Various and Sundry #1031
…how better to explore a pipe organ’s voices, and test a player’s mettle, than in the playing of variations?!
Hour 1
J.S. BACH: Partita, Christ, der du bist der helle Tag, BWV 766 –Christopher Herrick (1988 Metzler/Stadtkirche St. Nikolaus, Bremgarten, Switzerland) Hyperion CDA66455
BJARNE SLØGEDAL: Variations on a Norwegian Folktune –Lynn Trapp (2001 Lively-Fulcher/St. Olaf RCC, Minneapolis, MN) Saint Olaf RCC CD-2006
HANS HASELBÖCK: Variations on Veni praecelse Domina –Vienna Hofburgkapelle Schola, Thomas Holmes, conductor; Hans Haselböck (1896; 1991 Rieger/Dominican Church, Vienna, Austria) Edition Lade CD-040
FLORENCE PRICE: Variations on a Folk Tune Peter, go ring dem bells –Margaret Martin Kvamme (1889 Felgemaker; 1988 Goodwin/Holy Cross RCC, Santa Cruz, CA) Albany TROY940
SIR EDWARD ELGAR: Nimrod, from Enigma Variations, Opus 36 –Nigel Potts (1997 Schoenstein/St. Paul “K” Street, Washington, DC) Herald CD-344
JOHN WEAVER: Introduction & Variations on Lasst uns erfreuen –John Weaver (1961 Casavant Frères; 2000 Schantz/Madison Avenue Presbyterian, New York, NY) JAV CD-157
Filler –J.S. BACH (see above)
Hour 2
WILLEM van TWILLERT: Prelude on Psalm 101 –Willem van Twillert (1743 Hinsz/Bovenkerk, Kampen, The Netherlands) Festivo FECD-126
WILLEM HENDRIK ZWART: Variations on Psalm 116 –Harm Hoeve (1743 Hinsz/Bovenkerk, Kampen, The Netherlands) STH Sacred Music 196012
SIETZE de VRIES: Variations on Die launische Forelle –Sietze de Vries (1855 Breinbauer/Parish Church, Saxen, Austria) Kögler 2008
ANTHONY NEWMAN: Variations on Battle Hymn of the Republic, from Symphony Number 1 –Anthony Newman (1995 Russell/St. Matthew Episcopal, Bedford, NY) Newman CD
TOON HAGEN: Variations on Vater unser im Himmelreich –Roger Sherman (2004 Fritts/Thomsen Chapel, Saint Mark’s Cathedral, Seattle, WA) reZound RZCD-5012
J.S. BACH (transcribed by Messerer): Chaconne in d, BWV 1004 –Olivier Latry (1868 Cavaillé-Coll/Notre Dame Cathedral, Paris, France) Deutsche Grammophon 474 8162
Filler –JOHN WEAVER (see above)
