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Allan Wicks, Organist
Huskisson Stubington, Organist
Malcolm Williamson: Vision of Christ-Phoenix
Allan Wicks, Harrison and Harrison Organ (1962), Conventry Cathedral
Leon Boellmann: Finale from the Second Suite for Organ
William Wallond: Introduction and Toccata (arr. Harrry Wall)
Huskisson Stubington, Milton and Apse Organs, Abbey Church, Tewksbury
Fresh repertoire, wonderful playing, excellent sound and transfer
Allan Wicks, Organist
Christopher Dearnley, Organist
Joseph Jongen: Prière, Op. 37
Charles Tournemire: Pater, dimite illis nesciunt enim quid faciunt, Op. 67
Flor Peeters: Passacaglia and Fugue
Allan Wicks, Willis Organ (1886); Mander (1980), Canterbury Cathedral
George Frideric Handel: Finale from Organ Concerto No. 4, Op. 4
Camille Saint-Saëns: Fantasia
Fela Sowande: Joshua Fit the Battle of Jerico
Möcht ich din Bergen (anon. 1470)
Christopher Dearnley, Willis Organ (1877). Salisbury Cathedral
Great pipe organs, superb playing, excellent sound and transfer
Herman van Vliet, Organist
Müller organ (1723)
Oude Kerk, Amsterdam
Eugène Gigout: Toccata
Alexandre Guilmant: Theme and Variations
Louis Lefébure-Wely: Elevation, Fugue, Sortie
Charles-Marie Widor: Scherzo
Marcel Dupré: Zephyrs; 5 Chorales, OP. 28; Carillon, Op. 27/4
Our first thought about this CD: How could 19th and 20th century French organ music sound "good" on this famous and old Dutch organ? The answer is unique and wonderful. The favorites here are the Guilmant and Dupré worsk which sound perfect for this organ and played by van Vliet with French élan and sensitivity. This was transferred with our new AccTransfer system.
Anthony
Newman, Organist
St, John the Divine,
New York
Die Walküre: The Ride Of The Valkyries
Parsifal: Prelude
Die Meistersinger: Overture
Die Walküre: Wotan's Farewell And Magic Fire Music
Das Rheingold: Entrance Of The Gods Into Valhalla
First released with the raw title, "Organ Orgy" in the mid 70's, this Anthony Newman recording created quite a stir as it was recordign within the massive acoustics of St. John the Divine Cathedral in New York City. The transcriptions of Wagner's opera music make full use of the separate organ cases of left / right front (chancel) and the rear trumpet and bombard pipes. It is much fun listening and Newman plays it all so well. A well recorded Mint LP was the source, all beautifully transferred to CD!
Michael
Murray, Organist
Methuen Memorial Music
Hall
Organ - Walcher (1863)
VIERNE: Méditation, from Twenty-four Pieces in Free Style
VIERNE: Final from the First Organ Symphony
MARCELLO: Psalm XIX; KARG-ELERT: Clair de Lune: DUPRÉ: Final, Op. 27, No. 7
VIERNE: Prélude, from Twenty-four Pieces in Free Style
Never before released:
FRANCK: Fantasy in A Major; Cantabile; Andantino in D Major; Pièce Héroïque
This CD features all the music from both 1977 Direct-to-Disc recording sessions at the famous Methuen (Massachusetts) Music Hall. All four Franck organ works enjoy a first release status here and were transferred from a valuable test pressing. The other works were issued in the 1970's however but became unavailable until now. An unplayed, sealed LP was the source, all beautifully transferred to CD!
Marcel
Dupré, Organist
Cavaillé-Coll Organ (1862)
Saint-Sulpice Church, Paris
Le Chemin de la Croix (The Way of the Cross)
This CD features Marcel Dupré playing his 14 improvisations inspired in 1931 by Paul Claudel's poems of the same title. It is personal, imaginative and moving both historically and religiously. The recording stems from the early 1950's and is rare to find on LP. The huge acoustics of St. Sulpice are well captured without loss of detail. The mono sound begs for some widening of the sound stage so we processed the recording with our stereo effect always judiciously chosen so as to not to intrude on the original mono sound.
