1692 Arp Schnitger organ at Saint Ludgeri Church, Norden, Germany

Toccata!

Hot to the touch, and hotter to hear, these compositions cover the keyboard with memorable sonic effects.

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Program Broadcast dates:

May 2, 2005

Featured Organs:

1714 König organ at Saint Leodegar Monastery, Niederehe, Germany
1692 Arp Schnitger organ at Saint Ludgeri Church, Norden, Germany
1862 Cavaillé-Coll organ at Bayeux Cathedral, France
1876 Willis at Salisbury Cathedral, England, UK

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Music played in the program

JOHANN CASPAR KERLL: Toccata primi toni –Léon Berben (1714 König/Saint Leodegar Monastery, Niederehe, Germany) Aeolus CD-10441 (Aeolus Music)

DIETRICH BUXTEHUDE: Toccata in F, BuxWV 157–Harald Vogel (1692 Arp Schnitger/Saint Ludgeri Church, Norden, Germany) Dabringhaus & Grimm CD-3268

JOHANN PACHELBEL: 2 Toccatas (g/C) –Joseph Payne (1778 Maleck/Saint Martin’s Dom, Eisenstadt, Austria) Centaur CD-2481 (Centaur Records)

ALEXANDRE PIERRE FRANÇOIS BOËLY: Toccata in b –Daniel Roth (1862 Cavaillé-Coll/Bayeux Cathedral, France) Aeolus CD-10381 (Aeolus Music)

GEORGES KRIEGER: Toccata –John Scott Whiteley (1959 Walker/York Minster, England, UK) York Ambisonic CD-114

JOSEPH CALLAERTS: Toccata in e, Op. 29, no. 1 –Stanislas Deriemaeker (1891 Schyven/Cathedral of Our Lady, Antwerp, Belgium) Unda Maris CD-20271 (Aeolus Music)

FRANCISCO MADINA: Toccata –Esteban Elizondo Iriarte (1889 Stoltz/Saint Peter’s Church, Bergara, Spain) Aeolus CD-10261 (Aeolus Music)

GIROLAMO FRESCOBALDI: Toccata cromatica per le levatione, from Messa della Domenica –Sergio Vartolo (1657 Fedrigotti/Chiesa di S. Francesca Romana, Ferrara, Italy) Tactus CD-580690

MARCO ENRICO BOSSI: Toccata, Op. 118, no. 5 –Massimo Nosetti (1925 Balbiani-Vegezzi- Bossi/Alessandria Cathedral, Italy) Syrius CD-141338

JULES GRISON: Toccata in F –Jane Parker-Smith (1876 Willis/Salisbury Cathedral, England, UK) EMI Classics CD-67291 (nla)

RICHARD ELSASSER: Introduction and Toccata (after Frescobaldi) –James Dale (1925; 1982 Austin/Saint Matthew Lutheran Church, Hanover, PA) Pines CD-101 (Pine Recordings)

BERNARD WAYNE SANDERS: Toccata on Nun danket alle Gott –Jan Ernst (1994 Mönch/Saint Peter & Paul Church, Spaichingen, Germany) Ambitus CD-97987

JOSEPH JONGEN (arr. Frey): Toccata, from Symphonie Concertante –Alexander Frey (Aeolian-Skinner-Turner/First Baptist Church, Bakersfield, CA) MPR Archive