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

You can DOWNLOAD the SHEET: Scroll down for more information 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.
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