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Carlo Curley
org, 1952-2012 US
Musician of Classical
Carlo James Curley (August 24, 1952 – August 11, 2012) was an American classical concert organist.Curley was born into a musical family in Monroe, North Carolina, USA, and attended the North Carolina School of the Arts. He subsequently studied with Virgil Fox, Robert Elmore, George Thalben-Ball and Arthur Poister. His long-time friend and confidant Robert Noehren was another noted influence. Curley developed his performance style in the manner of Virgil Fox, with respect to popularising classical organ music popular to a wider audience, which included his arrangements and transcriptions of pieces from other classical genres.
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Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565: Toccata on Bach, J.S.: Great Organ Works - Toccata & Fugue in D minor, Sinfonia in D etc. by Johann Sebastian Bach & Carlo Curley Organ Concerto No. 5 in F, Op. 4 No. 5: 2. Allegro (Arr. Curley) on The World of Carlo Curley by Carlo Curley Toccata and Fugue in D Minor, BWV 565 on The Emperor's Fanfare by Carlo Curley Suite gothique, Op. 25: IV. Toccata on Brightly Shining by Carlo Curley, Max Reger, Louis Vierne, César Franck, Marcel Dupré, Samuel Barber, Jean Langlais & Léon Boëllmann Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565: Fugue on Bach, J.S.: Great Organ Works - Toccata & Fugue in D minor, Sinfonia in D etc. by Johann Sebastian Bach & Carlo Curley The Planets, Op. 32: Jupiter (Arr. Curley for Organ) on Organ Fantasia by Carlo Curley, Johann Sebastian Bach, César Franck, Ludwig van Beethoven, Marcel Dupré, George Frideric Handel & Gustav Holst Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, BWV 645 ('Sleepers, Awake') on Bach, J.S.: Great Organ Works - Toccata & Fugue in D minor, Sinfonia in D etc. by Johann Sebastian Bach & Carlo Curley Serse, HWV 40, Act I: Largo (Ombra mai fù) [Arr. Curley for Organ] on A Classical Compendium: Handel by George Frideric Handel The Emperor's Fanfare (Arr. Power Biggs) on The Emperor's Fanfare by Carlo Curley Orgelstück (Fantasia) für eine Uhr in F minor, K.608 on The World of Carlo Curley by Carlo CurleyTrack list and 30sec audio provided by 
Discography
| Title | Artist | Year | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best Of Orgel | Carlo Curley, Peter Hurford, Simon Preston, Karl Richter, Helmut Walcha | 2004 | Compil. |
| Toccata: Organ Favourites | Carlo Curley | 1998 | Compil. |
| Plays Allen Organs At St. Albans Abbey | Carlo Curley | 1997 | Album |
| Dueling Organs | Lyn Larsen, Carlo Curley | 1997 | Album |
| The World Of Carlo Curley - Great Organ Favourites | Carlo Curley | 1994 | Album |
| Organ Fantasia | Charles-Marie Widor, Johann Sebastian Bach, Georg Friedrich Händel, Gustav Holst, Ludwig van Beethoven, César Franck - Carlo Curley | 1993 | Album |
| Favourite Organ Works | Carlo Curley, Johann Sebastian Bach | 1992 | Album |
| Carlo Curley And The Allen Digital Computer Organ | Carlo Curley | 1991 | Album |
| Joy To The World | Robert Vickery, Philip Brunelle, Carlo Curley | 1991 | Compil. |
| The Emperor's Fanfare | Johann Sebastian Bach, Richard Wagner, Franz Schubert, Tomaso Albinoni, Carlo Curley | 1990 | Album |
| Carlo Curley Live! At Royal Festival Hall | Carlo Curley | 1987 | Album |
| Plays Popular Organ Pieces By Bach, Mozart, Widor, Clarke & Pierne | Carlo Curley | 1984 | Album |
| Carlo Curley Plays The Popular J.S.Bach | Carlo Curley | 1982 | Album |
| J.S.Bach Organ Music | Carlo Curley | 1981 | Album |
| Concert Curios | Carlo Curley | 1980 | Compil. |
| Goes Digital | Carlo Curley | 1979 | Album |
| The Sensational Carlo Curley Plays Organ Classics | Carlo Curley | 1979 | Album |
| Virtuoso French Organ Music | Carlo Curley | 1979 | Album |
| Carlo Curley Plays The Allen Digital Computer Organ At Alexandra Palace, London | Carlo Curley | 1979 | Album |
| Carlo Curley Plays Bach | Carlo Curley | 1978 | Album |
| Organ Favorites | Carlo Curley | 1977 | Album |
| Carlo Curley Plays Charles-Marie Widor - Organ Symphony Number Six In G Minor, Opus 42 | Carlo Curley - Charles-Marie Widor | 1977 | Album |
| Organ Spectacular - Carlo Curley At Alexandra Palace | Carlo Curley | 1977 | Album |
| Carlo Curley Plays His Multi-Media Digital Computer | Carlo Curley | 1976 | Album |
| RMI Harmonic Synthesizer And Keyboard Computer | Clark Ferguson / Mike Mandel / Carlo Curley | 1974 | Album |
| Principals Unchained | Carlo Curley | 1974 | Album |
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