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| The Art Of Virgil Fox | 
 enlarge | Creators: Claude Debussy, Antonin Dvorak, Edvard Grieg, Fritz Kreisler, Franz Liszt, Martin Luther, Edward Macdowell, Pietro Mascagni, Jules Massenet, Camille Saint-saens, Arthur Sullivan, Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky, Irish Traditional, Welsh Traditional, Richard Wagner, Virgil Fox
Label: EMI Classics
Category: Music
List Price: $10.98
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Avg. Customer Rating:  5 reviews
Sales Rank: 42591
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
MPN: 65426
UPC: 724356542624
EAN: 0724356542624
ASIN: B000002S63
Release Date: November 8, 1994
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| Tracks:
| • | arr for organ | | • | Evening Star | | • | None But The Lonely Heart | | • | To A Wild Rose | | • | Andante Cantabile | | • | Intermezzo | | • | No.6, An den Fruehling |
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| Customer Reviews:
 You need this one! December 29, 1999
12 out of 13 found this review helpful
This CD is comprised of transcriptions for organ. Ole Virgy explores the vast tonal resources of the wonderful Aeolian-Skinner pipe organ in the Riverside Church. From the bombastic chords of "A Mighty Fortress" to the lush sounds of Liszt's Liebestraume No. 3, you will find yourself immersed in beautiful auditory impressions. No one knows transcriptions like Ole Virgy. This would make a nice addition to the Virgil Fox collection, but only after you have bought his Encores CD.
 The Art Of Virgil Fox May 29, 2000
9 out of 9 found this review helpful
In classical circles, Virgil Fox has been the leading name for classical organ in the last several decades. He has done more to popularise classical organ than any other performer. The Art of Virgil Fox is only one example, but an excelent one. The clarity of the recording itself is unsurpassed. The organ is extremly hard to record and still have the depth of the insturment itself, as well as the artistry of the performer. It usually sounds like a big loud thing. However, between the recording technique and the artist himself, it is excelent. One gets a feeling of emence space and tends to drift with the music. Which is the most anyone can hope for. I had the privalage to meet Virgil Fox sometime before his death, and it was to date one of the most memorable times of my life. He was a great artist and human being. This recording only scratches the surface of his talent. It is definatly a must have item. After listening to this album, all preconcieved notions of "classical music" will blow out the window. I strongly recommend it.
A great program from the world's best romantic organ January 5, 2003
9 out of 9 found this review helpful
The enormous Aeolian-Skinner organ in New York's Riveside Church was built over two decades under the direction of Virgil Fox who plays on this recording. Although it's not the largest organ in the world, or even in New York, it is the definitive American Symphonic Organ. There are dozens of different divisions surrounding the church sanctuary (not just one big box at one end of the church) and there are tens of thousands of pipes. Many stops beautifully imitate orchestral instruments. The organ is renown for its extensive "celeste" stops--stops where two ranks of pipes, one slightly out of tune, play together to provide a shimmering ethereal quality.The organ's resources are so vast that many performers have difficulty in controling the sound. They play either whisper soft or deafeningly loud. But Fox was perfectly in control, and you'll hear the full range of the organ building to exciting climaxes and then gently pulling back. There's an interesting story about the (analog) recording process. Since the pipes were closely miked, whenever Fox changed stops, the tape would pick up an ungodly crash of the pneumatic stop mechanism. During recordings, at each change, Fox would pause for 5 or 6 beats, and the stop change would later be cut out of the tape. This led to some interesting glitches in the rhythm of the finished pieces, but those of us who've loved this program for 20 years since it first came out on LP wouldn't have it any other way. The program is interesting, with many relaxing familiar tunes. If you own one CD of this fabulous organ, this should be the one.
What Can I Say - Excellent Organ Music! December 14, 2002
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
I first heard this collection in 1968 when I bought it on 8-track cartridge. Not one boring piece on it! The music on this CD and the organ used to make the recording, plus V. Fox himself are combined to make this CD indispensible to those who really like "classical" organ music. As far as I'm concerned, if you're in the market for only one classical organ CD, do not, I repeat, DO NOT buy and play this one 'cause you'll only wind up buying the rest of the Fox collection.This collection is definitely the flagship in terms of piece selection, interpretation, and musicianship. Second only to the organ in the Atlantic City Convention Center, the Riverside Church Aeolian-Skinner as heard on this CD is guaranteed to pull out every emotion every single time you play it. Includes the rare and beautiful Dvorak "Songs My Mother Taught Me", played with the full dynamic and tonal range by argueably the best organist to date (whatever happened to E. Power Biggs?)!
Very nice January 14, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
The other reviewers have covered it all. I want to add that it is hard to find a good recording of A Mighty Fortress (it is on track 1), so I really value this one.
This CD does not contain the usual classical organ pieces, which is nice since most people already have plenty of other CDs contianing that material.
Be aware that after the loudness of track 1, the rest of the tracks are mostly quiet and reflective. Just a note in case you were expecting something more loud.
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