Duets for Organ
Catalog Number: BIS0273
This album presents a fascinating glimpse into the once-popular but now little-known tradition of four-handed organ playing. From Johann Christian Bach’s elegant duets to A.F. Hesse’s expressive fantasia and Gustav Merkel’s prize-winning sonata, the program showcases works that combine classical clarity, Romantic expression, and virtuosic invention.
Sample rate
44100Hz
Duets for Organ
This album explores the remarkable but today rare practice of four-handed organ playing, a tradition that flourished between the late 18th and mid-19th centuries. It features Johann Christian Bach’s charming London-published duets, Samuel Wesley’s inventive reworkings and original compositions, A.F. Hesse’s dramatic Fantasia, and J.C. Kellner’s Classical-styled Quartetto. At the center is Gustav Merkel’s Sonata in D minor, Op. 30 — a large-scale, prize-winning work inspired by the Psalms and deeply influenced by Beethoven, Schumann, and Liszt. Performed with artistry and historical insight by Hans Fagius and David Sanger, these recordings revive a repertoire that blends expressive intimacy with grandeur.
Published date
1986-01-01
Number of discs
1
Sample rate
44100Hz
Channels
stereo:16:2.0
Made in Sweden since 1999. In collaboration with Textalk.
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