org, hps, *1938 GB, Bournemouth
Composer / Conductor of Classical
Simon John Preston CBE (born 4 August 1938, Bournemouth, Dorset—at that time in Hampshire) is an English organist, conductor, and composer.
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Title | Artist | Year | Type |
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The Argo Organ Recordings | Simon Preston, Olivier Messiaen | 2017 | Compil. |
The Argo Organ Recordings: Simon Preston At Westminster Abbey | Simon Preston | 2017 | Compil. |
Christmas At Westminster Abbey | The Choir Of Westminster Abbey, Simon Preston | 2017 | Album |
Choral Works | Francis Poulenc, Camille Saint-Saëns, Jesús López-Cobos, Simon Preston, Donald Hunt | 2017 | Album |
Symphony Of Psalms ⦁ Mass ⦁ Canticum Sacrum ⦁ Motets | Igor Stravinsky, Francis Poulenc, The Choir Of Christ Church Cathedral, Philip Jones Brass Ensemble, London Sinfonietta, Simon Preston | 2017 | Album |
The Argo Organ Recordings: 20th Century Organ Music | Simon Preston, Paul Hindemith, Peter Maxwell Davies, Sir Edward Elgar, Kenneth Leighton, Frank Bridge, Herbert Howells, Sir Michael Tippett, Benjamin Britten | 2017 | Compil. |
The Argo Organ Recordings: Romantic Organ Music | Simon Preston, Johannes Brahms, César Franck, Max Reger, Julius Reubke, Franz Liszt | 2017 | Compil. |
Gloria · Stabat Mater | Antonio Vivaldi, Judith Nelson, Emma Kirkby, Carolyn Watkinson, James Bowman, The Choir Of Christ Church Cathedral, The Academy Of Ancient Music, Simon Preston, Christopher Hogwood | 2012 | Compil. |
Best Of Organ | Peter Hurford, Ton Koopman, Simon Preston | 2010 | Compil. |
Berlioz Te Deum Symphonie Funebre Et Triomphale | Hector Berlioz | 2010 | Album |
The Organ Works | Johann Sebastian Bach, Simon Preston | 2010 | Album |
Toccata & Fuge: Berühmte Orgelwerke | Johann Sebastian Bach - Simon Preston | 2008 | Compil. |
Best Of Orgel | Carlo Curley, Peter Hurford, Simon Preston, Karl Richter, Helmut Walcha | 2004 | Compil. |
Christmas Concertos | English Chamber Orchestra, Simon Preston | 2003 | Album |
Organ Works | Johann Sebastian Bach, Simon Preston | 2002 | Album |
Organ Works | Johann Sebastian Bach, Simon Preston | 2000 | Compil. |
Edition Klassik 2000 Cd 2 | Johann Sebastian Bach, Giuseppe Sammartini, Antonio Vivaldi - Ton Koopman, Thomas Indermühle, Philippe Racine, Dmitry Sitkovetsky, English Chamber Orchestra, Simon Preston | 1999 | Album |
Bach Vol. II Brandenburg Concerto No. 5, Sinfonia Pastorale | Johann Sebastian Bach, Gunhard Mattes, Naoki Kitaya, Martin Haselböck, Wiener Akademie, Simon Preston, Philippe Racine, English Chamber Orchestra, Thomas Indermühle | 1999 | Compil. |
Orgelwerke I | Johann Sebastian Bach, Ton Koopman, Simon Preston | 1999 | Compil. |
Organ Concerto · Concert Champêtre · Piano Concerto | Francis Poulenc - Simon Preston, André Previn, Cécile Ousset, Rudolf Barshai | 1999 | Compil. |
Bach Vol. III Suite No. 4, Oboe Concerto | Johann Sebastian Bach, Wiener Akademie, Martin Haselböck, Thomas Indermühle, English Chamber Orchestra, Simon Preston, Kenneth Gilbert | 1999 | Compil. |
Obras Para Organo | Johann Sebastian Bach, Simon Preston | 1999 | Compil. |
Haydn: Mariazellermesse - Hheiligmesse, Schöpfungsmesse - Missa 'Rorate Coeli Desuper' | George Guest, Simon Preston | 1998 | Album |
