The Iberian organ repertoire is some of the most overlooked in all of organ music. This could be for a variety of reasons, including the relatively traditional structures of the pieces as well as the incompatibility of the modern organ to play this music well. However, the few people who are familiar with this music…
In recent years, many pieces have surfaced by well known classical composers. Among these newly discovered works are a string trio by Mozart, a late character piece by Liszt, and a waltz by Chopin. While these discoveries are very exciting in their own right, these compositions recently confirmed to be by J.S. Bach are of…
In the vast world of Romantic piano repertoire, few composers are as mysterious and misunderstood as Alkan. He was a contemporary of Chopin and Liszt, but remained unknown even during his lifetime due to his reclusiveness. This resulted in the majority of his work being forgotten. Only in the last fifty years has his music…
Sigfrid Karg-Elert (1877-1933) was a prolific German composer. From a young age he demonstrated great potential in music, and eventually studied at the Leipzig Conservatory. His greatest contributions to classical music were mainly works written for the pipe organ and harmonium. These pieces range from small chorale preludes or character pieces all the way to…