Stanley - Voluntary IV in D minor - Metzler organ, Poblet, Hauptwerk

Charles John Stanley (1712 – 1786) was an English composer and organist. At about the age of two, he fell on a marble hearth with a china basin in his hand, an accident which left him almost blind. He had a great career and especially his brilliant playing attracted attention from many musicians and composers, like George Frederic Händel. Stanley also was an outstanding violinist. Though virtually blind, Stanley had a remarkable memory. If he had to accompany a new oratorio he would ask his sister-in-law to play it through just once – enough to commit it to memory. Stanley's works include the opera Teraminta, the dramatic cantata The Choice of Hercules, twelve other cantatas with texts by John Hawkins, the oratorios Jephtha, The Fall of Egypt and Zimri, and instrumental music, notably three volumes of voluntaries for organ (1748, 1752, and 1754). Nearly all of the voluntaries feature a short, slow introduction followed by either a solo-stop movement (such as the so-called trumpet voluntaries) or a fugue. (source: Wikipedia) If you like this video, make sure to subscribe to this channel. You can support my channel by becoming a YouTube channel member or via BMC: https://buymeacoffee.com/ralphlooij Sample set by OrganArt Media: https://www.organartmedia.com/en/2012... Sheet music on IMSLP: https://imslp.org/wiki/Special:Revers...