Karsten

Jürgen Ahrend on the considerations of the site of the workshop and his partner Gerard Brunzema: Jürgen Ahrend on the Paul Ott and his organ building philosophy: But later... Joint study tours in Europe, visits at Metzler and Marcussen: Ahrend about the first inependent steps: https://www.orgelbau-ahrend.de/opus001wa.html

Jürgen Ahrend about his family, his father, Jugendmusikbewegung and his childhood with "Hausmusik": Jürgen Ahrend on early responsibility, the decision to become an organ builder and the years of apprenticeship with Paul Ott and intonation: Jürgen Ahrend about the restoration of Bielfeldt organ at Stade: Information about the organ in German: http://www.nomine.net/stade-st-wilhadi

So let's give it a try and I apologize for any misstranslations in advance, I am not a native English speaker... Just a first paragraph. If you like it, I will see, if I can translate some other parts. Jürgen Ahrend about Helmut Walcha, the famous Schnitger organ at Cappel and his work as apprentice with Paul Ott there: Regards, Karsten

According to the police, the fire in St Sulpice was not an accident. https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=de&sl=fr&tl=en&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rtl.fr%2Factu%2Fjustice-faits-divers%2Fparis-l-incendie-de-l-eglise-saint-sulpice-serait-d-origine-criminelle-7797234961%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR32m_3Bh6FG1ZKjKgigq80JD5z3FjU8kzygLz2KFPxr8alQLH3-25f26j4 Original text: https://www.rtl.fr/actu/justice-faits-divers/paris-l-incendie-de-l-eglise-saint-sulpice-serait-d-origine-criminelle-7797234961?fbclid=IwAR32m_3Bh6FG1ZKjKgigq80JD5z3FjU8kzygLz2KFPxr8alQLH3-25f26j4 Regards, Karsten

This excerpt should give the information needed. https://books.google.de/books?id=OYcuZ1eylRwC&lpg=PA168&dq=shostakovich passacaglia macbeth&hl=de&pg=PA167#v=onepage&q&f=false Pages 167-168 Regards Karsten

This excerpt should give the information needed. https://books.google.de/books?id=OYcuZ1eylRwC&lpg=PA168&dq=shostakovich passacaglia macbeth&hl=de&pg=PA167#v=onepage&q&f=false Pages 167-168 Regards Karsten

As far as I know, the edition edited by Martin Haselböck (Universal Edition) is the most authorative and "scholastic" (Urtext) edition available. Could you please give some examples of thse "clear misprints" you mentioned? Yuu should have a look at IMSLP, there you will find pdf-files of modern Editions as well as the first Editione (4-hand piano version including pedal parts for organ). Well, I hope there are many differences! You really should listen to a recording on an historic German romantic instruments (e.g. Ladegast or Walcker), just for the impression, which organ sounds Liszt did know. A good start are these videos: Regards Karsten

Hello! I was so lucky to be in Berlin, when Heinz Wunderlich gave a Recital at Berlin Cathedral in 2005. He played Bach's Prelude and Fugue in E minor, Mendelssohns 6th Sonata, Reger's 2nd Sonata and his one "Sonata tremolanda Hiroshima". In spite of the beginning of the Bach (many wrong notes, but he was in his 80s already) it was one of the most thrilling live performances I have heard. It must be said that Wunderlich's (or better: Straube's) Reger interpretations are more and more critizised and questioned, especially in Germany. Regards Karsten

Hello! This recording was indeed made by Heinz Wunderlich at the Tzschöckel-organ at Schwäbisch Hall. The recording is available at organum classics. Regards Karsten