Works for Bach and Franck

1. Prelude and Fugue for organ in C major, BWV 547
Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach
with James Anthony Johnson

2. Chorale prelude for organ ("Allein Gott in der Höh sei Ehr"), BWV 664
Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach
with James Anthony Johnson

3. Prelude and Fugue for organ in E minor ("Wedge"), BWV 548
Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach
with James Anthony Johnson

4. Prélude, fugue, et variations, for piano & harmonium, or 2 pianos, Op. 18, M. 30a
Composed by Cesar Franck
with James Anthony Johnson

5. Pastorale for organ in F major, BWV 590
Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach
with James Anthony Johnson

Works for Bach and Franck,Johann Sebastian Bach,Cesar Franck,James E. Johnson,Titanic,Chorale Prelude or Chorale Treatment for Keyboard,Classical,Keyboard,Music for Organ,Romantic Variations for Keyboard

Average customer rating: "Blasted" away Wow! For those who like BIG organ works Pure Majestic Power! Excellent Performance by Murray

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Tracks:

1. Toccata And Fugue In D Minor
2. Toccata
3. Toccata
4. The Emperor's Fanfare
5. Beaucoup Plus Largement
6. Dieu Parmi Nous
7. Finale
8. Rigaudon
9. Fanfare
10. Maestoso

Customer Reviews:

"Blasted" away.......2006-09-27

I am by no standards an expert on music, let alone organ music. I just purchased this CD because I love the sound of the organ, and wanted an album from a mix of artists before I started branching out to single composers. I would also consider myself an audiophile, only listening to high quality music with my portable headphone amplifier and Sennheiser HD-555's. Let me tell you, the quality is perfect, and the music is incredible! Such a full sound, it's *almost* as good as sitting in audience, only lacking the full body experience of organ music. I would recommend this to anybody looking to get a foot into the world of organ music.

Wow!.......2006-06-07

I happen to love organ music, even that tacky Saint-Saens
Third Symphony (with which this CD ends and just the third movement).

I grew up with E. Power Biggs, Virgil Fox, et al. and had never heard of Michael Murray (okay, it's been a while). I bought this delightful CD when it first appeared and before Amazon had been invented.

Upon hearing that most famous work with which Murray begins, I confess I was just this side of hysterical -- I was laughing with pure happiness. Murray's take on is it wonderfully over-the-top in the best possible sense. I have a son-in-law who is a musician and, indeed, does play the organ (i.e., if any of them have had pipes, I don't know, but I'm here to tell you, I don't want to hear ANY but pipe organs -- okay, I'm old).

At any rate, to hear this Toccata and Fugue played with such (carefully studied) abandon so tickled me, I called Brian (the son-in-law) and demanded that he listen while I put it on my stereo.

Now I'm going to send it to my son Bruce upon learning last night that he LOVES organ music. Who knew? He's 54 years old, for goodness' sake and never mentioned that little item before.

For those who like BIG organ works.......2005-09-04

This CD concentrates on the big, showy organ pieces that organists love to play. As an organist myself, I find that such numbers are usually more fun to play than to hear. Fortunately, this CD is very listenable, and makes the case for both playing and listening to these works. I'd buy it again; maybe more telling, I'm looking for some of the music, so I can go play it!

Pure Majestic Power!.......2003-07-20

Corey is right - this is an outstanding organ CD, one of the best I've heard. Murray plays some of the largest and most powerful organs on Earth, and uses the reed stops more than the usual organist to produce great effects and a wall of sound that are majestic in the extreme. The selections are all great virtuoso showpieces, and track #6 by Messiaen (Dieu parmi nous from La Nativite') is especially demonstrative of the great contrasts available in a large organ. The horizontal trumpets in this piece are predominant and very bright, contrasting with the snarling bass of the pedal organ.

A word of caution - this CD requires a capable stereo (think subwoofer) to sound its best. Trust me - if you listen to this CD on a good stereo and if you like organ music, you'll sit there with a big grin on your face and tears in your eyes as you listen to this CD.