Choral Works | Johannes Brahms / Herbert Blomstedt . Claudio Abbado . Simon Preston | 1997 | Compil. |
Missa Sanctae Caeciliae / Nikolaimesse / Missa Brevis / Große Orgelmesse (Four Organ Masses) | Joseph Haydn, Simon Preston, The Choir Of Christ Church Cathedral, The Academy Of Ancient Music, Judith Nelson, Carolyn Watkinson, Martyn Hill, David Thomas, Margaret Cable, Shirley Minty, Rogers Covey-Crump, Emma Kirkby | 1997 | Album |
Turangalila Symphonie / Concert Champêtre / Organ Concerto | Olivier Messiaen, Francis Poulenc, Michel Béroff, Jeanne Loriod, Simon Preston, The London Symphony Orchestra, André Previn | 1997 | Compil. |
Bach • Organ Works (Early Works • Arrangements • Attributions) | Johann Sebastian Bach - Simon Preston | 1997 | Album |
Preludes & Fugues | Johann Sebastian Bach / Simon Preston | 1996 | Album |
Coronation Anthems / Concerti A Due Cori | Georg Friedrich Händel – The Choir Of Westminster Abbey, Simon Preston, English Concert, Trevor Pinnock | 1995 | Album |
Gloria / Organ Concerto / Concert Champêtre | Francis Poulenc, Kathleen Battle, Simon Preston, Trevor Pinnock, Boston Symphony Orchestra, Seiji Ozawa | 1995 | Album |
The Suites For Harpsichord; Two Voluntaries For Organ | Henry Purcell - Colin Tilney, Simon Preston | 1995 | Album |
Choral Works | Henry Purcell : The Choir Of Christ Church Cathedral, English Concert, Simon Preston | 1995 | Album |
Magnificat / Nisi Dominus, Nulla In Mundo Pax Sincera | Johann Sebastian Bach / Antonio Vivaldi - The Choir Of Christ Church Cathedral, The Academy Of Ancient Music, Simon Preston | 1994 | Compil. |
Israel In Egypt - Chandos Anthem No. 10 | Georg Friedrich Händel, Simon Preston, The Choir Of Christ Church Cathedral, David Willcocks, The Academy Of St. Martin-in-the-Fields, The King's College Choir Of Cambridge | 1994 | Album |
Música acuática / Musica Para Los Reales Fuegos De Artificio | Georg Friedrich Händel, Concertgebouw Chamber Orchestra, Simon Preston | 1994 | Album |
Musica Sull' Acqua / Musica Per I Reali Fuochi D' Artificio | Georg Friedrich Händel - Concertgebouw Chamber Orchestra, Simon Preston | 1994 | Album |
Trio Sonatas BWV 525-530 | Johann Sebastian Bach, Simon Preston | 1993 | Album |
Concerti Per Organo | Georg Friedrich Händel : Simon Preston, English Concert, Trevor Pinnock | 1993 | Album |
Concierto Para órgano | Georg Friedrich Händel : Simon Preston, English Concert, Trevor Pinnock | 1993 | Album |
Great Organ Works | Simon Preston, Leslie Pearson Includes Works By Johann Sebastian Bach, Charles-Marie Widor, Sir Edward Elgar | 1993 | Compil. |
Missa "Bell' Amfitrit' Altera" / Psalmus Poenitentalis VII / 4 Motets | Roland de Lassus - The Choir Of Christ Church Cathedral / Simon Preston | 1992 | Compil. |
Schübler Chorales BWV 645-650 - Passacaglia & Fugue BWV 582 - Fantasia & Fugue BWV 542 - Toccata & Fugue BWV 540 - Toccata, Adagio & Fugue BWV 564 | Johann Sebastian Bach, Simon Preston | 1992 | Album |
Toccata & Fugue BWV 565 - Preludes & Fugues BWV 532 & 552 - Fantasia BWV 572 - Pastorale BWV 590 | Johann Sebastian Bach, Simon Preston | 1991 | Album |
Orgelbüchlein BWV 599-644 | Johann Sebastian Bach, Simon Preston | 1991 | Album |
Water Music / Music For The Royal Fireworks | Georg Friedrich Händel - Concertgebouw Chamber Orchestra, Simon Preston | 1991 | Album |
