August Gottfried Ritter - Four Organ Sonatas

AUGUST GOTTFRIED RITTER  (1811-1885)

Four Organ Sonatas

Ulrich Bremsteller - organ



1 Sonata No. 1. in D minor Op. 11 (14´13")

2 Sonata No. 2 in E minor Op. 19 (13´44")

3 Sonata No. 3 in A minor Op. 23 (21´07")

4 Sonata No. 4 in A major Op. 31 (19´01")

Hungaroton HCD31559
Release date:

05-09-2005 

 Co-creator, together with Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy, of the first example of Romantic Organ Sonata (the first one was composed in 1845); he moved in 1847 from being organist in Merseburg cathedral to become organist in Magdeburg cathedral. In his critical writings, Ritter condemned the Renaissance organ composers referred to as the "Colorists" for overindulging in ornamentation.

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