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Table of Contents:

• Broadcast 1. Fanfare (intro., 1:49) / Richard Purvis ; Jesu, joy of man's desiring (3:13) / J.S. Bach ; Commentary (1:49) / Keith Chapman ; Anna Magdalena march (1:34), Sleepers wake! (4:30) / J.S. Bach ; Toccata in E minor (1:43) / Pachelbel ; Legend of the mountain (6:10), Claur de lune (3:47) / Sigfrid Karg-Elert ; Symphony no. 3 (fadeout, 1:23) / Saint-Saëns
• Broadcast 2. Fanfare (intro., 1:35) / Richard Purvis ; Evening harmonies (5:34) / Sigfrid Karg-Elert ; Fountain reverie (5:15) / Percy Fletcher ; Little prelude and fugue in G (2:39) / J.S. Bach ; Londonderry air (7:22) / arr. Robert Hebble ; Romanza (5:17) / Grieg ; arr. Hebble ; Litanies (4:19) / Jehan Alain ; Toccata festiva (fadeout, 1:01) / Richard Purvis
• Broadcast 3. Fanfare (intro., 1:48) / Richard Purvis ; Prière du matin (4:35) / Joseph Jongen ; Commentary (:10) / Keith Chapoman ; Menuet-Scherzo (4:05) / Joseph Jongen ; Trumpet tune and air (4:21) / Henry Purcell ; Modal suite : mode do (2:39) / Jean Langlais ; Final from First symphony (6:13) / Louis Vierne ; Symphony no. 3 (fadeout, 1:38) / Saint-Saëns
• Broadcast 4. Fanfare (intro., 2:06) / Richard Purvis ; Overture and Alleluia (Cantata 142) (3:02), Sheep may safely graze (5:71) / Bach ; Greensleeves (4:55) / arr. Richard Purvis ; Noël (6:34) / Louis-Claude Daquin ; La natitité (2:39) / Jean Langlais.

Author/Creator:

Chapman, Keith, 1945-

Contributors:

Purvis, Richard

Bach, Johann Sebastian, 1685-1750

Pachelbel, Johann, 1653-1706

Karg-Elert, Sigfrid, 1877-1933

Saint-Saëns, Camille, 1835-1921

Fletcher, Percy E. (Percy Eastman), 1879-1932

Grieg, Edvard, 1843-1907

Alain, Jehan, 1911-1940

Jongen, Joseph, 1873-1953

Clarke, Jeremiah, 1669?-1707

Langlais, Jean, 1907-1991

Vierne, Louis, 1870-1937

Kuhnau, Johann, 1660-1722

Daquin, Louis-Claude, 1694-1772

Main Work:

Broadcasting the world's greatest organ [by Chapman, K.]

Included Works:

Fanfare, organ [by Purvis, R.]

Organ music [of Bach, J.S.] (Selections)

Toccatas, organ [by Pachelbel, J.] > E minor

Triptych [by Karg-Elert, S.] > Legend

Impressions, op. 72 [by Karg-Elert, S.] > Claire du lune

Symphonies [by Saint-Saëns, C.] > No. 3, op. 78, C minor (Selections) (arranged)

Impressions, op. 72 [by Karg-Elert, S.] > Harmonies du soir

Fountain reverie [by Fletcher, P.E.]

Quartets, violins (2), viola, cello [by Grieg, E.] > Op. 27, G minor > Romanze (arranged)

Litanies [by Alain, J.]

Pieces, organ [by Jongen, J.] > Op. 37 > Prière

Pieces, organ [by Jongen, J.] > Op. 53 > Menuet-scherzo

Trumpet tune, orchestra [by Clarke, J.] (arranged)

Pièces modales [by Langlais, J.] > Mode do

Symphonies, organ [by Vierne, L.] > No. 1, op. 14, D minor > Final

Uns ist ein Kind geboren [by Kuhnau, J.] (Selections)

Nouveau livre de noëls [by Daquin, L.C.] > Noël, grand jeu et duo

Poèmes évangéliques [by Langlais, J.] > Nativité

Collection "Un Marché", D major

Kleine Präludien und Fugen > Nr. 5

Londonderry air (arranged)

Alternate Titles:

Title on insert: Lost radio broadcasts on the Grand Court organ: rare digitally restored archival recordings

Subjects:

Organ music

Organ music, Arranged

John Wanamaker (Firm) — Store (13th and Market Sts., Philadelphia, Pa.) — Organs

John Wanamaker (Firm)

Organ (Musical instrument)

Performers:

Keith Chapman, organ.

Performance Medium:

1 performer: organ

General Notes:

All selections played on the Grand Court Organ in the John Wanamaker store in Philadelphia, and originally released as radio broadcasts on station WOO, Philadelphia.
Program notes and organ description ([18] p., ill.) inserted in container.

Physical Description:

2 audio discs : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
no. 3, op. 78
op. 27
no. 1, op. 14

Physical Characteristics:

plastic; metal; 4 3/4 in.; 1.4 m/s; mass-produced

Audio Characteristics:

digital; optical; 1.4 m/s

Digital Characteristics:

audio file; CD audio

Call Numbers:

LPCD 79882- 79883

Other Standard Numbers:

Publisher Number, Friends of the Wanamaker Organ: V2CD-690-002
Publisher Number, Friends of the Wanamaker Organ (disc 1): P4RS 7600
Publisher Number, Friends of the Wanamaker Organ (disc 2): P4RS 7601

OCLC Numbers:

41478894