Friday, May 7, 2010

Organ History: Erik Satie and French rarities of the XXth Century - Arturo Sacchetti

Album: Organ History: Erik Satie and French rarities of the XXth Century
Released: 2001
Label: Arts
Catalog N°: 47641
Genre: Classical, Organ
File Format: eac_wv_cue_log, covers complete 312MB. mp3 (lame) VBR-245 V0, 120mb

The present installment of Arturo Sacchetti's encyclopedic Organ History survey for Arts Music drops anchor in late-19th/early-20th-century France. It can be argued that the five instrumental sections from Satie's Mass for the Poor that open this recital lose poignancy when shorn of their surrounding vocal movements, although the organ is a perfect instrument for the composer's quirky, instantly identifiable harmonic language. By contrast, D'Indy's Les Vêpres du Commun des Saints, Roussel's Prélude et Fughetta, and Honegger's Deux Pièces pour Orgue make an arid, academic impression. After Wayne Marshall's pulverizing speed through the Pastorale by Roger-Ducasse (Virgin Classics), Sacchetti's relatively conservative virtuosity proves less engaging. However, his incisive hand/foot coordination enliven Tournemire's Improvisation on "Te Deum" and Langlais' Hymne d'Actions de grâces "Te Deum", although the latter yields to Andrew Herrick's more vivid and better engineered traversal on Hyperion. Organists looking for an effective, unhackneyed encore should consider Ibert's Musette or Milhaud's Pastorale. Sacchetti plays both of them superbly and sensitively. If you own this series' first 13 volumes, naturally you'll not want to miss this one.--Jed Distler

01. Erik Satie, from Messe des Pauvres 1 03:17
02. Erik Satie, from Messe des Pauvres 2 02:21
03. Erik Satie, from Messe des Pauvres 3 01:28
04. Erik Satie, from Messe des Pauvres 4 00:57
05. Erik Satie, from Messe des Pauvres 5 03:26
06. Vincent D'Indy, Les Vepres du Commun des Saints 1 01:12
07. Vincent D'Indy, Les Vepres du Commun des Saints 2 02:19
08. Vincent D'Indy, Les Vepres du Commun des Saints 3 01:50
09. Vincent D'Indy, Les Vepres du Commun des Saints 4 01:07
10. Vincent D'Indy, Les Vepres du Commun des Saints 5 02:27
11. Vincent D'Indy, Les Vepres du Commun des Saints 6 01:26
12. Vincent D'Indy, Les Vepres du Commun des Saints 7 02:34
13. Vincent D'Indy, Les Vepres du Commun des Saints 8 00:59
14. Albert Roussel, Prelude et Fughetta 04:47
15. Charles Tournemire, Improvisation sur le Te Deum 07:19
16. JJA Roger-Ducasse, Pastorale 14:59
17. JFA Ibert, Musette 03:16
18. Arthur Honneger, Deux pieces por orgue 1 03:39
19. Arthur Honneger, Deux pieces pour orgue 2 05:20
20. Darius Milhaud, Pastorale op 229 03:44
21. Jean Langlais, Hymne d'actions de graces Te Deum 05:25


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Johann Pachelbel (1653-1706): The Complete Organ Works Vol 1 of 11 - Antoine Bouchard

Released: 1999
Label: Dorian
Catalog N°: DOR-93103
Genre: Classical, Organ
File Format: eac_wv_cue_log, covers complete 329MB. mp3 (lame) VBR-245 V0, 130mb

01. Ciaccona in f Minor POP 16 08:20
02. Aria prima POP 1 09:57
03. Chorale Prelude "Herr Christ, der ein'ge Gottessohn" POP 54 04:11
04. Chorale Prelude "Nun komm der Heiden Heiland POP 72 03:05
05. Toccata in F Major POP 282 03:01
06. Choral Prelude "Der tag, der ist so freudenreich" POP 38 03:32
07. Choral Prelude "Gelobet seist du, Jesu Christ" POP 50 01:42
08. Choral Prelude "Vom Himmel hoch, da komm' ich her" POP 79 01:44
09. Choral Prelude "Vom Himmel hoch, da komm' ich her" POP 80 03:26
10. Choral Prelude "Lob sei Gott in des Himmels Thron" POP 67 01:56
11. Chorale Variations "Christus, der ist mein Leben" POP 101 07:55
12. Magnificat primi toni, Fuge 1 POP 151 02:01
13. Magnificat primi toni, Fuge 2 POP 152 01:37
14. Magnificat primi toni, Fuge 3 POP 153 01:32
15. Magnificat primi toni, Fuge 4 POP 154 01:46
16. Magnificat primi toni, Fuge 5 POP 155 01:32
17. Magnificat primi toni, Fuge 6 POP 156 01:35
18. Magnificat primi toni, Fuge 7 POP 157 01:44
19. Magnificat primi toni, Fuge 8 POP 158 02:35
20. Magnificat primi toni, Fuge 9 POP 159 02:15
21. Magnificat primi toni, Fuge 10 POP 160 01:27
22. Magnificat primi toni, Fuge 11 POP 161 01:36
23. Magnificat primi toni, Fuge 12 POP 162 04:52


