Episodes: 1986

…performances by the Choir of St. Thomas Church in New York City, recorded at Saint Matthew’s Roman Catholic Cathedral in Washington DC during the 1982 National Biennial Convention of the American Guild of Organists.

…A recital by the acclaimed New York organist and composer, recorded on the 1981 Holtkamp organ at Plymouth Congregational Church, Minneapolis.

…Another selective sampling of unusual and appealing new organ recordings, with commentary by program host Michael Barone.

…An entertaining glimpse at the show-biz cousin to the “king of instruments,” the theater organ, once the ubiquitous accompaniment to the action on the silver screen, now a popular attraction in its own right. Guest commentator Karl Eilers joins host Michael Barone in examining just what a “theater organ” is, and what it can do.

…All the repertoire on this broadcast was originally written for some medium other than the pipe organ. While some of you may consider a transcription “impure,” the tradition of adapting music for organ performance is based on centuries-old precedents. Bach though nothing of playing a Vivaldi violin concerto on the organ.

…A collection of works on the theme of Pentecost.

…A centenary retrospective devoted to the art of the great French organist-composer Marcel Dupre. His own playing is featured.

…With Dupre biographer Michael Murray we explore the life of the master performer, teacher and composer, a towering figure in the 20th century organ world. Representative recording highlight more than 40 years of performance in France, England and the United States.

…a revisit with William Van Pelt of the Orlan Historical So ciety, from which archives we draw a potpourri of performances on noteworthy older American instruments.

…Concert recordings by the noted French musician, whose original compositions, transcriptions, and improvisations reveal a modern genius of Lisztian proportion. Guillou's vision of the modern organ's potentials is uncommonly arresting.

…A selective quarterly sampling of recent organ recordings, with emphasis on the unusual and unusually attractive. This potpourri covers a wide variety of musical types, performance styles, and organ-building attitudes as displayed on LP's, CD's and tapes of foreign and domestic vintage. Host Michael Barone provides revealing commentary.

…Varied and colorful concert performances by Keith Chapman, George Ritchie, Gilliam Weir, Rudolph Innig, and Peter Hurford of music by Johann Sebastian Bach.

…Recital performances by Peter Williams and Nancy Lancaster exploring international influences upon the music of J.S. Bach. The organ was built by Charles B. Fisk for House of Hope Presbyterian Church, St. Paul, MN.

…Some performances on the recent Ruffatti organ in San Francisco, featuring digital recordings by Michael Murray, Marilyn Mason, John Weaver and Fred Tulan.

…German organist and historian Harald Vogel introduces us to some of the best-preserved antique organs of northern Germany and Holland.

…A recital of Scandinavian music performed by the young Norwegian organist, recorded on the Casavant organ (4-manuals, 108-ranks) at Central Lutheran Church, Minneapolis.

…a recital by Dr. John Obetz on the Rieger organ at All Souls Unitarian Church in Washington, DC, recorded during the 1982 National Biennial Convention of the American Guild of Organists.

…A selective quarterly sampling of recent organ recordings, with emphasis on the unusual and the unusually attractive. This potpourri covers a wide variety of musical types, performance styles, and organ-building attitudes, as displayed on LP's and CD's of foreign and domestic vintage. Host Michael Barone provides revealing commentary.