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February 23, 2017

  • Episode 56 – February 26, 2017

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    This week we again ask “Who needs an orchestra?” as we hear orchestral transcriptions of music by Tchaikovsky, Barber, and Elgar.

    Hosts: Mark Scholtz, Bill Stein, Brent Johnson
    Playlist
    Title: Lyric Scenes to Eugene Onégin, Act III – Polonaise transcribed by Thomas Heywood
    Composer: Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
    Organist: Thomas Heywood
    Album: Krazy Bout Kotzschmar! – Pro Organo CD 7236
    Organ: 1927 V/102 Austin, The City Hall Auditorium, Portland, Maine, USA

    Title: Adagio for Strings transcribed by William Strickland
    Composer: Samuel Barber
    Organist: David Sinden
    Recorded live in Concert, January 20, 2017
    Organ: 1947 IV/72 Kilgen/Möller, Third Baptist Church, St. Louis, Missouri, USA

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    Title: Le Carnaval des Animaux – No. 13 Le Cygne Arr. Dom Richard Gagné
    Composer: Camille Saint-Saëns
    Organist: Richard Gagné
    Album: Festival au Grand-Orgue – ATMA Classique ACD2 2704
    Organ: 1999 III/57 Wilhelm, Abbey Church, Saint-Benoît-du-lac, Quebec, Canada

    Title: Enigma Variations, Op.36 – Enigma
    Andante, Variation 1 – C.A.E. (L’istesso Tempo)
    Variation 2 – H.D.S-P. (Allegro)
    Variation 3 – R.B.T. (Allegro)
    Variation 4 – W.M.B. (Allegro di molto)
    Variation 5 – R.P.A. (Moderato)
    Variation 6 – Ysobel (Andantino)
    Variation 7 – Troyte (Presto)
    Variation 8 – W.N. (Allegretto)
    Variation 9 – Nimrod (Adagio)
    Variation 10 – Dorabella (Intermezzo – Allegretto)
    Variation 11 – G.R.S. (Allegro di molto)
    Variation 12 – B.G.N. (Andante)
    Variation 13 – *** (Romanza – Moderato)
    Variation 14 – E.D.U. (Finale – Allegro – Presto)
    Composer: Edward Elgar
    Organist: Keith John
    Album: Elgar: Enigma Variations and Organ Sonata – Hyperion CDA67363
    Organ: 1954 IV/70 Harrison and Harrison, The Temple Church, London, England