Format | 2 Audio CD |
Ordering Number | OC 840 |
Barcode | 4260034868403 |
label | OehmsClassics |
Release date | 6/8/2011 |
salesrank | 4778 |
Players/Contributors | Musicians
Composer
- Bach, Johann Sebastian
- Beethoven, Ludwig van
- Berlioz, Hector
- Boellmann, Leon
- Callaerts, Joseph
- Dupre, Marcel
- Grieg, Edvard
- Grison, Jules
- Guilmant, Alexandre
- Haydn, Franz Joseph
- Herold, Ferdinand
- Lindberg, Oskar Frederik
- Mendelssohn Bartholdy, Felix
- Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus
- Reger, Max
- Wagner, Richard
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The Britannic Organ Vol. 1
The organ, built for the ocean liner Britannic, sister ship of the
Titanic
– Rare historic Welte rolls, heard once again on the Brittanic
organ
– The first organ recordings in history: legendary organists on
Welte rolls
– David Rumsey demonstrates the Britannic organ
A truly magnificent instrument exists in the Museum
für Musikautomaten in Seewen, near the city of Basel:
an example of the so-called “Welte Philharmonie
Organ” from the famous Welte factory for automatic
musical instruments. The history of this instrument
is absolutely unique. Although it was one of the museum
collection’s major exhibitions for many years, its
true identity was not discovered until 2007. In the
course of restoration, proof was found that this was
the instrument built in 1913/14, originally for the
“Britannic” ocean liner, the sister of the “Titanic”. But
because the “Britannic” ended up being used as a hospital
ship during World War I, the gigantic organ was
probably never installed on the ship’s passenger deck.
After discovery of the instrument’s history and completion of renovation, it was baptized the “Britannic
Organ” and is now in outstanding condition, available
to be seen as well as heard.
The uses of such an instrument are many. This first
volume (the first of a longer series) presents various
recordings of the Seewen Britannic Organ. Organist
David Rumsey, who has known this instrument for
years, makes the organ’s many diverse and characteristic
registers resound. In addition, rolls from the historic
Welte catalog, punched by hand, can be heard, as
well as some of the oldest recordings of historic organists.
The Welte Philharmonie Organ was used as a type
of recording device. This made it possible to preserve
interpretations from the beginning of the 20th century,
before any acoustic or magnetic recording methods
were available.
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- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
- 1.Ouverture The Marriage of Figaro KV 492
Welte Roll 421 (master)04:31
- Edvard Grieg (1843-1907)
Excerpts from Peer Gynt-Suite
Welte Roll 213 (master)- 2.Morgenstimmung (Morgenstemning) 02:47
- 3.Åses Tod (Åses død)03:48
- Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
- 4.Egmont Ouverture op. 84
Welte Roll 956 (copy)08:21
- Hector Berlioz (1803-1869)
- 5.Damnation de Faust op. 24 Ballet des sylphes
Welte Roll 53 (master)02:37
- Richard Wagner (1813-1883)
- 6.Excerpts from Lohengrin
Welte Roll 642 (master)11:40
- Ferdinand Hérold (1791-1833)
- 7.Zampa Ouverture
Welte Roll 236 (master)09:02
- The earliest organist recordings
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Organist: Carl Hofner (1842-1912)- 8.Chorale Prelude Herzlich tut mich verlangen BWV 727
Welte Roll 717 (master)02:33 - 9.Praeludium and Fugue in C minor BWV 549
Welte Roll 716 (master)06:15
- Alexandre Guilmant (1837-1911)
Organist: Karl Hermann Köhl (1855-1919)- 10.March on a theme of G.F. Haendel
Welte Roll 776 (copy)07:47
- Max Reger (1873-1916)
Organist: Clarence Eddy (1851-1937)- 11.Pastorale Welte Roll 1664 (copy)03:41
- Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy (1809-1847)
Organist: Edwin H. Lemare (1865-1934)- 12.Ruy Blas Overture
Welte Roll 1241 (master) 08:20
- Total:01:11:22
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- Demonstrations of the Britannic Organ Seewen
Joseph Callaerts (1838-1918)
Organist: David Rumsey- 1.Finale from Toccata op. 23/306:01
- Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Organist: David Rumsey- 2.Jesu bleibet meine Freude BWV 14703:14
- 3.Choral Meine Seele erhebt den Herrn BWV 64802:21
- 4.from a Concerto by Duke Wilhelm Ernst - Second Movement02:09
- Franz Joseph Haydn (1732-1809)
Pieces for a Musical Clock
Organist: David Rumsey- 5.No 18 in F major Der Kaffeeklatsch (Coffee Chatter) 00:46
- 6.No 5 in C major 01:05
- Oskar Frederik Lindberg (1887-1955)
Organist: David Rumsey- 7.Gammal Fåbodspsalm från Dalarna 03:41
- Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy
Organist: David Rumsey- 8.Organ Sonata op. 65 No. 4, II. Andante religioso02:07
- Léon Boëllmann (1862-1897)
Organist: David Rumsey - Max Reger (1873-1916)
Organist: David Rumsey - Jules Grison (1842-1896)
Organist: David Rumsey- 11.Toccata in F minor07:44
- Bridges between mechanical and human-played music
Marcel Dupré (1886-1971)- 12.Improvisation on a Theme of F. Schubert
Welte Roll 2047 (copy)12:14
- Franz Joseph Haydn (1732-1809)
Pieces for a Musical Clock
Organist: David Rumsey- 13.No. 2 in C major 00:51
- 14.No. 11 in C major00:54
- Attrib. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
- 15.Türkischer Marsch
(Non-Welte Roll)03:12
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
- 16.Fantasia for Mechanical Organ KV 608
Welte Roll 429 (master)09:42
- Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
- 17.Wellingtons Sieg (Wellington’s Victory) op. 91 (Reconstruction)07:40
- Total:01:10:53