Organ Vesper, 20 March 2007
On Tuesday, 20 March 2007, I played the so-called Organ Vesper in the Martin-Luther-Kirche in Linz, on their new baroque organ. The Organ Vesper is organised every Tuesday and lasts from 5.15pm till 5.45pm.
Several colleagues, both from RICAM and from RISC, attended the "concert", and honoured me with very positive reactions (although they had quite different favourites in the programme!). For anyone who would like to hear it at all or again, I here give my recording of it in MP3 format. Be sure to use good headphones; these files have more bass than you may think, and it would be a shame if you didn't hear it!
The organ was built by the Bonn-based firm of Rowan West (he himself is Australian), the inspiring vision being a blend of the art of Gottfried Silbermann with some South German features (such as the Viola da Gamba and Unda Maris on the Great).
Please mail me for any questions about the music!
The programme (Christiaan van de Woestijne, organ):
The bells of the Martin-Luther-Kirche were rung before the Vesper started.
| Composer | Lived | Work |
| J.S. Bach | 1685-1750 | "Dies sind die heil'gen zehn Gebot" BWV 678 (from the IIIrd part of the Clavier-Übung) |
| J.S. Bach | 1685-1750 | "Fughetta super: Dies sind die heil'gen zehn Gebot" BWV 679 (also from there) |
| Bert Matter | b. 1937 | "De stilte zingt U toe, o Here (Psalm 65)" |
| Samuel Scheidt | 1587-1654 | "Cantio Sacra: Christ lag in Todes Banden" (from: Tabulatura Nova, Vol. II) |
| II. Choralis in Cantu | ||
| III. Bicinium duplicis Contrapuncti | ||
| IV. Choralis in Tenore | ||
| V. Choralis in Basso |
On special request, I can also send you an MP3 of the applause afterwards :-) ...
Thanks to Gottlieb for the conversion into MP3!
Last changed on 22 March 2007 by Christiaan van de Woestijne.