Pipedreams (émission américaine)

émission du 12 juillet

Hats Off for Hector!
…concert performances and commentary make clear why audiences everywhere are beguiled by Hector Olivera’s irrepressible and personable virtuosity.

WILLIAM RALPH DRIFFILL : Toccata. J.S. BACH : Passacaglia & Fugue in c, S. 582. LOUIS VIERNE : Scherzo, fr Organ Symphony No. 2, Op. 20. HECTOR OLIVERA : Improvisation on a Theme by Jerome Kern, All the things you are. HECTOR OLIVERA : Improvisation on Submitted Themes The Sorcerer’s Apprentice; Sing praise to God who reigns above; On the trail, from Grand Canyon Suite –Hector Olivera (2003 Blackinton/Benson Great Hall, Bethel University, Saint Paul, MN) Pipedreams Archive recorded June 22, 2005
J.S. BACH : Fugue in G, BWV 577 (Jig) –played on a Roland Atelier AT90S digital synthesizer, MPI 112
HANS FRIEDRICH MICHEELSEN : Toccata, Kanzona & Fugue on Es sungen drei Engel. HECTOR OLIVERA : Meditation on Londonderry Air. HECTOR OLIVERA : Improvisation on Three Themes: I’ve been working on the railroad; Some day my prince will come; All my hope on God is founded. HECTOR OLIVERA, after Martin & Blane : Fantasy on the Trolley Song –Hector Olivera ([2006 Dobson] Fred J. Cooper Memorial Pipe Organ/Verizon Hall at the Kimmel Center, Philadelphia, PA) Pipedreams Archive recorded February 16, 2008

"Lied des chrysanthèmes" et "In memoriam titanic"...
Ce Joseph Bonnet, il avait le chic pour les titres rigolos...
Je suis sûr que Julien a tout ça dans les doigts !

émission du 5 juillet

From the Ocean Grove
…from the centenary celebrations of the Robert Hope-Jones pipe organ in the world-famous auditorium of this picturesque New Jersey summer shore-side retreat.

LÉON BOËLLMANN : Suite Gothique
LÉON BOËLLMANN : Fantasie-Dialogue for Organ and Orchestra, Op. 35 –Gordon Turk, organ; Rittenhouse Orchestra, Jason Tramm, conductor. recorded July 30, 2008
LOUIS VIERNE : Berceuse, from 24 Pieces en style libre*
JOHANNES MATTHIAS MICHEL : 2 Jazz Preludes: Swing Five/Erhalt uns, Herr; Afro-Cuban/In Dir ist Freude –Carol Williams. recorded July 23, 2008
LÉON BOËLLMANN : Ronde Francaise, Op. 37. GEORG BÖHM : Praeludium in C. MAX REGER : Introduction and Passacaglia in d. JOSEPH JONGEN : Toccata, Op. 104 –Gordon Turk**
ALEXANDRE GUILMANT : Symphony No. 1 in d for Organ and Orchestra, Op. 42. –Gordon Turk, organ; Rittenhouse Orchestra, Jason Tramm, conductor. recorded July 30, 2008

émission du 28 juin

Independence Thinkers
…an all-American program that explores the sonic and virtuosic freedoms and possibilities of pipe organs and those who play them.


DUDLEY BUCK : Concert Variations on The Star-spangled Banner, Op. 23 –Samuel John Swartz (1928 Skinner/Immanuel Presbyterian Church, Los Angeles, CA) Motette CD-10901
PAUL MANZ : Hail the day so rich in cheer. STANLEY REIFF : Festival Prelude –James Hicks (1960; 1996 Austin/Presbyterian Church, Morristown, NJ) Pro Organo CD-7187
WILLIAM ALBRIGHT : Fanfare/Echo and Scherzo (Chimera), from Organ Book III, Volume 1 –Douglas Reed (1997 C.B. Fisk/Minato Mirai Hall, Yokohama, Japan) Equilibrium CD-35
STEPHEN PAULUS : Impassioned, from Three Temperaments –James Higdon (1996 Wolff/Bales Recital Hall, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS) DCD CD-2001
WILLIAM BOLCOM : Chorale-prelude, Abide with me –Marilyn Mason (1955 Aeolian-Skinner/Hill Auditorium, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI) Ethereal CD-135
WILLIAM BOLCOM : Gospel Preludes, Book III: Jesus calls us; Blessed assurance; Nearer my God to thee –David Higgs (1980 Sipe/Hennepin Avenue United Methodist Church, Minneapolis, MN) Pipedreams Archive recorded April 22, 2007
DANIEL PINKHAM : Sports, Reflection & March, from Morning Music – Huntington Brass Quintet; Abbey Hallberg Siegfried (1969 Noack/Trinity Lutheran Church, Worcester, MA) Arsis CD-143
MEL BROOKS : The Producers Suite –David Peckham (1928 Wurlitzer/Auditorium Theatre, Rochester, NY) Veteran Hill Productions 2003
TRADITIONAL : Americana Medley –Charlie Balogh (1927 Wurlitzer, expanded/Organ Stop Pizza, Mesa, AZ) ERB Enterprises 115
DALE WOOD : Shall we gather at the river ? –James Welch (1987 Schoenstein/Church of Saints Peter & Paul, San Francisco, CA) WelchOrganist 522
COLE PORTER : Easy to love, from Born to Dance; Love for sale, from The New Yorkers –George Wright (Hollywood Philharmonic Organ/George Wright Residence, Hollywood, CA) Banda CD-2532
JOHN CAGE : Souvenir –Christoph Maria Moosmann (1979 Sandtner/Dom Sankt Martin, Rottenburg-am-Neckar, Germany) New Albion CD-74
JOHN PHILIP SOUSA : The Liberty Bell –James Welch (1986 Schoenstein/Saint Elizabeth’s Church, San Francisco, CA) Arkay CD-6169

émission du 21 juin

Around Bach
…music by offspring, pupils, and later enthusiasts for whom the music of Johann Sebastian Bach was both beacon and benediction.

J.S. BACH : ‘Little’ Prelude & Fugue in G, S. 557; Chorale-prelude, Nun ruhen all Wälde, S. 756; Fugue in G, S. 581 –Christopher Herrick (1975 Metzler/Saint Michael’s Church, Kaisten, Switzerland) Hyperion 67263
CARL PHILIP EMMANUEL BACH : Fantasy & Fugue in c –Istvan Ruppert (1993 Aquincum/Benedictine Abbey, Tihany, Hungary) Do-La Studio 114
GOTTFRIED AUGUST HOMILIUS : 2 Chorale-preludes, Jesus, meine Zuversicht –Jan Van Mol (1727 König/Steinfeld Basilica, Germany) Pavane 7271
JOHANN CHRISTOPHE ALTNICKOL : Ricercar in C –Graham Barber (1727 Müller/Jacobijnerkerk, Leeuwarden, The Netherlands) Priory 520
J.S. BACH : Chorale-preludes, Sei Lob und Ehr, BWV Anh. II 62a/b –Stephen Rapp (1995 Richards, Fowkes/Saint John’s Lutheran Church, Stamford, CT) Raven 420
J.S. BACH (transcribed by Alexandre Guilmant) : Sinfonia in D, S. 29, from Cantata No. 29, Wir danken dir, Gott. J.S. BACH (transcribed by Arno Landmann) : Chaconne in d, S. 1004, from Solo Violin Partita No. 2 –Johannes Geffert (1928 Behmann/Saint Martin’s Church, Dornbirn, Austria) Edition Lade 030
JOHANN CHRISTIAN KITTEL : Fantasia con organo pleno –Joseph Payne (1989 Noack/Church of the Redeemer, Chestnut Hill, Boston, MA) Naxos 8.550965
JOHANN LUDWIG KREBS : Prelude & Fugue in f –Beatrice-Maria Weinberger (1787 Holzhey/Weissenau Abbey, Germany) Motette 12761
JOHANN LUDWIG KREBS : Treuer Gott, ich muss dir klagen –Philippe Pélissier, oboe d’amore; Catherine Todorovski (1982 Grenzing/St. Cyprien Abbey, Périgord, France) BNL 112935
JOHANN CHRISTOPH OLEY : Chorale-prelude, Weg mit? HEINRICH GERBER : Invention No. 4 in a –Calvin Bowman (1980 Ahrend/Monash University, Victoria, Australia) Priory 662
FELIX MENDELSSOHN (transcribed by Bossert) : Prelude & Fugue in A-flat, Op. 35, no. 4 –Christoph Bossert (1850 Schönach/Church of St. Peter & Paul, Kastelruth [Castelrotto], Italy) Intercord 855.913
J.S. BACH : Vivace, 1st movement from Trio Sonata No. 6 in G, S. 530 ; Fugue in E-flat, S. 552 – Andreas Liebig (1692 Arp Schnitger [plus additions]/Martinikerk, Groningen, The Netherlands) Ars Musici 1390

