Brahms frequently used the instruction 'dolce' (sweet, soft, pleasant, tender, lovely) in his organ works, sometimes even 'forte ma dolce' (loud, but still soft/tender/lovely).
Recording & Production
This album features the complete organ works of Johannes Brahms, performed by Andreas Etlinger on the Bruckner Organ in St. Florian, Austria.
Instruments
The Bruckner Organ in St. Florian, Austria, was once the largest organ in the entire kingdom until 1886, and Anton Bruckner himself was familiar with it from his time as a choir boy and later as an organist.
Composition History
Four of Brahms's organ works (WoO 7-10) were composed in 1856 and 1857 during a period of intense counterpoint studies, some of which he undertook with Clara Schumann and violinist Joseph Joachim.
Composer's Artistic Vision
The chorale prelude 'O Welt, ich muss dich lassen' (O world, I have to leave you) Op. posth. 122/11 is the very last piece Johannes Brahms left to posterity.
Performer Biography
Andreas Etlinger, the organist on this recording, has served as the Second Organist at the St. Florian Monastery of Canons Regular of Saint Augustine since 2007.
Composition History
Brahms's Eleven Chorale Preludes, Op. posth. 122, were composed almost forty years after his earlier organ works, on the occasion of Clara Schumann's death in 1896.
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