Symphony Of Psalms ⦁ Mass ⦁ Canticum Sacrum | Igor Stravinsky, The Choir Of Christ Church Cathedral, Simon Preston | 1991 | Album |
Trompetenkonzerte • Trumpet Concertos: Telemann • Rathgeber • Franceschini • Albinoni • Vivaldi | Hannes Läubin, Wolfgang Läubin & Bernhard Läubin • English Chamber Orchestra • Simon Preston | 1991 | Album |
Organ Favourites | Simon Preston | 1990 | Compil. |
Flötenkonzerte ✻ Oboenkonzerte (RV 439 "La Notte" ✻ RV 433 "La Tempesta Di Mare") | Antonio Vivaldi, Philippe Racine, Thomas Indermühle, English Chamber Orchestra, Simon Preston | 1990 | Album |
Chorale Partitas BWV 766 - 767- 768 - 770 | Johann Sebastian Bach, Simon Preston | 1990 | Album |
Variations On America: Organ Spectacular | Simon Preston | 1990 | Album |
Missa In Honorem Beatissimae Virginis Mariae (Great Organ Mass) • Missa Sancti Nicolai | Joseph Haydn, The Choir Of Christ Church Cathedral, The Academy Of Ancient Music, Simon Preston | 1989 | Compil. |
Harpsichord Concertos | Johann Sebastian Bach, George Malcolm, Simon Preston, Menuhin Festival Orchestra, Yehudi Menuhin | 1989 | Album |
Cuatro Conciertos Para Órgano | Simon Preston, English Concert, Trevor Pinnock - Georg Friedrich Händel | 1989 | Album |
Konzerte Für Orgel Und Orchester | Georg Friedrich Händel, Simon Preston, Yehudi Menuhin, Menuhin Festival Orchestra | 1988 | Album |
Konzerte Für Orgel Und Orchester | Georg Friedrich Händel - Simon Preston, Yehudi Menuhin, Menuhin Festival Orchestra | 1988 | Album |
Organ Concertos BWV 592-596 | Johann Sebastian Bach, Simon Preston | 1988 | Album |
Dixit Dominus • Nisi Dominus • Salve Regina | Georg Friedrich Händel, Choir And Orchestra Of Westminster Abbey, Simon Preston | 1988 | Album |
"Orgel - Symphonie" / L'Apprenti Sorcier | Camille Saint-Saëns, Paul Dukas, Berliner Philharmoniker, James Levine, Simon Preston | 1987 | Album |
Coronation Music For King James II | John Blow • Henry Lawes • Henry Purcell • William Child • William Turner, The Choir Of Westminster Abbey, Simon Preston | 1987 | Album |
Christmas Collection | The King's College Choir Of Cambridge, David Willcocks, Simon Preston, Andrew Davis | 1986 | Album |
Palestrina: Missa Papae Marcelli / Allegri: Miserere | Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina / Gregorio Allegri, The Choir Of Westminster Abbey, Simon Preston | 1986 | Album |
Awake The Trumpet's Lofty Sound | Hannes Läubin, Wolfgang Läubin, Bernhard Läubin, Simon Preston | 1986 | Album |
Early English Organ Music | Simon Preston, Trevor Pinnock | 1986 | Album |
Awake Trumpet’s Lofty Sound | Hannes Läubin, Wolfgang Läubin, Bernhard Läubin, Simon Preston, Norbert Schmitt | 1986 | Album |
Organ Sonata "The 94th Psalm" / Fantasia And Fugue On "Ad Nos" | Simon Preston - Julius Reubke, Franz Liszt | 1985 | Album |
Gloria In D Major · Magnificat In E Flat Major | Antonio Vivaldi · Johann Sebastian Bach, The Choir Of Christ Church Cathedral, The Academy Of Ancient Music / Simon Preston | 1985 | Compil. |
Organ Concertos Op.7 | Georg Friedrich Händel, Simon Preston, English Concert, Trevor Pinnock | 1984 | Album |
The Cuckoo And The Nightingale | Georg Friedrich Händel, Simon Preston, English Concert, Trevor Pinnock | 1984 | Album |
Christmas Carols | The Choir Of Westminster Abbey, Simon Preston | 1984 | Album |
