Wedding March (Marche en Rondeau) Uploaded by: sanden Composer: Bissinger, Roman Organ: 1845/80 Ducroquet- Cavaillé-Coll, Aix, France Software: Hauptwerk IV Views: 291
Marche Pontificale Uploaded by: ChristopherBrown Composer: Widor, Charles-Marie Organ: Aristide No.1 Version 2 Software: Hauptwerk IV Views: 629
Marche Francaise Uploaded by: alberto63 Composer: Andrew Fletcher Organ: Hereford Cathedral Willis Organ Software: Hauptwerk IV Views: 55
Marche for a festival Uploaded by: FredM Composer: W Henry Maxwell Organ: Utrecht - Dom, Bätz Organ Software: Hauptwerk IV Views: 61
“How Great Thou Art” Uploaded by: FatherTodd Composer: * My Own Arrangement Organ: Notre Dame de Metz Mutin/Cavaillé-Coll Software: Hauptwerk V Views: 64
Grand Choeur Uploaded by: wolfram_syre Composer: Capocci, Filippo Organ: Notre Dame de Metz Mutin/Cavaillé-Coll Software: Hauptwerk IV Views: 117
Fugue en La b Op. 40. 1 Uploaded by: wolfram_syre Composer: Guilmant, Alexandre Organ: Notre Dame de Metz Mutin/Cavaillé-Coll Software: Hauptwerk IV Views: 105
Tristan and Isolde - Vorspiel Uploaded by: GeoffP Composer: Richard Wagner Organ: Notre Dame de Metz Mutin/Cavaillé-Coll Software: Hauptwerk IV Views: 55
The »Twenty-four Pieces pour Orgue« of Joseph Callaerts is an answer to Guilmant‘s »Pièces dans différents styles« in a way. These pieces are beautifull and interesting as well as every French collection of organ music (Boellmann, Dubois, Gigout, Rousseau, Salomé etc.).
Joseph Callaerts was rich enough to earn not money with his profession. He was after some other engagements organist of the Antwerpen cathedral (Belgium). Here he got a large symphonic organ from Pierre Schyven which is preserved until today.
As far as I know:
Nobody has understood the high importance of Callerts for the history of organ music. I have never seen an a organ-composer who adapted the style of Richard Wagner to the organ in such an unique way.
One will find in all this pieces details from Wagner‘s music: melodies, harmonic passages, or themes. Callaerts didn‘t learn this musical features from his teacher Lemmens. His promotion of the Wagner style seems to be his own idea.The key for understanding the intentions of Callaerts is the Toccata in D major - you will see.