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Unique recordings with Helmut Walcha and Günther Ramin 15 Jun 2012 | 05:27 pm
I am proud to be able to present three very unique organ recordings. Thanks to a generous contribution from Claudia Zachariassen, the owner of the Marcussen organ building firm, I can present two live...
Kevin Bowyer playing K. S. Sorabji - Organ Symphony No. 1 26 Jan 2012 | 07:08 am
Kaikhosru Shapurji Sorabji – Organ Symphony No. 1 (1922/23) “For those interested in such matters, Kaikhosru Shapurji Sorabji was born in Chingford, Essex, England on 14 August 1892; his father was a...
Robert Noehren playing works by Johann Sebastian Bach 18 Jul 2011 | 09:05 pm
Robert Noehren (1910-2002) was an influential American organist with a broad interest in organ building, performance practice and writing. He was named “International Performer of the Year 1978” by T...
Feike Asma & Hans Vollenweider playing works by J. S. Bach and F.Mendelssohn-Bartholdy 2 May 2011 | 07:00 pm
I’m now able to present two new organists to IHORC, the Dutch organist Feike Asma (1912-1984) and the Swiss organist Hans Vollenweider (1918-1993). "Forever closely associated with the organ of the G...
Olivier Messiaen plays Olivier Messiaen part 3 21 Mar 2011 | 07:22 pm
This is the third and penultimate release with Olivier Messiaen playing his own works for now. The last works missing is his “Messe de la Pentecôte” and his “Livre d’Orgue”. Oliver Messiaen also recor...
Olivier Messiaen plays Olivier Messiaen part 2 23 Feb 2011 | 06:08 am
The second part of the complete Olivier Messiaen plays Olivier Messiaen consists of Apparition de l’Èglise éternelle and Les Corps Glorieux. I discussed the technical and historical details in the fi...
Olivier Messiaen plays Olivier Messiaen part 1 31 Dec 2010 | 10:42 pm
Olivier Messiaen (1908-1992) Olivier Messiaen hardly needs any introduction at all. He was one of the most influential composers of the 20th century and organist at Trinité in Paris for 61 years! Her...
The Complete Charles Tournemire - remastered by Charles Lever 7 Dec 2010 | 03:33 am
I’ve been rereleasing some recordings before, but I’ve never rereleased a whole set of recordings before. The reason why I’m rereleasing the Complete Charles Tournemire is because the present transfer...
Jeanne Demessieux, Günther Ramin and Páll Isólfsson (recordings from the 1950s) 8 Nov 2010 | 08:40 am
This release consists of three sets of recordings. First we have yet another release with the ever inspiring Jeanne Demessieux playing the infamous J. S. Bach Toccata and fugue in d and the J.S. Bach ...
Marcel Dupré in Queens Hall - 1926-27 15 Oct 2010 | 08:34 pm
Now it’s time for another Marcel Dupré release. This time is probably some his earliest recordings made in Queens Hall, London in 1926 and 1927. Marcel Dupré marked in many ways the “modern” way of pl...
