The musical power duo of Robert and Clara Schumann didn’t write a lot for organ, but they loved the instrument. This week we’re spending the hour with the music of the Schumanns.
Hosts: Mark Scholtz, Bill Stein
Playlist
Title: Four Sketches, op. 58 – III. F minor, Lebhaft
Composer: Robert Schumann
Organist: Keith John
Album: Great European Organs No 2 Priory – PRCD 174
Organ: IV/75 Kleuker Our Lady of Grace Church (Chant d’Oiseaux), Brussels, Belgium
Sheetmusic: PDF
Title: Three Preludes and Fugues, Op. 16 – no. 1 in G minor
Composer: Clara Schumann
Organist: Christa Rakich
Album: Transcriptions from Saint Justin AFKA – SK541
Organ: III/68 Kilgen St. Justin’s Church, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Sheetmusic: PDF
Title: Abendlied
Composer: Robert Schumann
Organist: Charles M Courboin
Album: The Wanamaker Organ – The Early Recordings Ting
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Organ: VI/457 Los Angeles Art Organ Wanamaker Grand Court Organ, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Title: Fugue on B-A-C-H
Composer: Robert Schumann
Organist: Charles Callahan
Album: Charles Callahan Plays the Organ of the Church of the Holy Family, New York City
Organ: V/76 Turner Church of the Holy Family, New York City, New York, USA
Title: Six Fugues on the name B-A-C-H – V. Lebhaft
Composer: Robert Schumann
Organist: Schuyler Robinson
Album: A Kentucky Organ Tour Raven – OAR-960
Organ: III/35 Kimball/Buzard First Presbyterian Church, Lexington, Kentucky, USA
Sheetmusic: PDF
Title: Three Preludes and Fugues, Op. 16 – no. 2 in B-flat
Composer: Clara Schumann
Organist: Christa Rakich
Album: Transcriptions from Saint Justin AFKA – SK541
Organ: III/68 Kilgen St. Justin’s Church, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Sheetmusic: PDF
Title: Canon en si mineur
Composer: Robert Schumann
Organist: Marie-Madeleine Durufle
Album: Marie-Madeleine Duruflé Memorial Festivo – 6941 772
Organ: V/147 van den Heuvel St. Eustache, Paris, France
Sheetmusic: PDF
Title: Reverie
Composer: Robert Schumann
Organist: Gordon Turk
Album: French Spectaculars on the Ocean Grove Auditorium Organ Dorian – xCD90267
Organ: V/165 Hope-Jones Ocean Grove Auditorium, Ocean Grove, New Jersey, USA
Title: Four Sketches – No. 1 in C minor
Composer: Robert Schumann
Organist: Thomas Murray
Album: The Schoenstein Organ JAV – 117
Organ: IV/95 Schoenstein First-Plymouth Congregational Church, Lincoln, Nebraska, USA
Sheetmusic: PDF
Title: Prelude and Fugue in D minor, op. 16 no. 3
Composer: Clara Schumann
Organist: Maxine Thévenot
Album: Prairie Sounds Raven – OAR-162
Organ: III/55 Casavant Holy Rosary Cathedral, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
Sheetmusic: PDF
Title: Sketch no. 4 in D-flat major
Composer: Robert Schumann
Organist: John Scott
Album: The Buzard Organ of All Saints Episcopal Church, Atlanta, Georgia Priory – PRCD 824
Organ: IV/87 Buzard All Saints Episcopal Church, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Sheetmusic: PDF
Title: Six Fugues on B-A-C-H – no. 6
Composer: Robert Schumann
Organist: Paul Derrett
Album: The Organs of Southwell Minster Amphion – PHI CD 195
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Organ: IV/66 Nicholson and Co Southwell Minster (Screen Organ), Southwell, England
Sheetmusic: PDF
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Title: 6 Studies in canonic for pedal-piano, op. 56 – 1. Nicht zu schnell
Composer: Robert Schumann
Organist: Roberto Marini
Album: 500 Years of Organ Music, Disc 37 Brilliant Classics – 95310
Organ: III/51 Mascioni Abbey of St. Thomas, Pontevico, Italy
Sheetmusic: PDF
Title: Canonic Etude in B major, op. 56 no. 6
Composer: Robert Schumann
Organist: Jonathan Ryan
Album: A Cathedral’s Voice Raven – OAR-941
Organ: III/55 Parkey Cathedral of St. John Berchmans, Shreveport, Louisiana, USA
Sheetmusic: PDF