1976 Zwiderski at the Cathedral of Saint–Bertrand, Comminges, France

1971 Aeolian–Skinner at St. Bartholomew’s Church, New York, NY

1977 Klais at Ingolstadt Cathedral, Germany

Classic Concertos

…since the 18th century, the combination of organ with other instrumental ensembles has provided many good vibes.

Program Broadcast dates:

• Week of May 25, 2015

Links and Resources:

• Printable program listings

Music played in the program

Hour 1

J. S. BACH:  Sinfonia No. 29 –Columbia Chamber Symphony/Zoltan Rozsnyai, director; E. Power Biggs (1770 Mallon/Eisenstadt Parish Church, Austria) CBS 42646

MICHEL CORRETTE:  Organ Concerto No. 1 in G –Concerto Rococo; Jean-Patrice Brosse (1976 Zwiderski/Cathedral of Saint-Bertrand, Comminges, France) Pierre Verany 793113

ANDREA LUCHESI:  Organ Concerto in F –J.C. Bach Akademie/Ingeborg Scheerer, director; Johannes Geffert (1990 Klais positive/Emanuel Church, Cologne-Rondorf, Germany) Fermate 20002

GEORG CHRISTOPH WAGENSEIL:  Concerto No. 6 in G –SW German Chamber Orchestra/Vadislav Czarnecki, director; Stefan Johannes Bleicher (1733 Vischer/St. Peter & Paul Church, Mössingen, Germany) ebs 6089 

LEO SOWERBY:  Classic Concerto –Fairfield Orchestra/John Welsh, director; David Mulbury (1971 Aeolian-Skinner/St. Bartholomew’s Church, New York, NY) Marco Polo 8.223725

Hour 2

BACH:  Sinfonia No. 35 –Leipzig Gewandhaus Chamber Orchestra/Hans-Joachim Rotzsch, director; E. Power Biggs (1975 Schuke/Thomaskirche, Leipzig, Germany) CBS 42646

BACH:  Concerto in D, BWV 1053 –Le Parlement de Musique/Martin Gester, director/André Isoir (1990 Westenfelder/Saint Macre, Fere-en-Tardenois, France) LaDolceVolta 118.0

G. F. HANDEL:  Organ Concerto No. 10 in d, Op. 7, no. 4 –Concerto Amsterdam/Jaap Schröder, director; Daniel Chorzempa (1780 Künckel/Oud Katholieke Kerk, Haarlem, The Netherlands) PentaTone 5186 109

JEAN LANGLAIS:  Theme, Variations and Finale –Georgian Chamber Orchestra of Ingolstadt/Markus Poschner, director; Franz Hauk (1977 Klais/Ingolstadt Cathedral, Germany) Guild 7264

If you are intrigued by this genre of music for organ and larger ensembles, check out these resources:

                Program #9937 – Four Concertos           
                Program #0304 – Concertos a la Carte
                Program #0409 – Concertos a la Française
                Program #0519 – Concerto Curios 
                Program #0637 – Getting a Handel On It
                Program #0807 – The English Concerto
                Program #1205 – Concertos (I)
                Program #1224 – Concertos (II)
                Program #1325 – Concertos (III)
                Program #1402 – More Concertos
                Program #1402 – Still More Concertos

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