Pipedreams (émission américaine)

Week of April 16, 2012

Celebrating Église Saint Sulpice
…this Parisian church enjoyed the world’s largest musical instrument when its mighty 100-stop Cavaillé-Coll pipe organ was inaugurated 150 years ago, on Easter Sunday, April 20, 1862.

1862 Cavaillé-Coll organ at Église Saint-Sulpice, Paris

Audio Interview:
Daniel Roth has some interesting things to say about the instrument upon which he plays, created in 1862 by Aristide Cavaillé-Coll, the foremost organ builder in France. Roth plays at St. Sulpice. Hear his comments, in conversation with Michael Barone:
Listen Playing in the shadows of Widor and Dupre.
Listen Dealing with the physical realities of what, with 100 stops and 5 manual keyboards, was the world's largest pipe organ back in 1862.
Listen Coordinating with a choir at a distance of over 100 yards when playing music for two organs and singers.
Listen Describing the classical heart of this most impressive, and massive, representative of the French symphonic-romantic organ tradition.


Music played in the program

MARCEL DUPRÉ : Prelude & Fugue in B, Opus 7, number 1 –Daniel Roth, organist. Motette CD MOT 12581
CHARLES-MARIE WIDOR : Moderato, from Symphonie gothique, Number 9, Opus 70 –Charles-Marie Widor, organist, recorded 1932. EMI Classics 55037
CHARLES-MARIE WIDOR : Moderato, from Symphonie romane, Number 10, Opus 73 –Daniel Roth, organist. Motette CD MOT 11141
LOUIS VIERNE : Gloria, from Messe Solennelle, Opus 16 –Oratorio Choir of Paris, Jean Sourisse, conductor; Daniel Roth, organist. JAV CD-179
J.S. BACH : Prelude & Fugue in a, BWV 543 –Marcel Dupré, organist, recorded 1959. Mercury 90227
MARCEL DUPRÉ : Cortege et Litanie, Opus 19, number 2 –Michael Murray, organist. Telarc 60516
GEORGE THALBEN-BALL : Poema –Joseph Nolan, organist. Signum 167
LOUIS-JAMES-ALFRED LEFÉBURE-WÉLY : Adoro te (alternatim) & March in E-flat –L'Accent Grave Ensemble, Vincent Genvrin, conductor & organist. Hortus 005
DANIEL ROTH : Kyrie, from Missa de archangelis –Westfalian Chamber Soloists, Markus Lehnert, conductor; Daniel Roth, organist. Motette CD MOT 50771
JOSEPH RHEINBERGER : Fugue in b, from Sonata Number 10, Opus 146 –Sophie-Veronique Cauchefer-Choplin, organist. Festivo FECD-159
JEAN-JACQUES GRUNENWALD : Entrée, Communion et Sortie, from 5 Pieces –Sophie Veronique Cauchefer-Choplin, organist. Festivo 6961 912
SERGEI RACHMANINOFF (transcribed by Vierne) : Prelude in c# –Vincent Dubois, organist. JAV 166
MARCEL DUPRÉ : Resurrection, from Symphonie Passion, Opus 23 –Suzanne Chaisemartin, organist. Aeolus AE10021

émission du 7 février

Jehan Alain, a Centenary Tribute
…though he did not live to be thirty, in the hundred years since his birth, Alain’s remarkable and original works have achieved world-renown.

Litanies [1937] –Marie-Claire Alain (1752 Valtrin; 1848 Callinet; 1971 Schwenkedel/Basilique Saint-Christophe, Belfort, France) Erato ECD-88194
Ballade in Phrygian Mode [1930]; Phrygian Chorale [1935] –Kevin Bowyer (1995 Marcussen/Saint Augustine’s Chapel, Tonbridge School, Kent, England, UK) Nimbus 5551/2
Fantasy No. 1 [1933]
–Yves Rechsteiner (Alain Family organ/Maison de la Dime, Romainmotier, Switzerland) Gallo 850
–Marie-Claire Alain (1899 Ghys; 1988 Cicchero/Saint Ferjeux Basilica, Besançon, France) Erato ECD-80214
Intermezzo [1935]
–Philippe Hanon, bassoon; Patrick Cohen & Alain Jacquon, piano (original version) Arion 68447
–Christophe Mantoux (1890 Cavaillé-Coll/Church of Saint Ouen, Rouen, France) Motette CD MOT 13651
Aria for Flute and Organ [1938] –Cheryl Gobetti Hoffman, flute; Bruce Neswick (1988 Wilhelm/St. Alban’s School Chapel, Washington, DC) Raven OAR-840
3 Movements for Violin and Organ [1934] –Clara Bonaldi, violin; Georges Guillard (1969 Xavier Silbermann/Dominican Church, Paris) Arion 68148
Chorale Variations, Sacris solemnis [1933]; St. Nicholas March [1938] –Camerata Saint-Louis, Georges Guillard, conductor; Gerard Boulanger, Jean-Luc Ramecourt, trumpets; Isabelle Gascuel-Villevielle, percussion; Etienne Baillot (1967 Gonzalez/Salle Messiaen, ORTF Studios, Paris) Arion 68321
Prière pour nous-autres charnels [1938] –Sequenza 9.3 Vocal Ensemble, Catherine Simonpietri, conductor; Marie-Claire Alain (1903 Mutin/Saint-Germain en Laye) Sisyphe 004
Lamento [1930] –Philippe Hanon, bassoon; Georges Guillard (1967 Gonzalez/Salle Messiaen, ORTF Studios, Paris) Arion 68447
Prélude [1935] –Désiré N’Kaoua, piano. Solstice 027
Prélude & Fugue [1935] –Guy Bovet (Alain Family organ/Maison de la Dime, Romainmotier, Switzerland) Gallo 851
Sarabande for Organ, Strings and Timpani [1938] –Bamberg Symphony, Jean-Jacques Kantorow, conductor; Marie-Claire Alain (1993 Jann/Bamberg Concert Hall, Germany) Erato ECD-69708
Trois Danses [1940]
Joies –James Higdon (1992 Jaeckel/Pilgrim Congregational Church, Duluth, MN) RBWCD-005
Deuills/Mourning –Éric Lebrun (1894 Cavaillé-Coll/Saint-Antoine des Quinze-Vingts, Paris, France) Naxos 8.553633
Luttes/Struggles –Wolfgang Rübsam (1970 Rieger/Marienstatt Abbey, Germany) Bayer 198/9
Ave Maria [1937] –Delphine Collot, soprano; Georges Guillard (1969 Xavier Silbermann/Dominican Church, Paris) Arion 68148

émission du 13 décembre

The Holy Birth
…timeless musical gifts from many hands and many lands celebrated the festival of Christmas.

