![Mark Steinbach, University Organist, Curator of Instruments, and Lecturer in Music at Brown University, plays the Rudolph von Beckerath Organ (1962) at St. Paul's Cathedral in Pittsburgh, PA. This organ was one of the first organs in North America to be modeled after classic North German concepts of organ building and is considered to be one of the most influential instruments in the United States. Track Listing: Tanz-Toccata Kleine Partita über das Dänische Lied 'Den klare sol går ned" Passacaglia Kleine Partita "Es ist ein Ros' entsprungen" Verleih uns Frieden gnädiglich Som lilliens hjerte kan holder I grøde Freu dich sehr, o meine Seele: Vorspiel, Choral, Nachspiel Vorspiel, Zwischenspiel und Nachspiel aus der "Vesper" für Kantor, Chor und Orgel Jubilatio Orgelsatz: "Es ist ein Ros' entsprungen Playing Time: 50:48 2013 Loft Recordings Mark Steinbach, University Organist, Curator of Instruments, and Lecturer in Music at Brown University, plays the Rudolph von Beckerath Organ (1962) at St. Paul's Cathedral in Pittsburgh, PA. This organ was one of the first organs in North America to be modeled after classic North German concepts of organ building and is considered to be one of the most influential instruments in the United States. Track Listing: Tanz-Toccata Kleine Partita über das Dänische Lied 'Den klare sol går ned" Passacaglia Kleine Partita "Es ist ein Ros' entsprungen" Verleih uns Frieden gnädiglich Som lilliens hjerte kan holder I grøde Freu dich sehr, o meine Seele: Vorspiel, Choral, Nachspiel Vorspiel, Zwischenspiel und Nachspiel aus der "Vesper" für Kantor, Chor und Orgel Jubilatio Orgelsatz: "Es ist ein Ros' entsprungen Playing Time: 50:48 2013 Loft Recordings](https://cdn11.bigcommerce.com/s-4mjh4t/images/stencil/300w/products/4391/10108/original__24992.1680787141.jpg?c=2)
Anton Heiller; Organist, Composer, Conductor by Peter Planyavsky
Anton Heiller is one of the twentieth century's most renowned and influential organists. Born in 1923, Heiller was trained in Vienna and rose to prominence quickly, giving his first solo recital at the age of twenty-two. Before concentrating on the organ exclusively, he was a successful conductor of the symphonic repertoire, and, from 1945 until his untimely death in 1979, he was professor of organ at the University of Music and Performing Arts in Vienna. His interpretations of Bach, which included registration and articulation, as well as a consideration of the theological underpinnings, would change the way Bach is played.
Anton Heiller: Organist, Composer, Conductor, provides an assessment of Heiller's works and teaching, while also examining his complex personality, one torn between strong religious devotion and the world of artistry. The narrative also offers a unique view of the organ world in the decades after World War II, featuring the important organs, builders, and organists across North America and Europe. First translation, by Christa Rumsey of this important text in English. University of Rochester (2014); 364 pgs.