Organ morning/Liebermann/All about organs

Not styles or eras, but ways of thinking about organs organize the program of Jan Liebermann's Katowice recital. The instrument, around which so many stereotypes have grown over the centuries, reveals here diametrically different faces. With equal freedom, he conducts both Johann Sebastian Bach's monumental Passacaglia in C minor BWV 582, each variation of which seems to be a rhetorical phrase with an even deeper meaning, and the graceful Aria from the Orchestral Suite in D major BWV 1068, an even fragile tale. In Alfred Hollins' spectacular concert overture in C minor, the organ becomes an instrument of dazzling virtuosity, while in Sigfrid Karg-Elert's Seven Pastels from Lake Constance Op. 96 paintings by Sigfrid Karg-Elert — a palette of subtle sound impressions. Finally, the elaboration of Bach's Trio Sonata in C major BWV 529 proves how successful it is to practice solo chamber music at the counter, and the transcription of the overture to Richard Wagner's Tannhäuser — that the organ cabinet accommodates an entire symphony orchestra.

Piotr Mika (“The Musical Movement”)

Performers: Jan Liebermann — organ

Program: Johann Sebastian Bach — Passacaglia in C minor BWV 582; Johann Sebastian Bach — Aria from Orchestral Suite III in D major BWV 1068 (arr. Sigfrid Karg-Elert); Johann Sebastian Bach — Trio Sonata No. 5 in C major BWV 529; Alfred Hollins — Concert Overture in C minor; Sigfrid Karg-Elert — Seven Pastels from Lake Constance Op. 96:; Sigfrid Karg-Elert — III. Legend of the Mountain; Sigfrid Karg-Elert — V. Evening Song of the Sun; Richard Wagner — Overture to the opera Tannhäuser (arr. Edwin H. Lemare)