At The Organ

This week we randomly pull an LP out of our collection for another episode of Brent’s Scratchy records. This time it’s the first disc from a multi-volume set of the works of Bach performed by Marie-Claire Alain on the 1965 Marcussen organ at the Holmens Kirke in Copehagen, Denmark. Album: The Organ Works of Johann...

Specification of the Organ St. Mark’s Episcopal Church Music performed by Bruce Ludwick Recognize the one of the three works by Antonio Cabezón? Leave a comment and the first person to guess each one of the works will get a couple of our extra library CDs mailed your way. One guess per person, so three...

This week we randomly pull an LP out of our collection for another episode of Brent’s Scratchy records. This time it’s 4 works of Bach performed by Carl Weinrich on the the 1939 Marcussen and Son instrument at the Vårfrukyrka in Skänninge, Sweden. Album: Westminster XWN 18148Artist: Carl WeinrichComposer: Johann Sebastian BachToccata & Fugue in...

We return to First Presbyterian Church of Kirkwood where we visited the 76-rank 2013 Casavant organ. Specification of the organ First Presbyterian Facebook Page Your Sunday Service Videos Music performed by Bill Stein and Jeremy Tarrant. Charles-Marie Widor Symphony no 7 in A minor Raven OAR-146. Recorded by Jeremy Tarrant in 2018.

Our next installment of Brent’s Scratchy Records brings us another from E. Power Biggs. The Organ was a 1958 album about the history and design of the pipe organ with narration and playing examples by Biggs, and which included a book with writings by Albert Schweitzer, Dirk Flentrop, John McClure, and Biggs. “The Organ” Columbia...

We’re in the Central West End of St. Louis to hear the 60-rank 1965 Schantz at Second Presbyterian Church.

This week we pull out a scratchy LP and record it here for posterity. E. Power Biggs plays American music from the 18th and 19th centuries. Listen to it here: Music heard in this episode: Title: A.D. 1620 (from Sea Pieces, Op. 55 no. 3)Composer: Edward MacDowell Title: The London MarchComposer: Anonymous Title: ChesterComposer: William...

We return to the South St. Louis neighborhood of Carondelet to explore a Kilgen organ thought to be from 1924, but as it turns out, a bit older. Horst Buchholz joins Brent Johnson as they explore this 2-manual, 19 rank instrument.

Today we visit the Oratory of St. Francis de Sales where Christopher Soer is working to rebuild the 1926 Wicks organ there. Some audio that did not make it into our YouTube video is here, as well as a special holiday addition just for At The Organ listeners. St. Francis de Sales Organ Restoration Project...

We go to Elsah, Illinois, home to Principia College where we find a 34-rank Martin Ott organ installed in the chapel. Dr. Rose Whitmore, professor of organ at Principia takes us through it. Again, audio that did not make it into our YouTube video is heard here. Specification of the Organ Subscribe to the Organ...