Malta International Organ Festival – Sacred Echoes, Romantic Visions – Organ Solo

Polish organist Roman Perucki brings the organ’s power and poetry to life at St Augustine’s Parish Church, Valletta. Bach’s monumental Prelude and Fugue in E-flat major and the chorale Vater unser im Himmelreich lead into Mendelssohn’s Second Organ Sonata. Vivaldi’s La Stravaganza concerto adds Italian brilliance, while Surzyński’s Sonata in D minor and Guilmant’s march on a theme by Handel reveal the grandeur of the Romantic organ.

Roman Perucki (Poland) – Organ

Johann Sebastian Bach – Prelude and Fugue in E-flat major, BWV 552

Johann Sebastian Bach – Vater unser im Himmelreich, BWV 682

Felix Mendelssohn – Organ Sonata No. 2 in C minor, Op. 65 No. 2: Grave; Adagio; Allegro maestoso e vivace; Allegro moderato

Antonio Vivaldi – Concerto in B-flat major, Op. 4 No. 1, from La Stravaganza: Allegro; Largo e cantabile; Allegro

Mieczysław Surzyński – Sonata in D minor, Op. 34: Allegro; Andante religioso; Fuga (Allegro)

Alexandre Guilmant – March on a Theme by Handel