TRADITIONAL (arranged by Chapman) : Bring a torch, Jennette Isabella. TRADITIONAL (arranged by Dragon & Peter Richard Conte) : O Tannenbaum –Philadelphia Brass Ensemble; Peter Richard Conte (1911 Wanamaker Organ/Macy’s Center City Department Store, Philadelphia, PA) Gothic 49294


ANDRÉ FLEURY : Variations on a Burgundian Noël –François Le Menissier (1893 Debierre/Eglise Sainte-Croix de Saint-Lô, France) & (1968; 1987 Beuchet-Debierre/Notre-Dame de Saint-Lô, France) Triton 331137
JEAN LANGLAIS : La Nativité –George C. Baker (1889 Cavaillé-Coll/Basilique Saint-Sernin, Toulouse, France) Solstice 240


HERBERT SUMSION : The Holy Birth –Gloucester Cathedral Choir, John Sanders, conductor; Mark Blatchly (1971 Hill, Norman & Beard/Gloucester Cathedral, England, UK) Priory 5033
HERMANN SCHROEDER : In dulci jubilo –William Watkins (1957 Aeolian-Skinner/Georgetown Presbyterian Church, Washington, DC) Vermont Organ Academy 02


DENIS BEDARD : Variations on In dulci jubilo –Thomas Fitches (1928 Casavant/Anglican Church of St. Clement, Toronto, Ontario, Canada) RCCO 09
ANTHONY HAMMOND : Improvisation-Toccata on Adeste Fidelis –Anthony Hammond (1912 Harrison & Harrison/St. Mary Redcliffe, Bristol, England, UK) Priory 1038
JERRY HERMAN : We need a little Christmas. ALFRED BURT (arranged Steven Ball) : A Carol Medley –Steven Ball (Moeller/Fox Theater, Atlanta, GA) StevenBall 01


CARLO RÜTTI : I wonder as I wander. JUDITH BINGHAM : The Shepherd’s Gift –BBC Singers, Stephen Cleobury, conductor; Robert Quinney (1954 Harrison/The Temple Church, London, England, UK) Signum 067
GEORG PHILIPP TELEMANN : Allein Gott in der Höh –Eric Lebrun (1810 Kyburz/Santa Maria de Maó, Menorca) BUTTSTEDT : How brightly shines the Morningstar –Shin-Ae Chun (1985 C.B. Fisk/Moore Hall, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI) Chun 2005


BERNARD WAYNE SANDERS : Variations on Ihr Kinderlein Kommet –Julian Bewig (2002 Fischer & Krämer/St. Mary’s Church, Emsdetten, Germany) Classicophon 2009-010
MARCEL DUPRÉ : Nativité, from Symphonie-Passion, op. 22 –Kalevi Kiviniemi (1980 Virtanen/Turku Cathedral, Finland) MILS 10110


HERBERT BUFFINGTON : Improvisation on Joy to the World –Herbert Buffington (2009 Schlueter/Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church, Atlanta, GA) Sonare 2009

émission du 6 décembre

More Twenty-Somethings
…this international overview of youthful performers ably demonstrates a lively future for the King of Instruments.

MAURICE DURUFLÉ : Prélude, from Suite for Organ, Op. 5 –Christopher Houlihan (1932 Aeolian-Skinner/All Saint’s Episcopal Church, Worcester, MA) Tower Hill 72025
ANDRÉ KNEVEL : Toccata in g –Jan Rozendaal (1781 Hinsz/Martinikerk, Bolsward, The Netherlands) D.E. Versluis 1011
LODE van DESSEL : Prelude & Fugue, from Cyclical Suite. PAUL PARAY : Fugue in g –Stephanie Nofar (1930 Skinner/Holy Rosary Cathedral, Toledo, OH) Grotto 0012


THIERRY ESCAICH : Eaux Natales, from Trois Poèmes –Baptiste-Florian Marle-Ouvrard (2009 Allen/Notre Dame de l’Assomption, Ecouis, France) Allen Studio Paris 2010
FRANZ SCHUBERT (arranged by Stephen Buzard) : Du bist die Ruh, D. 776. STEPHEN PAULUS : Blithely breezing along, from The Baronian Suite [2008] –Stephen Buzard (2008 Buzard/Second Presbyterian Church, Bloomington, IL) Delos 3406
DUKE ELLINGTON : I’m beginning to see the light. RICHARD PURVIS : Romanza. MARK HERMAN : Rhapsody –Mark Herman (1931 Wurlitzer/Aveni Residence, Cleveland, OH) MH 1003
RICHARD RODGERS : Slaughter on Tenth Avenue –Donnie Rankin (1929 Wurlitzer/Civic Theatre, Akron, OH) DR4 Productions 1993
JOSEPH-GUY ROPARTZ : Introduction et Allegro Moderato –Pétur Sakari (2007 Paschen/Central Pori Church, Finland) Fuga 9297
JEAN LANGLAIS : Meditations on the Holy Trinity: Le Fils; Le Saint-Esprit –Scott Farrell (1970 Nicholson/Cathedral of St. Edmundsbury, England, UK ) Herald 208
LOUIS VIERNE : Final, from Symphony No. 6, Op. 59 –Jan Szypowski (1987 Eule/Warsaw Archcathedral, Poland) Dux 0247

émission du 29 novembre

Gothic Glory
…a visit to the Cathedral of Saint John the Divine in New York City to revisit the newly restored 146-rank Aeolian-Skinner pipe organ in this world’s largest Gothic landmark.

JOSEPH JONGEN : Toccata, Op. 81 –Marsha Heather Long; Koch International Classics 7008
ALEC WYTON : Fanfare –Marilyn Keiser; Pro Organo 7250
JOHANNES BRAHMS : 2 Chorale-preludes, Op. 122, Herzlich tut mich verlangen; Herzlich tut mich erfreuen –Thierry Escaich; Pro Organo 7250
DANIEL ROTH : Improvisaton on O Sons and Daughters –Daniel Roth; Pro Organo 7250
TRADITIONAL (arranged Winter & Halley) : Golden Apples of the Sun –Karan Casey, vocal; Paul Winter, sax; Paul Halley, organ; Living Music 80036
SIR EDWARD ELGAR (arranged by Conte) : Enigma Variations (selections) –Peter Richard Conte; Pro Organo 7250
JOHN DUNSTABLE (arranged by Biggs) : Agincourt Hymn. LOUIS VIERNE: Prelude No. 5, from 24 Pieces in Free Style, Op. 31. MARCEL DUPRÉ: Final, from Seven Pieces, Op. 27 –Michael Murray; Telarc 80169
STEVE GORN/DOROTHY PAPADAKOS : Cedars of Lebanon –Steve Gorn, clarinet; Dorothy Papadakos, organ; Pro Organo 7116
NORMAN COKE-JEPHCOTT : Toccata on a National Air –Norman Coke-Jephcott; VOA 08
RICHARD WAGNER (arranged by Lemare) : Parsifal Prelude –Anthony Newman; CBS/Sony LP 33268
LOUIS VIERNE (transcribed by Duruflé) : Meditation –Marsha Heather Long; Koch International Classics 7008
OLIVIER LATRY : Improvisation on Ave maris stella –Olivier Latry; Pro Organo 7250

Vers la composition de l'orgue

émission du 22 novembre

Two for Teaching
…a focus on new instruments at Indiana University, Bloomington, and the University of North Texas, Denton.

RICHARD WAGNER (transcribed Lemare) : Die Meistersinger Overture –Jeffrey Smith
JOHANNES BRAHMS : Schmücke dich, o liebe Seele, Op. 122, no. 5. HENRI MULET : Rosace, fr Esquisses Byzantines. MARCEL LANQUETUIT : Toccata in D –Dame Gillian Weir
ROBERT SCHUMANN : 2 Sketches in C, Op. 58, nos. 1 & 2. JEAN GUILLOU : Improvisation Encore –Jean Guillou
JOSEF RHEINBERGER : Introduction & Passacaglia, from Sonata No. 8 in e, Op. 132 –Marilyn Keiser
DAN LOCKLAIR : Toccata, from In Mystery & Wonder –Marilyn Keiser
WILLIAM ALBRIGHT : Shimmy, from Flights of Fancy. JEAN LANGLAIS : Fête –Christopher Young
LOUIS VIERNE : Feux Follets, from Pieces de Fantasie, Op. 53, no. 4 –Dame Gillian Weir
JEAN GUILLOU : Säya ou l’Oiseau Bleu, Op. 50 –Jean Guillou
MAURICE DURUFLÉ : Prelude, Adagio and Choral Variations on Veni Creator, Op. 4 –Janette Fishell

émission du 15 novembre

The Older Boy’s Network
…in their different ways, Bach’s eldest sons Wilhelm Friedemann and Carl Philip Emmanuel, made interesting contributions to the repertoire.

