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Simon Landsmann
Charles John Grey
Giuseppe Tartini
Jan Droogers
Jos Moeke
Marco den Toom
Berend de Wit
Cor Hansum
Theo Griekspoor
Teun Stolk
Jan Zwanepol
Floris Gortenmulder
Nees Brouwer
Henri C.J. de Man
Jaap van Rijn
Willem Harold Boog
Dick Sanderman
Jan Mannee
Jan van Westenbrugge
Joop Klaassen
Willem Harold Boog: Drie Oud Hollandsche liederen uit Valerius Gedenckclanck
Cornelis de Wolf: Canonisch voorspel Psalm 84, Feestvoorspel Evangelisch Gezang 199
Herman van Vliet: Hommage aan Feike Asma
Formaat: A4 […]
Herman van Vliet: Twee Psalmbewerkingen, Meditatie Psalm 139, Dubbelcanon Psalm 27
Sander van Marion: Blijf mij nabij
Formaat: A4 […]
Charles Marie Widor: Romance bew. H. van Vliet
Sander van Marion: In Christus is noch oost noch west
Jan van Westenbrugge: Voorspel en koraal Psalm 124
Gabriel Fauré: Cantique de Jean Racine bew. W. van der Panne
Charles Marie Widor: Serenade, Pastorale bew. Herman van Vliet
Jean Berveiller: Mouvement
Formaat: A4 […]
Willem van Twillert: Drie bewerkingen over Passieliederen
Feike Asma: Koraalbewerking Weest gegroet, Gij Eersteling der dagen (Halleluja, eeuwig dank en ere)
Feike Asma: Psalm 25, Gouden harpen ruisen
Formaat: A4 […]
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Jan Mannee: Koraalbew. Gez. 194, 174, De Avondzang
Wim van der Panne: ‘Oranje boven’, Rhapsodie voor orgel
Dick Sanderman: Psalmvoorspelen, Psalm 10, 105, 136
Alexandre Guilmant: Allegretto Op. 19
Formaat: A4 […]
Jan Overbeek: Voorspel en koraal Psalm 81
Formaat: A4 […]
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Herman van Vliet: Fantasie over Psalm 89
Formaat: A4 […]
Peter Eilander: Fantasie over Psalm 108
Formaat: A4 […]
Henri C.J. de Man: Koraalbewerkingen 2, Psalm 77, 80, 84, 92, 100, 103, 130, 146
Henri C.J. de Man: Koraalbewerkingen 1, Psalm 5, 24, 27, 33, 42, 43, 68, 73
Gerard Bartus van Krieken: Preludium Eroïca
Formaat: A4 […]
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Peter Eilander: Drie korte psalmbewerkingen Psalm 18, 19, 20
Jos Moeke: Psalm 141, Psalm 138, Psalm 79
Formaat: A4 […]
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Jan Droogers: Fantasie over Gezang 312 ‘Behoed uw kerk, zet uit o God haar palen’
Herman van Vliet: Fantasie ‘Door de nacht van strijd en zorgen’
Herman van Vliet: Fantasie ‘Ere zij aan God de Vader’
Marco den Toom: Psalm 122, Hoor, hoor mijn ziel
Berend de Wit: Inleiding, canonisch voorspel, fuga en koraal Psalm 79
Peter Eilander: Inleiding, koraalomspeling en Toccata over Psalm 138
Cor Hansum: Liedbewerkingen voor Passie en Pasen
Herman van Vliet: Variaties over ‘U zij de gIorie’, ‘Daar juicht een toon’
Teun Griekspoor: Variaties ‘Neem mijn leven laat het Heer’
W.H. Zwart: Fantasie ‘Hoor de englen’, Trio ‘Ere zij God’, Allegretto ‘Eer zij God in onze dagen’, Variaties ‘Er is een Kindeke’
Wim van der Panne: Wie maar de goeden God laat zorgen, Psalm 116
Floris Gortenmulder: Koralen voor de Lijdenstijd
Egbert Woelderink: Psalm 24, Psalm 16
Formaat: A4 […]
Jan Zwanepol: Toccata en koraal Psalm 150, Koraalbewerking Ontwaakt gij die slaapt
Floris Gortenmulder: Psalm 26, 42, 46, 68, 91, 122, 123
Peter Eilander: Psalm 68, Morgenglans der eeuwigheid
Herman van Vliet: Vaste Rots van mijn behoud, Psalm 17, 138
Teun Stolk: Bewerkingen Psalm 3, 4, 12, 17, 26, 28, 109, 30, 46, 85
Wim van der Panne: Koraalbewerkingen voor orgel vierhandig
Willem Weijland: Fantasie over de Avondzang
Formaat: A4 […]
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Floris Gortenmulder: Psalm 25, 34, 56, 89, 102, 149
Peter Eilander, W. van der Panne: Ruis o Godsstroom der genade, Alle roem is uitgesloten
Floris Gortenmulder: Advents-, kerstkoralen
Formaat: A4 […]
