For the Sake of Variety

What better way to explore the composers’ and the organbuilders’ art than through some sets of variations?

Program Broadcast dates:

• April 20, 1998

Music played in the program

JAN PIETERSZOON SWEELINCK: Variations on Est-ce Mars –Delphine Collot, soprano; Georges Guillard (1973 Boisseau-Cattiaux/Abbatiale Saint-Michel, Gaillac, France) REM CD-311169

J.S. BACH: Chorale-variations, Christ, der du bist der helle Tag, S. 766 –Bernard Lagacé (1961 Beckerath/Église Immaculée-Conception, Montréal, Québec, Canada) Analekta CD-23091

PADRE ANTONIO SOLER: Fandango –Viviane Loriaut (1991 Quoirin/Cathédrale Saint-Léonce de Fréjus, France) BMG/RCA CD-70202

G.F. HANDEL: Variations in E, Harmonious Blacksmith –Herman van Vliet (1845 Naber/Sint Joriskerk, Amersfoort, The Netherlands) Festivo FECD-118

BERNARDO PASQUINI: Variazioni capricciose –Andrea Marcon (1750 Nacchini/Santa Maria dei Battuti, Treviso, Italy) Divox Antiqua CD-79405

MARCO ENRICO BOSSI: Theme & Variations, Opus 115 –Jean-Paul Imbert (1885 Cavaillé-Coll/Abbaye aux Hommes [Saint-Etienne], Caen, France) Festivo FECD-157

JEHAN ALAIN: Lucis Creator Variations –Eric Lebrun (1894 Cavaillé-Coll/Église Saint-Antoine des Quinze-Vingts, Paris, France) Naxos 8.553633

EDWIN H. LEMARE: Concert Fantasy on Hanover –Adrian Lucas (1994 Nicholson/Portsmouth Cathedral, England, UK) Priory PRCD561