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Celebrating the pipe organ, the King of Instruments

[2003 Dobson organ at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels, Los Angeles, California][decorative stamp]
2003 Dobson organ at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels, Los Angeles, California

Kaleidoscope

…the varied art of the organ builder is alive and well throughout the world, as this week’s showcase of recent instruments demonstrates.

Audio 1 hr 58 min

Audio 59:00 min

Audio 59:00 min

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Music played in the program

Hour 1

ANTONIO VIVALDI (transcribed by J.S. BACH): Concerto in a, BWV 593 –Ulrik Spang-Hanssen (2006 Lewtak/St. Joseph Church, Camillus, NY) Lewtak 2006

FREDERICK HERBERT WOOD: Scenes on the Wye: Rhayader, Monmouth, Symonds Yat –Simon Nieminski (2006 Nichols & Simpson/First Baptist, Abilene, TX) Pro Organo CD 7221

LEO SOWERBY: Air with Variations, from Suite for Organ –William Entriken (2004 Glück/First Presbyterian, New York, NY) Glück 5770

MAX REGER: Toccata in d, Opus 59, number 5. –Kenneth Sass (2006 Parkey/Living Grace Lutheran, Tucker, GA) Parkey 2007

JOHN HATTON (attributed): Duke Street. –John Richardson (2004 Parkey/St. Mark UMC Chapel, Atlanta, GA) Parkey 2007

J.S. BACH: Vom Himmel hoch. –Joy Hayner (2005 Parkey/Piedmont College, Demorest, GA) Parkey 2007

TIMOTHY ALBRECHT (arranger): A mighty fortres. (2006 Parkey/Living Grace Lutheran, Tucker, GA) Parkey 2007

GEORGE SHEARING: Jerusalem, my happy home. MARCEL LANQUETUIT: Toccata –Matthew Michael Brown (1980 Schantz; 2009 Parkey/FUMC, Salisbury, NC) Parkey 2009

Filler –LEO SOWERBY (see above)

Hour 2

JÜRGEN von MOOCK: Te Deum, improvisation –Jürgen von Moock (2001 Weimbs/St. Gereon Basilica, Cologne, Germany) Weimbs Sampler

J.S. BACH: Liebster Jesu, wir sind hierSerge Schoonbroodt (1994 Weimbs/Annakirche, Aachen, Germany) Weimbs Sampler

HANS LUDWIG SCHILLING: Toccatina –Kurt-Ludwig Forg (1894 Schorn/St. Peter Church, Zingsheim, Germany) Weimbs Sampler

ISFRID KAYSER: Parthia Number 1 in D, Concerto-Adagio-Gigue. KARL MICHAEL KOMMA: Chorale-fantasy, Lauda Sion salvatorem –Paulus Blum (2002 Kuhn/Castle Chapel, Bad Wurzach, Germany) Kuhn 0121

JOSEF RHEINBERGER: Monologue in G, Opus 162, number 3. LISELOTTE KUNKEL: Jazz Chorale-preludes: Sonne der Gerechtigkeit; Wer nur den lieben Gott; Aus meine Herzens Grunde; Erfreue dich, Himmel; Lass mich dein seinMichael Hartmann (2003 Skrabl/St. Martin Church, Bad Kohlgrub, Germany) ZVox 084

J.S. BACH: Prelude & Fugue in G, BWV 541 –Orthulf Prunner (2008 Skrabl/Pfarramt Maria Himmelfahrt, Lavamünd, Austria) Skrabl 2008

PETER HURFORD: PaeanSamuel S. Soria (2003 Dobson/Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels, Los Angeles, CA) Delos DE 3343

Filler –FREDERICK HERBERT WOOD (see above)

 

 

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