Blue Rhapsody on “Wondrous Love” (2023)

Christoph Brückner (b. 1965) — Blue Rhapsody on “Wondrous Love” (2023) for organ

0:00 | 1. Wir danken dir, Herr Jesu Christ
1:17 | 2. Arabesque
2:55 | 3. Duo
3:49 | 4. Meditation
6:02 | 5. Ritornell
6:27 | 6. Hymn Tune
7:57 | 7. Dancing
9:27 | 8. With a Little Touch of Ragtime
11:20 | 9. Gigue
12:31 | 10. Petit Marche
13:56 | 11. Romanza
16:37 | 12. Concertino

German composer and organist Christoph Brückner (b. 1965) was born in Alzenau in Lower Franconia and began receiving his first music lessons from his parents. He studied further in Würzburg with Heribert Müller-Veith. Organ literature and improvisation courses and workshops followed over the years with Michael Radulescu (Vienna), Gerhard Gnann, Hans-Jürgen Kaiser (Fulda), Torsten Laux, Albert Schönberger (Mainz), Ludwig Ruckdeschel (Passau), and Wolfgang Seifen (Berlin). Brückner has composed numerous works in many genres and is a frequent organ recitalist. His organ works have been published by Kunert Verlag and Strube Verlag. (christoph-brueckner.de)