American Music Recordings


Opus 76Opus 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.

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The Music of Dan LocklairThe 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.

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Like A Fire: David Pickering plays Organ Works of Daniel E. GawthropLike A Fire: David Pickering plays Organ Works of Daniel E. Gawthrop
In Bales Recital Hall at the University of Kansas, David Pickering plays works of Daniel E. Gawthrop on the 1996 organ built by Hellmuth Wolff et Associés of Laval, Quebec.

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Christmas Improvisations: Joy to the World !Christmas Improvisations: Joy to the World !
Herbert Buffington, talented improvisateur; a new organ by the A. E. Schlueter Pipe Organ Company in Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church in Atlanta; and carols with brilliant new settings!

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Organ Works by Ned RoremOrgan Works by Ned Rorem
Catharine Crozier plays A Quaker Reader and Views from the Oldest House on the 65-stop, 84-rank Marcussen Organ at Wichita State University.

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Catharine Crozier plays Organ Music of Leo SowerbyCatharine Crozier plays Organ Music of Leo Sowerby
The legendary Catharine Crozier plays works of Leo Sowerby on the 1935 Aeolian-Skinner at the Groton School in Groton, Massachusetts.

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Dudley Buck Organ MusicDudley Buck Organ Music
James Hammann plays an 1866 Hook
James Hammann, Organist, plays works of the prolific and skillful Dudley Buck on the 1866 E. & G. G. Hook 3m relocated to St. John's Episcopal Church, Quincy, Illinois.

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The Last Rose of Summer: Hook Opus 553 in BerlinThe Last Rose of Summer: Hook Opus 553 in Berlin
Hook Opus 553 moved to Germany and played by three organists who chose a program of American music to delight a listener of any nationality.

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Henry Morton Dunham: A Boston ClassicHenry Morton Dunham: A Boston Classic
The music of Henry Morton Dunham, who taught at the New England Conservatory of Music for nearly 50 years, with Wallace Goodrich and Everett Truette among his own students.

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Karel Paukert: AubadeKarel Paukert: Aubade
NEW! Karel Paukert surveys organ works by Ohio Composers

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French Éclat in the Roanoke ValleyFrench Éclat in the Roanoke Valley
French Éclat in the Roanoke Valley, 2004 Fisk op. 124

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Triptych: Piano, Organ, Harpsichord and Paul HalleyTriptych: Piano, Organ, Harpsichord and Paul Halley
NEW! Paul Halley explores a seldom-heard combination of keyboards.

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New VintageNew Vintage
Keith Benjamin, trumpet, and Melody Turnquist Steed, organ, as the duo "Clarion", perform new music from American composers. Dr. Steed performs on the 4 manual Gabriel Kney Organ at Grace and Holy Trinity Cathedral, Kansas City, Missouri.

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Decker Plays Decker, Volume 1Decker Plays Decker, Volume 1
Pamela Decker plays her own compositions on the 1965 D.A. Flentrop organ (renovated Fritts 1992 & 1995) at St. Mark's Cathedral, Seattle, Washington. This instrument was visited by the Organ Historical Society during the 2008 convention.


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Organ Works of Seth Bingham, Vol. 1 “Unto the Hills”<br>Christopher Marks, OrganistOrgan Works of Seth Bingham, Vol. 1 “Unto the Hills”<br>Christopher Marks, Organist
Seth Bingham, Vol. 1
Christopher Marks records the first entire CD devoted to the organ works by New Yorker Seth Bingham including such favorites as “Bells of Riverside” and “Rhythmic Trumpet.”

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Click to enlargePreludes, Fugues, & Variations
Manuel Rosales’ organ in Atlanta is played by Brad Hughley, including a new work composed by Timothy Tikker and a rousing La Marseillaise, at St. Bartholomew’s Episcopal Church.


