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His discography includes numerous albums such as “An Organ Blaster: The Best of Michael Murray and The Best of Bach” and “Encores à la Française,” among others.

For some of his recordings, he played the organs of St. Bavo’s in Haarlem, St. Ouen in Rouen, Grace Cathedral in San Francisco, Salisbury Cathedral, and the Royal Albert Hall.

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  • News: Johnson. A recital performed by him in 2014 can be viewed below. dead . In the 1968/69 season, he made his performance debut in a series of 12 recitals in Cleveland, playing all of Bach’s organ works. He has also written French Masters of the Organ (Yale University Press, ) and served as editor for A Jacques Barzun Reader (HarperCollins, ).

    He is also a librarian in the Music and Dance Library at The Ohio State University.

    Murray has written many articles and has published five books

    His Marcel Dupré: The Work of a Master Organist (Northeastern University Press, ) is in its third printing. Yale,

  • 2003 Editor, A Jacques Barzun Reader: Selections from His Works.

    5 May 1990.

  • News: Authentic pipes just right for Dupre's organ symphony. 27 November 2010.
  • Web site: Murray | School of Music . “[Murray was an] organist, teacher, librarian and a long time member of the WOSU family. His Marcel Dupré: The Work of a Master Organist (Northeastern University Press,) is in its third printing.

    When I was a record salesman in graduate school I sold stacks of his recordings.

    He was the organist at Cleveland’s Shaker Heights Christian Church between 1967 and 1980 and served as its music director from 1970 to 1980. He repeated the cycle for the hundredth anniversary of Franck's death in 1990 at the Cathedral of St.

    John the Divine in New York City.)[1] Murray performed in many major cities in North America including numerous appearances as a soloist with major orchestras.[2][3][4] Critics hailed Murray's rare combination of technique, thoughtfulness, and musical feeling. 2014-06-04 .

    michael murray organist biography of alberta

    He wrote a biography of Jacques Barzun, Jacques Barzun: Portrait of a Mind (Frederic C. Beil,).

    Discography

    • Bach at The Methuen Memorial Music Hall
    • Bach at The First Congregational Church, Los Angeles
    • A Recital of Works by Bach, Messiaen, Dupre, Widor & Franck
    • Bach: The Organ At St.

      Andreas-Kirche, Hildesheim

    • An Organ Blaster Sampler: The Best of Michael Murray
    • Bach and Franck
    • Bach at St. Bavo's: Concert from St. Bavo's Church, The Netherlands
    • Bach at Zwolle
    • Bach in Los Angeles (Toccata & Fugue in D minor)
    • Bach Organ Blaster
    • Bach: Organ Works
    • Bach: The Organs at First Congregational Church, Los Angeles
    • Ceremonial Music for Trumpet & Organ (with Rolf Smedvig)
    • Dupre, Franck & Widor
    • Dupre: Symphony in G minor & Rheinberger: Organ Concerto No.

      1 (with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra)

    • Encores a la francaise & Poulenc: Organ Concerto (with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra)
    • Franck: The Complete Masterworks for Organ
    • Jongen: Symphonie Concertante & Franck: Fantaisie in A (with the San Francisco Symphony)
    • Music for Organ, Brass & Percussion (with the Empire Brass)
    • Poulenc: Gloria and Concerto for Organ (with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra)
    • Saint-Saëns: Symphony No.

      3 and Encores a la francaise

    • Saint-Saëns: Symphony No. 3 (with the Philadelphia Orchestra)
    • Saint-Saëns: Symphony No. 3 in C minor, Organ (with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra)
    • The Willis Organ at Salisbury Cathedral
    • The Young Bach
    • Vierne: Organ Symphonies
    • Works by Franck, Widor, Dupre, Bach & others

    Bibliography

    • 1985 Marcel Dupré: The Work Of A Master Organist.

      The Chicago Tribune. I only met him once.