Release Date: 16 July 2021
Label: MDG
Packaging Type: Super Jewel Case (SACD)
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 760623222660
Genres: Classical Solo Instrumental
Description
MDG is delighted to present the very first recording on the new experimental organ in the church of St. Martin in Kassel which was finally completed in 2021.
The main organ in the church of St. Martin in Kassel,
consecrated in 2017, already boasts numerous innovations; now the experimental organ turns the laws of organ building that have applied for centuries on their head.
With a technically highly innovative trick, the traditional Rieger company has succeeded in having the wind flowing into the organ pipe controlled by the touch of the key, stop
slide and bellows system.
The new sound cosmos of swelling and dying tones that opens up inspires young composers to experiment, documented for the first time on a brand-new Super Audio CD that presents both instruments as a convincing unit in an overwhelming spatial sound.
St. Martin has been known for its innovative spirit for
centuries, and Johann Sebastian Bach was drawn to
Kassel in 1732 to examin the organ. Bach is both the beginning and the end of Manz's programme, which is
extraordinary in every respect, with Messiaen's Pentecost Mass at its centre.
Works by Cabezon, Praetorius, Bohm and de Grigny represent the Renaissance and Baroque, while pieces from Caspar Johannes Walter's composition class represent
contemporary, youthful music.
Tracklisting
Andrzej Szadejko, Agnieszka Budzinska-Bennett, Cracow Singers
Lea Suter
Wolfgang Sawallisch, Leopolder-Quartett, Munchner Klaviertrio
Various Artists
Holger Falk, Steffen Schleiermacher
Leipzig String Quartet
Chimaera Trio
Consort of Musicke, Emma Kirkby, Anthony Rooley
Nora von Marschall
Lea Suter
Aart Bergwerff
Ran Jia
Johannes Krahl
Elke Volker
Henry Fairs
Pieter van Dijk
