'Twinkle, twinkle, little star' x 17! Maybe you know Mozart’s variations on the same theme, these are both similar and different, composed around a decade later as it seems. Vogler was a German composer, organist and theorist, and his organ improvisations are said to have been very stormy (unlike these untroubled variations). At the time he wrote these, he was living in Sweden and the organ I’m playing on was only a few years old, so it’s the organ sound he would've had around him. They were however written for the harpsichord or piano, BUT Swedish organists at the time were most likely to play exactly that kind of repertoire on the organ, so it’s not a problem😉 The only composition commonly known today in Sweden is his Advent hymn 'Hosianna, Davids son'.
Same organ even! I happen to have that CD. Someone asked me to record these variations for RU-vid, and this organ is just one hour away from me, so it's the natural choice! :)
@@HenrikBergpianorganist Hi Henrik! I'm Zach's dad. He loves your music and listens to it constantly. He really enjoys and tries to learn more about the organ and how it works on youtube. We were on vacation yesterday when all of a sudden Zach said, "This is the best day of my life!!!" It was the song that you just released. Thank you for listening to fans. You have a big one in Zach. Thanks again!
Thank you very much Henrik for giving us more musical experience of Vogler's work. Maybe you are aware of a set of 18 variations on 'Ah, vous dirai-je, maman' from Johann Christoph Friedrich Bach? They are over a somewhat different theme of this song, however very recommendable in my opinion. Kind regards.
