Anniversary Accolades 2025 (I) #2517
. . . a collection of composers who achieved some significant mileposts this year.
Hour 1
ARNOLD BRUNCKHORST (d. 1725): Praeludium in g –Roger Sherman (1965 Flentrop/St. Mark’s Cathedral, Seattle, WA) Loft 1156
J. S. BACH: Prelude in C, BWV 545 –Albert Schweitzer (b. 1875) (1909-1928 Harrison/All Saint’s Church, Barking-by-the-Tower, London) Pearl 9959
FELIX MENDELSSOHN: Fugue, fr Sonata No. 6 in d, Op. 65 –Albert Schweitzer (b. 1875) (1931 Haerpfer/Protestant Church, Gunsbach, France) IFO Classics 701/06
ORLANDO GIBBONS (d. 1625): Fantasia No. 3 in d –Robert Woolley (1675 Dallam/Church of St. Miuliau, Guimiliau, Brittany) Chandos 0559
GIBBONS: Anthem, See, the word is incarnate –Cathedral Choir/Douglas Major; Erik Wm. Suter (Skinner & Aeolian-Skinner/National Cathedral, Washington, DC) Gothic 49126
FREDERICK OUSELEY (b. 1825): Andante No. 2 in F –Margaret Phillips (1989 Mander/St. Andrew’s-Holborn, London, England) Gamut 522
DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH (d. 1975): Passacaglia, fr Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk –Mona Hartmann (1927 Walcker/St. Antonius Church, Papenburg, Germany) Aeolus 11451
JOHANN STRAUSS II (b. 1825): Emperor Waltz –Peter Richard Conte (1908 Hope-Jones, expanded/Ocean Grove Auditorium, Ocean Grove, NJ) Pipedreams 1002
Filler – GIBBONS Fantasia No. 3 (see above)
Hour 2
ANTHONI van NOORDT (d. 1675): Fantasia No. 1 in d, fr Tabulatuur-boeck van psalmen en fantasyen –Leo van Doeselaar (1582 de Swart-1637 van Hagerbeer/Hooglandse Kerk, Leiden, Netherlands) Radio Nederland 92024
van NOORDT: Psalm 24 (3 verses) –Theo Visser (Hooglandse Kerk, Netherlands) Tulip Records 185001
ANDRE CAPLET (d. 1925): Myrrha Prelude –Michel Morisset, trumpet; Marie-Andrée Morisset-Balier (1890 Cavaillé-Coll/St. Ouen Abbey, Rouen, France) ASO 98276
ANDRÉ BOUCOURECHLIEV (b. 1925): Archipel V –Xavier Darasse (1961 Holtkamp/St. John’s Benedictine Abbey Church, Collegeville, MN) PD Archive CD (r. 2/24/76)
ERIC THIMAN (d. 1975): 2 Pieces (A Simple Air; Trumpet Tune & Air) –Calvin Bowman (1990 Walker/Town Hall, Adelaide, Australia) Priory 661
GIUSEPPE SAMMARTINI (d. 1775): Organ Concerto No. 3 in G –La Risonanza Ensemble/Fabio Bonizzoni (1802 Zavarise/Church of San Vincenzo, Isera, Italy) Glossa 921505. If you are curious about this charming music, Sammartini wrote four Organ Concertos, and you can listen and watch the score page by in a handy Youtube video. Fun!
Filler – BRUNCKHORST (see above)
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