Shall We Dance?

A display of surprising rhythmic agility, proving that even the King of Instruments can “get down” on occasion.

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Week of July 10, 2006

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Music played in the program

JOHANN STRAUSS II (arr. Conte): Emperor Waltz —Peter Conte (1908 Hope-Jones, expanded/Ocean Grove Auditorium, Ocean Grove, NJ) Pipedreams CD-1002

ANONYMOUS (17th c.): 5 Spanish Dances —Hans-Dieter Moeller (1778 Bosch/Santanyi Church, Mallorca, Spain) Motette CD-11051

GUNNAR IDENSTAM: Bolero —Gunnar Idenstam (Marcussen organ/Saint Matthew’s Church, Stockholm, Sweden) LCM CD-109

JACK PETTIS: Bugle Call Rag. BOWMAN: 12th Street Rag —Sidney Torch (Christie organ/Regal Cinema, Edmonton, London, England, UK) Pearl CD-9747

EDUARD POLDINI: Poupee Valsante —Sydney Gustard (Christie organ/Trocadero Theatre, Liverpool, England, UK) Beulah CD-IPD7

JAMES JOHNSON: Charleston —George Wright (1929 Wurlitzer/Fox Theater, San Francisco, CA) Banda CD-109453. MARGIS: Valse Bleu —George Wright (Hollywood Philharmonic Studio Organ) Banda CD-59657

FRANZ SCHUBERT: 3 Ländler, from Op./171. FREDERIC CHOPIN: Mazurka, Op. 68, no. 2 —Kees van Houten (1854 Smits/Presentation Church, Aarle-Rixtel, The Netherlands) Emergo CD-3996

PETER PLANYAVSKY: Toccata alla Rumba —John Scott Whiteley (1977 Marcussen/Haderslev Cathedral, Denmark) Priory CD-289

ANONYMOUS (Montserrat Manuscript): Bolero on the Eighth Tone –Montserrat Torrent (1912 Alberti/Saint Mary’s Basilica, Igualada, Spain) Fonoteca CD-4001

CAMILLE SAINT-SAËNS (arr. Lemare): Danse Macabre —Wayne Marshall (1962 Harrison & Harrison/Coventry Cathedral, England, UK) EMI CD-63490 (nla)

PYOTR TCHAIKOVSKY (arr. John): Waltz of the Flowers, from Nutcracker Ballet –Keith John (1992 Klais/Hallgrimskirkja, Reykjavik, Iceland) Priory CD-532

This program was originally issued as #9745 in November 1997.