Thomas Trotter at the Kimmel Center #1519
…a concert performance by one of England’s foremost virtuosos, featuring the Fred J. Cooper Memorial Organ in Philadelphia’s Verizon Hall.
Hour 1
HUBERT H. PARRY: Fantasia and Fugue in G. JOHN BULL: What care you? ANONYMOUS: 2 Pieces (My Lady Carey’s Dompe; Ut, Re, Mi). BULL: The Battle. J. S. BACH: Trio Sonata No. 1 in E-flat, BWV 525. JOSEPH BONNET: Variations de Concert. RICHARD WAGNER (trans. Lemare): Lohengrin Prelude (Act 3) –Thomas Trotter (2006 Dobson/Verizon Hall, Philadelphia, PA) Pipedreams Archive (r. 3/9/13)
Hour 2
PERCY GRAINGER (arr. Trotter): Molly on the Shore –Thomas Trotter (1951 Aeolian-Skinner/1st Baptist Church, Longview, TX) Pipedreams Archive (r. 11/14/13)
SIR EDWARD ELGAR (trans. Brewer): Chanson de matin, Op. 15, no. 2 –Thomas Trotter (1834 Hill-1933 Willis-1984 Mander/Town Hall, Birmingham, England) Decca 436 656
WAGNER (trans. Lemare): Pilgrim’s Chorus, fr Tannhäuser. WAGNER (trans. Lemare): Siegfried’s Rhine Journey, fr Die Gotterdämmerung. WAGNER (trans. Lemare): Ride of the Valkyries, fr Die Walküre. WAGNER (trans. Lemare): Rienzi Overture. EDWIN H. LEMARE: Andantino in D–flat –Thomas Trotter (2006 Dobson/Verizon Hall) Pipedreams Archive (r. 3/9/13)
Thanks to Joe Hannigan of Weston Sound and public radio station WRTI-Philadelphia for their cooperation in providing this recording. Keep tabs on future events in the Fred J. Cooper Memorial Organ Series at Verizon Hall.
Thomas Trotter’s performances of Wagner can be enjoyed on CD in recordings made at Birmingham Town Hall (Regent 265 and Decca 436656).
Enjoy these additional PIPEDREAMS archive programs that feature the artistry of Thomas Trotter:
Program #1444 – Texas Treasures
Program #1308 – Thomas Trotter!
Program #0435 – From Royal Albert Hall
Program #0314 – Out in the Hall
These programs also highlight the Fred J. Cooper Memorial Organ (by Dobson) at Verizon Hall:
Program #1443 – Verizon Hall Spotlight
Program #1121 – Kimmel Center Concert Collective
Program #1028 – Hats Off for Hector!
Program #0940 – Verizon Virtuosity
Program #0821 – Paul Jacobs at Verizon Hall
Program #0741 – A View of the Verizon