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    St. Augustine's Anglican Church, Neutral Bay, Australia (1929) - Samples by Nicholas Appleton
    Rheinberger, Josef: CantilenaDownload
    From Sonata in D minor, Op. 148, No. 11. Beautiful German romantic melody, played on Swell reeds (Orchestral Oboe or Closed Horn with other 8' stops), accompanied by Great (Claribel Flute 8' + Dulciana 8') with ascending and descending octaves in the Pedal (Bourdon 16' + Violoncello 8'). [4:23] (a=426 Hz) HW3.30
    Sweelinck, Jan Pieterszoon: Echo Fantasia 6 (Ionian) [attributed]Download
    Contrasts Swell Lieblich Gedeckt 8' + Octave 2' + Piccolo 2' with Great Claribel Flute 8' + Octave 4' + Fifteenth 2'. [4:8] (a=426 Hz) Midi file available. HW3.30
    Reger, Max: Herr, wie du willst, so shick's mit mir, Op. 67, No. 13Download View Lyrics
    The chorale has been magically transformed into an authentic sounding romantic melody. Registration: SW Violin Diapason 8' + Lieblich Gedeckt 8' + Echo Gamba 8' + Octave 4'; GT Open Diapason 8' + Claribel Flute 8'; PD Bourdon 16' + Violoncello 8'. [2:2] (a=426 Hz) HW3.30
    Franck, César: Fantaisie in C MajorDownload
    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. [8:29] (a=426 Hz) HW3.30
    Burney, Charles: Fugue in F minorDownload
    The four-voice fugue is played on the Great throughout. Registration: SW Violin Diapason 8' + Octave 4' + Piccolo 2' (box closed) coupled an octave higher to GT Claribel Flute 8' + Principal 4' and to Pedal Bourdon 16' + Violoncello 8' (ad lib). Swell box opens gradually about 3/4 through, and at the Adagio SW becomes Gedeckt 8' + Echo Gamba 8' + Octave 4' coupled to GT Claribel Flute 8' + Dulciana 8'. [3:25] (a=426 Hz) HW3.30
    Walond, William: Cornet VoluntaryDownload
    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. [3:32] (a=426 Hz) HW3.30
    Buxtehude, Dietrich: Wir danken dir, Herr Jesu Christ, BuxWV 224Download View Lyrics
    A canon of sorts between Pedal and Hinterwerk, this is quite sweet to the ears, compared to the sterner Bach treatments. Registration: RH Swell: Closed Horn 8' + Orchestral Oboe 8' + Octave 4' + Piccolo 2' coupled to Pedal Bourdon 16' + Violoncello 8', LH Great: Claribel Flute 8' + Fifteenth 2' [1:32] (a=426 Hz) HW3.30
    Handel, George Frederick: Fugue No. 1Download
    Four-voice fugue for Great (Claribel Flute 8' + Fifteenth 2') with subtly expressive coupled Swell (Violin Diapason 8' + Lieblich Gedeckt 8' + Octave 4' + Piccolo 2') and bottom voice on Pedal Bourdon 16' + Violoncello 8' + SW/PD coupler. Score here. [1:28] (a=426 Hz) HW3.30
    Reger, Max: Nun freut euch, lieben Christen, Op. 67, No. 28Download View Lyrics
    Chorale sounded an octave lower in LH on Great Octave 4'; RH on Swell Violin Diapason 8' + Gedeckt 8' + Echo Gamba 8' super coupled; Pedal Bourdon 16' + Violoncello 8'. [1:31] (a=426 Hz) HW3.30
    Hayes, Philip: PastoraleDownload
    Organ solo from a concerto, which contrasts two manuals, but could also be played on one. Uses parallel thirds and sixths and organ points, as does the relatively more famous Bach Pastorale. Registration: SW Lieblich Gedeckt 8' + octave coupler, Pedal Violoncello 8'; GT Claribel Flute 8' + Dulciana 8' + SW-GT 4' coupler, Pedal Bourdon 16' + Violoncello 8'; at change of key SW Gedeckt 8' + Echo Gamba 8', coupled to GT Dulciana 8' for LH. Resumes on SW and ends on GT. [2:33] (a=426 Hz) HW3.30
    Bach, Johann Sebastian: Gelobet Seist Du, Jesu Christ, BWV 604Download View Lyrics
    Short setting of a German Christmas chorale from the Liturgical Year, preceded by its source. Chorale on SW Lieblich Gedeckt 8' + Octave 4' + Piccolo 2' coupled to PD Bourdon 16'; Prelude RH on GT Open Diapason 8' + Claribel Flute, 8' LH on SW Violin Diapason 8' + Lieblich Gedeckt 8' + Octave 4' coupled to PD Bourdon 16' + Violoncello 8'. [1:49] (a=426 Hz) Midi file available. HW3.30
    Stanley, John: Voluntary 1 in C Major, Op. 5, No. 1Download
    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. [8:19] (a=426 Hz) HW3.30
    Krebs, Johann Ludwig: Fantasia à gusto italiano, Br II:08Download
    Lots of repeated chords in the Great and Pedal plus a cheerful tune played on the Swell. Registration: LH GT Clarabel Flute 8' (coupled to PD Bourdon 16'), RH SW Violin Diapason 8' + Closed Horn 8' + Orchestral Oboe 8' + Octave 4'. 2nd half adds Principal 4' to GT and replaces GT-PD coupler with Violoncello 8', RH Closed Horn 8' + Orchestral Oboe 8' + Octave Coupler. [2:28] (a=426 Hz) HW3.30