1960 Beckerath organ at Saint Joseph's Oratory, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

New Vistas for the New Year

…in preparation for our spring tour in Province Quebec, a sampler of 19th and 20th century instruments in Montreal, Trois Riviers, Quebec City and points in between.

Program Broadcast dates:

• Week of January 14, 2008

Links and Resources:

• Orgues au Québec [Organs in Québec] extensive website of Pipe organs in Québec.
• Printable program listings

Music played in the program

 

Part I

DENIS BÉDARD: Cortége, from Trilogie –Sylvie Poirier, Philip Crozier (1915-1999 Casavant/Tres-Saint-Nom-de-Jesus, Montreal) Amberola CD-7016

ANONYMOUS: Suite in F, from Livre d’Orgue de Montreal –Yves-G. Prefontaine (1991 Guilbault-Thérien/Chapelle du Grand Séminaire, Montreal) OHS CD-99

NICOLAS DeGRIGNY: Dialogue a 2 Tailles (Agnus Dei), from Livre d’Orgue –John Grew (1981 Wolff/Redpath Hall, McGill University, Montreal)ATMA Classique CD-2169/70

JOHANN PACHELBEL: Magnificat Fugue (6 th tone) –Raymond Daveluy (1889 Déry/Saint Isidore-de-Dorchester). GEORG BÖHM: Praeludium in F –Yvone Larrivée (1897 Déry/Saint Michel-de-Bellechasse) Fonovox CD-7829

GABRIEL PIERNÉ: Prelude, Op. 29, no. 1 –Jacques Boucher (1915-1995 Casavant/Eglise Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Montreal) OHS CD-99

Part II

JOSEPH BONNET: Prelude on “Salve Regina”, Op. 7, no. 1 –Jacques Boucher (1901 Casavant-1986 Guilbault-Therien/Eglise du Gesu, Montreal) REM CD-311162

DOMENICO SCARLATTI: Sonata in A, K. 322 –Luc Beausejour (1866 Mitchell & Forté/Eglise du Gesu, Montreal) OHS CD-99

J. S. BACH: Concerto in G after Johann Ernst, S. 592 –Genevieve Soly (1993 Wilhelm/Notre-Dame-de-la-Defense, Montreal) Analekta CD-3005

GILLES RIOUX: Improvisations on Ave maris stella and Magnificat –Gilles Rioux (1963Casavant/Basilica Notre-Dame-du-Cap, Cap-de-la-Madeleine) ES CD-50494

Part III

JEAN LeBUIS: Homage a Maurice Ravel –Jean LeBuis (1898 Brodeur/Saint Joseph-de-Soulanges, Les Cedres). THEODORE DUBOIS: Marcietta –Alan Reesor (1891 Casavant/Eglise Saint-François-Xavier, Saint-François-du-Lac). JOHANN CASPAR FISCHER: Chaconne –Dom André Laberge (1973 Wolff/Cistercian Monastery, Notre-Dame-du-Lac, Oka) OHS CD-99

J. S. BACH: Chorale-prelude, Herzlich tut mich verlangen, S. 727 –Bernard Lagacé (1961 Beckerath/Immaculate Conception Church, Montreal) Analekta CD-3091

RAYMOND DAVELUY: Chaconne (II), from Organ Sonata No. 3 –Rachel Laurin (1960 Beckerath/Basilique-Oratoire Saint Joseph, Montreal) CBC CD-1111

Filler–DENIS BEDARD: Cortege (see above)

 

This year’s annual Pipedreams Tour (May 18-30, 2008) will visit these and many other fascinating instruments as we travel from Montreal to Quebec City and back. Want to join us? More information is available on the 2008 Pipedreams Tour Page or by calling 800-747-2255, extension 133. And, for the future, you should know about the new Canadian International Organ Competition, with huge prizes, to be held in Montreal October 8-17, 2008. The closing date for entries is February 15, 2008. More information at www.ciocm.org