Organ Encores

1. Cantata No. 29, "Wir danken dir, Gott, wir danken dir," BWV 29 Sinfonia
Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach
with Jean Guillou

2. Chorale prelude for organ ("Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme"), (Schübler No. 1), BWV 645
Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach
with Jean Guillou

3. Suite for orchestra No 2 in B minor, BWV 1067 Badinerie
Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach
with Jean Guillou

4. Unspecified Voluntary for organ in A minor
Composed by John Stanley
with Jean Guillou

5. Work(s) Trumpet Tune in D major
Composed by Henry Purcell
with Jean Guillou

6. Toccata for keyboard in D
Composed by Frei Jacinto
with Jean Guillou

7. Toccata in F minor
Composed by Carlos de Seixas
with Jean Guillou

8. Toccata in G minor
Composed by Carlos de Seixas
with Jean Guillou

9. Organ Concerto in D minor, Op.7/4, HWV 309 Allegro
Composed by George Frideric Handel
with Jean Guillou

10. Concerto for solo keyboard No. 6 in C major (after unknown source) BWV 977 Sarabande
Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach
with Jean Guillou

11. Basse et Dessus de Trompette
Composed by Louis-Nicolas Clerambault
with Jean Guillou

12. Fugue for organ in G major (spurious), BWV 577
Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach
with Jean Guillou

13. Work(s) Water Music (unspec.) Hornpipe
Composed by George Frideric Handel
with Jean Guillou

14. Pieces (32) for flute-clock, H. 19/1-32 Piece for flute-clock in C major (unspecified)
Composed by Franz Joseph Haydn
with Jean Guillou

15. Pieces (32) for flute-clock, H. 19/1-32 Piece for flute-clock in D major (unspecified)
Composed by Franz Joseph Haydn
with Jean Guillou

16. Pieces (32) for flute-clock, H. 19/1-32 Piece for flute-clock in G major (unspecified)
Composed by Franz Joseph Haydn
with Jean Guillou

17. Canon on F. H. Himmel's "An Alexis send' ich dich" for piano in A flat major, WoO 4
Composed by Robert Schumann
with Jean Guillou

18. Etude No. 5 for pedal piano in B minor, Op. 56/5
Composed by Robert Schumann
with Jean Guillou

19. Valse oubliée, for piano No. 1, S. 215/1 (LW A311/1)
Composed by Franz Liszt
with Jean Guillou

20. The Love for Three Oranges, suite for orchestra, Op. 33 bis March
Composed by Sergey Prokofiev
with Jean Guillou

21. Jeux D'Orgue Hautbois d'amour
Composed by Jean Guillou
with Jean Guillou

22. Jeux D'Orgue Tutti ostinati
Composed by Jean Guillou
with Jean Guillou

23. Improvisation on the Theme Greensleeves
Composed by Jean Guillou
with Jean Guillou

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Average customer rating: Ormandy & Philadelphia do Saint-Saens: A Classic of the recorded literature

Saint-Saens Symphony No. 3 "Organ" / Encores a la Francaise / Ormandy, Murray, Philadelphia Orchestra (Stereo Hybrid SACD) Saint-Saens , Michael Murray , Eugene Ormandy , and Philadelphia Orchestra Manufacturer: Telarc ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by J.S. Bach | Bach, Johann Sebastian | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Louis Couperin | Couperin, Louis | ( C ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Dupré, Marcel | ( D ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Franck, César | ( F ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Saint-Saëns, Camille | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Romantic | Symphonies | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Chaconnes | Variations | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Cantatas | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Cantatas | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Similar Items: Vaughan Williams Fantasia on Tallis & Greensleeves / Barber Adagio / Pachelbel Canon / Tchaikovsky Serenade (Stereo Hybrid SACD) Tchaikovsky 1812 Overture etc. / Kunzel, Cincinnati Pops (Multichannel Hybrid SACD) Bach: The Four Great Toccatas and Fugues [SACD] Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition, A Night on Bald Mountain, and Other Russian Showpieces [Hybrid SACD] Stravinsky: The Firebird (Complete Ballet); Fireworks [Hybrid SACD] ASIN: B0002IQHE8 Release Date: 2004-07-27