Concierto Para Violin En Re Mayor / Sinfonía De Los Salmos | Igor Stravinsky Feat Kyung-Wha Chung, The London Symphony Orchestra, Philip Jones, The Choir Of Christ Church Cathedral Directed By André Previn, Simon Preston | 1984 | Compil. |
5 Organ Concertos "The Cuckoo And The Nightingale" | Georg Friedrich Händel - Simon Preston, English Concert, Trevor Pinnock | 1984 | Album |
Great Organ Works | Simon Preston, Johann Sebastian Bach, Charles-Marie Widor, César Franck, Johannes Brahms, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | 1984 | Compil. |
Dettingen Te Deum / Dettingen Anthem | Georg Friedrich Händel - The Choir Of Westminster Abbey, English Concert • Trevor Pinnock, Simon Preston | 1984 | Album |
Symphony No. 5 / Carillon De Westminster | Charles-Marie Widor, Louis Vierne, Simon Preston | 1984 | Album |
Coronation Anthems | Georg Friedrich Händel - The Choir Of Westminster Abbey, English Concert • Trevor Pinnock, Simon Preston | 1983 | Album |
Te Deum · Anthems | Henry Purcell, The Choir Of Christ Church Cathedral · English Concert · Trevor Pinnock, Simon Preston | 1983 | Album |
Coronation Anthems | Georg Friedrich Händel - The Choir Of Westminster Abbey, English Concert • Trevor Pinnock, Simon Preston | 1982 | Album |
Haydn Concertos - Trumpet • Horn • Organ | Joseph Haydn - Barry Tuckwell • Alan Stringer • Simon Preston • The Academy Of St. Martin-in-the-Fields • Sir Neville Marriner | 1981 | Compil. |
Choral Works · Chorwerke · Œuvres Chorales | Henry Purcell - The Choir Of Christ Church Cathedral, English Concert, Simon Preston | 1981 | Album |
Tudor Anthems | The Choir Of Christ Church Cathedral Directed By Simon Preston | 1980 | Album |
Concerto For Organ, Strings & Timpani | Francis Poulenc - Simon Preston, André Previn, The London Symphony Orchestra | 1979 | Album |
Concerto For Organ, Strings & Timpani / Concert Champêtre For Harpsichord & Orchestra | Francis Poulenc, Simon Preston, The London Symphony Orchestra, André Previn | 1978 | Album |
Orgelkonzerte Nr. 4,6,8,10 | Georg Friedrich Händel - Simon Preston, Menuhin Festival Orchestra, Yehudi Menuhin | 1977 | Album |
Mass For Five Voices / Mass For Four Voices | William Byrd - The Choir Of Christ Church Cathedral, Simon Preston | 1977 | Album |
Romantic Choral Classics | The Choir Of Christ Church Cathedral / Colin Walsh / Directed By Simon Preston / Sir Edward Elgar / Sergei Vasilyevich Rachmaninoff / Giuseppe Verdi / Anton Bruckner / Gabriel Fauré / Vasily Sergeyevich Kalinnikov / Johannes Brahms | 1977 | Album |
Israel In Egypt | Georg Friedrich Händel - The Choir Of Christ Church Cathedral, English Chamber Orchestra, Simon Preston | 1976 | Album |
Omnes De Saba Venient / Salve Regina Mater Misericordiae / Alma Redemptoris Mater / Psalmus Poenitentialis V / Tui Sunt Coeli | Roland de Lassus - The Choir Of Christ Church Cathedral, Simon Preston | 1976 | Album |
Four Centuries Of Organ Music | Simon Preston | 1975 | Compil. |
Symphony Of Psalms • Canticum Sacrum | Igor Stravinsky - The Choir Of Christ Church Cathedral, Philip Jones Brass Ensemble, Simon Preston | 1975 | Album |
Symphony Of Psalms • Canticum Sacrum | Igor Stravinsky - The Choir Of Christ Church Cathedral, Philip Jones Brass Ensemble, Simon Preston | 1975 | Album |
