Toccatas, Again #1516
…the original ‘touch piece’ has manifested itself in many different ways, dependent on time and place.
Hour 1
JULES GRISON: Toccata in F –Jane Parker-Smith (1877 Willis/Salisbury Cathedral, England) EMI 73512
GIROLAMO FRESCOBALDI: Toccata Sesta, fr Book II (1627) –Sergio Vartolo (1596 Malamini/San Petronio Basilica, Bologna, Italy) Tactus 58060706
J. S. BACH: Toccata in d (Dorian), BWV 538 –André Isoir (1982 Grenzing/St. Cyprien Church, Perigore, France) Calliope 9718
AUGUSTIN BARIÉ: Toccata, fr Trois Pieces –André Marchal (1950 Holtkampt/Crouse College, Syracuse University, NY) Westminster 14130
JOHANN JACOB FROBERGER: Toccata da sonarsi alla Levatione –Davitt Moroney (1654 Dallam/Parish Church, Lanvellec, France) Tempérements 76
FRANCIS JACKSON: Toccata, Chorale & Fugue –Colm Cary (2002 Letourneau/Chapel of St. Peter in Chains, Tower of London, England) London Interdependent Records 004
Hour 2
BERNARDO PASQUINI: Toccata Septima –Luigi Ferdinando Tagliavini (1797 Agati/San Michele Arcangelo, Vignole-Quarrata, Italy) Fone 9OF33
MICHELANGELO ROSSI: Toccata Quarta –Hans Davidsson (18th c. Italian organ/Memorial Art Gallery, Rochester, NY) Loft 1077
GEORG MUFFAT: Toccata Sexta –Martin Neu (2005 Metzler/St. Francis Church, Stuttgart-Obertürkheim, Germany) Audite 92.548
BACH: Toccata in D, BWV 912 --Christian von Blohn (1750 Stumm/Evangelical Church, Trarbach, Germany) IFO 419
DOMENICO ZIPOLI: Toccata all’elevazione –Francesco di Lernia (1792 Callido/Corpus Christi Church, Valvasone, Italy) Tactus 550004
HUBERT PARRY: Toccata & Fugue (The Wanderer) –Colin Lynch (1926 Skinner/Stambaugh Auditorium, Youngstown, OH) Raven 939
If you’ve enjoyed the lively music in this program, we recommend these additional broadcasts from the archive, dedicated to the same genre but with many different selections:
Program #0518 – Toccata! (1)
Program #0847 – Toccata! (2)
