Our Father

One of the world’s best known texts provides us with glimpses into the composer’s craft and the organbuilder’s art, plus a meditative tribute to dads everywhere.

Program Broadcast dates:

• June 9, 1997

Music played in the program

BACH: Chorale-prelude, Vater unser im Himmelreich, S. 636 (from Little Organ Book) –Ian Honeyman, tenor; Jean-Charles Ablitzer (1982 Guillemin/Sainte-Croix d’Aubusson, France) Harmonic 2CD-8508/9

PACHELBEL: Chorale-prelude, Vater unser im Himmelreich –Marilyn Mason (1985 C.B. Fisk/University of Michigan School of Music, Ann Arbor, MI) Musical Heritage Society CD-513236

MENDELSSOHN: Sonata No. 6 in d, Op. 65 –Olivier Vernet (1975 Kern/Church of Saint Martin, Masevaux, France) Lidi CD-0104004-92

KLEMM: Improvisation on Vater unser –Thomas Klemm, sax; Wolfgang Schmiedt, guitar; Karl Scharnweber (1963 Marcussen/Saint Peter’s Cathedral, Schleswig, Germany) NABEL CD-4650

HOVHANESS: The Lord’s Prayer, Op. 35 –Saint John’s Cathedral Choir, Donald Pearson, conductor; Eric Plutz (1938 Kimball/Saint John’s Cathedral, Denver, CO) Delos CD-3176

JANACEK: Our Father –Walter Coppola, tenor; Lydie Hartelova, harp; Prague Chamber Choir, Josef Pancik, conductor; Josef Ksica (Rieger-Kloss/Dvorak Hall, Prague, Czech Republic) ECM CD-21539

DURUFLÉ: Notre Pere –Voices of Ascension, Dennis Keene, conductor; Mark Kruczek (1967 Holtkamp/Church of the Ascension, New York, NY) Delos CD-3169

BUXTEHUDE: Chorale-prelude, Vater unser im Himmelreich –Jean-Charles Ablitzer (1682 Schnitger/Saint Jacobi Church, Lüdingworth, Germany) Harmonic CD-8718

SCHEIDT: 9 Verses on Vater unser –Harald Vogel (1702 Schnitger/Aa-Kerk, Groningen, The Netherlands) Organa CD-3301

MALOTTE: The Lord’s Prayer –William Warfield, baritone; Virgil Fox (Aeolian-Skinner Opus 1118/Riverside Church, New York, NY) Capitol SP-8578 (out-of-print)