This Memorial Day weekend, we take time to listen to some organ music that was composed “In Memoriam”.
Hosts: Mark Scholtz, Bill Stein
Playlist
Title: 12 Character Pieces, op. 156 – VII. In Memoriam
Composer: Josef Gabriel Rheinberger
Organist: Felix Hell
Album: Poetic Visions – Romantic Organ Music by German Composers – MSR Classics MS 1694
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Organ: 1902 III/43 Walcker/Stockmann, Christuskirche, Lüdenscheid, Germany
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Title: Six Pieces – I. In Memory of Navoi
Composer: Georgy Mushel
Organist: Benjamin Saunders
Album: Georgi Mushel – Complete Organ Music – Brilliant Classics 9279
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Organ: 1904 IV/55 Norman and Beard/Klais, Leeds Cathedral, Leeds, England
Title: In Memory – H.H.L.
Composer: Dan Locklair
Organist: Robert Parkins
Album: Salome’s Dance – Loft LRCD 1147
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Organ: 1932 IV/91 Aeolian/Foley-Baker, Duke Chapel, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina USA
Title: Le Tombeau de Titelouze, op. 38 – XVI. Placare Christe servulis
Composer: Marcel Dupré
Organist: Ben Van Oosten
Album: Marcel Dupré Complete Organ Works Vol 2 (MDG) – MDG 316 0952-2
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Organ: 1846 IV/82 Cavaillé-Coll, Eglise de la Madeleine, Paris, France
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Title: Toccata and Fugue – Le Tombeau de Marcel Dupré
Composer: Gerald Hendrie
Organist: John Scott
Album: Twentieth Century Organ Masterpieces – Priory PRCD643
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Organ: 1993 IV/91 Mander, St. Ignatius Loyola, New York City, New York USA
Title: Trio in memoriam Dirk Flentrop, op. 552
Composer: Carson Cooman
Organist: Erik Simmons
Album: Canzona –
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Organ: 1737 III/65 Engler, Basilica of the Assumption (Hauptwerk Model), Krzeszów, Poland
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Title: Danse Lent in Memory of Jean Langlais
Composer: Matthew Glandorf
Organist: Matthew Glandorf
Album: Preludes, Hymns, and Dances – Raven OAR 780B
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Organ: 2000 II/28 Murphy, St. Mark’s Lutheran Church, Pennsburg, Pennsylvania USA
Title: In Memoriam C.H.H. Parry
Composer: Frank Bridge
Organist: Todd Wilson
Album: Frank Bridge and Friends – JAV 120
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Organ: 1998 IV/71 Quimby, St. Margaret’s Church, Palm Desert, California USA
Title: In Memoriam Titanic, op. 10 no. 1
Composer: Joseph Bonnet
Organist: Christopher Herrick
Album: Organ Fireworks – VII – Hyperion CDA66917
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Organ: 1992 IV/101 Klais, Hallgrimskirkja, Reykjavik, Iceland
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