émission du 14 juin

Capitol Pleasures
…‘historic recordings’ and premiere performances from the 1982 American Guild of Organists Convention in Washington, D.C., reflecting back on some of the earliest PIPEDREAMS programs.

DAVID N. JOHNSON : Hymn, Praise the Lord, ye heavens adore him –Richard Wayne Dirksen (1973 Aeolian-Skinner/Washington National Cathedral, DC) recorded June, 28 1982
GERALD NEAR : Te Deum (premiere) –Choir of St. Thomas Church, New York, Gerre Hancock, conductor; Judith Hancock (1951 Moeller/St. Matthew’s Cathedral, Washington DC) recorded July 1, 1982
SETH BINGHAM : Ut queant laxis – Frederick Swann (1973 Aeolian-Skinner/Washington National Cathedral, DC) recorded June, 28 1982
LOUIS VIERNE : Naiades, from Fantasy Pieces, Op. 55, no. 4 –Brett Wolgast, organist. JULIUS REUBKE : Fugal Finale, from Sonata on the 94 th Psalm –Jonathan Biggers (1970 Aeolian-Skinner/National Presbyterian Church, Washington, DC) recorded July 2, 1982
RICHARD WAYNE DIRKSEN : Surge illuminare –Choir of St. Thomas Church, New York, Gerre Hancock, conductor; Judith Hancock (1973 Aeolian-Skinner/Washington National Cathedral, DC) recorded July 2, 1982
RICHARD REDHEAD : Hymn, Laus Deo. GERRE HANCOCK : Improvisation on Laus Deo –Gerre Hancock (1973 Aeolian-Skinner/Washington National Cathedral, DC) recorded July 2, 1982
GERALD NEAR : A Triptych of Fugues. ROBERT NOEHREN : Etude for Pedal Solo –Robert Noehren (1969 Gress-Miles/ St. John’s Lafayette Square, Washington, DC) recorded June 29, 1982
GERALD NEAR : Motet, Sing Alleluia Forth (premiere) –Choir of St. Thomas Church, New York, Gerre Hancock, conductor; Judith Hancock, organist (1973 Aeolian-Skinner/Washington National Cathedral, DC) recorded July 2, 1982
DANIEL PINKHAM : Concertante for Organ, Brass and Percussion –Potomac Brass Ensemble, Richard Wayne Dirksen, conductor; Frederick Swann, organist (1973 Aeolian-Skinner/Washington National Cathedral, DC) recorded June, 28 1982
JEANNE DEMESSIEUX : Etude in Octaves –Peter Fennema, organist. LOUIS VIERNE : Final, from Organ Symphony No. 6, Op. 59 –David Yearsley (1970 Aeolian-Skinner/National Presbyterian Church, Washington, DC) recorded July 1, 1982

émission du 7 juin

The Pride of Pittsburgh
…a collection of musical instruments that add immeasurably to this western Pennsylvania city’s enviable ‘livability’ rating.

SIGFRID KARG-ELERT : Now thank we all our God, Op. 65, no. 59 –Richard Szeremany (1932 Aeolian-Skinner/East Liberty Presbyterian Church, Pittsburgh, PA) Pipedreams Archive
JOHN BARRETT : Voluntary in C. JOHN STANLEY : Adagio. SIMON STUBLEY : Allegro –Gerald Webster, trumpet; Paul Klemme (1995 Reuter/Heinz Memorial Chapel, University of Pittsburgh, PA) Pro Organo 7057
MICHAEL McCABE : All things bright and beautiful –Shadyside Church Choir, John Walker (1995 Reuter/Shadyside Presbyterian Church, Pittsburgh, PA) Pro Organo 7072
CAMILLE SAINT-SAËNS : Adagio Cantabile, from Symphony No. 3, Op. 78 –William Evans (1991 Austin/Westminster Presbyterian Church, Upper St. Clair, PA) Audible Images 1001
JOHN KARL HIRTEN : Allein Gott in der Höh. NOEL RAWSTHORNE : Hornpipe Humoresque –Alison Luedecke (1962 Beckerath/Saint Paul’s Cathedral, Pittsburgh, PA) Raven 610
GASTON DETHIER : Caprice, The Brook–Edwin Arthur Kraft (1931 Skinner/Elm Court, Butler, PA) JAV 123
JEAN LANGLAIS : Noel Variations on Ihr Hirten erwacht–Ann Labounsky (1963 Casavant/Calvary Episcopal Church, Pittsburgh) Musical Heritage Society 522018
NICOLAUS BRUHNS : Praeludium in G –Alan Lewis, organst. EDWARD BAIRSTOW: Anthem, Sing ye to the Lord –Calvary Episcopal Choir, Alan Lewis, conductor; Thomas P. Smith (1963 Casavant/Calvary Episcopal Church, Pittsburgh) Pro Organo 7159
HAROLD ARLEN : As long as I live –Ruby Braff, cornet; Dick Hyman (1926 Wurlitzer/Keystone Oaks High School, Dormont, PA) ARB 19269
MAURICE DEPRET : Sourire d’Avril – (1892 Welte Orchestrion/Frick Collection, Pittsburgh, PA). Frick 2001
SIGFRID KARG-ELERT : Resonet in laudibus, from Cathedral Windows, Op. 106 –John Walker (1995 Reuter/Shadyside Presbyterian Church, Pittsburgh, PA) Pro Organo 7189
DIETERICH BUXTEHUDE : Praeludium in D, BuxWV 139. SAMUEL SCHEIDT : Warum betrübst du dich, mein Herz. JOHANN PACHELBEL : Praeludium in d –Harald Vogel (1962 Beckerath/Saint Paul’s Cathedral, Pittsburgh, PA) Pipedreams Archive recorded March 22, 2009

émission du 31 mai

Savoring Schumann
…on the occasion of the bicentennial of his birth, we enjoy some intriguing scores that Robert Schumann composed in 1845…originally not for the pipe organ !

