Tag Archives: king of instruments
Sunday Pipes #59
“The Incubator” I have added a sub-title to this post as the organ featured served as the “gateway organ” for my subsequent love of the instrument. I do not remember how I found out about it, but I recall driving … Continue reading
Sunday Pipes #56
Equal Time Last week and a few time before, I referenced the sometimes not so friendly relationship between E. Power Biggs and Virgil Fox. Both virtuosos, Biggs was a traditionalist and Fox was a showman, with more than just a … Continue reading
Sunday Pipes #51
Most of us spend decades (10,000 hours?) learning our respective trades with the hope of someday making it to the top. Few of us succeed in making our name renowned in our field. Nhat Tong, while in High School in … Continue reading
Sunday Pipes #46
Here is a special treat…. from Vivaldi’s Four Seasons, this is Winter. This piece was was written for four violins, but the pipe organ adaptation is nothing less than stunning plus it has a little more power behind it. As … Continue reading
Sunday Pipes #43 (Special Edition)
All we need to know is what the title tells us. For new readers, I’m a fan of pipe organ music and for a while, was posting about pipe organs and the music on Sundays. Older posts can be found … Continue reading
Back By Popular Demand
Just over a year ago, after 37 consecutive “Sunday Pipes” posts, I took a break from posting weekly looks into the King of Instruments. The pipe organ has always fascinated me and I even did some study on construction and … Continue reading
Sunday Pipes #37
Nigel Poole demonstrates a unique little organ, over a century old, with one 4-octave keyboard – but with some grand pretensions – in the village church of Cholderton, near Salisbury in Wiltshire, UK.
Sunday Pipes #35
A short piece, played by an unidentified organist at the Chapel of The Immaculate Conception at my alma mater, Mt. St. Mary’s University in Emmitsburg, MD. This is a photo I took of the Chapel a few years ago when … Continue reading
Sunday Pipes, #34
A quick post while on the road in Houston, TX The Canzona in D minor, BWV 588, played at the Detlef Kleuker organ of the First Greek Evangelical Church of Athens – Greece, at the Bach Festival 2007. Chris … Continue reading