J.S. BACH : Toccata & Fugue in d, BWV 565 –Bert den Hertog (1743 Hinsz/Bovenkerk, Kampen, The Netherlands) D.E. Versluis 1013
WILHELM FRIEDEMANN BACH : Chorale-prelude, Jesu meine Freude; Fugue in D (manualiter) –Leo van Doeselaar (1828 Lohman/Reformed Church, Farmsum, The Netherlands) Etcetera 2003-1
W.F. BACH : Fugue in D (with pedal) –Leo van Doeselaar (1727 Müller/Jacobijnerkerk, Leeuwarden, The Netherlands) Etcetera 2003-2
CARL PHILLIP EMMANUEL BACH : Sonata No. 5 in a –Ulrike Theresia Wegele (1750 Gabler/Weingarten Abbey, Germany) Tacet 30
W.F. BACH : Chorale-prelude, Was mein Gott will; Fugue in a –Wolfgang Baumgratz (1798 Holzhay/Neresheim Abbey, Germany) Christophorus 77109
J.S. BACH : Toccata in E, BWV 566 –Hansjürgen Scholze (1755 Silbermann/HofKirche [Courtyard Church], Dresden, Germany) Querstand 0305
J.S. BACH : Overture, from Cantata BWV 97 –Euwe & Sybolt de Jong (1743 Hinsz/Bovenkerk, Kampen, The Netherlands) DeJong 03
W.F. BACH : Chorale, Wir danken dir, Herr Jesu Christ –François-Henri Houbart (1994 Dupont/Lessay Abbey Church, France) Solstice 128
W.F. BACH : 2 Fugues in B-flat –Wolfgang Baumgratz (1798 Holzhay/Neresheim Abbey, Germany) Christophorus 77109
W.F. BACH : Fugue in C; Fugue in f; Chorale-prelude, Wir Christenleut –Ulrike Theresia Wegele (1750 Gabler/Weingarten Abbey, Germany) Tacet 30
C.P.E. BACH : Polonaise in E-flat; Organ Concerto in E-flat –CPE Bach Ensemble; Jörg-Hannes Hahn (1756 Migendt/Pfarrkirche Zur frohen Botschaft, Berlin-Karlshorst, Germany) Cantate 58026
J.S. BACH : Fugue in C, BWVB 547 –Matthew Dirst (1984 C.B. Fisk/Memorial Church, Stanford University, CA) Centaur 3015

émission du 8 novembre

In Concert
…the palpable excitement of live performance is conveyed through these recital appearances by Nathan Laube, Ken Cowan, Carlo Curley, Andrew Kotylo and Vincent Dubois.

JOHANN STRAUSS II (arranged by Nathan Laube): Die Fledermaus Overture –Nathan Laube (1927 Casavant/ St. Andrew’s Lutheran Church, Mahtomedi, MN) Pipedreams Archive recorded January 24, 2010

FELIX MENDELSSOHN (arranged Warren): A Midsummer Night’s Dream Overture. SIGFRID KARG-ELERT: Voices of the Night, Op. 142, no. 1. HENRY MARTIN: Prelude & Fugue in G –Ken Cowan (1980 Sipe/Hennepin Avenue United Methodist Church, Minneapolis, MN) Pipedreams Archive recorded March 21, 2010

TRADITIONAL (arranged by Carlo Curley & Lyn Larsen): All through the night –Carlo Curley (2003 Blackinton/Benson Great Hall, Bethel University, Saint Paul, MN) Pipedreams Archive recorded May 16, 2008

SIR HUBERT PARRY: Fantasia & Fugue in G, Op. 188 –Andrew Kotylo (1927 Skinner/Woolsey Hall, Yale University, New Haven, CT) Pipedreams Archive recorded October 25, 2009

J.S. BACH: Sinfonia, from Cantata No. 146 also known as the first movement from Keyboard Concerto in d, BWV 1052. MAURICE DURUFLÉ: Suite for Organ, Op. 5, Prélude, Sicilienne, Toccata. VINCENT DUBOIS: Improvisation on Submitted Themes, Mother, Father, Sister, Brother; Take me out to the ball game; Bach’s Musical Offering –Vincent Dubois (Fred J. Cooper Memorial Pipe Organ [2006 Dobson]/Verizon Hall at the Kimmel Center, Philadelphia, PA) Pipedreams Archive recorded October 25, 2008

émission du 1er novembre

The Auditorium Organ
…a celebration of the iconic 1959 Aeolian-Skinner instrument in the Auditorium of the Community of Christ in Independence, Missouri, with comments from John Obetz and Jan Kraybill.


HENRY PURCELL: Trumpet Tune & Bell Symphony –John Obetz; RBWCD010
HENRY PURCELL: Fanfare –Jan Kraybill; Kraybill 2009
MARCEL DUPRÉ: Prelude & Fugue in g, Op. 7, no. 3. JEAN LANGLAIS: Dialogue for the Mixtures. JOSÉ LIDÓN: Sonata on the 1 st Tone –Catharine Crozier; Fleur de Lis 0601
SEARLE WRIGHT: Prelude on Greensleeves –John Obetz; RBWCD002
JEHAN ALAIN: Dances of Agni Yavishta –John Obetz; RBWCD010
GERALD KEMNER: 2 Pieces (Rosa Mystica; Gloria) –John Obetz; RBWCD002
LEO SOWERBY: Passacaglia, from Symphony in G –Jan Kraybill; JK 401
LEO SOWERBY: Fantasy for Flute Stops –Catharine Crozier
HEINZ WERNER ZIMMERMANN: Four Psalms –John Obetz; Celebre 1970
RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS: Hymn-prelude, Rhosymedre –John Obetz; RBWCD010
HERMAN BERLINSKI: The Burning Bush –Catharine Crozier; Fleur de Lis 0601
MAX REGER: Fantasy on Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, Op. 52, no. 2 –John Obetz; RBWCD010

émission du 25 octobre

All Gory, Loud and Horror
…you don’t want to be left all alone when things go bump in the night in the organ loft!

LÉON BOËLLMANN: Toccata, from Suite Gothique, Op. 25 –Virgil Fox (1953 Aeolian-Skinner/Riverside Church, New York, NY) EMI Classics 66386

MARCEL DUPRÉ: Preludio, from Deuxieme Symphonie, Op. 26 –Jeremy Filsell (1979 Moeller/Saint Boniface Episcopal Church, Sarasota, FL) Guild 7173

OLIVIER MESSIAEN: Apparition de l’Église Éternelle –Louis Thiry (1868 Cavaillé-Coll/La Trinité, Paris, France) Jade 47863619

JACK MARSHALL: The Munsters Theme –Trio con Brio (1957 Wicks/First United Methodist Church, Portland, OR) TcB 333-04

ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER: The Phantom of the Opera (selections) –Chris Elliott (1926 Wurlitzer/Shea’s Performing Arts Center, Buffalo, NY) CPE 104

MAX REGER: Chorale-Fantasy, Alle Menschen müssen sterben, Op. 52, no. 1 –Iver Kleive (1977 Marcussen/Haderslev Cathedral, Denmark) Kirkelig Kulturverksted 126

GOUNOD: Funeral March of a Marionette –Thomas Trotter (1834 Hill/Birmingham Town Hall, England, UK) MHS 514948

MARIUS MONNIKENDAM: Toccata –Janice Fehér (1927 Casavant/University of Redlands, CA) Fehér 2004

RICHARD WAGNER: The Flying Dutchman Overture –Ken Cowan (1926 Skinner/Jefferson Avenue Presbyterian Church, Detroit, MI) JAV 118

MODEST MUSSORGSKY (transcribed by Conte): Night on the Bare Mountain –Peter Richard Conte (1911 Wanamaker Organ/Macy’s Center City Department Store, Philadelphia, PA) Gothic 49248

GEORG BÖHM: Partita, Ach wie nichtig, ach wie flüchtig –Wouter van dern Broek (1721 Schnitger/Saint Michael’s Church, Zwolle, Netherlands) Fidelio 6612

FRANZ LISZT: Les Morts –Martin Haselböck (1873 Ladegast/St. James Church, Köthen, Germany) Membran Music 60144-210

GUY BOVET: Hamburger Totentanz –Olivier Vernet (1997 Birouste/Eglise Saint-Vincent, Roquevaire, France) Ligia Digital 1014160

émission du 18 octobre

Gunnar Idenstam
…an introduction to the iconoclastic repertoire and intriguing personality of a multi-faceted Swedish virtuoso for whom ‘everything is organ music’.