Excellent Performance by Murray.......2001-11-09

This is by far one of the best organ CD's I have ever listened to. The variety is very good overall. From the state trumpets at St. John's to the mighty organ of First Congregational Church, Murray provides nice registration on all of the organs sampled. The Finale from Saint-Saens No. 3 is awesome with the Philadelphia Orchestra under Eugene Ormandy,s direction. Murray provides his own notes on the organs and the pieces in the booklet that is included. This is some fine organ music!!

Average customer rating: Vibrant sound and Performance, some questionable interpretetations Good, but not the best ever Highly recommended

Michael Murray At The Cathedral Of St. John The Divine: Works By Franck, Widor, Dupré, Bach and Others Manufacturer: Telarc ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by J.S. Bach | Bach, Johann Sebastian | ( B ) | 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 All Works by Benedetto Marcello | Marcello, Benedetto | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Purcell, Henry | ( P ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Concertos | 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 | Early Music | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Organ | Keyboard | Instruments | 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 Similar Items: The Willis Organ at Salisbury Cathedral The Wanamaker Legacy Great Toccatas Organ Spectacular An Organ Blaster Sampler ASIN: B000003CUX Release Date: 1990-10-25

Tracks:

1. Agincourt Hymn
2. The Emperor's Fanfare
3. Psalm 19
4. Trumpet Tune
5. Finale
6. Prelude And Fugue In E Minor, BWV 533, 'Cathedral'
7. Meditation
8. Prelude
9. Chorale No. 2 In B Minor
10. Cortege And Litany, Op. 19, No. 2
11. Final

Customer Reviews:

Vibrant sound and Performance, some questionable interpretetations.......2006-05-29

This particular michael murray recording makes up for the lack of recordings of the magnificent organ in St. John Divine. It is perhaps one of the greatest and largest American organs, notably the very powerful state trumpet stop located underneath one of the rose windows (This is one of the few stops of its kind in existence). The Agincourt Hynm really shows off what this stop is capable of. There is some good variety in this recording, although sometimes I felt that the State Trumpet was used in excess (it became annoying at points, simply because it was so powerful and overused). The biggest downfall of this recording is the interpretation of the Widor Symphony VI Finale. I felt the tempo was extremely too slow, and due to this, was lacking the excitment of this wonderful piece (For a more exciting, no holds-barred recording of the Widor 6th, check out David M. Patrick's recording). Overall, this recording is very powerful and really shows off what this famous, yet, not so very often recorded organ can do.

Good, but not the best ever.......1999-11-08

This disc has on it one of America's foremost organists playing one of the largest organs ever constructed. The result is a mix of good music well played with some rather irritating bits. Firstly, the Dunstable and the Purcell (actually by Jeremiah Clarke) make use of the incredible State Trumpet stop; whilst this makes for an excellent first track, in which it appears briefly at the start and end in a sort of fanfare motif, the use of this stop in the Trumpet Tune becomes ear-splitting and tiresome. Murray also has an apparent predilection for slower speeds (though in the main there is nothing wrong with that). Perhaps the most annoying thing is the second Vierne track (the Prelude in D major)- the sleeve notes make a clear point that "any music can be played on this organ", but whether as a result of the recording equipment or the gigantic acoustic or the instrument, it is as if this track was recorded through thick cotton wool from a distant room in the Cathedral. However, even with all these points, this is an interesting programme rendered with genuine sensitivity on a challenging instrument. Worth listening to.

Highly recommended.......1999-06-27

I bought this CD several years ago, and I never get tired of listening to it. Michael Murray gives his usual brilliant rendition of some of the world's greatest organ music in a setting with vibrant accoustics as St. John the Divine is one of the largest churches in the US. This should be required listening for any organ enthusiast.