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Thursday, May 6, 2010

Marie-Claire Alain - Charles-Marie Widor: Organ Symphonies (1970. 2CD)

Released: 2005
Label: Apex
Catalog N°: 2564 62297-2
Genre: Classical, Organ
File Format: eac_wv_cue_log  605mb, complete scans 19mb, MP3 (LAME) VBR 245 V0 249mb

I am at present engaged in the translation of a fascinating article about 19th century French organ music by Joris Verdin for publication in the US. Verdin tries in his article to correct some of the 20th century's misunderstandings about 19th century organ culture, attitudes towards the instrument and its music. In it he draws a distinction between the attitudes of Widor and his generation, and the attitudes of Lefйbure-Wйly and Franck who were products of a church-music culture where the organ was intended as a reminder of the joys of earthly life, a distraction from God. The music played in the mass included the grand offertoires, scherzos, cavatinas, polkas, marches etc.  Widor on the other hand saw, as with the many commentators on church music of the time, (most notably d'Ortigue and Chateaubriand) the organ as the ultimate religious instrument, and the organist as the depictor of the mystic. This distinction is important when one considers that Franck and Lefйbure worked in an organ-playing epoch where the organ was seen as any other instrument; as a flexible tool for expressing human emotions. With Widor and his contemporaries this idea becomes superseded, as Verdin says "the technical means came first, the artistic consequences were limited".
 In addition it is important to realise that in the course of the ten symphonies... Chris Bragg Read more

CD 1:
01. Symphony No 3 in E minor, op 13 No 3 (extract) / 1. Prelude 07:12
02. Symphony No 3 in E minor, op 13 No 3 (extract) / 4. Adagio 04:09
03. Symphony No 3 in E minor, op 13 No 3 (extract) / 6. Finale 06:10
04. Symphony No 4 in F minor, op 13 No 4 / 1. Toccata 02:56
05. Symphony No 4 in F minor, op 13 No 4 / 2. Fugue 03:52
06. Symphony No 4 in F minor, op 13 No 4 / 3. Andante cantabile 05:14
07. Symphony No 4 in F minor, op 13 No 4 / 4. Scherzo 06:04
08. Symphony No 4 in F minor, op 13 No 4 / 5. Adagio 05:46
09. Symphony No 4 in F minor, op 13 No 4 / 6. Finale 04:18
10. Symphony No 9 in C minor, op 70 'Gothique' / 1. Moderato 06:07
11. Symphony No 9 in C minor, op 70 'Gothique' / 2. Andante sostenuto 05:08
12. Symphony No 9 in C minor, op 70 'Gothique' / 3. Allegro 03:54
13. Symphony No 9 in C minor, op 70 'Gothique' /  - 4. Moderato - Allegro- ModeratoAndante 06:57
14. Symphony No 9 in C minor, op 70 'Gothique' / 5. Finale 04:11
15. Symphony No 1 in C minor, op 13 No 1 (extract) / 6. Meditation 04:24


CD 2:
01. Symphony No.6 in G minor, op.42 No.2 - 1. Allegro 08:25
02. Symphony No.6 in G minor, op.42 No.2 - 2. Adagio 07:43
03. Symphony No.6 in G minor, op.42 No.2 - 3. Intermezzo 05:49
04. Symphony No.6 in G minor, op.42 No.2 - 4. Cantabile 05:07
05. Symphony No.6 in G minor, op.42 No.2 - 5. Finale : Vivace 06:10
06. Symphony No.2 in D minor, op.13 No.2 (extract) - 6. Finale : Allegro 03:47
07. Symphony No.5 in F minor, op.42 No.1 - 1. Allegro vivace 11:00
08. Symphony No.5 in F minor, op.42 No.1 - 2. Allegro cantabile 07:16
09. Symphony No.5 in F minor, op.42 No.1 - 3. Andantino quasi allegretto 07:19
10. Symphony No.5 in F minor, op.42 No.1 - 4. Adagio 05:25
11. Symphony No.5 in F minor, op.42 No.1 - 5. Toccata 05:28


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Friday, April 16, 2010

RCA LIVING STEREO: Hi-Fi Fiedler - Arthur Fiedler, Boston Pops Orchestra

Released: 2005
Label: RCA Living Stereo
Catalog N°: 67895
Genre: Classical
File Format: eac_wv_cue_log  377mb, complete scans 27mb, MP3 (LAME) VBR 245 V0 120mb

