Classic Concertos #1521
…since the 18th century, the combination of organ with other instrumental ensembles has provided many good vibes.
Hour 1
J. S. BACH: Sinfonia No. 29 –Columbia Chamber Symphony/Zoltan Rozsnyai, director; E. Power Biggs (1770 Mallon/Eisenstadt Parish Church, Austria) CBS 42646
MICHEL CORRETTE: Organ Concerto No. 1 in G –Concerto Rococo; Jean-Patrice Brosse (1976 Zwiderski/Cathedral of Saint-Bertrand, Comminges, France) Pierre Verany 793113
ANDREA LUCHESI: Organ Concerto in F –J.C. Bach Akademie/Ingeborg Scheerer, director; Johannes Geffert (1990 Klais positive/Emanuel Church, Cologne-Rondorf, Germany) Fermate 20002
GEORG CHRISTOPH WAGENSEIL: Concerto No. 6 in G –SW German Chamber Orchestra/Vadislav Czarnecki, director; Stefan Johannes Bleicher (1733 Vischer/St. Peter & Paul Church, Mössingen, Germany) ebs 6089
LEO SOWERBY: Classic Concerto –Fairfield Orchestra/John Welsh, director; David Mulbury (1971 Aeolian-Skinner/St. Bartholomew’s Church, New York, NY) Marco Polo 8.223725
Hour 2
BACH: Sinfonia No. 35 –Leipzig Gewandhaus Chamber Orchestra/Hans-Joachim Rotzsch, director; E. Power Biggs (1975 Schuke/Thomaskirche, Leipzig, Germany) CBS 42646
BACH: Concerto in D, BWV 1053 –Le Parlement de Musique/Martin Gester, director/André Isoir (1990 Westenfelder/Saint Macre, Fere-en-Tardenois, France) LaDolceVolta 118.0
G. F. HANDEL: Organ Concerto No. 10 in d, Op. 7, no. 4 –Concerto Amsterdam/Jaap Schröder, director; Daniel Chorzempa (1780 Künckel/Oud Katholieke Kerk, Haarlem, The Netherlands) PentaTone 5186 109
JEAN LANGLAIS: Theme, Variations and Finale –Georgian Chamber Orchestra of Ingolstadt/Markus Poschner, director; Franz Hauk (1977 Klais/Ingolstadt Cathedral, Germany) Guild 7264
If you are intrigued by this genre of music for organ and larger ensembles, check out these resources:
Program #9937 – Four Concertos
Program #0304 – Concertos a la Carte
Program #0409 – Concertos a la Française
Program #0519 – Concerto Curios
Program #0637 – Getting a Handel On It
Program #0807 – The English Concerto
Program #1205 – Concertos (I)
Program #1224 – Concertos (II)
Program #1325 – Concertos (III)
Program #1402 – More Concertos
Program #1402 – Still More Concertos
Also these:
Program #0513 – Celebration in Switzerland
Program #0541 – On Peachtree Road
Program #1133 – Organ Plus
Program #1241 – Rachel’s Children
Program #1339 – Unlocking Locklair
Program #1443 – Verizon Hall Spotlight