Average customer rating: Glorious pipes

Glorious Pipes: Organ Music Through the Ages Manufacturer: Deutsche Grammophon 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 Brahms | Brahms, Johannes | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Franck, César | ( F ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Liszt | Liszt, Franz | ( L ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Messiaen | Messiaen, Olivier | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Mendelssohn | Mendelssohn, Felix | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Reger, Max | ( R ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Fugues | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Preludes | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Sonatinas | Sonatas | Forms & Genres | 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 | Reger, Max | Composers | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | 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 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 Compilations | Classical | Styles | Music Deutsche Grammophon: Music | Specialty Stores | Music Similar Items: Midnight at Notre-Dame [Hybrid SACD] Michael Murray At The Cathedral Of St. John The Divine: Works By Franck, Widor, Dupré, Bach and Others Organ of the Mormon Tabernacle In Spiritum: Olivier Latry Plays César Franck [Hybrid SACD] Ceremonial Music for Trumpet & Symphonic Organ ASIN: B0002KVV7E Release Date: 2004-08-10

Tracks:

1. Toccata And Fugue In D Minor, BWV 565 - Ton Koopman
2. Fugue In G Minor, BWV 578 'The Little' - Wolfgang Rubsam
3. Wachet Auf, Ruft Uns Die Stimme, BWV 645 'Sleepers, Awake' - Simon Preston
4. Prelude, Fugue And Ciacona In C Major, BuxWV 137 - Peter Hurford
5. Tierce En Taille - Gillian Weir
6. Dialogue Sur Les Grand Jeux - Gillian Weir
7. Schmucke Dich, O Liebe Seele, BWV 654 - Helmut Walcha
8. Toccata And Fugue In D Minor, BWV 538 'Dorian' - Wolfgang Rubsam
9. Chorale - Andante Sostenuto - Allegro Molto - Peter Hurford
10. Fugue - Peter Hurford
11. Finale - Peter Hurford

Tracks:

1. Prelude And Fugue On The Name B-A-C-H, S.260 - Peter Hurford
2. Benedictus, Op.59 No.9 - Peter Hurford
3. Chorale No.3 In A Minor - Marcel Dupre
4. Es Ist Ein Ros Entsprungen - Peter Planyavsky
5. Allegro - Thomas Trotter
6. Andante Sostenuto - Pierre Cochereau
7. Toccata (Allegro) - Simon Preston
8. Apparition De L'Eglise Eternelle - Olivier Latry
9. Dieu Parmi Nous - Olivier Latry

Customer Reviews:

Glorious pipes.......2007-04-20

New as an organ fan ? No mistake with this double Cd set. Registration is amazing and sounds like pure cristal. A simple joy.

B.A.C.H. from Liszt is great, and more great moments.

Organists play perfectly.

Average customer rating: The Art of Peter Hurford

The Art of Peter Hurford Manufacturer: Decca 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 Brahms | Brahms, Johannes | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Franck, César | ( 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 Hindemith | Hindemith, Paul | ( H ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Liszt | Liszt, Franz | ( L ) | 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 Mendelssohn | Mendelssohn, Felix | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Pachelbel | Pachelbel, Johann | ( P ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Purcell, Henry | ( P ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Concertos | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Fugues | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Preludes | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Sonatas | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Sonatinas | Sonatas | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Passacaglias | Variations | 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 Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Sonatas | Forms & Genres | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Organ | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Oboe | Reeds & Winds | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Sacred & Religious | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music The Decca Records Store | Specialty Stores | Music Similar Items: Bach: Great Organ Works ASIN: B0009OORA6 Release Date: 2005-08-09

Tracks:

1. Passacaglia
2. Fugue
3. Fugue In G Major, BWV 577
4. Liebster Jesu, Wir Sind Hier, BWV 731
5. Prelude
6. Fugue
7. in Dulci Jubilo, BWV 608
8. Trio In D Minor, BWV 583
9. Fantasia In C Major
10. Fugue In D Major
11. Sonata No.12 In G Major, K274/271d
12. Fantasia In F Minor
13. Vater Unser Im Himmelreich
14. I. Allegro
15. II. Adagio
16. III. Allegro
17. I. Andante
18. II. Minue
19. I. Adagio
20. II. Allegro
21. III. Adagio
22. IV. Allegro

