organ – Journal für die Orgel 1/2026

The theme of light in an organ album may at first seem trivial, but here it is anything but—especially since we are dealing with a very particular kind of light: a backlit perspective, something that poses considerable challenges even for visual artists.

Klassik Heute

Darkness and light are inseparably intertwined. “Where there is much light, there is also deep shadow,” Goethe has his Götz von Berlichingen declare – though the author is more often quoted for a far less philosophical line.

The organ music of Betsy Jolas

Far from the clichés usually attached to the instrument, the organ music of Betsy Jolas resounds with the same inventive richness that characterizes all her work, exploring the instrument’s full potential ...

The gentle radiance of Betsy Jolas: works for organ and orchestra

Shortly before her hundredth birthday, Betsy Jolas continues to glow through a distinctive body of work. The German organist Angela Metzger now dedicates an entire album to her, ...

Pizzicato

This album features four organ works by French-American composer Betsy Jolas (born 1926), a student of Olivier Messiaen. The first piece is the organ concerto Musique d’Hiver, ...

Organists‘ Review

This CD brings seventeenth- and eighteenth-century repertoire into dialogue with contemporary works in a stimulating programme. The instrument is a...

De Orgelvriend

To get straight to the point: This CD by the German organist Angela Metzger is a hit in every respect. A sophisticated programme in which old and new music touch each other...

Circuli

There is an intelligent encirclement of musical ideals in this well-constructed recital by Angela Metzger. Exploring the relationship between music, time and space is surely never more apt...

Concerts

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