Walter Hilse: Aeolian-Skinner Organ Company: Opus 985-1939

Walter Hilse: Aeolian-Skinner Organ Company: Opus 985-1939 MUSIC AUDIO CD 1998 Type: Music Platform: Audio CD Publisher: Jav Recordings Released: 1998 Media: CD Album FeaturesArtist:Walter Hilse: Aeolian-Skinner Organ Company: Opus 985 - 1939Format:CD, AlbumRelease Year:1998Record Label:Jav RecordingsCat No:JAV 103Country:USGenre:ClassicalStyle:Baroque, Romantic, ContemporaryThe remarkable Opus 985 at Columbia University, built in 1939, is among those instruments considered G. Donald Harrison's best, more closely following the Werkprinzip pitch structure than any of his previous instruments.A rousing performance of Bach's Dorian Toccata and the tender playing of his trio on Allein Gott display the instrument's Baroque qualities, yet this organ has bombast, as evidenced in the thundering ''Allegro in Bb'' by Mendelssohn.Two interesting, jazz-influenced works by Hilse ''In Memoriam Duke Ellington'' and ''Fugue in G'' - demonstrate his considerable skill as a composer.TracklistToccat