Michael Unger, the organist on this recording, won First Prize in the Sixth International Organ Competition Musashino-Tokyo in 2008.
Recording & Production
This album was recorded in Musashino-City, Tokyo, Japan, on September 29-30, 2008, with Yasuhisa Takashima as producer, engineer, and editor.
Album & Artwork
The compositions on this recital recording follow a spiritual progression from death to life, starting with a baroque depiction of death and ending with a 20th-century affirmation of religious incarnation.
Compositional Technique
Charles-Marie Widor, a French organist and composer, crafted works that were symphonic in scope, reflecting the late 19th-century organ's ability to imitate orchestral colors and dynamics.
Composer Biography
Gaston Litaize, a French composer and organist featured on this album, was blind from birth and studied at the Paris Conservatoire with Marcel Dupré.
Instruments
The recording was made on the Marcussen & Søn Organ of the Musashino Civic Cultural Hall in Tokyo, which was built in 1984.
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