Missa "Bell' Amfitrit' Altera" / Penitential Psalm VII | Roland de Lassus - The Choir Of Christ Church Cathedral, Simon Preston | 1974 | Album |
Mass In D | Antonín Dvořák - The Choir Of Christ Church Cathedral, Simon Preston | 1974 | Album |
Mass / Easter & Christmas Motets | Igor Stravinsky / Francis Poulenc, The Choir Of Christ Church Cathedral / London Sinfonietta Directed By Simon Preston | 1973 | Album |
The Organ Concertos (Complete) | Georg Friedrich Händel, Simon Preston, Yehudi Menuhin, Bath Festival Orchestra, Menuhin Festival Orchestra | 1972 | Album |
Walton: Church Music | Sir William Walton - The Choir Of Christ Church Cathedral, Simon Preston | 1972 | Album |
Orgelkonserte Nr, 7,11,12 | Georg Friedrich Händel – Simon Preston, Yehudi Menuhin | 1971 | Album |
Konzerte Für Zwei Cembali Und Orchester / Konzerte Für Cembalo Und Orchester | Johann Sebastian Bach, George Malcolm • Simon Preston, Menuhin Festival Orchestra, Yehudi Menuhin | 1971 | Album |
Organ Sonatas | Paul Hindemith, Simon Preston | 1971 | Album |
Thomas And Sally | Thomas Arne, Northern Sinfonia, Simon Preston | 1970 | Album |
Duo Concertante For Viola And Organ / Organ Concerto In C Major | Michael Haydn / Joseph Haydn - Simon Preston, Stephen Shingles, The Academy Of St. Martin-in-the-Fields, Sir Neville Marriner | 1970 | Album |
Les Corps Glorieux / Le Banquet Celeste | Olivier Messiaen - Simon Preston | 1970 | Album |
Motets And Chorale Preludes | Johannes Brahms - New English Singers, Simon Preston | 1968 | Album |
At The Organ Of Hull City Hall | Franz Liszt, Simon Preston | 1967 | Album |
Music For 4 Harpsichords | George Malcolm, Valda Aveling, Geoffrey Parsons, Simon Preston, English Chamber Orchestra, Raymond Leppard | 1967 | Album |
Music From The Edington Festival 1966 | Simon Preston, Francis Poulenc | 1967 | Album |
English Organ Music Recorded At The Colston Hall, Bristol | Simon Preston | 1967 | Album |
Christmas Music From Westminster Abbey | Benjamin Britten, Herbert Howells, John Joubert, Ralph Vaughan Williams, Peter Warlock - The Choir Of Westminster Abbey, Douglas Guest, Simon Preston | 1967 | Album |
The Treasury Of English Church Music Volume Two: 1545-1650 | The Choir Of Westminster Abbey, Douglas Guest, Simon Preston | 1966 | Album |
Westminster Abbey 1065-1965 900th Anniversary | The Choir Of Westminster Abbey, New Philharmonia Orchestra, Douglas Guest, Simon Preston, The Very Reverend Eric S. Abbott, The Reverend Christopher Hildyard, The Venerable Edward F. Carpenter, The Reverend Rennie Simpson | 1966 | Album |
La Nativité Du Seigneur | Olivier Messiaen, Simon Preston | 1965 | Album |
Westminster Abbey's Famous Composers | The Choir Of Westminster Abbey, Douglas Guest, Simon Preston | 1965 | Album |
Crown Imperial | Simon Preston | 1965 | Album |
Reubke And Reger: Organ Works | Simon Preston, Julius Reubke / Max Reger | 1964 | Album |
Mozart And Bach Organ Works | Simon Preston | 1964 | Album |
Toccata From Symphony No. 5 In F Minor For Organ / I Was Glad When They Said Unto Me | Charles-Marie Widor / Charles Hubert Hastings Parry, Simon Preston, The Choir Of Westminster Abbey | 1964 | Single |
Evensong Of The Feast Of The Translation Of Saint Edward, King And Confessor | The Choir Of Westminster Abbey, Cyril T. H. Dams, William McKie, Simon Preston | 1963 | Album |
