Kalējs - Toccata on the Chorale "Allein Gott in der Höh sei Ehr" (Rīga Dom, author)

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Aivars Kalējs performed his Toccata on a theme of the Chorale "Allein Gott in der Höh sei Ehr" / "Gloria in excelcis Deo" / "All Glory be to God on High", op. 56 on the magnificent Riga Dom Cathedral organ. The record included in the double CD "La Galante the soul of Riga". In this work, we hear the extraordinary growing power of the instrument and performer's virtuosity.

This is the most popular Kalējs organ work. This chorale Kalējs played at the European Festival of Sacral Music at Nuremberg as an improvisation. Members of the audience asked that it be written down. It's included in repertoire of many organists such as Iveta Apkalna, who successfully performes it in many countries of the world.

Aivars Kalējs is a Latvian composer, organist and pianist. Studied with Nikolajs Vanadziņš, Ādolfs Skulte and Lūcija Garūta.
He has written about 100 opuses of symphonic, organ, piano, chamber and choir music. His works have been played in concerts around the world, published in editions such as Bärenreiter, Edition Peters and have won several composition awards, e.g. symphonic work "Musica Dolente" - dedicated to the victims of the tragic events of September 11, 2001. His works are included in many CD's of the great musicians and collectives such as Iveta Apkalna and Latvian National Symphony Orchestra.
Kalējs has given concerts in almost all of the European countries, the USA, Canada, Japan and has participated in dozens of international organ festivals. Six solo CDs and participation in many CD recordings. He has performed with countless national symphony orchestras and collectives such as Kremerata Baltica and State Choir Latvija, as well as collaborations with many great musicians such as conductors Andris Nelsons and Pierre Cao, violinist Gidon Kremer, soprano Inessa Galante, French horn player Arvīds Klišāns, violist Maxim Novikov and cellist Alexander Kniazew.

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