6 Canonic Studies for Pedal Piano, Op. 56
1 – Georges Delvallée (1894 Cavaillé-Coll/Saint-Antoine des Quinze-Vingts, Paris, France) REM 311135
2 – Thierry Mechler (1975 Kern/Church of Saint Martin, Masevaux, France) Motette 111041
3 – Rudolf Innig (1910 Klais/Saint Stephanus Church, Beckum, Germany) Dabringhaus & Grimm 317.0619
4 – Francesco Finotti (1988 Kleuker-Steinmeyer/Tonehalle, Zürich, Switzerland) Edelweiss 1022
5 – Simon Preston (1984 Harrison/Westminster Abbey, London, England, UK) London 430145
6 – Bruno Morin (1862 Cavaillé- Coll/L’Église Saint-Sulpice, Paris, France) Triton 331114
Nachtstück, Op. 23 –Archer Gibson (1918 Aeolian/Gibson Residence, New York, NY) AGR 2009
Credo, from Missa Sacra in c, Op. 147 – Stuttgart Radio Choir, Rupert Huber, conductor; Stefan Johannes Bleicher (Süddeutscher Rundfunks Studio, Stuttgart, Germany) ebs 6078
4 Sketches for Pedal Piano, Op. 58
1 & 2 – Michael Farris (1993 C.B. Fisk/Caruth Auditorium, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, TX) Gothic 49065
3 & 4 – Jennifer Bate (1871 Willis; 1924-1933 Harrison & Harrison; 2004 Mander/Royal Albert Hall, London, England, UK) ASV 6127
Traumerei, Op. 15, no. 7 –Doublas Rafter (1912 Austin/Merrill Auditorium, Portland, ME) AFKA 108
Kyrie, from Missa Sacra in c, Op. 147 –Cologne Chamber Choir, Peter Neumann, conductor; Christoph Anselm Noll (1880 Gerhardt/Emmanuelkirche, Köln-Rondorf, Germany) Dabringhaus & Grimm 332.0598
Offertorium & Gloria, from Missa Sacra in c, Op. 147 –Stuttgart Radio Choir, Rupert Huber, conductor; Stefan Johannes Bleicher (Süddeutscher Rundfunks Studio, Stuttgart, Germany) ebs 6078
6 Fugues for Pedal Piano on B-A-C-H, Op. 60
1 – Thierry Mechler (1975 Kern/Church of Saint Martin, Masevaux, France) Motette 11041
2 – Bruno Morin (1862 Cavaillé- Coll/L’Église Saint-Sulpice, Paris, France) Triton 331114
3 – Philippe Lefebvre (1845 Lété/Abbey of St. Michel, Nantua, France) Solstice 023
4 – Rudolf Innig (1910 Klais/Saint Stephanus Church, Beckum, Germany) Dabringhaus & Grimm 317.0619
5 – Francesco Finotti (1988 Kleuker-Steinmeyer/Tonehalle, Zürich, Switzerland) Edelweiss 1022
6 – Kevin Bowyer (1965 Marcussen/Saint Knud’s Church, Odense, Denmark) Nimbus 5361

émission du 24 mai

From the City of Angels
…select performances from a national convention in honor of the 100th anniversary of the Los Angeles chapter of the American Guild of Organists.

ROBERT HEBBLE : Heraldings. CÉSAR FRANCK : Choral No. 2 in b – Frederick Swann (1962 Aeolian-Skinner; 1977 Ruffatti/Crystal Cathedral, Garden Grove, CA) Pipedreams Archive recorded July 8, 2004
DAVID CONTE : Prelude & Fugue (premiere) –Ken Cowan (2002 C.B. Fisk/Bridges Hall of Music, Pomona College, Claremont, CA) Pipedreams Archive recorded July 5, 2004
WILLIMETTA SPENCER : Anthem, O come, let us sing (premiere). JEAN LANGLAIS : Song of Peace. CAROLYN JENNINGS : Hymn, Voices raised to you –Choirs of All Saints Episcopal Pasadena and Presbyterian Churches, Gregory Norton, conductor; James Walker, Timothy Howard and Daniel Kerr, organists (1926 Kimball-1965 Simpson/First Baptist Church, Los Angeles, CA) Pipedreams Archive recorded July 6, 2004
JOHN WEAVER : Fantasy on Sine Nomine –Russell J. Weismann. EDWIN H. LEMARE : Londonderry Air. ALEXANDRE GUILMANT : Finale, fr Sonata in d, Op. 42 –Jim Clouser (1924 Skinner; 1955 Aeolian-Skinner; 1974 Rosales/First United Methodist Church, Los Angeles, CA) Pipedreams Archive recorded July 4, 2004
GEORGE BAKER : Tuba Tune Ragtime –George Baker (1998 Rosales/Saint Cyril of Jerusalem Church, Los Angeles, CA) Pipedreaams Arcive, recorded July 6, 2004
MARY BETH BENNETT : Prelude to the Apocalypse (premiere) –Millennia Consort, Alison Luedecke (1968 Aeolian-Skinner/Saint Paul’s Cathedral, San Diego, CA) Pipedreams Archive recorded July 3, 2004
CÉSAR FRANCK : Choral No. 1 in E –Lynne Davis (1932 Skinner; 1969 Schlicker organs/First Congregational Church, Los Angeles, CA) Pipedreams Archive recorded July 6, 2004

émission du 17 mai

The Methuen Miracle
…when Edward F. Searles rescued the Boston Music Hall organ more than a century ago, did he realize he was creating a national landmark treasure?

J.S. BACH : Fantasy in g, BWV 542 –Michael Murray, Telarc 80049
FRANZ LISZT : Gloria, fr Organ Mass –E. Power Biggs, Columbia LP 4820
FRANZ LISZT : Fugue on B-A-C-H –David Mulbury, AFKA 535
JOHN KNOWLES PAINE : Andante with Variations in A –Murray Forbes Somerville, Raven 460
JEAN LANGLAIS : Amazing Grace ! –Ann Labounsky, Musical Heritage Society 523622
HEALEY WILLAN : Prelude & Fugue in c –Anne Wilson, Pipedreams 1002
J.S. BACH : Alle Menschen müssen sterben, BWV 643 –Michael Murray, Telarc 80049
JOHN KNOWLES PAINE : Variations & Fugue on The Star-spangled Banner –Murray Forbes Somerville, Raven 460
JOHN PHILIP SOUSA : Stars and Stripes Forever –E. Power Biggs, Columbia LP M34129
GOTTFRIED RÜDINGER : Sonata in b, Op. 68 –Heidi Emmert, Motette 12031
GEORGE BOZEMAN : Running a-round on Rasp Toot, from Permutations of Pot Roast –George Bozeman, AFKA 442
FRANZ LISZT : Gebet –Iain Quinn, Raven 360
LEO SOWERBY : Comes Autumn Time –Frederick Hohman, Pro Organo 7066

émission du 10 mai

Cathedral Resonances
…the splendid sound of organ music in American cathedrals in Seattle, San Francisco, Wilkes-Barre, Toledo, Buffalo and the Twin Cities.

