Karg-Elert: Seven Pastels From the Lake of Constance, Op. 96 / Trois Impressions, Op. 72
9/30/2001, 20 Tracks, 1:20:02
Featuring
Hans Fagius
Sigfrid Karg-Elert
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Instruments
The organ of Aarhus Cathedral, built in 1928 by Th. Frobenius & Co., is the largest organ in Denmark with 89 stops and contains historical pipework from as early as 1730.
Critical Reception
Despite feeling isolated in Germany, Karg-Elert gained an enthusiastic audience in the English-speaking world, with his organ works often published in England or the USA.
Composition History
Karg-Elert was enthusiastic about the Kunstharmonium, an advanced organ-harmonium, and helped establish the new instrument as a virtuoso performer, composer, and author of educational manuals.
Compositional Technique
Karg-Elert's music often uses the BACH motif, which he claimed was always in his mind when composing for the organ, not as homage to Bach, but for its harmonic possibilities.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Karg-Elert's organ compositions combine a late romantic style with 'un-German' influences from composers like Debussy and Scriabin.
Composer Biography
As a child, Sigfrid Karg-Elert was a member of the church choir in Leipzig and wrote motets for the choir without formal musical education.
Composer Biography
Sigfrid Karg-Elert, the composer, was born Siegfried Theodor Karg and adopted his double-barrelled name later, inspired by a conservatory director.
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