Search - Franz Lehrndorfer :: Romantic Organ Music of the 19th Century

Celestial Harmonies' efforts to present the definitive catalogue of Franz Lehrndorfer's repertoire would not be complete without Romantic Organ Music of the 19th Century, recorded on the organ of St. Boniface in Munich. Built in 1976, the organ does not embody the tonal character of a conventional South-German organ. Instead, it follows the tonal ideals of a 19th century French cathedral. The works performed on this CD show off the many different tonal possibilities of this nuance-rich organ. The choice of compositions, which include those resulting from the musical patronage of the Benedictine Order and two pieces from the threshold of the Romantic era, take into account the fundamental romantic character of the instrument and its connection to the Benedictines. Featured composers include Leon Boellmann, Charles-Marie Widor, Louis James Alfred Lefebure-Wely, Joseph Ignaz Bieling, Armin Knab, Franz Xaver Schnizer, Sigfrid Karg-Elert, Arthur Piechler and Cesar Franck. Lehrndorfer's repertoire reaches from Early Music to the 20th century. His musicianship is equally suited to romantic organ music from 19th century France (and as practiced in other countries) as it is to Bach or improvisations over themes from children's and folk songs.