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Organ & Orchestra: Respighi, Poulenc and Rheinberger
Back in stock! Three fine works for organ and orchestra "...to be cherished for the beauty of the sound, the music, and the exceptional performances..." --The American Organist$15.98 | | We Sing of God
NEW from K Street! With this first recording made under the baton of Robert McCormick, the choirs of Saint Paul's Parish, K Street in Washington, D.C. live up to their 150+ year old reputation of musical excellence. McCormick and Assistant Director of Music John Bohl lead the Parish Choir and Boy and Girl Choristers in a fine program of American and British choral music, accompanied by the 1996 Schoenstein organ.$15.98 |
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Viva Italia: Organ Music from St. Paul's
Critically Acclaimed Recording! Karel Paukert performs a mostly Italian program on an Italian-inspired organ, bringing full meaning to the aptly chosen title. Paukert’s choice of repertoire spans three and a half centuries, and all are beautifully sounded through the 1986 Gerhard Hradetzky organ. Click to read what critics are saying about this fine recording.$14.98 | | Christopher Houlihan: Joys, Mournings, and Battles
NEW! Christopher Houlihan plays the music of Duruflé and Alain on The Rice Memorial Organ, AEolian-Skinner, opus 909, 1933 at All Saints Church, Worcester, Mass.$19.95 |
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Bach and the North German Tradition
NEW! Playing on the colorful Ahrend Organ at St. Otto in Herzogenaurach, Martin Neu plays a fascinating program that demonstrates the influences of Georg Böhm and Dietrich Buxtehude on J.S. Bach. Choir & Organ rates the recording at four stars (out of possible five).
Recorded in high quality SACD format to play on all CD and SACD players.$18.98 | | Karg-Elert Complete Organ Works: Stefan Engels Plays
Volume 5 now available! Stefan Engels says that he has not found a single poor work by Sigfrid Karg-Elert. The enthusiasm shines through his playing and sustains this ambitious project of recording all of the prolific composer’s organ works.
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The King of Instruments: Highlights
NEW! For this “appetizer” of a highly anticipated
series, historic recordings of instruments built by the Æolian-Skinner firm are collected
and made available for the first time on compact disc. The “King of Instruments” series,
recorded and produced by Æolian-Skinner, features some of the company's most notable
instruments and played by the organists who were most closely associated with these
landmark organs. Recorded between 1953 and 1973, this material is re-mastered by the
Vermont Organ Academy, from the original Aeolian-Skinner master tape recordings,
which are owned by the Organ Historical Society.$12.98 | | Envisionings
NEW! Young virtuoso Dong-ill Shin performs an interesting variety of 19th-century and later works on the largest organ in Texas and largest Casavant in the world. Shin performs two works of Asian origin, including a work by a fellow Korean whose life tells a fascinating and poignant story.$15.98 |
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Nordic Journey
NEW! On a two-disc set, organist James Hicks performs Romantic and Modern organ works of Nordic composers on the 1929 E.A. Setterquist and Son organ at Linköping Cathedral in Linköping, Sweden. The works performed will likely be unfamiliar to even the most seasoned listener; Several premiere recordings are included.$22.98 | | St John's Magnificat
NEW! The world-famous Choir of St John's College, Cambridge, (under the direction of Andrew Nethsingha), performs choral works of Herbert Howells, who served as acting organist at St John's during World War II. These years, late in life, were particularly important for his composition of sacred music. Includes two premiere recordings!$15.98 |
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A Year at King's
The latest from King's!