MARCEL DUPRÉ : Carillon, Op. 27, no. 4. LEO SOWERBY : Arioso –Mark Laubach (2003 Berghaus/Saint Stephen’s Episcopal Church, Wilkes-Barre, PA) Pro Organo 7210
ANDRÉ FLEURY : Variations sur un Noel Bourguignon. MARCO ENRICO BOSSI : Ave Maria –Ken Cowan (1930 Skinner/Holy Rosary Cathedral, Toledo, OH) JAV 131
PETER HURFORD : Suite, Laudate Dominum –Raymond Johnston (1928 Welte-1964 Möller-1983 Gould & Schultz/Episcopal Cathedral of Saint Mark, Minneapolis, MN) Pipedreams Archive recorded October 11, 2003
MAURICE DURUFLÉ : Prelude and Fugue on the Name Alain, Op. 7 –Marie-Madeleine Duruflé-Chevalier (1927 Skinner & 1963 Aeolian-Skinner/Cathedral of Saint Paul, Saint Paul, MN) Pipedreams Archive recorded May 26, 1992
HORATIO PARKER : Fugue in c, Op. 36, no. 3 –Richard Morris (1876 Hook & Hastings/St. Joseph Cathedral, Buffalo, NY) New World 80280
DIETERICH BUXTEHUDE : Ciacona in c –Ken Cowan (1876 Hook & Hastings; 2001 Andover/St. Joseph Cathedral, Buffalo, NY) OHS 2004
WILLIAM THOMAS BEST : Concert Fantasia on a Welsh March Men of Harlech –Thomas Heywood (1876 Hook & Hastings; 2001 Andover/St. Joseph Cathedral, Buffalo, NY) Pro Organo 7167
Created for a Centennial Exhibition in Philadelphia, Opus 828 by the Boston firm of E. & G. G. Hook & Hastings was purchased at the exhibit’s close and moved to Buffalo. Following more than a century of use, and a period of some decline, the organ enjoyed a major rehabilitation by the Andover Organ Company in 2001, which expanded its musical potential while retaining much of its original historic character.
ALEXANDRE GUILMANT : March on a Theme of Handel –Frederic Swann (1961 Aeolian-Skinner/St. Andrew’s Cathedral, Honolulu, HI) Gothic 49092
HERBERT HOWELLS : Chosen Tune, Op. 28, no. 29. EDWARD ELGAR : Nimrod, fr Enigma Variations, op. 36. LOUIS-JAMES-ALFRED LEFÉBURE-WÉLY : Sortie in E-flat –Susan Jane Matthews (1934 Aeolian-Skinner/Grace Cathedral, San Francisco, CA) Gothic 49206
PAMELA DECKER : Herzlich tut mich verlangen ; Fantasy on the Name of Marilyn Keiser –Pamela Decker (1965 Flentrop/St. Mark’s Episcopal Cathedral, Seattle, WA) Loft 1053 & 1076

émission du 3 mai

Centenary Celebrations 2010 (Part 1)
…a summary salute to the memory of several composers who reached significant milestones in the first half of this year.

ANTONIO de CABEZON [b. 1510] : Pavana con su glosa –Dominique Ferran (1727 anonymous/Church of San Jeronimo, Tlacochahuaya, Oaxaca, México) K617 049
ANTONIO de CABEZON : Tiento del Cuarto Tono; Dos pavanas para vihuela –Kimberly Marshall (1738 Enriquez/San Miguel, Villalon de Campos, Spain) Valois 4645
ANTONIO de CABEZON : Segundo tiento de premer tono –Josep ma Mas I Bonet (1703 Bosca; 1977 Blancafourt/Santa Maria, Montblanc, Spain) Valois 4651
THOMAS AUGUSTINE ARNE [b. 1710 ] : Organ Concerto No. 4 in B-flat –Brandenburg Orchestra of Berlin, René Klopfenstein, conductor; Jean Guillou (1964 Kleucker/Luther-kirche, Berlin-Schöneberg, Germany) Philips 446.646
FRÉDÉRIC CHOPIN [b. 1810] : Fugue in a –Charles Callahan (1949 Kilgen; 1997 Wicks/Cathedral Basilica of Saint Louis, MO) Pro Organo 7232
FRÉDÉRIC CHOPIN (transcribed by Carpenter) : Etude in c, Op. 10, no. 12, Revolutionary –Cameron Carpenter (2003 Marshall & Ogletree Opus 1/Trinity Episcopal Church, New York, NY) Telarc 80711
SAMUEL BARBER [b. 1910] : Toccata Festiva, Op. 36 –Jean-Pierre Ferey, piano; Frédéric Ledroit (1965 Beuchet-Debierre/Saint Peter’s Cathedral, Angouleme, France) Skarbo 4078
ANTONIO de CABEZON : Variations on the Milanese Gailliard –Robert Parkins (1976 Flentrop/Duke University Chapel, Durham, NC) Naxos 8.550705
ANTONIO de CABEZON : Prenez pitié –Guy Bovet (1560 Luis/Cathedral of Salamanca, Spain) Valois 4650
ANTONIO de CABEZON : 3 Pieces: O lux beata trinitas; Tiento du premier ton; Tres diferencias sobre ‘Ave Maris stella’ –Francis Chapelet (17th c. Anonymous/Collegiate Church, Trujillo, Spain) Harmonia Mundi 1901226
ELSA BARRAINE [b. 1910 ] : Prelude & Fugue No. 1 [1928] –Wolfgang Baumgratz (1939 Sauer/Saint Peter’s Cathedral, Bremen, Germany) IFO 040
SAMUEL BARBER : Prelude & Fugue in b [1927] –Iain Quinn (1962 Harrison & Harrison/Coventry Cathedral, England, UK) Chandos 10489
FRÉDÉRIC CHOPIN (transcribed by Liszt) : 2 Preludes, Op. 28: No. 4 in e; No. 9 in E –Jean-Paul Imbert (1886 Merklin; 1985 Nicolle-Valentin-Meslé/Church of St. Bonaventure, Lyon, France) Festivo 6941.752
SAMUEL BARBER (arrannged by Strickland) : Adagio for Strings, Op. 11 –Thomas Bara (2003 Reuter/St. Francis Xavier Cathedral, Alexandria, LA) Raven 940
SAMUEL BARBER : Wondrous Love Variations; Happy Birthday ! –Jeremy Filsell (1994 Walker/Exeter College Chapel, Oxford, England, UK) Guild 7145

émission du 26 avril

The Marshall Plan
…performances by and conversation with one of today’s most dynamic organ virtuosos, Wayne Marshall.

ALFRED HOLLINS : Concert Overture in c – Wayne Marshall (1962 Harrison & Harrison/Coventry Cathedral, England, UK) EMI 63490
LEONARD BERNSTEIN : Wonderful Town Overture. GIUSEPPE VERDI : La Traviata Prelude. JOHANN STRAUSS II : Die Fledermaus Overture – Wayne Marshall ([2006 Dobson] Fred J. Cooper Memorial Pipe Organ/Verizon Hall at the Kimmel Center, Philadelphia, PA) Pipedreams Archive recorded March 14, 2007
WAYNE MARSHALL : Improvisation on Suggested Themes, after Wagner, Arne and Bernstein. Pipedreams Archive recorded March 14, 2007
PAUL DUKAS : La Péri Fanfare – Wayne Marshall (1894 Hill; 1982 Harrison & Harrison/Peterborough Cathedral, England, UK) Virgin Classics 61703
VINCENT YOUMANS (arr. Marshall) : Tea for Two. BILLY STRAYHORN (arr. Marshall) : Take the A-Train. GEORGE GERSHWIN (arr. Marshall) : I’ll build a stairway to paradise , from Scandals of 1922. GEORGE GERSHWIN : I loves you, Porgy from Porgy & Bess – Wayne Marshall (1992 C.B. Fisk/Meyerson Symphony Center, Dallas, TX) Delos 3228
FRANCIS POULENC : Concerto [1938] – Munich Symphony Orchestra, Johannes Skudlik, conductor; Wayne Marshall (1983-2003 Schmid/Stadtpfarrkirche Mariä Himmelfahrt, Landsberg am Lech, Germany) Motette 40301

émission du 19 avril

At the Walt Disney Concert Hall
…solo performances of music from France, and a pair of American concertos from AGO 2004, featuring the eye- and ear-catching Glatter-Götz/Rosales organ.