Discoveries: Christopher Marks Plays the Holtkamp at SyracuseDiscoveries: Christopher Marks Plays the Holtkamp at Syracuse
Christopher Marks, Univeristy Organist at Syracuse University, presents his discoveries of lesser-known and new works by American composers and a German one on the famous 1950 Holtkamp 3-73 incorporating much of the pipework of the previous Roosevelt organ at Crouse College Auditorium. The program includes works by David N. Johnson, Nicholas Scherzinger, Joseph Ahrens (1904-1999). Lesser known works of better known composers Bach, Tunder, Dupré, and Sowerby complete the very interesting program. Click the headline for details and to order.

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Katrina Relief CDKatrina Relief CD
Help for the Gulf Coast New Orleans organist and composer Dr. Lucius R. Weathersby, professor at Dillard University and Amherst College, has teamed with Hey organbuilders of Ostheim, Germany, to make this CD. The producers pledge the majority of income to Katrina relief. The CD features organ works by black composers as played on three organs by Dr. Weathersby. Click the headline for composers and to order.

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An American Album: Harold Stover Plays Cathedral SkinnerAn American Album: Harold Stover Plays Cathedral Skinner
Harold Stover plays the 1928 E. M. Skinner 4-53, op. 699, at the Episcopal Cathedral of St. Luke, Portland, Maine, restored in 2003 by the A. Thompson-Allen Co. Stover, an OHS member, composes concert and liturgical works and film scores, teaches at the Portland Conservatory, conducts a chamber chorus, and is a church organist. Click the headline for works by Sowerby, Stebbins, Alter, Gershwin, and Stover, and to order.

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Daniel PinkhamDaniel Pinkham
Daniel Pinkham’s organ works composed in the 1990s are played by Andrew Paul Holman on the Fisk 3-51 at King’s Chapel, Boston, where Pinkham has been the music director for many years.

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American Organ Music: 1928 E. M. Skinner 4m, Los AngelesAmerican Organ Music: 1928 E. M. Skinner 4m, Los Angeles
Samuel John Swartz (1947-1994) recorded the fine 1928 E. M. Skinner 4-64 at Immanuel Presbyterian Church in Los Angeles in 1986 for a famous LP from Motette. The Skinner and the late Dr. Swartz can be heard on either a superior DVD-Audio disc (must be played on a DVD-Audio compatible player) or on a conventional CD. Click the headline for works by Dudley Buck, Horace Miller, Sowerby, Farnam, Lemare, Ives, Paine, and Robert Russell Bennett.

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Jongen: Symphonie Concertante & <BR>Copland: Symphonie for Organ and OrchestraJongen: Symphonie Concertante & <BR>Copland: Symphonie for Organ and Orchestra
Pierre Pincemaille plays the 1857 Cavaillé-Coll at the Cathedral in Perpignan, France, with the Orchestre Perpignan Languedoc-Roussillon conducted by Daniel Tosi.

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Music for the Church by Charles BeaudrotMusic for the Church by Charles Beaudrot
The Atlantan (b. 1951) composes in the Anglican tradition. The Choirs of the Cathedral of St. Philip, Atlanta, wonderfully perform. Craig Cansler directs; David Fishburn, organ.

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All American Works for Violin & Organ, Vol. 5All American Works for Violin & Organ, Vol. 5
The Murray/Lohuis Duo presents their fifth volume of works composed for violin and organ. This volume of melodious show-stoppers, ravishing effects, and brilliant encore pieces -- all composed by Americans -- takes one’s breath away! The organs are both in Richmond, Virginia: the 1954 Austin, op. 2218, with tonal revisions by Guzowski & Steppe in 1991 at Reveille United Methodist Church, and the 1951/68 Aeolian-Skinner op. 1110 at St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church. Click the headline for titles and to order.

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Jay Peterson Plays American Organ Works:<BR>The Aeolian-Skinner, MacMurray CollegeJay Peterson Plays American Organ Works:<BR>The Aeolian-Skinner, MacMurray College
The 4-59 Aeolian-Skinner of 1952 at MacMurray College in Jacksonville, Illinois, is lovingly maintained and has never been altered. Thus is stands as one of the very few G. Donald Harrison “signature” organs that speaks for itself and for its builder’s intent, “a landmark instrument capable of producing thrilling music,” writes organist Jay Peterson in the informative CD booklet. He plays brilliantly and knows this organ intimately, having been College Organist since 1975. Works by Dudley Buck, John Kuzma, Clarence Mader, Charles W. Ore, Leo Sowerby, John Eggert, Calvin Hampton, and Emma Lou Diemer. Click the headline for titles and to order.

