Credits:

Kresimir Rimsky-Korsakov / Baranovic

Description:

The new album in organ transcription series by organist Hansjörg Albrecht is a collection of overtures to Wagner's operas arranged for the organ, with the overtures to "The Fairies" and "Love Forbidden" being the world premiere recordings. Organist Henry Lemere (1866-1934) loved to arrange Wagner's works for the organ, and some of them have become important parts of his repertoire. Axel Langmann is a contemporary organist-arranger, and Albrecht's performance of his arrangement of Rachmaninoff's "Island of Death" for organ is highly acclaimed for its brilliant arrangement. This time, Albrecht plays the "Vere-Orgel (made in 2003)" at the Herz Jesu Church in Munich, spinning out vivid sounds from the beautifully shaped modern instrument. Naxos Japan