Organ Matinée

Music and texts for the "Organ Marathon" of the Bachfest Munich

Charles-Marie Widor's transcriptions known under the title "Bach's Memento" are the theme of the concert.

Concert, Literature & knowledge, Organ Marathon
Evang.-Luth. Bischofskirche St. Matthäus
Evang.-Luth. Kirchengemeinde St. Matthäus

In 1925, Charles-Marie Widor published a series of 6 Bach works in transcriptions for organ under the title "Bach's Memento", which, although they basically adhere to the originals, go so far beyond mere transcriptions that they can almost be regarded as Widor's works in their 19th century Romantic spirit. The Bach homage includes the 3rd movement of the Pastorella for organ (BWV 590), with "flûte et hautbois", a "Miserere Mei Domine" and an "Aria" based on two preludes from the 1st part of the "Wohltemperiertes Klavier" (BWV 851 and 855), a "Marche du veilleur de nuit", which goes back to the cantata "Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme" (BWV 140), as well as the "Sicilienne" from the flute sonata in E flat major (BWV 1031). The cycle ends with the final chorus of the "Matthäuspassion" (BWV 244), titled as "Matthaeus-Final".

Armin Becker will be playing the organ, the texts will be read by Reverend Dr Friederike Bäumer.

This event is part of the "Organ Marathon Bachfest Munich" series.

Works

• Charles-Marie Widor:

  Bach's Memento (ORGEL)

Venue

Evang.-Luth. Bischofskirche St. Matthäus

Nußbaumstr. 1
80336 München

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Evang.-Luth. Kirchengemeinde St. Matthäus

pfarramt.stmatthaeus.m@elkb.de
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• Evang.-Luth. Dekanatsbezirk Munich

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Evang.-Luth. Bischofskirche St. Matthäus Munich © Armin Becker

Armin Becker at the Steinmeyer-Woehl organ © Armin Becker

New console of the Steinmeyer-Woehl organ © Armin Becker

St Matthew's Church seen from Nußbaumpark (2025) © Armin Becker

Organiser

Evang.-Luth. Kirchengemeinde St. Matthäus

St. Matthäus is the main Protestant-Lutheran and Episcopal church in Munich. The predecessor of the current church was built in 1833 on Sonnenstraße near Karlsplatz and fell victim to National Socialist urban planning in 1938. From 1953 to 1955, Gustav Gsaenger built today's church, which is one of the most important monuments of post-war modernism in Germany.

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