Betsy Jolas:
Works for Organ
Angela Metzger, organ
WDR Sinfonieorchester
Titus Engel, conductor
Recorded at the WDR Funkhaus, Cologne
and at St. Antonius, Düsseldorf-Oberkassel
Release date: on July 25, 2025 on NEOS Music
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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, ...