Siegfried Reda, the organist and composer for whom the Schuke-Reda organ was designed, believed that contemporary music should define its own sound without being bound by ideals of a 'golden age'.
Recording & Production
This album features Roman Summereder playing works by Schönberg, Messiaen, Reda, and Ligeti on the Schuke-Reda organ of the Petrikirche in Mülheim / Ruhr.
Composition History
Olivier Messiaen's 'Messe de la Pentecôte' was premiered by the composer himself during the Pentecost Sunday liturgy in 1951.
Composition History
György Ligeti's 'Volumina' was composed between November 1961 and January 1962, exploring the organ's untapped sound possibilities and its inherent 'awkwardness'.
Composer Biography
Arnold Schönberg, a Jewish composer who had converted to Protestantism, demonstratively reconverted to Judaism in 1933 in response to antisemitic persecution.
Instruments
The Schuke-Reda organ in the Petrikirche, Mülheim / Ruhr, built in 1959, is considered one of the most outstanding examples of organs from the post-war period.
Compositional Technique
For Siegfried Reda, tone color was not merely a decorative effect but an integral part of composition, where the initial musical idea already determined the sound entity.
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