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Celebrating the pipe organ, the King of Instruments |
A spring quarterly review of recent organ music CD releases.
J.S. BACH: Toccata in d, S. 565 –Carol Williams (1854 Henry Willis; 1988 Harrison/Cathedral, Winchester, England, UK) Melcot Music CD-011
The Organs of Paris…
JEAN-BAPTISTE LULLY: Marche de Thesee –Guy Morancon (1974 Kern/Eglise Notre-Dame-des-Victoires, Paris, France) Erato 3CD-45867
JEAN-ADAM GUILAIN: Grand jeu, from Suite Number 3 –Michel Bouvard (1963 Kern/St. Séverin, Paris, France) Erato 3CD-45867
CAMILLE SAINT-SAËNS: Improvisation, Opus 150 –Francois-Henri Houbart (1845 Cavaillé-Coll/Église de la Madeleine, Paris, France) Erato 3CD-45867
HENRI MULET: Rosace, from Byzantine Sketches –Lynn Davis (1903 Mutin/Saint-Philippe-du-Roule, Paris, France) Erato 3CD-45867
J.S. BACH: Valet will ich dir geben, S. 735 –Dominique Merlet (1964 Kern/Notre-Dame-des-Blancs-Manteaux, Paris, France) Erato 3CD-45867
J.S. BACH: Fugue in g, S. 578 –Wolfgang Rübsam (1986 Brombaugh/Collegedale Church of Southern Adventist University, Collegedale, TN) Naxos 8.553135
PETER HURFORD: Magnificat & Nunc Dimittis –Battle Creek Boychoir/Brooks Grantier, cond; Wanza Grantier (1928 Skinner/First Presbyterian, Battle Creek, MI) Battle Creek Boy Choir CD-1001
DYSON: Praise. CHARLES CALLAHAN: The Second Song of Isaiah –Girls' Choir of St. Paul's Cathedral, Dale Adelmann, conductor; Daniel Fortune (1908 Hope-Jones & 1964; 1975 Schlicker/St. Paul Cathedral, Buffalo, NY) Pro Organo CD 7076
JOHN COOK: Fanfare –Dan Miller (1995 Rodgers/St. Francis de Sales Church, Sherman Oaks, CA) Robert Tall Productions CD-101
WILKOMIRSKI: Aria for Violin and Organ –Robert Murray, violin; Ardyth Lohuis (1951; 1968 Aeolian-Skinner/St. Stephen Episcopal, Richmond, VA) Raven OAR-370
LINDBLAD: Toccata a la Bernstein, from Hommages –Per Frendahl (1993 Allen digital/King's Chapel, Stockholm, Sweden) Swedish Discofil CD-1069
VIITALA: Toccata –Carol Williams (1992 Willis-Shepherd/Emmanuel Church, Northwood, England, UK) Melcot Music CD-012
CHARLES-MARIE WIDOR: Moderato, 1st movement, from Symphony Number 7 –Jane Parker-Smith (1989 van den Heuvel/Église Saint-Eustache, Paris, France) ASV CD-958
Historic Organs of Maine…
DUNHAM: Sortie, Opus 17, number 2 –Rosalind Mohnsen (1854 Hook/Westbrook UMC, ME) OHS 4CD-92
SAMUEL SEBASTIAN WESLEY: God Save the King Variations –Lois Regestein (1848 Stevens/Congregational Church, Alfred, ME) OHS 4CD-92
HYMN: O praise ye the lord –Ronald Stalford (1928 Skinner/St. Luke's Cathedral, Portland, OR) OHS 4CD-92
Filler –THÉODORE DUBOIS: Fiat lux –Lorenz Maycher (1922 E.M. Skinner/Lewiston United Baptist, Lewiston, ME) OHS 4CD-92 (see above)
With a few exceptions where products must be ordered direct from sources, most of these recordings are available through the offices of the Organ Historical Society.