GUNNAR IDENSTAM: Cathedral Music Toccata II, Scherzo II, Dance II –Gunnar Idenstam (1992 Klais/Hallgrimskirkja, Reykjavik, Iceland) Bis Northern Lights 5018

J.S. BACH: Polonaise, from French Suite in e, BWV 817 –Gunnar Idenstam (1986 Klais/Köln Philharmonie, Köln, Germany) Pipedreams Archive recorded May 11, 2007

J.S. BACH: Minuet, from Anna Magdalena Notebook You Tube icon. TOMAS HANS HANSSON: Polska. J. S. BACH: Gavotte, from English Suite No. 3 in g, BWV 808 –Lisa Rydberg, violin; Gunnar Idenstam, harmonium. Gazell 1092

GUSTAV MAHLER: Revelge, from Des Knaben Wunderhorn –Håkan Hagegård, baritone; Gunnar Idenstam (1949 Marcussen/Oscarskyrkan, Stockholm, Sweden) Proprius 9040

GUNNAR IDENSTAM: 3 Swedish Folk Melodies (Serra; Gangar; Halling) –Johan Hedin, nyckelharpa; Gunnar Idenstam (1973 Grönlund/Teg’s Church, Umeå, Sweden) Caprice 21087

GUNNAR IDENSTAM: 3 Improvisations on Folk Themes (Jämtländks Brudmarsch; Poem; Näckens Polska) –Gunnar Idenstam (1960 Marcussen/St. Matthew’s Church, Stockholm, Sweden) LCM 109

J.S. BACH: Wachet auf, from Schübler Chorales, BWV 645 –Lisa Rydberg, violin; Gunnar Idenstam, harmonium. Gazell 1092

CLAUDE-MICHEL SCHÖNBERG: I dreamed a dream, from Les Misérables –Håkan Hagegård, baritone; Gunnar Idenstam (1949 Marcussen/Oscarskyrkan, Stockholm, Sweden) Proprius 9040

GUNNAR IDENSTAM: Norsk Brudmarsch –Anders Paulsson, saxophone; Gunnar Idenstam, organ. Atrium 22110

FRANZ LISZT (after Rossini): Cujus animam. PETR EBEN: Invocation I –Christian Lindberg, trombone; Gunnar Idenstam (1949 Marcussen/Oscarskyrkan, Stockholm, Sweden) Bis 488

TRADITIONNEL: Staffan Ballad –St. Jacob’s Chamber Choir, Gary Graden, conductor; Gunnar Idenstam (1976 Marcussen/Saint Jacob’s Church, Stockholm, Sweden) BIS Northern Lights 5031

BILL WHELAN (arranged by Gunnar Idenstam): Riverdance –Gunnar Idenstam (1992 Ruffatti/Spivey Hall, Clayton State University, Morrow, GA) Pipedreams Archive recorded January 23, 2010

émission du 11 octobre

Kaleidoscope
…the varied art of the organ builder is alive and well throughout the world, as this week’s showcase of recent instruments demonstrates.

ANTONIO VIVALDI (transcribed by J.S. BACH): Concerto in a, BWV 593 –Ulrik Spang-Hanssen (2006 Lewtak/St. Joseph’s Church, Camillus, NY) Lewtak 2006

FREDERICK HERBERT WOOD: Scenes on the Wye: Rhayader, Monmouth, Symonds Yat –Simon Nieminski (2006 Nichols & Simpson/First Baptist Church, Abilene, TX) Pro Organo 7221

LEO SOWERBY: Air with Variations, from Suite for Organ –William Entriken (2004 Glück/First Presbyterian Church, New York, NY) Glück 5770

MAX REGER: Toccata in d, Op. 59, no. 5 –Kenneth Sass (2006 Parkey/Living Grace Lutheran Church, Tucker, GA) Parkey 2007

JOHN HATTON (attrib.): Duke Street. J.S. BACH: Vom Himmel hoch –John Richardson (2004 Parkey/Chapel of St. Mark United Methodist Church Chapel, Atlanta, GA) Parkey 2007

TIMOTHY ALBRECHT (arranger): A mighty fortres –Joy Hayner (2005 Parkey/Piedmont College, Demorest, GA) Parkey 2007

GEORGE SHEARING: Jerusalem, my happy home. MARCEL LANQUETUIT: Toccata –Matthew Michael Brown (1980 Schantz; 2009 Parkey/First United Methodist Church, Salisbury, NC) Parkey 2009

JÜRGEN von MOOCK: Te Deum, improvisation –Jürgen von Moock (2001 Weimbs/Saint Gereon Basilica, Cologne, Germany). J.S. BACH: Liebster Jesu, wir sind hier –Serge Schoonbroodt (1994 Weimbs/Annakirche, Aachen, Germany). HANS LUDWIG SCHILLING: Toccatina –Kurt-Ludwig Forg (1894 Schorn/St. Peter Church, Zingsheim, Germany) Weimbs Sampler

ISFRID KAYSER: Parthia No. 1 in D (Concerto-Adagio-Gigue). KARL MICHAEL KOMMA: Chorale-fantasy, Lauda Sion salvatorem –Paulus Blum (2002 Kuhn/Castle Chapel, Bad Wurzach, Germany) Kuhn 0121

JOSEF RHEINBERGER: Monologue in G, Op. 162, no. 3. LISELOTTE KUNKEL: Jazz Chorale-preludes: Sonne der Gerechtigkeit; Wer nur den lieben Gott; Aus meine Herzens Grunde; Erfreue dich, Himmel; Lass mich dein sein –Michael Hartmann (2003 Skrabl/St. Martin’s Church, Bad Kohlgrub, Germany) ZVox 084

J.S. BACH: Prelude & Fugue in G, BWV 541 –Orthulf Prunner (2008 Skrabl/Maria Himmelfahrt Kirche, Lavamünd, Austria) Skrabl 2008

PETER HURFORD: Paean –Samuel S. Soria (2003 Dobson/Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels, Los Angeles, CA) Delos 3343

émission du 4 octobre

Organ Plus
…in consort with one, two, or dozens of companion instrumentalists or singers, the King of Instruments proves itself an affable and amiable colleague.


