Pope Benedict Organ — International organ week 2007

Works by Buxtehude, Grigny, Bach,
Rheinberger, Karg-Elert and Martin

CD release date: December 17th, 2007

Since its Blessing by Pope Benedict XVI in September, 2006, The Pope Benedict Organ in the venerable Old Chapel of Regensburg has rapidly established itself as an internationally recognized organ, beloved of artists.
After the great success of the first CD production (“The Pope Benedict Organ”) of the Organ Festival Week of 2006, we now present front-rank artists of the younger generation who demonstrated their outstanding ability during the First International Organ Week of 2007.
“The Pope Benedict Organ – International Organ Week, 2007” bears witness once more to magnificent and varied sound of the new instrument in music from all epochs.

Robert Kovács, organ
Helene von Rechenberg, organ
Gerda Heger, soprano

CD-Content:

Dietrich Buxtehude (1637-1707):
Toccata F Major BuxWV 156
Nicolas de Grigny (1672-1703):
from Gloria (organ mass)
Et in terra pax – Récit de tierce en taille – Dialogue
Josef Gabriel Rheinberger (1839-1901):
Sonata No. 20 F Major op. 196 (Präludium, Intermezzo)
Frank Martin (1890-1974):
from: In terra pax: Vater unser (Our father)
Helene von Rechenberg, organ
Gerda Heger, soprano (Martin)

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750):
from 6 Schübler chorals:
Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme
Ach bleib bei uns, Herr Jesu Christ
Josef Gabriel Rheinberger (1839-1901):
Sonata A flat Major op. 65 (I. Grave – Allegro)
Sigfried Karg-Elert (1877-1933):
from: choral improvisations op. 65:
Nun danket alle Gott (Marche triomphale), Nr. 59
Improvisation on the Song to Mary »Wunderschön prächtige«
Robert Kovács, organ

English booklet enclosed (20 pages) / German booklet enclosed
Total recording time: 72:02 | Format: 1 CD Audio (Digipack) | RD: 17 Dec 2007
Recording: July 2007, Alte Kapelle Regensburg, Germany
(p) & (c) 2007 SPEKTRAL | Series SPEKTRAL CLASSICS
Ord.-No.: SRL4-07013 | GTIN (EAN): 4260130380137

With the purchase of this CD you support the friends of church music at the collegiate church “Of Our Lady, the Old Chapel” in Regensburg.

Another CD with recordings of the Pope Benedict Organ:
The Pope Benedict Organ (week of celebrations 2006)

Further informations:
The Pope Benedict Organ
Robert Kovács

The Organ Site, all about pipe organs

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