The C.B. Fisk Opus 78 organ, used for most of Ferko's works, is a landmark of late-20th-century organ building in America and was considered its builder Charles Fisk's magnum opus.
Recording & Production
The album features three different mechanical-action organs from The House of Hope Presbyterian Church in St. Paul, Minnesota, for Frank Ferko's works.
Composer Biography
Frank Ferko's compositions based on the life, music, and writings of 12th-century abbess Hildegard von Bingen have gained him an international audience.
Performer Biography
David Schrader, the performer on this album, is equally proficient on harpsichord, organ, piano, and fortepiano.
Compositional Technique
Leo Sowerby divided his 92 organ compositions into three periods: 'Orchestral' (1913-1926), 'Pure Organ' (1927-1937), and 'Baroque Response' (1937-1968).
Recording & Production
All of Frank Ferko's works on this album are world premiere recordings.
Composer Biography
Leo Sowerby was, for several years in the early 1930s, the most frequently performed American composer of symphonic music.
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Introduction, Passacaglia and Fugue by Healey Willan
