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This program, dedicated to organ compositions, is built as a comparison of Russian and German music schools.
Organ culture in Russia has been developing since the 18th century. First prominent organ compositions were written a century later.
Mikhail Glinka liked playing cabinet organs and arranged some of his works for this purpose. Fugue in E flat major, presented on this CD, is one of them.
Alexander Glazunov, a well-known Russian composer and director of the St. Petersburg Conservatory at the beginning of the 20th century, wrote a number of works for organ. His Prelude and Fugue in D major, Op. 93, was included in the Anthology "Contemporary Masters of Organ", compiled by the French composer and organist Joseph Joubert.
Sergei Taneyev, an outstanding composer and a master of counterpoint, wrote Choral Variations for Joubert's Anthology. Both works are presented on this CD.
Johann Pachelbel, Johann Walther and Samuel Scheidt were among the greatest German composers writing organ music in the 17th and 18th centuries. Their works continue delighting modern listeners.
Sergei Tsatsorin is an outstanding organ player, a popularizer of Russian organ music. He is a graduate from the Leningrad (1975) and Tallinn (1980) Conservatories.
Russian and German Organ Music
Sergei Tsatsorin, organ
M. Glinka (1804 - 1857)
1. Fugue for Organ in E Flat major - 3:17
S. Taneyev (1856 - 1915)
Choral Variations in A major
2. Theme - 1:36
3. Canone Per Moto Contrario - 1:38
4. Basso Ostinato - 1:18
5. Fughetta - 3:26
A. Glazunov (1865 - 1936)
6. Prelude and Fugue in D major, Op. 93 - 13:48
S. Lyapunov (1859 - 1936)
7. Pastoral Prelude in A Flat major, Op. 51 - 12:33
J. Pachelbel (1653 - 1706)
8. Ciacona in F minor - 9:32
J. Walther (1684 - 1748)
Concerto for Organ in B minor
9. Allegro - 3:22
10. Adagio - 3:25
11. Allegro - 4:00
S. Scheidt (1587 - 1654)
12. Psalm in A minor - 10:06
Total time - 67:27