For centuries, hymns have provided a vehicle for people to pray and praise, to experience comfort and solace, and to express themselves in ways the spoken word cannot achieve. These beloved hymns and songs have proven inspirational for musicians across the centuries. In this episode we play a few well-known hymn tune arrangements by composers familiar and not-so-familiar.
Hosts: Mark Scholtz, Bill Stein
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Title: Praise to the Lord, the Almighty, the King of creation (Hast du denn, Jesu)
Composer: Stralsund Gesangbuch
Organist: Stephen Cleobury
Album: Best Loved Hymns – EMI Classics CD-57026
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Organ: 1934 IV/75 Harrison and Harrison, University of Cambridge, King’s College Chapel, Cambridge, England
Title: Praise to the Lord, the Almighty (BWV 650)
Composer: JS Bach
Organist: Nicholas White
Album: The Amsterdam Bach – Pro Organo CD 7121
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Organ: 1967 III/55 Beckerath, St. Michael’s Episcopal Church, New York City, New York USA
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Title: Praise to the Lord, the Almighty, the King of Creation
Composer: Jan Bender
Organist: Jeannine Cansler
Album: Thine is the Glory – Celebration celeb cd 007
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Organ: 1958 III/42 Austin, First Baptist Church, Portland, Oregon USA
Title: Lobe den Herren
Composer: Sigfrid Karg-Elert
Organist: Massimo Nosetti
Album: L’orgue de Concert, Vol 9 – Syrius
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Organ: 1990 IV/75 Zanin, Basilica of Santa Rita da Cascia, Turin, Italy
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Title: Come Thou Fount Of Every Blessing
Composer: Hymn
Organist: Tom Trenney
Album: Hymns from First-Plymouth – Pro Organo CD 7260
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Organ: 1998 IV/95 Schoenstein, First-Plymouth Congregational Church, Lincoln, Nebraska USA
Title: O Come, Three Hymn Fantasies – I. Nettleton (Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing)
Composer: Carson Cooman
Organist: Erik Simmons
Album: Exordium – Divine Art DDA 25154
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Organ: 1855 IV/68 Cavaillé-Coll, Notre-Dame Cathedral (Hauptwerk Model), Saint-Omer, France
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Title: Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing
Composer: Dale Wood
Organist: Richard Elliott
Album: Every Time I Feel the Spirit – Klavier 11174
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Organ: 1947 V/206 Aeolian-Skinner/Schoenstein, Mormon Tabernacle, Salt Lake City, Utah USA
Title: Prelude on Nettleton
Composer: Gerre Hancock
Organist: Todd Wilson
Album: The Organ Music of Gerre Hancock – Raven OAR-951
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Organ: 1956 IV/158 Aeolian-Skinner, St. Thomas Church, Fifth Avenue (Chancel), New York City, New York USA
Title: What Wondrous Love Is This
Composer: Hymn
Organist: William Neil
Album: Amazing Grace – Hymns of Faith and Praise – MSR Classics MS1183
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Organ: 1968 IV/104 Aeolian-Skinner, National Presbyterian Church, Washington, DC USA
Title: Variations on Wondrous Love (What Wondrous Love Is This)
Composer: David Dahl
Organist: Mark Brombaugh
Album: The Organ Sings – Music of David Dahl – Raven OAR-953
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Organ: 1979 II/31 Brombaugh, Christ Church (Episcopal), Tacoma, Washington USA
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Title: 9 Jazzy Chorale Preludes, op. 44 – What wondrous love is this?
Composer: Eugenio Maria Fagiani
Organist: Eugenio Maria Fagiani
Album: Italienische Orgelmusik – Spektral SRL4-09050
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Organ: 1873 II/38 Locatelli/Picinelli, Church of St. Michael the Archangel, Mapello, Italy
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Title: O for a Thousand Tongues to Sing (Azmon)
Composer: Hymn
Organist: Douglas Cleveland
Album: Historic Organs of Seattle – OHS OHS-08
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Organ: 1953 II/37 Aeolian-Skinner/Bond, First Baptist Church, Seattle, Washington USA
Title: O For a Thousand Tongues to Sing
Composer: Paul Manz
Organist: Judy Congdon
Album: Love So Amazing –
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Organ: 1953 III/61 Holtkamp, Wesley Chapel, Houghton College, Houghton, New York USA
Title: Prelude and Fugue in E-flat, St. Anne (BWV 552)
Composer: JS Bach
Organist: David Enlow
Album: Bach on Park Avenue – Pro Organo CD 7274
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Organ: 1993 IV/91 Mander, St. Ignatius Loyola, New York City, New York USA
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