“beautifully produced”
David Ponsford, Choir and Organ, 4 stars
“Kola Owolabi proves to be an imaginative, confident, and inventive advocate both for this music and for these instruments.”
Catherine Moore, American Record Guide
“Kola Owolabi's performance convinces in every respect.
Muffat's 'Apparatus' contains exceptionally fascinating music and Owolabi shows this with his developed virtuosity, sense of color and sound and his intelligent handling of these two beautiful new organs...This first complete Muffat on new North American organs is extremely successful.”
Bert Wisgerhof, orgelnieuws 5 Stars
“L'interprétation est solide et les orgues résonnent étonnement bien. On dirait une musique écrite spécifiquement pour ces instruments. On reste surpris que des instruments de fabrication récente puissent posséder une telle sonorité.
Superbe!”
Robert Poliquin, Mixtures (Fédération Québécoise des Ami de l'Orgue)
Double CD
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Georg Muffat (1653–1704), Apparatus musico-organisticus, 1690
C. B. Fisk, Opus 148, debut recording
two manuals, 22 ranks, modified meantone
Richards, Fowkes & Co., Opus 24, 2020, debut recording
three manuals, 60 ranks, well-tempered
Christ Church Cathedral, Cincinnati
The toccatas of Georg Muffat exemplify the late 17th century South German baroque style. Each toccata features a different character capturing the qualities of its mode, and the pieces contrast bold harmonic progressions with clever imitative counterpoint. This is the first recording of Muffat’s keyboard works performed on North American organs and is the debut recording of two new instruments by eminent craft organ builders influenced by European baroque organs: the Italian style Fisk organ, Opus 148 (2018) and Richards, Fowkes & Co, Opus 24 (2021)
Disc 1
Recorded on the C. B. Fisk, Opus 148, 2018 (II/22), Centennial Chapel, Christ Church Cathedral, Cincinnati, Ohio
1 Toccata prima
2 Toccata secunda
3 Toccata tertia
4 Toccata quarta
5 Toccata quinta
6 Toccata sexta
7 Toccata septima
8 Toccata octava
Total Time: 56:03
DISC 2
Recorded on the Richards, Fowkes & Co., Opus 24, 2020 (III/60), Christ Church Cathedral, Cincinnati, Ohio
1 Toccata nona
2 Toccata decima
3 Toccata undecima
4 Toccata duodecima et ultima
5 Ciacona
6 Passacaglia
7 Nova cyclopeias harmonica
Total Time: 51:44
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