Tracks:

1. Adagio; Allegro Moderato Poco Adagio
2. Allegro Moderato, Presto; Maestoso Allegro; Molto Adagio
3. Chacone in G Minor
4. Carillon, Op. 27, No. 4
5. Scherzo
6. Piece Heroique
7. Toccata, Symphony No. 5
8. Sinfonia, Cantata 29
9. Final, Symphony No. 1, Opus 14
10. Musette, Opus 51
11. Fanfare

Customer Reviews:

Ormandy & Philadelphia do Saint-Saens: A Classic of the recorded literature.......2007-05-21

If memory serves, Eugene Ormandy did the Saint-Saens Third Symphony several times in various recordings. Given the brilliant orchestration, plus the use of the great French pipe organ, this piece just has to be a show piece. It demonstrated vinyl LP stereo, then it demonstrated the early failed vinyl quad, then it demonstrated CD stereo, and now it arrives on SACD. This master tape was made in the transition years before superaudio surround sound actually arrived, yet it represented a sterling technical step forward, thanks to the 50 Hz soundstream system that allowed an increase in resolution and something closer to what fanatics have long called, tube-like warmth.

Now this soundstream master is successfully transferred into DSD superaudio, albeit limited to two stereo channels. Which just serves to demonstrate how very much can be accomplished in two channels, given the higher resolution that DSD procedures allow. Yes, the dynamic range and detail and sense of tonal presence are all remarkable and lovely. And if this doesn't approximate the holy grail of tube-like warmth, then I do not think we are ever going to get there via digital methods.

Such technical capacities would mean little if this disc were not also showing off the rich sheen of the famed Philadelphia strings, christened with woodwinds in platinum, and golden glowing brass. The organ is particularly effective, yet integrated always into the larger orchestral fabric. Needless to say, there are never any problems of musical technique with the members of the Philadelphia. They excel, as a matter of course. Yet we must not take their excellence for granted, even though they are so generous with their talents that being cup bearer to the gods must come to seem for a while like the most ordinary of musical occupations.

The Saint-Saens was recorded complete with organ, played by virtuoso Michael Murray, at the Saint Francis de Sales church in Philadelphia, so it has special claims to care and to adopting a clean, non-gimmicky approach. Nearby streets were actually closed to traffic during the sessions, and special voicing of the organ and the church as an acoustic recording venue were carried out.

All of this effort paid off handsomely, now that we can hear what the original master captured.

There is nothing eccentric in this performance. It is entirely mainstream in its tempos and accents. Ormandy was often under-rated, like Fritz Reiner ... competent, yes, but ... Hearing him again after all these years reveals the rock solid tempo management he could take for granted, as well as his ability to get out of the way of the music and let the composer ring through without mannerism or fuss. This is all to the good, since with a facile composer like Saint-Saens, it is easy to try to hitch things up a bit by plastering on somebody's version of Frenchification, gone usually all glitzy. The end results of such pushing and pulling is not only to maul and distort the music, but in the end to make the music seem even shallower and less substantial than ever.

Ormandy does not let his players play down to the composer, nor does Michael Murray condescend, despite the composer's use of the organ for color and weight, as well as for display.

The remainder of the SACD is a second complete French music organ recital, played solo by Michael Murray on the great organ installed in Boston's Symphony Hall. It is difficult to imagine an organist who could play this recital repertoire better, nor a better instrument upon which the music could be played. The famed acoustics of Symphony Hall add their hallowed luster.

Murray as an organist is a masterful twin to Ormandy as band leader. Fuss, muss, and fiddle are foregone in favor of the organist adopting a direct, astute, and very rewarding transparency as a channel of musical communication. The tonal occupations of each different recital piece come through, clearly, and if we have to hear something after the symphony so grandly concludes, it is hard to gripe about this recital being it.

Among the full-channel superaudio competition, I am favorably disposed to the Nezet-Seguin/Montreal Metro outing. It has its own special values. The recent recording by Eschenbach with Philadelphia is also getting loud raves, so that one is probably in the high running, too.

