Kuhmstedt / Van Eyken / Reubke For Organ

Symphonic organ music in Germany in the nineteenth Century. Played on The Eule organ in Sofienberg church in Oslo.

This CD's intention is to present examples of develop­ments characterizing German organ music in the mid- 1800s. In doing so, it seems natural to include Reu­bke's Sonate, which has accompanied me throughout my life as an organ performer. At the same time, the album features seldom performed organ composi­tions of Jan Albert van Eyken and Friedrich Kühm­stedt, interesting works of high quality that tell us something about German organ music of the day. All the works on this CD were written in the period 1854- 1857. The instrument I chose is the new Eule organ in Sofienberg Church, which was inspired by German organ building in the nineteenth century and by Fried­rich Ladegast in particular.