Head Strong #2417
. . . magical and mysterious born in-the-moment creations by organists who improvise!
Hour 1
NEITHARD BETHKE: Concerto in Old Style –Neithard Bethke (1999 Woehl/St. Martin Church, Sendenhorst, Germany) Sendenhorst 1015
SIETZE DE VRIES: Versets on Psalm 57 – Festival Chorus/Rintje te Wies; Sietze de Vries (1692-1729 Martinikerk/Groningen, Netherlands) JSB Records 201301
DAVID BRIGGS: Intro and Fileuse –David Briggs (1977 Kuhn/Hofkirche, Lucerne, Switzerland) Chestnut Music 013
PIERRE COCHEREAU: Improvisation Symphony on Themes by Frescobaldi –Pierre Cochereau (1971 Ruffatti/St Mary’s Cathedral, San Francisco, CA) Klavier 529
Filler – BETHKE: Concerto, 3rd Movement (see above)
Hour 2
RONNY KRIPPNER: Improvised Victorian Organ Sonata –Ronny Krippner (1907 Walker/Bristol Cathedral, England) Fugue State Films 375389
DANIEL ROTH: Improvisation on Two Themes –Daniel Roth (1957 Aeolian-Skinner/Ford Auditorium, Detroit, MI) PD Archive (r. 6/30/86 during a national convention of the American Guild of Organists)
PETER PLANYAVSKY: Alleluia & Offertorium –Peter Planyavsky (1980 Pirchner/Brixen Cathedral, Austria) Motette 10541
PAMELA RUITER-FEENSTRA: Dance Suite on Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern –Pamela Ruiter-Feenstra (1995 Pasi/Trinity Lutheran Church, Lynnwood, WA) ReZound 5016
KLAAS JAN MULDER: Improvisation on Psalm 42 –Klaas Jan Mulder (1724 Vater/Oude Kerk, Amsterdan, Netherlands) Festivo 129
Filler – COCHEREAU: Toccata-Finale (see above)
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