A survey of the liturgical year and 600 years of repertoire with Stephen Cleobury and the world-renowned Choir of King's College, Cambridge.$15.98 | | Stephen L. Pinel: Organbuilding Along the Erie and Chenango Canals
BRAND NEW! By 1850, Alvinza Andrews had become the proprietor of the sixth-largest organbuilding establishment in the United States. Shipping completed instruments on the New York canal system, and using local materials and personnel, he dramatically undercut his Boston and New York competition. The few Andrews organs that remain display a modesty and integrity that contributed significantly not only to the cultural fabric of their time, but continue to charm and beguile us today. This is the story of Alvinza and his son, George N. Andrews of Utica, New York, and their work along the Erie and Chenango Canals.$35.99 |
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Johann Sebastian Bach: Die Kunst der Fuge
NEW! Writes George Bozeman in The Tracker, "Viewing and hearing this DVD is an ecstatic experience. Don't hesitate to get a copy. You'll want to view it over and over." Click to read on about this unique performance of Bach's Art of Fugue!$24.95 | | An Organ Legacy
NEW! Two CDs for the price of one! In a set of two CDs, Jeremy Filsell marks the 50th anniversary of the 172-rank organ at the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D. C., by recording mostly major works associated with this organ.$14.98 |
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North of the Yarra
NEW! Organist Gordon Atkinson expertly demonstrates seven instruments old and new in the Melbourne, Australia area. Melbourne is located just north of the Yarra River, which got its name from a misheard aboriginal phrase. This recording features several instruments built by Australian firms, including the oldest surviving organ to have been built in the state of Victoria.$15.98 | | Blessed, Heavenly Light
NEW! OHS Member Andrew Scanlon conducts the Pittsburgh Compline Choir in this beautifully performed recording of sacred choral works. Scanlon also performs two organ voluntaries on the 1913 E.M. Skinner organ at St. Andrew's Episcopal Church in Pittsburgh. This organ was visited by the OHS during the 2010 National Convention.
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Music Till Midnight
NEW! Organist Charles Huddleston Heaton ably demonstrates the 1935 Æolian-Skinner Organ (designed jointly by Ernest M. Skinner and G. Donald Harrison) at East Liberty Presbyterian Church, Pittsburgh, where he served as Music Director for many years. OHS Members will recall an excellent recital given on this organ during the 2010 National Convention in Pittsburgh.
$14.98 | | Mendelssohn and the Organ
by Wm. A. Little
NEW! About this, the first historical-critical study to explore the organ's impact on the life of the composer, Mendelssohn scholar R. Larry Todd writes, "Likely the final word on Mendelssohn and the organ... An authoritative survey of the composer's complex relationship to the instrument and the music he wrote for it."$55.00 |
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The Reception of Bach's Organ Works from Mendelssohn to Brahms
by Russell Stinson
NEW! In the first study of its kind, Stinson explores how Mendelssohn, Schumann, Liszt and Brahms were influenced by the organ works of Johann Sebastian Bach. Citing musical examples, the author maintains that they not only borrowed from Bach's organ works, but also that they were influenced in performance, editing, theory, and pedagogy. A fascinating read!$35.00 | | Organ Music from Old St. Lukes
NEW! OHS Member Richard Konzen performs on the organ at Old St. Lukes in Scott Township, near Pittsburgh. The site of the church was originally a British garrison built in 1765. Old St. Lukes was born out of the worship there, making it one of the oldest frontier churches west of the Allegheny Mountains. While the builder of the organ is not confirmed, it is attributed to Joseph Harvey, believed to have been built in 1823.$11.98 |
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Sweelinck: Psalms from Geneva
NEW! Conductor, Harpsichordist and Organist Masaaki Suzuki (who has studied under both Ton Koopman and Piet Kee) performs works by Sweelinck based on the Genevan Psalter. Suzuki performs on the 2002 Marc Garnier organ which was built in 17th century Dutch/ North German style for the Reformed Church of Japan's Kobe parish.$16.98 | | Organ Lollipops 2
NEW! A second collection of treats played by Peter King on the 1997 Klais organ at Bath Abbey, England.$15.98 |
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Thomas Trotter: CPE Bach Organ Works
NEW! World-renowned organist Thomas Trotter performs a selection of works by Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, perhaps the most famous son of Johann Sebastian. CPE Bach bridged the gap between the late Baroque and early Classical periods, making the 1773 Mitterreither organ (now at Eton College, England) a particularly appropriate instrument for this exceptional performance.$15.98 | | Henry Du Mont: Cantica Sacra
