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Thanks to everyone for their input on recommendations for quality pipe organ recordings. At some point this week I will re-read all the posts, make some notes and order some of the recommendations that the ARCS community has made!!! Kind Regards, John Schroth MTS On 4/19/2015 4:45 PM, Tom Fine wrote: > Getting a bit into the organ weeds here ... > > The St. Thomas Church organ that Richard recorded was somewhat > modified from what Mercury recorded in 1957 (and, in fact, in 1956, > the organ had been extensively modified from its original > construction). There was a roof leak in 1966 that damaged the organ, > requiring repairs. And then there was a renovation that somewhat > changed the sound. Richard's recording of Ms. Hancock is very > detailed, some of the best hearing of what that organ's higher-pitched > pipes sound like. It also fits very nicely with the Dupre pieces, > because they are thickly arranged (ie many notes sounding in quick > succession), and a closer-in perspective prevents the notes from being > buried in a muddy echo haze. > > The St. Thomas organ is being replaced. In fact, in this video the > church produced featuring former Newsweek editor Jon Meecham: > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6uf2uUzABZQ > a dismissive tone is taken toward those who loved the old organ. Note > that when Meecham gets talking about the organ, the Mercury Widor > recording by Dupre is in the background. > > I was just in the church on Friday. There is construction going on all > over the place. Despite the hustle and bustle on 5th Ave, and the > construction, it was surprisingly quiet and peaceful in the chapel. I > was happy to see the old organ before it gets ripped out. > > -- Tom Fine > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Richard L. Hess" > <[log in to unmask]> > To: <[log in to unmask]> > Sent: Sunday, April 19, 2015 4:09 PM > Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] Quality pipe organ recordings > > >> I can recommend "Organs of New York, Vol I" Judith Hancock at St. >> Thomas Church on the HESSOUND label. >> >> <smile> >> >> Actually, the two Dupré pieces on it were re-released on the Priory >> Label out of the UK, but it appears to have gone out of print. >> >> I have not heard this one: >> http://prioryrecords.co.uk/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=1832&search=st+thomas >> >> >> While this is a Christmas album, recorded by moi at St. Thomas in >> 1982 --the hiss is organ windchest noise, not tape hiss--the >> mastering engineer still tried to remove a bit of it. >> http://prioryrecords.co.uk/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=2029&search=saint+thomas >> >> >> It has some nice snapshots of the organ and the noted choir is in >> good form. >> >> Both the ProOrgano and the JAV recordings I've heard were good. I >> don't know if ProOrgano is still carrying the Dorothy Papadokos >> recordings at The Cathedral of St. John the Divine, but she did a >> great job in that wonderful space. She left since there was no organ >> to play after the fire maybe fifteen years ago. >> >> For Theatre organs, the late Tom Hazleton Pipes of the Mighty >> Wurlitzer at the San Sylmar organ in California. >> >> Cheers, >> >> Richard >> >> >> >> On 2015-04-19 1:21 PM, John Schroth wrote: >>> Good question - I should have been more specific. Classical mostly >>> although I might have an interest in picking up some theatre as well. >>> >>> Kind Regards, >>> >>> John Schroth >>> >> >> -- >> Richard L. Hess email: [log in to unmask] >> Aurora, Ontario, Canada 647 479 2800 >> http://www.richardhess.com/tape/contact.htm >> Quality tape transfers -- even from hard-to-play tapes. >> >> > --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com