2019/20 Walt Disney Concert Hall
Organ Recital (OR1)
Four organ masters from both sides of the Atlantic put the powerful and flexible Walt Disney Concert Hall organ through its paces via imaginative recital programs.
Jane Parker-Smith
A revered organ master appears with an extraordinary recital.
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- BACH (arr. Fox) “Nun danket alle Gott,” from Cantata No. 79, BWV 79
- César FRANCK Fantaisie in A major
- KREBS Chorale Prelude on “Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern”
- WIDOR Marche Pontificale, from Organ Symphony in C minor, Op. 13, No. 1
- Jean LANGLAIS La Nativité, from Poèmes Évangéliques, Op. 2
- Joseph JONGEN Sonata Eroïca, Op. 94
- Intermission
- Andreas WILLSCHER Allegro barbaro, from Toccata alla Rumba
- LISZT (trans. Guillou) Orpheus
- Denis BÉDARD Rhapsodie sur le nom de Lavoie
- DUPARC (trans. Fournier) Aux étoiles
- DETHIER Variations on “Adeste Fideles”
Artists
Christian Schmitt
The German organist debuts with a special focus on Bach.
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Artists
Wayne Marshall
The British organist’s improvised tributes to Bernstein and Beethoven will amaze.
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- Wayne MARSHALL Improvisation on themes of Bernstein, “Homage à Lenny”
- DUPRÉ Symphonie-Passion, Op. 23
- George C. BAKER Deux Evocations
- Intermission
- WIDOR Organ Symphony No. 6 in G minor, Op. 42 No. 2
- Andrew AGER Toccata & Fugue
- MESSIAEN Les mages & Dieu parmi nous from La Nativité du Seigneur
- Wayne MARSHALL Improvisation on themes of Beethoven
Artists
Monica Czausz
The extravagantly gifted young American organist makes her debut here.
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- BACH Prelude and Fugue in A minor, BWV 543
- KARG-ELERT Sinfonische Kanzone, Op. 85, No. 2
- BRAHMS (arr. Czausz) Six Pieces, Op. 118 - Intermezzo in A minor
- BRAHMS (arr. Czausz) Six Pieces, Op. 118 - Intermezzo in A major
- BRAHMS (arr. Czausz) Six Pieces, Op. 118 - Ballade in G minor
- Intermission
- COPLAND Preamble for a Solemn Occasion
- TCHAIKOVSKY (trans. Guillou/Czausz) Scherzo from Symphony No. 6, “Pathétique”
- WHITLOCK Fantasie Chorale No. 2 in F-sharp minor
- DVOŘÁK (trans. Lemare/Czausz) Carnival Overture, Op. 92