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Hi John: Another tip. You can preview/sample a huge selection of pipe organ music at the website of the Pipe Dreams radio show: http://pipedreams.publicradio.org And here is a long essay by the host about favorite organ works to explore: http://pipedreams.publicradio.org/articles/picks.shtml -- Tom Fine ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Schroth" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Sunday, April 19, 2015 6:10 PM Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] Quality pipe organ recordings > 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 > >