Opis: Ritter: Complete Organ Music

August Gottfried Ritter (1811-1885) is no household name, but to organists he one of the most significant figures in the history of their instrument; while his three-volume method of playing Kunst des Orgelspiels becoming a source of reference in Germany and elsewhere, his Geschichte des Orgelspiels compendium established his renown through bringing to light composers from the Renaissance and the Baroque periods, some of whom had already been forgotten by the time it was published in 1884. Today he is regarded as the founder of the modern German organ school.

Placing a selection of rare works alongside his more famous organ music, this collection forms a unique tribute to the German composers genius. The four Organ Sonatas are first to be presented, pieces which are all cyclical in nature, with Op.23 forming his largest composition for organ, a work of vast proportions that was dedicated to Liszt and which includes Ritters debut use of organ toccata form. The second theme of Op.11 recalls the Adagio from the Toccata BWV564, a possible tribute to Bach whose music Ritter studied from an early age, and this baroque influence is expanded on in the second disc, in which the Toccata in D minors use of the stylus phantasticus, the Fugue in C minors treatment of J.S. Bachs Fugue BWV546 and the Fugue in B after Handel are just a few examples of the predilection for all things past that penetrated the Romantic period.

The Sandri organ of the Santuario Maria Ausiliatrice in Aprica, Italy, was the instrument of choice for this recording, played with poise and authority by the Italian organist Massimo Gabba, a specialist of the Romantic repertoire. Having recorded several CDs for leading labels such as Tactus, Elegia and Brilliant Classics, Gabbas performances have been widely acclaimed in the Italian and international press (Diapason, Organ Yearbook, Ars Organi etc.). He is currently Professor of Organ and Composition at the G. Tartini Conservatory in Trieste.

Other information:
- Recorded September 2013, for the first time on CD: the complete organ works by Ritter!
- August Gottfried Ritter lived from 1811-1885, a near contemporary of Liszt (1811-1886), and that is not the only connection: Ritter was one of the most significant organ composers of 19-th century Germany, and like Liszt in his organ works, was inspired by the great contrapuntists Bach and Handel. Some of his works are of substantial proportions, written in a 19-th century pendant of the Stylus Phantasticus, full of imagination and theatrical musical gestures.
- Organist Massimo Gabba chose for this recording the magnificent Sandri instrument of the Santuaria Maria Ausiliatrice in Aprica, Italy.
- Gabba earlier recorded a superb Romantic Handel Transcriptions for Brilliant Classics (BC 94709), and is considered one of Italys leading organists.
- The booklet contains full specifications of the organ, liner notes and artist biography.

Szczegóły: Ritter: Complete Organ Music

Nazwa: Ritter: Complete Organ Music
Producent: Brilliant Classics
Kod paskowy: 5028421948461
Języki: angielski
Format: 14.0x12.0cm
Oprawa: Plastikowa
Waga: 0.115 kg
Wykonawca: Massimo Gabba
Typ głównego nośnika: AC
Ilość nośników: 2
Opis nośników:

1. Complete Organ Music CD 1 (CD-Audio)
   1. I. Allegro - Andante - Adagio (koncert - utwór 03:07)
   2. II. Andante (koncert - utwór 03:00)
   3. III. Allegro - Adagio (koncert - utwór 03:39)
   4. IV. Andante con moto (koncert - utwór 01:43)
   5. V. Allegro - Andante - Adagio (koncert - utwór 01:39)
   6. I. Rasch und entschlossen (koncert - utwór 02:41)
   7. II. Ruhige Bewegung - Lebhafter (koncert - utwór 06:00)
   8. III. Rasch und Feurig - Ernst (koncert - utwór 05:12)
   9. I. Rasch (koncert - utwór 03:04)
   10. II. Recit (koncert - utwór 02:28)
   11. III. Nicht schleppend (koncert - utwór 04:52)
   12. IV. Rasch (koncert - utwór 01:06)
   13. V. Entschlossen (koncert - utwór 02:43)
   14. VI. Rasch - Adagio (koncert - utwór 06:59)
   15. I. Ruhig und Heiter (koncert - utwór 06:06)
   16. II. Theme ?Het Wilhelmus? and Variations. Frisch und kräftig (koncert - utwór 12:44)

2. Complete Organ Music CD 2 (CD-Audio)
   1. I. Toccata: Allegro - Adagio II. Fugue. Allegro (koncert - utwór 05:53)
   2. I. Aus tiefer Noth schrei ich zu dir (koncert - utwór 03:23)
   3. II. Vater unser im Himmelreich (koncert - utwór 03:37)
   4. III. Heut triumphiret Gottes Sohn (koncert - utwór 03:19)
   5. I. Adagio in A-Flat Major (koncert - utwór 02:27)
   6. II. Nachspiel in C Major (koncert - utwór 02:36)
   7. VI. Den die Hirten lobten sehre (koncert - utwór 01:32)
   8. XII. Geh aus, mein Herz, und suche Freud (koncert - utwór 01:34)
   9. Fugue in B Minor (Allegro) (koncert - utwór 04:02)
   10. I. Ach bleib mit deiner Gnade (koncert - utwór 01:00)
   11. III. Auf meinen lieben Gott (koncert - utwór 01:39)
   12. XI. Jesu, meine Zuversicht (koncert - utwór 02:03)
   13. Fugue in B Major ?After Handel? (Allegro moderato) (koncert - utwór 04:11)
   14. I. Helft mir Gott?s Güte preisen (koncert - utwór 04:22)
   15. II. Jesu, meine Freude (koncert - utwór 05:09)
   16. III. Gib dich zufrieden und sei stille (koncert - utwór 04:43)
   17. Fugue in C Minor (Allegro) (koncert - utwór 04:48)
   18. Chorale ?Auf, auf, mein Herz, mit Freunden? (koncert - utwór 02:06)
   19. I. Tema (koncert - utwór 00:47)
   20. II. Variation 1 (koncert - utwór 01:23)
   21. III. Variation 2 (koncert - utwór 01:51)
   22. IV. Variation 3 (koncert - utwór 01:27)
   23. V. Variation 4 (koncert - utwór 01:02)
   24. VI. Variation 5 (koncert - utwór 00:59)
   25. VII. Variation 6 (koncert - utwór 02:03)
   26. VIII. Finale. Allegro ? Meno allegro ? Allegro (koncert - utwór 04:00)

Recenzje: Ritter: Complete Organ Music