18th-century English Organ Music, Volume 3: A graded anthology (18th-century English Organ Music, 3)

Ever heard any music by George Green, Jonas Blewitt, or Robert Broderip? No, neither had I until I thumbed through the volumes of this newly published anthology of English pieces . . . Don't be deceived by the comparatively simple (usually sight-readable) notes and light textures. Playing this repertoire well calls for careful articulation and a sense of period style. A good tracker touch would be particularly beneficial. As you would expect, OUP's layout and print clarity is excellent. Put these volumes alongside your Stanley and Handel volumes, and you will have an excellent collection of English voluntaries to choose from whenever your feet need a rest, and your listeners need a break from (your possibly limited?) 16' Pedal stops! (Martin Setchell, Organz News Vol. 50)

The undertaking, which must have spanned many years, provides us with a feast of treasures . . . There are few weak moments in this magnum opus and I would urge all keyboard performers to obtain it upon publication . . . My congratulations to all concerned in this exciting and significant addition to the repertoire. (Andrew Fletcher, Organists' Review, September 2013)

This four-volume anthology contains a sparkling selection of pieces and represents all the major composers of the period. It includes pieces in all the main genres, with Cornet and Trumpet Voluntaries, Echo Voluntaries, fugal works with slow introductions, and Full Voluntaries; as such, the collection offers a wide range of attractive music suitable for both church and recital use.
Each volume contains an extended Introduction, with information on instruments of the period, registration, ornamentation, and notes on the composers. An important feature of the collection is an editorial realization of the cadenzas which occur at key points in some of the pieces; these complete the works and demonstrate how they would have been performed at the time.
With extended historical information and a wonderful array of pieces carefully edited from original sources, this is a major collection that will be of interest to organists of all abilities.