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A Rudolph von Beckerath Retrospective

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Label
Raven OAR 610

Year
2003

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By: Brian on Jan, 25 2012

This is proving to be a very nice collection - not just of some very impressive instruments but some highly competent playing too. Recommended!

Organist

Alison J Luedecke

Biography

Composer	Title	MP3	Sheet music	Duration	Organ	Rating Log in to rate	Comments	Click to Request
Felix Mendelssohn	Sonata in A major, op. 65 no. 3			9:52	St. Paul's Cathedral Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA - map Beckerath 1962 IV/93 Organ Information	track Rating: 4.5 (11)	1	Request
By: Brian on Jan, 13 2012 Big, very big! Quite the hair-parter - and good.
JS Bach	Prelude and Fugue in D major (BWV 532)			10:53	''	track Rating: 4.5 (4)	+	Request

Johann Pachelbel	Ach, was soll ich sünder machen?			5:56	''	track Rating: 4.5 (7)	1	Request
By: Brian on Sep, 12 2012 Inventive and beautifully played. This is a superb organ too.
Georg Böhm	Vater unser in Himmelreich			4:21	''	track Rating: 4.5 (7)	1	Request
By: Brian on Jan, 04 2012 Quite the nicest reading of this sweet little piece I've heard in a long while.
Johannes Brahms	O Traurigkeit, O Herzleid			7:02	''	track Rating: 3.5 (4)	+	Request

John Karl Hirten	Allein Gott in der Höh sei Ehr			2:30	''	track Rating: 4.5 (4)	+	Request

Noel Rawsthorne	Hornpipe Humoresque			3:01	''	track Rating: 5 (16)	4	Request
By: Brian on Jun, 19 2014 A very funny and very clever piece, superbly played. By: enchamade on Jun, 19 2014 I can identify Bach,Widor,and Vivaldi,but I can't identify several other composers' themes in this piece. Anybody else know? Thanks. By: Brian on Feb, 24 2012 Variations on the "Sailor's Hornpipe" in the styles of Bach (Brandenburg Concerto No. 3, 1st movement), Vivaldi ("Spring", 1st movement, from The Four Seasons), Arne (Rule Britannia) and Widor (the Toccata from the organ symphony No. 5). By: harpsiguy on Jul, 09 2013 I have a good laugh every time I hear this. Great fun!
JS Bach	Herr Christ, der ein'ge Gottes Sohn (BWV 601)			1:25	Trinity Lutheran Church Cleveland, Ohio, USA - map Beckerath 1957 IV/65 Organ Information	track Rating: 4 (3)	+	Request

	Jesu meine Freude (BWV 610)			2:28	''	track Rating: 4 (7)	+	Request

	Christ lag in Todesbanden (BWV 625)			1:21	''	track Rating: 4 (8)	+	Request

Dieterich Buxtehude	Es spricht der Unweisen Mund wohl (BuxWV 187)			3:02	''	track Rating: 4 (5)	+	Request

	Jesus Christus, unser Heiland (BuxWV 198)			1:55	''	track Rating: 4 (3)	+	Request

	Kommt her zu mir, spricht Gottes Sohn (BuxWV 201)			2:44	''	track Rating: 4 (5)	+	Request

Johannes Brahms	Herzlich tut mich verlangen, op. 122, no. 9			1:48	''	track Rating: 2.5 (2)	+	Request

	O Welt ich müss dich lassen, op. 122, no. 11			2:48	''	track Rating: 4.5 (3)	+	Request

JS Bach	Prelude and Fugue in G major (BWV 541)			7:33	Stetson University De Land, Florida, USA - map Beckerath 1961 III/48 Organ Information	track Rating: 4 (4)	+	Request

	Nun komm der Heiden Heiland (BWV 659)			4:14	''	track Rating: 4.5 (5)	1	Request
By: Brian on May, 02 2012 Splendid silvery RH balanced nicely by the LH and perfectly paced overall.
	Ich rüf zu dir (BWV 638)			2:33	''	track Rating: 4.5 (7)	1	Request
By: Brian on Feb, 24 2012 Rather a bright right hand for my tastes, but beautifully played all the same.
Luigi Cherubini	Sonata per l'organo cilindro			3:16	''	track Rating: 3 (1)	+	Request

Johannes Brahms	Herzlich tut mich verlangen, op. 122 no. 10			3:58	''	track Rating: 2.5 (2)	+	Request

	Schmücke dich, o liebe Seele, op. 122 no. 5			2:13	''	track Rating: 4 (2)	+	Request

Paul Hindemith	Sonata I			17:41	''	track Rating: 2.5 (4)	+	Request

Raymond Daveluy	Sonata III - I. Fantasy			6:08	St. Andrew's and Dominion-Douglas United Church Montréal, Quebec, Canada - map Beckerath/Wolff 1959 II/41 Organ Information	track Rating: 2.5 (4)	+	Request

Dieterich Buxtehude	Nun bitten wir (BuxWV 208)			2:36	''	track Rating: 4 (4)	+	Request

	Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland (BuxWV 211)			1:50	''	track Rating: 4 (5)	1	Request
By: Brian on Jan, 25 2012 A sensitive and reflective reading. Rather nice.
Johann Pachelbel	Ciacona in D minor			6:13	''	track Rating: 4.5 (8)	+	Request

	Variations on Freu dich sehr, O meine Seele			6:46	''	track Rating: 4 (7)	+	Request