Transition

This compositions included in this collection were almost exclusively written for the organ of the romantic type. This instrument greatly differs from the classic organ of the eighteenth century, which is due chiefly to its lack of the glossy and transparent sound designed for the reproduction of polyphonic compositions, it possesses on the contary a dense and sombre colouring which in various registers attempts to reach as much as possible the character of orchestral instruments. These qualities predestinate the romantic organ mainly to the reproduction of homophonous compositions. The chronologic arrangement of this collection shows best of all how the change from the classic organ into the romantic type corresponded with the transition from polyphony into homophony. While the compositions of Smetana and Dvorak have a pronouncedly contrapuntal character due to the purpose for which they were written, Musil's Sonata is with its homophonous signs a transitory type, and Janacek's Adagios fully possess the character of orchestral compositions. The Czech romantic organ music reaches its height in the compositions of Klicka, Foerster, and Tregler, which allow to profit as much as possible by the orchestral colours of the romantic organ.

Lista utworów:
Fuga (Smetana B.)
Preludio e Fughetta (Dvorak A.)
Sonata solemnis (Musil F.)
Deu pezzi (Janáček L.)
Impromptu (Boh. Jos.)
Legenda (Klička J.)
Adagio (Tregler E.)
Preludio sul tema di un canto morave (Novák V.)
Pastorale dorico (Wiedermann B. A.)
Due preludii corale (Michálek F.)