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- Brahms, Johannes: Prelude and Fugue in G minor
- The second of a pair of Preludes and Fugues. Wonderfully improvisatory throughout, with flashes of virtuosity in both manuals and pedals.
The Casavant Frères organ (opus 2871) at St. George's Memorial Anglican Church Oshawa, Ontario, Canada (1966) - Samples by Ken Bales
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- Stanley, John: Voluntary 1 in C Major, Op. 5, No. 1
- Four Movements: Adagio ("Diapasons" - Swell Violin Diapason 8' + Octave 4' coupled to Great Open Diapason), Andante ("Trumpet" - Swell
Closed Horn 8' + Orchestral Oboe 8', "Echo" - Great Claribel Flute 8' + Dulciana 8'), Slow ("Swell" - Violin Diapason 8' + Lieblich Gedeckt 8'
+ Echo Gamba 8'), Allegro ("Echo" - SW Violin Diapason 8' + Lieblich Gedeckt 8' + Octave 4' + Piccolo 2' [box closed until end] and "Flute" -
GT Claribel Flute 8'). Pedal ad lib throughout. Stanley scores.
St. Augustine's Anglican Church, Neutral Bay, Australia (1929) - Samples by Nicholas Appleton
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HW3
- Franck, César: Chorale III
- Dedicated to "mon élève Augusta Holmes," this is the third of the monumental Trois Chorals written near the end of Franck's life. It includes the
sumptuously beautiful Adagio in A Major, which is often played by itself. Equal Temperament.
The Great organ of the Magnuskerk, Anloo, The Netherlands (1719) - Samples by Gernot Wurst
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HW3
- Reger, Max: Erschienen ist der herrlich' Tag, Op. 67, No. 8
- Easter Chorale appears in the Pedal with impassioned motives swirling above. Registration: Oberwerk Gedeckt 8' + Rohr-Flöhte 4' +
Nasat 3' + Octava 2' + Qvinta 1-1/2' coupled to Hauptwerk Principal 8' + Octava 4' + Octava 2' + Mixtuur 4 f.
and to Pedal Posaunen-Bass 16' + Octaven-Bass 8.
The virtual Gottfried Silbermann organ of Großhartmannsdorf (1741) -Samples by PipeLoops
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- Babou, Thomas: Fantaisie du Cornet
- Elaborately ornamented solo on Hoofdwerk Cornet (Prestant 8' + Octaaf 4' + Cornet 4 st.,) with more sedate left hand on the
Rugpositief (Holpijp 8' + Prestant 4' + Nasard 3' + Octaaf 2'). Babou scores here.
Bosch-Schnitger Organ, Vollenhove/Overijssel (1686/1720) - Samples by Prof. Helmut Maier
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HW3
- Dupré, Marcel: Ave Maris Stella III, Opus 18, No. 8
- RH Orgue Mayor Flute 8' + Montre 8' + Flute 4' + Dessus de Cornet + Cornet (withdrawn for the last measure), LH Teclat d'Alt Flute 8' + Prestant 4' +
Bourdon 4' coupled to Pedal Flute 16'. Young Temperament.
Caimari organ - Palma, Mallorca (1702) - Samples by Jiri Zurek
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HW3
- Schumann, Robert: Canon 2, Op. 56
- Marked "Mit innigem Ausdruck" (with intimate expression), these beautiful melodies intertwine on the Manuael with repeated chords on the Borstpositiff
and a series of organ points and root position bass notes.
Three dynamic levels: (1) Manuael Principael 8' + Roerpijp 8', Borstpositiff Gedackt 8' + Floit 4', Pedael
Bardon 16' + Octav 8'; (2) Octav 4' + Spitspijp 4' added to MN, Octav 2' added to BP; (3) BP
Gedackt 8' + Floit 4' coupled to MN Roerpijp 8' and to PD Bardon 16'. Martinus Temperament.
The Great organ of the Magnuskerk, Anloo, The Netherlands (1719) - Samples by Gernot Wurst
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- Schumann, Robert: Fugue 6, Op. 60
- The last of six fugues written on the name of Bach (B-A-C-H, in modern notation Bb-A-C-B) which Bach himself used "The Art of the Fugue." The tempo
indication at the beginning is "Mäsig, nach und nach schneller" ("Moderately, more and more rapid") and at Ms. 59 "Lebhafter" ("Livelier"). The
materials are the 4-note theme and a triplet motiv that alternates with duple rhythm throughout, creating an almost breathless effect at the faster
tempo, which contains many organ points which create curious concomitant discord and swaths of huge chords at the end.
The virtual Gottfried Silbermann organ of Großhartmannsdorf (1741) -Samples by PipeLoops
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HW3
- Walond, William: Cornet Voluntary
- Two movements: a somber Adagio on the Swell organ Violin Diapason + Echo Gamba 8' + Octave 4'. A quiet transition replaces the Octave 4' with Gedeckt
8' and adds Pedal Bourdon 8'. The perky 2-voice Allegro substitutes SW Closed Horn 8' + Orchestral Oboe 8' + Violin Diapason 8' for the Cornet in the
right hand and the bouncing bass in the left hand is played on GT Claribel Flute 8' + Principal 4', coupled to PD Bourdon 16' + Violoncello 8' at end.
St. Augustine's Anglican Church, Neutral Bay, Australia (1929) - Samples by Nicholas Appleton
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HW3
- Stanford, C. V.: Prelude 6, Op. 101 No. 6
- "Founded on an old Irish church melody" but the familiar tune associated with the 23rd Psalm is restricted to the Zwelwerk Gemshoorn 8' + Blokfluit 4'
(withdrawn for last chord) + Tremulant with interludes on the Hoofdwerk Octaaf 4' coupled to Zwelwerk; punctuating Pedaal is provided by Subbas 16' +
Gedekt 8' (withdrawn for last chord). Impulse reverberation added. Thanks to Tom O'Driscoll for the score.
Vermeulen Brothers Organ at Congregation "Vloedschuur," Heteren, Holland (1959) - Samples by Hauptwerk.nl
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HW1
- Franck, César: Fantaisie in C Major
- In four main sections, marked Poco lento - restful with a canon in the middle; Allegretto cantando - containing rather virtuosic counterpoint; Quasi
lento - sometimes startling sonic buildup and letdown; and Adagio - strangely comforting, like the soft movements at the end of each Mendelssohn
Sonata.
St. Augustine's Anglican Church, Neutral Bay, Australia (1929) - Samples by Nicholas Appleton
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