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Featuring contrasting versions of Bach's Jig Fugue on electronic and classical organs plus two performances of the same arrangement of Varsity Drag recorded 40 years apart.

Featuring contrasting versions of Bach's Jig Fugue played on electronic and classical organs plus two performances of the same arrangement of Ray Henderson's Varsity Drag recorded some 40 years apart by George Wright on the Wurlitzer at San Francisco's Fox Theatre and by Lyn Larsen on the instrument built by George Wright and dubbed the Hollywood Philharmonic Organ.

27 minutes

Last on

Tue 23 May 2017 23:00
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2

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Music Played

  • John Beesley

    Jig Fugue

    • Take 5 + 5.
    • PFB RECORDINGS.
    • 3.

  • Carlo Curley

    Toccata In D Minor

    • The Emperor's Fanfare.
    • ARGO.
    • 4.

  • Virgil Fox

    Toccata In D Minor

    • Bach Great Organ Works.
    • RCA VICTROLA.
    • 1.

  • George Wright

    The Varsity Drag

    • George Wright At The Fox.
    • Banda.

  • Lyn Larsen

    The Varsity Drag

    • A Tribute To George Wright.
    • Banda.
    • 3.

  • Reginald Dixon

    The Teddy Bears' Picnic

    • Organ Contrasts.
    • Empress.
    • 22.

  • Reginald Dixon

    Waltz Espana

    • The Very Best Of Reginald Dixon.
    • EMI.

  • Sidney Torch

    Around The Marble Arch

    • Round The Marble Arch.
    • STERNDALE RECORDS.

  • George Blackmore

    Around The Marble Arch

    • A Regal Affair.
    • PIPE ORGAN PRESENTATIONS.
    • 1.

  • Jonathan Scott

    Jig Fugue

    • The Organ Of Rochdale Town Hall.
    • Scott Brothers Duo.
    • 4.

Broadcast

  • Tue 23 May 2017 23:00
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2