Tracks:

1. Prelude And Fugue On B.A.C.H.
2. Chorale Prelude Es Ist Ein Ros Entsprungen, Op.122 No.8
3. Church Sonata No.14 In C Major, K336/336d
4. I. Chorale - Andante Sostenuto - Allegro Molto
5. II. Fugue
6. III. Finale
7. Solemn Melody
8. Choral No.2 In B Minor
9. I. Lebhaft
10. II. Ruhig Bewegt
11. III. Fuge: Massig Bewegt, Heiter
12. Etude Symphonique
13. Scherzo
14. Final (Symphony No.1 In D Minor, Op.14)

Customer Reviews:

The Art of Peter Hurford.......2007-04-18

Easy going organ repertoire with some variation including different instruments or quire with organ in background. The interpretation is more an ambiance one then a concert performance with highlights and more deep moments. May be something to give you the taste of going further in the genre. A great moment : Fantasia in A minor with hoboe.

Average customer rating: The golden voice of song One of Her Best Why forcing? One of My Favorite Kiri Recordings

Kiri Te Kanawa - Songs of Inspiration / Julius Rudel, Mormon Tabernacle Choir Giuseppe Verdi , Ludwig van Beethoven , Charles Gounod , Felix Mendelssohn , Johann Strauss II , Pietro Mascagni , Cesar Franck , Anonymous , Richard Rodgers , Sir Henry Rowley Bishop , Julius Rudel , Kiri Te Kanawa , Utah Symphony Orchestra , and Mormon Tabernacle Choir Manufacturer: Decca ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Beethoven | Beethoven, Ludwig van | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Franck, César | ( F ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Gounod | Gounod, Charles | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Mascagni | Mascagni, Pietro | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Mendelssohn | Mendelssohn, Felix | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Strauss Jr., Johann | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Verdi | Verdi, Giuseppe | ( V ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical (c.1770-1830) | 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 General | Sacred & Religious | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Italian | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Oratorios | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Oratorios | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Psalms | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Te Kanawa, Kiri | Divas | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music The Decca Records Store | Specialty Stores | Music Similar Items: Kiri Te Kanawa - Greatest Hits ~ 14 Favorites of Opera, Popular & Traditional Song Kiri Te Kanawa Classics Hallelujah: Great Choral Classics Maori Songs Kiri Te Kanawa - Ave Maria ASIN: B0000041VM Release Date: 1989-10-23

Tracks:

1. Casanova: Nonnenchor (Nuns' Chorus)
2. Redemption: O Divine Redeemer
3. Nabucco: Va, pensiero (Chorus of the Hebrew slaves)
4. Responsorium et Hymnus: Hear My Prayer
5. Christ On The Mount Of Olives: Hallelujah
6. Ave Maria
7. Cavalleria Rusticana: Regina coeli (Easter Hymn)
8. Psalm 150
9. Auf Flugeln des Gesanges (On Wings of Song)
10. Come, Come, Ye Saints
11. Carousel: You'll Never Walk Alone
12. Home Sweet Home (Sung in Maori)
13. The Sound Of Music: Climb Every Mountain

Customer Reviews:

The golden voice of song.......2007-01-09

A wonderful recording which I purchased years ago in cassette form, and wore out! So happy to be able to buy in CD form, and well worth listening to. Kiri Te Kanawa has a glorious soprano voice, full of warmth and colour, and her interpretation of song is in my opinion second to none."Songs of inspiration"
really does inspire and feed the soul. As a music lover, and singer myself I love all of the pieces on this album with a passion.

