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ORGAN and SYMPHONY: Widor, Jongen, Parker - F. Hauk, Alfredo Ibarra, The Ingolstadt Philharmonie

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Artist:   Franz Hauk  (organ) ,  Alfredo Ibarra (conductor), The Ingolstadt Philharmonie Album:   Charles-Marie Widor (1844-1937) , Joseph Jongen (1873-1953) , Horatio Parker (1863-1919)    (Triumphal Works for Organ and Orchestra) Released:  2000 Label:   Guild Catalog N°:  GMCD 7182 Genre:  Classical File Format:  eac_flacs_cue_log  complete scans. 289MB. MP3 (Lame) VBR245 V0. 108mb American Record Guide July/August 00  Page 210/211  This fascinating collection of little-known pieces for organ and orchestra was recorded in Liebfrauenmьnster Ingolstadt in 1998, using the 4 – 100+ Klais organ. The Widor work was commissioned to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Villis Organ in Prince Albert Hall. Insteda of writing something new, Widor arranged two movements from his Symphony 6 and a slow, middle movement from Symphony 2. While this might strike some as an easy way out, the result is quite satisfactory. The openi...

ORGAN and SYMPHONY: Jongen - Dupre (Triumphal Music for Organ & Orchestra)

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Artist:   Franz Hauk  (organ) ,  Alfredo Ibarra  (conductor),  The Ingolstadt Philharmonie Album:   Jongen - Dupre (Triumphal Music for Organ & Orchestra) Released:  2000 Label:   Guild Catalog N°:  GMCD 7195 Genre:  Classical File Format:  eac_flacs_cue_log. complete scans 292MB.  MP3-LAME VBR-245kbps V0 114MB The Belgian born Joseph Jongen is one of the most important composers in his native country. While first studying at the Conservatoire of his hometown Liиge, he developed his gift for organ improvisations early in life. After Jongen had received the Prix de Rome for his cantata  Comaia  in 1897, a scholarship enabled him to travel to most major musical centres in Europe: In Berlin (1898), he studied the works of Johannes Brahms and Richard Strauss. In Munich, he was introduced to the operas of Richard Wagner. Further stop overs were Vienna and Rome. In Paris (1899), he became friends with Vincent d’Indy and...