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Saint-Saëns: Complete Organ Works / Ben van Oosten, Cavaillé-Coll Organ, Eglise de la Madeleine, Paris

3 CD / MD&G / 2012-11-27

Works: Camille Saint-Saëns: Marche religieuse, for organ in F major, Op. 107; Rapsodies (3) sur des cantiques bretons, Op. 7; Fantasy for Organ in E flat major; Fantasy for Organ in D flat major, Op. 1...
Performers: Oosten, Ben van

The infinite cosmos of French organ music is Ben van Oosten's realm, and he now has recorded the complete organ works of Camille Saint-Saëns in...continue...
Recording information: Église de la Madeleine, Paris, France (05/2012)....continue...

A Festival of French Organ Music: Bonnet, Dubois, Gigout, Widor, et al. / Ben van Oosten, organ

1 CD / MD&G / 2011-09-13

Works: Charles-Marie Widor: Marche américaine, for organ, Op. 31/11; Gabriel Pierné: Pieces (3) for organ, Op. 29; Alexandre Guilmant: Invocation for organ in B flat; Allegretto for organ in B min...
Performers: Oosten, Ben van

Ben van Oosten is among today's best-known organ virtuosos. His complete recordings of the organ works of Marcel Dupré, Louis Vierne, and Charles-Marie Widor are...continue...
Recording information: l'Eglise Saint-Martin, Dudelange, Luxembourg, Belgium (04/2011)....continue...

Marcel Dupré: Organ Works, Vol. 12

1 CD / MD&G / 2010-10-05

Works: Marcel Dupré: Chorale et Fugue for Organ, Op. 57; Regina Coeli, for organ, Op. 64; Seventy-Nine Chorales, Op. 28; Fugues Modales (4), for organ, Op. 63; Scherzo for organ, Op. 16; Élév...
Performers: Oosten, Ben van

Ben van Oosten's pilgrimage to the international sites frequented by Marcel Dupre reaches the church where the widely traveled and respected virtuoso played his last...continue...
Recording information: Église Saint-Sulpice, Paris (04/2010)....continue...

Dupre: Organ Works, Vol. 11

1 CD / MD&G / 2010-05-04

Works: Marcel Dupré: Suite Bretonne, for organ, Op. 21; Seventy-Nine Chorales, Op. 28; Les Nymphéas, for organ, Op. 54; Esquisses (3) for organ, Op. 41
Performers: Oosten, Ben van

Never before have Les Nympheas op. 54 been heard outside Marcel Dupre's native Meudon. On Vol. 11 of Dupre's complete organ works, Ben van Oosten...continue...
Recording information: The Brick Presbyterian Church, New York City (10/2009)....continue...

Dupré: Organ Works Vol 10 / Ben van Oosten

1 CD / MD&G / 2009-02-10

Works: Marcel Dupré: Cortège et litanie, Op. 19; Miserere mei, Op. 46; Chorales (79) for organ, Op. 28; Lamento for Organ, Op. 24; Préludes and Fugues (3) for organ, Op. 36
Performers: Oosten, Ben van

On his tenth Dupre tour Ben van Oosten performs on one of England's most magnificent historical organs - the Birmingham Music Hall organ, with its...continue...

Dupre: Organ Works Vol 9 / Van Oosten

1 CD / MD&G / 2008-04-01

Works: Marcel Dupré: Inventions (24) for organ, Op. 50; Hymns (3) for organ, Op. 58
Performers: Oosten, Ben van

Built in 1636 by Pierre le Pescheur, the great organ of Saint-Etienne-du- Mont had 34 stops on four manuals and pedal. Restored and extended by...continue...

Guilmant: Complete Organ Sonatas / Ben van Oosten

10 CD / MD&G / 2007-11-06

Works: Alexandre Guilmant: Sonata for Organ no 1 in D minor, Op. 42; Organ Sonata no 2 in D major, Op. 50; Organ Sonata no 3 in C minor, Op. 56; Organ Sonata no 4 in D minor, Op. 61; Organ Sonata no 5 in C ...
Performers: Oosten, Ben van

Ben van Oosten studied the organ and the piano at the Sweelinck Conservatory in Amsterdam and subsequently in Paris. He has given hundreds of acclaimed...continue...

