Heiller's 'Zwei Geistliche Gesänge' for soprano and organ, though not based on row forms, use two chords at the beginning that combine nine tones, forming a twelve-tone cell when completed.
Performer Biography
Roman Summereder, the organist on this album, studied organ with Anton Heiller at the Vienna Academy of Music.
Composer Biography
Anton Heiller (1923-1979) was an Austrian composer and organist, whose works are featured on this album, which is Volume 3 of his complete organ works.
Performer Biography
Cornelia Horak, the soprano on this album, is a freelance operatic and concert singer who has interpreted over 50 roles.
Composition History
The 'Vesper', Heiller's last major work, was commissioned for the consecration of a new organ in Graz Cathedral and the 850th anniversary of the Styrian diocese Graz-Seckau.
Performer Biography
Roman Summereder is a Full University Professor for organ at the University of Music and Performing Arts in Vienna.
Instruments
The organ used for this recording is the 'Bruckner Organ' in the Monastery Basilica in St. Florian, Austria, which has a complex history of construction and renovation dating back to 1774.
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