Toccata, Again! #1733
…whether fiery demonstrations of tactile agility or thoughtful meditations on cosmic principals, this genre provides a touchstone for the organist’s art.
Hour 1
WILLIAM WOLSTENHOLME: Toccata in B-flat –Adrian Partington (1882 Willis/Reading Town Hall, England) Priory 687
BASIL HARWOOD: Toccata, Op. 49 –Jeremy Filsell (1986 Harrison/Winchester Cathedral, England) Herald 162
AURELIO BONELLI: Toccata Athalanta –Hadrien Jourdan (1596 Malamini) & Jean-Christopher Leclere (1475 Da Prato/San Petronio Basilica, Bologna, Italy) Syrius 141312
JOHN LAMBERT: Echo Toccata –Timothy Boyd (1998 Jehmlich/St. Wolfgang’s Church, Schneeberg, Germany) Regent 252
GUY BOVET: Toccata (1963) –Guy Bovet (1993 Woehl/St. Petri Church, Cuxhaven, Germany) MD&G 320 0675
HERMANN SCHROEDER: Toccata in c, Op. 5 –Hans-André Stamm (1980 Klais/Altenberg Cathedral, Germany) Prezioso 800.012
FRANCIS JACKSON: Toccata in b –Hugh McLean (Harrison/King’s College Chapel, Cambridge, England) Argo 478 8918
JOSEPH JONGEN: Toccata in D-flat, Op. 104 –David Spicer (1963 Austin/Wayne Presbyterian Church, Wayne, PA) Pro Organo 7132
Hour 2
ROBERT PRIZEMAN: Toccata (Songs of Praise) –Martin Heini (1996 Goll/Church of St. Katharina, Horw, Switzerland) Guild 7401
GIROLAMO FRESCOBALDI: Toccata No. 9 (Book 2) –Massimo Nosetti (1981 Zanin/Santa Maria Maggiore, Spilimbergo, Italy) Syrius 141304
BONAVENTURA SOMMA: Toccata –Massimo Nosetti (1948 Tamburini/Messina Cathedral, Italy) Syrius 141403
J. S. BACH: Toccata in c, BWV 911 –Kevin Bowyer (1962 Marcussen/St. Hans Church, Odense, Denmark) Nimbus 5606/7
CHRISTOPHER MAXIM: Toccata Nuptiale –Michael Stairs (1931 Skinner/Girard College Chapel, Philadelphia, PA) Stentor 00872
ACHILLE PHILIP: Toccata & Fugue in a –Gerard Brooks (1890 Cavaillé-Coll/St. Ouen Abbey, Rouen, France) Priory 558
If you enjoyed this program, you’ll surely take pleasure in these shows from the archive:
Reach Out and Touch! (#0205)
Toccata! (#0518)
Toccata (#0847)
Toccatas, Again (#1516)