Dupre: Organ Works Vol 8 / Van Oosten

1 CD / MD&G / 2007-06-26

Works: Marcel Dupré: Suite for organ, Op. 39; Offrande à la Vièrge, Op. 40; Short Preludes (8) on Gregorian Themes, Op. 45; Triptyque, for organ, Op. 51
Performers: Oosten, Ben van

On Vol. 8 of his recording of Dupre's complete organ works, Ben Van Oosten presents four magnificent works from the composer's middle period, performed on...continue...

Dupré: Organ Works Vol 7 / Ben van Oosten

1 CD / MD&G / 2006-01-24

Works: Marcel Dupré: Poème Héroïque, for organ, brass & percussion, Op. 33; Angelus, for organ, Op. 34; Vision, symphonic poem for organ, Op. 44; Chorales (79) for organ, Op. 28; In Memo...
Performers: Oosten, Ben van

Dutch organist Ben van Oosten is highly regarded for his recordings of French organ music for MDG. For this recording, he selected to perform on...continue...

Lefébure-Wély: Organ Works / Ben van Oosten

1 CD / MD&G / 2005-02-22

Works: Louis James Alfred Lefébure-Wély: March for organ in F; Elévation Ou Communion for organ in A minor; Boléro de concert for Organ in G minor, Op. 166; Morceau pouvant servir ...
Performers: Oosten, Ben van

"Louis-James-Alfred Lefebure-Wely was popular in the 19th Century when his lightweight trifles for the organ became all the rage... These selections offer a good sampling...continue...

Dupré: Organ Works Vol 6 - Music for Christmas / van Oosten

1 CD / MD&G / 2005-02-22

Works: Marcel Dupré: Offertoire on Il est né le divin enfant, for organ; Chorales (79) for organ, Op. 28; L'Annonciation, for organ, Op. 56; Antiennes (6) pour le Temps de Noel, Op. 48; Variations...
Performers: Oosten, Ben van

Dupré: Organ Works Vol 5 / Ben van Oosten

1 CD / MD&G / 2003-11-25

Works: Marcel Dupré: Versets (15) sur les Vêpres de la Vierge for organ, Op. 18; Élevation, for organ, Op. 2; Chorales (79) for organ, Op. 28; Psalm 18 for organ (Poème symphonique), Op....
Performers: Oosten, Ben van

"The recorded sound is stunning: spacious but not too distant, reverberant but not muddy, warm but not turgid. Mr. Metz complained that some of the...continue...

Dupré: Organ Works Vol 4 / Ben van Oosten

1 CD / MD&G / 2003-01-21

Works: Marcel Dupré: Symphony for Organ no 2, Op. 26; Chorales (79) for organ, Op. 28; Pieces (7) for organ, Op. 27
Performers: Oosten, Ben van

"The eight Chorales from Opus 28 are gentle miniatures created as preliminary exercises to the performance of the Bach setting of the same chorale tunes....continue...

Dupré: Organ Works Vol 3 / Ben van Oosten

1 CD / MD&G / 2002-03-26

Works: Marcel Dupré: The Stations of the Cross (Le Chemin de la Croix), for organ, Op. 29
Performers: Oosten, Ben van

Gramophone Classical Music Guide
Many collectors will instinctively be drawn to Ben van Oosten's choice of a genuine French organ. And not just any old French...continue...

