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 Bach, Johann Sebastian: Concerto in G Major, BWV 973 Based on a violin concerto by Vivaldi, op. 7 book 2, no. 2. Three movements: [Allegro] - full Pos coupled to full G.O.; Largo - RH G.O. Flûte à Cheminée 4' played an octave lower, LH Pos. Flûte 8; Allegro - Full G.O., alternating with full Pos. Impulse reverberation added. [6:25] HW1 Brahms, Johannes: Schmücke dich, o liebe Seele Sensitive setting of the familiar Communion hymn. Pos Flûte à Cheminée 8' coupled (or not) to G.O. Bourdon 8'. Impulse reverberation added. [1:46] HW1 Froberger, J. J.: Capriccio VII Multi-sectional. Fughetta in common meter, then 3/4, then common meter wiith a consistent rhythmic pattern of an eight followed by two sixteenths, then dotted eighth-sixteenths and dotted sixteenth-thirty-seconds, then 12/8 with its own unique rhythmic signature, finally an uncommon stretto-like passage in common meter, with some interesting cross relations. Impulse reverberation added. [4:36] HW1 Buxtehude, Dietrich: Canzonetta in E minor, BuxWV 169 A highly ornamented two-measure subject pervades this playful piece for one manual. No reverberation added. Screen capture of initial registration and subsequent registration (c. 220Kb). Score courtesy of Ian Dyson. [2:24] HW1 Karg-Elert, Sigfrid: Gott des Himmels und der Erden, Op. 65, No. 35 For one manual with varied registrations suggested by the composer "Alla Pastorale." Impulse reverberation added. [1:55] HW1 Scheidemann, Heinrich: Praeambulum No. 3 in D minor Another simple intonation with just a hint of polyphony. Full organ. Impulse reverberation added. [0:58] HW1 Walther, Johann Gottfried: Fuga Four voice fugue for single manual. Standard top down exposition with a few rolled chords and a surprising couple of measures of triplets just before the next to the last entrance of the fugue subject. Registration: Full G.O. Impulse reverberation added. [2:36] HW1 Bach, Johann Sebastian: Sonatina to Cantata No. 106, BWV 106a Adaptation of Acts 17:28; Subtitled Actus Tragicus (used at funerals). Though the transcription was made from a piano score, the striking interaction of the two flutes in the orchestra was emulated in a way that a single performer would find impossible to play. Registration: G.O. (first flute): Bourdon 8'; Pos (second flute and accompaniment) Flûte à Cheminée 8'; Both manuals coupled to Pedal, which is usually played an octave lower to simulate 16'. Impulse reverberation added. Screen capture showing registration here. [2:0] Midi file available. HW1 Handel, George Frederick: Andante in Bb A favorite wedding prelude, with a few pedal modifications to simulate 16' pitch. Impulse reverberation added. [4:46] HW1 Pachelbel, Johann: Toccata in D minor Dark intonation with basic ornamentation, the hands are divided between full G.O. and Pos divisions to avoid a couple of overlapping notes. Impulse reverberation added. [1:22] HW1 Titelouze, Jean: Conditor alme siderum This 3rd verset consists of four-part imitative counterpoint, with the soprano voice played on the G.O. Flûte 4' + Octave 2' played an octave lower and the other three on the Pos Flûte à Cheminée 8' + Flûte 2' (assisted by pull-down Pedal). Impulse revereberation added. [2:8] HW1 Reger, Max: Aus meines Herzens Grunde, Op. 67, No. 4 A quasi-fugal introduction in the two lower manual voices and pedal (based on the Chorale) in eighth notes gives way to faster notes and syncopations while the Chorale sounds sturdily in half notes in the soprano. The organ is reduced slightly for the repeat. Pedal adjusted down an octave ad lib. Impulse reverberation added. [2:0] HW1 Walther, Johann Gottfried: Concerto del Sr. Torelli in Bb Major One of three Torelli concerti transcribed by Walther. Two movements: a jolly Allegro and a plaintive Adagio. Impulse reverberation added. [4:4] HW1