The Art of the Symphonic Organist, Volume 2
Stephen Tharp plays at St. Luke’s Church, Evanston, Illinois
Stephen Tharp, organist
Susan Lewis, soprano*
Saint Luke’s Episcopal Church, Evanston, Illinois
Skinner Organ Company, Opus 327 (1921)
HANDEL: from Music for the Royal Fireworks (transcribed by Tharp)
-Overture
LISZT: Sonata in B Minor (originally for piano) (transcribed by Tharp)
STANFORD: Hymn: Saint Patrick’s Breastplate (Irish adapted)
BARBER: Sure on this shining night*
KARG-ELERT: Passacaglia and Fugue on B.A.C.H.
JAV 138 - $18.95
This is the second in a series of recordings focusing on the art of
symphonic organ playing from St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, Evanston,
Illinois. Stephen Tharp, known as one of America’s most active concert
organists, performs some of the transcriptions for which he has become
internationally famous. The centrepiece of the disc is Franz Liszt’s
piano masterpiece, the Sonata in B Minor, here adapted by Tharp for the
organ in an electrifyingly colourful performance. Also heard are
transcriptions of Handel and Barber (with soprano Susan Lewis),
Karg-Elert’s late Passacaglia and Fugue on B.A.C.H., and the Stanford
hymn St. Patrick’s Breastplate. The booklet contains an article by
Stephen Tharp on the recording sessions, essays on the music and Ernest
Skinner, and many photos of the instrument.
Click on the below link to buy your copy today. JAV CD are available
from JAV Recordings. They are not sold by any other organ CD catalogs
in the United States.
Joe Vitacco - JAV Recordings, Inc.
http://www.pipeorgancds.com
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