Sigfrid Karg-Elert (1877 - 1933) Allemagne Siegfried Theodor Karg ou Sigfrid Karg-Elert, né à Oberndorf am Neckar le 21 novembre 1877 et mort à Leipzig le 9 avril 1933, est un pianiste, organiste et compositeur post-romantique allemand. Jouissant d'une célébrité considérable en son temps, il est surtout connu de nos jours pour ses nombreuses compositions pour l'orgue et l'harmonium.
Né sous le nom de Siegfried Karg, il étudie la musique au conservatoire de Leipzig où il deviendra professeur en 1919, succédant à Reger. Au début de sa carrière, son éditeur lui suggère d'ajouter Elert (de Ehlert, nom de sa mère) à son nom et d’en simplifier l'orthographe.
Le 25 juillet 1910, il épouse Minna Louise Kretzschmar (1890-1971) ; le 21 avril 1914 naît leur fille Ingeborg Annelies Kätchen (Katharina Schwaab).
Du 5 au 17 mai 1930, la Londoner Organ Music Society organisa à Londres un «Karg-Elert Festival» de 10 récitals d’orgue en son honneur, auquel il participa comme compositeur invité.
En 1932, il entreprend une tournée aux États-Unis qui comprend 22 récitals d’orgue du 3 janvier au 24 mars, où il présente certaines de ses dernières compositions, dont la Passacaglia et Fugue sur B-A-C-H, à côté d’œuvres de maîtres anciens. Perdu sur les consoles modernes américaines et n’ayant qu’une médiocre technique d’organiste, Karg-Elert déçoit beaucoup le public et les critiques sont terribles. Cette expérience catastrophique achève de ruiner sa santé par la suite.
Personnage étrange et tourmenté, il meurt à la suite d'une longue maladie en 1933, et est inhumé à Leipzig.
On remarque dans son œuvre l’influence de Claude Debussy, Alexandre Scriabine, Arnold Schönberg et Max Reger. L’originalité de Karg-Elert est son attachement au Kunstharmonium, l’harmonium d’art de Mustel, pour lequel il écrira une part importante de sa production. Très appréciée en Angleterre, son œuvre faisait aussi l’admiration de Guilmant, dédicataire de plusieurs pièces : « J’aime beaucoup la musique de ce compositeur, car il y a de la mélodie, une excellente écriture et un sentiment poétique, qui ne se trouve pas toujours dans la musique d’orgue. » (Retracter) ... (lire la suite) Source de l'extrait biographique : Wikipedia
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Passion Canzona Op. 84 Breitkopf & Härtel
Voice(s) with various inst. SKU: BR.CHB-5310-02 The Burial of Christ(+)
Voice(s) with various
inst.
SKU:
BR.CHB-5310-02
The
Burial of Christ .
Composed by Sigfrid
Karg-Elert. Voice;
stapled. Chor-Bibliothek
(Choral Library). During
his middle creative
period, Karg-Elert
developed his own,
unmistakable choral
style. His few choral
works, which stem from
the years 1912 and 1913,
unquestionably belong to
his major works from this
period. Cantata; Early
modern; Late-romantic.
Choral score. 8 pages.
Breitkopf and Haertel
#ChB 5310-02. Published
by Breitkopf and Haertel
(BR.CHB-5310-02).
ISBN
9790004412305. 7.5 x 10.5
inches.
German.
Oliver
Hilmes's four new
editions of Karg-Elert's
most substantial choral
works are being published
with the same consistency
and compactness shown by
Karg-Elert when he wrote
them in 1912/13. The
reception of Karg-Elert's
works, which has been
quite strong in the organ
domain, now obtains
decisive impulses in a
new direction. Joining
the previously published
choral canzonas
Benedictus Op. 82 No. 1
and Vom Himmel hoch Op.
82 No. 2 are Naher, mein
Gott, zu dir Op. 81 and
the Passion Canzona Op.
84. Particularly charming
is the unique
instrumental color with
which Karg-Elert
sensitively enhances the
choral sound in each work
of this little
group.,,Die eminent
wichtige Neuausgabe der
Choralkanzonen wird
hoffentlich diesen
grandiosen Kompositionen
Karg-Elerts endlich die
Stellung zukommen lassen,
die sie im Bereich von
Musik in der Kirche
eigentlich seit ihrer
Entstehung verdient
hatten. (Jorg Stodthoff,
Forum
Kichenmusik) Durin
g his middle creative
period, Karg-Elert
developed his own,
unmistakable choral
style. His few choral
works, which stem from
the years 1912 and 1913,
unquestionably belong to
his major works from this
period.
$4.95 - Voir plus => Acheter Délais: 3 to 4 weeks
Passion Canzona Op. 84 Breitkopf & Härtel
Chorus with inst. SKU: BR.PB-5390 The Burial of Christ . Composed b...(+)
Chorus with inst.
SKU:
BR.PB-5390
The
Burial of Christ .
