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Celebrating the pipe organ, the King of Instruments |
A New Year’s survey of recent releases of organ music on compact disc.
DIETERICH BUXTEHUDE: Praeludium in A, BuxWV. 151 –Ulrik Spang-Hanssen (1691 Botzen; 1991 Marcussen/Roskilde Cathedral, Denmark) Olufsen Records CD-143/8
VINCENZO BELLINI: Organ Sonata –Massimo Nosetti (1852 Serassi/Valenza Cathedral, Italy) Syrius CD-141311
J.S. BACH: Prelude & Fugue in C, S. 545 –Peter Stoltzfus Berton (1935 Aeolian-Skinner/Trinity Episcopal, New Haven, CT) JAV Recordings CD-101; CAMILLE SAINT-SAËNS (transcribed by Edwin H. Lemare): Danse macabre –Michael Kleinschmidt (1987 C.B. Fisk/All Saints Episcopal, Ashmont, MA) JAV CD-100
OLIVIER MESSIAEN: Apparition de l’eglise eternelle –Howard Don Small (1928 Welte; 1964 Möller; 1983 Gould & Sons/Episcopal Cathedral of St. Mark, Minneapolis, MN) Saint Mark’s CD-9701
RICHARD PURVIS: Chorale-prelude on Ton-y-Botel –George Bozeman (1860 E. & G.G. Hook/St. John RCC, Bangor, ME) Saint John’s Organ Society CD-10197
JEHAN ALAIN: Trois Movements for Flute and Organ –Jocelyn Daubigny, flute; Yves Castagnet (1970 Boisseau Choir organ/Notre Dame Cathedral, Paris, France) BMG/RCA CD-70172
CAMILLE SAINT-SAËNS: Prelude & Fugue in E-flat, Opus 99, number 3 –Olivier Latry (1868 Cavaillé-Coll/Notre Dame Cathedral, Paris, France) BMG/RCA CD-70132
RICHARD PROULX: Let all the world in every corner sing –Cathedral Singers & Friends, Richard Proulx, conductor; Lawrence Tremsky, organ; New Life CD-405
HENDRIK ANDRIESSEN: 3 Intermezzi –Albert de Klerk (1906 Adema/St. Joseph Church, Haarlem, The Netherlands) Lindenberg LBCD-31/34
JOHN AYER: O little one sweet –Memphis Chamber Choir and Memphis Boychoir, John Ayer, conductor & organ (1990 Reuter/St. John Episcopal, Memphis, TN) Pro Organo CD 7099
RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS: All people that on earth do dwell –Saint Paul’s Cathedral Choir, London, Christopher Dearnley, conductor; Barry Rose (1872 Henry Willis; 1992 Mander/Cathedral of St. Paul, London, England, UK) Guild GMCD 7102