24 Historic Organs In 8 Countries Covering 7 Centuries Of Music By 24 Composers

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Release Date: 1972

Label: Columbia Masterworks

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

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