XIV Competition program 2025

Programme 2025

ROUND 1

1. J.S.Bach. One of Trio-Sonatas N 2-6 (BWV 526-530)

2. One of the following compositions:

D. Buxtehude
Prelude and Fugue in C major BuxWV 136
Prelude and Fugue in d minor BuxWV 140
Prelude and Fugue in e minor BuxWV 142
Prelude and Fugue in g minor BuxWV 148
Toccata and Fugue in d minor BuxWV 155
Toccata and Fugue in F major BuxWV 156

OR

N. Bruhns. Prelude and Fugue in G major

OR

V. Lubeck. Prelude and Fugue in d minor or Prelude and Fugue in С major

OR

G.Böhm. Prelude and Fugue in C major or in d minor

3. One of the following compositions:

F.Mendelssohn-Bartholdy:
Sonate N 3 in A major, or Sonate N 5 in D major, or two movements (one fast – first or last movement, and one slow movement) from Sonatas N 1 in f minor or N 4 in B flat major, or first movement from Sonate N 6 in d minor (Choral-Andante sostenuto-Allegro molto),

OR

J.Brahms. Prelude and Fugue in g minor OR Prelude and Fugue in a minor

OR

R.Schumann. Two of the Fugues on the Theme BACH (one of them must be either N 2 or N 6)

4. M.Tariverdiev.
One of the following compositions:

“Basso ostinato” from Organ Concerto N 2

OR

Two chorale Preludes from Ten Chorale Preludes “Imitating old masters” op.103.

ROUND 2.

1. J.S.Bach. One of the following compositions:

Prelude and Fugue D major BWV 532
Prelude and Fugue a minor BWV 543
Prelude and Fugue b minor (h-moll) BWV 544
Prelude and Fugue c minor BWV 546
Prelude and Fugue C major BWV 547
Prelude and Fugue e minor BWV 548
Prelude and Fugue E flat major BWV 552
Toccata and Fugue d minor (Dorian) BWV 538
Toccata and Fugue F major BWV 540
Fantasy and Fugue g minor BWV 542

2. G.Muffat. One of the Toccatas from Apparatus musico-organisticus

3. One of the following compositions:

M. Dupre
Prelude and Fugue H major (op.7, N 1) OR Prelude and Fugue g minor (op. 7, N 3)

OR

М.Durufle
Prelude et fugue sur le nom d’Alain op. 7 OR Sicilienne and Toccata from Suite op. 5

OR

L. Vierne
Two movements (final and one of slow) from Symphony N 1 op.14, or N 2 ор.20, or N 3 ор.28, or N 5 ор.47.

OR

Ch. M. Widor
Two movements (final and one of slow) from Symphony N6 in g minor (ор.42 N 2), or Symphony N 7 in a minor (op.42 N3), or Symphony N 8 in B major – H-dur (op.42 N 4).

OR

A.Guilmant
Two movements (second and final) from the Sonata N 1 op.42 d minor OR Sonata N 5 op. 80 C minor

4. One of the following compositions:

M. Tariverdiev. Organ Concerto N1 Cassandra, op.91 (Parts 1 and 2, or parts 3 and 4)

OR

Organ concerto N2 (Cahier Polyphonic) op.93 - parts 2,3 or 3,4

OR

Organ concerto N3, op.95

OR

a piece (or movements from the cycle) of the modern composer, written not earlier as in the year 1960, with duration not less then 9’ and not more then12’. Transcriptions are not allowed.

ROUND 3

1. Free concert program of the contestant’s choice not less than 30 minutes and not more than 35 minutes (excluding compositions performed in I and II rounds). Transcriptions, own compositions or improvisations are not allowed !

2. M. Tariverdiev. One part of Organ Symphony Chernobyl, op.94 (Part 1 "Zona", or Part 2 "Quo Vadis?")