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The 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:
Skinner-Schlicker at First Congregational Church, Los Angeles, CA- 1927 Casavant at St. Andrew's Lutheran Church, Mahtomedi, MN
- 1890 Cavaillé-Coll at St. Ouen, Rouen, France
- Aeolian-Skinner at the Riverside Church, New York, NY
- 1978 Sipe at Luther College, Decorah, IA
- 1979 Rieger at Christ Church, Oxford, England
- Cavaillé-Coll at Notre-Dame Cathedral, Paris, France
Music played in the program
J. S. BACH: Toccata in d, S. 565 –Michael Murrah (Skinner-Schlicker/1st Congregational Church, Los Angeles, CA) Telarc CD-80088 (www.telarc.com)
ANDREW LLOYD-WEBBER: Phantom of the Opera (medley) -Bill Chouinard (1927 Casavant/St. Andrew's Lutheran Church, Mahtomedi, MN) MPR Archive (recorded 2/4/02)
LOUIS VIERNE: Fantomes, fr Pieces de Fantasie, Op. 54, no. 4 –Ben van Oosten (1890 Cavaille-Coll/St. Ouen, Rouen) MD&G CD-316.0847
LEON BOËLLMANN: Toccata, fr Gothic Suite –Virgil Fox (1953 Aeolian-Skinner/Riverside Church, New York City) EMI Classics CD-66386
JEAN LANGLAIS: Scherzo (Cats), fr 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 (603-646-2530)
MICHAEL HORVIT: A Diet of Worms —William Kuhlman (1978 Sipe/Luther College, Decorah) MPR Archive (recorded 10/29/95)
FERRUCCIO BUSONI: Scenic Intermezzo, fr Doktor Faust -Paul Sartin, baritone; David Goode (1979 Rieger/Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford) Herald CD-230 (603-646-2303)
D. R. MUNRO: Caprice in g –Thomas Heywood (1913 Hill/St. John's Church, Toorak, Australia) Hillwood CD-04174 (www.concertorgan.com)
PETR EBEN: Walpurgis Night, fr Faust -Halger Schaiger (1976 Grönlunds/Hedvig Eleonora Church, Stockholm) Hyperion CD-67195
LOUIS VIERNE: Gargoyles and Chimeras, fr Pieces de Fantasie, Op. 55, no. 5 –Olivier Latry (Notre Dame Cathedral, Paris) BNL CD-112742
CHARLES-MARIE WIDOR: Allegro, fr 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