Daniel Beilschmidt (Leipzig/Altenburg) plays works by Bach, Bräutigam, Messiaen, Hindemith and Huber.
Works performed:
Volker Bräutigam (1939-2022)
Toccata in C (1971)
Klaus Huber (1924-2017)
Cantus cancricans (1965)
"He must increase, but I must decrease" (John 3:30).
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Toccata in F major, BWV 540/1
Olivier Messiaen (1908-1992)
IV - Chants d'oiseaux (Birdsongs)
from the "Livre d'Orgue" (1951/52)
Johann Sebastian Bach
Fugue in F major, BWV 540/2
Daniel Beilschmidt (*1978)
Improvisation
Olivier Messiaen
II - Pièce en trio (Trio piece)
"We see now as through a mirror, in a hidden way..."(1 Cor 13:12)
from the "Livre d'Orgue" (1951/52)
Paul Hindemith (1895-1963)
Sonata I (1937)
I. Moderately fast - Lively
II. very slow - fantasy, free - calmly moving
The monthly organ concert in the Sophienkirche in April will be performed by Daniel Beilschmidt, who is a university organist in Leipzig, organist of the famous historical Trost organ in the Schlosskirche in Altenburg, concert organist, composer and university lecturer.
His extremely diverse musical profile ranges from highly acclaimed complete performances of the organ works of Johann Sebastian Bach, John Cage and Olivier Messiaen to the realm of improvisation and free jazz.
His program for the Schuke organ of the Sophienkirche includes movements from Olivier Messiaen's avant-garde "Livre d'Orgue," Johann Sebastian Bach's virtuoso Toccata in F major, and Klaus Huber's "Cantus cantricans," as well as a work by his recently deceased teacher Volker Bräutigam and the first organ sonata by Paul Hindemith, whose music was considered "degenerate music" during the Third Reich and who was forced to emigrate.
Admission: 10 € / 5 € / 0 € (under 18)