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Johannes Gijsbertus Bastiaans: Variaties en Finale over Psalm 84
Klaas Jan Mulder: Psalm 105, Psalm 134, Gezang 91
Willem Weijland: Psalm 29, 72, 116, De 10 Geboden
Johannes Gijsbertus Bastiaans: Variaties over Psalm 24
Feike Asma: Toccata en koraal over Psalm 75
Formaat: A4 […]
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Feike Asma: Vrij naar Jan Zwart Fantasie ‘Wie maar den goeden God laat zorgen’
Jaap van Rijn: Psalm 141, Dankt, dankt nu allen God
Diverse componisten: Voorspelen Psalm 1, 2, 25, 31, 32, 43, 80, 101, 119, 135
Formaat: A4 Composities van Willem Hendrik Zwart, Peter Eilander, Cor van Dijk, Jaap Nieuwenhuijse, L.J. Bergwerff Lzn., Everhard Zwart, Herman van Vliet, Albert van der Hoeven […]
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Dick Sanderman: Trio, Orgelkoraal, Koraalfuga en Koraal Psalm 56
Diverse componisten: Orgelklanken uit de AlbIasserwaard
Formaat: A4 Composities van J. Bonefaas, C. Brouwer, C. de Haan, J. Koppenol, J. Stolk, L. Terlouw […]
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Diverse componisten: Voorspelen Psalm 21, 43, 97, 121, 136, 141
Formaat: A4 Psalmvoorspelen door W. Lindhout, C. van Dijk, P.J. Wols, D. Sanderman […]
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Henri C.J. de Man: Fantasie en Fuga
Formaat: A4 […]
Nees Brouwer: God is mijn lied, Gezang 228, Psalm 122, 73, 89
Gordon Young: Prelude in Classic Style, Holiday, Toccata
Nees Brouwer: Psalm 33, 32, 119, 37, 93
Formaat: A4 […]
Nees Brouwer: Heer ik hoor van rijke zegen, Lof zij den Heer
Gordon Young: Trumpet Voluntary, Prelude, Marche
Michelle Leclerc, Joseph Callaerts: Toccata’s voor orgel
Peter Eilander: Fantasie over Psalm 72
Formaat: A4, Pagina’s: 16 […]
Peter Eilander: Fantasie over Psalm 25
Formaat: A4, Pagina’s: 12 […]
Herman van Vliet: Psalm 61, Leid vriend’lijk licht, Heer’ ik hoor van rijke zegen
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Herman van Vliet: Psalm 100, God be with you, Beveel gerust uw wegen
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Herman van Vliet: Toccata en Fuga Psalm 146
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Herman van Vliet: 10 Psalmvoorspelen
Formaat: A4, Pagina’s: 20 […]
Herman van Vliet: Variaties en Fuga over Lof zij de Heer
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Herman van Vliet: Triptiek over zijn werk als organist, uitgever en schatbewaarder
Formaat: A5, Pagina’s: 105 […]
Joop Klaassen: Psalmpartita’s; Psalm 25, 65, 84, 87, 138
Herman van Vliet – Speelt Franse Orgelwerken In De Oude Kerk Te Amsterdam
Eugène Gigout Toccata Alexandre Guilmant Thema Met Variaties Op. 24 Louis Lefébure-Wely Elevation, Fugue, Sortie Charles-Marie Widor Scherzo Marcel Dupré • Zephyrs • Koralen Op. 28: • Wie Schön Leuchtet Der Morgenstern • Schmücke Dich, O Liebe Seele • Jesu, Meine Zuversicht • Wer Nur Den Lieben Gott Lässt Walten […]
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Herman van Vliet: Psalm 33, 56, 75
Addie de Jong, Koraalbewerkingen uit Cantates, Oude kerk, Amsterdam
Hoofdorgel Johann Sebastian Bach • Nun danket alle Gott, cantate 79 • Ertödt’ uns durch dein’ Güte, cantate 22 • Es war ein wunderlicher Krieg, cantate 4 • Valet will ich dir geben, cantate 95 • Sei Getreu, cantate 12 • Lobe den Herren, cantate 137 • Nun lob’, mein seel’, den Herren, cantate 28 […]
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Liszt par/by Jean Guillou
Franz Liszt Kleuker Organ Notre Dame des Neiges, Alpe d’Huez (Apr 1980) • Poème Symphonique “Prometheus” • Prélude Et Fugue Sur B.A.C.H., Version Syncrétique • Poème Symphonique “Orpheus” Marcussen Organ Grote of St. Laurenskerk, Rotterdam (Aug 1978) • Fantaisie et Fugue “Ad nos, ad salutarem undam” […]
Massale niet-ritmische Samenzang, Laurenskerk Rotterdam