NEW! Soloists of Chœur de Chambre de Namur perform several selections of Henry Du Mont's Cantica Sacra (1652), one of the first published works to include continuo. Freddy Eichelberger provides continuo (along with violin and bass) on the 1742 organ built by Jean-Baptiste Le Picard at the Church of St. John the Evangelist, Beaufays, Belgium.$16.98 |
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Joseph Schelb: Orgelwerke
NEW! Organist Martin Schmeding performs the complete organ works of Josef Schelb (1894-1977) on the 1967 Karl Schuke organ at St. Immanuel Church, Wuppertal, Germany. Schelb's brief interest in organ composition developed primarily around the same time this organ was built. Recorded in high quality SACD format, and will play in all CD and SACD players.$23.95 | | Harmonies / Orgel Modern
Martin Haselböck performs 20th century works on the 2001 Karl Schuke organ (Opus 525) at the Warsaw Philharmonic, Poland. This recording is "a useful record of some recent and important trends in organ music," says The Tracker. "Haselböck performs the music flawlessly, and obviously with great zest and appreciation." Recorded in high quality SACD format and will play in all SACD and CD players.$24.98 |
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Pierre Cochereau: Symphonie Improvisée, San Francisco 1972
NEW Transcription! Anthony Hammond's transcription of the symphony which Cochereau improvised on the Ruffatti organ at St. Mary's Cathedral, San Francisco, in 1972. J. Butz Edition.$17.95 | | Organ Music at the Viennese Court
NEW! Organ music of important early Viennese composers is recorded on period instruments in Austria. Organists Wolfgang Kogert and Jeremy Joseph, both of whom have studied under Martin Hasselböck, ably demonstrate works of Froberger, Kerll, and father Georg and son Gottlieb Muffat. On both recordings, Gregorian chant is performed by the Vienna Plainchant Schola, under the direction of Daniel Mair.
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Welcome to my World
NEW! The Wurlitzer at the Tower Ballroom, Blackpool, now 75 years young, makes a fine showing, especially under the capable hands and feet of Phil Kelsall.$15.98 | | Opus 76
NEW! Organist Alan Morrison joins forces with the Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia to perform 20th century American works, mixed with works of Joseph Jongen and J. S. Bach. Organist and Orchestra perform at Verizon Hall in Philadelphia's Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts, where Morrison plays the 2006 Dobson organ, Opus 76.$15.98 |
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Michael Unger: Organ Recital
Unger is "stellar" and "one of our most promising young players," raves The Tracker in its review of this recording on the 1984 Marcussen & Søn organ at Musashino Civic Cultural Hall in Tokyo. The award-winning artist records works of Buxtehude, Bach, Litaize, Widor, and Messiaen.$8.98 | | John R. Watson: Artifacts in Use
The Paradox of Restoration and the Conservation of Organs
NEW! Some artifacts are best preserved behind glass in museum exhibits, but what about objects that only reveal their full meaning through use? Artifacts in Use merges the goals of conventional restoration with the values, sensibilities, and methods of restorative conservation to describe a holistic form of preservation. Using the pipe organ as a case study, the author encourages a collaborative approach using principles that can be applied to the restoration of all types of artifacts in use.$34.95 |
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Ugab No. 1 - Cintegabelle
NEW! Yves Rechsteiner performs his own transcriptions of movements from the operas of Rameau on the 1742 Moucherel (attr.) organ at the church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Cintegabelle, France. Henri-Charles Caget performs on percussion, adding intensity and drama to the recording.$16.98 | | Dieterich Buxtehude: Complete Organ Works
In three volumes, OHS Member Hans Davidsson performs the complete organ works of Dieterich Buxtehude on the organ at the Örgyte New Church in Göteborg, Sweden. The organ, carefully modelled after the work of Arp Schnitger, was built by Göteborg Organ Art Center, of which Prof. Davidsson is founder and Artistic and Research Director.
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Islas Canarias
Historic Organs of the Canary Islands
NEW! Thanks to trade connections between Spain and Northern Germany, the Canary Islands enjoy a unique variety of organs of Iberian and Hanseatic origin. Liuwe Taminga records works appropriate for the instruments, including several based on the Canario, a typical dance of the region.
