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VARIIOUS COMPOSERS
The Organ of the Badia Fiorentina Giovanna Riboli (organ of the Badia Fiorentina) [ Brilliant Classics / CD - released 28/Aug/2020 ] The organ of the Badia Fiorentina is a famous historical instrument, one of the finest surviving examples of an Italian renaissance organ. It was completed in 1558 by the celebrated organ builder Onofrio Zeffirini from Cortona, Tuscany. In 1978 the... |
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MENDELSSOHN
Complete Organ Music Giulio Piovani (organ) [ Brilliant Classics / 3 CD Box Set - released 20/Aug/2014 ] This 3CD set contains the complete music written for organ by Felix Mendelssohn. Mendelssohn was a great admirer of Johann Sebastian Bach (it was he who revived the Matthäus Passion and performed it for the first time since the master's death in... |
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HOWELLS / SWAYNE / WATSON / WALTON / BERKELEY / PART / etc
Magnificat Vol. 2 Glen Dempsey (organ) Choir of St John's College Cambridge, Andrew Nethsingha [ Signum / CD - released 16/Apr/2021 ] 'This project is shaping up to become the most significant recording project ever in the field of choir-and-organ English church music.' Editor's Choice Gramophone June 2021 |
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CHESNOKOV / HOWELLS / MOORE / DYSON / STANFORD / KELLY / etc
Magnificat Vol. 3 Choir of St John's College, Cambridge, George Herbert (organ), Andrew Nethsingha [ Signum / CD - released 5/May/2023 ] "I can't think of a greater or more apt epitaph to the music director's time at St Johns" Gramophone Editor's Choice May 2023 |
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HENRYK GORECKI / ERIC SATIE / DARIUS MILHAUD / GAVIN BRYARS
Gorecki - O Domina Nostra / Satie - Messe des Pauvres / Milhaud / Bryars Christopher Bowers-Broadbent (organ) [ ECM Records / CD - released 1/Jan/2001 ] Recorded June 1992 |
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PERCY WHITLOCK
The Complete Oragn Works Graham Barber plays the Organ of Hull City Hall [ Priory / CD - released 20/May/2008 ] Percy Whitlock did not devise a 'new' music - he was no Dupré or Messiaen. However, what he achieved was a perfect fusion of late romantic, neo-classical and dance hall styles. |
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PERCY WHITLOCK
Whitlock: Organ Sonata In C Minor (with works by Dupre, Franck & Alain) Greg Morris (organ) [ Signum Classics / CD - released 3/Jun/2014 ] The first release from the restored organ of the famed Temple Church, London...the programme includes several highlights of the organ repertoire, centred around Percy Whitlock's stunning Organ Sonata. |
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KENNETH LEIGHTON
Missa de Gloria / Et Resurrexit / Hymn Fantasies Greg Morris (organ of Blackburn Cathedral) [ Naxos Organ Encyclopedia / CD - released 1/Jul/2011 ] "Naxos have a winner of a disc here and more to the point a winning team of exceptional performer, instrument cum location, and production team." (MusicWeb Bargain of the Month July 2011) |
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DEBUSSY / RAVEL
Debussy & Ravel on the Organ Gunnar Idenstam (organ & arranger) [ BIS SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 3/Mar/2014 ] "a programme of rich ambition and imagination." (Gramophone) |
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GUNNAR IDENSTAM
Cathedral Music (15 movements for solo organ) Gunnar Idenstam playing the organ of the Hallgrim Church, Reykjavik [ BIS / CD - released 4/Sep/2002 ] the organ as you have never heard it before! |
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HERBERT HOWELLS
Howells: Cello Concerto / An English Mass Guy Johnston (cello), Stephen Cleobury (organ) Britten Sinfonia, King's College Choir Cambridge, King's Voices, Christopher Seaman [ King's College Cambridge / 2 CD - released 7/Jun/2019 ] "All told, a hugely rewarding issue, and absolutely not to be missed." Gramophone Editor's Choice August 2019 |
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Simelibarg
Ancient Melodies & Dances of Switzerland / Germany Gyslaine Waelhli (chant), Bruegger (chant), Edouard (violin), Pfister, Caget, Rechsteiner (organ) [ Alpha / CD - released 28/Apr/2008 ] |
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J.S. BACH
Complete Organ Music (Incls Die Kunst der Fuge) Hans Fagius (organ) [ BIS SACD / 5 Hybrid SACD - released 1/Apr/2005 ] These single layer SACDs can only be played back on an SACD player) - "One of the best complete recordings of Bach's organ music. Fagius demonstrates a magnificent understanding of Bach's organ music, and the instruments used are excellent." |
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DURUFLE
Complete Organ Music Hans Fagius playing the organ of Aarhus Cathedral, Denmark [ BIS / CD - released 16/Oct/2002 ] This release coincides with the centenary of Duruflé's birth |
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RICHARD WAGNER
Wagner: Overtures & Organ Transcriptions Hansjörg Albrecht (organ) [ Oehms Classics SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 25/Feb/2013 ] "Five popular Wagner operatic preambles in organ transcriptions make a terrific noise. Albrecht's playing, vibrant and nuanced, captures the music's epic grandeur." BBC Music |
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ANTON BRUCKNER
The Symphonies Vol. 7 (Organ Transcriptions) Hansjörg Albrecht (organ) [ OehmsClassics / CD - released 15/Sep/2023 ] This series marks the 200th anniversary of the birth of Anton Bruckner, which falls in 2024. It's dedicated to Bruckner's symphonies, most of them recorded in new transcriptions for organ by Hansjörg Albrecht. The 8th recording was made on the... |
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MAX REGER
Organ Works Vol. 11 (Incls 'Zwölf Stücke' & Chorale Preludes, Op. 79b) Hans-Jürgen Kaiser (Organ Rieger-Sauer Organ, Fulda Cathedral) [ Naxos Organ Encyclopedia / CD - released 20/Jun/2011 ] Max Reger's Twelve Pieces, Op. 80, explore a wide-ranging selection of short musical forms suitable for performance as a complete suite in recital or as individual items within the celebration of the Christian liturgy. His Thirteen Chorale Preludes,... |
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OLIVIER MESSIAEN
Messiaen: The Complete Organ Works (7 CD set) Hans-Ola Ericsson (Gronlund organ of Lulea cathedral, Sweden) [ BIS / 7 CD Box Set - released 1/Feb/2009 ] "of outstanding quality, both musical and technical" Penguin Guide |
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HANS-OLA ERICSSON
The Four Beasts' Amen Hans-Ola Ericsson (organ) Susanne Rydan (soprano) Tommy Bjark (percussion) Anders Hannus (sound direction/electronics) [ BIS / SACD - released 1/May/2006 ] "‘Wow!’another winner from BIS – buy it, now" (MusicWeb July 2006) |