UPDATED 06/08/2008

FEATURED INSTRUMENT CONCERT   If you enjoy this concert, please donate by clicking on the button to the left! Orgue de salon (1988) Samples by Eric Bricet and Jean Yves Garet Sweelinck, Jan Pieterszoon: Variations on Soll es sein Eight variations on a secular song. [7:19] HW1 Franck, César: Offertoire ou Communion in E minor This dreamy piece has sections in E minor, E Major, E minor again, C Major (where the tempo becomes Poco animato ["a little animated"]) and a canon between the soprano and bass voices is pursued, returning to E minor and then again to E Major. Speeded up from the Harmonium version, the registration is based on a slightly undulating G.O. Bourdon 8' coupled to Pos Flûte à Cheminée 8' with many additions of the G.O. Flûte 4' and Pos Flûte 2'. Dynamics through registration only, Impulse reverberation added. [4:32] HW1 Krebs, Johann Ludwig: Vom Himmel Hoch, Br III:24 In two voices, a playful one on the Pos. Flûte à Cheminée 8' + Flûte 2' and the Chorale on the G.O. Bourdon 8' + Flûte 4'. Spacing of last chord modified. Impulse reverberation added. [2:45] HW1 Sweelinck, Jan Pieterszoon: Echo Fantasia 3 (Aeolian) A rather forthright fugue-like exposition to begin with (GO Bourdon 8' + Flûte 4'), regressing to the softer manual (Pos Flûte à chiminée 8') for the echo section, back to the louder sound for some quasi-echo passages, a charming hemiola section and then scalar passages in eighth notes and later sixteenth notes, which alternate between right and left hands, with the opposite hand holding long chords. [3:19] Midi file available. HW1 Lebègue, Nicolas: A Virgin Pure Very subtle variations with light ornamentation and terrace dynamics. Impulse reverberation added. [2:4] HW1 Krebs, Johann Ludwig: Trio in F, Br II:33 To distinguish between the trios in F, this is No. 33 in Volume II of the complete organ works of Krebs. Though the editors suggest Vivace, a slower but still bright tempo was preferred. Registration: R.H. G.O., Bourdon 8' + Flûte 4'; L.H. Pos Flûte à Cheminée 8' + Flûte 2'; G.O.-PD coupler. Impulse reverberation added. [3:6] HW1 Guilmant, Alexandre: Elévation No. 2, (From Opus 60) An evocative whisper of a familiar Noël tune. Two short passages lowered an octave to better simulate pedal. Registration: G.O. Bourdon 8' (+ Flûte 4') with Pos.Flûte à Cheminée 8' coupled to Ped. Impulse reverberation added. [1:22] HW1 Pachelbel, Johann: Toccata in D Major This short keyboard piece uses the Full G. O. for the right hand, and the Full Pos for the left. Impulse reverberation added. [1:5] HW1 Dandrieu, Jean-François: Rondeau A light, cheerful and uncomplicated example of the rondo form from the French Baroque. Pedal ad lib to use more of the bass range. Impulse reverberation added. [1:28] HW1 Grigny, Nicolas De: Duo (Veni Creator 3) Third movement of Veni Creator, played on 2 different combinations of 8' + 2'. RH on G.O., LH on Pos. Impulse reverberation added. [2:49] HW1 Dupré, Marcel: Magnificat IV, Opus 18, No. 13 Marked "Cantilena" with tempo "Allegretto ma non troppo." The combination of restfulness with urgency is reflective of the lyrics. Registration: L.H. Pos Flûte à Cheminée 8' + Flûte 2'; R.H. (Canon) G.O. Bourdon 8' + Flûte 4'; coupled to PD. Impulse reverberation added. [2:2] HW1 Brahms, Johannes: Herzlich tut mich erfreuen Pianistic arpeggiation throughout, with the chorale sounded in the soprano voice. Speeded up from earlier versions in response to an almost forgotten listener request, a few Pedal overlaps adjusted. Registration: Pos Flûte à Cheminée 8' (+ Flûte 2'); G.O. Bourdon + Flûte 4' coupled to PD. Impulse reverberation added. [1:31] HW1 Walther, Johann Gottfried: Concerto del Sr. Torelli in A minor One of three Torelli concerti transcribed by Walther. Three movements, Allegro - Adagio - Allegro, played on one manual and pedal. Impulse reverberation added. [6:30] HW1