Felix Mendelssohn's A Midsummer Night's Dream Overture, Op. 21, performed live in my own transcription for organ at the Methuen Memorial Music Hall. Originally composed in 1826 when Mendelssohn was just seventeen years old, the overture is one of the masterpieces of the Romantic repertoire, celebrated for its sparkling orchestration, fairy-like textures, and dramatic brilliance. This transcription seeks to preserve the orchestral color and energy of the original while exploring the unique expressive possibilities of the concert organ. Performed live by Raphael Attila Vogl at the historic Methuen Memorial Music Hall, home to the renowned Great Organ built by Walcker and later rebuilt by Aeolian-Skinner.

Claude Debussy’s La Cathédrale engloutie tells the legend of a cathedral rising from the depths of the sea before slowly disappearing beneath the waves again. This organ transcription was recorded at the magnificent Cathedral of the Incarnation beneath the immersive art installation Gaia by Luke Jerram. The setting felt especially fitting: the monumental image of our planet suspended above the nave echoes the work’s themes of emergence, mystery, and the relationship between humanity, nature, and the sacred. As the “sunken cathedral” rises through Debussy’s music, the presence of Gaia adds another layer of reflection and wonder. Performed and arranged for organ by Raphael Attila Vogl

Organist Raphael Attila Vogl performs his own transcription of Max Reger's String Quartet No. 4 in E flat Major, Op. 109 at St. Michael's Abbey, Silverado, California. Special thanks to Father Jerome and the Abbey for hosting this recording on their magnificent instrument. St. Michael’s Abbey, Silverado, CA Built by Schoenstein & Co. Three Manuals and Pedal 31 Stops – 34 Ranks Electric-Pneumatic Action STOPLIST Grand-Orgue (I) 16' Bourdon 8' Montre 8' Flûte harmonique 8' Gambe 8' Bourdon 4' Prestant 4' Flûte douce 2' Doublette 1 1/3' Fourniture IV 8' Trompette 4' Clairon Grand-Orgue 16' Positif expressif (II) 8' Salicional 8' Unda-Maris (TC) 8' Cor de nuit 4' Flûte 2 2/3' Nazard 2' Flageolet 1 3/5' Tierce 16' Basson 8' Trompette 8' Clarinette Tremulant Positif 16' Récit expressif (III) 8' Flûte traversière 8' Viole de gambe 8' Voix céleste 4' Flûte octaviante 2' Octavin 8' Trompette 8' Basson-Hautbois 8' Voix humaine Tremulant Récit 16' Récit 4' Pedal 32' Soubasse 16' Contrebasse 16' Soubasse 16' Bourdon (G.O.) 8' Flûte (G.O.) 8' Salicional (Pos.) 8' Bourdon (G.O.) 4' Flûte (G.O.) 32' Bombarde 16' Bombarde 8' Bombarde Couplers Grand-Orgue / Pedal Positif / Pedal Récit / Pedal Positif / Grand-Orgue Positif / Grand-Orgue 16' Récit / Grand-Orgue Récit / Grand-Orgue 16' Récit / Grand-Orgue 4' Récit / Positif Récit / Positif 4'

Brick Presbyterian Church in New York City Organ by Casavant IV/101 Concert Organist Raphael Attila Vogl https://www.raphaelattilavogl.com

Here is my organ transcription of Rameau's Les Cyclopes. Recorded at Münster in Ingolstadt, Germany. Organ by Klais, IV/70.

Just like Max Reger's arrangement of the Inventions by J.S.Bach, I composed a third voice to the Duetto No. 2 and created a trio structure. Stylistically, it was inspired by Reger, incorporating chromaticism but with greater thematic development, including inversion, syncopation, and ornamentation.

Recorded at St. Johannes in Troisdorf/Sieglar Organ by Seifert (46/IV) https://www.raphaelattilavogl.com Johann Sebastian Bach's Inventions as "Schule des Triospiels" arranged by Max Reger and Karl Straube

This Silent Film Improvisation was part of the Organ+Technology Concert in Paul Hall at the Juilliard School.