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April 19, 2020

  • Episode 219 – April 19, 2020

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    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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    This episode has been sponsored by Lisa Cripe and Webster Groves Christian Church. Their worship services are currently streamed on Facebook Live on Sunday mornings at 10:30 am and video posted on the Webster Groves Christian Church Facebook page.

    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
    Sheetmusic: PDF Purchase sheetmusic

    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
    Sheetmusic: PDF Purchase sheetmusic

    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
    Sheetmusic: PDF

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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
    Sheetmusic: Purchase sheetmusic

    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
    Sheetmusic: PDF Purchase sheetmusic