German Romantic Organ Music
Robert Parkins, organist
Aeolian and Flentrop organs of Duke University Chapel Chapel

University organist Robert Parkins plays both large organs of Duke University Chapel.  The Flentrop tracker organ in the rear gallery is ideal for the early Romantic elegance of Mendelssohn, and the lyracism of Rheinberger, which the Aeolian organ in the chancel provides the gravitas necessary for Liszt.  An imaginative program that combines two large organs of contrasting style.

Mendelssohn:

     Sonata in D Minor

     Allegro in B flat
Schumann: Two Canons, Op. 56

     No. 1 in C major
     No. 2 in A minor

Rheinberger: Scherzoso (Sonata 8)

Rheinberger: Introduction & Passacaglia (Sonata 8)
Liszt: Adagio (Consolation in D-flat)

Lizst: Orpheus
Lizst: Andante religioso
Strauss: Music from "Elektra" (arr. Parkins)