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20th Century Organ Masterworks

7/20/2018, 16 Tracks, 1:02:22

Featuring

  • Iain Quinn
  • Dmitri Shostakovich
  • Paul Hindemith
  • Arvo Pärt
  • Anton Heiller

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Composer's Artistic Vision

Arvo Pärt, a composer, uses a technique called tintinnabulation, which he describes not just as a compositional method but as a way to see the world.

Source: Booklet

Composition History

Shostakovich's Passacaglia was originally written for his opera Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District, where it portrays the psychological anguish of the character Katerina Ismailova.

Source: Booklet

Recording & Production

This album features 20th-century organ masterworks performed on a significant large instrument built by Paul Fritts & Company.

Source: Booklet

Composer Biography

Paul Hindemith, a composer, wrote many sonatas for various instruments, including three for the organ, as a way to learn more about each instrument.

Source: Booklet

Album & Artwork

The cover photo for this album is 'In A Bright Oval' from 1925 by the artist Wassily Kandinsky.

Source: Booklet

Performer Biography

Iain Quinn, the organist on this recording, was born in Cardiff, Wales, and was appointed Organist at St. Michael's Theological College at the age of fourteen.

Source: Booklet

Historical Context

Russian organ music is a smaller repertoire compared to other countries because the instrument is not typically used in Orthodox liturgies.

Source: Booklet

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