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Music on Thursdays - Online
Thursday 27th May 2021
Available: from Thursday 27th May
Guest host: David Gibbs
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Programme
PART ONE
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Toccata in C major from BWV 564 (before c1712) (7m00)
Dieterich Buxtehude (c1637/39-1707)
Praeambulum super D Preambule on D (4m00)
Louis-Claude Daquin (1694-1772)
Noel VI sur les jeux d'anches, sans tremblant, et en duo «Qu'Adam fut un pauvre homme» (5m40)
Noel VI on the reed stops, without tremulant, and in duo "that Adam was a humble man"
John Stanley (1712-1786)
from Voluntary in D minor I, Op 5 No 8 (pub 1745)
Adagio (1m45)
Johann Caspar Kerll (1627-1693)
Capriccio sopra il cucu Cuckoo Capriccio (1934) (4m05)
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) (4m00)
Bagatelle No 25 in A minor Für Elise WoW 59 Bia 515 (1810)
PART TWO
Jean (Johan Julius Christian) Sibelius (1865-1957)
Finlandia Op 26 (1899) (4m00)
Léon Boëllmann (1862-1897)
from Suite Gothique (1895) (4m55)
IV Toccata
Edward William Elgar (1857-1934)
arr for organ by Jonathan Scott (b1978)
from Variations on an Original Theme (Enigma) Op36 (1899) (5m00)
IX Nimrod Adagio
Charles-Marie Jean Albert Widor (1844-1937)
from Symphony for Organ No 5 in F minor, Op 42, No 1 (1879) (2m10)
V Toccata (F major)
Concert duration: 46 minutes
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Toccata in C major from BWV 564 (before c1712) (7m00)
Dieterich Buxtehude (c1637/39-1707)
Praeambulum super D Preambule on D (4m00)
Louis-Claude Daquin (1694-1772)
Noel VI sur les jeux d'anches, sans tremblant, et en duo «Qu'Adam fut un pauvre homme» (5m40)
Noel VI on the reed stops, without tremulant, and in duo "that Adam was a humble man"
John Stanley (1712-1786)
from Voluntary in D minor I, Op 5 No 8 (pub 1745)
Adagio (1m45)
Johann Caspar Kerll (1627-1693)
Capriccio sopra il cucu Cuckoo Capriccio (1934) (4m05)
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) (4m00)
Bagatelle No 25 in A minor Für Elise WoW 59 Bia 515 (1810)
PART TWO
Jean (Johan Julius Christian) Sibelius (1865-1957)
Finlandia Op 26 (1899) (4m00)
Léon Boëllmann (1862-1897)
from Suite Gothique (1895) (4m55)
IV Toccata
Edward William Elgar (1857-1934)
arr for organ by Jonathan Scott (b1978)
from Variations on an Original Theme (Enigma) Op36 (1899) (5m00)
IX Nimrod Adagio
Charles-Marie Jean Albert Widor (1844-1937)
from Symphony for Organ No 5 in F minor, Op 42, No 1 (1879) (2m10)
V Toccata (F major)
Concert duration: 46 minutes
Guest host: David Gibbs
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The Wanamaker Grand Court Organ, in Philadelphia, is is located within a spacious 7-story Grand Court, at Macy’s Center City.
The instrument is played twice a day Monday to Saturday. It is one of the largest playable organs in the world, containing 28,750 pipes.
Grand Court Organist Peter Richard Conte (oh, yes, it has its own Chief Organist), plays Finlandia, Op 26, written in 1899, a tone poem by the Finnish composer, Jean Sibelius. Conte has held the post since 1989, and is only the fourth organist since 1911.
The instrument is played twice a day Monday to Saturday. It is one of the largest playable organs in the world, containing 28,750 pipes.
Grand Court Organist Peter Richard Conte (oh, yes, it has its own Chief Organist), plays Finlandia, Op 26, written in 1899, a tone poem by the Finnish composer, Jean Sibelius. Conte has held the post since 1989, and is only the fourth organist since 1911.
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Jean (Johan Julius Christian) Sibelius (1865-1957) Finlandia Op 26 (1899) (4m00) performed by Chief Organist Peter Richard Conte, at the Wanamaker Grand Court Organ, in Macy's Center City Department Store (formerly Wanamaker's), in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. |
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“To improve the standard of music in our city”, was the hope of Sir Henry Brett when he donated Auckland’s original town hall organ in 1911.
By the early 21st century the organ was in need of urgent restoration and so the German firm, Orgelbau Klais of Bonn, was appointed. With so little of the original to work with, Klais opted to build a new organ incorporating what was salvageable from the 1911 instrument. It would be a third larger than the original and designed as an international instrument of the 21st century.
