Sonorous Surprises #2207
. . . a selective survey of recent recordings exemplary of organ music in its many manifestations.
Hour One
J. S. BACH: Praeludium in a, BWV 551 –Russell Weismann (1962 Beckerath/Cathedral of St. Paul, Pittsburgh, PA) Raven 172
HENRI TOMASI: Variations Gregoriennes (Salve Regina) –William Gerlach, trumpet; Russell Weismann (2014 Schoenstein/Dahlgren Chapel, Georgetown University, Washington, DC) Gerlach 2021
KARL WALDECK: Fantasy in C for 2 Organs –Thomas Dinböck & Ikarus Kaiser (1884 Breinbauer & 1746 Rummel/Wilhering Monastery, Austria) Ambiente Audio 1087
JAN PIETERSZOON SWEELINCK: Allein Gott in der Höh –Aude Heurtematte (1981 Ahrend/Augustinian Museum, Toulouse, France) Raven 165
JAMES BUONEMANI: Fantasy on Ave Regina Caelorum –Todd Wilson (1911 Murray Harris-2000 Rosales/Saint James In-the-City. Los Angeles, CA) Gothic 49330
PIETRO YON: Concert Study No. 1 –Tommaso Mazzoletti (2003 Fisk/Notre Dame Cathedral, Lausanne, Switzerland) Brilliant Classics 95912
PIETRO YON: Concert Study No. 2 (Flying Feet) –Christopher Herrick (1930 Steinmeyer-2014 Kuhn/Nidaros Cathedral, Trondheim, Norway) Hyperion 68376
Filler – YON: Concert Study No. 1 (see above)
Hour Two
TRADITIONAL (Swedish) & BACH (arr. Idenstam): Suite of Dances (German Bells, after Per Hans Olsson; Minuets, fr Orchestral Suite No. 4, BWV 1069; Bourée, fr Orchestral Suite No. 3, BWV 1068; Polska after Ante Sundin) –Lisa Rydberg, fiddle; Gunnar Idenstam (Gefle pump organ) Gazell 1118
BACH: Contrapunctus No. 4, fr The Art of Fugue, BWV 1080 –Margaret Phillips (2012 Richards, Fowkes/St. George’s Hanover Square, London, England) Regent 558
BACH: Contrapunctus 13a & b, fr The Art of Fugue, BWV 1080 –Matthias Maierhofer (1755 Silbermann/Hofkirche, Dresden, Germany) Ambiente Audio 2037
JOHN FURSE: Moot Points. STEPHEN PAULUS: A Refined Reflection, fr Baronian Suite –Tom Bell (1933 Hill, Norman & Beard/Royal Hospital School Chapel, Holbrook, England) Regent 540
SERGEI PROKOFIEV: Moderato, fr Cello Sonata, Op.119 –Joseph Lee, cello; Chelsea Chen (1996 Austin/St. John’s Episcopal Church, West Hartford, CT) Chen 80674
FRANK FERKO: Offertory, Communion, & Finale, fr Mass for Dedication –David Schrader (1979 Fisk/House of Hope Presbyterian Church, Saint Paulo, MN) Cedille 90000 204
Filler – BACH: Bourée (see above)
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