Maurice
Duruflé, Organist
Marie Madeleine Duruflé, Organist
Soissons
Cathedral Organ, France
Prelude and Fugue in G major, BWV 550
Toccata and Fugue in F major, BWV 540
Prelude and Fugue in D minor, BWV 554
Marie Madeleine Duruflé, organist
Prelude and Fugue in A minor, BWV 543
Fantasia and Fugue in A minor, BWV 561
Prelude and Fugue in B-flat major, BWV 560
Maurice Duruflé, organist
It is amazing when these two organists play. It is Bach organ music with a kind of Gallic staccato touch, unique among most of Bach organ music recordings. Every effort was used to reduce background noise which intrudes during some of the pianissimi there by giving these recording up to date sound. The 1956 Gonzales Organ in the Soissons Cathedral has much in the way of baroque organ sound along with some massive low end thrusts making this ideal for Bach in a venue as large as this one. This is must have Duruflé as recorded in 1967/68.
Virgil
Fox, Organist
Richard Ellsasser, Organist
Hammond
Castle Museum Organ
Gloucester, Massachusetts
VIRGIL FOX - 78 RPM RECORDINGS (1946)
Mozart: Fantasy in F Minor
Dupré: Prelude and Fugue in G minor
Mendelssohn: Organ Sonata No.1 in F minor
Bach: Fugue in G Major - "Gigue"
WIDOR: Organ Symphony Nº
6
RICHARD ELLSASSER
Two superb organists at the Hammond Castle
Organ. The CD is revelatory and the sound is quite good.
Distortion which is evident on the Fox 78 rpm discs has been
removed. Moe Ellsasser recording are on the4 horizon for
release on CD at The Organ Loft.
The Alexander Peloquin Recordings here High Quality mp3 excerpt: PELOQUIN:Alleluia, Pange Lingua here
E.
Power Biggs, Organist
HISTORIC ORGANS OF SWITZERLAND
The 1390 Organ, Notre Dame de Valère,
Sion, Switzerland
The organ at San Pietro, Sopra Mendrisio (1882), Switzerland
The Organ of Sitzberg, Switzerland, renovated in 1961 by Metzler, of Zürich
The Silberman Organ (1761), Arlesheim Cathedral
Email us at HaydnHouse@comcast.net for a complete listing of the music played.
Willem Retze Talsma,
Organist
Noordwolde (1621), Krewerd (1531)
St. Boniface, Medemblik (1671)
Oosthuizen (1621)
The Organ of the Netherlands School (Die
niedeländische Orgelschule)
DE 36/68 SALLEM (Anon. 1599?);
UNTITLED (Anon. 1599?)
Jan Pieterszoon SWEELINCK (1562-1621): TOCCATA IN G, MALLE SIJMEN, FANTAZIA
ALLEMANDE (Anon. 1599?); Gisbert STEENWICK (17th): SERABANDE
Jacobus CLEMENS NON PAPA (c. 1510-1552): PSALM 65 “ICK SEGH ADIEU” AUS “SOUTERLIEDEKENS”;
Adrian WILLAERT (c. 1490-1562): RICERCARE; Heinrich ISAAC (c. 1450-1517) HERR GOTT LASS DICH ERBARMEN
Pierre ATTAIGNANT (c. 1500-1553): “TANT QUE VIVRAY” AUS “TRES BREVE ET HAMILIARE INTRODUCTION”;
Claude de SERMISY (c. 1490-1562): TANT QUE VIVRAY
Tiemann SUSATO (c. 1510/15 – after 1570): BASSE DANCE “MON DESIR”,
RONDE “WO BISTU” (ALLE AUS “HET DERDE MUSYCK BOEXKEN”),
RONDE “SALTARELLO”
SWEELINCK: ECHO-FANTASIE IN D; Abraham van den KERCKHOVEN (1562-1621): FANTASIE IN C
Jan de MACQUE (c. 1550-1614):DUREZZE ET LIGATURA, SECONDA SRAUAGANZE
SWEELINCK: VARIATIONEN “VON DER FORTUNA WERD’ ICH GETRIEBEN”; BRANDE CHAMPAGNE (Anon. 1599?)