RICHARD WEBSTER: Baroque Suite for Brass and Organ –Advent Brass Ensemble; Richard Webster (1921 Skinner/Saint Luke’s Episcopal Church, Evanston, IL) Advent Press 2010


NAJI HAKIM: Suite Rhapsodique pour cor et orgue (Noël-Offrande-Mariale) –Petri Komulainen, horn; Jan Lehtola (1995 Åkerman & Lund/Kallio Church, Helsinki, Finland) IFO 323

JOHANN LUDWIG KREBS: Jesu, meine Freude –Hansjörg Schellenberger, oboe; Hedwig Bilgram (1990 Rieger/Pfarre St. Gilgen, Austria) Denon 75081

KARL SCHARNWEBER: Von Gott will ich nicht lassen –Thomas Klemm, saxophone; Wolfgang Schmiedt, guitar; Karl Scharnweber (1963 Marcussen/Saint Peter’s Cathedral, Schleswig, Germany) Nabel 4650


FRANCIS POULENC: Concerto in d for Two Pianos and Orchestra (Organ) –Yaara Tall & Andreas Groethuysen, pianos; Hansjörg Albrecht (1999 Kuhn/Goßer Saal, Hochschule für Musik und Theater, Munich, Germany) Oehms 637

OTTORINO RESPIGHI: Suite in G for Strings and Organ –BBC National Orchestra of Wales, François-Xavier Roth, conductor; Peter King (1997 Klais/Bath Abbey, England, UK) Regent 257


BOLESLAW WOYTOWICZ: Recitativo –Robert Murray, violin; Ardyth Lohuis (1951-1968 Aeolian-Skinner/St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, Richmond, VA) Raven 370

PYOTR TCHAIKOVSKY: Finale, from Violin Concerto in D, Op. 35 –Rebecca Anderson, violin; Jonas Nordwall (1957 Wicks/First United Methodist Church, Portland, OR) Pipedreams Archive

ROGER PETRICH: Sonatina for Trumpet & Organ –Paul Neebe, trumpet; Ulrich Knörr (1968 Rieger/St. Jacobs Church, Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Germany) Knörr 1199

TRADITIONAL: Lobe den Herren –English Brass Ensemble; St. Paul’s Cathedral Choir, John Scott, conductor; Christopher Dearnley (1872 Willis; 1992 Mander/St. Paul’s Cathedral, London, England, UK) Helios 88036

émission du 28 septembre

From Colleges, Castles and Cathedrals
…the splendid sounds of organs in the United Kingdom resonate with pleasurable grandeur.

FRANCIS JACKSON: Fanfare, Op. 18 –Colin Walsh (1898 Willis/Lincoln Cathedral, England, UK) Priory DVD4

MALCOLM BOYLE: Anthem, Thou, o God, art praised in Sion –Eton College Choir, Ralph Allwood, conductor; David Goode (1902 Hill/Eton College Chapel, Windsor, England, UK) Signum 115

JOHN STANLEY: Voluntary in D, Op. 6, no. 6 –Margaret Phillips (1743 Griffin/St. Helen, Bishopsgate, London, Englan, UK) Regent 190

GEOFFREY BUSH: Trumpet March –Christopher Dearnley (1872 Willis; 1992 Mander/St. Paul’s Cathedral, London, England, UK) Priory 5037

HERBERT HOWELLS: Allegro scherzando, fr 6 Short Pieces; Anthem, I love all beauteous things; Allegro impetuoso, fr 6 Short Pieces –Dublin’s Christ Church Cathedral Choir, Judy Martin, conductor; Tristan Russcher (1887 Gran & Davidson/St. Bartholomew’s Church, Dublin, Ireland) Signum 151

HAROLD DARKE: Chorale Prelude on a Theme of Tallis, Op. 20, no. 3 –Peter Dyke (1933 Willis-2004 Harrison/Hereford Cathedral, England, UK) Priory 1029

DAVID HALLS: Jubilate –Girls Choristers & Lay Clerks of Salisbury Cathedral, David Halls, conductor; Daniel Cook (1876 Willis/Salisbury Cathedral, England, UK) Priory 1033

GARTH EDMUNDSON: Toccata, Vom Himmel hoch –Ian Tracey (1926 Willis/Anglican Cathedral, Liverpool, England, UK) Priory DVD 1

PETER HURFORD: 2 Dialogues –John Sanders (1999 Nicholson/Gloucester Cathedral, England, UK) Priory 932

NOEL RAWSTHORNE: Dance Suite –Joseph Nolan (1855 Gray & Davidson; 2002 Drake/Buckingham Palace Ballroom, London, England, UK) Signum 114

EDWARD BAIRSTOW: Sonata No. 1 in G –Geoffrey Hannant (1970 Nicholson/Cathedral of Bury St. Edmunds, England, UK ) Priory 6011

PHILIP STOPFORD: Te Deum –The Ecclesium Choir, Philip Stopford, conductor; Tim Noon (Copeman-Hart/Keble College Chapel, Oxford, England, UK) Priory 832

WILLIAM MATHIAS: Carillon (1989) –Jonathan Vaughan (1857 Willis-1974 Harrison/Wells Cathedral, England, UK) Hyperion 67740

émission du 20 septembre

A Dozen Will Do
…modest instruments can achieve maximal satisfaction, as proven by these organs which posses no more than twelve stops each.

MARC ANTONIO CAVAZZONI: Ricercare --Ingemar Melchersson (1475 da Prato/Basilica di San Petronio, Bologna, Italy) Christophorus 77141


HEINRICH FINCK: Ich wird erlost --Florian Pagitsch (1613 Rottenburger/Filialkirche, Torren, Austria) Dabringhaus & Grimm 319 0990
J.S. BACH: Fugue No. 1, fr The Art of Fugue –Luc Beauséjour (1866 Mitchell & Forté/Église du Gesu, Montréal, Québec, Canada) OHS CD-99
JOHANN PACHELBEL: Magnificat Fugue No. 11. BALDASSARRE GALUPPI: Allegro, from Sonata in d –Catherine Todorovski (1876 Warren/St. George’s Anglican Church, Clarenceville, Quebec, Canada) OHS CD-99
SIETZE de VRIES: Improvised Variations on Ave Maria zart --Sietze de Vries (2002 Kögler/Waldhausen Parish, Germany) Kögler 0708
JOSEPH JONGEN: Menuet-Scherzo, Op. 53, no. 2; ALEXANDRE-PIERRE FRANÇOIS BOËLY: Fantasy and Fugue in B-flat –Leonhard Amselgruber (1905 Mutin-Cavaillé-Coll/Zaitzkofen Seminary, Germany) Psallite CD-60331
J.S. BACH: Organ Concerto in D, BWV 1053 –Insieme Strumentale di Roma, Giorgio Sasso, conductor; Salvatore Carchiolo (1999 Deblieck portative) Stradivarius 33825
J.S. BACH: Christ, der du bist der helle Tag, BWV 1120 --Michael Schönheit (18th c. Anonymous/Siechhofkapelle, Ohrdruf, Germany) Dabringhaus & Grimm 319 0552
DIETERICH BUXTEHUDE: Toccata in G –Wolfgang Baumgtratz (1679 Richborn/Parish Church, Møgeltønder, Denmark) Dabringhaus & Grimm CD-319 0913
PIETRO YON: L’organo Primitivo. CHARLES VILLIERS STANFORD: Allegro, No. 6, from Short Preludes and Postludes –Grant Helmers (1883 Hook & Hastings/St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church, Hillsborough, NC) OHS CD-01
EDWARD d’EVRY: Nocturnette –Mary Gifford, organ; RUDOLPH BERGER: Amoureuse –roll-player mechanism (1914 Kimball/Messiah Baptist Church, Denver, CO) OHS CD-98
CHARLES QUEF: Noël Parisien, Op. 26, no. 4 –Will Headlee (1902 Hook & Hastings/Old Stone Congregational Church, Lyons, CO) OHS CD-98
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN: Minuet in C –Franz Haselböck (1640 Anonymous/St. Michael in der Wachau, Austria) KKM 3071


JOHANN KASPAR KERLL: 3 Pieces in C (Scaramuza, Ciaconna and Canzona) –Léon Berben (1714 König/Saint Leodegar Monastery, Niederehe, Germany) Aeolus CD-10441


MAX REGER: Ave Maria, Op. 80, no. 5 –David Macfarlane (1903 Austin/The Gardens at St. Elizabeth’s, Denver, CO) OHS CD-98
FELIX MENDELSSOHN: Allegro, Chorale and Fugue in D –Regis Rousseau (1900 Casavant/Annunciation Church, Oka, Quebec, Canada) OHS CD-99

émission du 13 septembre

Lively Moments
…a bi-coastal selection of excerpts from concert recordings made in California, North Carolina, and Minnesota.

