Swedish organist-composer, Mats Hylander, started composing his great work, "The Counties of Sweden", during the covid pandemic, as a kind of greeting to and comfort for the Swedish people when many was in lockdown. In this organ suite, each one of Sweden's 25 counties has been honored with it's own piece. At the pipe organ of the Church of Lomma in the south of Sweden, Hylander performs his own melodious, tonal music. Easy on the ear, it's inspired by Mendelssohn, Bach and Chopin, but also influenced by traditional tunes and folk music, in the twilight zone between sacred and earthly.

Tracklist:

Greetings to Sweden [03:15]
Greetings to Blekinge [01:49]
Greetings to BohuslÃ¤n [03:02]
Greetings to Dalarna [02:42]
Greetings to Dalsland [02:57]
Greetings to Gotland [03:35]
Greetings to GÃ¤strikland [03:18]
Greetings to Halland [03:04]
Greetings to Lappland [02:41]
Greetings to HÃ¤lsingland [02:48]
Greetings to HÃ¤rjedalen and JÃ¤mtland [02:30]
Greetings to Mede lpad [03:07]
Greetings to Norrbotten [02:18]
Greetings to NÃ¤rke [03:47]
Greetings to SkÃ¥ne [02:48]
Greetings to SmÃ¥land [02:40]
Greetings to SÃ¶dermanland [03:42]
Greetings to Uppland [02:14]
Greetings to VÃ¤rmland [02:44]
Greetings to VÃ¤sterbotten [02:32]
Greetings to VÃ¤stergÃ¶tland [02:38]
Greetings to VÃ¤stmanland [03:02]
Greetings to Ã…ngermanland [03:02]
Greetings to Ã–land [02:48]
Greetings to Ã–stergÃ¶tland [02:49

UPC: 7393787232096
Label: Db Productions
Release Date: 8.18.23
Format: CD

Mats Hylander - Greetings To Sweden (CD)