Sigfrid Karg-Elert (born Oberndorf am Neckar, 21 Nov 1877; died Leipzig, 9 April 1933)
Op 65 No 11 Valet will ich dir gleben. Subtitles 'How shall I receive thee'.
66 organ pieces composed between 1906 and 1908. They were first published in 1909 and dedicated to Alexandre Guilmant. Op 65 includes the well known Nun danket alle Gott.
Karg-Elert was a German composer and teacher whose most notable influences included Carl Reinecke, Edvard Grieg, Claude Debussy, Arnold Schoenberg, and Alexander Scriabin.
His favourite instrument to compose for was the Kunstharmonium, a versatile French creation that allowed him the range of colors he preferred. From 1924 he gave weekly radio harmonium recitals from his house. To see Karg-Elert's creativity and the flexibility and range of colours offered by the Kunstharmonium have a look at Opus 101. Musical portaits of 33 composers from Palestrina to Schönberg.
Music here;
Opus 65 Nos 1 - 11;
http://ks.imslp.info/files/imglnks/usimg/e/ed/IMSLP05764-Karg-elert-65-1.pdf
The sample I have used is an exteneded version of the Eisenbarth organ of St. Bartholomäus Church in Friesach, Austria from Piotr Grabowski. Les has added 13 stops and rearranged the divisions somewhat.
http://www.nightbloomingjazzmen.com/Les_Friesach_Ext_Organ.html
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