From the Opera Box #1341
…transcriptions and arrangements of select solos and scenes from the lyric stage seem perfectly at home in the organ loft, too!
Hour 1
GIUSEPPE VERDI: La Forza del Destino Overture –Peter Richard Conte (Wanamaker Grand Court Organ/Macy's Department Store, Philadelphia, PA) Pipedreams Archive (r. 6/29/13)
GIOACHINO ROSSINI: La Gazza Ladra Overture –Giuliana Maccaroni & Federica Iannella (1821 Serassi/Santa Maria Assunta, Caluso, Italy) Tactus 791805
RICHARD WAGNER (trans. Lemare): Entrance of the Gods into Valhalla, fr Das Rheingold –Anthony Newman (1954 Aeolian–Skinner/Cathedral of St. John the Divine, New York City) Columbia MQ–33268
VERDI (trans. Fumagalli): Offertory, after Stiffelio. VERDI (trans. Lebeau): Requiem aeternum, fr Requiem –Stefan Molardi (1797 Bossi/Church of St. Michael the Archangel, Roncole Verdi, Busetto) Tactus 812202
VERDI (arr. Marshall): Un ballo in maschera Prelude –Wayne Marshall (1962 Harrison/Coventry Cathedral, England) EMI 63490
VERDI: Triumphal Scene, fr Aida –Wanamaker Festival Chorus & Brass; Peter Richard Conte (Wanamaker Organ/Macy's, Philadelphia) Pipedreams Archive (r. 6/17/12)
Hour 2
BEDRICH SMETANA (trans. Heywood): Dance of the Comedians, fr The Bartered Bride –Thomas Heywood (1901–1934 Dodd/St. Mark’s Cathedral, Port Pirie, Australia) Hillwood Recordings 02
ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER (arr. Trio con Brio): The Phantom of the Opera –Donna Parker (Allen Q-311 theatre organ); Martin Ellis (Allen R–370 chapel organ), Jonas Nordwall (pipe organ/1st United Methodist Church, Portland, OR) Trio Con Brio 333–04
RUDOLF FRIML: The Vagabond King Medley –Simon Gledhill (1927 Barton/Warren Performing Arts Center, Indianapolis, IN) CIC–ATOS 2001
JULES MASSENET: Meditation, fr Thaïs –Scott Foppiano (1928 Barton/Iowa Theatre/Cedar Rapids, IA) CRATOS 2003
RICHARD WAGNER: Pilgrim's Chorus, fr Tannhäuser –John Giacchi (Wurlitzer Unit Orchestra/Sanfilippo Residence, Barrington, IL) Modern Mood Music 003
EDWIN H. LEMARE: Paraphrase on Gounod's Faust –Thomas Heywood (1999 Schantz/Moody Memorial 1st United Methodist Church, Galveston, TX) Pro Organo 71687
