Bernard Foccroulle - Works for Historic Organs
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Label: Aeon
Cat No: AECD1440
Format: CD
Number of Discs: 1
Genre: Instrumental
Release Date: 17th November 2014
Contents
Works
Capriccio sopra re-fa-mi-solKolorierte Floten
Nigra sum
O quam pulchra es
Spiegel: 6 versets en alternance avec le Save Regina d'Arnold Schlink
Toccata
Artists
Bernard Foccroulle (organ)Works
Capriccio sopra re-fa-mi-solKolorierte Floten
Nigra sum
O quam pulchra es
Spiegel: 6 versets en alternance avec le Save Regina d'Arnold Schlink
Toccata
Artists
Bernard Foccroulle (organ)About
“As an organist, I have quite often been struck by the exceptional beauty of historic organs of which the very pronounced personality often contrasts sharply with the standardized instruments built in the 20th century.
However, some of these old instruments impose such constraints (reduced compass of the manual[s], limited or non-existent pedal organ, unequal temperament, fairly limited composition of stops, etc.) that they allow of only a highly specific repertoire.
Most of the works composed in the 20th century are simply unplayable on these instruments. This is why certain organists and composers began, in the 1980s, to generate a contemporary literature that takes into account the constraints and specificities offering splendid evidence of the past.
'Capriccio sopra re-fa-mi-sol' was the first piece in this cycle. Subsequently, I wrote other pieces for historic instruments, almost always choosing an early composer as a point of reference. As a whole, these compositions offer a contemporary look at organ music and organ building in Europe since the Renaissance." - Bernard Foccroulle
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