Hear Tamminga expertly perform on seven interesting instruments, including a processional instrument of only six stops, from the 17th century.$18.98 | | The Music of Dan Locklair
NEW! Organist Marilyn Keiser plays the 2007 Casavant Frères organ at St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Indianapolis, Indiana. Keiser performs some of the most popular and important organ music of Dan Locklair, whose compositions have been featured at Presidential Inaugurations and funerals, and have garnered him ASCAP awards consistently since 1981.$15.98 |
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Sounds of Splendour
NEW! Trumpeter John Coulton joins Organist David Dunnett in a stunning performance from Norwich Cathedral. Both organist and trumpeter give sensitive, insightful treatment to the 400+ years of repertoire.$18.98 | | Hymns from Hereford
NEW! Under the direction of Roy Massey and Richard Lloyd, the Hereford Cathedral Choir continues a tradition of choral excellence some 700 years old, performing a variety of familiar and unfamiliar hymns. Robert Green accompanies on the 1892 Father Willis organ.$14.98 |
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Mendelssohn Complete Organ Sonatas
NEW! William Whitehead performs all six of Mendelssohn's Organ Sonatas on the Ballroom Organ at Buckingham Palace. John L. Speller of The Diapason "[recommends] this recording as a first-rate example of how Mendelssohn's organ sonatas might have been played in Britain in the middle of the nineteenth century."$16.98 | | Liszt: Pièces pour orgue / Pierre Labric
NEW! Nearly 40 years after its completion, Pierre Labric's 1973-74 recording of Liszt Organ Works at St. Ouen in Rouen is now available! Cochereau's contemporary here demonstrates phenomenal ability on the world famous Cavaillé-Coll organ.$14.98 |
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J. S. Bach: The Art of Fugue
George Ritchie Plays!
On two CDs, George Ritchie performs the Art of Fugue on the Richards, Fowkes & Co. organ in Scottsdale, Arizona, and other works on three other organs. A DVD with a feature length film and an interesting lecture is also part of this noteworthy new set.$38.98 | | Pronkjuwelen in Stad en Ommeland: The Historic Organs of the Province of Groningen
Spectacular presentation! A multi-media documentary of the rich organ history of Groningen and the surrounding Ommeland with the sights and sounds of 19 organs, a fine DVD, 5 CDs and a hardbound pictorial guide, all in a slipcase.$125.00 |
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MAGNUM OPUS By John Longhurst
The Building of the Schoenstein Organ at the Conference Center of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, Salt Lake City, Utah$32.99 | | Messiaen’s La Nativité du Seigneur: Jennifer Bate at Norwich Cathedral
A NEW DVD!
Jennifer Bate plays at Norwich Cathedral in a live concert performance on the 4-105 Hill, Norman & Beard organ.$17.98 |
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Music on the Green by Barbara Owen
NEW!
An excellent study by Barbara Owen of the music of a significant New England Church and the history of its organs and organists.$26.95 | | J. S. Bach Organ Works NOW complete in 11 volumes
The superb complete Baerenreiter Urtext Edition and at a special price for OHS Members!
Incredible Savings! When purchased as a set, OHS Members save nearly $100 compared to the individual volumes.$335.00 |
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Coward and Friends: Simon Gledhill in Wichita
Simon Gledhill plays the New York Paramount Wurlitzer now in Century II Center in Wichita in a program that brings not only Coward favorites, but stories of a throng of friends.$17.98 | | Pipe Organs of Chicago, Volume II by Stephen J. Schnurr, Jr. and Dennis E. Northway
In similar style to their first volume on Chicago organs, the authors have photographed and documented more than a hundred additional organs in and around Chicago.$65.00 |
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Chorale Preludes for the Evangelischen Gesangbuch
An extensive series of chorale settings published by Baerenreiter for use in the Lutheran church in Germany, and by organists anywhere who need a variety of chorale settings.
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NEW!
Our latest OHS Convention Set is now available!
24 historic and modern organs, organs built in the Pacific Northwest, and a new work commissioned by the OHS for this convention!$31.95 |
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