Dupré: Organ Works Vol 2 / Ben van Oosten

1 CD / MD&G / 2001-07-24

Works: Marcel Dupré: Préludes and Fugues (3) for organ, Op. 7; Épithalame, for organ; Chorales (2) for Organ, Op. 59; Chorale for organ "Liebster Immanuel, Herzog der Frommen," Op. 59/2; Para...
Performers: Oosten, Ben van

Widor: Complete Organ Works Vol 1 / Ben van Oosten

1 CD / MD&G / 2001-02-27

Works: Charles-Marie Widor: Symphony for Organ no 1 in C minor, Op. 13 no 1; Symphony no 2 in D major for organ, Op. 13/2
Performers: Oosten, Ben van

Fanfare
On the heels of Ben van Oosten¦s decisively played complete organ works of Louis Vierne, it takes no great imagination to recognize the same interpretive...continue...

Widor: Complete Organ Works Vol 4 / Ben van Oosten

1 CD / MD&G / 2001-02-27

Works: Charles-Marie Widor: Symphony no 7 in A minor for organ, Op. 42/3; Symphony for Organ no 9 in c/C, Op. 70 "Gothic"
Performers: Oosten, Ben van

American Record Guide
This may be the interpretation of choice of the famed (infamous?) Toccata. Unflagging pace, clear articulation (often overlooked by performers), and the best...continue...

Lemmens: Complete Organ Sonatas & Selected Works / Oosten

1 CD / MD&G / 2000-11-28

Works: Jaak Nikolaas Lemmens: Sonata for organ No 1 "Pontificale"; Prélude in E flat à 5 Parties; Fanfare for organ in D major; Cantabile in B minor; Sonata for organ No 2 "O Filii"; Sonata for or...
Performers: Oosten, Ben van

Les Angélus - French Sacred Music for Soprano and Organ

1 CD / MD&G / 2000-09-26

Works: Charles-Marie Widor: Ave Maria, Op. 59; Charles Gounod: Repentir "O Divine Redeemer"; César Franck: Panis angelicus; La procession, M 88; Alexandre Guilmant: Ave Maria, Op. 14; Ernest Chausson: ...
Performers: Oosten, Ben van

Widor: Complete Organ Works Vol 2 / Ben van Oosten

1 CD / MD&G / 2000-07-25

Works: Charles-Marie Widor: Symphony no 3 in E minor for organ, Op. 13/3; Symphony for Organ no 4 in F major, Op. 13 no 4
Performers: Oosten, Ben van

Dupré: Organ Works Vol 1 / Ben van Oosten

1 CD / MD&G / 2000-02-22

Works: Marcel Dupré: Symphonie-Passion, for organ, Op. 23; Evocation, Op. 37
Performers: Oosten, Ben van

Widor: Complete Organ Works Vol 7 / Ben van Oosten

1 CD / MD&G / 1998-08-18

Works: Charles-Marie Widor: Nouvelles Pièces (3) for organ, Op. 87; Symphony for Organ no 1 in C minor, Op. 13 no 1; Symphony no 3 in E minor for organ, Op. 13/3; Symphony no 2 in D major for organ, Op...
Performers: Oosten, Ben van

With this release of the magnificent final organ works of Charles-Marie Widor, organist Ben van Oosten brings his impressive series to a spectacular finish. The...continue...

Widor: Complete Organ Works Vol 6 / Ben van Oosten

1 CD / MD&G / 1998-06-16

Works: Charles-Marie Widor: Symphony no 10 in D major for organ ("Romaine"), Op. 73; Suite Latine, for organ, Op. 86
Performers: Oosten, Ben van

Widor: Complete Organ Works Vol 5 / Ben van Oosten

1 CD / MD&G / 1996-08-20

Works: Charles-Marie Widor: Symphony no 8 in B flat major for organ, Op. 42/4
Performers: Oosten, Ben van

Fanfare
The Eighth stands as the ultimate test, van Oosten's triumph, the sweetest... Van Oosten steeps his performance in inspiration and intensity.
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Widor: Complete Organ Works Vol 3 / Ben van Oosten

1 CD / MD&G / 1995-11-21

Works: Charles-Marie Widor: Fifth Organ Symphony in F, Op. 42/1; Symphonie no 6, Op. 42/2
Performers: Oosten, Ben van