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Toccata and Fugue in D Minor, BWV 565 : J.S. Bach: Toccata and Fugue in D Minor, BWV 565 - II. Fugue Simon Preston, Johann Sebastian Bach 05:54
Toccata and Fugue in D Minor, BWV 565 : J.S. Bach: Toccata and Fugue in D Minor, BWV 565 - I. Toccata Simon Preston, Johann Sebastian Bach 02:33
Music for the Royal Fireworks: Suite HWV 351 : Handel: Music for the Royal Fireworks: Suite HWV 351 - 1. Ouverture Concertgebouw Chamber Orchestra, Simon Preston 07:51
Vom Himmel hoch da komm ich her, BWV 769 : J.S. Bach: Vom Himmel hoch da komm ich her, BWV 769 - Variatio 5: L'altra sorte del canone al rovescio: 1) alla sesta, 2) alla ter Simon Preston, Johann Sebastian Bach 03:03
Fantasia In G, BWV 572 : J.S. Bach: Fantasia In G, BWV 572 - Très vitement Simon Preston, Johann Sebastian Bach 01:19
Prelude And Fugue In D Major, BWV 532 : J.S. Bach: Prelude And Fugue In D Major, BWV 532 - Fuga Simon Preston, Johann Sebastian Bach 04:58
Prelude And Fugue In D Major, BWV 532 : J.S. Bach: Prelude And Fugue In D Major, BWV 532 - (Praeludium) Simon Preston, Johann Sebastian Bach 04:25
Pastoral in F Major, BWV 590 : J.S. Bach: Pastoral in F Major, BWV 590 - 1. in F Major (I) Simon Preston, Johann Sebastian Bach 02:08
Fantasia In G, BWV 572 : J.S. Bach: Fantasia In G, BWV 572 - Gravement Simon Preston, Johann Sebastian Bach 04:46
Water Music Suite No. 1 in F, HWV 348 : Handel: Water Music Suite No. 1 in F, HWV 348 - 5. Air Concertgebouw Chamber Orchestra, Simon Preston 03:36

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Bach, J.S.: Toccata and Fugue BWV 565; Organ Works BWV 572, 590, 532, 769 & 552

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Toccata and Fugue in D Minor, BWV 565 : J.S. Bach: Toccata and Fugue in D Minor, BWV 565 - I. Toccata
Toccata and Fugue in D Minor, BWV 565 : J.S. Bach: Toccata and Fugue in D Minor, BWV 565 - II. Fugue
Fantasia In G, BWV 572 : J.S. Bach: Fantasia In G, BWV 572 - Très vitement
Fantasia In G, BWV 572 : J.S. Bach: Fantasia In G, BWV 572 - Gravement

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Born on August 4, 1938, in Bournemouth, Dorset, England, Simon Preston CBE was an organist, composer and conductor. He was the most recorded organist of all time with over 100 releases in his catalog. His musical journey began as a member of the King’s College Choir in Cambridge, he became interested in learning the organ and studied under Hugh McLean and C. H. Trevor. From 1962 until 1967, Simon Preston was the sub-organist at Westminster Abbey before becoming the organist at Christ Church, Oxford in 1970. He returned to Westminster Abbey in 1981 as organist and Master of the Choristers, a position he relinquished in 1988 in order to focus on work as a concert organist. Simon Preston toured internationally as an organist, preforming in the US, Canada, Australia, Europe, Asia, and Africa. As a composer, he began performing his own works in the mid-to-late 1960s and later including his best-known composition, “Alleluyas”. He also composed works that were performed at the Edington Music Festival in 1967 and 1968. As the most recorded organist of all time, his catalog is quite extensive and includes Motet: Jesu, Priceless Treasure And Sacred Part-Songs (1960), Britten: War Requiem (1963), Purcell: Choral Works (1981), Early English Organ Music (1986), Bach: Famous Organ Works (1989), French Organ Concertos (1991), Haydn: Four Masses (1997), and Franck: Pièce Héroïque (2013). There have been many compilations released over the years that gathered the best of his recordings including the 14 CD box set Bach: The Organ Works (2010). In 2000, Simon Preston was awarded an OBE (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) and was upgraded to CBE (Commander of the Order of the British Empire) in 2009. Simon Preston died on May 13, 2022, at the age of 83.