Sydney Opera House Grand Organ Inaugural Recital Series 1979Now available on compact disc is a selection of works performed by significant Australian organists for the 1979 inauguration of the massive Ronald Sharp organ at the world-renowned Sydney Opera House. The 205 rank instrument was, at the time of the recording, the largest organ in Australia and the largest mechanical action instrument in the world. The instrument contains a number of unique features, including the ability to switch between mechanical and electric action, and a predecessor to a computer memory which uses cassette tapes to record registration combinations. Christa Rumsey Théodore Dubois Grand Choeur Johann Caspar Kerll Passacaglia in D minor John Bennett Trumpet Voluntary Jehan Alain Lamento Litanies Franz Schmidt Chorale Prelude: Nun danket alle Gott William Pierce Robert Schumann Canon in B minor Malcolm Williamson Epitaphs for Edith Sitwell Douglas Lawrence Nicholas Le Begue Noel: This Day Robert Ampt J. B. Schiedermayr Preludes for Christmas Time, op. 76, no 6 Franz Joseph Haydn Pieces for mechanical clock Donald Hollier Franz Liszt Prelude and Fugue on B-A-C-H Sistine Chapel Evocation Am Grabe Richard Wagners |