German Theatre Organs Old and New
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Name
Artist
Album
Year
Comments
Donkey-Serenade
Horst Schimmelpfennig
Electrola EG 6773
1939
2-8 Wurlitzer op. 2019, style 200SP [1929], Ufa-Palast am Zoo, Berlin, Germany
2:43
From Near and Far Waltz No 1
Marcel Palotti (Ernst Fischer), Orchestre Mascotte (=Wiener Boheme)
Parlophone A 6215
1935
Unspecified organ; Be 10852; Jan 1935
6:22
Bolero
Gerhard Gregor
Polydor 48295
1950
3-23 Welte Broadcasting organ, NDR Studio 1 [1929], Hamburg, Germany; Po1658KK – January 31, 1950
10:08
Franz Doelle Selection Part 2
Horst-Hanns Sieber
Telefunken A2254
1937
2-7 Wurlitzer, op. 2015, style 165X SP [1929], ‘Die Kamera’, Berlin W8, Germany; 22190
14:09
Monte Cristo – Gypsy Waltz
Paul Mania
Electrola EG 2285
1931
2-7 Wurlitzer, op. 2015, style 165X SP [1929], ‘Die Kamera’, Berlin W8, Germany
17:45
Meine Mutter hat gesagt (My Mother Said)
Heinrich Riethmueller, Schoeneberger Saengerknaben, Johann Horvath and his String Quartet
K-C 30129-1
1950
Unknown organ
20:19
Holladrio
Adolf Wolff
Telefunken A2506
1938
2-7 Wurlitzer, op. 2015, style 165X [1929], Cinema ‘Die Kamera’, Unter den Linden, Berlin, Germany
23:48
Wenn der weisse Flieder wieder blueht (When the white lilac blossoms again)
Horst Schimmelpfennig
78 rpm
3-23 Welte Broadcasting Organ, Studio 1, [1929] NDR Radio Hamburg, Germany
24:45
Tonfilmschlager Potpourri 1 Teil (Talkies Hits)
Erwin Christoph
Tempo 611
1938
2-8 Wurlitzer op. 2019, style 200SP [1929], Ufa-Palast am Zoo, Berlin, Germany; April, 1938
28:44
Schoene Melodien Pt 1
Marcel Palotti (Ernst Fischer), Orchestre Mascotte (=Wiener Boheme)
Odeon O-26248
1938
Unspecified organ; Be 12155; Sept 1938
32:09
Eternally (Terry’s Theme)
Robert Duksch
The Mighty Wurlitzer
1990
4-16 Wurlitzer, National Institute for Music Research, Berlin (1982); ex-residence of Werner Ferdinand von Siemens, Berlin (1929)
36:13
Roulette
Kevin Morgan
Faszination [Organum CD]
3-11 Moller, Aug. Laukhuff Orgelteile, Weikersheim, Germany
39:08
Rainy Days and Mondays
Len Rawle
Magische Melodien
2007
3-11 Moller, Organbuilders Laukhuff, Weikersheim, Germany; Opus 7432 (1947); originally residence of Leslie Wenman, Westcliff, South Africa
41:29
Polovtsian Dances
Gerhard Gregor
Pipe Organ Plus – Symphonic Fireworks [Audio Spectrum AS-611] stereo
3-21 Welte, North German Radio Studios (Norddeutscher Rundfunk – NORAG, Hamburg, plus Hammond on separate manual
46:09
Fascination
Fritz Seidel
Plays Evergreens (Private CD)
1955
2-7 (?) Hupfeld, Schauburg Cinema (1000 seats), Dresden (1927 to 1960s). Organ has disappeared.
49:37
Saving All My Love For You
Bernd Wurzenrainer
Wurlitzer – Legende in Dur und Moll [PSALLITE CD 60471]
2003
2-6 Wurlitzer, Orgelbau Friedrich Fleiter, Munster-Nienberge, Germany; ex-Pig and Whistle Restaurant, Los Angeles, CA (1924)