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Viola und Orgel

Bénédicte Royer (viola), & Bettina Leitner (organ)

Viola und Orgel
Two works by York Bowen stand out: Fantasia and Poem, op.27, the latter including the added opulence of a harp. Bettina Leitner expertly uses the ‘Bruckner Organ’ of St Florian to support, complement...

Viola und Orgel

Bénédicte Royer (viola), & Bettina Leitner (organ)

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Two works by York Bowen stand out: Fantasia and Poem, op.27, the latter including the added opulence of a harp. Bettina Leitner expertly uses the ‘Bruckner Organ’ of St Florian to support, complement...

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Benedicte Royer, viola and Bettina Leitner, organ, venture a program with rarely heard repertoire, introducing unforeseeable sound effects: with their upcoming release, Royer and Leitner present works for the seemingly exotic combination of viola and organ from the 20th and 21st century. Starting with the Fantasi (1919) by the Swedish composer Karl Yngve Skold, there are two pieces by the British York Bowen, the Fantasia for viola and organ and Poem, Op. 27 for harp, solo viola and organ. The Sonata da chiesa for viola and organ (2015) by the Austrian composer and organ player Ernst Ludwig Leitner refers to the Sonata da chiesa for viola d'amore and organ (1938) of the Swiss composer Frank Martin, which is dominated by his own style of incorporating dodecaphonic writing into a tonal environment.

Contents and tracklist

I.
Track length4:41
II.
Track length4:50
III.
Track length6:02
Sonata da chiesa (Version for Viola d'amore & Organ)
Track length16:38

Awards and reviews

April 2020

Two works by York Bowen stand out: Fantasia and Poem, op.27, the latter including the added opulence of a harp. Bettina Leitner expertly uses the ‘Bruckner Organ’ of St Florian to support, complement and contrast with the viola, and a good recording balance keeps every musical element in the foreground while revelling in the generous acoustics.
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