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Notes from IowaNotes from Iowa
Organ & Wind Instruments Lynn Ziegler plays the 1987 Brombaugh at Iowa State University with a flutist, oboist, and bassoonist.

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Utterbackanalia: Jazz for Organ by Joe UtterbackUtterbackanalia: Jazz for Organ by Joe Utterback
Andrew Shenton plays organ works by jazz composer Joe Utterback on the very large Mander organ at St. Ignatius Loyola Church in New York. Utterback, himself, improvises one track, The Ewe’s Blues. Some of the works are based on English organ voluntaries, others are brief chorale preludes, still others are Gospel jazz, and a few are concert works. Click for repertoire Now in the Sheet Music Department, Joe Utterback's organ works!

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Dale Wood Organ Music: A Treasury of Wood WorksDale Wood Organ Music: A Treasury of Wood Works
Organist James Welch plays 30 settings of folk melodies and hymn tunes composed by Dale Wood during his productive career. Hear the 1987 Schoenstein organ at the Church of SS. Peter & Paul, San Francisco. Click the picture for titles and to order.

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William Albright In Memoriam: <BR>Douglas Reed Plays the Fisk in YokohamaWilliam Albright In Memoriam: <BR>Douglas Reed Plays the Fisk in Yokohama
Douglas Reed plays the Fisk op. 110 in Yokohama, Japan. Michael Barone narrates "King of Instruments;" the piece is recorded a second time with Japanese narration. Click picture for full list of works

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An Appleton Anthology, Lois Regestein, organistAn Appleton Anthology, Lois Regestein, organist
Seven elegant organs built 1812-1843 by Bostonian Thomas Appleton are played by Lois Regestein in five Eastern states (South Carolina to Maine), drawing much praise for her indefatigable effort that has yielded stellar results. The CD booklet includes notes and photos of each organ, notes on the vast array of repertoire, and historical notes by Appleton’s greatest biographer, Barbara Owen. Click ikon for repertoire and list of organs

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The Hook Documentary: Thomas Murray Demonstrates Five Hook OrgansThe Hook Documentary: Thomas Murray Demonstrates Five Hook Organs
Thomas Murray plays five stellar Hook organs, including the first, with commentary on each spoken by Barbara Owen, Robert C. Newton, Edgar A. Boadway, and Robert J. Lahaise. First produced for the U. S. Bi-Centennial, these recordings are now on CD and feature material not included with the original issue on LP, the most telling of which is a stop-by-stop tour of the Immaculate Conception organ, complementing a similar tour of the Holy Cross organ. Repertoire includes Zeuner, Camidge, Boyce Thorley, J. C. Moller, Bach, Mendelssohn Franck and Widor.

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Pamela Decker Organ Works, Janice Beck PlaysPamela Decker Organ Works, Janice Beck Plays
Organ Works by American Pamela Decker are played by Janice Beck on the 1955 Aeolian-Skinnner 4-114 at Hill Auditorium, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.

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Cherry Rhodes Plays Calvin Hampton: Everyone Dance & <I>Old Hundredth</i>Cherry Rhodes Plays Calvin Hampton: Everyone Dance & <I>Old Hundredth</i>
Calvin Hampton (1938-1984) composed Five Dances in 1982 and the Old Hundredth Prelude & Variations was published in 1975. In addition to the nine published variations, Cherry Rhodes plays three unpublished variations as well. The organ is the 4-97 Visser-Rowland at the University of Texas, Austin. Click for further description.

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Wayne Marshall: Improvs on Gershwin, Strayhorn, Bernstein, etc.Wayne Marshall: Improvs on Gershwin, Strayhorn, Bernstein, etc.
The brilliant British organist Wayne Marshall improvises on great American tunes by George Gershwin, Vincent Youmans, Billy Strayhorn, Leonard Bernstein, and Jules Styne. He plays the 84-rank, 4-manual Fisk organ at the Meyerson in Dallas.