MICHELANGELO ROSSI: Toccata No. 7. CHARLES VILLIERS STANFORD: Fantasia & Toccata in d –John Scott (1987 Kney/Saint Thomas Aquinas Chapel, University of Saint Thomas, Saint Paul, MN) Pipedreams Archive recorded April 14, 2008


HANS UWE HIELSCHER: California Wine Suite: iv. Petite Syrah; vi. California Champagne. BERNARD WAYNE SANDERS: Ornament of Grace –Mike McCoy, horn. JOHN KARL HIRTEN: Pinot: A Suite in Three Tastings –Presidio Brass; Alison Luedecke (2007 Fisk/Sidney Harman Hall, Christopher Cohan Center, San Luis Obispo, CA) Pipedreams Archive recorded October 12, 2008
DANIEL GAWTHROP: Three Floral Preludes –Joby Bell (1984 Casavant/Rosen Concert Hall, Appalachian State University, Boone, NC) Pipedreams Archive recorded February 4, 2010
CARL NIELSEN: Little Preludes, Op. 51 (excerpts). J.S. BACH: Chorale-prelude, Jesu, meine Freude, BWV 610. RICHARD VOORHAAR: Bishop Ken’s Toccata on The Old Hundredth –David Jenkins (1987 Kney/Saint Thomas Aquinas Chapel, University of Saint Thomas, Saint Paul, MN) Pipedreams Archive recorded October 21, 2006
G.F. HÄNDEL: Organ Concerto in F, Op. 4, no. 5 –Clive Driskill-Smith (1922 Skinner; 2008 Schantz/Church of St. John the Evangelist, Saint Paul, MN) Pipedreams Archive recorded April 21, 2009


DIETERICH BUXTEHUDE: Praeludium in D, BuxWV 139 –Kim Kasling (1962 Holtkamp/St. John’s Abbey, Collegeville, MN) Pipedreams Archive recorded September 21, 2007


JOSEPH JONGEN: Prière, Op. 37, no. 3. ANTHONY NEWMAN: Toccata & Fugue on BACH –Stephen Tharp (2003 Blackinton/Benson Great Hall, Bethel University, Saint Paul, MN) Pipedreams Archive recorded November 9, 2007

émission du 6 septembre

Going on Record
…a late-summer review of an international selection of recently issued compact discs devoted to the King of Instruments.

J.S. BACH : Leipzig Chorale Komm, Gott Schöpfer, heiliger Geist, BWV 667 –Gail Archer (2003 Fritts/Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, NY) MeyerMedia 10013
J.S. BACH : Prelude & Fugue in C, BWV 531 –Balint Karosi (2000 Richards, Fowkes/First Lutheran Church, Boston, MA) Dulcian 007
J.S. BACH : Prelude & Fugue in G, BWV 541 with an improvised cadenza –Cameron Carpenter (1932 Aeolian-Skinner/Church of Saint Mary the Virgin, New York, NY) Telarc 31980
JEAN JULES ROGER-DUCASSE : Pastorale –Dong-Il Shin (1996 Casavant/Broadway Baptist Church, Fort Worth, TX) Pro Organo 7241
FELIX MENDELSSOHN : Sonata in B-flat, Op. 65, no. 4, movements 2 & 4 –Stephen Buzard (2008 Buzard/Second Presbyterian Church, Bloomington, IL) Delos 3406
LEO SOWERBY : Nunc dimittis, from Evening Service in e –Choirs of St. Paul’s Parish, Robert McCormick, conductor; John Bohl (1997 Schoenstein/Saint Paul’s Church, “K” Street, Washington, DC) Pro Organo 7238


WILLIAM HENRY HARRIS : Flourish for an Occasion –Colm Carey (2000 Letourneau/Church of the Ascension & Saint Agnes, Washington, DC) Signum 508
G.F. HANDEL (arranged by Hohman): Hornpipe, from Water Music –Frederick Hohman (1862 Walcker; 1947 Aeolian-Skinner/Methuen Music Hall, Methuen, MA) Pro Organo 7234


FELIX MENDELSSOHN (arranged by de Jong) : Capriccio in e, Op. 83, no. 3 –Sybolt & Euwe de Jong (1857 Witte/Oude Kerk, Delft, The Netherlands) DeJong 2010


LOUIS VIERNE (transcribed by Duruflé): 2 Improvisations (Meditation; Cortege) –Anthony Hammond (1969 J.W. Walker & Sons/Blackburn Cathedral, England, UK) Prior 1026
MAX REGER : Fugue, from Op. 73 –Isabelle Demers (1995 Marcussen/Saint Augustine’s Chapel, Tonbridge School, Kent, England, UK) Acis 42386
JACQUES MINÉ : Magnificat on the 5th Tone –Voces Aequales; Jan van Mol (1650 vam Jaegjem/Saint Paul’s Church, Antwerp, Belgium) LCS 002
FLOR PEETERS : Variations on Herr Jesus hat ein Gärtchen –Peter Wright (1897 Lewis/Southwark Cathedral, England, UK) Regent 335
SIGFRID KARG-ELERT : Valse Mignonne –Peter King (1997 Klais/Bath Abbey, England, UK) Regent 312


THÉODORE DUBOIS : Fiat Lux –Jonathan Scott (1996 Marcussen/Bridgewater Hall, Manchester, England) Scott Brothers 005

émission du 30 aout

A Tour Around Texas
…bigger-than-life performances on notable pipe organs in and around the Lone Star State.


CÉSAR FRANCK : Pièce héroïque –Kevin Clarke (1994 Noack/Church of the Incarnation, Dallas, TX) Pro Organo 7217


FRANK SPELLER : Toccata (The Majesty of Christ) –Frank Speller (1981 Visser-Rowland/Bates Recital Hall, University of Texas, Austin, TX) Albany 049
MAX REGER : Chorale-prelude, Jauchz’, Erd’, und Himmel, juble!, Op. 67, no. 15 –Mary Preston (1992 C.B. Fisk/Meyerson Symphony Center, Dallas, TX) Gothic 49094


CHARLES-MARIE WIDOR : Allegro vivace , from Symphony No. 5, Op. 42, no. 2 –Dame Gillian Weir (2008 Wolff/Winspear Performance Hall, University of North Texas, Denton, TX) Pipedreams Archive recorded October 21, 2008
REGINALD STEGGALL : Concert Piece, Op. 7 –Festival Orchestra, Kent Stalker, conductor; Sigurd Øgaard (1964 Holtkamp/Hemmte Recital Hall, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX) Pipedreams Archive recorded June 27, 2004


C.S. LANG : Fanfare, Op. 85 – E. Davis Wortman II (1992 Schoenstein/Wynne Chapel, Highland Park Presbyterian Church, Dallas, TX) HPPC 1001
MAX REGER : Fantasy in d, Op. 135b –Christopher Anderson (1993 C.B. Fisk/Caruth Auditorium, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, TX) SMU 2009


RAMON NOBLE : Danza Espagnola –David Heller (2006 Kegg/Texas A&M International University, Laredo, TX) Pro Organo 7218


RAYMOND HAAN : Pastorale , from 3 Lyric Pieces. MARCEL DUPRÉ : Crucifixion , from Symphonie Passion, Op. 23 –Bradley Hunter Welch (1996 Casavant/Broadway Baptist Church, Fort Worth, TX) Loft 1084
ROY PERRY : Christos Patterakis –Kiyo Watanabe (1954 Aeolian-Skinner; 2003 Garland/First United Methodist Church, Wichita Falls, TX) Watanabe 2005


CHARLES CALLAHAN : Arioso & Trumpet Tune –James Culp (1949 Aeolian-Skinner/First Presbyterian Church, Kilgore, TX) Guild 7212
J.S. BACH : In Dir ist Freude, BWV 615 . J.S. BACH: Jesu, joy of man’s desiring , from Cantata No. 147. EUGENE GIGOUT : Grand Choeur Dialogué –Joyce Jones (1978 Schudi/Saint Thomas Aquinas Church, Dallas, TX) Word 9166.598

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émission du 23 aout

From the BBC Proms
…music featuring the mighty and historic Willis-Harrison-Mander pipe organ (once the world’s largest!) as recently recorded at London’s landmark Royal Albert Hall.