Yet if you grew up with Ormandy - or if you didn't, and have been wondering just what the talk was all about during his long-standing tenure as music director - this disc is a blessedly welcome blast from the past. Bravo to Telarc for re-releasing it in superaudio, and not just consigning it to the past.

Why just have one Saint-Saens' Third? Plus you can use the organ recital portion to help voice and balance your chosen subwoofer into the home system you have been dying to test. Sounds like a win-win-win, thanks to soundstream, and thanks to solid musical values.

Average customer rating: Delightful collection

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Tracks:

1. Sicilienne
2. Rondo, K. 250
3. Mdie
4. Danza espanola No. 5: Danza espanola No. 5 'Andaluza'
5. Schosmarin
6. Liebesleid
7. Liebesfreud
8. Allegro
9. Siciliano, Op. 3, No. 11: Siciliano, Op. 3, No. 11, RV 565
10. Tambourin
11. Minuet In G, WoO 10 No. 2
12. Ava Maria, Op. 52, No. 6
13. Humoresque In G Flat, Op. 101 No. 7
14. Mtation de Tha
15. Valse sentimentale, Op. 51 No. 6
16. Largo
17. Rondino On A Theme Of Beethoven
18. Andantino In The Style Of Padre Martini
19. La Capricieuse
20. Apres un reve, Op. 7 No. 1
21. Tango, Op. 165 No. 2
22. Valse triste
23. Estrellita
24. Nocturne, Op. 51 No. 3

Tracks:

1. Andantino
2. Standchen, D. 957, No. 4: Serenade
3. Divertimento In D, K. 334: Menuet
4. Kinderszenen, Op. 15: Scenes d'enfants, No. 7 Traumerei
5. Sonatine In G, Op. 100: Larghetto
6. Ave Maria: Meditation sur le 1er prelude de J.S. Bach
7. Sonata No. 12 In E Minor: Sonata No. 12 In E Minor, Op. 3, No. 6
8. Songs My Mother Taught Me: Songs My Mother Taught Me, Op. 3, No. 6
9. Souvenir de Moscou: Souvenir de Moscou, Op. 6
10. Piece en forme de habanera
11. Zigeunerseisen, Op. 20, No. 1: Airs bohemiens
12. Allegro
13. Les berceaux: Les berceaux, Op. 23, No. 1
14. Tzigane
15. Baal shem: Nigun
16. Adagio

Customer Reviews:

Delightful collection.......2001-03-25

A delightful collection of shorter works for violin with piano accompaniment, some of them extremely familiar, others less so, but with Grumiaux's lyrical style (not flamboyant like Perlman's, but graceful and beautiful in an understated way), and fine accompaniment, the music on these 2 CDs is consistently excellent and can be listened to either consecutively or just a few pieces at a time. Well worth having.

Average customer rating: My favorite classical music album Good as an introduction to the organ (and Virgil Fox) Excellent Music choice. Riverside Organ Is Stretched to Its Limits in This One - - - Outstanding organ program

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Tracks:

1. Fugue In G Minor 'Little'
2. Jesu, Joy Of Man's Desiring
3. Concerto No. 4 In F: I. Allegro
4. Ye Sweet Retreat
5. Thou Art The Rock
6. Trumpet Voluntary
7. Trio Sonata No.6 In G
8. Concerto No. 10 For Strings: Aria
9. Now Thank We All Our God
10. Canon In B Minor
11. Suite No. 3 In D: Air On The G String
12. No. 5 In F Minor, Op. 42, No. 1: Toccata

Customer Reviews:

My favorite classical music album.......2006-09-30

I first listened to this entire set of music on cassette in 1983 and prior to that I heard parts of it on a CBC radio program called "Gilmour's Albums" in 1979. It remains my most favorite classical music album. The range of sounds coming from the organ and the interpretation of each piece is wonderful. Having this music still available after nearly 50 years, and on CD no less, is a tribute to Fox and his outstanding talent.

Good as an introduction to the organ (and Virgil Fox).......2006-01-24

I hate to beat a dead horse (with 7 reviews) and to slightly contradict some of the previous opinions, but I can't agree that this CD is one of Fox's greatest. It serves as a fine introduction to those who want to hear the rich tonal palette of an organ and indeed, few are finer than Fox in the jaunty Schumann "Canon" and the oh-so-sweet "Ye Sweet Retreat." However, repeated listenings show the Little Fugue and Handel to be a bit sloppy, and the overall nature of the CD somewhat one-dimensional, with the faster pieces very fast and ending very loud, the slower pieces very slow and ending very softly.

