Rheinberger: Organ Concertos, 3 Pieces for Cello & Organ

Bleicher, Stefan Johannes, Boyd, Douglas, Musikkollegium Winterthur

MDG 901 1643-6

The historic Walcker organ in Winterthur may have been The trigger for this production. The Musikkollegium Winterthur under Douglas Boyd has with Stefan Johannes Bleicher the organ concertos by Josef Rheinberger for the SACD. As The seldom performed three Pieces for violincello and organ in which Cäcilia Chmel, the solo cellist of the orchestra, advantageously in scene. • Josef Rheinberger gave his first concert for Organ and orchestra in June 1884 within only a few minutes 17 days on paper. A classic solo role saw but he's not going to do it for the queen. Your registration should be a total fusion of organ and Allow orchestral sound. Success proved him right: After the world premiere in Leipzig, the Work on a journey around the world. Ten years later rheinberger wrote his second Organ Concerto in g minor, which was no less successful. • At first only a few composers dared mainly of the Baroque period to the combination of "Queen" and orchestra. Too much competition between the two of them Sound bodies with each other. For more harmony Aristide Cavaillé-Coll, who in the 19th century first "symphonic" organs in orchestral sound. In this tradition stands also the instrument of today in the city church of Winterthur. • The Musikkollegium has been active in Winterthur since 1629. This makes the orchestra one of the most traditional in the world musical institutions of Europe. Interestingly the Musikkollegium in the long History of the Stadtkirche again and again for the organ. The decisive conversion into a romantic Instrument was made in 1888 by the company Walcker. Yours powerful principal bass 32' and the fundamental bass Since then, intonation has corresponded finely with the acoustics of the city church - and the high ambitious orchestra.

SACD

2.11.2010

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