RICHARD WAGNER (arranged by Edwin H. Lemare): The Mastersingers of Nuremberg Overture
RICHARD WAGNER (arranged Lemare): Tannhäuser Overture
WAYNE MARSHALL: Improvisation on Themes from Wagner’s Tristan und Isolde
WAYNE MARSHALL-RICHARD WAGNER: Fantasy-Improvisation on Ride of the Valkyries
–Wayne Marshall, organist; BBC Prom 20 Concert - August 1, 2010

J.S. BACH: Passacaglia & Fugue in c, BWV 582
J.S. BACH: Chorale-prelude, Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, BWV 645
J.S. BACH (arranged Stainton Taylor): Schafe können sicher weiden [Sheep may safely graze], from Cantata No. 208
J.S. BACH (arranged David Briggs): Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D, BWV 1068
–David Briggs, organist; BBC Prom 38 Concert - August 14, 2010

The Summer Proms Concerts at Royal Albert Hall are a high-water-mark in the cultural season. These concert performances were recorded by the British Broadcasting Corporation on August 14, 2010 in Royal Albert Hall and are made available through the European Broadcasting Union.
The Mander organ company completed its restoration of the hall’s heroic 1871 Henry Willis; 1924-1933 Harrison & Harrison organ at Royal Albert Hall in London, England, UK in 2004 and with 9997 pipes, it is the largest concert hall instrument in England.

émission du 16 aout

In the South of France
…some aural postcards from our spring visits to organs in the region from Provence to the Pyrenees.

CHARLES PIROYE : La Royal –Philippe Bardon (1775 Isnard/Basilique Sainte-Marie-Madeleine, St. Maximin la Sainte-Baume, France) Editions EMA 9511
J-J BEAUVARLET CHARPENTIER : Noël, Or dites-nous Marie. GUILLAUME LASCEUX : Grand Jeu pour servir d’Offertoire –Chantal de Zeeuw (1880 Cavaillé-Coll/Cathedrale Saint-Sauveur, Aix-en-Provence, France) Pierre Verany 785032/3
MEL BONIS : 2 Pieces (Contemplazione; Corteggio nuziale) –Chantal de Zeeuw (1997 Birouste/Eglise Saint-Vincent, Roquevaire, France) Voice Lyrics 343
GABRIEL PIERNÉ : 3 Pieces (Prélude; Cantilene; Scherzando) –Jean-Pierre Lecaudey (1866 Puget/Eglise Saint-Michel, Lagrasse, France) Pavane 7426
ANONYME : Suite, from Livre de St. Aphrodise [Beziers, @1735] JEAN-DOMINIQUE PASQUET : Notturno for Trumpet and Organ. CHARLES JUSTIN : March in C –Nicolas Planchon, trumpet; Christopher Hainsworth (1861; 1881 Puget/Cathedrale Saint-Nazaire, Béziers, France) Association Beziers 001
MAX REGER : Intermezzo, Op. 59, no. 3 –Stéphane Bois (1891 Link/Cathedral Saint-Maurice, Mirepoix) AAOM 01
JUAN URTEAGA : Plegaria (Prayer). TOMAS SALABERRIA : Fandango Bolero –Sergio Roldan, txistu; Jesus Martin Moro (2009 Daldosso/Eglise Saint-Vincent-de-Xaintes, Urrugne, France) Hortus 007
FRANCOIS BENOIST : Piece No. 7 from Suite 6; Communion, from Suite 10. ERNEST CHAUSSON : Ave verum –Domingo Mujica, viola. VINCENZO PETRALI : Gloria (Allegro brillante) –Jan Willem Jansen (1864 Lieberknecht/Basilique Notre-Dame la Daurade, Toulouse, France) Notre Dame 2000
GUILLAUME NIVERS : Pange Lingua Versets –John Elwes, tenor; Frederic Munoz (1789 J-P Cavaillé/Abbey of St. Guilhem-le-Désert, France) XCP 5003
HEINRICH SCHEIDEMANN : Praeambulum in d. FRANZ TUNDER : In dich hab ich gehoffet, Herr –Jean-Claude Guidarini (1994 Bancells/Institut Catholique de Toulouse, France) Institut de Musique Sacrée Toulouse 1996
JEAN-PHILIPPE RAMEAU : 5 Pieces, fr Les Indes Galantes (Gavottes; Tierce en taille; Air en Récit; Trio et Duo; Chaconne) –Yves Rechsteiner (1741 Moucherel organ/Eglise de la Nativite de la Sainte Vierge, Cintegabelle, France) Alpha 650

Page Youtube avec plein de vidéos du voyage

émission du 9 août

August Individuals
…musical tributes to composers who achieved significant birthday anniversaries during this and other recent months.

JOHANN KUHNAU : Toccata in A –Dietrich Wagler (1735 G. Silbermann/Petrikirche, Freiberg, Germany) Motette 12081
HIERONYMUS PRAETORIUS[/b] : Kyrie Martyrum –Christoph Lehmann (1624 Scherer/Stephanskirche, Tangermünde, Germany) Psallite 60051
SAMUEL SEBASTIAN WESLEY : Psalm Tune (Westminster) Andante in F, Book 1, #2 –John Robinson (1856 Willis-1962 Walker/Carlisle Cathedral, England, UK) Priory 1015
SAMUEL SEBASTIAN WESLEY : Anthem, Ascribe unto the Lord –Winchester College Chapel Choir, Malcolm Archer, conductor; Paul Provost (1984 Mander/Winchester College Chapel, England, UK) Regent 331
KEVIN OLDHAM : Scherzo, from Organ Symphony –Kent Tritle (1993 Mander/Church of Saint Ignatius Loyola, New York, NY)

KEVIN OLDHAM : Out of the Depths, Psalm 130 –Camellia Johnson, soprano; Erik Nielsen, harp; Marble Collegiate Church Choir, William Oldham, conductor; Kevin Walters (1984 Austin/Marble Collegiate Church, New York, NY) VAIA 1110
OTTO NICOLAI [1810-1849] (transcribed byLiszt) : Overture on Ein feste Burg –Jean-Paul Imbert (1886 Merklin; 1960 Kuhn; Micolle, Valentin, Meslé/Sanctuaire Saint-Bonaventure, Lyon, France) Festivo 6941.752

GUSTAV MAHLER (arranged by Matt Curlee) : Adagietto, from Symphony No. 5 –Matt Curlee (1995 Reuter/Shadyside Presbyterian Church, Pittsburgh, PA) Pro Organo 7048

SAMUEL SEBASTIAN WESLEY : Choral Song & Fugue –Malcolm Archer (1984 Mander/Winchester College Chapel, England, UK) Regent 289
WILLIAM SCHUMAN (transcribed by Samuel Adler): When Jesus wept –Barbara Harbach (1983 Fisk/Downtown Presbyterian Church, Rochester, NY) Gasparo 258
KEVIN OLDHAM : Psalm 121, I will lift up mine eyes –Camellia Johnson, soprano; Erik Nielsen, harp; Marble Collegiate Church Choir, William Oldham, conductor; Kevin Walters (1984 Austin/Marble Collegiate Church, New York, NY) VAIA 1110
SAMUEL SEBASTIAN WESLEY : Variations on the National Anthem, God Save the Queen –John Robinson (1856 Willis-1962 Walker/Carlisle Cathedral, England, UK) Priory 1015

émission du 2 août

Various and Sundry
…how better to explore a pipe organ’s voices, and test a player’s mettle, than in the playing of variations?!

