Messiaen: Communion. Les oiseaux et les sources (The Birds and The Springs)
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This CD is a compilation of two legendary organ recordings that were issued on LP in 1974. It reminds us once again that a first-class organ, a brilliant organist and state-of-the-art sound recording produce a musical result that remains as satisfying today as it seemed at the time.
Nicolaus Bruhns: Prelude and Fugue No. 2 in E minor
Prelude and Fugue No. 2 in E minor
Louis-Claude Daquin: Nouveau livre de noels, Op. 2
Noel Grand Jeu et Duo in G major
Dieterich Buxtehude: Von Gott will ich nicht lassen, BuxWV 220
Von Gott will ich nicht lassen, BuxWV 220
Louis Vierne: Pieces de fantaisie, Op. 54 (Suite No. 3)
Pieces de Fantasie, Op. 54: No. 6. Carillon de Westminster
Hans Friedrich Micheelsen: Organ Concerto No. 2, Op. 34, "Es sungen drei Engel"
Organ Concerto No. 2, Op. 34, "Es sungen drei Engel": Toccata
Johann Pachelbel: Ciacona in F minor
Ciacona in F minor
Nicolas Lebegue: Noel cette journee
Noel cette journee
Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck: Est-ce Mars, SwWV 321
Variations on Est-ce Mars
Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto in C major, RV 443 (arr. B. Berg)
Sopranino Recorder Concerto in C major, RV 443: II. Largo (arr. for organ)
Dieterich Buxtehude: Prelude and Fugue in F sharp minor, BuxWV 146
Prelude and Fugue in F sharp minor, BuxWV 146
Johann Sebastian Bach: 18 Chorales, BWV 651-668, "Leipziger Chorale"
O Lamm Gottes, unschuldig, BWV 656
Olivier Messiaen: Messe de la Pentecote (Whitsun Mass)
Messe de la Pentecote (Whitsun mass): IV. Communion: Les Oiseaux Et Les Sources
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Prelude and Fugue No. 2 in E minor