Franz Lehrndorfer
A contemporary organist steeped in the instrument's venerable traditions, Franz Lehrndorfer was born in Salzburg, Austria, but grew up in Germany's Bavaria state. His father was a music scholar and sometime choir director who insured that the household had a musical atmosphere.
Lehrndorfer's organ studies paid off in 1957, when he took first prize in a prestigious West German radio network competition. After another decade of performing he gained institutional security twice over in 1969, becoming organist at Munich Cathedral and being named head of the Department of Organ and Catholic Liturgical Music at the Munich Conservatory. Lehrndorfer went on to establish a formal organ school under his own direction; its graduates themselves form a veritable school of German organ playing.
Lehrndorfer performed and recorded much of the standard German organ repertory, from J. S. Bach to Max Reger. His work is most distinctive in its focus on improvisation, for centuries a central aspect of the organist's art and a crucial lost skill for organists even more than for other classical musicians. Lehrndorfer was cathedral organist in Munich for over thirty years. His regular concerts there built directly upon those of his long line of predecessors in the post, and for their listeners, those concerts were informed by an unbroken musical tradition.
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Discography
14 album(s) • Sorted by Bestseller
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Dom zu München - Glocken und Orgeln
Classical - Released by Agk on 1 Nov 2013
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Theme & Variations, Vol. 2: Franz Lehrndorfer Improvises on the New Organ in the Dome at Munich
Classical - Released by Celestial Harmonies on 1 Jan 1994
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Theme & Variations, Vol. 1: Improvisations on Children's Songs
Classical - Released by Celestial Harmonies on 1 Jan 1984
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Suder: Works for Chamber Orchestra
Uwe Mund, Bamberger Symphoniker, Franz Lehrndorfer
Classical - Released by Orfeo on 6 Dec 1994
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Haydn: Messen, Hob. XXII:4 "Grosse Orgelmesse" & Hob. XXII:7 "Kleine Orgelmesse" (Stereo Version)
Ursula Buckel, Franz Lehrndorfer, Symphonieorchester Des Bayerischen Rundfunks
Miscellaneous - Released by BNF Collection on 1 Jan 1962
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Bach-Trompeten-Gala, Vol. 1 (Arr. by Arnold Mehl for Organ and Brass Ensemble)
Bach-Trompetenensemble München, Franz Lehrndorfer
Classical - Released by Ars Musici on 1 Jan 2009
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Josef Zilch & Joseph Haydn: Festliche Jagdmusik (Festive Hunting Music)
Franz Lehrndorfer, Otto Schmitz, Rainer Schmitz, Sebastian Huber, Rolf-Jürgen Eisermann, Nuernberger Symphoniker 291:Josef Zilch
Classical - Released by Colosseum Classics on 1 Nov 1992
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Haydn: Organ Concerto No. 1 & Two Concertos for Lira No. 2 & 4
Franz Lehrndorfer, Hugo Ruf, The Stuttgart Soloists
Classical - Released by HORTUS on 1 Jan 1990
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Haydn, M.: Concerto for Organ, Viola and Strings, P. 55 / Symphonies - P. 9, 27, 33
Cappella Coloniensis, Franz Lehrndorfer, Wilfried Boettcher, Ulrich Koch
Classical - Released by Phoenix on 17 Aug 2009
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Music for a Wedding
Werner Simons, Franz Lehrndorfer
Classical - Released by Allegretto on 22 Aug 1994
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Trombone & Organ
Armin Rosin, Franz Lehrndorfer
Classical - Released by VMS Musical Treasures on 12 Aug 2018
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Musik und die Natur
Classical - Released by Bob-Media on 1 Jan 2015
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo