Anton Bruckner and the Organ

Though symphonies and choral music have secured his fame, it was the organ he first loved and which remained a life influence.

Program Broadcast dates:

• February 2, 1998

Music played in the program

BRUCKNER: Prelude & Fugue in c (1847) –Kent Tritle (1993 Mander/St. Ignatius Loyola, NYC) Epiphany CD-04 (800-342-0220)

BRUCKNER (arr. Horn): Scherzo, fr Student Symphony (1863) –Erwin Horn (Klais/Frauenkirche, Nuremberg) Novalis CD-150071 (Qualiton Imports [QI]; 718-937-8515)

BRUCKNER: Prelude in C (1884) –Michael Gailit (1976 Rieger/St. Augustin's Church, Vienna) Edition Lade CD-010 (Organ Literature Foundation [OLF]; 781-848-1388)

BRUCKNER (arr. Horn): Bad Ischl Improvisation (1890 –Erwin Horn (see above)

BRUCKNER: Graduale, "Ecce sacerdos magnus" (1885) –Hedwig Bilgram, organ; Bavarian Radio Choir/Eugen Jochum, conductor DG-423127

BRUCKNER (arr. Schmoegner): Ruhig bewegt (1st movement), fr Symphony No. 4 in A (1874) –Thomas Schmoegner (1845 Cavaille-Coll/Church of La Madeleine, Paris) Edition Lade CD-09 (OLF)

BRUCKNER: Prelude in E-flat (1836) –Diane Bish (St. Florian Monastery, Austria) Artisan Recordings CD-2183 (OLF)

BRUCKNER: Prelude (1846) and Fugue (1861) in d –Erwin Horn (see above)

BRUCKNER (arr. Schmoegner): Scherzo, fr Symphony No. 4 in A –Thomas Schmoegner (1987 Kney/University of Saint Thomas, St. Paul, MN; recorded 10/28/96)