Historical and rare contents CD, great sound, wonderful playing. A Must have Organ CD!
E.
Power Biggs, Organist
Malleck Organ (1778)
Domkirche, Eisenstadt, Austria
Columbia
Chamber Symphony
Zoltan Rozsnyai, Conductor
BACH: Music of Jubilee, Bach
Favorites for Organ and Orchestra (1963)
This Biggs recording has very good sound but was inflicted with a low hum and subsonic thumps from the conductor's foot cues, all removed here individually along with the hum with intruding on the sound of the music. This 1963 recording was made in the church where the famous Haydn "Lord Nelson Mass" was premiered back in 1798 which, we think, only adds to the festive nature of the music here performed, and is a stereo remake of an earlier Biggs Bach Jubilee recorded in Symphony, Boston in the early 1950's which is also available on page 1 of the Organ Loft Catalog. The orchestra here is Austrian and has that Vienna State Opera Orchestra sound, certainly with regards to the brass and woodwinds. All transferred to CD from a prime condition Columbia Stereo Reel Tape in the massive Haydn House tape collection.
The Alexander Peloquin Recordings here High Quality mp3 excerpt: PELOQUIN:Alleluia, Pange Lingua here
William
Albright,
Organist
Frieze Memorial Organ
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
WILLIAM BOLCOM; "Black Host"
for organ, percussion and tape
WILLIAM ALBRIGHT:
"Organ Book II"
Requests for "far out" organ music always reach us regularly here at the Organ Loft. These recordings issued in1971 should more than compensate. There is plenty of dynamic range and your imagination will be further activated with these unusual organ works. The sound is spectacular throughout with plenty of rock solid bass.
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Robert
Noehren,
Organist
BRAHMS
Eleven Chorale Preludes, Op. 22
(Complete)
Chorale Prelude and Fugue in A Minor
Fugue in A Flat Minor
A remarkable recording. The 11 Chorale Preludes are played on the All Chapel Organ at the Howe Military School in Indiana The other works were recorded at the Calvary Lutheran church, Lincoln Park, Michigan. The ound is clean, spacious and perfect for the music, and the playing is superb as are all Noehren performances.
Gaston
Litaize,
Organist
Jean Langlais, Organist
ORGAN MUSIC OF LOUIS VIERNE
Symphony No. 6 for Organ, Op. 59
Triptyque, Op. 58
Gaston Litaize, Organist, Ephrem et Gonzales Organ (1923), Église St. François Xavier, Paris
Sur le Rhin
Carillon de Westminster
Jean Langlais, Organist, Rieger Organ (1971), Abteikirche Marienstatt, Bietingheim, Germany
Truly a unique issue featuring two great French organists.
Pierre
Gazin,
Organist
St. Louis des Invalides Organ
Beuchet-Debierre
FRENCH ORGAN MUSIC
Pierre du Mage: Plein Jeux, Fugue et
Récit; Louis-Nicolas Clérambeaut: Suite sur premier ton;
Nicolas de Grigny: Récit de tierce en taille; François
Couperin: Offertoire sur les grands jeux;
Marcel Dupré: Prélude et fugue en sol mineur; César Franck:
Cantabile;
Louis Vierne: Scherzo (II Symphonie); Olivier Messiaen: Apparition de
l'église éternelle
St. Louis des Invalides is the large military chapel which is part of Les Invalides which was built during the 17 Century to care for the wounded French soliders of Louis XIV's army. It is also the burial place for Napoleon and his brothers, and more recent French military leaders. The chapel was the venue for Berlioz's massive Requiem in the early 1840's. The acoustics are huge and while listening to this recording, the history of this fascinating place does come to mind. The sound on this CD is outstanding and the playing is more than adequate from Pierre Gazin. Oh yes! Les Invalides boasts one of the most impressive military museums in the world. Clothes and personal items of Napoleon abound therein, as well as military hardware, flags/banners and documents of several centuries. This is a must-see for any history enthusiast.
