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More items are added almost every day. Please visit us often and check out what's NEW! Explore our catalog in several ways: Browse in the categories which are opened by the green buttons on the left. Click on some hot NEW! items below for a full description. Or, to search on any word, such as "Schnitger" or "Bach," click on the "Search" button at the left. Join the Organ Historical Society now for Special Members Prices! All are welcome to order from the Catalog, but OHS members receive special lower prices on many of our items, plus other valuable membership benefits, including our quarterly journal The Tracker, annual national conventions, and the Organ Handbook/Atlas. Anyone with an interest in the pipe organ is welcome as a member. For more information, Visit the OHS Web site and join online now! |
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| NEW! HOME Ron Rhode plays his Wurlitzer 3-23 The latest recording from Ron Rhode! Home includes a selection from the organ played while installed in the Hochmuth-Stankey residence in New Lenox, Illinois and also three duets played with a Steinway piano with Aeolian Duo Art player. The enclosed booklet includes information about the organ, as well as a fine credit for the art of Max Grover that adds to the fun of these great sounds. $17.98 | | | NEW! Historic Organs of Buffalo · Thrilling performances by renowned organists Ken Cowan, Felix Hell, Thomas Murray, Lorenz Maycher, Bruce Stevens, Peter Stoltzfus, Frederick Swann, Tom Trenney, plus many others · More than 30 pipe organs · Works by Vierne, Sowerby and a new work by David Conte · Several selections of enthusiastic hymn-singing, always a highlight of OHS Conventions! · Includes a 40-page booklet complete with photos and stoplists $31.95 | ||
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| NEW! Messiaen, Mysticism & Color David Chalmers, James Jordan, and Sharon Rose Pfeiffer perform selections from the organ works of Olivier Messiaen and explore his concepts of color and mysticism. $16.95 | | | NEW! Robilliard plays the 1880 Cavaillé-Coll in Orléans now restored. $14.98 | ||
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| John Stainer: A Life in Music is a fine study of a musical contemporary of Queen Victoria and her era. $90.00 | | | The Music of the Moravian Church in America delves into one of our most distinctive musical and liturgical traditions. $50.00 | ||
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| NEW! Phoenix Renaissance 5 manuals and 106-ranks!! Symphonic-Theatre Organ Adrian W. Phillips Music Studio Phoenix, Arizona An Ella Fitzgerald Retrospective and RACHMANINOFF: Piano Concerto No. 2 join an array of favorites to show the organ's colors! $17.98 | | | NEW! Tournemire Plays the Cavaillé-Coll at St. Clotilde On archival recordings from 1930-1931, Tournemire himself plays the organ Franck knew. $15.98 | ||
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| NEW! J. S. Bach: Goldberg Variations, BWV 988, on 97-ranks of Aeolian-Skinner Daniel Sullivan Plays at St. Philip's Episcopal Cathedral, Atlanta $14.98 | | | NEW! Michel Corrette Concertos, Opus 26 for organ or harpsichord and orchestra from 1756. | ||
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| OHS RECORDINGS: Historic Organs in America Regional surveys feature 17 to 39 organs in multiple-CD sets at low prices. Choose from these regions: Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Boston, Montréal, Colorado, Oregon, Philadelphia, Michigan, Connecticut, San Francisco, Baltimore, New Orleans, Milwaukee, Maine, and Louisville. | | | Oldest? Largest? Unique? Browse our collection of books about and recordings made on the world's largest, oldest, and unique organs. | ||
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| Hymn Accompaniments A fine array of variations, last verse harmonizations and other ways to enliven hymn singing | | | NEW! Daniel Pinkham: Bells Commissioned for Edna Van Duzee $2.65 | ||
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| Charles Callahan: The Art of Hymn Playing 250 Preludes, Introductions, Free Accompaniments, and Alternate Harmonizations. $35.00 | | | Church Music in America is John Ogasapian's final work. It traces the musical practice of several religious groups from their establishment in America to the present. $44.95 | ||
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| The Harpsichord in 18th-Century Venice Works of Vivaldi, Marcello, Galuppi, Turrini, Grazioli and others performed by virtuoso Michele Barchi in the sumptuous context of contemporary architecture beautifully filmed by Federico Savio. $22.50 | | | A NEW DVD! Michel Chapuis Personal Notes, Vol. 3 Improvisation in Germanic Style $26.95 | ||
