Compil. US 1972 on Columbia Masterworks label
Classical (Baroque, Classical, Modern, Medieval, Renaissance)
Library of Congress catalog card number 72-752815 applies to MG 31207. A1: Performed on the "Böhm" organ in St. John's Church, Lüneburg. Builder: Jasper Johannsen (1549) A2: Performed on the organ in St. Cosmae Church, Stade. Builder: Berendt Huus / Arp Schnitger (1669-1673); Arp Schnitger (1688) A3: Performed on the organ in the Parish Church, Lüdingworth. Builder: Antonius Wilde (1598-1603); Arp Schnitger (1682-1683) A4: Performed on the organ in St. Ludgeri Church, Norden. Builder: Arp Schitger (1686-1688) A5: Performed on the organ in the Abbey Church, Ebersmunster. Builder: Andreas Silbermann (1710) A6: Performed on the organ in the Abbey Church, Marmoutier. Builder: Andreas Silbermann / Johann Andreas Silbermann (1730) A7: Performed on the "Handel" organ in the Abbey Church, Marmoutier. Builder: Andreas Silbermann / Johann Andreas Silbermann (1730) B1: From Codex Wolfenbüttel 677 / Organ Estampie, From The Robertsbridge Codex Performed on the oldest playable organ in the world, in the Mediaeval Church of Nôtre Dame de Valère, Sion. Builder: unknown (Built in 1390); Matthias Carlen (1718) B2 and B3: Performed on the organ in the Cathedral of Arlesheim, Arlesheim. Builder: Johann Andreas Silbermann (1761) B4: Melody Attributed To Dunstable Performed on the organ in Adlington Hall, Macclesfield, Cheshire. Builder: Attributed to "Father" Bernard Smith (c. 1670) B5: Performed on the organ in the Chapel of Staunton Harold, Staunton Harold, Leicestershire. Builder: Attributed to "Father" Bernard Smith (c. 1660) B6: Performed on the organ a duplicate of an ancient instrument build by Noel P. Mander. B7: Performed on the "Handel" organ in the Parish Church of St. James, Great Packington, Warwickshire. Builder: Richard Bridge (1749). C1: Performed on the "Mozart" organ in the Great Church of St. Bavo, Haarlem. Builder: Christian Müller (1735-1738) C2: Performed on the organ in the Great Church of St. Michael, Zwolle. Builder: Arp Schnitger / Franz Caspar Schnitger (1719-1721) C3: Performed on the organ in the Great Church of St. Laurens, Alkmaar. Builder: Germer Van Hagerbeer (1639-1646); Franz Caspar Schnitger (1723-1726) C4: Performed on the organ in the Dutch Reformed Church, Uithuizen. Buider: Arp Schnitger (1750) D1: Performed on the 18th century "Emperor's" organ in the Cathedral of Toledo. Builder: unknown. D2: Performed on the organ in the Cathedral of Segovia. Builder: unknown, 18th century. D3: Performed on the 18th century organ in the Cathedral of Salamanca. Builder: unknown D4: Performed on the Jorge Bosch Bernat-Veri organ in the Royal Palace, Madrid (1778). D5: Performed on the Lorenzo di Giacomo da Prato organ in the Basilica di San Petronio, Bologna (1471-1475) D6: Performed on the organ in the Chiesa di San Carlo, Brescia. Builder: Antegnati (1636) D7 and D8: Performed on the "Haydn" organ in Stadtpfarrkirche, Eisenstadt. Builder: George Mallon Gatefold sleeve Matte cover Printed inner sleeves
E. Power Biggs org, 1906-1977 US liner notes, organ, album by | |
Sir Charles Groves hps, 1915-1992 GB conductor | |
Zoltan Rozsnyai , 1926-1990 conductor | |
Columbia Symphony Orchestra , orchestra | |
