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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 Chanson de Matin, Op. 15, No. 2 - Arr. D. Cullen on Maestoso: Romantic Works by Johannes Brahms, Edvard Grieg, Antonín Dvořák, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Camille Saint-Saëns, Sergei Rachmaninoff, Edward Elgar, Felix Mendelssohn & Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov Organ Concerto No. 5 in F, Op. 4 No. 5: 2. Allegro (Arr. Curley) on The World of Carlo Curley 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 Orgelstück (Fantasia) für eine Uhr in F minor, K.608 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 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 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 The Planets, Op. 32: IV. Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity (Arr. Curley for Organ) on British Classical Jubilee by Gustav Holst Sonata on the First Tone 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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