Archive Treasures #2239
. . . performances old and new drawn from the vast library of recordings, most made over the years by host Michael Barone.
Hour One
J. S. BACH: Prelude & Fugue in C, BWV 547. ENRICO BOSSI: Giga –Ken Cowan (2007 Casavant/Nativity of Our Lord Church, Saint Paul, MN) (r.6-17-07)
RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS: 3 Preludes on Welsh Hymn Tunes (Bryn Calfaria – Rhosymedre – Hyfrydol) –Robert Barwis(‘Bart’) Pitman, Jr. (1961 Holtkamp/St. John’s Benedictine Abbey, Collegeville, MN) (r. 10-11-72)
A Bart Pitman Memorial program is #8211 in the PIPEDREAMS archive.
ANTOINE CALVIERE: Piece breve. LÉONCE de SAINT-MARTIN: Offertoire sur deux noels –Pierre Cochereau (1967 Sipe/Christ United Methodist Church, Rochester, MN) (r. 4-20-72)
CESAR FRANCK: Choral No. 3 in a –Marshall Joos (1863 Walcker & 1947 Aeolian-Skinner/Methuen Memorial Music Hall, Methuen, MA) PD Archive (r. 5-25-22 by Christopher Greenleaf). You can hear other players in the Young Artist Showcase concert at Methuen in our archive as Program #2228. A video of that May concert, with host Michael Barone, can be enjoyed here.
Filler – VAUGHAN WILLIAMS: Rhosymedre (see above)
Hour Two
GERALD NEAR & PAUL MANZ: Prelude(s) on Seelenbrautigam –Maria Bucka (1928 Welte-1964 Müller/St. Mark’s Episcopal Cathedral, Minneapolis, MN) (r. 1-6-70)
NIKOLAUS BRUHNS: Praeludium in e –Robert Anderson (1979 Sipe/Hennepin Avenue United Methodist Church, Minneapolis, MN) (r. 4-13-80)
JOSEPH JONGEN: Improvisation-Caprice, Op. 37, no. 2 –Hector Olivera (2001 Rieger-Kloss + 1955 Wicks/Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist, Rochester, MN) (r. 10-26-19)
CLARENCE MADER: Bell Serenade. PAMELA DECKER: My God, my God, why hast Thou forsaken me (iv.), fr The Seven Last Words and Triumph of Christ –Jacob Benda (1949-2008 Wicks/Basilica of St. Mary, Minneapolis MN (r. 8-5-18)
MARK SEDIO: Now to the Holy Spirit let us pray. ROBERT FARLEE: I, the Lord of sea and sky. JAN BENDER: O God, our help in ages past, fr Op. 81 –David Fienen (1978 Hendrickson/1st Lutheran Church, Saint Peter, MN) (r. 3-12-16)
WILLIAM BOLCOM: Gospel Preludes, Book IV (Sometimes I feel like a motherless child – Sweet hour of prayer – Fantasy on O Zion haste & How firm a foundation) –Marilyn Mason (1964 Aeolian-Skinner/Riverside Church, New York, NY) (r. 5-10-88) Pipedreams CD-1001
Filler – DECKER (see above)
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