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Richard Ellsasser

org, 1926-1972 US, Cleveland
Musician / Composer / Conductor of Classical

Richard Ellsasser (September 14, 1926 - August 9, 1972) was an American concert organist, composer, and conductor, who was primarily active during the 1940s, 50's and 60's. Born in Cleveland, Ohio, on September 14, 1926, the young Ellsasser was a musical prodigy who studied piano and organ, first with his father, and later with Winslow Cheney and Albert Riemenschneider. He also studied with Joseph Bonnet. At the age of seven, he toured the eastern United States as an organist with various symphony orchestras. He made his New York organ debut in 1937. At the age of 19 he became the youngest person in history to have played, from memory, all 250+ organ works of J. S. Bach.

     
Instruments
  • Organ
  • Harmonium
Genres
  • Classical
  • World
  • Soundtrack
  • Folk
Plays With
The Hamburg Philharmonic
The Giuliana Chorale
Band Members
Discography



Title Artist Year Type
Organ MusicWolfgang Amadeus Mozart : Richard Ellsasser1988Album
Yankee Organ MusicRichard Ellsasser1968Album
Organ Symphony No. 5 In F Minor Op. 42, No. 1Charles-Marie Widor / Richard Ellsasser1968Album
The Wedding AlbumRichard Ellsasser1965Album
The Thundering Pipe OrganRichard Ellsasser1961Album
Sir John Stainer's The CrucifixionThe Giuliana Chorale, Dr. Paul Giuliana, John Conroy, Brandon Knowles, Richard Ellsasser1959Album
Organ Music By Liszt - Volume 3Richard Ellsasser1957Album
Organ Music By Liszt - Volume 1Richard Ellsasser1957Album
Organ Music By Liszt - Volume 2Richard Ellsasser1957Album
Organ Music By Liszt - Volume 4Richard Ellsasser1957Album
Hollywood Hits By Nacio Herb BrownRichard Ellsasser1957Album
Organ Favorites By BachRichard Ellsasser1957Album
Melodies Of Faith And HopeRichard Ellsasser1957Album
Organ Music By Modern Composers - Volume 2Richard Ellsasser1957Album
Organ Music By Ralph Vaughan-WilliamsRichard Ellsasser1957Album
Mozart - The Complete Sonatas for Organ and Orchestra - Volume 2 of 2 VolumesRichard Ellsasser1956Album
George Snowhill's Texas SuiteRichard Ellsasser1956Album
Variations On A Theme By Paganini / Variations On A Theme By ChopinRichard Ellsasser1956Album
An Old-Fashioned ChristmasRichard Ellsasser1956Album
Concerto For Organ, Strings And Tympani / Concerto For Organ, Strings And HarpFrancis Poulenc : Howard Hanson : Richard Ellsasser With Arthur Winograd Conducting Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Hamburg1956Album
Kurt Weill FavoritesRichard Ellsasser1956Album
Fritz Kreisler FavoritesRichard Ellsasser1955Album
Micharl Carr's Springtime SuiteRichard Ellsasser1955Album
Organ Music of Cesar FranckRichard Ellsasser1955Album
Edward MacDowell's Woodland Sketches/Edvard Grieg's Holberg SuiteRichard Ellsasser1955Album
Michael Carr's Wintertime SuiteRichard Ellsasser1955Album
Joy To The World Beloved Christmas Music For Organ And ChimesRichard Ellsasser1955Album
Leroy Anderson FavoritesRichard Ellsasser1955Album
Bach Concertos For Organ And OrchestraRichard Ellsasser, Philharmonia Orchestra Of Hamburg, Hans-Jürgen Walther1955Album
Concert Favorites Transcribed For Organ Volume IRichard Ellsasser1954Album
Organ Reveries Concert Favorites Transcribed For OrganRichard Ellsasser1954Album
Concert Favorites Transcribed For Organ, Volume 2Richard Ellsasser1954Album
Wagnerian Transcriptions For Organ - Volume IRichard Ellsasser1954Album
Widor Symphony No. 6Richard Ellsasser1953Album
Organ Music By Modern Composers - Volume IRichard Ellsasser1953Album
Ruebke/GuilmantRichard Ellsasser1953Album
Concert Music For Organ And ChimesRichard Ellsasser1953Album
Organ InterludeRichard Ellsasser1953Album
Ellsasser Organ EncoresRichard Ellsasser1953Album
The Wedding AlbumRichard Ellsasser1953Album
A Richard Ellsasser ConcertRichard Ellsasser1952Album
Richard Ellsasser Tocando El Organo Hammond De La Catedral De MexicoRichard Ellsasser1952Album
Schumann/MendelssohnRichard Ellsasser1952Album
J. S. Bach Organ MusicRichard Ellsasser, Carl Weinrich, The Hamburg Philharmonic, Hans-Jürgen WaltherAlbum
Mozart: Organ MusicRichard Ellsasser, Hamburger Kammerorchester, Arthur WinogradAlbum
Erin, O Erin! - A Thomas Moore SuiteRichard EllsasserAlbum
Hollywood ThemesRichard EllsasserAlbum
THE MIGHTY PIPE ORGANRichard EllsasserAlbum
The Waltzing CatRichard EllsasserSingle
Joy To The World Beloved Christmas Music For Organ And ChimeRichard EllsasserAlbum
"Strauss Waltzes" Transcribed for OrganRichard EllsasserAlbum
Muzika Klasičnih Majstora / Djela Klasičnih MajstoraRichard EllsasserAlbum
Mozart - The Complete Sonatas for Organ and Orchestra - Volume 1 of 2 VolumesRichard EllsasserAlbum
More Leroy Anderson FavoritesRichard EllsasserAlbum
Lotus Land/Morning MoodRichard EllsasserSingle
Ketelby FavoritesRichard EllsasserAlbum
At The Conn OrganRichard EllsasserAlbum
The Mighty Pipe OrganRichard EllsasserAlbum
Mozart - Sonatas For Organ And Orchestra - Volume 2Richard Ellsasser, Arthur Winograd, Hamburger KammerorchesterAlbum
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