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Peter Hurford
org, *1930 GB, Minehead
Musician / Composer of Classical
Peter Hurford OBE (born 22 November 1930) is a British organist and composer.Hurford was born in Minehead, Somerset, and educated at Blundell's School. He later studied both music and law at Jesus College, Cambridge, graduating with dual degrees, subsequently obtaining a reputation for both musical scholarship and organ playing. Hurford subsequently studied in Paris under the blind French organist André Marchal, exploring music of the Baroque period.
Plays With
| Michael Laird Brass Ensemble |
Popular Tracks 
Symphony No. 3 in C Minor, Op. 78 "Organ Symphony": IIb. Maestoso - Più allegro - Molto allegro on Saint-Saëns: Classical Creations by Camille Saint-Saëns Trumpet Voluntary (Arr. for Brass Ensemble) on Trumpet Voluntary by Peter Hurford & The Michael Laird Brass Ensemble Trumpet Tune in C Major, ZT 697 (Arr. for Brass Ensemble and Organ) on Trumpet Voluntary by Peter Hurford & The Michael Laird Brass Ensemble Fantasia in C Minor, BWV 562 on Bach, J.S.: Great Organ Works by Johann Sebastian Bach & Peter Hurford Bach, JS: Toccata and Fugue in D Minor, BWV 565: Fugue on Essential Bach by Johann Sebastian Bach & Various Artists Symphony No. 3 in C Minor, Op. 78 "Organ Symphony": Ib. Poco adagio on Saint-Saëns: Classical Creations by Camille Saint-Saëns Suite gothique, Op. 25: 4. Toccata on Romantic Organ Music, Vol. 2 by Peter Hurford Prélude from "Te Deum", H.146 on Trumpet Voluntary by Peter Hurford & The Michael Laird Brass Ensemble Organ Concerto, FP 93: Allegro giocoso on Poulenc: Piano Concerto; Concerto For Two Pianos; Organ Concerto by Francis Poulenc, Pascal Rogé, Sylviane Deferne, Peter Hurford, Philharmonia Orchestra & Charles Dutoit Symphony No. 3 in C Minor, Op. 78 "Organ Symphony": Ia. Adagio - Allegro moderato - on Saint-Saëns: Classical Creations by Camille Saint-SaënsTrack list and 30sec audio provided by 
Band Members
Discography
| Title | Artist | Year | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Symphony No.3 "Organ" | Camille Saint-Saëns, Peter Hurford, L'Orchestre Symphonique De Montreal, Charles Dutoit | 2018 | Album |
| Organ Symphony / Piano Concerto No. 2 | Camille Saint-Saëns, Peter Hurford, Pascal Rogé, L'Orchestre Symphonique De Montreal, Charles Dutoit | 2011 | Album |
| Best Of Organ | Peter Hurford, Ton Koopman, Simon Preston | 2010 | Compil. |
| Romantische Orgelmusik (Brahms, Liszt, Mendelssohn, Schumann, Widor, u.a.) | Peter Hurford | 2009 | Compil. |
| Organ Symphony / Organ Concerto | Camille Saint-Saëns, Francis Poulenc, Peter Hurford, L'Orchestre Symphonique De Montreal, Philharmonia Orchestra, Charles Dutoit | 2006 | Compil. |
| The Art of Peter Hurford | Peter Hurford | 2005 | Compil. |
| Toccata And Fugue In D Minor | Johann Sebastian Bach, Peter Hurford | 2005 | Album |
| Best Of Orgel | Carlo Curley, Peter Hurford, Simon Preston, Karl Richter, Helmut Walcha | 2004 | Compil. |
| Organ Works | Johann Sebastian Bach - Peter Hurford | 2003 | Compil. |
| Toccata And Fugue In D Minor | Johann Sebastian Bach, Peter Hurford | 1998 | Compil. |
| Messe Pour Les Paroisses, Messe Pour Les Convents | François Couperin, Peter Hurford | 1997 | Album |
| Il Soffio Dell'Organo | Peter Hurford | 1995 | Compil. |
| Organ Masterpieces III | Peter Hurford | 1995 | Album |
| The Organ Works | Johann Sebastian Bach - Peter Hurford | 1995 | Compil. |
| Great Organ Works | Johann Sebastian Bach - Peter Hurford | 1994 | Compil. |
| Tocata And Fugue In D Minor | Johann Sebastian Bach, Peter Hurford | 1994 | Album |
| Playing Organs Of Bach's Time (volume one) | Peter Hurford | 1993 | Album |
| Great Organ Works | Johann Sebastian Bach, Peter Hurford | 1993 | Album |
| Piano & Organ Concertos | Francis Poulenc, Pascal Rogé, Sylviane Deferne, Peter Hurford, Philharmonia Orchestra, Charles Dutoit | 1993 | Album |
| Trumpet Voluntary (Music For Organ And Brass) | Peter Hurford, Michael Laird Brass Ensemble | 1992 | Album |
| Six Concertos For Two Organs | Padre Antonio Soler, Peter Hurford, Thomas Trotter | 1992 | Album |
| Organ Spectacular | Peter Hurford | 1991 | Compil. |
| Symphony No. 3 / Carnaval Des Animaux | Camille Saint-Saëns, Peter Hurford, Cristina Ortiz, Pascal Rogé, Charles Dutoit, L'Orchestre Symphonique De Montreal | 1991 | Compil. |