On this disc:
01. Rimsky-Korsakov - Le Coq D'Or - King Dodom in his Palace 09:43
02. Rimsky-Korsakov - Le Coq D'Or - King Dodom on the Battlefield 04:45
03. Rimsky-Korsakov - Le Coq D'Or - King Dodom with the Queen of Shemakha 06:59
04. Rimsky-Korsakov - Le Coq D'Or - March 03:39
05. Rossini - William Tell Overture 11:53
06. Tchaikovsky - Marche Slave 09:47
07. Chabrier - Espana 06:27
08. Liszt - Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 09:38
09. Liszt - Rakoczy March 06:42
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RCA Victor began recording in multichannel five years before the introduction of the first single-groove stereo LPs in l958. They began using two-channel 1/4-inch Ampex decks but soon moved up to three-channel  1/2-inch models as the Mercury Living Presence label had been doing from the start. The idea was to provide the mixing engineers with more flexibility in preparing the final master for production.  The center channel signal could be raised slightly in level to bring a solo violin or piano more forward, and/or its signal could be mixed in varying amounts into the left and right channels to achieve a more uniform and balanced stereo soundstage.  But also at this time things weren’t completely jelled as to stereo being limited to only two channels. Alan Blumlein had never stated in his original patent that only two channels were required. It was just as easy to make tape heads with three channels as two.  But  the single-groove stereodisc locked the format into two channels - it was quite impossible to get three channels with the 45/45 system of cutting and playback...

Fiedler conducted the Boston Pops for 50 years and became the best-selling conductor in history. His 78rpm disc of the tango Jalousie had been one of the top-selling classical records in history - one million copies. He had a lifelong goal of bringing light classical music to the millions.  Perhaps he was celebrated more than was his due, but Fiedler did have a way to bringing life and excitement to just about everything he chose to conduct - and he had a catholic and voracious taste for new works. Never before has the general public had the opportunity to hear these examples of his work as the RCA engineers heard them in the control room - from the original three channel tape playback.  The soundstage is deepened and widened.  Even a mint vinyl copy of the original pressing on a quality turntable doesn’t equal the impact of this three-channel hi-res digital disc, and it’s only around $10.  


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Sunday, April 11, 2010

Cameron Carpenter (Organ) - Revolutionary!



KOMMERSANT (Saint Petersburg, Russia) for December 5, 2009:
One American organist has emerged, like a Jack-in-the-Box, onto the international stage. To say that Cameron Carpenter is a virtuoso is to say nothing. He is an exorbitant virtuoso, the Vladimir Horowitz of the organ. Following graduation from The Juilliard School in 2006, his web cast concert on the virtual pipe organ included Frederick Chopin’s Revolutionary Etude, in which the most virtuosic passages were played on the pedal keyboard.
The image of an organist is as a self-absorbed intellectual, analyst, and aesthete. That is not just a cliché, but a realistic description of a typical concert organist. Carpenter breaks that stereotype. He appears in various eye-popping, skin-tight costumes, the most familiar of which is all white with Swarovski crystal elements; and he acts more like a pop musician. That implies his wide-ranging choice of repertoire, as well: he has made 200 arrangements for the organ of various compositions, including classical and jazz piano works and such complex orchestral works as Gustav Mahler’s Symphony No. 5 (the latter at age 15).
One can say that it is too much of a circus, and that it is better to listen to Chopin played on the piano, sans pedals. Our cold musical age can demand such a straight division of labor. But Carpenter seems to appear from the time of Franz Liszt and Nicolò Paganini. In his playing there is the wild passion of virtuosos of the past, who destroyed borders of genres and broadened repertoire for their instruments.
What Cameron Carpenter lacks, however, is cheap populism. He is a musician and interpreter.


Artist: Cameron Carpenter. Rieger Organ, Basilika Vierzehnheiligen
Released: 2008
Label: Telarc
Catalog N°: 60711
Genre: Classical, Organ
File Format: eac_wv_cue_log 229mb, mp3 (lame) VBR-250 V0 113mb, DVD Decrypter ISO 0,99gb, covers complete 41mb



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Revolutionary showcases an artist who is not only breaking ground, but who runs a musical gamut that any musician would be extremely hard-pressed to match. There are only four organ works included. Three are major pinnacles of the organ repertoire (the blistering, nearly unplayable Etude in Octaves by the French modernist Jeanne Demessieux; Prelude and Fugue in B major by Marcel Dupré; and Bach's deeply moving chorale-prelude Now Come, Savior of the Gentiles, while the fourth is the world premiere recording of Cameron's suggestive Love Song No. 1 (2008). The album's major departures, though, are found in Duke Ellington's Solitude (wittily combined with Bach's Sheep May Safely Graze); Liszt's Mephisto Waltz, and Vladimir Horowitz' Carmen Variations. Here are two of Chopin's Études in versions so convincing that they might have been organ music; and Cameron's Evolutionary Toccata and Fugue in D Minor, an outrageous survey of the various instrumental arrangements that made Bach's work famous. All this is recorded not on a pipe organ, but on the equally revolutionary Marshall & Ogletree Virtual Pipe Organ at Trinity Church Wall Street in New York City - an organ that, rising out of the destruction of Trinity's pipe organ on September 11, 2001, continues to challenge the status quo of the pipe organ and the artistic possibilities of organ playing in general.


