The Longwood Gardens Organ Volume 1

Track Listings
1. Elgar: Imperial March    
2. MacDowell: A.D. 1620 (from Sea Pieces, Opus 25)    
3. Bach: Schbler Chorale No. 6    
4. Lemare: Reverie, Opus 20    
5. Swinnen: Selections from Longwood Sketches (Dewdrops -Sunshine)    
6. Handel: Selections from Water Music (Hornpipe - Aria -Allegro Maestoso)    

Editorial Reviews
CD Review
"A perfect 10/10"

Album Description
The magnificent 10,010 pipe Longwood Organ is heard to its fullest with a varied program performed expertly by Thomas Murray.

The Longwood Gardens Organ Volume 1, Music, Johann Sebastian Bach, Seth Bingham, Claude Debussy, Edward Elgar, George Frideric Handel, Edwin Henry Lemare, Edward MacDowell, Firmin Swinnen, Thomas Murray, Baroque Suite/Partita for Orchestra, Chorale Prelude or Chorale Treatment for Keyboard, Classical, Classical Composers, Keyboard, March for Orchestra, Miscellaneous, Miscellaneous Music, Music for Keyboard, Music for Organ, Orchestral, Prelude for Keyboard
The Longwood Gardens Organ Volume 1
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • A Great Recording of a Great Organ
 The Longwood Gardens Organ Volume 1

Manufacturer: Direct-to-Tape
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

All Works by J.S. BachAll Works by J.S. Bach | Bach, Johann Sebastian | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
All Works by ElgarAll Works by Elgar | Elgar, Sir Edward | ( E ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
All Works by HandelAll Works by Handel | Handel, George Frideric | ( H ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
All Works by MacDowellAll Works by MacDowell | MacDowell, Edward | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
All Works by DebussyAll Works by Debussy | Debussy, Claude | ( D ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
PreludesPreludes | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music
SuitesSuites | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music
MarchesMarches | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music
GeneralGeneral | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music
Chamber MusicChamber Music | Forms & Genres | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music
GeneralGeneral | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music
OrganOrgan | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music
GeneralGeneral | Sacred & Religious | Classical | Styles | Music
GeneralGeneral | Classical | Styles | Music
GeneralGeneral | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music
ClassicalClassical | Indie Music | Stores | Music
ASIN: B000009KX1
Release Date: 1987-09-01

Tracks:

  1. Elgar: Imperial March
  2. MacDowell: A.D. 1620 (from Sea Pieces, Opus 25)
  3. Bach: Schbler Chorale No. 6
  4. Lemare: Reverie, Opus 20
  5. Swinnen: Selections from Longwood Sketches (Dewdrops -Sunshine)
  6. Handel: Selections from Water Music (Hornpipe - Aria -Allegro Maestoso)

Album Description

The magnificent 10,010 pipe Longwood Organ is heard to its fullest with a varied program performed expertly by Thomas Murray.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars A Great Recording of a Great Organ.......2007-05-27

The organ on this recording is generally believed to be the largest "residence organ" in the world, with over ten thousand pipes. It was purchased by Pierre du Pont (1870-1954) in 1929 for his grand estate in southeastern Pennsylvania. That estate, known as Longwood Gardens, is now open to the public, and the organ remains in situ in the music room attached to Longwood's dramatic conservatories. (The organ is currently undergoing a thorough restoration, which is scheduled to be completed in 2008.)

Performing on this disc is Thomas Murray, probably the greatest living concert organist. His light touch, and the pieces he has chosen, do a terrific job of displaying this organ's capabilities. The program includes two movements from "Longwood Sketches," a piece written for this organ by Firmin Swinnen (1885-1972). Swinnen, a native of Belgium, gained renown as a concert and movie organist before being hired in the mid-1920s by Pierre du Pont to perform regularly at Longwood. The "Sketches" are whimsical, romantic pieces that show off the organist's virtuosity and the instrument's many colors.

This is an excellent recording, highly recommended for fans of the concert organ and its repertoire.

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