One of Her Best.......2002-05-06

This is one of the best performances of an operatic artist with the Morman Tabernacle choir in existance. Kiri's poise, music selections, and execution are flawless. The ending of "You'll Never Walk Alone" which would be forced for other artists is effortless for Kiri.

For anyone who enjoys choir music with guest artists, this recording is a "must buy".

Why forcing?.......2002-03-21

I bought the cassette (not the CD), and found one of my favorite songs there: You'll Never Walk Alone. This song was one that once encouraged me to walk with 'my head up high' during the (most) difficult time of my life.

What I don't understand from Dame Tekanawa is that at the end of the song, she forced a "show-off" ending with the unnecessary high note. I don't know what that had given impact to when doing it in front of an audience, but in the recording, it sure was not beautiful.

Other numbers were marvellous. I've always liked Dame Tekanawa.

One of My Favorite Kiri Recordings.......2000-02-27

I brought this after watching (And taping) her 1989 Mormon Tabernacle Temple concert on PBS in 1992, and I have to said, this is one of my favorite Kiri recordings ever. It's still is!

There's some great selections on there that Kiri fans will enjoy, such as the Cavalleria Easter Hymn, Auf Flugeln Des Gesanges, Home Sweet Home sung in her native Maori (Dame Kiri herself is half-Maori), as well as some that doesn't appear on PBS (Such as the rarely-heard Nuns' Chorus, the Nabucco Va Pensiero, and Hear My Prayer sung in English).

Althrough the CD is recorded live, as the booklet notes stated, portions are topped and tailed in a separated studio session, to give the CD a studio-like recording.

I do enjoy it so often. Now, only if the video of that concert is released commerically, so we can pleased it a lot.

Average customer rating: Audiophile delight A True Speaker Blower The Music is Served

The Ruffatti Organ in Davies Symphony Hall Manufacturer: Telarc ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by J.S. Bach | Bach, Johann Sebastian | ( B ) | 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 All Works by Franz Joseph Haydn | Haydn, Franz Joseph | ( H ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Messiaen | Messiaen, Olivier | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Fugues | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Preludes | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Divertimentos | Serenades & Divertimentos | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Character Pieces | Short Forms | Forms & Genres | 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 Similar Items: Michael Murray At The Cathedral Of St. John The Divine: Works By Franck, Widor, Dupré, Bach and Others The Willis Organ at Salisbury Cathedral Jongen: Symphonie Concertante For Organ & Orchestra/Franck: Fantasie In A/Pastorale The Great Organ at Methuen - Bach: BWV 540, 542, 582, 643, & 737 Encores à la française ASIN: B000003CTB Release Date: 1990-10-25

Tracks:

1. Kyrie, Gott Heiliger Geist, BWV 671
2. Prelude And Fugue In C, BWV 545
3. In Dir Ist Freude, BWV 615
4. Von Gott Will Ich nicht Lassen, BWV 658
5. Gelobet Seist Du, Jesu Christ, BWV 604
6. Ich Ruf Zu Dir, Herr Jesu Christ, BWV 639
7. Der Tag, Der Ist So Freudenreich, BWV 605
8. Wir Glauben All An Einen Gott, BWV 680
9. Dieu Parmi Nous
10. Prelude And Fugue In G Minor, Op. 7, No. 3
11. Adagio
12. Final In B-Flat, Op. 21

Customer Reviews:

Audiophile delight.......2005-02-27

This is a CD that will tell you the truth about your sound system. Track 11, Widor's Adagio, Symphony No. 6. is a truly difficult piece to reproduce even for a top notch system. Abysmal, melodious bass well isolated against crystal clear highs. It will tell you every resonance in your listening room. Don't have an equalizer? You may want one after listening to this.

A True Speaker Blower.......2003-07-28

This CD is perhaps the most listened to in my whole organ collection. From the most quiet and serene pieces to the abrasive, this CD has it all and Michael Murray masterfully knows how to exploit every little nuance. The shining jewel on this CD would have to be Dupre's Op. 7, No. 3. I don't know how one person can play this piece, but Murray manages in a way only a master organist can. His stop usage on the Ruffatti brings out the amazing range of this instrument as well as its tonal characteristics that make it one of the great organs of the western U.S.