LOUIS MARCHAND : 5 Verses for the Te Deum. GUILLAUME CALAVIERE : Pièce d’orgue. LOUIS VIERNE : Final, from Organ Symphony No. 2, op. 20 –Olivier Latry, recorded May 8, 2005
LEO SOWERBY : Organ Concerto No. 1 in C –Robert Parris, organist; Los Angeles Philharmonic, Alexander Mickelthwate, conductor, recorded July 8, 2004
THIERRY ESCAICH : Eaux natales and Vers l’Espérance, fr Trois poemes –Olivier Latry, recorded May 8, 2005
JAMES HOPKINS : Concierto de Los Angeles (premiere) –Cherry Rhodes, organist; Los Angeles Philharmonic, Alexander Mickelthwate, conductor, recorded July 8, 2004
OLIVIER LATRY : Improvisation on Disney Themes –Olivier Latry, recorded May 5 & 8, 2005

émission du 12 avril

Just Style Us Phantastic
…the old boys in northern Europe showed the way, and others later followed with extravagant compositions that explore the stylus phantasticus manner.

DIETERICH BUXTEHUDE : Praeludium in C, BuwWV 137 – Ton Koopman (1693 Schnitger/Saint Jacobi Church, Hamburg, Germany) Challenge Classics 72247
NICOLAUS BRUHNS : Praeludium in e – Jan Willem Jansen (1677 Delauney; 1982 Grenzing/St. Pierre de Chartreux, Toulouse, France) Temperaments 76
JOHANN ADAM REINKEN : Fantasy, Was kann uns kommen an für Not – Bernard Foccroulle (1693 Schnitger/Saint Jacobi Church, Hamburg, Germany) Ricercar 204
NICOLAUS HASSE : Chorale-prelude, Allein Gott in der Höh – Wolfgang Baumgratz (1720 Klappmeyer/Parish Church, Barmstedt, Germany) Dabringhaus & Grimm 319 0962
JEHAN ALAIN : Fantasy No. 2 – Yoon-mi Lim (1997 Goulding & Wood/Saint Meinrad Archabbey, Saint Meinrad, IN) Pro Organo 7205
MAX REGER : Chorale-Fantasy, Ein feste Burg, Op. 27 – Hans Uwe Hielscher (1982 Oberlinger/Market Church, Wiesbaden, Germany) OrganoPhon 90109
VINCENT LÜBECK : Praeambulum in c – Karl-Bernhardin Kropf (1688 Schnitger/Saint Pankratius Church, Neuenfelde, Germany) IFO 088
FRANZ TUNDER : Choral Fantasy, In dich hab ich gehgoffet, Herr – Pamela Ruiter-Feenstra (2000 GoART Replica/Örgryte nya kyrka [Örgryte New Church], Göteborg, Sweden) Loft 1048/9
PETER MORHARD : Chorale-preludes: Allein zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ; Meine Seele erhebet den Herrn; Alle Welt, was lebet – Friedhelm Flamme (1711 von Holy/Bartholomäuskirche, Dornum, Germany) cpo 777.343
BERT MATTER : Fantasy on Un jeune fillette – Olivier Latry (1724 Kastens; 1995 Lund/Garrison Church, Copenhagen, Denmark) Helikon 1054
LOUIS VIERNE : Fantasy Pieces, Op. 54, No. 3, Etoile du soir – Ben van Oosten (1890 Cavaillé-Coll/Church of Saint Ouen, Rouen, France) Dabringhaus & Grimm 316.0847
J.S. BACH : Fantasy & Fugue in g, S. 542 –Wolfgang Rübsam (1969 Metzler/Saint Nikolaus Church, Frauenfeld, Switzerland) Philips 438.170

émission du 5 avril

Pipedreams Live! in Rochester (Part 2)
…we return to upstate New York for performances by students and faculty of the Eastman School of Music recorded during a remarkably popular and successful weekend organ festival.

COLE PORTER : It’s De-Lovely ! – Jonathan Ortloff, with Allan Ward, percussion
RICHARD ADLER & JERRY ROSS : Hey there ! – Professor William Porter
JAMES P. JOHNSON : The Charleston – David Baskeyfield
ALBERT KETELBY : In a Persian Market – Professor David Higgs
WILLIAM ALBRIGHT : Tango, from Flights of Fancy – Annie Laver (2008 Fritts/Sacred Heart Cathedral, Rochester, NY)
WILLIAM PORTER : Improvisation on a Theme by Herbert Howells – William Porter (2008 GoART Casparini/Christ Church Episcopal, Rochester, NY)
JEROME KERN : All the things you are. RICHARD RODGERS : My funny Valentine – Ortloff & Ward
JOHN GLOVER-KIND : Beside the Seaside – David Baskeyfield
JONATHAN ORTLOFF : Grey Skies – Jonathan Ortloff (Ortloff 2009)
ARTHUR SCHWARTZ : That’s Entertainment. IVOR NOVELLO : We’ll Gather Lilacs – David Baskeyfield
ADRIAN VERNON FISH : The Forgotten Whalers of Kitsissuarsuit –Randall Harlow (2008 GoART Casparini/Christ Church Episcopal, Rochester, NY)
SAMUEL ADLER : Festival Proclamation – Ryan Enright (2008 GoART Casparini/Christ Church Episcopal, Rochester, NY)
TRADITIONAL : Shenandoah. IGOR STRAVINSKY : Final Tableau, from Firebird. COLE PORTER : It’s all right with me – Ortloff & Ward

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émission du 29 mars

Music for Eastertide
…celebratory and contemplative scores explore the energy of the springtime festival of rebirth.

