Composer: Rudolf Tobias
Performer: Arete Teemets, Ines Maidre
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Toccata
Catalogue: TOCC0288
Release: 2015
Size: 654 MB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
01. Largo, “Know Ye Not”
Kleine Choralvorspiele
02. No. 1. Von himmel doch
03. No. 2. Schmucke dich, o liebe seele
04. No. 3. Loberpriester der du dich
05. No. 4. Ach, bleib mit deiner Gnade
06. No. 5. Wie schon leuchtet der morgenstern
07. Ciaconna uber macht’ hoch die tur
Prelude & Fughetta for Organ in C Minor
08. Prelude
09. Fughetta
10. Lobt gott ihr christen allzugle ich
11. Agnus Dei
Des Jona Sendung (Jonah’s Mission)
12. Chorus mysticus and Sanctus (arr. I. Maidre for organ)
12 Choralvorspiele
13. No. 1. Ach, was soll ich sunder machen
14. No. 2. O, du liebe, meiner liebe
15. No. 3. Es ist gewisslich an der zeit
16. No. 4. Sollt’ ich meinem gott nicht singen I
17. No. 5. Mit fried und freud’ fuhr’ ich dahin
18. No. 6. Wer nur den lieben gott lasst walten
19. No. 7. Jesu, meines lebens leben
20. No. 8. Sollt’ ich meinem gott nicht singen II
21. No. 9. Werde munter mein gemuthe
22. No. 10. Nun ruhen alle walder (Nachtstuck)
23. No. 11. Frohlich soll mein herze springen
24. No. 12. Komm heil’ger geist, o herre
25. Prelude in D Major
26. Fugue in D Minor
Rudolf Tobias (1873-1918) is far and away the most important Estonian composer of the late Romantic period.
He founded the classical-music tradition in Estonia almost single-handedly, writing the first Estonian orchestral piece,the first Estonian string quartet, the first Estonian piano sonata, the first Estonian piano concerto and the first Estonian oratorio – the monumental ‘Des Jona Sendung’ (‘The Mission of Jonah’). From that work, Ines Maidre has now transcribed for organ the blazingly powerful Sanctus.
Although Tobias was trained as an organist, most of the music he wrote for his own instrument is modest in scale and quantity, but its quirky craftmanship reveals the hand of a master. This is the first recording of the complete Tobias organ music. Estonian organist Ines Maidre has taught the organ at the Estonian Music Academy and is now associate professor of organ at the Grieg Academy. Played on the Sauer Organ of Tallinn Dome Church.