Friedrich Lux (1820–95) was one of those musicians who formed the fabric of musical life in nineteenth-century Germany: though he worked away from the major cities, as conductor, teacher, organist, organiser and composer, he was an indispensable element of the communities in which he worked. His large body of organ music, as good as unknown before now, brings together elements of the musical language of Bach, Mendelssohn and Schumann, in works that range from the intimate to the grandiose.

Played on the Martti Porthan organ, Raahe Church, Finland

This release is the eleventh of Jan Lehtola’s musicianship on Toccata Classics. The composers involved are Harri Ahmas, William Dayas, Sigfrid Karg-Elert, Joonas Kokkonen, Axel Ruoff, Erkki Salmenhaara, Jean Sibelius, Richard Stöhr and Eduard Adolf Tod. A number of further recordings are in preparation.