Mozart Organ Works
David Goode (organ)
Counterpoint is, of course, catnip for organists and a few pieces here sound like arid contrapuntal exercises. But they still receive performances that are lively, meticulous and even majestic.
Mozart Organ Works
David Goode (organ)
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Counterpoint is, of course, catnip for organists and a few pieces here sound like arid contrapuntal exercises. But they still receive performances that are lively, meticulous and even majestic.
About
Following on from his JS Bach Complete Organ Works collection performed on the organ at Trinity College Cambridge, David Goode returns with an album of organ works by WA Mozart. It is well known that Mozart highly esteemed the organ as an instrument (for example, his famous ‘King of Instruments’ remark) and enjoyed improvising at length. However, this sadly did not translate into writing for the instrument. Organist David Goode explores these works, and those which even may not have been intended for organ, and discusses in his programme notes how best to render them for two hands and feet, and how to register them suitably.
Contents and tracklist
Work length11:55
This work is only available as an album download.
Mozart:
Fantasia in F Minor for Mechanical Organ, K. 608
Work length10:45
This work is only available as an album download.
Awards and reviews
August 2025
Counterpoint is, of course, catnip for organists and a few pieces here sound like arid contrapuntal exercises. But they still receive performances that are lively, meticulous and even majestic.
September 2025
Goode's performances are all one could wish for and his notes for each piece in the booklet are thorough and instructive, as is his explanation of the challenges of realising this music on a modern instrument.
