Orff-Schulwerk, Vol. 3: Piano Music
Artistic executor of theCarl Orffestate,Wilfried Hiller, faithfully and conscientiously follows the models of Orff's musical styles in this third volume of the five volume series of Orff-Schulwerk recordings. He is the artistic director and co-producer of this recording and lends his Orff teachings in support of pianistNikolaus Lahusenon several pieces - adjoining additional repetitions of the simpler beginning examples at the ends of pieces, playing lines in a different octave and doubling musical lines at the octave.Nikolaus Lahusen was born in Bremen in 1960 and grew up in Mexico. His artistic development was supported by Edith Picht-Axenfeld, Christoph Eschenbach and Bruno Leonardo Gelber. Nikolaus Lahusen has been counted among the leading pianists of his generation for several years. He has given concerts and performed with leading orchestras worldwide. Lahusen's performance at the Orff-Nacht, organized in honor of Orff's 100th birthday in Munich, summer of 1995, was revered by the press as outstanding and led to the recording of this release.For Celestial Harmonies, he hasOrff-Schulwerk, Volume 3: Piano Music(13106-2),The Complete Works of M.K. Ciurlionis, Vols. 1-3(13184-2, 13185-2, 13222-2),Franz Schubert Sonata B Flat Major D. 960, 3 Klavierstuecke D. 946(13195-2),Franz Schubert Sonata D Major D. 850, 34 Valses Sentimentales D. 779(13221-2),Franz Liszt Transcriptions of Franz Schubert Songs(13228-2) andModest Mussorgsky: Pictures At An Exhibition(13248-2).On Whitsunday, May 15th, 2005, Nikolaus Lahusen passed away after having fought cancer since 1998. Because of his illness, he went through two periods where he was unable to perform. "But his attitude, "company president Eckart Rahn says, "was always forward-looking and positive. He added much to my life and work."