A Jongen Organ Album

Joseph Jongen (1873-1953)
Edited by John Scott Whiteley

11 pieces, many of which were previously unpublished, by the leading figure in Belgian music in the first half of the twentieth century.

DifficultyEasy to Difficult

"For anyone who has not experienced the delights of Jongen this is a very attractive issue." - The Organ, February 98

Joseph Jongen was born in Liège, Belgium. and studied at the Liège Conservatoire. In 1897, he won the prestigious Grande Prix de Rome which allowed him to travel to Italy, Germany and France. In 1902, he returned to his native land, and in the following year he was named a professor of harmony and counterpoint at the Conservatoire. With the outbreak of World War I, he and his family moved to England where he founded a piano quartet. When peace returned, he came back to Belgium and from 1925 until 1929, he served as director of the Royal Conservatoire in Brussels.

Pièce pour grand orgue
Prélude élégiaque
Pensée d'automne
Petite Pièce
Andante Cantabile
Petit Prélude
Scherzetto
Prière
Improvisation-Pastorale
Gaudeamus: Verset pour la fête de l'Assomption
Prélude et fugue