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First I wish all of you a Happy New Year, healthy and with a lot of music that you friendly share with others enthusiasts.

Some weeks ago I was captivated by the organ recordings of the Maarschalkerweerd organ of the St. John church in Oosterhout built in 1890 and published by Sygsoft. I decided to play and record some belgian music on this romantic organ and found in "Les Archives de l'organiste" (April 1904) published by Henri Delépine a lot of music. A perfectly unknown composer caught my attention : A van den Eynde, who was organist in Aerschot in Belgium, not far from Leuven. Is he the same as Alphonse van den Eynde, belgian architect (1884-1951) who built churches, chapels and convents ?

It's not unforgettable music, but there are a few pleasant ideas here and there, and the sample desserves this music in a perfect way (imho). I used very different registrations to show the main possibilities of this organ. I use here original and extended version and I must say that extensions are well designed.

1. Prélude
2. Elévation 1:17
3. Communion 3:04
4. Prière 4:35
5. Entrée 6:04
5. Prière 7:33
7. Prélude 9:05
8. 2 interludes 10:27 & 11:15
9. Entrée 12:20
10. Cantique 13:40
11. Offertoire 15:26
12. Elévation 17:34
13. Communion 19:29
14. Sortie 21:02
15. Marche 23:05
16. Fugetta 26:42
17. Entrée 27:17
18. Offertoire 29:23

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