Hendrik Andriessen - Thema met Variaties

Theme and Variations for organ by Hendrik Andriessen (1949), 20th century Dutch composer

Hook & Hastings organ, opus 1553, (built 1893)
restored in 1999 by Bradley Rule (www.bruleorgans.com)

2 manuals and pedal, manual compass - 58 notes, pedal compass - 27 notes
mechanical (tracker) key action, mechanical stop action, 479 pipes

Great:
8' Open Diapason (lower 18 pipes in case)
8' Melodia, open wood
4' Octave (lower 5 pipes in case)
2' Fifteenth

Swell:
8' Stopped Diapason, stopped wood
8' Viola (from Tenor C)
4' Flute (harmonic from middle C)
8' Oboe

Pedal:
16' Sub Bass

Couplers:
Swell to Great
Swell to Great 4'
Great to Pedal
Swell to Pedal

more info at www.covenanthouston.org

Originally built for Georgetown Baptist Church, Georgetown, Kentucky

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[mohaa909]

do you play the Toccata as well, would be a nice post on youtube

nice recording btw

[hastings1553]

No, I don't know it, but will try to find it. Thanks!

[rttipton]

Great! Where did you find this music? Very interesting and good interp!

[hastings1553]

Thanks, Ray. I first heard this piece recently on a CD by Feike Asma. The sheet music is out of print, so I got a copy through interlibrary loan. I'm glad to know you liked it.

[OrganoSerassi]

Excellent!! Very Good instrument!! Good!

[hastings1553]

Molto grazie! Good luck in your organ studies!

[PeterTOrganist]

Excellent, one of my favourite pieces!

[Nazardrecit]

It was interesting to hear this recording (though it seems to be recorded rather too closely), particularly as it is played on such an organ. It works. I am playing the piece in a short concert in my home town (Eindhoven, The Netherlands) at the end of the month which is why I was 'looking around' for other interpretations. You know the music well.

[pcma1970]

Wonderful !!!

[aidavdbrake]

hi, this is one of my favs! i was simply amazed to read that this is only a 9- stop organ! it sounds much bigger! nice rendering!

it seems like ur a perfectionist, so just checking if u didn't mis-read here: at 0:33 min u have 3 melody notes, e"-f"-g" and the first 2 sound like a triplet, which they're not, if i'm correct, and at 2:23, u have a c" sharp in the melody but i think it's supposed to be a c" natural. for the rest no comments. wish i was as perfect in my playing as u. ;)

[orgelfan]

Thank you for posting. I love this piece. I had played it sometimes at Concerts. At last at a Concert for Haiti last januar. At 2006 i had played it at a examination.

[GJmusique]

the sheet music is still widely available in the Netherlands ;)

[OrganoSerassi]

Thanks!!! :)