01. Chopin: Etude, Op. 10, No 12 in C minor, "The Revolutionary" 03:03
02. Bach: Toccata and Fugue in D Minor 08:48
03. Solitude 06:08
04. Demessieux: Octaves, from Six Etudes Op. 5 03:44
05. Liszt: Mephisto Waltz No. 1, "The Dance in the Village Inn" 12:18
06. Carpenter: Love Song No. 1 05:49
07. Dupre: Prelude and Fugue in B Major, Op. 7, No. 1 06:36
08. Chopin: Etude in C Major, Op. 10, No. 1 02:38
09. Bach: Chorale Prelude on Nun komm, der heiden Heiland, BWV 659 04:24
10. Horowitz: Variations on a theme from Bizet's Carmen 04:42
11. Carpenter: Homage to Klaus Kinski 06:16

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Friday, April 2, 2010

Max Baumann (1917-1999): Organ Works. Vol. 2 - Rosalinde Haas

Artist: Rosalinde Haas. Rieger Organ, Basilika Vierzehnheiligen
Album: Max Baumann (1917-1999): Organ Works. Vol. 2
Released: 2002
Label: MDG gold
Catalog N°: 315 1085
Genre: Classical, Organ
File Format: eac_wv_cue_log, covers complete 269MB. mp3 (lame) VBR-250 V0, 127mb

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01. Toccata op. 100,8 02:07

02. Intonation aus op. 84,1 02:11
03. Intonation aus op. 84,2 01:52
04. Sonatine fuer Orgel op. 74: I. Grave-Allegro-Grave... 03:53
05. Sonatine fuer Orgel op. 74: II. Lento 03:35
06. Sonatine fuer Orgel op. 74: III. Toccata. Allegro vivace 05:08
07. Intonation aus op. 84,3 02:13
08. Intonation aus op. 84,4 02:38
09. Invocation fuer Orgel op. 67,5 14:45
10. Praeludium op. 100,9 01:42
11. Litanei op. 100,7 01:56
12. Postludium op. 100,10 01:55
13. Postludium op. 100,4 02:49
14. Partita op. 100,5 02:14
15. Postludium op. 100,6 02:16
16. 5 Intonationen aus op. 86: 1 00:45
17. 5 Intonationen aus op. 86: 2 00:42
18. 5 Intonationen aus op. 86: 3 00:41
19. 5 Intonationen aus op. 86: 4 00:43
20. 5 Intonationen aus op. 86: 5 00:44
21. Orgel-Suite op. 67,1: I. Kanon, Lento 03:28
22. Orgel-Suite op. 67,1: II. Aria I 03:30
23. Orgel-Suite op. 67,1: III. Invention. Allegro deciso 02:09
24. Orgel-Suite op. 67,1: IV. Aria II 08:58
25. Orgel-Suite op. 67,1: V. Toccata 05:50


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Thursday, April 1, 2010

Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake - Don Jackson, The London Philharmonic. 2001 [DVD-Audio]







DVDFab rip, scans, mds | 4,74 GB | Sound: PPCM 96/24 5.1, 2.0, DD 5.1, DTS 5.1
Silverline Classics. 2001 / 86032-9

One of the 19th century's greatest musical talents, Tchaikovsky, left a legacy as the composer of phenomenal scores written specific for ballet. Here, the London Philharmonic performs the most famous ballet in world presented for the first time in stunning DVD-Audio six-channel sound.
Special Features include: -Beautiful presentation of Program Notes and photographic stills -Plays on ALL DVD players -Supports Dolby Digital and DVD-Audio 5.1 formats -Stunning six-channel "surround sound" audio -More than twice the quality of today's CD whether played through stereo or six-channel surround -Can be enjoyed as an audio experience alone or in conjuction with a TV to access the visual content

On this DVD:








1. INTRODUCTION
2. SCENE NO. 1
3. THE WALTZ
4. DANSE DES COUPES
5. SCENE NO. 10
6. DANSES DES CYGNES - NO. 1 CYGNES
7. DANSES DES CYGNES - NO. 5
8. WHITE DES CYGNES - NO. 5
9. FANFARE & WALTZ
10. DANSE HONGROISE(CZARDAS)
11. DANSE ESPAGNOLE
12. DANSE NAPOLITAINE
13. MAZURKA
14. FINALE
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