John Scott, In Memoriam (Encore of #1533) #2532
. . . a tribute to the artistry of English-born organist and choral conductor John Scott, who died unexpectedly at age 59 on August 12, 2015.
Hour 1
HENRI MULET: Tu es Petra, fr Byzantine Sketches –John Scott (1948 Wicks/St. Mary Basilica, Minneapolis, MN) Pipedreams Archive (r. 6/20/1980)
FELIX MENDELSSOHN: Prelude & Fugue in c, Op. 37, no. 1 (1837). MENDELSSOHN: Fugue in e (1839) –John Scott (St. Paul’s Cathedral) Hyperion 66491/2
MARCEL DUPRE: Preludio, fr Deuxieme Symphonie, Op. 26 –John Scott (St. Paul’s Cathedral) Hyperion 67047
DIETERICH BUXTEHUDE: Praeludium in g, BuxWV 148 –John Scott (1996 Taylor & Boody/St. Thomas Church, NYC) Pipedreams Archive (r. 2/10/07)
J.S. BACH: Drum schliess ich, fr Motet No. 5, BWV 229 –Choir and Instruments of St. Tomas Church, NYC/John Scott, director) Resonus 10152
PATRICK HADLEY: My beloved spake –Choir of St. Paul’s Cathedral/John Scott, director; Andrew Lucas (1872 Willis-1972 Mander/St. Paul’s Cathedral, London) Hyperion 66374
Filler – MARCEL DUPRÉ: Cortege et litanie, Op. 19, no. 2 --John Scott (St. Paul’s Cathedral) Hyperion 67047
Hour 2
CHARLES HARFORD LLOYD & JOHN GAVIN SCOTT: Psalm 30 –Choir of St. Paul’s Cathedral/John Scott, director; Huw Williams (St. Paul’s Cathedral) Hyperion 11003
JOHN GAVIN SCOTT: Easter Anthem (Christ our Passover) –Choir of St. Paul’s Cathedral/John Scott, director; Huw Williams (St. Paul’s Cathedral) Hyperion 11012
WILLIAM HARRIS: Most glorious Lord of life –St. Thomas Church Choir/John Scott, director; Jeremy Bruns (1956 Aeolian-Skinner/St. Thomas Church, NYC) Pro Organo 7209
LIONEL ROGG: 2 Etudes for Organ (Le Canon improbable; Les Tétrachords insistant, 1986).
GUY BOVET: Toccata Planyavska (1993) –John Scott (1993 Mander/Church of St. Ignatius, Loyola, NYC) Priory 643
PATRICK GOWERS: Viri Galilaei (1988) –Choir of St. Paul’s Cathedral, London/John Scott, conductor; Andrew Lucas (St. Paul’s Cathedral) Hyperion 66519
HERBERT HOWELLS: St. Paul’s Service (Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis (1951) –Choir of St. Paul’s Cathedral, London/John Scott, conductor; Christopher Dearnley (St. Paul’s Cathedral) Hyperion 66260
WILLIAM MATHIAS: Recessional, Op. 96 –John Scott (St. Paul’s Cathedral) Nimbus 5367
Filler – STANFORD: Justorum animae, fr Op. 38 --Choir of St. Paul’s Cathedral/John Scott, director (Hyperion 66519, #3)
This ‘encore’ broadcast is presented in memoriam on the tenth anniversary of the death of John Scott.
PIPEDREAMS is supported in loving memory of Lucinda and Wesley Dudley by their family, with additional support from Walter McCarthy, Clara Ueland, and the Greystone Foundation, from Ed and Wanda Eichler, and from Goulding & Wood, Inc. of Indianapolis, IN and Integrated Organ Technologies, Inc. of Roswell, GA, members of APOBA, the Associated Pipe Organ Builders of America, a collaborative of designers, creators, and maintainers of pipe organs found in religious and educational institutions, concert halls, and residences throughout the United States and beyond. An APOBA resource guide and member prospectus is available at APOBA.COM.
