Iveta Apkalna / Herbert Schuch

Date & Time

Wed, Mar 26, 2025, 20:00

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They both have keyboards – but that is just about where the common ground between the organ and piano ends. One needs wind to produce its sound, while the other has hammers that strike its strings. The former is often associated with the sacred interior of a church, where its monumental form, known as the prospect, often looms high above, while the latter has been a staple item of furniture in many a private living room ever since the 19th... Read full text

Keywords: Organ Concert

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Musicians

Iveta Apkalna	Organ
Herbert Schuch	Piano

Program

Choral’s Dream for Piano and Organ	Thierry Escaich
Sonata in B-flat minor	Julius Reubke
Sonata in C minor, »Der 94. Psalm«	Julius Reubke
Sudrabs (Silver) for Piano and Organ	Andris Dzenītis
Diptyque for Piano and Organ, Op. 179	Jean Langlais

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