The Music is Served.......2003-05-24

I grew up in the 70's listening to Virgil Fox and thinking he was the "most". In the 80's it was Carlo Curly. As my music tastes changed and refined, I realized that they were the "Liberace's" of the organ: style over substance. Now I truly appreciate the playing of Michael Murray, and I feel that this CD truly showcases his gift. It is a wonderful eclectic mix of Bach and some of the 20th Century organ masters. What is so wonderful about this CD is that in spite of a large instrument at his disposal (which Fox or Curley would utilize to it's fullest) Murray selects registration for the Bach that allows the music to shine through, yet allows the contemporary Ruffatti voicing to enhance the Bach vision of God. It is the perfect balance between the garishnous of Fox and the conservative playing of E. Power Biggs. The Bach is played with great articulation and expressiveness, serving the music well. Then the fire starts with Messian's "Du Parmi Nou". It continues with Dupre (Murray's teacher), some gentle Widor, and finishes with a brilliant interpretation Cesar Frank's "Final in Bb". The Telarc engineers truly picked up the dynamics of the Davies Symphony Hall installation (this recording was made before the wonderful acoustical renovation in the early '90's). This is an excellent CD to own for the instrument, the music and the performance.

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Famous Music for Organ Manufacturer: Erato ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by J.S. Bach | Bach, Johann Sebastian | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Franck, César | ( F ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Preludes | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Suites | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Toccatas | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Organ | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music General | Sacred & Religious | 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: Great Toccatas Michael Murray At The Cathedral Of St. John The Divine: Works By Franck, Widor, Dupré, Bach and Others Organ Spectacular ASIN: B000005E9U Release Date: 1993-05-11

Tracks:

1. Toccata And Fugue, BWV 565 In D Minor
2. Chorals: 'Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme'
3. Cantata BWV 147: 'Jesu, Joy Of Man's Desiring'
4. Orgelbuchlein: 'Ich ruf' zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ' BWV 639
5. Chorals de Leipzig: 'Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland' BWV 659
6. Trio Sonata BWV 525 No. 1: Allegro moderato
7. Trio Sonata BWV 525 No. 1: Adagio
8. Trio Sonata BWV 525 No. 1: Allegro
9. Toccata In B Minor
10. Piece Heroique In B Minor
11. Carillon De Westminster Op. 54 No. 6
12. Toccata Op. 53 No. 6 In B Flat Minor
13. Toccata Op.25 No. 4 In C Minor
14. Symphony No. 5 Op. 42 In F Major: Toccata de la 5th Symphonie Op. 42 No.1

Average customer rating: BUY THIS! Sheer Delight in a Country Garden

To the Fore! Percy Grainger's Great Symphonic Band Music Manufacturer: Delos Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by J.S. Bach | Bach, Johann Sebastian | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Franck, César | ( F ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Grainger | Grainger, Percy Aldridge | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General Contemporary | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Organ | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Marches | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Classic Big Band | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Similar Items: Percy Grainger Edition, Vol. 1: Orchestral Works Grainger: Works For Wind Orchestra,Vol.4 Grainger: Works for Wind Orchestra 2 Percy Grainger Plays Grainger ASIN: B0000006XN Release Date: 1992-12-11

Tracks:

1. Molly On The Shore
2. Country Gardens
3. The Immovable Do (or 'The Cyphering C')
4. Colonial Song
5. The Gum Suckers March
6. Tuscan Serenade
7. Chorale No. 2
8. March
9. O Mensch, Bewein' Dein' Sunde Gross
10. Country Gardens
11. Ye Banks And Braes O' Bonnie Doon
12. Children's March: 'Over The Hills And Far Away'

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BUY THIS!.......2003-01-31

This is a based on the works of one of history's greatest composers. Grainger is my personal favorite, as he writes many melodies for saxophone. "Molly on the Shore" is probably my favorite track on the album. If ou find that you enjoy this, search out a recording of Grainger's "Lincolnshire Posy", it is quite possibly the greatest piece ever written.

