Charles Wesley (1757-1834): Moderato (Voluntary No. 4 in G Major Part I)

The buoyant opening movement of Charles Wesley's Voluntary No. 4 (preceded by a short introduction). This follows my recent upload of the second movement of this voluntary. For more information about this music see that video (    • Charles Wesley (1757-1834): Fuga (Allegro ...   ).

The gentle introductory passage with which the piece opens is repeated almost identically in between the two movements, thus tying them together as parts of a whole -- as mentioned in the other video they may not have been originally conceived as a single voluntary. (In my recording the repeat of that passage is part of the other video featuring Part II of the voluntary.)

More music by the Wesley family on this channel:    • Music by the Wesley Family: Charles, Samue...  

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