CONCERTO

Composer: GENZMER, HARALD

Harald Genzmer, born in 1909, was one of the most significant organ composers of the twentieth Century. A pupil of Hindemith, he found his own way of writin g perfectly structured music that is rewarding to play, with free tonality an d contemporary harmonies. The Concerto has three movements: Toccata * Meditati on * Vivace; it was written at the suggestion of Genzmer's colleague at the Mu nich Conservatoire, Franz Lehrndorfer, who gave the work its first performance in Munich Cathedral. An effective piece for concerts and competitions and a c omplement to the contemplative chorale partita Where art thou, Comfort of the World published in 2001 (ED 9201).