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| Langlais: Vocal and Instrumental Works The chorus Gloria Dei Cantores, directed by Elizabeth C. Patterson, with Organist James Jordan, and the brass quintet Gabriel V perform vocal and instrumental works of Jean Langlais at the Church of the Transfiguration on Cape Cod. $26.95 | | | Now at a reduced price! J. S. Bach as Organist A landmark study of J. S. Bach and the organ, these essays by 15 contributors widely influence and inform those who play the organ works of J. S. Bach. $24.95 | ||
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| Trenney Improvises!Tom Trenney, winner of the AGO Improvisation Competition, improvises two suites on hymn tunes and plays repertoire on a new three-manual organ by Patrick J. Murphy & Associates at St. Mark's Lutheran Church, Baltimore $14.98 | | | Seth Bingham, Vol. 1 Christopher Marks records the first entire CD devoted to the organ works by New Yorker Seth Bingham including such favorites as “Bells of Riverside” and “Rhythmic Trumpet.” $14.98 | ||
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| The OHS Book of Organ Poems Over 75 poems inspired by the organ have been assembled by Rollin Smith into this beautiful volume. An excellent gift. $15.99 | | | Historic Organs of Louisville Thirty-Two Historic Pipe Organs in Kentuckiana $29.95 | ||
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| French Éclat: Jeremy Bruns An exciting recital of French works played on the chancel organ of St. Thomas', New York. $14.98 | | | A Kentucky Organ Tour Organist Schuyler Robinson tours nine great pipe organs of historic and modern vintage in the Bluegrass region of central Kentucky. This recording visits organs not heard on OHS-93 Historic Organs of Louisville. $14.98 | ||
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| Winds and Organ at the Meyerson The Dallas Wind Symphony, Jerry Junkin, Conductor and Mary Preston, Dallas Symphony Organist and Curator of Fisk Opus 100, the Lay Family Concert Organ in the Meyerson Symphony Center combine forces to produce a festive recital. $16.98 | | | Wagner & Cavaillé-Coll Wagner is played by Christoph Kuhlmann on the Cavaillé-Coll located in Iglesia del Salvador, Usurbil, recreating a musical soirée of the times when this very organ was located in the home of the Albert Baron de l’Espée. It was moved to the church after the Baron's death. (The Baron also owned the organ now in Sacré-Coeur in Paris). $14.98 | ||
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| Wright On! is the very first release of recordings made on the Pasadena Studio organ, from tapes found in 1998. There are more than two dozen George Wright CDs recorded on great Wurlitzers, and they all are available here. Check out the great selection! Click on the picture to see all of the George Wright CDs! | | | Music and Its Questions Essays in Honor of Peter Williams This collection of essays pays tribute to Professor Williams's contributions with important, fascinating articles by many of the world’s top scholars in the field. $59.99 | ||
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| The Organ Music of Johannes Brahms by Barbara Owen A new study considers the many aspects of a Romantic master. $35.00 | | | The Brebos Organs of El Escorial Two organs built by the Fleming Gilles Brebos are documented in a surviving manuscript of the 16-th century, which contains details about their specifications, appearance and use. This book is a facsimile and translation of the manuscript, as well as an analysis of its importance and contents. $39.95 | ||
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| Philippe Delacour's Virtuoso Video An excellent video of virtuoso Delacour playing two fine organs including a Cavaillé-Coll. Dupré, Vierne, Bach, Couperin, Franck, Liszt, Alain, Duruflé, Messiaen. This video is now re-issued as a DVD. $22.50 | | | VIRGIL FOX: The Master Teaches 21 hours with Virgil and his students! $50.00 | ||
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| Olivier Latry, the new Dobson and the Philadelphia Orchestra Latry joins the Philadelphia Orchestra and Christoph Eschenbach to play Saint-Saëns, Barber and Poulenc on the new Dobson Organ in the Kimmel Center $19.98 | | | 2CDs for the Price of One! Timothy Edward Smith plays the newly restored 1931 Kimball 4m and the 1972 Beckerath 3m at First Congregational Church, Columbus, transcribing Carnival of the Animals by Saint-Saëns and playing American works by Bingham, Baumgartner, Warner, Ford, and Hampton as well as European Baroque and Romantic works. $14.98 | ||
