Who could more brilliantly reimagine Mussorgsky’s fantastic Pictures at an Exhibition than the sound magician
Cameron Carpenter
on the magnificent organ in the
Stefaniensaal?
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The Queen of Instruments
Cameron Carpenter liebt es, die Orgel nicht wie ein Kircheninstrument zu behandeln. Für den Amerikaner bietet „die Königin der Instrumente“ eine sinfonische Klangpalette von unendlicher Farbenpracht. Im Grazer Stefaniensaal malt er mit den Registern der großen Orgel die „Bilder einer Ausstellung“ neu – prachtvoller als jede Orchestrierung.
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Dmitri Shostakovich: Festive Overture, Op. 96 Modest Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition Improvisations
Fit as a fiddle, eccentric as Glenn Gould: Cameron Carpenter from the USA has redefined the organ concert format. And that is by no means only due to his eccentric clothes or his high-tech travelling organ. What has made him a punk icon of his guild is his ingenious approach to the repertoire from Bach to pop.
