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J.S. BACH
Clavierubung III, Vol. 2 Wolfgang Rubsam (organ) [ Naxos / CD - released 26/Dec/2005 ] "Jando at his best is "He breathes real vitality into them with varied and imaginative registrations" - Gramophone |
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J. S. BACH
Bach, (J.S.): Trio Sonatas Nos. 4, 5 & 6 Wolfgang Rubsam (organ) [ Naxos / CD - released 4/Aug/1993 ] "Fine bargains for anyone assembling a Bach organ collection." - Classic CD |
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CHARLES-MARIE WIDOR
Widor: Organ Symphonies (Complete), Vol. 2 - Nos. 3 and 4 Wolfgang Rubsam (organ of Rockefeller Memorial Chapel, University of Chicago) [ Naxos / CD - released 1/May/2020 ] Charles-Marie Widor was a hugely influential and venerated musician in his day, and his innovative organ symphonies are both a pinnacle of the repertoire and a testament to his creative and technical mastery of the instrument. |
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EDWARD ELGAR
Elgar: Cathedral Music Worcester Cathedral Choir, Adrian Partington (organ) Donald Hunt (conductor) [ Hyperion / CD - released 1/Aug/2003 ] 'The Worcester performances are near ideal... vividly atmospheric recording' - Penguin Guide to Compact Discs |
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COUPERIN
Trois Leçons de Ténèbres Carolyn Sampson (soprano), Marianna Beate Kielland (mezzo), Lynda Sayce (theorbo), Robert King (chamber organ) / The King's Consort, Robert King [ Vivat / CD - released 1/Apr/2013 ] "Robert King has always been able to assemble the right people for the right job...Sampson's brightness and Kielland's riper tones beautifully complement each other." (Sunday Times) |
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Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio
Cold as Weiss (LP) [ Colemine / LP - released 11/Feb/2022 ] Over the course of the last five years, the Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio have established themselves as the world's premier funky organ trio. The organ trio, along with founder and manager Amy Novo, continues to devise the perfect blend of raw... |
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J. S. BACH
Bach in Montecassino Luca Guglielmi (organ in the Chiesa di San Nicolao, Alice Castello) [ Vivat / CD - released 20/May/2015 ] In a church in a quiet northern Italian town, Alice Castello, survives a hidden jewel: an organ dating from 1749, perfect for Bach's organ music. The latest release on the acclaimed VIVAT label, performed by renowned Italian organist Luca... |
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MESSIAEN
Never Before Released (Incls La Mort du nombre, for soprano, tenor, violin & piano) Agnes Sulem-Bialobroda (Violin) Francoise Pollet (Soprano) Naji Hakim (Organ) Yvonne Loriod-Messien (Piano) / BBC Philharmonic/ Andrew Davis [ Jade Records / CD - released 20/Apr/2008 ] Jade Music, the specialty arm of Milan Records, is proud to commemorate Olivier Messiaen's 100th birthday with the album entitled 'Never Before Released'. This exceptional recording includes, among others, performances by his wife, Yvonne... |
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HANDEL / BACH / TORELLI / HUMMEL / MARCELLO / etc
Magic Trumpet Alison Balsom (trumpet), with Alina Ibragimova (violin) / The English Concert, Trevor Pinnock (director, harpsichord and organ) [ Warner Classics / CD - released 16/Oct/2020 ] "I realised from early on that it wasn't just a trumpet, it was a voice that could seemingly do anything … It can have such fabulous colours, be so versatile, and make such a beautiful sound. I will vigorously defend it for the rest of my life."... |
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J. S. BACH
Bach: Works for Trumpet Alison Balsom (trumpet) with Colm Carey (organ), Alina Ibragimova (violin), Alistair Ross (harpsichord & chamber organ) & Mark Caudle (viola de gamba) [ Warner Classics / CD - released 25/Sep/2006 ] Gramophone described her Bach album as "splendid stuff" and the pieces "showcase Balsom's phenomenal technique and gleaming expressiveness" |
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SAINT-SAENS