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| For the Orpheus of the Historic Organ gathers twenty-one articles and essays to celebrate Harald Vogel, a pioneering authority on 18th century German keyboard performance. $74.95 | | | Langlais in a DVD Documentary Celebrating the centenary of Langlais’ birth, the Los Angeles Chapter of the American Guild of Organists has produced this documentary featuring Ann Labounsky, student of Langlais and author Jean Langlais: The Man and His Music. Also available in PAL Format | ||
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| Rawsthorne at Coventry “Wholeheartedly recommended” by Gramophone, this re-issued 1985 recording is fine entertainment. $9.98 | | | Clarence Eddy Dean of American Organists This first major biography brings light to a brilliant figure and a founder of the American Guild of Organists. $35.00 | ||
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| Austin Organs by Orpha Ochse More than the history of one firm, this book is a history of the American organ in the 20th century! writes historian Barbara Owen. $48.00 | | | This large-format book contains 94 of the legendary black and white 8"x10" photographs taken by Fred Hess & Son between 1929 and 1932, documenting the construction of the famous Midmer-Losh pipe organ with its 449 ranks and 33,114 pipes -- the largest organ in the world. Regular price: $45.00 Sale price: $25.00 | ||
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| Long awaited and now at a The comprehensive book about the World's Largest Organ at Atlantic City, as written by Stephen D. Smith, contains almost every detail concerning the instrument, including a wealth of information that has never before been published. Hard facts and personal opinions are brought together in an almost story-like format that includes historical information, technical details, stop lists, and biographies of people involved with the organ. Regular price: $46.00 Sale price: $25.00 | | | Royal Festival Hall Gillian Weir plays the newly refurbished and famous 119-rank organ designed by Ralph Downes for London's prime concert hall and built by Harrison & Harrison. Completed in 1954, the organ was refurbished in 1964 and 1979 with minor tonal adjustments by Downes. Dame Gillian recorded it in June, 2005, before the entire organ was removed for refurbishment. $14.98 | ||
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| In this second DVD, Michel Chapuis recreates the atmosphere of the inauguration of the 1859 Cavaillé-Coll at Poligny by Lefébure-Wély through improvisation in 19th-century style. He also improvises on the exquisite 1890 Cavaillé-Coll at St-Ouen in Rouen and discusses both organs and improvisation techniques. The improvisations include demonstrations of various effects and registrations. About 80 minutes. Includes a 24-page booklet. Click for more information, subjects of the improvs, and to order. $26.95 | | | Augsburg Organ Library Organized according to the church year, these eight volumes primarily support the song of the worshiping assembly and the majority of compositions are based on commonly used hymn tunes. Preludes, offertories, postludes, etc., range two to six minutes in duration, and many can be used as extended introductions to hymn singing. Each volume contains 128-142 pages. Click headline to see contents of each volume and to order. | ||
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| Litterae Organi Celebrating the founding of The Organ Historical Society fifty years ago (our 50th year began in the Summer of 2006), the OHS Press publishes an eclectic collection of essays in honor of Barbara Owen. $45.00 | | | On CD for the first time! The Command Classics Recordings! Virgil Fox recorded these definitive performances on the Aeolian-Skinner organs at Riverside Church and Lincoln Center in New York City, and at Symphony Hall, Boston, in 1963 and 1965 for the Command Classics audiophile recording company, and they were released as four LP phonograph records and perhaps a few reel-to-reel tapes. Now, they are released for the first time on CD. Click for a list of works on this 2-CD set. $29.95 | ||
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| CD Sheet Music Pamper your budget!! These CD-ROMs can be used with any PC or Mac computer having a CD drive. Print individual works (or just one page) using your computer's printer. Each CD-ROM contains 900 pages of music or more, conveniently indexed for quick access. | | | Mostly $4.99 to $6.99 and more than 100 titles. Special group of great CDs from full-price labels at CheapCD Prices! All NAXOS organ CDs, too, including complete works of Dupré, Franck, Bach and others! | ||
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