This is not to denegrate Fox, who especially for an organist, had an unbelievable control and understanding of dynamic shading - it's more that the program itself suffers from a lack of variety. Perhaps this CD, being an RCA release, served an important purpose in getting organ music, and more importantly classical music in general, to the broader public.

But for more serious artistry, turn to recordings like Digital Fox (1978) and these unjustly underpublised re-releases of Fox playing major organs:
1) Virgil Fox at Hammond Castle -- available at organarts.com with samples and background info. Contains incredible, I mean incredible, interpretations of Franck's Grande Piece Symphonique and Reubke's Sonata on the 94th Psalm, to name only a few
2) Virgil Fox Command Performances 1963-1965 -- available on Amazon and organarts.com. Fox plays the organs of Philharmonic Hall at Lincoln Center (with an extremely intense reading of Bach's Passacaglia and Fugue in C Minor), Boston Symphony Hall, and the Riverside Church. GET THESE ASAP - THEY ARE SUPERB!

Excellent Music choice........2003-12-13

Virgil Fox is without a doubt one of the most advanced organists in the new phase of Organs. As an Organist myself, there are many new changes with Organbuilding and how older Organists try to adjust and try to get used to. From the Sound of the Organ it is indeed a rather powerful Organ with what sounds like a Possible 32ft Reed!!! I do not know where this recording was held at, but You need to listen to some of the Samples that there is. There are a wide variety of moods with this organ all the way up to a very scary but demanding Full Organ! Buying this cd is a MUST. If not then at least listen to the samples. You will not consider it a waste of time.

Riverside Organ Is Stretched to Its Limits in This One - - -.......2002-12-14

If you like flamboyant, this CD will blow your skirt right up there! The dynamic range of the music in this CD will test your stereo system to the limits. Every part of the organ is used, from the shyest Kleine Erzähler to what must be a Double Bombarde.

The songs showcase the organ and are played flawlessly, even if somewhat ambitiously interpreted. If you're tired of hearing the Little Fugue in G Minor played like a funeral dirge on a worn-out calliope, then you'll appreciate what Fox does with it on the big Aeolian-Skinner. Absolutely incredible! On the other hand, I personally would have enjoyed C.M. Widor's Toccata from the 5th taken a little slower. Perhaps Virgil was running late for supper or had to go to the bathroom when performing this one, 'cause it could stand a little Largo to let the notes pop out. Nevertheless, it shows what "Nimble-Fingers" can do.

Technically, the CD is flawless, except for some low-level noise heard during the quieter interludes when the volume is up. Ideally, there should be no noise here at all but what do you want for coming from 40-year-old tape masters??? That one flaw is vastly overshadowed by the excellent stereo separation and extreme dynamic range, with absolutely no rumble or flutter to be heard.

The CD includes a couple of the better-known pieces, and the lesser-known ones are equally interesting. Can't go wrong with this CD, but don't expect to get much out of it in your car CD player due to the wide dynamic range and the inherent noise in the car (unless of course you're driving a Mercedes)!!

Outstanding organ program.......2001-02-06

This is the first album of organ music I ever bought back in the days of vinyl. I have always loved it, I practically wore it out. Mr. Fox was the teacher of a friend of mine and I got to hear him once. His program here is varied and the sound is excellent. He did a lot for the advancement of organ music in the USA, we owe him a huge debt. Warmly recommended.

