Naji Hakim

Hakim's Four Chorale Preludes include rather simple settings of the following choral melodies used in Bach's Leipzig Chorals: No. 1 Komm, heiliger Geist, Herre Gott - melody in the soprano, with a lig...

In commissioning this work, Hans-Georg Vleugels invited me to pay tribute to history's legendary churches, such as the Hagia Sofia of Istanbul and the Schlosskirche of Chemnitz. The Schlosskirche, a f...

Naji Hakim wrote this virtuoso piece for the Breda International Organ Competition which takes place in the Netherlands in 2012. In the first bars, the piece already captivates the audience with brill...

In this suite which contains 12 short movements and a concluding 'Final en Rondeau', the composer shows deference to France, the country which he has loved for its music and its culture since his chil...

This concerto follows the structure of the Italian overture - fast, slow, fast. The first movement is a sonata form without development, based on three themes, rhythmical, oriental, waltz respectively...

The present triptych follows the structure of the Italian overture - fast, slow, fast. Its style is mostly ornamental, with two lively movements framing a rather contemplative central chorale.

This Cantilena is based on a a stage music by Francisco A. Barbieri (1823-1894), from Don Quijote de la Mancha, Drama in three acts by Ventura de la Vega (1807-1865), inspired by the work of Miguel de...

The Prélude proceeds by juxtaposition of 7 harmonic variations alternating the cantus of C H A R B E L (consisting of the French correspondence between letters and notes), between left hand and right...

Naji Hakim, born in Beirut in 1955, is one of the most important organists and organ composers of today. He studied with Jean Langlais at the Paris Conservatoire, was organist at Sacré-Coeur in Paris...

The three paraphrases on Veni Creator can be used both in liturgical and concert settings. The text derives from Rabanus Maurus Magnentius (9th century) and the melody is based on Ambrosian hymnody (4...

This variation on Noël Nouvelet develops, in an ornamental texture, a popular French Renaissance carol inspired by the incipit of the Marian gregorian hymn, Ave maris stella.

The Rottenburg Toccata develops the choral melody of 'Sankt Martin, dir ist anvertraut' in the virtuosic style of french romantic toccatas. The work is articulated in three sections with contrasted te...

In this work, Naji Hakim presents the chorale theme O Königin voll Herrlichkeit in four brilliant variations.

Composed from various popular Aragonese melodies, Villancico Aragonés is a testimony of the composer's love for Spain.

Tanets is inspired by the rhythm of the Basque fandango, with abundant hemiolas alternating 2 and 3 in the accompaniment. The piece, in ternary form, develops a joyful diatonic theme in a very modulat...

Born in Beirut and trained at the Paris Conservatoire, the organist and composer Naji Hakim (*1955) has won numerous prizes both as a creative and as a performing artist. After having worked as an org...

Hakim's Four Chorale Preludes include rather simple settings of the following choral melodies used in Bach's Leipzig Chorals: No. 1 Komm, heiliger Geist, Herre Gott - melody in the soprano, with a lig...

Kyrie - Adoro te - Salve Regina