Angelus

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GÇ£The Triptych, performed here by French-Canadian keyboardist Philippe B+¬langer and the Orchestre M+¬tropolitain of Montr+¬al, is a three-movement, 40-minute tour-de-force of imposing power, virtuosic toccatas, quiet meditation, and joyful celebration. Wachner is both an unapologetic modernist and an open-minded eclecticGǪhis music has something to say.GÇ¥ -American Record Guide

GÇ£GÇÖLogosGÇÖ is a sonic tour de force, making full use of colors, dynamics, and rhythmic energy characteristic of organ and orchestra. GÇ£Agape,GÇ¥ which opens with an organ solo in which one feels bathed in love, is a welcome contrast to the surrounding movements. The concluding section, GÇ£Angelus,GÇ¥ demanding the utmost from all the players, is filled with complex rhythms and textures and brings the extended work to a stunning climax.GÇ¥ -The American Organist

GÇ£Out of orchestral chaos the organ enters with chordal grandeur in the introductory GÇ£Logos.GÇ¥ An introspective two-part organ passage plus its aggressive string response become the bases for the following allegroGǪB+¬langer and selected instrumentalists are beautifully reflective again in the middle movement GÇ£Agape,GÇ¥ the violins serene and inspired in the closing melody. The organist shines in the final GÇ£Angelus,GÇ¥ building steadily with the orchestra through tricky metre changes to a great, moving conclusion. Himself a virtuoso organist, Wachner has created long sonorities, repeated chords, and busy passages that are static harmonically to suit the highly reverberant space. Highly recommended.GÇ¥ -The Whole Note

GÇ£ItGÇÖs difficult not to think of Messiaen when listening to Triptych for organ and full orchestra by Wachner (who conducts excellently here, by the way): splendour, dignity, outstanding tone combinations, sophisticated chromatic exploration, albeit polarizedGÇobut also a certain personal GÇ£je ne sais quoiGÇ¥. Among its other qualities there is a rich backdrop, wavering between a glimmer and a tingle.GÇ¥ GÇo La Scena Musicale

GÇ£GǪTryptique pour orgue et grand orchestre s'av+¿re une oeuvre monumentale. Entre le modernisme, il faut quelque temps pour se familiariser avec la masse sonore et l'aspect classique qui rejoint certains th+¿mes de Broadway, Duke Ellington pour Malletoba SpankGǪGyaGyaGyaGyaGÇ¥ -Le Journal de Montr+¬al

Catalog:	20575900
Publisher:	E C Schirmer Music Co
Composer:	Wachner, Julian
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Voicing:	Organ Solo
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