Younghi Pagh-Paan, composer of 'Seht die Lilien an, wie sie wachsen', has been preoccupied with gratitude for nature and human encounters for years, and explicitly relates her composition to observations of nature.
Interpretation
Wolfgang Kogert, the performer on this album, describes the sound fields in Klaus Lang's work 'weißbärtig. mond.' as 'clouds slowly passing by'.
Composer Biography
Thomas Lacôte, composer of 'Agencement-Rhizome', serves as organist at the famous La Trinité church in Paris, where Olivier Messiaen, a highly influential composer and organist, was active for over 60 years.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Zsigmond Szathmáry, composer of 'Toccata breve', is influenced by Béla Bartók and Hungarian folk music, as well as the toccatas and preludes of North German Baroque masters like Dieterich Buxtehude and Nicolaus Bruhns.
Composer Biography
Jean-Pierre Leguay, composer of 'Péan IV', was an organist at Notre-Dame de Paris from 1985 to 2016 and was a student of Olivier Messiaen, a composer and organist who influenced many.
Composition History
Christoph Herndler's piece 'a rose is a rose is …' was composed for the wedding of Wolfgang Kogert, the performer on this album.
Compositional Technique
Jean-Pierre Leguay, composer of 'Péan IV', emphasizes transitions and pauses in his music, often prescribing special overtone-rich registrations.
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