Average customer rating: Great perfomances - cheap price

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Tracks:

1. Ave Maria - Op.52 No.6
2. Meditation de 'Thais'
3. Siciliano, Op.3 No. 11
4. Tambourin
5. Minuet In G
6. Melodie
7. Traumerei, Op.15 No. 7
8. Serenade, D 957 No.4
9. Minuet - Divertimento In D, K. 334
10. Ave Maria
11. Estrellita
12. Rondino On A Theme By Beethoven
13. La Capricieuse, Op.17
14. Apres un reve, Op.7 No. 1
15. Nocturne, Op.51 No. 3
16. Andantino
17. Larghetto - Sonatina in G, Op.100
18. Sonata No. 12, Op.3 No. 6
19. Sicilienne
20. Valse sentimentale, Op.51 No. 6
21. Songs My Mother Taught Me, Op.55 No. 4

Customer Reviews:

Great perfomances - cheap price.......2004-12-06

This is another one of those Philips concept albums where they cobble together performances from their catalogue and then package them under some corny title to attract the general public who might not have much knowledge or interest in classical music.

Good news for those of use who are knowledgeable and interested in classical is that this is a CD of all Arthur Grumiaux performances at a great discount price! Grumiaux is one of my favorite performers, and Philips uses his performances in a variety of concept albums, one other worth checking out is "Mozart for Coffee."

All of these songs and performances on this CD are excellent, and the sound quality is wonderful. Some of the selections fall more on the "pop" side of classical music, but with Grumiaux they are rendered wonderfully.

Instead of shelling out full price for a second rate violinst (hear that, Andre Rieu fans?), why not pay half price for a first-rate violinist?

Average customer rating: An envious organ student below I'd say...... Not for everyone

Organ Encores Manufacturer: Dorian Recordings ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Waltzes | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by J.S. Bach | Bach, Johann Sebastian | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Clérambault,Louis-Nicolas | ( C ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Handel | Handel, George Frideric | ( H ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Franz Joseph Haydn | Haydn, Franz Joseph | ( H ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Liszt | Liszt, Franz | ( L ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Purcell, Henry | ( P ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Prokofiev | Prokofiev, Sergei | ( P ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Robert Schumann | Schumann, Robert | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Stanley | Stanley, John | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Canons | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Concertos | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Preludes | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Suites | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Toccatas | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Purcell, Henry | Composers | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Organ | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Sacred & Religious | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music Cantatas | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Cantatas | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music ASIN: B000001Q7V Release Date: 1993-08-02

Tracks:

1. Sinf To Cant, BWV 29 'Wir Danken Dir Gott, Wir Danken Dir'
2. Choral: 'Wachet Auf, Ruft Uns Die Stimme', BWV 645
3. Badinerie-Ste For Orch No.2 in b, BWV 1067
4. Voluntary in a
5. Trumpet Tune in D
6. Toccata in d
7. Toccata in f
8. Toccata in g
9. Allegro From Organ Con No. 10 in d, Op.7
10. Sarabande, BWV 977
11. Basse Et Dessus De Trompette
12. Fugue in G, BWV 577 ('Gigue')
13. Hornpipe From The Water Music
14. Flotenuhrstucke (Pieces for Musical Clock) in C
15. Flotenuhrstucke in D
16. Flotenuhrstucke in G
17. Canon in A-Flat
18. Canon in b
19. Valse Oubliee No.1
20. March From 'The Love Of the Three Oranges'
21. Hautbois D'Armour From 'Jeux D'Orgue'
22. Tutti Ostinati From 'Jeux D'Orgue'
23. Improvisation On The Theme, 'Greensleeves'

Customer Reviews:

An envious organ student below I'd say.............2005-05-04

How can one compliment Jean Guillou with one comment, and then tell buyers that these performances are "not authentic"?
Tell that dribble to Horowitz, Lizst, or Toscanini, because those are the kind of artists Jean Guillou ranks with.

Listeners, please explore the audio samples and discover one of our great living artists - Jean Guillou.

Not for everyone.......2003-04-24

Thsi is a really remarkable recording, however a newcomer to organ music may wish to hear more 'typical' recordings of these works. There is alot of artistry but Guillou's personality is very bold here and the works sound nothing like "authentic" performances.