CHARLES KOECHLIN : Le Chant de la Resurrection –Denver Brass; Joseph Galema (2002 Schuka/Hamilton Hall, Newman Performing Arts Center, Denver, CO) Klavier 11165
CARSON COOMAN : Easter Triumph! Easter Joy! –Choir of Royal Holloway, University of London, Rupert Gough, conductor; Samuel Rathbome (1994 Tickell/Douai Abbey, England, UK) Naxos 8.559361
HEINRICH SCHEIDEMANN : 3 verses of Christ lag in Todesbanden. J.S. BACH : Fantasy, Christ lag in Todesbanden, BWV 695 –Johannes Strobl (1744 Bossart/Cloister Church, Muri, Switzerland) Audite 92.560
J.S. BACH : Chorale-prelude, BWV 625 –August Humer (1986 Brombaugh/Collegedale Church of Southern Adventist University, Collegedale, TN) Extempore 47881
CHARLES TOURNEMIRE : Office for Easter, from Petites Fleurs Musicales, Op. 66 –Vincent Boucher (2002 Casavant/Guardian Angels Church, Lachine, Quebec, Canada) ATMA 2470
LUDVIG NIELSEN : Postludium for Easter, Op. 20 –Harald Gullichsen (1954 Jørgensen/Skien Church, Norway) Victoria 19007
WILLIAM MATHIAS : Chorale Easter 1966 –Richard Lea (1967 J.W. Walker/Metropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King, Liverpool, England, UK) Priory 870
WILLIAM HORSLEY : Hymn, There is a green hill far away –Choir of Truro Cathedral, Andrew Methsingha, conductor; Simon Morley (1887 Willis/Truro Cathedral, England, UK) Priory 5019
SUE MITCHELL WALLACE : Were you there? –Cathedral Festival Choirs, Paul Salamunovich, conductor; Frederic Swann (2003 Dobson/Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels, Los Angeles, CA) Thallander Foundation 2007
CARLETON BUCK/DOUGLAS WAGNER : A Time for Rejoicing – Corpus Christi Cathedral Youth Chorale & Choristers, Lee Gwozdz, conductor; Greg Labus (1984 Ballard/Corpus Christi Cathedral, TX) World Library 2413
GERRE HANCOCK : The Savior’s Triumph (Improvisation for Easter) –Gerre Hancock (1962 Austin/Saint Joseph’s Cathedral, Hartford, CT) Pro Organo 7233
LOUIS VIERNE : Kyrie, from Messe Solennelle, Op. 16, with related liturgical music for Easter Mass –Choeur Gregorian de Paris, Thibaut Marlin, conductor; Choeur d’Oratorio de Paris, Jean Sourisse, conductor; Eric Lebrun (1844 Daublaine & Callinet; 1857 Cavaillé-Coll/Choir organ at St. Sulpice, Paris, France) & Daniel Roth (1862 Cavaillé- Coll/L’Église Saint-Sulpice, Paris, France) JAV Recordings 179
CHARLES-MARIE WIDOR : Symphony No. 10, Op. 73 (Romane):
-- movement 1 –Daniel Chorzempa (1889 Cavaillé-Coll/Basilique Saint-Sernin, Toulouse, France) Philips 410.054
-- movement 2 –Ben van Oosten (1889 Cavaillé-Coll/Basilique Saint-Sernin, Toulouse, France) Dabringhaus & Grimm 316.0406
-- movement 3 –Daniel Roth (1862 Cavaillé- Coll/L’Église Saint-Sulpice, Paris, France) Motette 11141
-- movement 4 –Herman van Vliet (1889 Cavaillé-Coll/Basilique Saint-Sernin, Toulouse, France) Festivo 147/8

émission du 15 mars

A Bach Birthday at Oberlin
…with students from the Oberlin Conservatory and musicologist Steve Plank, we celebrate ‘live’ at Warner Hall.


J.S. BACH :
Praeludium in G, BWV 550 – Daniel Tappe, organist
Trio Sonata No. 5 in C, BWV 529 Largo & Allegro – Songsun Lee, organist
Aria, Christi Glieder, ach bedenket, from Cantata No. 132 – Katherine Lerner, mezzo-soprano; Johanna Novom,violin; Zoe Weiss, cello; Benjamin Katz, organ continuo
Chorale-prelude, Allein Gott in der Höh’ sei Ehr, BWV 662 – Jakub Bukowczan, organist
Fantasy & Fugue in g, BWV 542 – Yoon-Jin Hwang, organist
Fuga sopra il Magnificat, BWV 733 – Jonathan Wessler, organist
(attributed to Goldberg) : Trio Sonata in C, BWV 1037 – Johanna Novom, Anne Marie Christensen, violins; Dorette Roos, cello; John McKean, harpsichord
Chorale-prelude, Schmücke dich, o liebe Seele, BWV 654 – James Feddeck, organist
Prelude & Fugue in b, BWV 544 – Bálint Karosi, organist

émission du 1er mars

Ladies First
...a celebration of composers and performers, in anticipation of International Women’s Day (observed on March 8 ).

DIANE BISH : Dance of the Trumpets –Diane Bish (1974 Ruffatti/Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church, Fort Lauderdale, FL) Joy of Music 2009
CLARA SCHUMANN : Prelude & Fugue in d, Op. 16, no. 3 –Miriam Zach (1992 Mander/Princeton University Chapel, Princeton, NJ) Minerva 131926
FLORENCE PRICE : Fughetta & Air, fr Suite No. 1 – Kimberly Marshall (1987 Rosales/Trinity Episcopal Cathedral, Portland, OR) Loft 1021
JOAN TOWER : Ascent –Gail Archer (1956 Aeolian- Skinner+2002 Dyer &Associates/Knowles Memorial Chapel, Rollins College, Winter Park, FL) Meyer Media 80811
NADIA BOULANGER : Improvisation. MEL BONIS : Invocazione & Sortie –Chantal de Zeeuw (1997 Birouste/ Eglise Saint-Vincent, Roquevaire, France) Voice of Lyrics 343
JEANNE DEMESSIEUX : Etude en Tierce –Jeanne Demessieux (1984 Beckerath/Christianskirche Hamburg- Ottensen) Festivo 6961.862
JEANNE DEMESSIEUX : Répons pour le Temps de Paques – Michelle Leclerc (1845 Cavaillé-Coll/La Madeleine, Paris) Motette 11671
GUY WEITZ : Stella Maris, fr Symphony No. 1 –Jane Parker-Smith (1981 Seifert/St. Mary’s Basilica, Kevelaer, Germany) Avie 2144
ALICE JORDAN : Trumpet Tune in C –David Pickering (1993 Casavant/St. Paul’s Episcopal Cathedral, Des Moines, IA) Pickering 2005
ANTONIO SOLER : Batalla on the 5th Tone. DOMENICO SCARLATTI : Sonata in D, K. 255 –Susan Ferré (2002 All Saints Chapel, Episcopal School of Dallas, TX) Ninety Days 200702
FRANÇOIS COUPERIN : Selections fr Messe a l’usage des Convents –Aude Heurtematte (1768 Cilcquot/St. Gervaise, Paris) Zig Zag Territories 090403
OLIVIER MESSIAEN : Institution de l’Eucharistie (No. 8 ), fr Livre du Saint Sacrement –Marie-Bernadette Dufourcet- Hakim (1868 Cavaillé-Coll/Eglise de la Sainte-Trinité, Paris) Rejoice Classique 10
ASTOR PIAZZOLLA : Oblivion –Anna Myeong (1996 Wolff/Bales Recital Hall, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS) Myeong 2007
BARBARA HARBACH : Swing low, sweet chariot –Barbara Harbach (1965 Aeolian-Skinner/Christ Church Cathedral, Saint Louis, MO) MSR Classics 1254
CHELSEA CHEN : Taiwan Tableaux –Chelsea Chen (1927 Casavant-2001 Schantz/St. Andrew’s Lutheran Church, Mahtomedi, MN) Pipedreams Archive (r. 8/8/09)

émission du 15 février

Organ Plus
…a divers collection of other musical friends teams up with the King of Instruments to make a glorious noise.

