Fred J. Cooper Memorial Pipe Organ in Philadelphia’s Verizon Hall.
Fred J. Cooper Memorial Pipe Organ in Philadelphia’s Verizon Hall.
Kimmel Center

Paul Jacobs at Verizon Hall #0821

…a solo appearance by one of America’s most prominent young recitalists, featuring the Fred J. Cooper Memorial Pipe Organ [2006 Dobson] at the Kimmel Center in Philadelphia.

Part 1

J.S. BACH: Prelude & Fugue in a, S. 543

CÉSAR FRANCK: Prelude, Fugue and Variation, Opus 18

MAX REGER: Fantasy and Fugue on B-A-C-H, Opus 46

Part 2

OLIVIER MESSIAEN: Serene Alleluias and Outburts of Joy, from L’Ascension

Part 3

JULIUS REUBKE: Sonata on the 94 th Psalm

Filler –CÉSAR FRANCK (see above)

 

The Dobson organ, the firm’s Opus 76 with nearly 7000 pipes, is the largest mechanical-action concert hall organ in the United States, and the focal point of the cello-shaped, 2500-seat Verizon Concert Hall designed by Rafael Viõly. Mr. Jacobs performed his program from memory, recorded January 30, 2007. Listen to a previous program, A View of the Verizon, drawn from performances recorded during this organ’s 2006 inaugural festival.

 

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