Composed by Sigfrid
Karg-Elert. Choir;
Softcover.
Partitur-Bibliothek
(Score Library).
During his middle
creative period,
Karg-Elert developed his
own, unmistakable choral
style. His few choral
works, which stem from
the years 1912 and 1913,
unquestionably belong to
his major works from this
period.
Cantata;
Early modern;
Late-romantic. Score and
parts. 32 pages.
Breitkopf and Haertel #PB
5390. Published by
Breitkopf and Haertel
(BR.PB-5390).
ISBN
9790004211236. 9 x 12
inches.
German.
Oliver
Hilmes's four new
editions of Karg-Elert's
most substantial choral
works are being published
with the same consistency
and compactness shown by
Karg-Elert when he wrote
them in 1912/13. The
reception of Karg-Elert's
works, which has been
quite strong in the organ
domain, now obtains
decisive impulses in a
new direction. Joining
the previously published
choral canzonas
Benedictus Op. 82 No. 1
and Vom Himmel hoch Op.
82 No. 2 are Naher, mein
Gott, zu dir Op. 81 and
the Passion Canzona Op.
84. Particularly charming
is the unique
instrumental color with
which Karg-Elert
sensitively enhances the
choral sound in each work
of this little
group.,,Die eminent
wichtige Neuausgabe der
Choralkanzonen wird
hoffentlich diesen
grandiosen Kompositionen
Karg-Elerts endlich die
Stellung zukommen lassen,
die sie im Bereich von
Musik in der Kirche
eigentlich seit ihrer
Entstehung verdient
hatten. (Jorg Stodthoff,
Forum
Kichenmusik) Durin
g his middle creative
period, Karg-Elert
developed his own,
unmistakable choral
style. His few choral
works, which stem from
the years 1912 and 1913,
unquestionably belong to
his major works from this
period.
$35.95 - Voir plus => Acheter Délais: 3 to 4 weeks
Benedictus Op. 82/1 Breitkopf & Härtel
Chorus with inst. SKU: BR.CHB-5308-02 Composed by Sigfrid Karg-Elert. Cho...(+)
Chorus with inst.
SKU:
BR.CHB-5308-02
Composed by Sigfrid
Karg-Elert. Choir;
stapled. Chor-Bibliothek
(Choral Library).
Cantata; Early modern;
Late-romantic. Choral
score. 8 pages. Breitkopf
and Haertel #ChB 5308-02.
Published by Breitkopf
and Haertel
(BR.CHB-5308-02).
ISBN
9790004412244. 7.5 x 10.5
inches.
Latin.
Although the
organ works of Sigfrid
Karg-Elert are enjoying
ever greater popularity,
his choral pieces are
still waiting to be
discovered. This,
however, is now only a
matter of time. During
his middle creative
period, Karg-Elert
developed his own,
unmistakable choral
style. His few choral
works, which stem from
the years 1912 and 1913,
unquestionably belong to
his major works from this
period.In the Benedictus,
the violin, organ and
harp (ad libitum) join
the chorus to create a
specific soundscape which
Karg-Elert shapes with
great
imaginativeness.
$4.95 - Voir plus => Acheter Délais: 3 to 4 weeks
Nearer, My God, to Thee Op. 81 Breitkopf & Härtel
Chorus with inst. SKU: BR.PB-5387 Canzona . Composed by Sigfrid Kar...(+)
Chorus with inst.
SKU:
BR.PB-5387
Canzona . Composed
by Sigfrid Karg-Elert.
Choir; stapled.
Partitur-Bibliothek
(Score Library). During
his middle creative
period, Karg-Elert
developed his own,
unmistakable choral
style. His few choral
works, which stem from
the years 1912 and 1913,
unquestionably belong to
his major works from this
period. Cantata; Early
modern; Late-romantic.
Full score. 18 pages.
Breitkopf and Haertel #PB
5387. Published by
Breitkopf and Haertel
(BR.PB-5387).
ISBN
9790004211182. 9 x 12
inches.
Oliver
Hilmes's four new
editions of Karg-Elert's
most substantial choral
works are being published
with the same consistency
and compactness shown by
Karg-Elert when he wrote
them in 1912/13. The
reception of Karg-Elert's
works, which has been
quite strong in the organ
domain, now obtains
decisive impulses in a
new direction. Joining
the previously published
choral canzonas
Benedictus Op. 82 No. 1
and Vom Himmel hoch Op.
82 No. 2 are Naher, mein
Gott, zu dir Op. 81 and
the Passion Canzona Op.
84. Particularly charming
is the unique
instrumental color with
which Karg-Elert
sensitively enhances the
choral sound in each work
of this little
group. During his
middle creative period,
Karg-Elert developed his
own, unmistakable choral
style. His few choral
works, which stem from
the years 1912 and 1913,
unquestionably belong to
his major works from this
period.
