Franz Hauk is known for promoting contemporary music through commissions and has established several concert series, including the Ingolstadt International Organ-Festival.
Instruments
The recording features the Klais organ of Ingolstadt Minster, which was built in 1977 by Orgelbau Klais and incorporates some registers from a 1928 Steinmeyer organ.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Enjott Schneider's twelve organ symphonies are an ambitious project that draws on the French tradition of composers like Widor, Vierne, and Dupré.
Performer Biography
Franz Hauk, the organist on this recording, has been the organist at Ingolstadt Minster since 1982 and also serves as choirmaster since 1995.
Composer Biography
Enjott Schneider, born in 1950, studied music, German, and musicology, and has taught at the Munich college of music since 1979, specializing in film composition since 1996.
Compositional Technique
Each of Enjott Schneider's organ symphonies is structured around a programmatic idea, often using a cantus firmus or motivic homages to past composers.
Composer Biography
Beyond his extensive work in classical composition, Enjott Schneider has composed music for approximately 500 films, including 'Stalingrad' and 'Armageddon'.
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