The Organ Connection
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The organ in Boston's Symphony Hall
The organ has been called the “king of instruments,” and when it’s used in an orchestral work, the challenge is to keep it from overpowering everything else—unless, of course, that’s the point, as in those opening moments of works like Richard Strauss’s Festival Prelude for Organ and Orchestra.
It’s a challenge that’s been faced and met by a wide range of composers, as we’ll explore in this hour, with works by Handel, Haydn, Liszt, Saint-Saens, Copland, and more.
4:00 p.m.
Strauss
Festival Prelude For Organ And Orchestra
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra; Jesus Lopez-Cobos, conductor
4:02 p.m.
Handel
"Organ Concerto in F major, Op.4/5, HWV 293: Allegro; ""The Cuckoo and the Nightingale'"
English Concert; Trevor Pinnock, conductor "Simon Preston, organ"
4:06 p.m.
Haydn
Concerto for Organ & Orchestra No. 1 in C
Amsterdam Chamber Orchestra; Andre Rieu, conductor "Albert de Klerk, organ"
4:16 p.m.
Liszt
The Battle of the Huns
BBC; Gianandrea Noseda, conductor
4:21 p.m.
Saint-Saens
"Symphony No. 3 in C minor, Op. 78, ""Organ"": II. Maestoso - Allegro - Piu allegro - Molto allegro - Pesante"
San Francisco Symphony; Edo de Waart, conductor "Jean Guillou, organ"
4:29 p.m.
Haydn
Concerto for Organ & Orchestra No. 1 in C
Amsterdam Chamber Orchestra; Andre Rieu, conductor "Albert de Klerk, organ"
4:30 p.m.
Rheinberger
"Organ Concerto No. 1 in F Major, op. 137, III. Con Moto (Finale)"
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Jahja Ling, conductor "Michael Murray, organ"
4:37 p.m.
Strauss
Also Sprach Zarathustra: I. Einleitung (Sonnenaufgang)
San Francisco Symphony; Herbert Blomstedt, conductor
4:40 p.m.
Copland
Symphony for Organ and Orchestra: III. Finale: Lento; Allegro moderato 4/4
New York Philharmonic; Leonard Bernstein, conductor
4:49 p.m.
Andrew Davis
Poulenc
Concerto for Organ, Strings and Timpani in G minor: VI. Tempo de l'allegro initial
BBC Symphony Orchestra Gillian Weir
4:51 p.m.
Andrew Davis
Poulenc
Concerto for Organ, Strings and Timpani in G minor: VII. Tempo introduction - Largo
BBC Symphony Orchestra Gillian Weir
4:54 p.m.
Aho
Symphony No. 8: VI. Scherzo III (Epilogue)
Lahti Symphony Orchestra; Osmo Vanska, conductor "Hans-Ola Ericsson, organ"
4:58 p.m.
Saint-Saens
"Symphony No. 3 in C minor, Op. 78, ""Organ"": II. Maestoso - Allegro - Piu allegro - Molto allegro - Pesante"
San Francisco Symphony; Edo de Waart, conductor "Jean Guillou, organ"