Average customer rating:

Stokowski Encores Manufacturer: Chandos ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Quartets | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Beethoven | Beethoven, Ludwig van | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Chopin | Chopin, Frédéric | ( C ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Franck, César | ( F ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Gabrieli, Giovanni | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Handel | Handel, George Frideric | ( H ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Schubert | Schubert, Franz | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Sousa | Sousa, John Philip | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Shostakovich | Shostakovich, Dmitri | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Tchaikovsky | Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilyich | ( T ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Debussy | Debussy, Claude | ( D ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Preludes | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Sonatas | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Sonatinas | Sonatas | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Suites | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Marches | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Trumpet | Brass | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Anthems | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Noels | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Marches | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Similar Items: Stokowski's Symphonic Baroque Stokowski's Mussorgsky ASIN: B000000AWD Release Date: 1995-04-18

Tracks:

1. Overture In D Minor
2. Sonata Pian E Forte
3. Trumpet Prelude
4. Air
5. Turkish March
6. Moonlight Sonata: Adagio
7. Serenade
8. Panis Angelicus
9. Marche Funebre
10. The Girl With The Flaxen Hair
11. In The Manger
12. United Nations March
13. Andante Cantabile
14. Festival In Seville
15. The Stars And Stripes Forever

Average customer rating: beautiful vintage recordings this guy is amazing

Encores Manufacturer: Sony ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by J.S. Bach | Bach, Johann Sebastian | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Boccherini | Boccherini, Luigi | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Falla | Falla, Manuel de | ( F ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Handel | Handel, George Frideric | ( H ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Franz Joseph Haydn | Haydn, Franz Joseph | ( H ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Saint-Saëns, Camille | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Robert Schumann | Schumann, Robert | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Sonatas | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Sonatinas | Sonatas | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Organ | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Cello | Strings | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Casals, Pablo | ( C ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Classical General | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Classical General | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music 4-for-3 Classical | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 All Music | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music Classical Music | The Sony BMG Masterworks Store | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Classical Instrumental Music | The Sony BMG Masterworks Store | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Opera & Vocal | The Sony BMG Masterworks Store | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Similar Items: Bach: The Three Gamba Sonatas; Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 Franz Schubert: Quintet/Symphony No.5 Pablo Casals: Early Recordings 1925-1928 Robert Schumann: Cello Concerto/Piano Trio No 01 Johannes Brahms: Sextet No. 1/Piano Trio No. 1 ASIN: B000002AUI Release Date: 1995-02-21

Tracks:

1. Prelude
2. Sarabande
3. Largo From/Aus/De: Xerxes
4. The Swan/Der Schwan/Le Cygne
5. Spanish Dance/Spanischer Tanz/Danse Espagnole No2
6. Romanza
7. Traumerei/Reverie From/Aus/De: Kinderscenen/Scenes D'Enfants
8. Allegro From/Aus/De: Cello Sonata In A Major/A-Dur/En La
9. Folklore Catalan: El Cant Dels Ocells
10. I. Aria From/Aus/De: Organ - Pastorale In F Major/F-Dur/En La, BWV 590
11. II. Recitative From/Aus/De: Organ - Concerto No.3, BWV 594/After/D'Apres Vivaldi
12. Adagio From/Aus/De: Piano Sonata No. 19 In D Major/D-Dur/En Re, Hob. XVI 19
13. Nana (No.5 From/Aus/De: 7 Canciones Populares Espanolas)

Customer Reviews:

beautiful vintage recordings.......2007-01-06

These recordings were made between 1915-1954; as the other reviewer said, sound is vintage (about half of the tracks are from 1915) but not bad at all, with nice atmosphere, good acoustics and rich sound of the instruments; the "El Cant dels Ocells" from 1950 is particularly beautiful (I wasn't familiar with it until today) but all tracks are well worth listening. Great CD.

this guy is amazing.......2003-03-22

This recording is great. The sound is vintage but clear and perfectly executed. The guy appears with a pipe like playing so easy,and surely it is.

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Saint-Saëns: Symphony No. 3 (Organ") Encores à la française Manufacturer: Telarc ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by J.S. Bach | Bach, Johann Sebastian | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Louis Couperin | Couperin, Louis | ( C ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Dupré, Marcel | ( D ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Franck, César | ( F ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Saint-Saëns, Camille | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Romantic | Symphonies | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Chaconnes | Variations | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Cantatas | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Cantatas | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music 4-for-3 Classical | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 All Music | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Bruckner: Symphony No. 5 Bruckner: Symphony No. 4 "Romantic" ASIN: B0001KL4JK Release Date: 2004-03-23

Average customer rating: Wonderful Poulenc, good solo works Great performance, great instrument, great music!

