Konstantin Reymaier - César Franck- Trois Pieces & Trois Chorals (2022) [Official Digital Download 24/96]

2022 marks the 200th anniversary of the birthday of César Franck. Time. Franck was undoubtedly one of the most important composers in France. His ancestors came from Germany, he himself was born in Belgium and spent most of his life in Paris. A stately oeuvre with works for orchestra, choir, chamber music, piano and organ testifies to his enormous creative power. Wagner's harmonics gave his music important impulses, by means of which he found his own tonal language, which subsequently in turn significantly influenced the development of French music.

Among his most beautiful works are two cycles for organ, the Trois pieces and the Trois Chorals. The first cycle was created on the occasion of the inauguration of a new instrument for the concert hall of the Trocadero Palace. The three chorales as his opus ultimum represent his musical testament.

This recording does not use a historical instrument, like most, but a new one: the giant organ in St. Stephen's Cathedral in Vienna, completed in 2020. Of course, it sounds different from French organs of the 19th century, but it is still suitable for Franck's music and lets his orchestral writing shine in its own light.

TRACKLIST

1. Konstantin Reymaier - No. 1, Fantaisie in A Major (Andantino)
2. Konstantin Reymaier - No. 2, Cantabile in B Major (Non troppo lento)
3. Konstantin Reymaier - No. 3, Pièce héroïque in B Minor (Allegro maestoso)
4. Konstantin Reymaier - Franck: Andantino in A-Flat Major, CFF 86
5. Konstantin Reymaier - No. 1 in E Major
6. Konstantin Reymaier - No. 2 in B Minor
7. Konstantin Reymaier - No. 3 in A Minor



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