Touching Colours (Organ & Orchestra) Christian Schmitt, Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Saarbrücken & Johannes Wildner

• Samuel Barber (1910 - 1981): Toccata Festiva for Organ and Orchestra, Op. 36:
• 1 Toccata Festiva for Organ and Orchestra, Op. 36 15:07
• Camille Saint-Saëns (1835 - 1921): Symphony No. 3 in C Minor, Op. 78 'Organ Symphony':
• 2 Symphony No. 3 in C Minor, Op. 78 'Organ Symphony': I. Adagio - Allegro moderato - Poco Adagio 20:36
• 3 Symphony No. 3 in C Minor, Op. 78 'Organ Symphony': II. Allegro moderato - Presto - Maestoso - Allegro 16:14
• Frank Zabel (b. 1968): Touching colours:
• 4 Touching colours: Concerto for Organ and large Orchestra 13:35
• Richard Strauss (1864 - 1949): Solemn Entry of the Knights of the Order of St. John, TrV. 224:
• 5 Solemn Entry of the Knights of the Order of St. John, TrV. 224 (Arranged for Brass Ensemble, Timpani and Organ by Reger/Koch) 07:24
• Total Runtime 01:12:56

Info for Touching Colours (Organ & Orchestra)

The works represent a mixture of classical, romantic and modern sounds, with Saint-Saens and Strauss as romantic composers, Barber as a neo-romantic and Zabel as a representative of modern music. In the works of Barber and Zabel, the organ is used as a solo instrument in exchange with the orchestra; in the Saint-Saëns and Strauss, it is integrated into the ensemble sound as an orchestral instrument, as it were. All of the compositions have great musical intensity and richness of colour in common.

Christian Schmitt, organ
Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Saarbrücken
Johannes Wildner, conductor

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