E.
Power Biggs,
Organist
E. Power Biggs Anthology
"The Early Years"
BACH: Organ Preludes
DAQUIN: Two Noëls
BACH: Little Organ Book 1
CORELLI-MALPIERE: Organ Concertos in C and D
MOZART Six Church Sonatas
REUBKE: Psalm 94
PURCELL: Voluntary in C Major
SOWERBY: Organ Symphony in G Major
FELTON: Organ Concerto No. 3
Gleaned from the old RCA Victor 78 rpm
records and from generous customers, we offer a unique E. Power Biggs
listening experience. These recordings were
done in the 1930's and 40's and features the organs in the Germanic
Museum, Harvard Memorial Chapel and Symphony Hall, Boston along with
Arthur Fiedler conducting his Sinfonietta. The list
boasts some very rare Biggs recordings with several works never recorded by
Biggs in modern sound. Every effort was made to minimize
record surface noise intrusions with minimum effect on the sound
itself. It is a "must have" 2 CD Biggs set with over 150
minutes of music.
E.
PowerBiggs,
Organist
Aeolian-Skinner
Organ (1949)
Symphony Hall, Boston
BACH: Orgelbüchlien - The Little Organ Book
BWV 599 - 644
(Each of these 45 Bach chorale is preceded by the earliest
version of the chorale)
One
of the more elusive Biggs 2 LP sets ever! Thanks to a customer who
provided near mint LPs, Haydn House is enthusiastic about making this
recording available to our many Biggs fans after a long wait and
search. It paid off! So unique is this complete set is that each
Bach chorale is preceded by what was then known, at the time of this
recording, to be the original composition or earliest know version of
each hymn on which Bach's Little Organ Book is based. The original sound
is mid 1950's and we remastered it with a stereo effect - very carefully
added - using our Symphony Hall digital ambience setting to complement
up-to-date listening. (You can set you playback to "mono" to
defeat the stereo effect.) The end results are wonderful and
hearing the origin of these chorales brings the entire project over the
top. Highly recommended and highly demanded.
Anton
Heiller, Organist
Marcussen
Organ (1959)
Marienkirche, Helsingborg, Sweden
BACH: The 4 Bach / Vivaldi Concerti
for Organ
BWV 593, 596, 594 and 592
This
is the first CD released by Haydn House of organ music played by Anton
Heiller. Having all 4 of these Bach arrangement of Vivaldi
Concertos is precious especially when played as they are here and on the
magnificent Marcussen organ in St. Mary's Church of Helsingborg, Sweden. The original LP issue, although very good in sound, had level problems
All has been brought back to original balance and aural perspective.
It is now a master recording!
(BWV 592 was considered a Vivaldi work
but Is actually that of Prinz Johann Ernst.)
Robert
Noehren, Organist
Noehren
Organ, FIrst Baptist Church
Ann Arbor, Michigan
20TH CENTURY AMERICAN ORGAN MUSIC
ROSS LEE FINNEY: “So long as the mind keeps silent”
SAMUEL ADLER: Recitative
HERBERT FROMM: Partita: Let all mortal flesh keep silent”
LEO SOWERBY: Comes Autumn Time
WALTER PISTON: Chromatic Study on the name of Bach
GERALD NEAR: Passacaglia
ROBERT NOEHREN: Fantasia: Hommage to Hindemith
This
is a wonderful addition to the Organ Loft Catalog. Robert
Noehren was one of the best organists of his generation and plays the
music on the organ he built for his church. The sound is very detailed
and with plenty of low end power with a sonic perspective the is
remarkable. There are other Robert Noehren CDs within the
catalog.
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