Reginald Foort
Reginald John Foort (23 January 1893 – 22 May 1980), FRCO, ARCM, was a cinema organist and theatre organist. He was the first official BBC Staff Theatre Organist from 1936 to 1938, during which time he made 405 broadcasts on the organ at St George's Hall, Langham Place. 'Reggie' was a hugely popular broadcaster in his heyday in the late 1930s and 1940s in Britain and later settled in the United States, where he similarly enjoyed an illustrious career performing and recording. |
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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.
Recordings
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gramophone | 0ER333 | 10-in. | 1/20/1939 | Finlandia | Reginald Foort | Organ solo | instrumentalist, organ | |
| Gramophone | 0E334 | 10-in. | 1/20/1939 | Finlandia | Reginald Foort | Organ solo | instrumentalist, organ | |
| Gramophone | CR651 | 12-in. | 8/29/1926 | In a Persian market | Reginald Foort | Organ solo | instrumentalist, organ | |
| Gramophone | CR652 | 12-in. | 8/29/1926 | In a monastery garden | Reginald Foort | Organ solo | instrumentalist, organ | |
| Decca | 39586 | 10-in. | 6/9/1935 | Londonderry air | Reginald Foort | instrumentalist, organ | ||
| Decca | 39587 | 10-in. | 6/9/1935 | Second serenade | Reginald Foort | instrumentalist, organ | ||
| Decca | 39588 | 10-in. | 6/9/1935 | Reminiscences of Chopin, part 1 | Reginald Foort | instrumentalist, organ | ||
| Decca | 39589 | 10-in. | 6/9/1935 | Reminiscences of Chopin, part 2 | Reginald Foort | instrumentalist, organ | ||
| Decca | 39590 | 10-in. | 6/9/1935 | Handel's largo | Reginald Foort | instrumentalist, organ | ||
| Decca | 39591 | 10-in. | 6/9/1935 | The rosary | Reginald Foort | instrumentalist, organ | ||
| Decca | 39592 | 10-in. | 6/10/1935 | The lost chord | Reginald Foort | instrumentalist, organ | ||
| Decca | 39593 | 10-in. | 6/10/1935 | Lead kindly light | Reginald Foort | instrumentalist, organ | ||
| Decca | 39594 | 10-in. | 6/10/1935 | Beautiful Isle of Somewhere | Reginald Foort | instrumentalist, organ | ||
| Decca | 39595 | 10-in. | 6/10/1935 | The old rugged cross | Reginald Foort | instrumentalist, organ | ||
| Decca | 39596 | 10-in. | 6/10/1935 | Hungarian rhapsody No. 2 (Brahms), part 1 | Reginald Foort | instrumentalist, organ | ||
| Decca | 39597 | 10-in. | 6/10/1935 | Hungarian rhapsody No. 2 (Brahms), part 2 | Reginald Foort | instrumentalist, organ | ||
| Decca | 39600 | 10-in. | 6/11/1935 | Dead march in soul | Reginald Foort | instrumentalist, organ | ||
| Decca | 39601 | 10-in. | 6/11/1935 | Cavatina | Reginald Foort | instrumentalist, organ | ||
| Decca | 39602 | 10-in. | 6/11/1935 | In a monastery garden | Reginald Foort | instrumentalist, organ | ||
| Decca | 39603 | 10-in. | 6/11/1935 | Poet and Peasant overture, partl | Reginald Foort | instrumentalist, organ | ||
| Decca | 39604 | 10-in. | 6/11/1935 | Poet and Peasant overture, part 2 | Reginald Foort | instrumentalist, organ | ||
| Decca | 39609 | 10-in. | 6/12/1935 | A perfect day | Reginald Foort | instrumentalist, organ | ||
| Decca | 39610 | 10-in. | 6/12/1935 | When day is done | Reginald Foort | instrumentalist, organ | ||
| Decca | 39611 | 10-in. | 6/12/1935 | I love you truly | Reginald Foort | instrumentalist, organ | ||
| Decca | 39612 | 10-in. | 6/12/1935 | Oh promise me | Reginald Foort | instrumentalist, organ | ||
| Decca | 39613 | 10-in. | 6/12/1935 | Ave Maria | Reginald Foort | instrumentalist, organ | ||
| Decca | 39618 | 10-in. | 6/13/1935 | Lead kindly light | Reginald Foort | instrumentalist, organ | ||
| Decca | 39619 | 10-in. | 6/13/1935 | The rosary | Reginald Foort | instrumentalist, organ | ||
| Decca | 39620 | 10-in. | 6/13/1935 | Londonderry air | Reginald Foort | instrumentalist, organ | ||
| Decca | 39621 | 10-in. | 6/13/1935 | In a Persian market | Reginald Foort | instrumentalist, organ | ||
| Decca | 39622 | 10-in. | 6/13/1935 | Funeral march | Reginald Foort | instrumentalist, organ | ||
| Decca | 39623 | 10-in. | 6/13/1935 | Blue Danube waltz | Reginald Foort | instrumentalist, organ |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Foort, Reginald," accessed November 22, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/107153.
Foort, Reginald. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/107153.
"Foort, Reginald." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 22 November 2024.
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LCNAR: Foort, Reginald, 1893-1980 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n94095464
Wikidata: Reginald Foort - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q17515898
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/24687275
MusicBrainz: Reginald Foort - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/cc52c8df-5b2f-4b59-8760-025c3af9493e
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