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Silbermann organ at Saint Aurelie in Strasbourg, France
Bach from the Dead
This week we listen to recordings from generations before ours by performers who knew a thing or two about making Olde Sebastian’s scores come alive.
Program Broadcast dates:
- August 16, 2004
Featured Organs:
1868 Cavaillé-Coll organ at Notre Dame Cathedral, Paris, France- 1723 F.C. Schnitger organ at Sint Laurenskerk, Alkmaar, The Netherlands
- Silbermann organ at Saint Aurelie, Strasbourg, France
- 1958 Flentrop at Busch-Reisinger Museum, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA
- 1939 Sauer organ at Bremen Cathedral, Germany
- 1726 Vater organ at the Oude Kerk, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Music played in the program
J.S. BACH: Fantasy in g, S. 542 –Louis Vierne (1868 Cavaillé-Coll/Notre Dame Cathedral, Paris, France) French EMI 4CD-55037
BACH: Fantasy in g, S. 542 –Anton Heiller (1959 Marcussen/Saint Mary’s Church, Hälsingborg, Sweden) Bach Guild CD-2005
BACH: Vivace, from Trio Sonata No. 6 in G, S. 530 –Helmut Walcha (1725 F.C. Schnitger/Sint Laurenskerk, Alkmaar, The Netherlands) Archive CD 419904
BACH: Chorale-prelude, Schmücke dich, O liebe Seele, S. 654 –Albert Schweitzer (Silbermann/Saint Aurelie Church, Strasbourg, France) Pearl CD-9959
BACH: Prelude in C, S. 547 –Andre Marchal 1872 Kuhn at Neumünsterkirche, Zürich, Switzerland Ades CD-13.279 (nla)
BACH: 2 Polonaises in g, from Anna Magdalena Notebook –E. Power Biggs (1958 Flentrop/Busch-Reisinger Museum, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA) CBS CD-30539
BACH: Fugue in G, S. 577 (Jig) –E. Power Biggs (1958 Flentrop/Busch-Reisinger Museum, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA) CBS CD-42644
BACH: Prelude in b, S. 544 (from the early Straube edition) –Käte van Tricht (1939 Sauer/Saint Peter’s Cathedral, Bremen, Germany) MD&G CD-318.0241
BACH: Prelude & Fugue in a, S. 543 –Virgil Fox (1971 Ruffatti/Saint Mary’s Cathedral, San Francisco, CA) SeeMusic CD-041
BACH: Toccata in d, S. 565 –Robert Elmore (1930 Midmer-Losh/Atlantic City Convention Hall) ACCHOS CD-02
BACH: Fugue in d, S. 565 –George Thalben-Ball (1930 Compton/BBC Broadcasting House, London, England, UK) Amphion CD-169
BACH: Liebster Jesu, wir sind hier, from Orgelbüchlein –Michael Schneider (1964 Aeolian-Skinner/Alice Millar Chapel, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL) MPR Archive (recorded 4/13/64)
BACH: Toccata in F, S. 540 –Feike Asma (1726 Vater/Oude Kerk, Amsterdam, The Netherlands) Philips CD 441 963 (nla)