Great European OrgansOver the years, Priory has produced many CDs which document the greatest and most important organs of Europe. The OHS Catalog stocks many of these discs, subject to their availability. Click on the individual icons for more information! |
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| Jonathan Bielby plays the Binns Organ of Rochdale Town Hall. | |
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| John Scott Plays the Organ of St. Paul's Cathedral, London Scott performs sonatas by Elgar, Bairstow and Harris on the instrument he played regularly for many years. | |
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| John Scott plays the Rieger Organ of St. Giles' Cathedral, Edinburgh Sir Scott performs an interesting program of twentieth century works from throughout Europe. | |
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| John Scott Whiteley plays the organ of York Minster John Scott Whiteley performs French and Belgian works on the famous organ at York Minster, where he has played since 1976. | |
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| Kristian Olesen plays the Organ of Roskilde Cathedral, Denmark The Roskilde Cathedral Organ was built in 1554 by Herman Raphaelis and was restored by Marcussen in 1990 to replicate its first major rebuild (1654). Cathedral organist Kristian Olesen plays with great charm on this fine CD. | |
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| Jane Watts plays the Mander Organ of Rochester Cathedral Jane Watts records works composed by her personal friends on the 1989 Mander. Includes works by David Willcocks, Simon Preston, William Mathhias, and more! | |
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| Gerard Brooks plays the Organ of St. Ouen, Rouen in France Brooks plays the famous Cavaillé-Coll in an unusual program of mostly early 20th Century French composers who were either students of 19th Century greats or entirely original. | |
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| John Kitchen plays the Ahrend Organ of the Reid Concert Hall, University of Edinburgh The 1978 organ is in the style of early 18th-century instruments. John Kitchen, who plays a program of early German music, is Senior Lecturer and University Organist. | |
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| Hans-Otto Jakob plays the Klais Organ of Frankfurt Imperial Cathedral Jakob celebrates at Frankfurt Imperial Cathedral the 40th anniversary of the arrival of the Klais (1957). Its 87 stops with the 1994 choir organ’s 28 stops make it one of the larger organs in Germany. Its bright, clear and colorful sounds respond well in the resonant cathedral. A very interesting CD documenting a very definite style and point-of-view in neo-baroque organbuilding. | |
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| Gerard Brooks plays the Organ of St. Pierre, Douai France Discover a little-known Cavaillé-Coll! Built for a Russian conservatory and now located at the magnificent St. Peter's Church at the monastery in Douai in the north of France, it has been recently restored. Girard Brooks plays works mostly by Boëly (including a great thunderstorm piece), also Guilmant, Philip, and Nibelle. | |
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| Konstantin Reymaier plays the Arp Schnitger Organ of St. Jacobi, Hamburg St. Jacobi's Schnitger organ may represent the most important organ restoration in history. The famed Jürgen Ahrend meticulously studied the jumble of material and information resulting from earlier rebuildings and World War II bombs, then rewove it in 1993 as Arp Schnitger surely must have built this magnificent and large instrument in 1692. Konstantin Reymaier plays works which must have been known to this organ when the works were recently composed! | |
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| John Scott Whiteley plays the Henry Willis III Organ of Sheffield City Hall Whiteley plays the 1932 instrument of 75 stops at Sheffield City Hall. One of the few unaltered organs by Henry Willis III, the instrument includes the Sylvestrina stop, invented by the builder. | |
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| Gerard Brooks plays the Organ of St. François de Sale, Lyon, France Gerard Brooks plays music contemporary with and influenced by César Franck on what Aristide Cavaillé-Coll called “the most beautiful and perfect instrument that has come out of my factory to date." The organ was inaugurated by Widor in 1880 at the Church of St. François de Sales, Lyon, where Widor’s father had been organist. Unchanged, it preserves the colorful sounds of the 19th century symphonic organ. Performed are works by Franck and his contemporaries, including Chauvet, Salomé, Bernard, Widor, Rosseau, Libert, and Callaerts. | |
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| Adrian Partington plays the Willis Organ of Reading Town Hall "Father" Henry Willis built an organ for the Town Hall in Reading, England, in 1864, then enlarged and rebuilt it in 1882 for the much enlarged and remodelled hall. A thorough restoration is now complete after ten years, returning the organ entirely to its 1882 state. | |
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| Roger Judd plays the Organs of St. Laurenskerk, Rotterdam St. Laurens Church in Rotterdam, was completed in 1525, and only the walls and tower remained after a German air raid in 1940. The church was rebuilt 1947-1968. Three new organs were built by the Danish firm Marcussen & Søn, under Sybrand and Jürgen Zachariassen. Roger Judd of St. George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle, who is an active musician and teacher in Great Britain, plays an eclectic program, from Sweelinck to Hurford with lots in between. | |
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| Johannes Unger plays the Sauer Organ of St. Thomaskirche, Leipzig The superb German organist Johannes Unger, (who plays frequently in the U. S.), performs works of Reger, Karg-Elert and Ludwig Neuhoff, a late nineteenth century native of Leipzig. Unger plays the fine Sauer organ at St. Thomas Church. Built in 1889, the three manual organ of 115 ranks matches the repertoire ideally. The rarely heard Neuhoff sonata receives a convincing performance. | |
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| Nicolas Kynaston plays the Klais Organ of Megaron, The Athens Concert Hall Nicholas Kynaston performs German works from Bach to Karg-Elert on the four manual Klais Organ at the Athens Concert Hall, the largest organ in Greece. | |
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| Daniel Roth plays the Great Organ of Saint-Sulpice, Paris Daniel Roth, Organiste Titulaire of Saint Sulpice, performs a program of works by organists who have held this prestigious post. Roth performs on the famous Grand Orgue, which Cavaillé-Coll completed in 1862, incorporating the 5 manual Cliquot instrument that preceded it. Hear works by Nivers, Louis-Nicolas Clérambault, Nicolas Séjan, Schmitt, Lefébure-Wély, Widor, Grunenwald, Dupré, and Roth himself. | |
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| Charles Matthews plays the Cavaille-Coll Organ of La Madeleine, Paris British organist Charles Matthews, winner of the 1999 Liszt Organ Competition in Budapest, plays the complete organ works of André Jolivet (save an earlier version of Hymne à l’Univers) and fills the CD with works of Jolivet’s 20th-century contemporaries including many interesting and seldom heard pieces. | |
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| Keith John plays the Organ of Fulda Cathedral English organist Keith John performs an interesting variety of works on the 70 rank Reiger - Sauer organ at Fulda Cathedral, Germany. | |
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| Stefan Engels plays the Seifert Organ of St. Matthias, Berlin - Schöneberg Stefan Engels, professor of organ at Westminster Choir College and organist at First Presbyterian in West Chester, Pennsylvania, plays the 1958 Romanus Seifert organ at St. Matthia in Berlin. With 74 stops and rich acoustics in the church, it is well known and a popular choice for radio broadcasts and recordings. | |
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| John Kitchen plays the Organ of the Usher Hall, Edinburgh Kitchen, who holds the position of City Organist in Edinburgh, performs on the 1914 Norman & Beard organ which was restored by the firm of Harrison & Harrison in 2003, retaining all of the original pipework. | |
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