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1868 Cavaillé-Coll organ at Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris, France
Phantoms of the Organ Loft (Hallowe’en)
This week we’re taking a walk on the darker side with some spooky and surprising evocations of things that go ‘bump in the night’, music for Hallowe’en.
Program Broadcast dates:
- October 25, 2004
Featured Organs:
1932 Skinner; 1969 Schlicker organs at First Congregational Church, Los Angeles, CA- at Saint Andrew’s Lutheran Church, Mahtomedi, MN
- 1890 Cavaillé-Coll organ at the Church of Saint Ouen in Rouen, France
- Aeolian-Skinner Opus 1118 at Riverside Church, New York, NY
- 1978 Sipe organ at Luther College, Decorah, IA
- 1979 Rieger organ at Christ Church, Oxford, UK
- 1868 Cavaillé-Coll organ at Notre Dame Cathedral, Paris, France
Music played in the program
J. S. BACH: Toccata in d, S. 565 –Michael Murray (1932 Skinner; 1969 Schlicker organs/First Congregational Church, Los Angeles, CA) Telarc CD-80088
ANDREW LLOYD-WEBBER: Phantom of the Opera (medley) –Bill Chouinard MPR Archive (recorded 2/4/02)
LOUIS VIERNE: Fantomes, from Pieces de Fantasie, Op. 54, no. 4 –Ben van Oosten (1890 Cavaillé-Coll/Church of Saint Ouen, Rouen, France) MD&G CD-316.0847
LEON BOËLLMANN: Toccata, from Gothic Suite –Virgil Fox (Aeolian-Skinner Opus 1118/Riverside Church, New York, NY) EMI Classics CD-66386
JEAN LANGLAIS: Scherzo (Cats), from American Suite –RUSSELL PECK: In the Garden –Steven Tavares, percussion; Sherryl Smith-Babbitt Pond (1986 Austin/Rollins Chapel, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH) Harrison Digital CD-291
MICHAEL HORVIT: A Diet of Worms —William Kuhlman (1978 Sipe/Luther College, Decorah, IA) MPR Archive (recorded 10/29/95)
FERRUCCIO BUSONI: Scenic Intermezzo, from Doktor Faust –Paul Sartin, baritone; David Goode (1979 Rieger/Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford, England, UK) Herald CD-230
D. R. MUNRO: Caprice in g –Thomas Heywood (1913 Hill/Saint John’s Church, Toorak, Australia) Hillwood CD-04174
PETR EBEN: Walpurgis Night, from Faust –Halger Schaiger (1976 Grönlund/Hedvig Eleonora Church, Stockholm, Sweden) Hyperion CD-67195
LOUIS VIERNE: Gargoyles and Chimeras, from Pieces de Fantasie, Op. 55, no. 5 –Olivier Latry (1868 Cavaillé-Coll/Notre Dame Cathedral, Paris, France) BNL CD-112742
CHARLES-MARIE WIDOR: Allegro, from Symphony No. 6 in g, Op. 42, no. 2 (cadenza by Guillou) –Jean Guillou (1984 Ruffatti/Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco, CA) Philips CD 412 619