Kodály: Organ Works
Iain Quinn (soloist)
To describe this as ‘pleasant’ is not to damn with faint praise – as one might expect from the great Hungarian champion of song, earcatching lyricism than blood and thunder are the hallmarks...
Kodály: Organ Works
Iain Quinn (soloist)
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To describe this as ‘pleasant’ is not to damn with faint praise – as one might expect from the great Hungarian champion of song, earcatching lyricism than blood and thunder are the hallmarks...
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This album brings together Kodály’s complete organ music with the world premiere recording of Erno Dohnányi’s only piece for organ, the eloquent Fantasie. Sokola’s intense and compelling Passacaglia holds a special place in the organ repertoire, Wiedermann’s Pastorale dorico was composed during the dark days of the Second World War, and Novák’s attractive Prelude is a study in subdued tonal contrasts. Zoltán Kodály’s organ works have a distinct musical language unlike any other composer, with the imposing Organoedia ad missam lectam being amongst his most important non-choral works from the post-war era, and Epigrams, originally for voice and piano, heard here in a transcription by Gábor Trajtler.
Contents and tracklist
- Iain Quinn (soloist)
- Iain Quinn (soloist)
- Iain Quinn (soloist)
- Iain Quinn (soloist)
- Iain Quinn (soloist)
- Iain Quinn (soloist)
- Iain Quinn (soloist)
Awards and reviews
September 2024
To describe this as ‘pleasant’ is not to damn with faint praise – as one might expect from the great Hungarian champion of song, earcatching lyricism than blood and thunder are the hallmarks of Kodály’s organ style.