This week marks the anniversary of Felix Mendelssohn’s first trip to London. He made many trips there and became a favorite composer of Queen Victoria. This week we explore some of Mendelssohn’s music, that of his contemporaries, and some British organs.
Hosts: Mark Scholtz, Bill Stein, Brent Johnson
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Playlist:Title: The War March of the Priests from ‘Athalie’
Composer: Felix Mendelssohn
Organist: Thomas Trotter
Album: The Grand Organ of Birmingham Town Hall – Hyperion CDA66216
Organ: 1837 V/112 Hill/Mander, Birmingham Town Hall, Birmingham, England
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Title: The War March of the Priests from ‘Athalie’
Composer: Felix Mendelssohn
Organist: Thomas Trotter
Album: The Grand Organ of Birmingham Town Hall – Hyperion CDA66216
Organ: 1837 V/112 Hill/Mander, Birmingham Town Hall, Birmingham, England
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Title: Allegro, Choral and Fugue in D minor
Composer: Felix Mendelssohn
Organist: Angela Kraft Cross
Album: Felix Mendelssohn – A 200th Birthday Album – Compass Audio CA7125
Organ: 1801 III/20 Pike, St. Margaret Lothbury, London, England
Title: Voluntary in E-flat
Composer: William Sterndale Bennett
Organist: Robert James Stove
Album: Pax Britannica – Organ music by Victorian and Edwardian composers – Ars Organi AOR002
Organ: 1998 III/40 Kenneth Jones, Trinity College Chapel, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
Title: The Hebrides Overture, op. 26
Composer: Felix Mendelssohn
Organist: Roger Fisher
Album: Edwin H Lemare Symphony No 1 and other romantic rarities – JAV JAV 128A
Organ: 1930 IV/63 EM Skinner/Thompson-Allen, St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, Morristown, New Jersey, USA
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Title: Prelude
Composer: Fanny Mendelssohn
Organist: Joanne Vollendorf
Album: Historic Organs of Michigan – OHS OHS-95
Organ: 1892 II/22 Jardine, Trinity Episcopal, Detroit, Michigan, USA
Title: Postlude in D
Composer: Henry Thomas Smart
Organist: Eric Plutz
Album: Denver Jubilee – Pro Organo CD7254
Organ: 1938 IV/96 Kimball, St. John’s Cathedral, Denver, Colorado, USA
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Title: Sonata No 2 in C Minor, op. 65, No 2
Composer: Felix Mendelssohn
Organist: John Scott
Album: Mendelssohn Music for Organ – Hyperion CDD22029
Organ: 1977 V/132 Willis/Mander, St. Paul’s Cathedral, London, England
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