The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra , orchestra |
Dick Hess cover, art |
Henrietta Condak design, cover design |
Hellmuth Kolbe producer |
John McClure producer |
No | Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
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1 | Germany | E. Power Biggs | ||
2 | Prelude And Fugue In G Minor | E. Power Biggs | Dieterich Buxtehude | 7:11 |
3 | Two Chorale Preludes: "Lobt Gott, Ihr Christen, Allzugleich"; "Von Himmel Hoch Da Komm Ich Her" | E. Power Biggs | Johann Sebastian Bach | 2:26 |
4 | Aus "Venuskränzlein" | E. Power Biggs | Johann Hermann Schein | 0:34 |
5 | Chorale Prelude: "Sonne Der Gerechtigkeit" | E. Power Biggs | Ernst Pepping | 0:58 |
6 | Chorale Prelude: "Freuet Euch, Ihr Christen Alle" | E. Power Biggs | Ernst Pepping | 1:45 |
7 | France (Alsace) | E. Power Biggs | ||
8 | Basse De Trompette, From Second Livre D'Orgue | E. Power Biggs | Nicolas-Antoine Lebègue | 1:00 |
9 | Fanfare (La Triomphante, Dixième Ordre); Rondeau, Bruit De Guerre (La Triomphante, Dixième Ordre) | E. Power Biggs | François Couperin | 3:35 |
10 | Offertoire Sur Les Grand Jeux (Messe Pour Les Couvents De Réligieux Et Réligieuses) | E. Power Biggs | François Couperin | 6:17 |
11 | Switzerland | E. Power Biggs | ||
12 | Hec Dies (Organum) | E. Power Biggs | Léonin, Unknown Artist | 3:31 |
13 | Passacaglia In G Minor, From Messe Du Deuxième Ton / Trumpet In Dialogue, From Premier Livre D'Orgue | E. Power Biggs | André Raison, Louis-Nicolas Clérambault | 3:52 |
14 | Toccata In D Minor | E. Power Biggs | Johann Sebastian Bach | 2:58 |
15 | England | E. Power Biggs | ||
16 | The Agincourt Hymn A.D. 1415 | E. Power Biggs | John Dunstable | 1:30 |
17 | A Ground In Gamut | E. Power Biggs | Henry Purcell | 2:18 |
18 | Packington's Pound | E. Power Biggs | Unknown Artist | 0:58 |
19 | Allegro, "Cornet In Echo" | E. Power Biggs | John Stanley | 2:45 |
20 | Sonata From "The Triumph Of Time And Truth" | E. Power Biggs | Georg Friedrich Händel | 3:41 |
21 | Holland | E. Power Biggs | ||
22 | Fantasia In F Minor (K. 608) | E. Power Biggs | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | 11:30 |
23 | Toccata In D Minor, "Dorian" | E. Power Biggs | Johann Sebastian Bach | 4:47 |
24 | Partita: "Meinen Jesum Lass Ich Nicht" | E. Power Biggs | Johann Gottfried Walther | 5:27 |
25 | Fugue In C Major, "Fanfare" | E. Power Biggs | Johann Sebastian Bach | 2:38 |
26 | Spain | E. Power Biggs | ||
27 | The Emperor's Fanfare | E. Power Biggs | Padre Antonio Soler | 2:21 |
28 | Batalla Imperial | E. Power Biggs | Juan Cabanilles | 5:06 |
29 | (16th Century) Fabordon | E. Power Biggs | Unknown Artist | 0:21 |
30 | Lo Ballo Dell' Intorcia | E. Power Biggs | Antonio Valente | 1:23 |
31 | Italy | E. Power Biggs | ||
32 | Two Galliards (A Minor - G Minor) | E. Power Biggs | Girolamo Frescobaldi | 2:10 |
33 | Variazioni Sopra La Follia / Offertorio | E. Power Biggs | Bernardo Pasquini, Domenico Zipoli | 3:46 |
34 | Austria | E. Power Biggs | ||
35 | Concerto No. 2 In C Major For Organ, Strings, Trumpets And Timpani (First Movement - Moderato) | E. Power Biggs | Joseph Haydn | 5:06 |
36 | Festival Sonata No. 14 In C Major (K. 278) For Organ And Orchestra | E. Power Biggs | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | 3:47 |