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Tracks:

1. Chacone in G minor
2. Carillon, Op. 27, No. 4
3. Scherzo
4. Piece Heroique
5. Toccata, Symphony V
6. Sinfonia, Cantata 29
7. Final, Symphony
8. Musette, Op. 51
9. Fanfare
10. Concerto in G minor for Organ, Strings and Timpani - Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

Customer Reviews:

Wonderful Poulenc, good solo works.......2004-03-28

This CD has actually become one of my favorites. In fact, I often bring this out when demonstrating my stereo to guests.

The solo works on the Boston Symphony Hall organ are cleanly played and effectively show the colors of this instrument while also taking advantage of the room's amazing acoustic. Mr. Murray's playing is accurate with much attention to phrasing, however, I personally could stand for more rhythmic flexibility. At times, it seems that he's playing along with a metronome. Still, the first 9 selections give a good sampling of this historic Aeolian-Skinner organ.

However, it is the Poulenc Concerto for Organ and Strings which makes this recording invaluable. Recorded on another large Aeolian-Skinner organ at St. Phillip's in Atlanta, this track features a near-perfect balance between the strings and timpani of the Atlanta Philharmonic, under the direction of Robert Shaw, and the large organ.

The sound-stage in this particular recording is immense and those of you who have invested in high-end audio will be richly repaid when listening to this particular piece at home. The organ has tremendous clarity and dynamic range, the strings are so well-captured that you would swear the players are right in the room with and the timpani strikes have perfect percussiveness, and balance.

In this particular piece, Mr. Murray's playing is anything but metronomic. In fact, he seems to hook into the wonderful lyric qualities of the string parts and presents a very flexible, musical and insightful performance. To me, this is one of the great pieces for organ and strings and he pulls off the challenging organ part with confidence and style.

For those of you who like Poulenc and are looking for a beautiful performance which is well recorded, you can't do much better.

Great performance, great instrument, great music!.......1999-05-08

Albert Schweitzer, writing in 1906, describes the French organ-playing tradition thus: The modern French school is the result of this perfected organ construction....The French organist seeks a quiet plasticity that brings the tone pattern to the listener in all its greatness. It seems to me that the French organist even sits more quietly at his console. With all of them one finds an absolute precision in pressing and releasing the keys, which results in blending and clear,natural phrasing. "Organ playing," Widor once said to me on the organ bench at Notre Dame as the rays of the setting sun streamed through the dusk of the nave in transfigured peace,"is the manifestation of a will filled with a vision of eternity. All organ instruction, both technical and artistic, has as its aim only to educate a man to the pure manifestation of the higher will. This will, expressed by the organist in the objectivity of this instrument, should overwhelm the hearer, so that even the thoughtless hearer cannot escape from it, but even after the second measure grasps and comprehends it whether he will or not..." Michael Murray follows the French organ school teaching to a "T" at the great Aeolian-Skinner organ at Boston's Symphony Hall. The first nine selections were recorded there. The last selection, Poulenc's Concerto for Organ,Strings and Timpani was recorded at the Cathedral of Saint Philip in Atlanta and uses sound itself as an expressive device, offering abundant contrasts, particularly of tone color, as the solo instrument's palette of diapasons, flutes,strings and reeds intermix with each other and with the timbres of the orchestra.

Track Listings:

1. Organ Music of Franz Liszt
2. Paukenmesse / Requiem
3. Percussion
4. Piano Concerto in a Minor
5. Piano Music of Alan Hovhaness
6. Plays Mussorgsky
7. Puccini:Tosca
8. Scherchen interpreta Beethoven, Schoenberg
9. Secular Cantatas
10. Sing We Now of Christmas

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The Best of Don McLean: American Pie & Other Hits

Somebody Wants You

Take Me to the Water

Schumann: Lieder, Op.35, Liebesfrühling Cycle Op.37 & Minnespiele, Op.101

Shadow of You

Sonny Rollins With the Modern Jazz Quartet

Skag Heaven

Summer Fun, Vol. 3

Sky Diaries [Import]

Giddy Up

Wailers