Complete Organ Works - Vol.2

Description

Gerard Bunk 18881958) was born in Rotterdam. Thanks to Max Regers support, he became a lecturer at the Dortmund Conservatory and organist at the famousWalcker organ at St. Reinoldi. He was one of the greatest organists of the first half of the 20 th century who, besides Reger, was able to develop his own characteristic style. His organ compositions include free individual works,character pieces, chorale preludes and six large-scale concert works. Volume II contains early works by this composer which, apart from the Legende, have not been previously published.

This Urtext edition, prepared by the composers grandson, is the result of extensive, meticulous research into the sources and reflects the latest in musicological findings.
Each volume contains a detailed foreword, facsimiles and illustrations and a critical commentary.

The Complete Organ Works will comprise a total of six volumes.

• First Urtext edition of Bunks complete works
• Each volume contains a detailed foreword(Ger/Eng) and critical commentary (Ger/Eng)
• Includes facsimiles and illustrations
• Volume II contains mainly works published for the first time

Contents:

• Prelude and Fugue op. 17
• Nocturne op. 18, 1
• Romanze op. 18, 2
• Intermezzo op. 18, 3
• Intermezzo op. 18, 4
• Fuga a 3 voci op. 18, 5
• Improvisation op. 28, 1
• Albumblatt op. 28, 2
• Elegie op. 28, 3
• Adagio op. 28, 4
• Legende op. 29