The pipe organ of Govan Old Parish Church sits between two radically different musical styles, a dialogue captured in this late-night performance of kaledioscopic music by Pachelbel, Sweelinck, Buxtehude and Bach, featuring specially curated editions from the early 20th Century.

Originally built in 1888, this historic instrument underwent a major redesign just before the Second World War—the period when rich symphonic textures gave way to an era characterised instead by brightness and clarity. Blending these new ideals with the dazzling gestures and profound rhetoric of the Baroque organ tradition, editions by Karl Straube and Frederick Bridge showcase the Govan Old organ in this vibrant interpretation of historic masterpieces.

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• Praeludium in A minor, BWV 543 – Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750)

• Ciaccona in D minor – Johann Pachelbel (1653–1706)

• Toccata in F, BuxWV 156 – Dietrich Buxtehude (1637–1707)

• Fantasia in echo style (Dorian), D.5 – Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck (1562–1621)

• Ciaccona in E, BuxWV 160 – Dietrich Buxtehude (1637–1707 

• Nova Cyclopeias Harmonica – Georg Muffat (1653–1704)

• Fantasia super Ich ruf’ zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ – Samuel Scheidt (1587–1654)       

• Fantasia in G minor, BWV 542 – Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750)