April Love #1315
…a sentiment-rich collection of 'songs from the heart' recorded in theaters, museums, private music studios and churches.
Hour 1
BURTON LANE: If this isn't love –Jelani Eddington (Wurlitzer/Victoria Hall, Saltaire, England) RJE Productions 2208
JOHNNY GREEN: Body and soul –Mark Herman (1928 Page/Embassy Theatre, Fort Wayne, IN) Mark Herman Productions 1001
VICTOR SCHERTZINGER: Tangerine –Dan Bellomy (1926 Wurlitzer/Schwartz Athletic Center, Long Island University-Brooklyn Paramount) Cambria 1108
SERGEI PROKOFIEV (arr. Guillou): March, fr Love for Three Oranges –Jean Guillou (1978 Kleuker/Notre-Dame des Neiges, Alpe d'Huez, France) Dorian 90112
SERGEI PROKOFIEV (trans. Demers): Romeo & Juliet selections (Romeo at the fountain; Morning Serenade; Madrigal; Dance of the Night) –Isabelle Demers (2005 Glatter-Götz-Rosales/Augustana Lutheran Church, West Saint Paul, MN)Pipedreams Archive (r. 11/5/2010)
CAMILLE SAINT-SAËNS: My heart at thy sweet voice, fr Samson & Delilah –Peter Conte (1929 Skinner/Museum Center at Union Terminal, Cincinnati, OH) Cincinnati Museum Center CD002
JOHN CORIGLIANO (trans. Dirksen): O God of Love, fr The Ghosts of Versailles –Marvin Mills (1953 Aeolian-Skinner/Riverside Church, NYC) Pipedreams Archive (4. 7/19/11)
MATTHIAS MÜCK: Variations on Maria dich lieben –Matthias Mück (2005 Eule/St. Sebastian Cathedral, Magdeburg, Germany) Unda Maris 203 (email mail@aeolus-music.com if interested in purchasing)
Hour 2
LARRY SHAY: I'd love to call you my sweetheart. SIGMUND ROMBERG: Deep in my heart, dear, fr The Student Prince –Jack Bethards Orchestra; Lyn Larsen (1929 Wurlitzer/Plummer Auditorium, Fullerton, CA) Beldale 429
JOSEPH BONNET: Romance sans paroles, Op. 7, no. 8 –Joseph Bonnet (1912 Welte/Mechanical Musical Instrument Museum, Seewen, Switzerland) Oehms 843
CECIL MACK: A precious little thing called love –Jesse Crawford (Wurlitzer/Wurlitzer Building, Chicago, IL) Piping Hot 2008
VICTOR HERBERT: Sweethearts –Ron Rhode (1927 Wurlitzer/Sanfilippo Music Room, Barrington, IL) Roxy Productions 1151
ALAN MENKEN: Beauty and the Beast –Charlie Balogh (1927 Wurlitzer/Organ Stop Pizza, Mesa, AZ) ERB 104
ALLIE WRUBEL: Pop goes my heart –Jim Riggs (1927 Wurlitzer/Alabama Theatre, Birmingham, AL) ALA 1783 ("Singin' in the Bathtub")
VINCE GUARALDI: Linus and Lucy –Rob Richards (1927 Wurlitzer/Organ Stop Pizza, Mesa, AZ) RR 1002
RICHARD WAGNER (trans. West): Tristan und Isolde Prelude –Mélanie Barney (1920-2001 Casavant/Saint-Sagnes Gardiens Church, Lachine, Quebec, Canada) Fidelio 037 ("The Power of the Organ 2")
RICHARD WAGNER: Liebestod, fr Tristan und Isolde –Virgil Fox (Wanamaker organ/Macy's Philadelphia downtown store) Bainbridge 2501 (scroll down to "Virgil Fox Plays The John Wanamaker Organ")
FRITZ KREISLER: Liebesfreud –Robert Elmore (1929 Kimball/Convention Hall Ballroom, Atlantic City, NJ) ACCHOS 02