Mozart: Transcriptions for Organ Duet

Featuring

Hans van Nieuwkoop
Jacques van Oortmerssen
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

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Performer Biography

Hans van Nieuwkoop is not only a performer and teacher but also a musicologist, having completed his studies cum laude at the University of Utrecht.

Performer Biography

Hans van Nieuwkoop, one of the organists on this album, studied organ with Albert de Klerk and won the Prix d'excellence in 1974.

Composition History

The program on this CD exemplifies the musical practice of 1780-1840, a period when arrangements of orchestral works for organ were common.

Historical Context

For centuries, the organ held a dominant position in European culture, serving both liturgical functions in church and non-liturgical roles for recreation and representative purposes.

Performer Biography

Jacques van Oortmerssen succeeded Gustav Leonhardt as Organiste Titulaire of the Waalse Kerk in Amsterdam in 1982.

Performer Biography

Jacques van Oortmerssen, the other organist, received a special prize for improvisation at his final examination in 1973 and later studied with Marie-Claire Alain in Paris.

Recording & Production

The album features arrangements of Mozart's works performed on the Bätz organ, built in 1826-27, located in the Onze Lieve Vrouwe kerk (Church of Our Lady) in Harderwijk, The Netherlands.