• Psalm 89: 6 en 7 • Psalm 40: 4 en 8 • Psalm 56: 2 en 4 • Psalm 85: 4 • Psalm 42: 4 en 5 • Psalm 118: 3 en 7 • Psalm 126: 2 en 3 • Een vaste burg is onze God: 1, 2 en 4 Opnamen gemaakt tijdens de […]
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Simon Landsman
Edmond Lemaigre
Alfred Hollins
Daniel Roth, Nieuwe kerk, Katwijk aan Zee
César Franck • Grande pièce Symphonique Charles-Marie Widor • Allegro de Symphonie 6 Gabriel Pierné • Cantilène Eugène Gigout • Scherzo en Mi Majeur Louis Vierne • Final de Symphonie 1 […]
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Berthold Tours
Johann Christian Heinrich Rinck
Moritz Brosig
Herman van Vliet: 25 jaar organist
Carl Piutti • Fest Hymnus César Franck • Fantasie in C Louis James Alfred Lefébure-Wely • Marche Berthold Tours • Allegretto Grazioso Antonio Vivaldi • Largo Herman van Vliet • Psalm 89 • Hoor, hoor mijn ziel • Kroont Hem met gouden kroon • Eén naam is onze hope • De dag door Uwe gunst […]
Padre Davide da Bergamo
Bruno Mathieu, St. Antoine des Quinze-Vingts à Paris
Jean Langlais Symphonie no. 3 • Introduction • Cantabilé • Intermezzo • Un Dimanche Matin à New York • Orage Louis Vierne • Carillon de Westminster Jean Langlais • Poem of Happiness Jean Guillou • Toccata Bruno Mathieu • Improvisation […]
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Louis-Nicolas Clérambault
Jacques Boyvin
Stephen Adams
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Willem Vogel
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
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Wim van der Panne
Wim Brandse
William Wolstenholme
William Wolstenholme (24 February 1865 in Blackburn, Lancashire – 23 July 1931 in London) was an English composer and organist. In 1887 he went to Oxford University where he obtained his degree in Music; here he met with Sir Edward Elgar (1857—1834) who he had first met when he attended college at Worcester. Elgar was […]
William Walond
William Walond (1719-1768) was an English composer and organist who was active in the 18th century. He was born in Oxford, England, and studied music at the Royal Academy of Music. He later served as organist at Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford, and he composed a number of works for organ and choir. Walond’s compositions were […]
William Thomas Best
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William Ralph Driffill
William Faulkes
William Faulkes (1863-1933) was an English organist and composer who was active in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He was born in Liverpool, England. His first appointment as church organist was at St John the Baptist Tuebrook, from 1881 to 1886. He then returned to St Margaret’s Anfield as organist in 1886, where […]
William Boyce
Willem Mengelberg
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Willem Frederik Antonius Mudde
Wilhelm Volckmar
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Victor Durand
Tibor Pikéthy
Théodore Salomé
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Théodore Dubois
Théodore Dubois (1837-1924) was a French Romantic composer, organist, and music teacher. He was born in Rosnay, near Reims, France, and studied music at the Paris Conservatoire, where he later became a professor. At the Conservatoire, he studied the organ with François Benoist and harmony with François Bazin. In 1861, he won France’s premier musical […]
T. Bendix
Sigfrid Karg-Elert
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Ralph Vaughan Williams
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Sidney Torch