| Chorales & Fantasias (Organ & Obbligati) | Johann Ludwig Krebs, Peter Hurford | 1991 | Album |
| J.S. Bach: Organ Concertos | Peter Hurford, Northern Sinfonia, Richard Hickox | 1990 | Album |
| The Organ Works Vol 4 | Johann Sebastian Bach - Peter Hurford | 1990 | Compil. |
| Church Sonatas | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart / Peter Hurford | 1988 | Album |
| Romantic Organ Music Vol. 2 | Peter Hurford | 1988 | Album |
| Organ Concertos, Op. 7 | Georg Friedrich Händel, Concertgebouw Chamber Orchestra, Peter Hurford, Joshua Rifkin | 1987 | Album |
| Orgelwerke | Dieterich Buxtehude / Peter Hurford | 1987 | Album |
| Toccata & Fugue D minor Famous Organ Works | Johann Sebastian Bach, Peter Hurford | 1987 | Album |
| Organ Concertos, Op. 7 | Georg Friedrich Händel, Concertgebouw Chamber Orchestra, Peter Hurford, Joshua Rifkin | 1987 | Album |
| Mendelssohn Organ Works | Peter Hurford | 1986 | Album |
| J. S. Bach - Ther Organ Works | Peter Hurford | 1985 | Album |
| Messe Pour Les Paroisses | François Couperin - Peter Hurford | 1985 | Album |
| Messe Pour Le Convents | François Couperin / Peter Hurford | 1985 | Album |
| Organ Works II - Oeuvres Pour Orgue II - Orgelwerke II | Dieterich Buxtehude - Peter Hurford | 1984 | Album |
| Toccata | Peter Hurford, Johann Sebastian Bach | 1984 | Album |
| 3 Chorals | César Franck - Peter Hurford | 1984 | Album |
| Organ Works = Oeuvres Pour Orgue = Orgelwerke | Dieterich Buxtehude, Peter Hurford | 1983 | Album |
| Organ Works = Oeuvres Pour Orgue = Orgelwerke | Johann Pachelbel, Peter Hurford | 1983 | Album |
| The Organ At Sydney Opera House | Johann Sebastian Bach, Charles-Marie Widor, Tomaso Albinoni, César Franck, Henry Purcell, Herbert Murrill, H. Walford Davies, Peter Hurford | 1983 | Album |
| Music on the Royal Festival Hall Organ | Peter Hurford, Nicholas Danby | 1983 | Album |
| Romantic Organ Music | Peter Hurford | 1983 | Album |
| Famous Organ Works Toccata & Fugue | Johann Sebastian Bach, Peter Hurford | 1982 | Album |
| The Organ Works Volume 8 | Johann Sebastian Bach, Peter Hurford | 1982 | Album |
| Das Orgelwerk Vol. 3 Triosonaten Schübler-Choräle | Johann Sebastian Bach, Peter Hurford | 1982 | Album |
| Johann Sebastian Bach: Das Orgelwerk Vol.5, Präludien und Fugen | Peter Hurford | 1982 | Album |
| In Ducli Jubilo | Philip Jones Brass Ensemble, The Academy Of Ancient Music, Christopher Hogwood, Peter Hurford | 1982 | Album |
| The Organ Works Volume 7 | Johann Sebastian Bach, Peter Hurford | 1981 | Album |
| John Williams & Peter Hurford Play Bach | John Williams & Peter Hurford Play Johann Sebastian Bach | 1981 | Album |
| The Organ Works Volume 6 | Johann Sebastian Bach, Peter Hurford | 1981 | Album |
| The Organ Works Volume 5 | Johann Sebastian Bach, Peter Hurford | 1980 | Album |
| The Organ Works Volume 3 | Johann Sebastian Bach, Peter Hurford | 1979 | Album |
| The Organ Works Volume 2 | Johann Sebastian Bach, Peter Hurford | 1979 | Album |
| The Organ Works Volume 4 | Johann Sebastian Bach, Peter Hurford | 1979 | Album |
| The Organ Works Volume 1 | Johann Sebastian Bach, Peter Hurford | 1978 | Album |
| Songs Of Leisure And Love | The Alban Singers Directed By Peter Hurford | 1976 | Album |
| Chorale Variations | John Bull, Dieterich Buxtehude, Johann Sebastian Bach, Nicolas De Grigny - Peter Hurford | 1976 | Album |
| Peter Hurford At St. Albans | Peter Hurford | 1975 | Album |
| Hurford Plays Casavant | Peter Hurford | 1975 | Album |
| J.S.Bach, The Eighteen Chorale Preludes | Peter Hurford, The Alban Singers | 1975 | Album |
| Bach Around The World 6 Breda | Peter Hurford, Johann Sebastian Bach | 1974 | Album |
| J. S. Bach - Orgelbüchlein | Peter Hurford | 1974 | Album |
| The Organ Of St. Albans Abbey | Peter Hurford | 1973 | Album |
| Peter Hurford At The Organ Of St Albans Abbey | Peter Hurford | 1971 | Album |
| Organ Music By Bach And His Predecessors | Christian Ritter / Johann Pachelbel / Dieterich Buxtehude / Johann Sebastian Bach - Peter Hurford | 1966 | Album |
| French Organ Music | Peter Hurford | 1964 | Album |
| Recital On The Organ Of St. Alban's Abbey | Peter Hurford | 1963 | Album |
| The Concert Organ At The Royal College Of Organists | Peter Hurford, Jean Adam Guilain | Single | |
| Trumpet Voluntary - Music For Organ And Brass | Peter Hurford / Michael Laird Brass Ensemble | Compil. |
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