Nordic Journey
On a two-disc set, organist James Hicks performs Romantic and Modern organ works of Nordic composers on the 1929 E.A. Setterquist and Son organ at Linköping Cathedral in Linköping, Sweden. The works performed will likely be unfamiliar to even the most seasoned listener; Several premiere recordings are included. Disc One J.P.E. Hartmann Sonata in G minor, Opus 58Allegro marcatoAndantinoLentoAllegro poco agitato Ludvig Nielsen The Bellos of Nidaros Cathedral - Organ Fantasy, Op. 37b Tanelli Kuusisto Pastorale, Opus 18 No 2 Thorkell Sigurbjörnsson Chorale Prelude: Lofid Gud (Praise God) Thomas Åberg In The Garden: Frosty Morning Egil Hovland Improvisata, Op. 9 Lars Egebjer Nenia Wermlandica (Variations on the anthem of Varmland) Oskar Lindberg Sonata in G minor, Opus 23Marcia elegiacaAdagioLentoAllegro poco agitato Disc Two Jarmo Parviainen Toccata et Fuga Joonas Kokkonen Lux Aeterna (Light Eternal) Fredrik Sixten Prelude et Fugue Messa MisteriosaPreludioKyrieGloriaCredoSanctusAgnus DeiCommunioPostludio Variations for OrganTheme (Allegretto) (L'istesso tempo)(un poco meno mosso)(Allegretto)(Andantino)(Lento e serioso)(Allegro Scherzando)Aria (Adagio cantabile)(Poco Vivace)(Allegro con moto)Fuga (Moderato e deciso)Final- Toccata (Presto)