Harald Feller (musician)

Harald Feller (* 1951 in Munich ) is a German organist , composer and arranger .

Career

Feller studied organ ( Franz Lehrndorfer ) and church music at the Munich University of Music and Theater and deepened his studies with Marie-Claire Alain in Paris . In 1978 he took on a teaching position at the University of Music and Theater in Munich and in 1980 became a lecturer at the Academy for Catholic Church Music and Music Education in Regensburg . Since 1983 he has been professor for organ at the University of Music and Theater in Munich.

Feller is known for his international concert activities and CD and radio recordings. He recorded the organ parts for the film Schlafes Bruder .

Awards

• Scholarship from the German National Academic Foundation
• Promotion Prize for Music of the Bavarian State
• Grand Prix international du disque Liszt
• “ Centro tedesco di studi veneziani ” Venice

Competitions

• 1976: Felix Mottl Prize Munich
• 1978: Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy Prize
• 1979: 3rd prize in the competition of the International Organ Week Nuremberg (ION)
• 1983: Improvisation Prize in Haarlem (Holland)
• 2007: Composition prize for the 100th anniversary of the Berlin Cathedral

Compositions

Organ solo

• Diptych (Bear Rider)
• Danse sacrée (Verlag Böhm und Sohn)
• Te Deum for organ (Schott)
• Poème funèbre for organ (Schott)
• Due pezzi per l'organo
• "3 Gregorian Paraphrases" (Salve Regina - Puer natus est - Dies irae)
• "Suite Leonesa"
• Meditation Fantasy (Verlag Böhm und Sohn)
• "Nada"
• 4 pieces about BACH
• Fantasy for 2 organs
• For Young Persons Guide to the Organ (Schott)
• Variations and fugue on a theme by Beethoven (Ode to Joy) organ version

Organ and other instruments

• Fantasy on a Theme by J. Brahms for Trumpet and Organ (Schott)
• Sonata for Trumpet and Organ
• “Ettaler Sonata” for flute and organ
• “Panta rhei” for percussion and organ
• “Danse macabre” for percussion and organ
• Adagio for cello and organ

Organ and orchestra

• “Concertino festivo” for organ, 8 brass instruments and percussion
• “Concerto” for organ and orchestra
• Symphony for organ and orchestra

Piano solo

• "The planets"
• Three piano pieces on Gregorian themes
• Toccata
• Concertino for two pianos
• 4 nocturnes
• Krabat - Suite Twelve easy character pieces based on literary motifs from the novel of the same name by Otfried Preußler
• ragtime
• Variations on a theme by Beethoven (Ode to Joy) piano version

Harpsichord solo

• Toccata
• suite
• Un petit concert for 3 harpsichords

Chamber music

• Fantasy for trombone quartet (Edition Brand)
• 2 miniatures for oboe, piano, cello and double bass
• Sonata for flute and piano
• “Heptameron” for flute and piano
• Suite for flute and piano
• "Thoughts" for flute and piano (harp)
• Fantasy for 13 brass instruments
• Variations on an old English song for piccolo and marimba
• "mouvements" for bassoon, tuba, piano and accordion
• Prière for cor anglais and string quintet (or organ)
• 5 miniatures for flute solo

Religious music

A cappella choir

• Two Advent motets
• 4 Christmas motets for four to eight-part mixed choir (Verlag Helbling)
• Two motets based on texts by Hildegard von Bingen (Verlag Helbling)
• Motet based on biblical texts for four-part mixed choir
• “Mantra” for 7-part mixed choir
• 22. Psalm for 8-part mixed choir
• “Missa mundi” for 7-part mixed choir
• “Missa brevis” for 7-part mixed choir
• Missa for 4-8-part mixed choir
• “In Nativitate Domini” for 3 male voices
• “Ave Maria” for 8-part mixed choir
• "Our Father" for 7-part mixed choir
• "God our origin" (J.Henkys) (Strube-Verlag)
• Choral movements based on the chorale arrangements by Brahms
• Christmas carol sets

