Newsworthy Notes #2240
. . . an autumnal survey of recent recordings of unusual and engaging repertoire.
Hour One
ARNOLD BRUNCKHORST: Praeludium in g –Roger Sherman (1979 Brombaugh/Christ Church Episcopal, Tacoma, WA) Loft 1160
JOHANN NEPOMUK DAVID: Fantasy on the Medieval song, L’homme armé –Roman Summereder (1926 Mahrenholz-Furtwängler/St. Mary’s Church, Göttingen, Germany) Ambiente 2040
GUNNAR IDENSTAM: Entrée, Blues Yoik & The Door to the Kingdom of Death, fr A Saami Requiem –Ola Stinnerbom, yoik; Erik Wiessglass, guitars; Rafael Sida Huizar, percussion; Gunnar Idenstam (2012 Woehl/Studio Acusticum, Piteå, Sweden) Toccata Next 0017
HECTOR BERLIOZ: Hungarian March, fr La Damnation de Faust. OLIVIER MESSIAEN: Priere avant la communion (No. 14); La Joie de la grace (No. 15); Priere apres la communion (No. 16), fr Livre du Saint Sacrement –Olivier Latry (Cavaillé-Coll/Notre Dame Cathedral, Paris, France) DG 486 1466
Filler – BRUNCKHORST (see above)
Hour Two
PETER MAXWELL DAVIES: 3 Organ Voluntaries –Tom Bell (1969 Walker-2002 Wood/Blackburn Cathedral, England) LIR Classics 025
ROBERT SCHUMANN: Canonic Studies (No. 1 in C & No. 2 in a), fr Op. 56 –Jens Christensen (1700 Botzen-1965 Andersen/Our Savior’s Church, Copenhagen, Denmark) OUR Recordings 6.220675
SCHUMANN: Canonic Studies (No. 5 in b & No. 6 in B), fr Op. 56 –Daniel Beckmann (1837 Dreymann/St. Ignaz Church, Mainz, Germany) Aeolus 11201
JOHANN GEORG ALBRECHTSBERGER: Prelude & Fugue in C, Op. 6, no. 1. PIER DAMIANO PERETTI: 3 Pieces, fr Quasi manualiter –Wolfgang Kogert (1767 Pfliegler/Wallfahrtskirche, Hafnerberg, Austria) Hafnerberg CD-92021
VÄINÖ RAITIO: Intermezzo. HILDIGUNNUR RUNARSDOTTIR: Prelude & Fugue on an Icelandic Folk Melody –James D. Hicks (2007 Paschen/Central Church, Pori, Finland) Pro Organo 7297
EDWARD ELGAR: The Spirit of the Lord, fr The Apostles –East Carolina University Chamber Singers/James Franklin; Andrew Scanlon (2005 Fisk/St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Greenville, NC) Gothic 49335
Filler – BERLIOZ (see above)
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