A History of the Organ in Estonia   THE DIAPASON July 2008   Alexander Fiseisky
Estonian culture always developed under the influence of the ruling nations, that of the Germans being particularly strong.
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Aspects of French Symphonic Organ Music: L’Organiste Liturgique, L’Organiste Moderne, L’Organiste Pratique?   THE DIAPASON June 2008   Joris Verdin
The context of French symphonic organ music as a part of 19th century music in general is an important concept for those who approach it creatively.
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The Pilgrims’ Chorus in the Lower Rhine   THE DIAPASON May 2008   Aldo J. Baggia
Niederrhein (Lower Rhine) is a small part of Westphalia that borders the Dutch cities of Arnhem and Nimegen. They are also culturally important because of their relationship with the towns of Niederrhein. This area is fairly typical of what one finds in Germany.
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The Musical Tradition at the Sainte-Clotilde Basilica in Paris, France   THE DIAPASON April 2008   Carolyn Shuster Fournier
The Sainte-Clotilde musical tradition remains unique because it produced a group of musicians whose line of transmission from the professors to their students remains unbroken.
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The Origins of Seewen’s Welte-Philharmonie   THE DIAPASON March 2008   David Rumsey and Christoph E. Hänggi
The famous Welte-Mignon player-piano appeared on the market in 1905. This rather arcane piano technology was adapted to the “Welte-Philharmonie-Orgel.”. Welte successfully went on to market player organs, cinema organs, cinema player organs and, later, when that market contracted during the 1930s, church organs.
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Théodore Dubois and César Franck at Sainte-Clotilde   THE DIAPASON January 2008   Helga Schauerte-Maubouet, English translation by Carolyn Shuster Fournier
Dubois’ memoirs, recently rediscovered at the Bibliothèque nationale de France and partially published in the complete edition of his organ works, shed new light on many of the unclear details in the unfolding of what has been labeled as “the Sainte-Clotilde Tradition”
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