German Theatre Organs Old and New

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Name

Artist

Album

Year

Comments

Donkey-Serenade

Horst Schimmelpfennig

Electrola EG 6773

1939

2-8 Wurlitzer op. 2019, style 200SP [1929], Ufa-Palast am Zoo, Berlin, Germany

2:43

From Near and Far Waltz No 1

Marcel Palotti (Ernst Fischer), Orchestre Mascotte (=Wiener Boheme)

Parlophone A 6215

1935

Unspecified organ; Be 10852; Jan 1935

6:22

Bolero

Gerhard Gregor

Polydor 48295

1950

3-23 Welte Broadcasting organ, NDR Studio 1 [1929], Hamburg, Germany; Po1658KK - January 31, 1950

10:08

Franz Doelle Selection Part 2

Horst-Hanns Sieber

Telefunken A2254

1937

2-7 Wurlitzer, op. 2015, style 165X SP [1929], 'Die Kamera', Berlin W8, Germany; 22190

14:09

Monte Cristo - Gypsy Waltz

Paul Mania

Electrola EG 2285

1931

2-7 Wurlitzer, op. 2015, style 165X SP [1929], 'Die Kamera', Berlin W8, Germany

17:45

Meine Mutter hat gesagt (My Mother Said)

Heinrich Riethmueller, Schoeneberger Saengerknaben, Johann Horvath and his String Quartet

K-C 30129-1

1950

Unknown organ

20:19

Holladrio

Adolf Wolff

Telefunken A2506

1938

2-7 Wurlitzer, op. 2015, style 165X [1929], Cinema 'Die Kamera', Unter den Linden, Berlin, Germany

23:48

Wenn der weisse Flieder wieder blueht (When the white lilac blossoms again)

Horst Schimmelpfennig

78 rpm

3-23 Welte Broadcasting Organ, Studio 1, [1929] NDR Radio Hamburg, Germany

24:45

Tonfilmschlager Potpourri 1 Teil (Talkies Hits)

Erwin Christoph

Tempo 611

1938

2-8 Wurlitzer op. 2019, style 200SP [1929], Ufa-Palast am Zoo, Berlin, Germany; April, 1938

28:44

Schoene Melodien Pt 1

Marcel Palotti (Ernst Fischer), Orchestre Mascotte (=Wiener Boheme)

Odeon O-26248

1938

Unspecified organ; Be 12155; Sept 1938

32:09

Eternally (Terry's Theme)

Robert Duksch

The Mighty Wurlitzer

1990

4-16 Wurlitzer, National Institute for Music Research, Berlin (1982); ex-residence of Werner Ferdinand von Siemens, Berlin (1929)

36:13

Roulette

Kevin Morgan

Faszination [Organum CD]

3-11 Moller, Aug. Laukhuff Orgelteile, Weikersheim, Germany

39:08

Rainy Days and Mondays

Len Rawle

Magische Melodien

2007

3-11 Moller, Organbuilders Laukhuff, Weikersheim, Germany; Opus 7432 (1947); originally residence of Leslie Wenman, Westcliff, South Africa

41:29

Polovtsian Dances

Gerhard Gregor

Pipe Organ Plus - Symphonic Fireworks [Audio Spectrum AS-611] stereo

3-21 Welte, North German Radio Studios (Norddeutscher Rundfunk - NORAG, Hamburg, plus Hammond on separate manual

46:09

Fascination

Fritz Seidel

Plays Evergreens (Private CD)

1955

2-7 (?) Hupfeld, Schauburg Cinema (1000 seats), Dresden (1927 to 1960s). Organ has disappeared.

49:37

Saving All My Love For You

Bernd Wurzenrainer

Wurlitzer - Legende in Dur und Moll [PSALLITE CD 60471]

2003

2-6 Wurlitzer, Orgelbau Friedrich Fleiter, Munster-Nienberge, Germany; ex-Pig and Whistle Restaurant, Los Angeles, CA (1924)

55:34