Sidney Torch (1908-1990) was an English conductor, composer, and cinema organist. He was born in London, England, and studied the piano at the Blackheath Conservatoire in south east London. When the cinema’s Christie Theatre Organ was installed in 1928, Torch became the Assistant Organist to the Chief Organist, Quentin Maclean. Torch took over as Chief […]
Sergej Rachmaninov
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Sergei Prokofiev
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Selmar Bagge
Samuel Rousseau
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Samuel de Lange Sr.
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Robert Schumann
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Richard Rodgers
Richard Rodgers (1902-1979) was an American composer and conductor who was active in the 20th century. He was born in New York City, and studied music at the Institute of Musical Art (now Juilliard). He composed over 40 Broadway musicals as well as film scores in collaboration with lyricist Lorenz Hart and later with Oscar […]
Richard Bartmuß
Reginald King
Raie de Costa
Pierre Cogen
Pierre Cochereau
Pierre Cochereau (1924-1984) was a French organist, composer and conductor. He was born near Paris, France, and studied music at the Paris Conservatoire. He later served as organist and choirmaster at Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, and composed a number of works for organ and choir. He studied with André Fleury and Paul Delafosse, whom […]
Paul Dukas
Paul Dukas (1865-1935) was a composer and conductor, born in Paris, France. He studied at the Paris Conservatoire, with amongst others Dubois and Guiraud. Dukas wrote a number of works for orchestra, choir, and other ensembles, but many of these he destroyed, being a perfectionist and unhappy with them. His best-known work is the orchestral […]
Paul Chr. van Westering
Otto Türke
Otto Nicolai
Otto Nicolai (1810-1849) was a German composer, conductor, and music critic who was active in the 19th century. He was born in Königsberg, and studied music at the Berlin Hochschule für Musik. Some of his most well-known compositions include the opera “The Merry Wives of Windsor”, and Symphony No. 2 in D major. […]
Otto Dienel
Olivier Messiaen
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Nicholas Choveaux
Michael Gotthardt Fischer
Michael Christian Festing
Max Reger
Max Reger (1873-1916) was a German composer, pianist, organist, conductor and academic teacher. He is best known for his compositions for piano, organ, and orchestra, which are notable for their technical complexity and virtuosity. Reger was born in Brand, Bavaria. He received his formal training at the Munich Conservatory, where he studied with Joseph Rheinberger […]
Maurice Ravel
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Maurice Duruflé
Duruflé was born in 1902 in Louviers, France. He attended the Paris Conservatoire, where he studied with Paul Dukas and Charles Tournemire, among others. Duruflé was an accomplished organist, and he served as the organist at the Church of the Madeleine in Paris for many years. In 1927, Louis Vierne nominated him as his assistant […]
Marius Monnikendam
Marco Enrico Bossi
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Marcel Duruflé
Marcel Dupré
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Marc-Antoine Charpentier
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Louis-Claude Daquin
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Louis Vierne
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Louis Thiele
Louis James Alfred Lefébure-Wely
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Léon Boëllmann
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Léo Delibes
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Justin Heinrich Knecht
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Julius Schneider
Julius Reubke