Sheer Delight in a Country Garden.......2001-07-26

This is one of those discs that sneak up on you and grow in delight with each playing. The ensemble playing is crisp and spirited and the melodic intervention rich. The adaptation of the Franck Chorale for band is priceless. I look forward to exploring Mr. Grainger's opus as a result of this disc.

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Vol. 4-1963 & 65/Command Performances Manufacturer: Organarts ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Trios | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by J.S. Bach | Bach, Johann Sebastian | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Franck, César | ( F ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Messiaen | Messiaen, Olivier | ( M ) | 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 Mendelssohn | Mendelssohn, Felix | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Reger, Max | ( R ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Fantasies | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Preludes | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Character Pieces | Short Forms | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Sonatas | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Sonatinas | Sonatas | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Trio Sonatas | Sonatas | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Toccatas | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Passacaglias | Variations | Forms & Genres | 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 | Reger, Max | Composers | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Organ | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Fox, Virgil | ( F ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Sacred & Religious | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music ASIN: B000BVB098 Release Date: 2005-10-25

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Les Bis Pour Orgue Manufacturer: Elektra / Wea 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 Brahms | Brahms, Johannes | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Clérambault,Louis-Nicolas | ( C ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Franck, César | ( F ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Domenico Scarlatti | Scarlatti, Domenico | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Preludes | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Character Pieces | Short Forms | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Sonatinas | Sonatas | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Suites | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Toccatas | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | 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 ASIN: B000005EBL Release Date: 1994-02-08

Tracks:

1. Chor BWV 645: Wachet auf, rurt uns die Stimme
2. Con BWV 593 in a: Vivaldi (Allegro)
3. Chor BWV 615: In dir ist Freude
4. Chor BWV 639: Ich ruf, zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ
5. Chor BWV 734: Nun freut euch, lieben Christen g'mein
6. Con BWV 596 in d: Vivaldi-Largo e spiccato
7. Fugue BWV 596 in g
8. Son K 288 in D
9. Noel N.10 in G
10. Ste du 2eme Ton: Recit de Nazard In G
11. III eme Noel in D
12. Pastorale Op.19 in E
13. Toccata in b
14. Prelude de choral N.10 Op.122: Herzlich tut mich verlangen
15. Pieces de Fantasie ste Op.54, Impromptou
16. Pieces de Fantasie ste Op.53 in b flat
17. Scherzo in e
18. Choral Dorien
19. Litanies

Track Listings:

1. 20 Gramophone All-Time Greats, Vol. 2
2. 300 Years of French Glory
3. 35 anni di bel canto
4. Aaron Copland; Les Six: Works for Clarinet & Piano
5. Alessandro Scarlatti - La Giuditta / Marco Lazzara · Mario Nuvoli · Rosita Frisani - Alessandro Stradella Consort - Estevan Velardi
6. Arie Senza Voce: Baritono
7. Bach: Passione Secondo San Marco
8. Baroque Banquet
9. Beethoven: Piano Sonatas 2, 6, 28
10. Boleros and Love Songs of Spain

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Braille

Les Orgues de la Collégiale de Neuchâtel

Higher Ground

Music: Here's to You, Charlie Brown!: 50 Great Years!

Heaven Is Waiting [Import]

Hip Hop In The 90's

I Couldn't Hear Nobody Pray

España--Chabrier, Granados / Argenta, London Symphony Orchestra

Greetings From Hawaii: The Aloha State

En Concierto [Live]

Get Ready for Love [CD-single] [Import]

Fun 9

Everything Hits at Once [CD-single] [Import]

Grainger: Works for Chamber Ensemble 2

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