Choir with instruments

• "Missa a 3" three-part mixed choir, flute, string sextet and organ (Verlag Strube)
• “Agnus Dei” for 4-6-part mixed choir, 4 brass instruments and organ
• “Missa canonica” for four-part mixed choir (solos ad lib.), 5 strings and organ
• “Missa in Nativitate Domini” for solos, choir and orchestra
• “Feldafinger Mass” for 7-part mixed choir, orchestra and organ
• "Credo" for 4 to 6-part mixed choir, orchestra and organ (own version, for choir and organ)
• “Si è congedato” (Text: Heinz Grill) Music for a deceased person for four-part mixed choir and organ
• 3 Spirituals for four-part mixed choir and piano
• "Messe brève" for soprano solo, three-part female (children's) choir and organ (Strube)
• Christmas carol sets
• Kyrie at Christmas time

Solos with instruments

• "Canti mariani" four Mary motets for mezzo-soprano, countertenor and orchestra (organ version)
• Requiem for 3 male voices and string sextet
• “Michaelshymne” (text: Heinz Grill) for soprano, harp and organ
• "Canticle of the Sun of St. Francis" for soprano, mezzo-soprano, baritone and organ (orchestral version with solos and choir)
• Mass 85 for three female voices, organ and harp

Liturgical music

• Children's fair (Schott)
• “Veni creator” for 4-8-part mixed choir, large orchestra, community singing and organ
• “O sacrum convivium” for baritone solo, four-part mixed choir, orchestra, organ and community singing

Oratorio and scenic works

• “Tolle lege” or the conversion of Augustine for 4-7-part mixed choir, 8 brass instruments, percussion and organ
• “Oberuferer Christgeburtspiel” for solos, choir and instruments

Secular choral music

• 5 choirs based on texts by Christian Morgenstern for 4-part mixed choir
• 3 choirs based on texts by Rilke
• Six German folk songs for eight-part mixed choir

Songs

• Ave Maria for soprano (tenor) and organ (Schott)
• The everlasting soul calendar (Rudolf Steiner) for baritone (mezzo-soprano) and piano (Stephan Wunderlich Verlag)
• Songs based on texts by R. Steiner and H. Grill for voice and piano
• Sanskrit songs for voice and piano (Stephan Wunderlich-Verlag)
• Psalm 125 for soprano and organ
• 7 Christmas carols for soprano and piano (orchestra) (Stephan Wunderlich-Verlag)

Edits

for organ solo

• Johann Sebastian Bach: Sinfonia for the council election cantata
• Franz Liszt: "From the cradle to the grave" (Schott)
• Franz Liszt: Notturno No. 3
• Franz Liszt Danse macabre
• Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Overture
• Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Adagio-Allegro-Adagio
• John Williams: "Star Wars Suite"

Instrumental music

• Ludwig van Beethoven: 3 flute clock pieces as sonata for flute and organ (2nd version with piano)
• Johannes Brahms: “I ask heartily” for 4 cellos
• Johannes Brahms: Fugue in A flat minor for 4 cellos
• Johann Baptist Georg Neruda: Concerto for Trumpet and Organ
• Henry Purcell: Sonata for Trumpet and Organ
• Max Reger: Adagio from the cello solo suite, arranged for 4 cellos
• Christian Heinrich Rinck: Flute Concerto for Flute and Organ
• Gioachino Rossini: Fantasy for Clarinet and Organ
• Robert Schumann: 4 sketches for 2 pianos
• Louis Vierne: “Clair de lune” and “Naiades” for flute, strings and harp
• Lefébure-Wély: 4 pieces for 8 brass instruments
• Works by Mozart, Rossini, Vierne, Vivaldi, Gluck for flute and organ

Vocal music

• Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy: “Dominica il post Pascha” for female voices, strings and organ
• Otto Nicolai: "A solid castle" (for 4 trumpets, 4 trombones, four-part mixed choir, organ) (Verlag Strube)
• Max Reger: Requiem op.144 for alto solo, choir and organ
• Louis Roessel: "Kavatine" for soprano, four-part mixed choir and organ (Verlag Helbling)
• Spiritual Songs by G. Bizet, A. Dvorak, H. Wolf and Max Reger for soprano, harp and organ
• Sacred songs, arias and duets (by Beethoven, Brahms, G. Fauré, C. Franck, Mendelssohn, Mozart) for soprano and organ
• Sacred songs by Brahms, Beethoven, Wolf, Reger for soprano or baritone and chamber orchestra

various

• “Rag” for chamber orchestra
• “Communio” for flute and strings
• "Ohrensausen" (Gustav Meyrinck) melodrama for speaker and piano

Individual evidence

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Web links

• Literature by and about Harald Feller in the catalog of the German National Library
• Homepage of Harald Feller