$24.95 - Voir plus => Acheter Délais: 24 hours - In Stock
Nearer, My God, to Thee Op. 81 Breitkopf & Härtel
Chorus with inst. SKU: BR.CHB-5307-02 Canzona . Composed by Sigfrid...(+)
Chorus with inst.
SKU:
BR.CHB-5307-02
Canzona . Composed
by Sigfrid Karg-Elert.
Choir; stapled.
Chor-Bibliothek (Choral
Library). During his
middle creative period,
Karg-Elert developed his
own, unmistakable choral
style. His few choral
works, which stem from
the years 1912 and 1913,
unquestionably belong to
his major works from this
period. Cantata; Early
modern; Late-romantic.
Choral score. 16 pages.
Breitkopf and Haertel
#ChB 5307-02. Published
by Breitkopf and Haertel
(BR.CHB-5307-02).
ISBN
9790004412299. 7.5 x 10.5
inches.
Oliver
Hilmes's four new
editions of Karg-Elert's
most substantial choral
works are being published
with the same consistency
and compactness shown by
Karg-Elert when he wrote
them in 1912/13. The
reception of Karg-Elert's
works, which has been
quite strong in the organ
domain, now obtains
decisive impulses in a
new direction. Joining
the previously published
choral canzonas
Benedictus Op. 82 No. 1
and Vom Himmel hoch Op.
82 No. 2 are Naher, mein
Gott, zu dir Op. 81 and
the Passion Canzona Op.
84. Particularly charming
is the unique
instrumental color with
which Karg-Elert
sensitively enhances the
choral sound in each work
of this little group.
$7.95 - Voir plus => Acheter Délais: 3 to 4 weeks
Benedictus Op. 82/1 Breitkopf & Härtel
Chorus with inst. SKU: BR.PB-5388 Composed by Sigfrid Karg-Elert. Edited ...(+)
Chorus with inst.
SKU:
BR.PB-5388
Composed
by Sigfrid Karg-Elert.
Edited by Oliver Hilmes.
Choir; stapled.
Partitur-Bibliothek
(Score Library). Cantata;
Early modern;
Late-romantic. Score and
parts. 16 pages.
Breitkopf and Haertel #PB
5388. Published by
Breitkopf and Haertel
(BR.PB-5388).
ISBN
9790004210949. 9 x 12
inches.
Latin.
Although the
organ works of Sigfrid
Karg-Elert are enjoying
ever greater popularity,
his choral pieces are
still waiting to be
discovered. This,
however, is now only a
matter of time. During
his middle creative
period, Karg-Elert
developed his own,
unmistakable choral
style. His few choral
works, which stem from
the years 1912 and 1913,
unquestionably belong to
his major works from this
period.
$22.95 - Voir plus => Acheter Délais: 3 to 4 weeks
Behold, I Come from Heaven Above Op. 82/2 Breitkopf & Härtel
SKU: BR.CHB-5309-02 Canzona . Composed by Sigfrid Karg-Elert. Stapl...(+)
SKU:
BR.CHB-5309-02
Canzona . Composed
by Sigfrid Karg-Elert.
Stapled. Chor-Bibliothek
(Choral Library).
Cantata; Early modern;
Late-romantic. Choral
score. 8 pages. Breitkopf
and Haertel #ChB 5309-02.
Published by Breitkopf
and Haertel
(BR.CHB-5309-02).
ISBN
9790004412251. 7.5 x 10.5
inches.
Although
the organ works of
Sigfrid Karg-Elert are
enjoying ever greater
popularity, his choral
pieces are still waiting
to be discovered. This,
however, is now only a
matter of time. During
his middle creative
period, Karg-Elert
developed his own,
unmistakable choral
style. His few choral
works, which stem from
the years 1912 and 1913,
unquestionably belong to
his major works from this
period.
$4.95 - Voir plus => Acheter Délais: 3 to 4 weeks
Behold, I Come from Heaven Above Op. 82/2 Breitkopf & Härtel
Chorus with inst. SKU: BR.PB-5389 Canzona . Composed by Sigfrid Kar...(+)
Chorus with inst.
SKU:
BR.PB-5389
Canzona . Composed
by Sigfrid Karg-Elert.
Edited by Oliver (Vorw.)
Hilmes. Choir; stapled.
Partitur-Bibliothek
(Score Library). Cantata;
Early modern;
Late-romantic. Full
score. 18 pages.
Breitkopf and Haertel #PB
5389. Published by
Breitkopf and Haertel
(BR.PB-5389).
ISBN
9790004210963. 9 x 12
inches.
Although
the organ works of
Sigfrid Karg-Elert are
enjoying ever greater
popularity, his choral
pieces are still waiting
to be discovered. This,
however, is now only a
matter of time. During
his middle creative
period, Karg-Elert
developed his own,
unmistakable choral
style. His few choral
works, which stem from
the years 1912 and 1913,
unquestionably belong to
his major works from this
period.
$24.95 - Voir plus => Acheter Délais: 3 to 4 weeks
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