G.F. HANDEL : Organ Concerto in B-flat, Op. 7, no. 1 –Academy of Ancient Music, Richard Egarr (1998 Goetze & Gwynn/St. Jude’s-on-the-Hill, Hampstead Garden, London, England UK) Harmonia Mundi 8-7447/8
TAKASHI SAKAI : Fantasia for Organ, Shakuhachi and Koto, Op. 25 –Yukihiko Mitsuka, shakuhachi; Mihoko Ono, koto; Takashi Sahai, organ. Tecla 009
JOSEPH CLOKEY : Symphonic Piece (Dialogue-Scherzo-Fugue) –Andrew Gordon, piano; Brian Jones (1930 Aeolian/Longwood Gardens, Dupont Estate, Kennett Square, PA) AFKA 506
RUDOLPH BIBL : 2 Adagios, Op. 39 –Donald Moline, cello; Randall Swanson (1983 Casavant/Saint Clement’s Church, Chicago, IL) Dorian 80148
EUGENE GIGOUT (orchestrated by Ropartz): Grand Choeur Dialogué –Philharmonic Ingolstadt, Alfredo Ibarra, conductor; Franz Hauk (1977 Klais/Ingolstadt Münster, Germany) Guild 7185
GEORGE GURDJIEFF & THOMAS de HARTMANN : Seekers of Truth No. 5. J.S. BACH : Air, from Concerto in d, BWV 1053. G. F. HANDEL : Royal Fireworks Music Overture –Brian Neal, trumpet; Thomas Schuster (2002 Ruffatti/Church of the Epiphany, Miami, FL) SingingTrumpet 2007
IMPROVISATION : Gott ist gegenwärtig –Thomas Klemm, saxophone; Wolfgang Schmiedt, guitar; Karl Scharnweber (1990 Schuke/Johanniskirche, Neubrandenburg, Germany) Nabel 4642
ARTHUR HONEGGER : 3 Psalms –Margaret Roest, soprano; Ben van Oosten (1981 Oberlinger/Saint Joseph’s Church, Bonn-Beuel, Germany) MD&G 316.0991
JOHANNES BRAHMS (arranged by Olson): Let nothing ever grieve thee, Op. 30 –Boston Brass; Melvin Butler (1965 Flentrop/St. Mark’s Episcopal Cathedral, Seattle, WA) Loft 1022
RICHARD POPPLEWELL : Organ Concerto No. 1 in D –Ulster Orchestra, Sir David Willcocks, conductor; Jane Watts (1861 Hill, restored 1978 by Mander/Ulster Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK) Priory 874

émission du 1er février

In Black and White
…a colorful collection of music featuring African-American composers and performers.

WAYNE MARSHALL : Fantasy after Gershwin, I got plenty of nottin’, from Porgy & Bess –Wayne Marshall (1992 C.B. Fisk/Meyerson Symphony Center, Dallas, TX) Delos 3228
DAVID HURD : Evening Song [1978] –Lynn Zeigler (1987 Brombaugh/Iowa State University, Ames, IA) Calcante CD-026
CALVIN TAYLOR : Sonnet of Praise (duet) –Calvin Taylor & Michael Barone (1990 Visser-Rowland/Wooddale Church, Eden Prairie, MN) Pipedreams Archive (recorded 6/25/08)
FATS WALLER : Squeeze me –Fats Waller (Compton organ, via MIDI transfer of a piano roll recording/Paramount Organ Studio, Bolton, Lancashire) ASV 5007, and Dick Hyman (Wurlitzer/Emery Theatre, Cincinnati, OH) MHS 512089
FELA SOWANDE : Go down, Moses –Nancy Cooper (1999 Bond/Holy Spirit Episcopal Church, Missoula, MT) Pro Organo 7139
FELA SOWANDE : K’a Mura. WILLIAM FARLEY SMITH : Great Day, duh Righteous Marchin! –Christopher Johnson (Aeolian-Skinner Opus 1118/Riverside Church, New York, NY) JAV 168
EUGENE HANCOCK : Four Spirituals (We are climbing Jacob’s ladder; Go, tell it on the mountain; My Lord, what a morning; Joshua fought the battle of Jericho) –Robert Scoggin (1958 Möller+Sipe rebuild/Christ United Methodist Church, Rochester, MN) Pipedreams 1002
WILLIAM B. COOPER : Toccatina & Pastorale –Mickey Thomas Terry (1970 Aeolian-Skinner/National Presbyterian Church, Washington, DC) Pipedreams Archive (recorded 2/20/94 & 11/18/93)
DUKE ELLINGTON : Come Sunday –Anders Paulsson, saxophone; Harry Huff (1976 Åkerman & Lund/Katarina Church, Stockholm, Sweden) LCM 117
NOEL DaCOSTA : Ukom Memory Songs for Organ and Percussion –Earl Yowell, Steve Kimble, percussion; Mickey Thomas Terry (1985 Schantz/Church of Saint Leo the Great, Saint Paul, MN) Pipedreams Archive (recorded 1/20/03)
DAVID HURD : Arioso and Finale [1992] –Stephen Tharp (1932 Aeolian-Skinner/Church of Saint Mary the Virgin, New York, NY) Ethereal CD-104
TRADITIONAL (arranged by Luboff) : Deep River –Normon Luboff Choir; New Symphony Orchestra of London, Leopold Stokowski, conductor. RCA CD-62599

émission du 25 janvier

Emma Lou!
…a celebration of the life and work of the industrious and indefatigable American composer Emma Lou Diemer, with comment, compact discs, and concert performances.

EMMA LOU DIEMER : Fantasie [1958] –Christa Rakich (1932 Kilgen/St. Justin’s Catholic Church, Hartford, CT) AFKA 527
DIEMER : Create in me a clean heart –John Anthony, trumpet; Joan DeVee Dixon Dixon (1991 Reuter/Munger Chapel, University of the Ozarks, Clarksville, AR) RBW 15
DIEMER : Joy to the world – Philip Brunelle (1981 Holtkamp/Plymouth Congregational Church, Minneapolis, MN) Virgin Classics 91088
DIEMER : 3 Psalm Interpretations; 95, 108 & 97 –Joan DeVee Dixon (1991 Reuter/Munger Chapel, University of the Ozarks, Clarksville, AR) RBW 18
DIEMER : A Concert Collection (Hymn, All creatures of our God and King; Aria*; Anthem, I will give thanks; Fiesta*; Variations on Abide with me*; Anthem, Hallelujah!; Hymn, How firm a foundation) –St. Michael’s Brass Ensemble; Festival Choir, Jerry Lanz & Michelle Edwards, conductors; Melanie Ohnstad, Lynn Trapp & (*) Emma Lou Diemer (2003 Reuter/Saint Michael’s Lutheran Church, Bloomington, MN) Pipedreams Archive (recorded 2/5/06)
DIEMER : O beautiful, for spacious skies –Stanley Cox (1930 Kilgen/Saint Patrick’s Cathedral, New York, NY) JAV 136
DIEMER : Puer nobis –Margaret Martin Kvamme (1889 Felgemaker; 1988 Goodwin/Holy Cross Church, Santa Cruz, CA) Albany 940
DIEMER : Psalm 151 for Organ Solo –Joan DeVee Dixon (1991 Reuter/Munger Chapel, University of the Ozarks, Clarksville, AR) RBW 14
DIEMER : Aria & Scherzo for Flute and Organ –Linda Marianiello, flute; Keith Reas (1985 Reuter/Augustana Lutheran Church, Denver, CO) MSR 1069
DIEMER : 2 Hymn Preludes (All things bright and beautiful; Sweet Story) –Christa Rakich (1932 Kilgen/St. Justin’s Catholic Church, Hartford, CT) OHS 94
DIEMER : Concerto in One Movement for Organ and Chamber Orchestra (Alaska) –Czech National Symphony, Paul Freeman, conductor; Marilyn Mason (1975 Rieger-Kloss/Dvorák Hall, Prague, Czech Republic) Albany 706

1981 Holtkamp organ, Opus 1965, at Plymouth Congregational Church, Minneapolis, MN

émission du 18 janvier

Winter Wonders
…samples of recently released recordings, a world-wide demonstration of organistic activity.

