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STANFORD / VIERNE / BATISTE / BUXTEHUDE / RATCLIFFE / etc
Auckland Town Hall Organ (recorded in 2010) John Wells (Organ of Auckland Town Hall) [ Atoll / CD - released 20/Jun/2011 ] This recording is dedicated to the memory of Neil Stocker, Scott Lucy and Paul Dunlop, organ builders who died in the Christchurch earthquake of 22 February 2011. |
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BACH / BUXTEHUDE / MENDELSSOHN / REUBKE
The Organ of St Bavo, Haarlem Joseph Nolan (organ) [ Signum / CD - released 31/Aug/2018 ] "I would have no hesitation is declaring this the finest performance of this Mendelssohn Sonata on record, just as I would have no hesitation is suggesting that here is one of the finest organ recordings of recent years." Recording of the Month Music |
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HEINRICH SCHEIDEMANN
Scheidemann: Organ Works, Vol. 5 (Fuga in D minor, Kyrie dominicale, Magnificat IV Toni, etc) Julia Brown (organ) [ Naxos The Organ Encyclopedia / CD - released 6/Dec/2004 ] "Given the Naxos price policy there is no excuse not to collect these Scheidemann recordings, wonderful music, in this instance compellingly played." - MusicWeb Nov 2004 |
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HEINRICH SCHEIDEMANN
Scheidemann: Works for Organ Vol.3 Julia Brown (organ) [ Naxos / CD - released 15/May/2001 ] More organ music on Naxos |
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Keith Jarrett (organ)
Hymns Spheres [ ECM Records / 2 CD - released 1/Feb/2013 ] |
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LEFEBRE-WELLS / BACH / RAWSTHORNE / TCHAIKOVSKY / WIDOR / etc
Stormin' Norma 1 Kemp English (at the organ of the Dunedin Town Hall) [ Ode Records / CD - released 10/Mar/2004 ] "More lollipops that you could shake a stick at: Stormin Norma (the nickname of the instrument not the performer) will make purists shudder, but both she and Kemp English have a crispness of delivery and panache in performance that recall a day at... |
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VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Lamentazioni per la Settimana Santa Maria Cristina Kiehr (soprano) & Jean-Marc Aymes (organ & conductor) / Concerto Soave [ Harmonia Mundi Musique d'abord / CD - released 29/Jul/2013 ] The sacred music on this disc -- settings of texts for Holy Week, from the early seventeenth century and influenced by the new monodic style -- has long been less familiar than the fiery secular music of the era. One may admire this recording by... |
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JOSEPH GABRIEL RHEINBERGER
Rheinberger: Six pieces for violin and organ / Suite for violin and organ Line Most (violin) & Marie Ziener (organ) [ Naxos / CD - released 29/Nov/2004 ] "They seek a rather larger scale, with a more resonant Danish organ. Yet again the balance is adroitly managed and the performances are just as persuasive as those on Hyperion." Penguin Guide Key Recording |
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MAX REGER
Reger: Organ Works, Vol. 2 - Introduction, Passacaglia and Fugue in E minor / 9 Organ Pieces / Choral Preludes Ludger Lohmann (organ) [ Naxos Organ Encyclopedia / CD - released 1/Jun/2008 ] Johann Baptist Joseph Maximilian Reger was born in Bavaria in 1873 and died in Leipzig, at the age of 43, in 1916. Although he has been described recently as a musical descendant of Brahms, in his own time, he was often criticized as a subversive... |
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DRUCKENMULLER / ZEYHOLD / ZINCK / BRUHNS / ANONYMOUS
Das Husumer Orgelbuch Von 1758 Manuel Tomadin [Schnitger organ (1721) of the Sint‐Michaëlskerk in Zwolle / Hinsz organ (1733) of Leens, Netherlands] [ Brilliant Classics / 2 CD - released 8/Aug/2016 ] Italian organist Manuel Tomadin is an enthusiastic advocate of music of this period, having recently released a CD of the complete organ works of Druckenmüller alongside Daniel Erich and Georg Wilhelm Dietrich Saxer. |
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J. S. BACH
