballad – Jocelyn Pook
Olivia Hunt - soprano
John Hosking - organ, harpsichord and piano
Willowhayne Records in conjunction with Naxos Global Logistics
https://willowhaynerecords.com/Albums/AlbumDetails/Willowhayne-Records/Musick-to-Heare
[2] Dido’s Lament – Henry Purcell
[3] Quam dulcis – Isabella Leonarda
[4] Ye sacred muses – William Byrd
[5] Hor ch'è tempo di dormire – Tarquinio Merula
[6] Capriccio cromatico – Tarquinio Merula
[7] The Willow Song - Anon
[8] Come again – John Dowland
[9] Batalla del 5. Tono – Antonio Martín y Coll
[10] When love’s soft passion – Johann Pepusch
[11] Now sleeps the crimson petal – Roger Quilter
[12] Summertime – George Gershwin
[13] Music to hear – John Hosking
[14] The infinite shining heavens – Ralph Vaughan-Williams
[15] Weep you no more, sad fountains – Roger Quilter
[16] Bridal ballad – Jocelyn Pook
Olivia Hunt - soprano
John Hosking - organ, harpsichord and piano
Willowhayne Records in conjunction with Naxos Global Logistics
https://willowhaynerecords.com/Albums/AlbumDetails/Willowhayne-Records/Musick-to-Heare
Angels of Creation
Sebastian Thomson - Organ Angels of Creation - Thomas Hewitt Jones Berceuse - David Briggs Toccata for St. David's Day - David Briggs Festival Paean - Simon Whalley Rhapsody - David Bednall Variations on Noel Nouvelet - Philip Moore Laudate - Neil Cox The 14 Stations of the Cross - John Hosking “Sebastian Thomson is to be whole–heartedly praised and admired for his vision in commissioning these new works, and for committing them to CD in performances of such intense musical intelligence and technical grasp. It has been a great privilege to have been asked to be part of this, and one can only hope that the pieces here will find new audiences and promote the creation of new music for the King of Instruments." (Dr David Bednall, Composer and Organist) “Truly stunning playing and the best organ disc I have heard recently without a doubt. It is always good to have your compositions performed by safe hands (and feet); when they’re lifted off the page and utterly transformed, it is something else altogether." (John Hosking, Organist and Composer) Available from Convivium Records Editor's Choice in "Organists' Review" |
All Angels Cry Aloud Chapel Choir of Selwyn College, Cambridge Ely Cathedral Girls' Choir Timothy Parsons and Alex Berry - organ Olivia Hunt - soprano Sarah MacDonald - Conductor Available from Regent Records Te Deum The Chester Service Ave Maria Missa Brevis in D Ave verum corpus The Bangor Service Requiem A Royal Blessing All scores available from Chichester Music Press John Hosking has spent his life in the organ loft (St Martin-in-the-Fields, Westminster Abbey and the cathedrals of Lincoln, Truro and, currently, St Asaph). All that practical experience has given him a deep knowledge both of what works in a liturgical setting and of the choral tradition’s rich repertoire. The ghost of Duruflé is evident in his beautiful Chester Service (with a cheeky reference to Messiaen’s La Nativité du Seigneur along the way); Herbert Howells hovers over his Bangor Service, while A Royal Blessing could be by John Rutter. Yet for all these influences Hosking maintains his own distinctive voice, particularly in his impressive Requiem. Stephen Pritchard - The Guardian |
Variation-Amrywiad
Recorded on the organ of St. Asaph Cathedral, North Wales Available from Regent Records Variations de Concert, Op. 1 – Joseph Bonnet Variations on ‘Y Delyn Aur’ (‘The Golden Harp’) – Harold Carpenter Lumb Stocks Theme and Variations on ‘Victimae Paschali’ – Simon Jacobs Variationen und fuge über ‘Heil, unserm König heil’ (‘God Save the King’) – Max Reger Partite diverse sopra il Corale ‘Sei gegrüsset, Jesu gütig’, BWV 768 – Johann Sebastian Bach Variations on ‘Greensleeves’ – David Briggs Toccata: Marche des Rois – Pierre Cochereau Improvisation: Variations on ‘Suo Gân’ – John Hosking John Hosking stylishly and skilfully puts the versatile Wood rebuild at St Asaph through its paces in a wide ranging programme of variations. JSB rubs shoulders with Reger, contemporary composers and a former St Asaph musician with evidence of numerous shades of Cochereau from actual to ‘après’ along the way. There is also a well-constructed improvisation from Hosking himself. Instrument and player come over effectively on this disc seemingly aimed at a broad listening public, and although ‘variation overload’ is avoided, not all the music quite holds similar interest levels. As usual, the production by Regent is excellent. Alastair Johnston - Choir and Organ |
Jonathan Hope plays the organ of Gloucester Cathedral
Edward Elgar: Imperial March John Sanders: Soliloquy; Toccata John Hosking: Hommage a Paris Julius Reubke: Sonata on the 94th Psalm Available from Willowhayne Records |
Karg-Elert, Rheinberger, Reubke
Recorded on the "Father" Willis organ of Truro Cathedral Out of stock - listen to Karg-Elert "Passacaglia and Fugue on BACH" on KMFA Passacaglia & Fugue on B.A.C.H. - Karg-Elert, Sonata No 8 in E minor, Op 132 - Rheinberger Sonata - The 94th Psalm - Reubke, Improvisation on the Te Deum - Hosking |
Romantic Organ Music from Truro Cathedral Recorded on the "Father" Willis Organ of Truro Cathedral Out of stock - listen to Guy Weitz Symphony no. 1 on KMFA Music by Guy Weitz (Symphony 1), Cesar Franck (Choral no. 2 in B minor), Herbert Howells and Louis Vierne (Final from Symphonie V) |
