{"id":6553,"date":"2021-07-26T23:17:23","date_gmt":"2021-07-26T22:17:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.larkreviews.co.uk\/?p=6553"},"modified":"2021-07-26T23:17:23","modified_gmt":"2021-07-26T22:17:23","slug":"all-saints-church-hastings-organ-concert-series-iain-quinn-26th-july-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.larkreviews.wickedlemon.co.uk\/?p=6553","title":{"rendered":"ALL SAINTS CHURCH HASTINGS ORGAN CONCERT SERIES IAIN QUINN 26TH July 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.larkreviews.wickedlemon.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Iain-Quinn.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6557\" src=\"https:\/\/www.larkreviews.wickedlemon.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Iain-Quinn.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.larkreviews.wickedlemon.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Iain-Quinn.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.larkreviews.wickedlemon.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Iain-Quinn-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>One of only four UK dates this year, US based British organist, Iain Quinn, gave this latest concert in the Hastings series bringing a programme of mostly lesser known organ music. The opening piece, JS Bach\u2019s three movement <em>Piece d\u2019Orgue, BWV 572<\/em>, most notable for the dramatically different final Lentement. The remainder of the first half consisted mostly of shorter pieces mostly from the romantic period. The second of two <em>Preludes<\/em> by Czerny was an interesting variation on <em>God save the Queen<\/em>. Other composers here were Mendelssohn (<em>Andante<\/em>) and Robert Papperitz (<em>Schmucke dich, O liebe Seele)<\/em>. Iaian Quinn\u2019s own arrangement of a piano piece, <em>Barcarolle<\/em>, by Rachmaninoff was very effective and like many of these pieces allowed opportunities for a range of softer registrations to be employed. The culmination of the first half was <em>Sonata in D minor<\/em> by J Frederick Bridge, a long-serving organist of Westminster Abbey.<\/p>\n<p>Unusually for these concerts the second half also included two further <em>Sonatas<\/em>, making three in total. Whilst Bridge\u2019s was unashamedly Romantic, CPE Bach\u2019s <em>A minor<\/em>, opening the second half and complementing the opening of the concert by linking father and son, took us back to the Classical period. The final <em>Sonata for Organ<\/em> was the most interesting for me, written for this organist by Wilfred Josephs, often known for his film and television work. Taking us into a very different sound world where dissonance and dramatic rhythm are very much to the fore it also includes a quirkily beautiful <em>Andante<\/em> with a wide ranging angular melody that is at the same time surprising and haunting. A very dramatic <em>Toccata on \u2018Victimae Paschali Laudes\u2019<\/em> composed by the performer brought proceedings to an end. I was very pleased that this concert featured these more modern pieces alongside much older works as I strongly believe that audiences should always be introduced (in sensible proportion) to newer works which can sometimes be a little challenging together with more traditional fare.<\/p>\n<p>A mellow rendition of Florence Price\u2019s <em>Adoration<\/em> provided a surprising and also very welcome encore concluding another enjoyable recital. This was Iain Quinn\u2019s first time at All Saints. He already seemed very at home.<\/p>\n<p>Further details of the remaining concerts in the series can be found at<br \/>\nwww.oldtownparishhastings.org.uk<\/p>\n<p>Stephen Page<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One of only four UK dates this year, US based British organist, Iain Quinn, gave this latest concert in the Hastings series bringing a programme of mostly lesser known organ music. 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