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Florence Price Organ WorksFlorence Price Organ Works
Chicago renaissance woman Florence B. Price (1887-1953) was the first African-American woman composer to be successful in classical music. A native of the South, she studied organ with Henry Dunham and composition with George Chadwick and others at the New England Conservatory. From about 1926 she made her home and career in the Chicago area. Calvert Johnson plays her organ works on the 3m Harrison & Harrison organ in Christ Church, Savannah, Georgia.

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Parker & Thayer +Parker & Thayer +
Organ sonatas by Eugene Thayer and Horatio Parker are played by Karl Moyer on the wonderful E. & G. G. Hook organs of 1865 at Orwell, Vermont, and of 1859 (3m) at North Easton, Massachusetts. The other works, including "As the Dew . . ." (theme of the Mormon Tabernacle radio program), fit these grand instruments to perfection. Click for full list of works on this CD

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Horatio Parker: 21 WorksHoratio Parker: 21 Works
These 21 bright and serene works were published in 1915 as Recital Pieces, a Collection of 21 original compositions for organ. They sample all periods of Parker’s output. Albert Ahlstrom plays the restored 1895 Müller & Abel 2-38 organ in the brilliant acoustics of St. Joseph’s Church, New York. Click for a list of the 21 pieces

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Horatio Parker: Hora Novissima <br>Concerto for Organ & Orchestra in E-flat, Op. 55Horatio Parker: Hora Novissima <br>Concerto for Organ & Orchestra in E-flat, Op. 55
Hora Novissima, composed by Parker in 1893, is a contemplative oratorio in 11 movements for soloists, quartet, large chorus, and full symphony orchestra, on the ecstasy of heavenly existence. The Nebraska Wesleyan Choir, The Abendmusik Chorus, and The Nebraska Chamber Orchestra perform, John Levick, director. The Concerto for Organ & Orchestra was premiered by Parker with the Boston Symphony Orchestra in 1902 and shortly thereafter with Chicago Symphony Orchestra. Stephen Krahn performs with the Nebraska Chamber Orchestra.

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Catharine Crozier plays Organ Music of Leo SowerbyCatharine Crozier plays Organ Music of Leo Sowerby
The legendary Catharine Crozier plays works of Leo Sowerby on the 1935 Aeolian-Skinner at the Groton School in Groton, Massachusetts.

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Sowerby at Trinity: Faythe Freese PlaysSowerby at Trinity: Faythe Freese Plays
Several of Chicagoan Leo Sowerby’s lesser known works are played on the 1910 E. M. Skinner Op. 165 at Trinity Episcopal Church, Toledo, Ohio, now of 4m and 77 ranks. Works: Suite for Organ; Fantasy for Trumpet and Organ (with trumpeter Bobby Lewis); Ballade (Lewis plays flügelhorn); Rhapsody; Pageant

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Lorenz Maycher Plays Leo SowerbyLorenz Maycher Plays Leo Sowerby
To critical acclaim, Lorenz Maycher plays works of American Leo Sowerby (1895-1968) on the 1949 Aeolian-Skinner at First Presbyterian in Kilgore, Texas. Pianist James Culp plays in the organ and piano duet, Dialog. Included is William Watkins’ 1951 performance of Carillon, recorded on the Kilgore organ. Click picture for repertoire

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John Knowles Paine Organ Works on 3 Great American OrgansJohn Knowles Paine Organ Works on 3 Great American Organs
GREAT REVIEWS! Writes the American Record Guide of March-April 2000: ". . . Somerville's playing is incomparable . . . dramatic flair, delicate line, and saucy fun allow these works to come alive and sparkle. I cannot imagine better . . . His choice of instruments is also inspired . . . engineering is superb. This is a 'must have' . . ."

