Tag Archives: German

Franz Lehrndorfer

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Franz Lehrndorfer (10 August 1928 – 10 January 2013) was a German organist and composer. A specialist in organ improvisation, he was for decades both the organist of the Munich cathedral Frauenkirche and the head of the department of Catholic Church Music at the Hochschule für Musik und Theater München.
You can hear him on Spotify.

Recordings:

Die Heitere Orgel: Improvisationen Uber Kinderlieder [The Merry Organ: Improvisations On Children’s Songs]


Theme & Variations, Vol. 1: Improvisations on Children’s Songs


Theme & Variations, Vol. 2: Franz Lehrndorfer Improvises on the New Organ in the Dome at Munich

He also includes improvisations on recordings of repertoire:

Celestial Christmas 5: Franz Lehrndorfer Plays Seasonal Music on the New Organ in the Dome at Munich
Includes a free improvisation on In dulci jubilo.


The Concert
Includes a free improvisation on Sagt an, wer ist doch diese.

Wolfgang Seifen

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Wolfgang SeifenIn 2000 Wolfgang Seifen was appointed professor of improvisation at the Universität der Künste in Berlin, and in 2004 he was appointed the organist of the Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church in Berlin.

Official Website:
http://www.wolfgangseifen.de/

Full bio. You can hear him on Spotify.

He has his own channel on YouTube:
http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWI8vAAevvH99Vaht8a_cxw


Videos:
Suite in French Style – Marienbasilika – Kevelaer

Recordings:
Wolfgang Seifen and Ensemble “Virga Strata”
Gregorian Chant and Organ Improvisation

ohscatalog_2270_67269471Wolfgang Seifen Improvises, Live Concert
UM-20341
Wolfgang Seifen improvises in a live concert at Holy Ghost Church in Mannheim, Germany.

Peter Planyavsky

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PlanyavskyFrom 1969 to 2004, Peter Planyavsky was organist at Vienna’s cathedral Stephansdom (St. Stephen’s Cathedral), and in the years 1983 to 1990 was Dommusikdirektor, director of music with overall responsibility for the church music at the cathedral.

Full bio.


Recordings:
Peter Planyavsky Improvises
Motette Records, 2004


Improvises on the Vienna Stephansdom Organ

ohscatalog_2270_29840059Planyavsky Improvises In Cathedrals at Bremen & Brixen
MotetteCD-10541


Audio:
Peter Planyavsky – Entry in the 21st Haarlem Improvisation Competition

Ansgar Wallenhorst

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Ansgar WallenhorstOfficial Website:
http://www.ansgar-wallenhorst.de/

Ansgar Wallenhorst pursued his music degree at the Hochschule für Musik in Würzburg, where he studied organ and improvisation with Professor Günther Kaunzinger. He broadened his improvisation skills with Thierry Escaich and in the class of Olivier Latry in Paris, while Maître Jean Guillou provided him with further guidance on interpretation and improvisation.