 | from Eben: Organ Music, Vol. 2 - Faust (CDA67195) 1 Prologue [4'16] 46 minutes 32 seconds 9 tracks2 Mysterium [6'47] 3 Song of the beggar with the hurdy-gurdy [1'37] 4 Easter choirs [5'58] 5 Student songs [3'28] 6 Gretchen [5'18] 7 Requiem [5'54] 8 Walpurgis night [7'14] 9 Epilogue [6'00] ‘Imaginative, appealing, well-performed music … this impressively recorded disc is strongly recommended’ (Gramophone) ‘Schiager plays the work with real swagger, just what it demands. The sound and flavour of the magnificent instrument of the Eleonora Kyrkan in Stockholm are beautifully captured in the recording’ (BB ... ‘Halgeir Schiager has virtuosity to burn and he tackles these daunting scores with obvious relish – this is startlingly good playing. A winner on every point’ (International Record Review) |