Peeters: Selected Organ Works Peter Van De Velde

• Flor Peeters (1903 - 1986):
• 1Peeters: Symphonic Fantasy, Op. 1310:01
• 2Peeters: Now rest beneath night’s shadow03:35
• 3Peeters: Wake, awake, for night is flying04:23
• 4Peeters: Koraal02:09
• 5Peeters: Scherzo04:30
• 6Peeters: Adagio03:20
• 7Peeters: Toccata04:47
• 8Peeters: O God, thou faithfull God02:30
• 9Peeters: Concert Piece, Op. 52 a07:06
• 10Peeters: Variations on an Original Theme, Op. 5811:22
• 11Peeters: Jesus, priceless Treasure02:29
• 12Peeters: Paraphrase on "Salve Regina", Op. 12307:02
• 13Peeters: Partita on “All depends on our possessing”04:53
• 14Peeters: Toccata04:29
• 15Peeters: Fugue02:52
• 16Peeters: Hymne02:10
• Total Runtime01:17:38

Info for Peeters: Selected Organ Works

There have been rare recordings exclusively dedicated to the organ works by Flor Peeters in recent years - wrongly in our opinion ...

Therefore, our new production with Peter Van de Velde playing the symphonic Schyven Organ (1891) of Antwerp Cathedral, is dedicated to the grand organ works of this main protagonists of the Belgian organ tradition in the 20th Century.

The titular organist of the Antwerp cathedral choose a wise program across the entire compositional works by Flor Peeters, starting with the early Symphonic Fantasy op.13 and ending with the paraphrase of Salve Regina op.123. Between the monumental works he inserts some of the beautiful Chorale preludes from op.68 to complement the program in an excellent manner.

The symphonic Pierre Schyven organ (1891) is an ideal instrument for Flor Peeters large scale works. During his lifetime the composer even premiered some of his works on this organ.

This new recording is again a must for lovers of symphonic organ sounds!

With this production we continue our successful collaboration with Peter Van de Velde and the association "Antwerpse Kathedraalconcerten" which started back in 2004. There are four more albums we have produced in the past, including two with organ works by the Belgian composer Paul de Maleingreau.

Peter Van de Velde, organ

Peter Van de Velde
Titular Organist of Our Lady's cathedral of Antwerp (B)

Peter Van de Velde ranks as the fifth organist of the romantic Schyven organ of Antwerp Cathedral. Joseph Callaerts was the first organist (from 1891 to 1901), followed by Gustaaf Brees (from 1901 to 1926), Alex Paepen (from 1926 to 1962) and Stanislas Deriemaeker (from 1962 to 2002).

Peter Van de Velde (* 1972) started his organ-studies by himself at the age of nine. At the age of twelve he became organist at the local church in the little Flemish village of Doel. He received his first musical tuition at the Antwerp Academy of Fine Arts. He was awarded first prize for music notation and concluded his organ studies at the Academy with highest honours. He went on to pursue his studies at the Royal Antwerp Conservatory of Music where he won several first prizes in addition to other comparable awards. In 1996, as last pupil of Stanislas Deriemaeker, his studies at the Conservatory earned him a Masters degree. During the course of his studies, and also thereafter, he followed various master classes for the organ with emphasis on the art of improvisation and performance technique.

Since early 2002, in his capacity as Cathedral organist he plays regularly on both the romantic Schyven organ (1891) and the classical Metzler organ (1993). He also holds the position of organist at the church of Saint Michael in Antwerp.

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