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Celebrating the pipe organ, the King of Instruments |
1651 van Hagerbeer organ at the Nieuwe Kerk, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
1994 Georg Jann organ at the Frauenkirche, Munich
1995 Pasi organ at Trinity Lutheran Church, Lynnwood, WA
1990 Ontko & Young organ at First Scots Presbyterian, Charleston, SC
1938 Kangasala organ at Lapua Cathedral, Finland
1884 Cavaillé-Coll organ at Eglise Sainte-Croix, Saint-Malo, France
1868 Cavaillé-Coll organ at Notre Dame Cathedral, Paris, France
1919 Hill, Norman & Beard organ at Dunedin Town Hall, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand
Everybody loves a familiar tune, and these composers take advantage of some popular melodies from diverse cultures.
JAN PIETERSZOON SWEELINCK: Variations on Oest-ce Mars –Bernard Winsemius (1651 van Hagerbeer/Nieuwe Kerk, Amsterdam, The Netherlands) InterSound 1006
ARTHUR WILLS: Variations on Amazing Grace –Kevin Bowyer (1933 Hill, Norman & Beard/Royal Hospital School Chapel, Hollbrook, Suffolk, England, UK) Regis CD-8104
FRANZ LEHRNDORFER: Improvisation on Sagt an, wer ist doch diese –Franz Lehrndorfer (1994 Georg Jann/Frauenkirche, Munich, Germany) Celestial Harmonies CD-13109
PAUL HINDEMITH: Organ Sonata Number 3, on folksong themes –David F. Oliver (1992 Ontko & Young/First Scots Presbyterian, Charleston, SC) FSPC CD-12422
JOSEPH CLOKEY: Fantasy on a Mountain Song, He’s gone away –Janet Hamilton (1942 Aeolian-Skinner/St. John Presbyterian, New Albany, IN) JHIUS CD-2002
JEAN LANGLAIS: Cantique, from Suite Folklorique –Andrea Ar Gouilh, voice; Jacques Kauffmann (1884 Cavaillé-Coll/Eglise Sainte-Croix, Saint-Malo, France) Skarbo 1973
JEAN LANGLAIS: Chants de Bretagne: Number 1, Le Paradis; Number 2, Disons le chapelet; Number 6, Jesus nous dit de prier; Number 8, Pensez a l’eternite –Jean Langlais (1868 Cavaillé-Coll/Notre Dame Cathedral, Paris, France) Solstice CD-165
HANS UWE HIELSCHER: Three American Folksongs: Amazing Grace; Somebody’s knockin’ at your door; Deep River –Hans Uwe Hielscher (1919 Hill, Norman & Beard/Dunedin Town Hall, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand) Organ CD ORG7211