The Britannic Organ Vol. 11
CD 1
Improvisationen – Britische Organisten
Edwin Lemare · Alfred Hollins · William Wolstenholme
CD 2
Improvisationen – Deutsche Organisten
Carl Hofner · Kurt Grosse · Paul Mania
Otto Dunkelberg · Heinrich (Henry) Burkard
The Welte Philharmonie Organ in the Museum for Musical
Automatons, Seewen, Switzerland
This production of recordings on the Welte Philharmonie
Organ in the Museum for Musical Automatons in
Seewen is dedicated to the subject of improvisation.
During the 19th century, improvisations occupied an
undisputed place in piano and organ music. This free,
imaginative manner of playing in the era of Classicism
and Romanticism also existed during the 20th century,
especially amongst organists in their daily practice,
but it receded into the background of public musical
life and perception in the eyes of the music industry.