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Bacon: Spirits & Places and Cook: 3 WorksBacon: Spirits & Places and Cook: 3 Works
American-born Ernst Bacon (1898-1990) composed Spirits & Places for the American bi-centennial. It consists of twelve movements of two to three minutes duration, each depicting and "Honoring American Personages and Geography." John Cook was organist at Boston's Church of the Advent and composed in a unique and highly appealing style. Marian Ruhl Metson plays two organs built by George Bozeman in churches near Boston.

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Church of the Advent, Boston<br>John Cook Organ WorksChurch of the Advent, Boston<br>John Cook Organ Works
The famous 1935 Aeolian-Skinner at Church of the Advent, Boston, becomes a sonic spectacular with Marian Ruhl Metson playing the ingratiating works of former Advent organist John Cook, including his famous Fanfare and works that deserve equal fame. Click for list of works

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Nightwatch at Cathedral of St. John the Divine, NYCNightwatch at Cathedral of St. John the Divine, NYC
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American Pupils of Rheinberger & GuilmantAmerican Pupils of Rheinberger & Guilmant
Martin Weyer, Rheinberger’s biographer and editor of the organ pieces in the complete edition of all Rheinberger works, plays works of Guilmant’s and Rheinberger’s American students on the 1868 E. & G. G. Hook 2-27 at St. Joseph’s University, Philadelphia, and on the 1926 Casavant 3m at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Camden, New Jersey, both restored and/or rebuilt by OHS member and organbuilder Patrick Murphy. Click for list of works

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Longwood Sketches: Works and Transcriptions of Firmin SwinnenLongwood Sketches: Works and Transcriptions of Firmin Swinnen
Peter Conte plays works of longtime Longwood Gardens organist Firmin Swinnen on the famous Aeolian organ.

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Wilhelm Middelschulte Organ WorksWilhelm Middelschulte Organ Works
As seen in The American Organist Brink Bush plays this distinguished Chicagoan's serious and massive works in the style of 19th-century German Romanticism. Includes "Perpetuum mobile" made famous by his student, Virgil Fox.

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James Welch Plays American Hymn Arrangements in BerlinJames Welch Plays American Hymn Arrangements in Berlin
American James Welch plays arrangements of favorite hymns in the rolling acoustics of St. Nikolai Church in Berlin on the recent and large pipe organ of about 70 ranks.

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Ferko: Hildegard Organ CycleFerko: Hildegard Organ Cycle

Frank Ferko composes ten evocative, mystical movements based on visions of Hildegard von Bingen and plays them on the 1994 Lively-Fulcher at St. Patrick’s, Washington, D. C.

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Organ Works by Ned RoremOrgan Works by Ned Rorem
Catharine Crozier plays A Quaker Reader and Views from the Oldest House on the 65-stop, 84-rank Marcussen Organ at Wichita State University.

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Organ Music from the USAOrgan Music from the USA

IVES: Variations on "America"; "Adeste Fidelis'
COPLAND: Preamble (For a Solemn Occasion); Episode
FELDMAN: Principal Sound
CAGE: Soe of 'The Harmony of Maine'

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19th-Century American Concert Organ Music<br>Richard Morris, Organist19th-Century American Concert Organ Music<br>Richard Morris, Organist
On the 1876 E. & G. G. Hook & Hastings 4m built for the Philadelphia Centennial Exhibition and thereafter installed at St. Joseph's Cathedral, Buffalo, Richard Morris offers up great examples of mid-19th century repertoire composed by Americans. Real crowd-pleasers, these, and great fun to hear.

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Art of the Chorale <br>John Ayer, OrganistArt of the Chorale <br>John Ayer, Organist

Art of the Chorale lets John Ayer, director of the Memphis Boychoir and Chamber Choir, move to the organ bench for a great program of organ works based on chorales.

Gustav Holst: The PlanetsGustav Holst: The Planets
Peter Sykes transcribes this 20th-century orchestral masterpiece for, and plays it on, the 1933 Skinner organ of 100+ ranks at Girard College, Philadelphia. Writes David Bond in the The American Record Guide, "Sykes has made the impossible possible. This transcription is by far the most satisfying and persuasive I have ever heard."

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