Contemplating Kynaston #2534
. . . in the wake of his death this past March, we share archive performances and personal glimpses of the acclaimed British recitalist, recording artist and teacher Nicolas Kynaston.
Hour 1
MAX REGER: Toccata & Fugue in a, Op. 80, nos. 11/12. PERCY WHITLOCK: Fantasie Choral in D-flat. CHARLES VILLIERS STANFORD: Fantasia & Toccata in d. ANDRÉ FLEURY: Prelude, Andante and Toccata (1987 Kney/St. Thomas Aquinas Chapel, University of St. Thomas, St. Paul, MN) PD Archive CD (r. 10/20/03)
Filler - WHITLOCK (see above)
Hour 2
J. S. BACH: Fugue in G, BWV 577 (1973 Rieger/Clifton Cathedral, Bristol) Classics for Pleasure 4760. ROBERT SCHUMANN: Canon in b, Op. 56, no. 5. HENRI MULET: Carillon-Sortie (1871 Willis-1924 Harrison-2002 Mander/Royal Albert Hall, London) Classics for Pleasure 4760
CÉSAR FRANCK: Pastorale in E, Op. 19 (1922-32 Willis/Westminster Cathedral, London) EMI Classics 85295
MAX REGER: Rhapsody in c#, Op. 65, no. 1 (1993 Klais/Megaron Concert Hall, Athens, Greece) Priory 780
FRANZ LISZT: Excelsior (1977 Klais/Ingolstadt Cathedral, Germany) Carlton Classics 30366 00032
BEDRICH WIEDERMANN: Notturno in c# (1888 Hill-1986 Mander/Chichester Cathedral, England) Hyperion 66265
BACH (trans. Reger): Fugue in d, BWV 903 (1782 Stumm-1982 Steinmeyer & Klais/Amorbach Abbey, Germany) LCS HiRes 006
Filler – BACH Fugue in G, BWV 577 (see above)
An extended memorial tribute to Nicolas Kynaston (b. December 10, 1941 – d. March 26, 2025) appears in the August 2025 edition of DIAPASON Magazine. Ironically, the interview included there was intended for use in this program, but…as is sometimes the case with materials in the ephemeral digital media…it has disappeared. Nonetheless, you can link to it here.
Among other online documents, you can enjoy a recital by Nicolas Kynaston recorded June 14, 1998 on the 1738 Christian Müller organ at the Grote (Bavo) Kerk, Haarlem, the Netherlands.
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