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The Wanamaker Organ Centennial Concert

10/14/2014, 10 Tracks, 1:13:14

Featuring

  • Rossen Milanov
  • Peter Richard Conte
  • Symphony in C
  • Alexandre Guilmant
  • Joseph Jongen
  • Charles-Marie Widor

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Instruments

The Wanamaker Organ, the largest fully-functioning musical instrument in the world, currently has 28,677 pipes.

Source: Booklet

Performer Biography

Rossen Milanov, the conductor for this album, is the Music Director of Symphony in C, Principal Conductor of Orquesta Sinfonica del Principado de Asturias, and Music Director of the Princeton Symphony Orchestra.

Source: Booklet

Recording & Production

This album, "The Wanamaker Organ Centennial Concert," was recorded on October 1, 2011, at Macy's City Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Source: Booklet

Instruments

The Wanamaker Organ, featured on this album, was originally built for the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair and was designed by renowned organ architect George Ashdown Audsley.

Source: Booklet

Performer Biography

Peter Richard Conte, the organist on this album, is celebrating his 25th year as Wanamaker Grand Court Organist, a position only held by four people since 1911.

Source: Booklet

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