1929 Skinner organ Woolsey Hall, Yale University, New Haven, CT

Lucky Seven

…back in the depths of history, the number ‘7’ was deemed lucky, or at least significant, and our music proves the point.

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Music played in the program

CHARLES-MARIE WIDOR: Moderato (1st mvt), fr Symphony No. 7 in a, Op. 42, no. 4 –Ben van Oosten (1890 Cavaillé-Coll/Church of Saint Ouen, Rouen, France) Dabringhaus & Grimm 3404

WIDOR: Choral (2nd mvt), fr Symphony No. 7 –Herman van Vliet (1880 Cavaillé-Coll/Church of Saint François-de-Sales, Lyon, France) Festivo 145/6

WIDOR: Andante (3rd mvt), fr Symphony No. 7 –Pierre Pincemaille (1845 Cavaillé-Coll/L'église de la Madeleine, Paris, France) Solstice 183

WIDOR: 3 Songs (Contemplation & Le vase brisé, Op. 43, nos. 3/2; Aimons toujours) –Anne-Marie Rodde, soprano; Noël Lee, piano. Etcetera 1094

WIDOR: Allegro ma non troppo (4th mvt), fr Symphony No. 7 –Charles Krigbaum (1929 Skinner/Woolsey Hall, Yale University, New Haven, CT) AFKA 305

WIDOR: Lento (5th mvt), fr Symphony No. 7 –Günter Kaunzinger (1990 Jann/Waldsassen Basilica, Germany) Novalis 150098

WIDOR: Finale (6th mvt), fr Symphony No. 7 –Jane Parker-Smith (1989 van den Heuvel/Saint Eustache, Paris, France) ASV 958

Filler - WIDOR: Andante (see above)

JOSEPH RHEINBERGER: Praeludium (1st mvt), fr Organ Sonata No. 7 in f, Op. 127 –Rudolf Innig (1888 Walcker/City Church, Winterthur, Switzerland) Dabringhaus & Grimm 3170894

RHEINBERGER: Rhapsody-Andante (2nd mvt), fr Sonata No. 7 –Hansjörg Schellenberger, oboe; Hedwig Bilgram (1990 Rieger/Pfarre St. Gilgen, Austria) Denon 75081

RHEINBERGER: Finale (3rd mvt), fr Sonata No. 7 –Sabine Steinmetz (1910 Link/Pauluskirche, Ulm, Germany) Motette 12251

ALEXANDRE GUILMANT: Entrée (1st mvt), fr Organ Sonata No. 7 in F, Op. 89 –Christopher Herrick (1983 van den Heuvel/Nieuwe Kerk, Ketwijk aan Zee, Netherlands) Priory 230

GUILMANT: Lento assai (2nd mvt), fr Organ Sonata No. 7 –Robert Delcamp (1961; 2004 Casavant/All Saints’ Chapel, University of the South, Sewanee, TN) Naxos 8.557614

GUILMANT: Intermezzo (3rd mvt), fr Organ Sonata No. 7 –Georges Lartigau (1885 Puget/St. Amans Church, Rodez, France) EMA 9514

GUILMANT: Cantabile (5th mvt), fr Organ Sonata No. 7 –Joris Verdin (1900 Willis organ/St. Patrick’s Cathedral, Dundalk, Ireland) Ricercar 267

GUILMANT: Final (6th mvt), fr Organ Sonata No. 7 –Georges Lartigau (1885 Puget/St. Amans Church, Rodez, France) EMA 9514