Episode 229 – October 29, 2023
Halloween is in the air, and what’s better than organ music to set the mood?
Sponsored by Christopher Soer Pipe Organs
Hosts: Mark Scholtz, Bill Stein, Brent Johnson
Title: Toccata and Fugue in D minor (BWV 565)
Composer: JS Bach
Organist: Ton Koopman
Album: Bach: Toccata and Fugue – Archiv 447 292-2
Organ: 1732 III/71 Garrels/Van Leeuwen, GroteKerk, Maassluis, Netherlands
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Title: Grand Chorus with Thunder
Composer: Michel Corrette
Organist: David Britton
Album: Gargoyles and Chimeras: Exotic Works for Organ – Delos D/CD3077
Organ: 1987 III/85 Rosales, Trinity Cathedral, Portland, Oregon USA
Title: Elfes
Composer: Joseph Bonnet
Organist: Peter Crompton
Album: Roast Beef and Bordeaux – Regent REGCD408
Organ: 1933 IV/59 Hill, Norman and Beard, Royal Hospital School Chapel, Holbrook, England
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Title: Five Dances – I. The Primitives
Composer: Calvin Hampton
Organist: Amanda Mole
Recorded June 7, 2022 for Organ Media Foundation
Organ: 2006 III/91 Fritts, St. Joseph Cathedral, Columbus, Ohio USA
Title: Suite Gothique in C minor, op. 25 – IV. Toccata
Composer: Léon Boëllmann
Organist: Piet van der Steen
Album: Boëllmann Organ Music – Brilliant Classics 96186
Organ: 1907 III/53 Schyven/Flentrop, St. Peter and Paul Church, Oostende, Belgium
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Title: Pièces de Fantaisie, Quatrième Suite, op. 55 – Gargouilles et Chimères
Composer: Louis Vierne
Organist: Gaston Litaize
Album: Louis Vierne – 24 Pièces de Fantaisie – Haydn House
Organ: 1878 III/81 Fermis/Dargassies, L’Eglise Saint-François Xavier, Paris, France
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Concert Hall Organs
Title: Symphony no. 3 in C minor, op. 78 – Alla Moderato, Maestoso
Composer: Camille Saint-Saëns
Organist: Jean Guillou
Album: Dallas Symphony Orchestra – Jongen and Saint-Saens – Dorian DOR-90200
Organ: 1992 IV/82 CB Fisk, Meyerson Symphony Center, Dallas, Texas USA
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Title: Hamburger Totentanz
Composer: Guy Bovet
Organist: Martin Setchell
Album: Bonbons for Organ – Atoll ACD600
Organ: 1997 III/42 Rieger, Christchurch Town Hall, Christchurch, New Zealand
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Title: Rrrrrrr… – Raga (movement 1)
Composer: Mauricio Kagel
Title: Mirabilis IV
Composer: Pozzi Escot
Organist: Diane Luchese
Album: Light and Dark and In Between – Raven OAR-964
Organ: 1961 II/51 Andover, Mount Calvary Church, Baltimore, Maryland USA
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Title: Danse Macabre
Composer: Camille Saint-Saëns
Organist: Ken Cowan
Album: Art of the Symphonic Organist, Vol 4 – JAV JAV369
Organ: 2004 V/155 Quimby, First Baptist Church, Jackson, Mississippi USA
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