When one first imagines the sound of a magisterial bass voice and a pipe organ, one cannot help but imagine some sort of glorious Vox Dei pronouncing eternal truths from the numinous beyond, but in this extraordinary recital from Danish-Spanish organist and composer and acclaimed Danish bass-baritone Jakob Bloch Jespersen, Eros and Agape are twined and intertwined. Three incredibly different song cycles from three outstanding Danish composers explore this unique sound world; the late Pelle Gudmundsen-Holmgreen is represented in what may well be his musical Last Will and Testament, a set of transcriptions from his opera Sun Rises, Sun Sets, based on the Biblical Song of Solomon. Bent Lorentzen, one of the key figures and pioneers of early Danish electronic music, explores the themes of love, sensual, and divine in a manner somewhat reminiscent of a Nordic Messiaen in his song cycle Erotic Hymns. Our recital concludes with Nicolai Worsaae's emotionally (and sonically) devastating theatre piece for bass voice and organ, A Shipwreck, which explores the themes of life, death, and resurrection, pushing the magnificent organ at Our Saviour's Church (Vor Frelsers Kirke), Copenhagen, to it's expressive limits, all captured vividly by one of Denmark's most celebrated recording engineers, Preben Iwan.A MUST HEAR for vocal and organ aficionados!

Tracklist:

Syv Salomon-Sange-I: Bah! Tomhed... - Bah! Vanity
Syv Salomon-Sange-II: Og Jeg Gav Mit Hjerte... - and I Gave My Heart
Syv Salomon-Sange-III: Det Er Et Tyngende Onde... - It Is a Grievous Evil
Syv Salomon-Sange-IV: Og Jeg Gav Mit Hjerte... - and I Gave My Heart
Syv Salomon-Sange-V: Galskab Og DÃ¥rskab! - Madness and Folly!
Syv Salomon-Sange-VI: Store Var Mine Gerninger... - Great Were My Deeds
Syv Salomon-Sange-VII: Da SÃ… Jeg Mig Om... - Then I Looked Upon All I Had Done
Erotiske Salmer-Dig Min SÃ¸de Skat at MÃ¸de - to Meet You, My Sweet Treasure
Erotiske Salmer-Du RÃ¦dsels Dyb, Som Truer Os - You Abyss of Terror, Which Threatens Us
Erotiske Salmer-Og Naar Din StÃ¦rke RÃ˜ST Engang - and When Your Strong Voice One Day
Erotiske Salmer-Min Fine Skat - My Fine Treasure
Erotiske Salmer-Jesu SÃ¸de Rosen-Kinder - Jesus, Sweet Rose-Cheeks
Erotiske Salmer-Mit Ã…ndedrÃ¦t, SÃ… TÃ†T - My Breath, So Close
Erotiske Salmer-Hvorledes Skal Jeg MÃ¸de - How Shall I Meet You
Erotiske Salmer-SÃ¥, SÃ…, Min Skat - So, So, My Dear
Erotiske Salmer-Jeg Ligger Ved Jesus Hans Bryster Saa TÃ†T - I Lie at Jesus' Breast So Close
Shipwreck-Troen - Faith
Shipwreck-Passacaglia - Passacaglia
Shipwreck-Lynet - the Lightning
Shipwreck-Recitativo - Recitativo
Shipwreck-Nattens Begravelsestog - the Night's Funeral Procession
Shipwreck-Ã…benbaring - Revelation
Shipwreck-BÃ¸lgerne - the Waves

UPC: 636943693520
Label: Our Recordings
Release Date: 4.17.26
Format: CD

Jakob Jespersen Bloch - And I Gave My Heart - Works For Bass-Singer & Orga (CD)