Martin Souter plays Schoenberg & Reger
Martin Souter (organ)
Obsidian is known for its catalogue of scrupulously stylish recordings of early music, so a disc of organ pieces by Schoenberg and Reger might seem unlikely from a company that has never previously...
Martin Souter plays Schoenberg & Reger
Martin Souter (organ)
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Obsidian is known for its catalogue of scrupulously stylish recordings of early music, so a disc of organ pieces by Schoenberg and Reger might seem unlikely from a company that has never previously...
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Arnold Schoenberg's Variations on a Recitative were first published in 1943 in an edition which gave very detailed performance instructions based on the 1928 Skinner organ in Princeton University Chapel. A restoration of this organ has made it possible to reconstruct the intentions of this edition, and this recording therefore brings the forensic practices of early music to the 1940s. In addition, there are two amazing pieces by Max Reger. The 'Benedictus' provides a perfect foil to Schoenberg's monumental work and it is followed by Reger's own monumental piece, the 'Introduction, Variations and Fugue'.
Contents and tracklist
Work length40:17
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Theme and Variations
Track length27:48
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Awards and reviews
1st August 2013
Obsidian is known for its catalogue of scrupulously stylish recordings of early music, so a disc of organ pieces by Schoenberg and Reger might seem unlikely from a company that has never previously ventured beyond 1750. But Martin Souter's account of the Variations on a Recitative is an exercise in period performance, too