J.S. BACH : Partita, Christ, der du bist der helle Tag, BWV 766 –Christopher Herrick (1988 Metzler/Stadtkirche St. Nikolaus, Bremgarten, Switzerland) Hyperion 66455


BJARNE SLØGEDAL : Variations on a Norwegian Folktune –Lynn Trapp (2001 Lively-Fulcher/Saint Olaf Catholic Church, Minneapolis, MN) St. Olaf 2006


HANS HASELBÖCK : Variations on Veni praecelse Domina –Vienna Hofburgkapelle Schola, Thomas Holmes, conductor; Hans Haselböck (1896; 1991 Rieger/Dominican Church, Vienna, Austria) Edition Lade 040


FLORENCE PRICE : Variations on a Folk Tune Peter, go ring dem bells –Margaret Martin Kvamme (1889 Felgemaker; 1988 Goodwin/Holy Cross Church, Santa Cruz, CA) Albany 940

EDWARD ELGAR : Nimrod, from Enigma Variations, Op. 36 –Nigel Potts (1997 Schoenstein/Saint Paul’s Church, “K” Street, Washington, DC) Herald 344


JOHN WEAVER : Introduction & Variations on Lasst uns erfreuen –John Weaver (1962 Casavant/Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church, New York, NY) JAV 157

WILLEM VAN TWILLERT : Prelude on Psalm 101 –Willem van Twillert (1743 Hinsz/Bovenkerk, Kampen, The Netherlands) Festivo 126

WILLEM HENDRIK ZWART : Variations on Psalm 116 –Harm Hoeve (1743 Hinsz/Bovenkerk, Kampen, The Netherlands) STH Sacred Music 196012


SIETZE de VRIES : Variations on Die launische Forelle –Sietze de Vries (1855 Breinbauer/Saxen Parish Church, Austria) Kögler 2008

ANTHONY NEWMAN : Variations on Battle Hymn of the Republic, from Symphony No. 1 –Anthony Newman (1995 Russell/Saint Matthew’s Episcopal Church, Bedford, NY) Newman CD

TOON HAGEN : Variations on Vater unser im Himmelreich –Roger Sherman (2004 Fritts/Thomsen Chapel, Saint Mark’s Cathedral, Seattle, WA) ReZound 5012

J.S. BACH (transcribed by Messerer) : Chaconne in d, BWV 1004 –Olivier Latry (1868 Cavaillé-Coll/Notre Dame Cathedral, Paris, France) Deutsche Grammophon 474.8162

emission du 26 juillet

Beyond the Tabernacle

…performances on the notable instruments of Temple Square, including the Mormon Tabernacle, Assembly Hall and Conference Center, plus Salt Lake City’s Cathedral of the Madeleine.

J.S. BACH (arranged by Hebble) : Sinfonia to Cantata No. 29 –Richard Elliott (1948 Aeolian-Skinner/Mormon Tabernacle, Salt Lake City, UT) Klavier 11174

JOHN LONGHURST : Jehovah, Lord of Heaven and Earth. ROBERT MANOOKIN : How gentle God’s commands –John Longhurst (2004 Schoenstein/Conference Center at Tabernacle Square, Salt Lake City, UT) Mormon Tabernacle Choir 2006

CHARLES CALLAHAN : Let us break bread together –Clay Christiansen (2004 Schoenstein/Conference Center at Tabernacle Square, Salt Lake City, UT) Mormon Tabernacle Choir 2006

PAUL MANZ : God of grace and God of glory –Richard Elliott (2004 Schoenstein/Conference Center at Tabernacle Square, Salt Lake City, UT) Mormon Tabernacle Choir 2006

DARWIN WOLFORD : Variations on a Theme by Handel. J.J. KEELER : Passacaglia in g –David Pickering (1983 Sipe/Assembly Hall at Tabernacle Square, Salt Lake City, UT) Tantara 208

SIGFRID KARG-ELERT : Fugue, Canzona & Epilogue, Op. 85, no. 3 –Meredith Campbell, violin; Mormon Tabernacle Choir Women; Richard Elliott (1948 Aeolian-Skinner/Mormon Tabernacle, Salt Lake City, UT) Klavier 11174

ROBERT BRUNNER : Suddenly you’re older. EUGENE BUTLER : Ode to Music –Mormon Tabernacle Choir, Jerold Ottley, conductor; John Longhurst (1948 Aeolian-Skinner/Mormon Tabernacle, Salt Lake City, UT) CBS 42380

JOHN COOK : Fanfare –Andrew Unsworth

ANONYMOUS : Batalla Famosa –Linda Margetts

RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS : Rhosymedre, fr 3 Preludes on Welsh Hymn Tunes –Bonnie Goodliffe

CAMILLE SAINT-SAËNS : Danse Macabre, Op. 40 –Douglas O’Neill

CÉSAR FRANCK : Panis Angelicus –Shane Warby, baritone; Tamara Oswald, harp; Elizabeth Willey, cello; Richard Elliott, organ

CÉSAR FRANCK : Choral No. 3 in a –Clay Christiansen

JOSEPH JONGEN : Choral, Op. 37, no. 4 –Richard Elliott

émission du 19 juillet

American Premieres
…a kaleidoscopic collection of twentieth-century music by composers from the United States, many in first broadcast performances.

JOHN WEAVER : Toccata [1958]–Paul Fejko (1932 Aeolian-Skinner/All Saint’s Episcopal Church, Worcester, MA) Arkay 6131
CALVIN HAMPTON : Concerto for Organ Solo [1981]–James Walker (1980 Sipe/Hennepin Avenue United Methodist Church, Minneapolis, MN) Pipedreams Archive recorded March 8, 1992
RICHARD WAYNE DIRKSEN : Cantilena [1954]–Wilma Jensen (1953 Aeolian-Skinner/Riverside Church, New York, NY) Pipedreams 1003
DANIEL BURTON : Rex - An Introduction to the King of Instruments [1995] –Michael Barone, narrator – Robert Scoggin (1958 Möller+Sipe rebuild/Christ United Methodist Church, Rochester, MN) Pipedream Archive
DAVID ASHLEY WHITE : Spirit, moving over chaos –Palmer Memorial Church Choir, Brady Knapp, conductor; Ann Frohbeiter (1990 C.B. Fisk/Palmer Memorial Episcopal Church, Houston, TX) Gothic 49254
DAN LOCKLAIR : A Spiritual Pair, Diptych for Organ [1994] –Marilyn Keiser (1994 Goulding & Wood/Christ Church Cathedral, New Orleans, LA) Pro Organo CD 7067
DIANE BISH : Dance of the Trumpets –Diane Bish (1969 Ruffatti/Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church, Fort Laurderdale, FL) Joy of Music 3012
GORDON YOUNG : Jubilation Suite (arranged by Diane Bish) –Diane Bish (2004 Ruffatti/First Presbyterian Church, Naples, FL) Ruffatti 2004
PAUL FETLER : Toccata for Organ –Diana Lee Lucker (1981 Möller/Westminster Presbyterian Church, Minneapolis, MN) Ten Thousand Lakes 112
STEPHEN PAULUS : Concerto for Organ, Strings and Percussion [1992]; Toccata,Elegy, Scherzo, Finale –Members of the Atlanta Symphony, George Hanson, conductor; Norman Mackenzie (1987 Petty-Madden/Trinity Presbyterian Church, Atlanta, GA) Pipedreams 1003