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DURUFLE
Sacred Choral and Organ Works Vol 2: Messe Cum Jubilo / Organ Suite, Op. 5 Didier Henry (baritone) Eric Lebrun (organ) Michel Piquemal Vocal Ensemble / Michel Piquemal (conductor) [ Naxos / CD - released 29/Oct/2005 ] "This pair of Naxos CDs is noteworthy, essential listening, I would venture to suggest, for anyone who, like me, professes a deep love for Durufle's music." - Gramophone |
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MONTEVERDI / LEGUAY / FRESCOBALDI
Motets Croises Dominique Vellard (tenor) / Jean-Pierre Leguay (organ) [ Glossa / CD - released 1/Oct/2009 ] In the 30th anniversary year of Ensemble Gilles Binchois, Dominique Vellard is more active than ever. Following his arrival at Glossa in 2007 he is alternating projects of 'straight' medieval music such as the recent L'Arbre de Jessé, with his... |
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EDWARD ELGAR
Elgar: Complete Organ Music Donald Hunt (Worcester Cathedral Organ) [ Alto / CD - released 1/May/2016 ] "Hunt gives a very fine performance [of the First Sonata] indeed and the recording is dynamic, forward and exciting...[The Vesper Voluntaries] are much slighter pieces but display considerable charm throughout. Hunt is assiduous in reducing the range... |
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MARCEL DUPRE
Complete Organ Works Vol. 9 (Incls 'Trois Hymns') Ben van Oosten (Organ) [ MDG / CD - released 25/Mar/2008 ] Klassik heute raved of Vol. 1 of the Dupré complete recording, "Ben van Oosten once again proves to be one of the few organ interpreters who do not forget the performance aspect in their attention to musicological precision." |
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VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Edward Power Biggs plays Historic Organs of Europe E. Power Biggs (organ) [ Sony Classical / 6 CD Box Set - released 26/Jan/2024 ] The legendary English organist E. Power Biggs became a household name when his Sunday morning CBS broadcasts introduced radio listeners all over North America to the sound of historic pipe organs and the classical organ repertoire from every... |
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MAX REGER
Reger: The Organ Works [14 CD set] Edgar Krapp (Organ) [ Edel / 14 CD Box Set - released 14/Sep/2016 ] Mastered from the original Mastertapes |
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TRADITIONAL
The First Nowell: Christmas Carols Through the Ages The Edison Singers, Noel Edison, with Matthew Larkin (organ) [ Naxos / CD - released 11/Nov/2022 ] The Christmas carol has its origins in the Middle Ages but it has since embraced a wide variety of musical backgrounds. In this album, religious sentiment is set in many different contexts - from the mystery plays to an African American spiritual,... |
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J.S. BACH
Famous Organ Works (incls Toccata & Fugue in D minor) Edward Power Biggs (organ) [ Berlin Classics Basics / CD - released 10/Mar/2008 ] Edward George Power Biggs (March 29, 1906 - March 10, 1977), more familiarly known as E. Power Biggs, was a prominent concert organist and recording artist of the twentieth century. |
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JOHN RUTTER
Gloria, Magnificat & Te Deum Elizabeth Cragg (soprano) & Tom Winpenny (organ) / The Choirs of St Albans Cathedral & Ensemble DeChorum, Andrew Lucas [ Naxos / CD - released 20/May/2011 ] "His festive settings of the Gloria, Magnificat and Te Deum were written over the period 1974-1990. These vivid performances show how thoroughly Rutter can absorb them and make music of exhilarating impact." (Daily Telegraph) |
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C.P.E. BACH / J.S. BACH / KITTEL / KREBS / VOGLER / WALTHER
The Bach Circle: Organ Music Emanuele Cardi (organ) [ Brilliant Classics / CD - released 23/Mar/2018 ] Johann Sebastian Bach was not only composer, organist and Kapellmeister, he was also a renowned teacher. No composer after this towering musical giant could deny his influence. This recording brings together some of Bach's most important pupils:... |
