Brauweiler Orgelheft

On the occasion of the 1000th anniversary of Brauweiler Abbey at the gates of the city of Cologne in 2024, 10 composition commissions were issued to composers who have a special relationship with the important Benedictine abbey. The very varied, sonorous works offer exciting and diverse insights into the work of contemporary composers writing for the organ. The abbey's long-time church musician, Michael Utz, deserves the credit for having compiled this compendium, which combines chorale-bound and "free" works in various forms, including a "Brauweiler Blues". The witty pieces of medium to high difficulty are exemplary for different currents of current organ composition and offer worthwhile material for organists who are keen to discover. Medium to advanced difficulty.