Organ Works Volume V: Op.65, 80, 81
Bunk, Gerard
Bunk Organ Works Volume V: Op.65, 80, 81
Gerard Bunk 1888–1958) was born in Rotterdam. Thanks to Max Reger’s support, he became a lecturer at the Dortmund Conservatory and organist at the famous Walcker organ at St. Reinoldi in Dortmund. He was one of the greatest organists of the first half of the 20th century who, besides Reger, was able to develop his own, characteristic style.
His organ compositions divide into free individual works, character pieces, chorale preludes and six large-scale concert works. Volume V presents Bunk’s late organ works, which are comparable in quality to the works of Max Reger and Sigfrid Karg-Elert. Harmonically bold and full of individual style, the works provide one of the earliest examples of late Romantic style before the emergence of the Organ Reform Movement.
This six volume Urtext edition, prepared by the composer’s grandson, is the result of extensive and painstaking research of the sources; the accompanying text is in two languages (German/English), and the edition reflects the latest musicological findings. Each volume contains a detailed foreword, numerous facsimiles and illustrations and a Critical Commentary in German and English.
- Urtext edition edited by the grandson of the composer
- Based on the latest scholarly research and on all available sources
- Detailed preface (Ger/Eng) and critical report (Ger/Eng) in each volume
- Includes numerous facsimile pages and illustrations
Contents
- Six Organ Pieces Op.65 [Bunk, Gerard]
- No.1: Tone Picture in F minor [Bunk, Gerard]
- No.2: Idyll in G major [Bunk, Gerard]
- No.3: Consolation in F minor [Bunk, Gerard]
- No.4: Melody in B major [Bunk, Gerard]
- No.5: Wedding Procession in G major [Bunk, Gerard]
- No.6: Duo (Canon) in F sharp minor [Bunk, Gerard]
- Variations and Fugue on the Old Dutch Folk Song "Merck toch hoe sterck" for Harpsichord Op.80 [Bunk, Gerard]
- Music for Organ in C minor Op.81 [Bunk, Gerard]