Heavy Organ At Carnegie Hall 1973

On this CD:

1. Chorale prelude for organ ("Wir glauben all an einen Gott"), BWV 680
Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performed by Virgil Fox

2. Chorale prelude for organ ("Nun freut euch, lieben Christen gmein"), (doubtful), BWV 734
Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performed by Virgil Fox

3. Matthäuspassion (St. Matthew Passion), BWV 244 Finale
Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performed by Virgil Fox

4. Prelude and Fugue for organ in E minor ("Wedge"), BWV 548 Prelude
Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performed by Virgil Fox

5. Prelude and Fugue for organ in E minor ("Wedge"), BWV 548 Fugue
Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performed by Virgil Fox

6. Toccata and Fugue for organ in D minor, BWV 565 Toccata
Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performed by Virgil Fox

7. Toccata and Fugue for organ in D minor, BWV 565 Fugue
Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performed by Virgil Fox

8. Passacaglia and Fugue for organ in C minor, BWV 582 Passacaglia
Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performed by Virgil Fox

9. Passacaglia and Fugue for organ in C minor, BWV 582 Fugue
Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performed by Virgil Fox

10. Fugue for organ in G major (spurious), BWV 577
Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performed by Virgil Fox

11. The First Nowell
Composed by Christmas Traditional
Performed by Virgil Fox

12. It Came Upon a Midnight Clear
Composed by Richard Storrs Willis
Performed by Virgil Fox

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Heavy Organ At Carnegie Hall 1973
Average customer rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
  • Historical Snapshot
  • Hard to take
  • Has not aged well
  • The "Fox Style" of Bach playing
  • Legendary Organist gives Legendary live performance
 Heavy Organ At Carnegie Hall 1973

Manufacturer: RCA
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000003G9V
Release Date: 1997-09-16

Tracks:

  1. Spoken Introduction By Virgil Fox
  2. We All Believe In One God, BWV 680
  3. Spoken Introduction
  4. Rejoice Beloved Christians, BWV 734
  5. Spoken Introduction
  6. Finale From St. Matthew Passion
  7. Spoken Introduction
  8. Prelude In E Minor, BWV 548
  9. Fugue In E Minor, BWV 548. 'Wedge'
  10. Toccata In D Minor, BWV 565
  11. Fugue In D Minor, BWV 565
  12. Spoken Introduction
  13. Passacaglia In C Minor, BWV 582
  14. Fugue In C Minor, BWV 582
  15. Spoken Introduction
  16. Fugue In G Major, BWV 577, 'Gigue'
  17. Spoken Introduction
  18. The First Nowell
  19. It Came Upon A Midnight Clear

Customer Reviews:

3 out of 5 stars Historical Snapshot.......2005-06-04

This CD is significant in that it is so far the only Heavy Organ performance to make it to CD. Virgil Fox's Heavy Organ tour did a lot to popularize classical organ music and bring it to a wider audience. Although the Rodgers "Black Beauty" touring organ sounds a bit dated by the standards of today's digital instruments, it was state of the art for analog organs in its day. So the sound might not knock your socks off, but this is as close as you'll get to imagining what it must have been like to see Fox live at the peak of his popularity.

3 out of 5 stars Hard to take.......2003-02-02

This is not the best Virgil Fox CD- the Rodgers Touring organ is unable to perform at the level of larger organs. I recommend earlier recordings of Virgil Fox's in his Aeolian-Skinner 5-manual at Riverside Church, NY. That aside, this is still Fox, and is reason enough to buy this CD.

2 out of 5 stars Has not aged well.......2002-11-17

I grew up on Virgil Fox. But this CD really butchered the performance. The old vinyl Heavy Organ series was actually cleaner sounding, had less of Fox's peculiarities and over-talk. A disappointment.

4 out of 5 stars The "Fox Style" of Bach playing.......2000-11-03

This recording was originally issued as Volume 2; another Heavy Organ at CArnegie Hall album was made a year before this one and hopefully will be reissued on CD at some point. This album is a good example of Virgil Fox's approach to Bach's music. One hears kaleidoscopic registrations (a performance trademark of Fox's that was always controversial) and a dramatic, fiery style of playing. There are fewer quiet works on this album -- one, the final St Matthew Passion chorus, really doesn't come off well due to the overused tremolo and an articulation that doesn't allow the music to flow well. But I think the best track on the album is the shortest: Fox's performance of "Rejoice, Beloved Christians", shows phenomenal technique and lightning speed, yet is utterly delicate and graceful -- a rendition that is simply unassailable. The Wedge Prelude and Fugue, though containing some mistakes, is a very dramatic and noble interpretation. This record is far, far superior to Fox's first Heavy Organ album from Fillmore East, which suffers from numerous wrong notes and mistakes.

5 out of 5 stars Legendary Organist gives Legendary live performance.......2000-01-14

Want to hear a performer really communicate with his audience? This is the CD for you. A diverse and impinging introduction to the music of J.S. Bach, as well as Virgil's musical stylings, make this CD a must-have for anyone interested in classical organ, Bach, or how to give a successful live performance of classical music. Although the crowd's boistreous enthusiasm occasionally interrupts the flow of the show, there isn't a single bad cut on the entire album.

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