Episode 185 – August 25, 2019

This week we celebrate 180 years of Belgian Independence by recognizing the start of the Belgian revolution on this date in 1830.

Hosts: Mark Scholtz, Bill Stein, Brent Johnson

Title: Symphonie Pastorale
  • I. Grand Choeur
  • II. Pastorale
  • III. Allegro
  • IV. Andante
  • V. Marce triomphale

  • Composer: Joseph Callaerts
    Organist: Peter Van de Velde
    Album: Joseph Callaerts Organ Works – Aeolus AE-11151
    Organ: 1891 IV/90 Schyven/Schumacher, Cathedral of Our Lady, Antwerp, Belgium

    Title: Fantasia in D minor
    Composer: Abraham van den Kerckhoven
    Organist: Gustav Leonhardt
    Album: Organ Music in France and Southern Netherlands – Sony Classical SK 57963
    Organ: 1692 I/19 Goltfuss/Potvlieghe, St. John Church on the Beguine, Leuven, Belgium
    Sheetmusic: PDF

    Title: Scherzetto, op. 108 no. 1
    Composer: Joseph Jongen
    Organist: Michael Unger
    Album: Universe Of Poetry – Pro Organo CD 7235
    Organ: 2008 III/77 Fritts, Sacred Heart Cathedral, Rochester, New York, USA

    Title: Hymn Prelude On How Beauteous Are Their Feet
    Composer: Flor Peeters
    Organist: James Warren
    Album: How Brightly Shines the Morning Star – Regent REGCD164
    Organ: 1962 IV/95 Harrison and Harrison, Coventry Cathedral, Coventry, England

    calendar Title: 4 Pieces, op.37 – IV. Choral
    Composer: Joseph Jongen
    Organist: David Drury
    Album: On a Grand Scale – ABC Classics 454 173-2
    Organ: 1890 IV/58 TC Lewis/Harrison and Harrison, St. Paul’s Cathedral, Melbourne, Australia
    Sheetmusic: PDF Purchase sheetmusic

    Title: Sonate no. 3 in A minor (Pascale)
  • I. Allegro
  • II. Adoration (Andante sostenuto)
  • III. Finale, Alleluia (Maestoso recitando-Allegro)

  • Composer: Jacques-Nicolas Lemmens
    Organist: Ben van Oosten
    Album: Lemmens – Sonatas and Selected Works – MDG 316 0975-2
    Organ: 1871 III/67 Schyven/Van Bever, Notre-Dame de Laeken, Brussels, Belgium
    Sheetmusic: Purchase sheetmusic PDF