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Jules Massenet
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Jules Grison
Joseph-Guy Ropartz
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Joseph Rheinberger
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Joseph Renner
Joseph Jongen
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Joseph Haydn
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Joseph Ermend Bonnal
Joseph Callaerts
oseph Callaerts (1879-1947) was a Belgian composer and organist. He was born in Antwerp, Belgium, and received his musical education at the Antwerp Conservatory, where he studied composition with Peter Benoit and organ with Frans de Feyter. Callaerts is known for his organ music and choral works, as well as his symphonies and other orchestral […]
Joseph Bonnet
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Josef Renner
Josef Klicka
John Weaver
John Stanley
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John Blow
John Blow (1649-1708) was an English composer and organist. He was born in Norfolk, England, and received his musical education at the Chapel Royal, where he studied with several prominent musicians of the time, including William Child and Christopher Gibbons. Blow is known for his contributions to the development of English opera, and is credited […]
Johannes Gijsbertus Bastiaans
Johannes Gijsbertus Bastiaans (1873-1953) was a Dutch composer and organist. He was born in Amsterdam and received his musical education at the Amsterdam Conservatory, where he studied composition with Bernard Zweers and organ with Hendrik Andriessen. Bastiaans is known for his organ music and choral works, as well as his symphonies and other orchestral pieces. […]
Johannes Brahms
Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) was a German composer and pianist. He was born in Hamburg, Germany, and received his musical education at the Hamburg Conservatory, where he studied piano with Eduard Marxsen and composition with Friedrich Wieck. Brahms is considered one of the leading composers of the Romantic era, and is known for his symphonies, chamber […]
Johann Wilhelm Hässler
Johann Wilhelm Hässler (1747-1822) was a German composer, pianist, and organist. He received his musical education from his uncle, Johann Christian Kittel, who was an organist at Erfurt. Hässler is known for his piano music, including sonatas, variations, and other works for the instrument, as well as his organ music and choral works. One of […]
Johann Sebastian Bach
Johann Peter Kellner
Johann Ludwig Krebs
Johann Krieger
Johann Gottfried Walter
Johann Ernst Rembt
Johann Christoph Friedrich Bach
Johan Albert van Eijken
Jirí Ropek
Jeremiah Clarke
Jehan-Ariste Alain
Jean-Jacques Grunenwald
Jean Sibelius
Jean Giroud
Jean Bouvard
Jean Berveiller
Jas. Lyman Molloy
Jan Zwart
Henri Mulet
Henri Mulet (1878-1967) grew up close to the Sacré-Coeur, the Paris basilica where his father was a choirmaster and his mother played the harmonium. At the Paris Conservatoire he studied both violoncello and organ. Widor was his organ professor, while Guilmant gave him lessons in improvisation. In 1920, Mulet published his Esquisses byzantines, ten sketches […]
Henry Purcell
Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck
Jan Nieland
Jan Bonefaas
Jacques-Nicolas Lemmens
Jacobus Bonset
Iwan Kryjanowski
Herman Nieland
Henry Smart
Hendrik de Vries
Hendrik Andriessen
Hendrik Andriessen (1892-1981) was a Dutch composer and organist. He was born in Utrecht and received his musical education at the Amsterdam Conservatory, where he studied composition with Bernard Zweers and organ with his father, Hendrik Andriessen Sr. Andriessen is known for his organ music and choral works, as well as his symphonies and other […]