Organ Music (Incls 'Preludes & Fugues' & 'Fantaisie No 3, Op 157') Andrew-John Smith (organ) [ Hyperion / CD - released 20/Jul/2008 ] 'The charm and elegance of these preludes, fugues and fantasies … brilliantly played by the hugely talented Smith on the great Cavaillé-Coll instrument that Saint-Saëns knew' (Observer) |
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SAINT-SAENS
Organ Music Volume 3 Andrew-John Smith (organ) [ Hyperion / CD - released 1/Jul/2012 ] "The mighty Fantasie pour orgue-Aeolian, complete with tubular bells, written for the new American Aeolian organ in 1906, sounds epic on this vast, brooding instrument, so splendidly tamed by the dextrous Smith." (Observer) |
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SCHWANTNER
Orchestral Music Anne Akiko Meyers (violin) Gregory Hustis (horn) James Diaz (organ) / Dallas Symphony Orchestra. Andrew Litton [ Hyperion / CD - released 17/Sep/2005 ] 'Andrew Litton's excellent Dallas Symphony Orchestra does full justice to all the works … And the three soloists for whom the later pieces were written could hardly be bettered' (BBC Music Magazine) |
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LOUIS COUPERIN
Couperin: Organ Works Bob Van Asperen (organ) [ Erato Veritas / 2 CD - released 15/Mar/2018 ] Like the Bach family, the Couperin were a musical dynasty. Louis - the uncle of François 'le Grand' had established himself as organist of St Gervais by the mid-1650s and entering royal service shortly after as 'chamber musician' on the treble viol.... |
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GEORG FRIDERIC HANDEL
Handel: Organ Concertos Op. 7 Bob Van Asperen (organ) / Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment [ Erato Veritas / 2 CD - released 18/Mar/2015 ] A classic recording now available again |
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THOMAS TOMKINS
Cathedral Music Choir of St George's Chapel, Windsor, Roger Judd (organ) Christopher Robinson [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 15/Oct/2001 ] 1001 Classical recordings you must hear before you die (pre 1700) - 'One of England's most accomplished and versatile Tudor composers to whose music the Windsor choir does full and pleasing justice' (Organists' Review) |
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MENDELSSOHN
Sacred choral music (Incls 'Ave Maria' & 'O for the wings of a dove') The Choir of St John's College, Cambridge, David Hill (cond) with John Robinson (organ) [ Hyperion / CD - released 12/Jun/2006 ] Nowhere is Mendelssohn’s creative psyche more poignantly exposed than in his choral music. One of his most popular small-scale works, Hör mein Bitten (Hear my prayer) features on this disc along with the well-known ‘O for the wings of a dove’, in its... |
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VARIOUS COMPOSERS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Psalms From St.Paul's Vol.8 Choir Of St Paul's Cathedral, John Scott, with Andrew Lucas (organ) [ Hyperion / CD - released 1/Jan/1995 ] Hyperion is to be congratulated a gem; beautiful language, wonderful music, superb accompaniments, magnificent singing. Buy this and relish in its freshness (Cathedral Music). |
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HERBERT SUMSION / JOHN RUTTER / WILLIAM WALTON / HUBERT PARRY / etc
The English Anthem (Vol 7) (Incls 'they that go down to the sea in ships' & 'Hymn to St Peter') Choir of St Paul's Cathedral, London / John Scott (conductor) with Huw Williams (organ) [ Hyperion / CD - released 20/Aug/2006 ] 'All of the music is of the very highest quality. This disc will offer lasting pleasure and satisfaction to cathedral music enthusiasts and newcomers alike' (BBC Music Magazine) |
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THE FEAST OF THE ASCENSION
The Feast of the Ascension at Westminster Abbey The Choir of Westminster Abbey / James OAEDonnell (with Robert Quinney, organ) [ Hyperion / CD - released 30/Apr/2008 ] "You quickly appreciate how the engineers have placed us relative to the choir for the best listening perspective, both for antiphonal passages and for full ensemble with organ." (ClassicsToday April 2008 10 artistic /8 sound) |