He was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He studied music at the University of Minnesota and Cologne. He began his career as a pianist, having some success at the instrument in Europe in the late 60s and early 70s, but became better known as an organist.
Chorzempa is known for his great virtuosity, particularly in the organ works of Franz Liszt and Julius Reubke. Unlike most organists, he plays from memory, without sheet music.
Chorzempa has also composed electronic music, though this is little known.
Preludes and Fugues by DanielChorzempa at jsbach.org
At times the notes do bog him down, but he has always been a master of the air and you can clearly hear the size of the room in Kampen, the Netherlands, where it was recorded.
Chorzempa is able, in this recording, to balance his constant deliberate playing with some emotion.
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