Organ video series
Video series with organ music for every Sunday and public holiday
Current video for Sunday, May 10, 2020:
Organ music for the 5th Sunday of Easter
(May 10, 2020)
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach: Adagio from Sonata VI
CPE Bach is the most famous son of Joh. Seb. Bach and like Graun (see video on Good Friday) belongs to the "gallant style". The sonatas were composed for Sister Friedrich II, Princess Amalie of Prussia. The Adagio of Sonata VI is very sensitive and filigree, which is why the chamber music chest organ by St. Peter with the wonderful flute 4 'was used for this recording. Four and a half minutes of rest that are worth it!
Previous videos in chronological order:
Since no services could take place from March 2020 due to the Corona crisis, the first video was published on Palm Sunday. Originally, the series should only include the Easter and Easter days. Due to the great response, the series continues.
Organ music for Palm Sunday (04/05/2020)
Jeanne Demessieux: Choral Fugue "Hosanna filio David"Organ music for Maundy Thursday (04/09/2020)
Denis Bédard: Ubi caritas (theme from the variations)Organ music for Good Friday (April 10, 2020)
Carl Heinrich Graun: O head full of blood and wounds
Organ music for Easter Sunday (04/12/2020)
Georg Friedrich Handel: Hallelujah(from the Messiah)Organ music for the 2nd Sunday of Easter (April 19, 2020)
Denis Bédard: Toccata "Let us please you very much"Organ music for the 3rd Sunday of Easter (April 26, 2020)
Giacomo Puccini: Marcia in Do maggioreOrgan music for the 4th Sunday of Easter (May 3, 2020)
Claude Balbastre: Allegro from Concerto IVOrgan music for the 5th Sunday of Easter (May 10, 2020)
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach: Adagio from Sonata VIThe video will be published on May 17, 2020.
Organ music for the 6th Sunday of Easter (May 17, 2020)
Karl Jenkins: Celebratio
British composer Karl Jenkins became known to a wide audience in the 1980s and 1990s when his music (Adiemus or Palladio are two of the best known examples) was used in commercials. His works span a wide range of styles. The piece "Celebratio" is characterized by an almost continuous rhythm, over which the chords and the melodies build up to end in a great crescendo.
The video will be released on May 21, 2020.
Organ music for Ascension Day (May 21, 2020)
Gilbert M. Martin: Toccata Giocosa
Gilbert Martin is a widely used composer in the United States, mainly for choir and organ music. "Giocosa" can be translated as "fun / joyful". Accordingly, it is a joyful piece - and at the same time solemn. The continuous sixteenth figure brings a lively element over which the fanfare-like melody rises. In the middle part, the toccata experiences a little reassurance through the decrescendo and the melody in the pedal before the grandiose final part begins.
The video will be published on May 24, 2020.
Organ music for the 7th Sunday of Easter (May 24, 2020)
Christian Heinrich Rinck: Prelude in C major
Christian Heinrich Rinck, the grandson of Joh. Seb. Bach was and was considered one of the best organists of his time, combining elements of baroque polyphony, classical and early romanticism in his composition style. This reflects his prelude in C major with his decidedly cheerful character. In the harmony of classical music it is obligatory in the echo effect and the small fugue in the middle part of the baroque style.
The video will be published on May 31, 2020.
Organ music at Pentecost (May 31, 2020)
Gordon Young: Toccata (Cathedral Suite)