Uniquely it would have two stops based on Māori instruments – the kōauau (flute) and pūkāea (horn). All through, the spirit of the 1911 instrument would be captured using similar pipe scales and wind pressures to ensure the Town Hall was filled with sound.
Here is the largest and most powerful organ in New Zealand:
By the early 21st century the organ was in need of urgent restoration and so the German firm, Orgelbau Klais of Bonn, was appointed. With so little of the original to work with, Klais opted to build a new organ incorporating what was salvageable from the 1911 instrument. It would be a third larger than the original and designed as an international instrument of the 21st century.
Uniquely it would have two stops based on Māori instruments – the kōauau (flute) and pūkāea (horn). All through, the spirit of the 1911 instrument would be captured using similar pipe scales and wind pressures to ensure the Town Hall was filled with sound.
Here is the largest and most powerful organ in New Zealand:
Léon Boëllmann (1862-1897) from Suite Gothique (1895) (4m55) IV Toccata performed by Jonathan Mayer on the Klais organ in Auckland Town Hall, New Zealand |
Jonathan Mayer is a former Student Organist from St Paul’s Collegiate School, Hamilton, who then gained the Edmund Hillary Programme Scholarship at the University of Waikato.
Having played piano from a young age, when given the opportunity to learn the organ at school he made the most of it. He finished his last year performing Suite Gothique on the Auckland Town Hall organ for his NCEA Level 3 Music performance. A member of, as well as conducting, multiple music groups and the choir, he is looking to continue his development by taking on the role of an Organ Scholar at St Peter's Cathedral. Jonathan's most recent achievements include being a recipient of a 2016 University of Waikato "Emerging Talent" Blues Award and passing his Trinity Grade 8 Organ exam with Merit. Despite this focus on music his main goal is to continue his studies in Mechanical Engineering alongside his Certificate in Musical Performance (Organ) at Waikato. |
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The National Kaohsiung Center for the Arts in Kaohsiung City, Taiwan, is the world’s largest performing arts centre under one roof.
The Concert Hall’s unique design allows the audience at various heights to enjoy the same optimal acoustic and visual effects.
This pipe organ was also manufactured by Johannes Klais Orgelbau and consists of 9,085 pipes, making it the largest pipe organ in Taiwan. The exterior design is consistent with the style of the interior, and the asymmetrical arrangement of the symphonic organ and echo organ creates unprecedented sensational impact for the audience.
We need a piece of music that will exploit these characteristics of the organ. Here is Elgar's Nimrod
The Concert Hall’s unique design allows the audience at various heights to enjoy the same optimal acoustic and visual effects.
This pipe organ was also manufactured by Johannes Klais Orgelbau and consists of 9,085 pipes, making it the largest pipe organ in Taiwan. The exterior design is consistent with the style of the interior, and the asymmetrical arrangement of the symphonic organ and echo organ creates unprecedented sensational impact for the audience.
We need a piece of music that will exploit these characteristics of the organ. Here is Elgar's Nimrod
Edward William Elgar (1857-1934) arr for organ by Jonathan Scott (b1978) from Variations on an Original Theme (Enigma) Op36 (1899) (5m00) IX Nimrod Adagio performed by Jonathan Scott on the Klais organ in National Kaohsiung Center for the Arts, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan |
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First unveiled in 1834, this organ in Birmingham Town Hall boasts enormous 32-foot pipes that were, for the first time in England, incorporated into the decorative case front.
Paid for from public funds, it was the largest organ in England at the time. Even today, with its 6000 pipes, it is still comparable with the most powerful of cathedral organs around the world. It’s been constantly used in weekly recitals given by a string of City Organists.
Paid for from public funds, it was the largest organ in England at the time. Even today, with its 6000 pipes, it is still comparable with the most powerful of cathedral organs around the world. It’s been constantly used in weekly recitals given by a string of City Organists.
Charles-Marie Jean Albert Widor (1844-1937)
from Symphony for Organ No 5 in F minor, Op 42, No 1 (1879) (2m10)
V Toccata (F major)
performed by Thomas Trotter, Birmingham City Organist & International Concert Recitalist,
on the 1834 William Hill & Sons organ in Birmingham Town Hall, England
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We hope you have enjoyed David Gibbs' Organ Selection for Music on Thursdays
Next Thursday
June 3rd brings probably the last of our series of concerts recorded 'as live' for Music on Thursdays, with Iñigo Mikeleiz Berrade, accordion We will continue with weekly video selection concerts until the end of June with hopes of going live at Leatherhead Methodist Church from July 1st comments welcome: musiconthursdays@gmail.com |
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▼ next week's accordion concert ▼ recorded 'as live' for Music on Thursdays
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Phil Hopkins
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