This famous three-manual organ by E. & G. G. Hook of Boston, built in 1870 for St. Alphonsus Church in New York City, has escaped destruction twice. It was salvaged from St. Alphonsus by members of the Organ Historical Society just weeks before the church was demolished. At its splendid new home at St. Mary's Church, New Haven, Connecticut, it escaped serious damage by arson in March 1998, though flames came within three feet of the case. Bruce Stevens has received rave reviews for this CD.
SAINT-SAENS: Fantaisie in E-flat Major
BOELY: Fantaisie & Fugue in B-flat
FRANCK: Fantaisie in A
VIERNE: Toccata, Piéces de Fantaisie
WIDOR: Andante sostenuto from Symphonie Gothique
VIVALDI/BACH: Concerto in A minor, BWV 593
MENDELSSOHN: Sonata No. 6, Op. 65, No. 6
BRUHNS: Prelude & Fugue in E-minor
BUXTEHUDE: A Mighty Fortress