Category: Organ / Sacred Music
The composition came into being in the summer of 1994 as a soundtrack to the screen adaptation of Robert Schneider's novel 'Schlafes Bruder' (director: Joseph Vilsmaier) and has become established as a popular work for organ with several CD recordings.
Duration: 6:00
Publisher of notes/sheet music: Schott Music publisher , ED 8525 Sheet music , 1995
Instrumentation: Organ
Solo instruments: Orgel
Dedication: Dedicated to Harald Feller
Additional remarks: Virtuoso organ toccata, which is played worldwide and influenced by Durufle Toccata op. 5
World premiere: 11.12.1994, Feldafing (Oberbayern), Holy-Cross-Church
Performers at world premiere: Harald Feller
Records: 1: Wergo WER6296-2 von 1995, Titel, 1995
Performers on recording: 1: Harald Feller on the Rieger organ of the Erding parish church;
2: Felix Hell in the Cathedral Basilika of the Sacred Heart, Newark, New Jersey on the CD ORGELGIGANTEN Organ ORG 70102
3: Harald Feller on the Goll organ in Memmingen on the CD
PHANTOMES. AN ORGAN SPECTACULAR Oehms Classic OC 606
LC 12424, a Super audio-CD
4: Ulmer Münster: organ request concert, Friedrich Fröschle on the minster organ
EAN 4038411122239 AGK03 by jpc dispatch
Movie: Brother of Sleep, 1995
Movie directed by: Josef Vilsmaier
Movie produced by: Bavaria, Perathon-Film