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VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Great European Organs No. 84 - The Organ of San Benedetto, Pontecagnano, Fiaiano, Salerno, Italy Emanuele Cardi (organ) [ Priory Records / CD - released 6/Apr/2011 ] This Italian programme is all new to the catalogues and features a small but fascinating organ that really packs a punch! The music from the 18th century is played by Emanuele Cardi, a specialist in early music. Listen out for drums and cymbals - all... |
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COUPERIN / de LALANDE
Lecons de Tanabres Emma Kirkby and Agnas Mellon (sopranos)Charles Medlam (bass viol) Terence Charlston (organ) [ BIS / CD - released 1/Dec/2007 ] The five Leçons de Ténèbres gathered here are performed by two of the finest sopranos in the field of early music, Emma Kirkby and Agnès Mellon, who here makes her first appearance on BIS. They are given expert support by Charles Medlam |
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DIETERICH BUXTEHUDE
Buxtehude: Vocal Music, Vol 1 Emma Kirkby (soprano) / John Holloway (violin) / Manfredo Kraemer (violin) / Jaap ter Linden (viola da gamba) / Lars Ulrik Mortensen (organ) [ Naxos / CD - released 4/Mar/2007 ] "Delightful and moving, theatrical and spiritual too, some of Buxtehude's vocal works get very persuasive performances by Kirkby, Holloway and co. on this reissue" (MusicWeb April 2007) |
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BERNARDO PASQUINI
Organ Works Ennio Cominetti at the Organ in Sta. Maria delle Grazie in Montepulciano, Italy [ MDG / CD - released 10/Feb/2005 ] "... beautiful "The organ featured on this recording is a perfect match for the trademark freshness and elegance of Pasquini's music. And this is hardly surprising: the unique instrument in the church of S. Maria delle Grazie in Montepulciano (Siena)... |
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TARQUINIO MERULA
Complete Organ Music Enrico Viccardi (organ of the Mezzana Casati church of San Pietro Apostolo) [ Brilliant Classics / CD - released 20/Sep/2015 ] Recorded earlier this year, here's a small but distinguished volume in the growing Brilliant Classics organ library. The songs and chamber music of Tarquinio Merula (1595-1665) now place him in estimation as one of the most vital and original figures... |
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CLAUDIO MONTEVERDI
Monteverdi: L'Orfeo Ensemble Lundabarock; Höör Barock; Ensemble Altapunta Fredrik Malmberg, musical direction / organ [ BIS SACD / 2 CD - released 7/May/2021 ] "The singers' intensity - and the bold, sometimes unusual distribution of instrumental parts - distinguish this Orfeo from earlier recordings. Malmberg's energy that gives this performance a brilliant edge." BBC Music Opera Choice Oct 2021 |
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DAVID BEDNALL
Bednall: Sudden Lilght (Choral Works) The Epiphoni Consort, Stephen Farr (organ), Tim Reader [ Delphian / CD - released 21/Jul/2017 ] There is something in the music of David Bednall that speaks of the English genius; it is present in his harmonic language, in its extended diatonic chords and shimmering polytonal beauty, and there too in the folk-like melodies of many of the works... |
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JEHAN ALAIN
Organ Works Vol.2 Eric Lebrun (organ) [ Naxos / CD ] |
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CESAR FRANK
Frank: Great Organ Works Vol.1 Eric Lebrun (organ) [ Naxos / CD - released 29/Jan/2001 ] "The 12 major organ works of César Franck are such staples of the instrument's repertory that it's surprising how rarely players really penetrate their romantic idiom. Modern interpreters either wrap them in literalist straitjackets or else pull and... |
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JEHAN ALAIN
Organ Works Vol. 1 (Incls 'Litanies' & 'Le jardin suspendu') Eric Lebrun (organ) [ NAXOS / CD - released 2/Sep/2007 ] "This valuable addition to the catalogue deserves a place on the shelves of all organ music devotees" - Gramophone |