Choral No. 2 - Pièce Héroïque / L'Ascension | César Franck, Olivier Messiaen Played By Simon Preston | 1963 | Album |
Sing Nowell (Carols For Christmas And Other Festivals) | The Elizabethan Singers, Simon Preston, Louis Halsey | 1963 | Album |
Motet: Jesu, Priceless Treasure And Sacred Part-Songs | Johann Sebastian Bach - The King's College Choir Of Cambridge, Bernard Richards, Francis Baines, Simon Preston, David Willcocks | 1960 | Album |
Coronation Anthems, Utrecht Te Deum & Jubilate, Ode For The Birthday of Queen Anne | Georg Friedrich Händel – Winchester Cathedral Choir, Brandenburg Consort, David Hill, The Choir Of Christ Church Cathedral, The Academy Of Ancient Music, Simon Preston | Album | |
Jane Watts Plays The Klais Organ Of St. John's Smith Square, London | Simon Preston, Kelsey Jones, Jean Langlais - Jane Watts | Album | |
In Dir Ist Freude (Feierliche Orgelmusik) | Karl Richter, Stephen Cleobury, Simon Preston, Michael Nicholas | Compil. | |
Die Vier Jahreszeiten - "La Tempesta Di Mare" - Trompetenkonzert | Antonio Vivaldi, Philippe Racine, English Chamber Orchestra, Simon Preston, Thomas Füri, Camerata Bern, Wiener Akademie, Martin Haselböck, Ensemble Instrumental De Grenoble, Kurt Redel | Compil. | |
Mass. Op.86 / Missa Choralis | Antonín Dvořák / Franz Liszt / Simon Preston · George Guest | Album | |
Organ Concertos Op.4 | Georg Friedrich Händel, Simon Preston, English Concert, Trevor Pinnock | Album | |
Konzert Für Orgel Und Orchester | Georg Friedrich Händel – Simon Preston, Yehudi Menuhin | Album | |
Te Deum & Jubilate In D • 4 Anthems | Henry Purcell, The Choir Of Christ Church Cathedral, English Concert, Trevor Pinnock, Simon Preston | Album | |
Gloria • Nulla In Mundo Pax Sincera • Nisi Dominus • Cantatas | Antonio Vivaldi - Emma Kirkby ∙ Catherine Bott ∙ Judith Nelson ∙ Carolyn Watkinson ∙ James Bowman ∙ Simon Preston ∙ Christopher Hogwood | Compil. | |
The Masses = Die Messen | Joseph Haydn, St. John's College Choir, The King's College Choir Of Cambridge, The Choir Of Christ Church Cathedral, Simon Preston, George Guest, David Willcocks | Album | |
A Festival of Lessons and Carols As Sung in King's College Chapel Upon Christmas Eve MCMLVIII | David Willcox, Simon Preston, The King's College Choir Of Cambridge | Album | |
Concertos Para Organo | Georg Friedrich Händel, Simon Preston, English Concert, Trevor Pinnock | Album | |
Haendel. Le Messie. Extraits | Georg Friedrich Händel, Judith Nelson, Emma Kirkby, Carolyn Watkinson, Paul Elliott, David Thomas, Christopher Hogwood, The Choir Of Christ Church Cathedral, Simon Preston, The Academy Of Ancient Music | Album | |
Your Kind Of Handel | Georg Friedrich Händel, Yehudi Menuhin, Simon Preston, George Weldon, Sir Charles Mackerras, Elizabeth Harwood, Sir Thomas Beecham, David Willcocks, The Ambrosian Singers | Compil. | |
Complete Organ Concertos | Georg Friedrich Händel, English Concert, Simon Preston, Trevor Pinnock | Compil. | |
Handel Organ Concertos Vol. 2 | Georg Friedrich Händel, Simon Preston, Menuhin Festival Orchestra, Yehudi Menuhin, Valda Aveling | Album | |
Sonata 'The 94th Psalm' / Toccata And Fugue Opus 59 Nos 5 And 6 / Fantasia On The Chorale 'Straf' Mich Nicht In Deinem Zorn' Opus 40 No. 2 | Simon Preston, Julius Reubke / Max Reger | Album |