GEORG BÖHM : Praeludium in C –Margaret Phillips (2004 Aubertin/Saint Louis-en-l’Ile, Paris, France) Regent 300
WIDOR : Toccata, from Symphony No. 4, Op. 13 –Ian Tracey (1926 Willis/Anglican Cathedral, Liverpool, England, UK) Chandos 5056
JOHANN PACHELBEL : 3 Magnificat Fugues –Karin Nelson (2006 Nelson/Stadtpfarkirche, Kirchdorf am Inn, Austria) Motette 13681
J.S. BACH : Kyrie, Gott Vater in Ewigkeit, BWV 669, with chant–Cantores in Ecclesie, Dean Applegate, conductor; Mark Williams (1996 Bond/Holy Rosary Catholic Church, Portland, OR) Pro Organo 7225
IAIN QUINN : Magnificat –Cathedral Choir, Iain Quinn, conductor; Maxine Thévenot (2002 Reuter/Cathedral of Saint John, Albuquerque, NM) Raven 901
HERBERT HOWELLS : Magnificat, from Worcester Service –Cathedral Choir, Geraint Bowen, conductor; Peter Dyke (1933 Willis/Hereford Cathedral, England, UK) Regent 316
ANDRÉ FLEURY : Vif, from Symphony No. 2 –Michael Unger (2008 Fritts/Sacred Heart Cathedral, Rochester, NY) Pro Organo 7235
W.A. MOZART : Fantasy in d, K. 397 –Kimberly Marshall (2006 Richards, Fowkes/Pinnacle Presbyterian Church, Scottsdale, AZ) Loft 1108
SASHA JOHNSON MANNING : Parade for Saint Peter –Scott Montgomery (2001 Mander/St. Peter’s Church, Saint Louis, MO) Regent 309
JOSEF SEGER : Toccata in D.
LEOPOLD STECHER: Fugue in d –Michal Novenko (1673 Mundt/Tyn Church, Prague, Czech Republic) Priory 880
JAN PODBIELSKI : Praeludium in d –Martin Rost (1789 Nicolaus Jantzon/Tytuvanai Cloister, Lithuania) MD&G 319.1559
MIKALOJUS ČIURLIONIS : Prelude in A-flat –Martin Rost (1905 Bruno Goebel/Svesksna Parish Church, Lithuania) MD&G 319.1559
ANONYMOUS : Praesto in C –Martin Rost (1827 Modest Mikniewicz/Dotnuva Cloister, Vilnius, Lithuania) MD&G 319.1559
ANTONI SOKULSKI : Fugue in C –Martin Rost (1974; 1983—2000 Rimantas Gučas/St. John’s Church, Vilnius, Lithuania) MD&G 319.1559
FRESCOBALDI : Toccata No. 1, from Book 2 –Jack Mitchener (1800 Tannenberg/Old Salem Visitor’s Center, Salen, NC) Raven 950
SHOSTAKOVICH : Waltz No. 2 –Jean-Paul Imbert (1997—2004 Dargassies/Basilica Notre Dame du Perpetuel Secours, Paris, France) Festivo 6962.012
ÉMILE BERNARD : Andantino, from Suite, Op. 26 –Susanna Veerman (1894 Cavaillé-Coll/Saint-Antoine des Quinze-Vingts, Paris, France) Festivo 6962.202
BEETHOVEN : Scherzo –Karl Moyer (1898 Möller/Zion Lutheran, E. Germantown, IN).
C.P.E. BACH : Allegretto, from Sonata No. 3 in F –Gergory Crowell (1851 Erben/Saint Patrick RC, Richmond, IN).
WILLIAM ALBRIGHT : Flues Blues –Christopher Young (1883 Sanborn/Saint Mark United Methodist, Bloomington, IN).
JOSEPH CLOKEY : The Wind in the Chimney –Rosalind Mohnsen (1929 Kilgen/St. Joan of Arc RC, Indianapolis, IN).
COLE PORTER: My heart belongs to daddy –Mark Herman (1927 Barton/Warren Center, Indianapolis, IN) OHS 2007
DUDLEY BUCK : Allegro maestoso, from Sonata in E-flat, Op. 22 –James Hammann (1866 Hook/St. John’s Episcopal Church, Quincy, IL) Raven 916
FLOR PEETERS : Final, No. 4, from Four Pieces, Op. 71 –Gerard Gillen (1995 Walker/St. Mary Pro Cathedral, Dublin, Ireland) LCS 001

émission du 11 janvier

Telling Tales
…some stories, with and without words, prove that music’s universal language is completely comprehensible.

JOHANN KUHNAU : Sonata No. 1 (David and Goliath) –Johannes Geffert (1650 vam Jaegjem/Saint Paul’s Church, Antwerp, Belgium) LCS 003
BATISTE : The Storm –Adrian Lucas (1942 Hill, Norman & Beard/Norwich Cathedral, England, UK) Priory 918
GEORGE AKERLEY : A Sweet for Mother Goose, premiere performance –Kathie Freeman, narrator; Mary Preston (1998 Glatter-Götz, Rosales/United Church of Christ, Claremont, CA) Pipedreams Archive (recorded 7/5/04)
BONNET : Consolation, Op. 10, no. 5 –Frédéric Ledroit (1965 Beuchet-Debierre/Saint Peter’s Cathedral, Angouleme, France) Skarbo CD- 2038
LISZT : Funérailles, No. 7, from Harmonies poétiques et religieuses –Kalevi Kiviniemi (1907 Seifert/Saint Mary’s Basilica, Kevelaer, Germany) Fuga 9214
RICHARD PURVIS : Capriccio (On the Notes of the Cuckoo).
KARG-ELERT : Harmonies du Soir, Op. 72, no. 1 –Lorenz Maycher (1931; 1962 Aeolian-Skinner/St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, Beaumont, TX) Vermont Organ Academy 004
SIETZE de VRIES : Jesus walking upon the water –Sietze de Vries (1999 Edskes/Church of Saints Peter and Paul, Mittenwald, Germany) JSB Records 10114
BONNET : In Memoriam Titanic, Op. 10, no. 1 –Mark Laubach (2003 Berghaus/Saint Stephen’s Episcopal Church, Wilkes-Barre, PA) Pro Organo 7210
KETÈLBY : In the Mystic Land of Egypt –Hans Uwe Hielscher (1919 Hill, Norman & Beard organ/Dunedin Town Hall, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand) Organ 7211
DANIEL GAWTHROP: Noble Gases (Argon; Krypton; Xenon) –David Pickering (1996 Wolff/Bales Recital Hall, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS) Grace Notes Media 0701

Ecoutez le programme du 21 décembre - An International Holiday Sampler

H.C. STEWART GUNNAR IDENSTAM BERNARD PICHÉ PAUL NICHOLSON NAJI HAKIM ADOLPHE ADAM MIGUEL BERNAL JIMENEZ KALEVI KIVINIEMI ROBIN MILFORD JUDITH BINGHAM MICHEL CORRETTE HANS UWE HIELSCHER MAX REGER OLIVIER MESSIAEN ALEXANDRE GUILMANT

On this day earth shall ring Prepare the way for the Lord Rhapsodie sur quatre noëls l Polish Carol (Shepherds came to Bethlehem) Improvisations on Maronite Christmas Hymns O Holy Night Mexican Carol Noël Variations (improvised) Pastoral Dance on On Christmas Night God would be born in thee Gloria, from Messe pour le temps de Noël; Noël ‘Bon Joseph écoute-moy’ Partita, Es kommt ein Schiff, geladen Weihnachten, Op. 145, no. 3 La Vierge et l’Enfant, from La Nativité. Final alla Schumann sur un Noël Languedocien, Op. 83