Modern · German

Helmut Walcha

1907 to 1991

German Modern

Repertoire in dialogue

Born in Leipzig and blind from the age of nineteen, Helmut Walcha studied with Günther Ramin, deputising for him at the Thomaskirche from 1926 to 1929, before settling in Frankfurt: the Friedenskirche from 1929, the organ chair at the Musikhochschule in 1938, then the Dreikönigskirche from 1946 to 1981. A Bach interpreter who twice recorded the complete organ works from memory, he published four volumes of chorale preludes with Peters (1954–1978).

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The repertoire

Works in the project’s repertoire

4 works.

Repertoire in dialogue

  • Flagship work

    Choralvorspiele, vol. 1 (25 chorals préludes)

    Chorale

    Keyboard compass; modern idiom

  • Choralvorspiele, vol. 2 (20 chorals préludes)

    Chorale

    Keyboard compass; modern idiom

  • Choralvorspiele, vol. 3 (24 chorals préludes)

    Chorale

    Keyboard compass; modern idiom

  • Choralvorspiele, vol. 4 (19 chorals préludes et un postlude)

    Chorale

    Keyboard compass; modern idiom

This classification reflects the place of these repertoires within the artistic and educational orientations of the project. It does not constitute a technical indication regarding the design of the instrument.

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