Schumann: Complete Organ Works

Winpenny, Tom

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Schumann’s studies in counterpoint during 1845 climaxed in what he described as a ‘Fugenpassion’. He rented a pedalboard attachment for his piano to extend his music’s textural possibilities and to help familiarise himself with organ technique. The resulting character pieces are amongst the most attractive examples for this instrument, and they translate so successfully to the organ that they have become a significant cornerstone of the repertoire. They are performed here on the historic and recently restored Furtwängler organ in Gronau, Germany – an instrument with a wide palette of colours that is well suited to Schumann’s expressive works.

Works:

•Schumann: 4 Sketches for Organ, Op. 58
• Schumann: 6 Studien in kanonischer Form for Organ, Op. 56
• Schumann: Six Fugues on B-A-C-H, Op. 60

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Muzyka klasyczna

Naxos

04-07-2023

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