---FIRST HALF HOUR---
:04—Gabriel Faure (1845-1924): Fileuse from “Pelleas et Melissande,” Op. 80, track 2, 2:33, Seiji Ozawa, Boston Symphony [DG 423 089].
:08—Max Reger (1873-1916): “Easter,” from Seven Organ Pieces, Op. 145, track 7, 3:46, Edgar Krapp, organ [Naxos 557891].
--SEGUE—
:12—Max Reger (1873-1916): Fugue on a Theme of Mozart, Op. 132, track 10, 10:05, Franz-Paul Decker, New Zealand Symphony [Naxos 553079]. A big man who wrote big music, organlike regardless of whether it was written for organ or not.
:23—Roy Harris (1898-1979): Toccata for Organ, Brass & Timpani, track 4, 5:53, Thomas Harmon w/James Westbrook, UCLA Brass Ensemble [Bay Cities 1002]. Harris modulated compulsively.
---SECOND HALF HOUR---
:30—Anton Bruckner (1824-1896): Sym. No. 3, finale, excerpt, track 4, 19:22 but cue to 10:39/-8:42, George Tintner, Scottish National Orchestra [Naxos 553454]. This organist worked in blocks of sound.
:39—Camille Saint-Saens (1835-1921): Sym. No 2 in A minor, Op. 55, first move., 1859, track 9, 7:10, Jean Martinon, French Radio Orchestra [EMI 85186]. After a slow introduction you’ll hear a fugal statement of the main theme that sounds like something an organist would write.
:47—Franz Schmidt (1874-1939): Sym. No. 1 in E major, first move., 1899, track 1, 11:37, Vassily Sinaisky, Malmo Symphony [Naxos 570628]. An organist in his youth, who then studied composition under Bruckner, though he made his living mainly in the cello section of the Vienna Philharmonic.
---THIRD HALF HOUR---
:04—Cesar Franck (1822-1890): Fugue from Prelude Fugue & Variations, Op. 18, 1884, track 2, 3:07, Paul Crossley, piano [SK 58914]. Written originally for organ.
:08—Cesar Franck (1822-1890): “Psyche,” first move., 1888, track 1, 10:08, Peter Lucker, Savarian Symphony [Hungaraton 31360].
:20—Roy Harris (1898-1979): Fantasy for Organ, Brass & Timpani, track 6, 8:33, Thomas Harmon w/James Westbrook, UCLA Brass Ensemble [Bay Cities 1002].
---FOURTH HALF HOUR---
:30—Joseph Jongen (1873-1953): Symphonie Concertante for Organ & Orchestra, first move., track 1, 8:06, Michael Murray w/Edo de Waart, San Francisco Symphony [Telarc 80096].
(TRICK QUESTION: WHO WROTE THIS?)
:39—Hubert Parry: “Jerusalem,” track 1, 2:44, Emerson Lake & Palmer, “Brain Salad Surgery” [Rhino 72459].
(Americans who know this only from ELP or Monty Python might not know the British composer Hubart Parry wrote this in 1916, to a poem by William Blake, for a friend working on a gala.)
:42—Dick Halligan: “Blues, Part II,” excerpt, track 9, 11:50 Blood Sweat & Tears, with Halligan performing the organ solo [Columbia UDCD 559].
:45—Paul Creston: “Prelude and Dance,” second part, track 3, Robert Davine, accordion [Crystal 160].
:49—Iron Butterfly: “In-a-Gadda-da-Vida,” excerpt, 1968, track 6, 17:10 beginning of organ solo by Doug Ingle backed by Ron Bushy, drums [Rhino 72196]. Both stretched out their playing because they thought they were doing a soundcheck while waiting for their producer to arrive.