J.S. Bach: Harmonic Seasons Manuel Tomadin (organ) [ Brilliant Classics / CD - released 24/Jan/2020 ] For this uniquely compiled new recording of Bach's organ works, the Italian organist Manuel Tomadin devised a concept of organising music by the four seasons. There are 12 pieces on the album, opening with the vaulting arpeggios of the G major... |
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CANTATE DOMINO
Cantate Domino - A most euphonious selection of Christmas music! Marianne Mellnas (soprano) Alf Linder (organ) / Oscar's Motet Choir / Torsten Nilsson [ Proprius / CD - released 1/Dec/2004 ] Cantate Domino, recorded by Bertil Alving 1976, is famous for it's incredible sound quality. The CD starts with Enrico Bossi's "Cantate Domino" for choir, organ, trumpets and trombones. A wonderful piece with a stunning organ introduction. Included... |
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CAMILLE SAINT-SAENS
Saint-Saëns: Organ Symphony / Carnival of the Animals Martha Argerich (piano) Antonio Pappano (piano) Daniele Rossi (organ) / Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia [ Warner Classics / CD - released 25/Sep/2017 ] Martha Argerich and Antonio Pappano (as pianist rather than conductor) lead the fun in Saint-Saëns' Carnival of the Animals with Members of the Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia. |
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JOHN STAINER
Stainer: The Crucifixion Martyn Hill (tenor) / Michael George (bass) / Margaret Philips (organ) / BBC Singers / Leith Hill Festival Singers / Brian Kay [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 15/Jan/2005 ] Recorded in: All Saints' Church, Tooting, London 13,14 January 1997 |
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MARCEL DUPRE
Works For Organ Vol. 11 Mary Preston (Organ) [ Naxos Organ Encyclopedia / CD - released 17/Nov/2007 ] This is Volume 11 in the Naxos series of Dupré's complete organ works. Once again, Preston commands the impressive 4-84 Fish organ in the Meyerson Symphony Center, Dallas. Continuing the pattern established in this series, each disc contains a... |
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HEINRICH SCHUTZ
Musicalische Exequien Masato Suzuki (organ) / Vox Luminis, Lionel Meunier [ Ricercar / CD - released 10/Jun/2012 ] "The 12 voices of Belgian ensemble Vox Luminis put their faith in tonal focus and sweetly balanced textures...their singing produces music-making of intimate, aching beauty." (Gramophone Award WINNER 2012: Record of the Year) |
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MATTHIAS WECKMANN
Weckmann: Complete Organ Music Matteo Venturini (organ) [ Brilliant Classics / 3 CD Box Set - released 14/Feb/2020 ] "On all three CDs, Matteo Venturini proves himself to be an assured and perceptive guide through this enriching and deeply satisfying music. ...I don't believe that any organ lover who invests in this fine issue will be disappointed by it." MusicWeb |
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VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Great European Organs No. 96 The Matz and Luge Organ of St Bernard's Church, Baden-Baden [ Priory / CD - released 20/Aug/2015 ] This is another unknown organ, from St.Bernard's Church in the very musical city of Baden-Baden. Marco Lo Muscio's third CD for Priory offers another extrovert programme which features such a wide selection of composers from Bach to two substantial... |
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CLARKE / BACH / MOZART / HAYDN / ALBINONI / MARCELLO
A Portrait Maurice Andre (trumpet) with Jan Parker-Smith, Alfred Mitterhofer (organ), the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra [ Erato / Warner Classics Inspiration / CD - released 10/Feb/2015 ] "(These recordings serve, not only,) as an index of the trumpeter's fabulous chops, but also his sense of fantasy and imagination, his concern for colour, and his spurning of velocity and virtuosity for their own sakes." (MusicWeb) |
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MARCEL DUPRE
Dupre: Works For Organ Vol.10 Michael Keeley (organ) [ Naxos / CD - released 31/Jan/2000 ] "Keeley is a fine performer...[who] plays intelligently, with a no-nonsense approach to interpretation. The instrument is bright and well balanced." American Record Guide |