Hicks is a long-time friend, and his new CD, Nordic Journey, Volume II, is just out and available from Pro Organo), which can also be linked from his website.
His website has this summary: “The musical exploration of northern climes continues with Nordic Journey, Volume II, The Nordic Symphonic Tradition. This disc continues the series by featuring late-Romantic repertoire of the early twentieth-century. Recorded on the historic organ of St. Johannes' Church, Malmö [Sweden] in August 2013, the church's Åkerman & Lund instrument, originally built in 1908 and restored in 2008, is an ideal vehicle for the performance of this repertoire. Researched over the course of over two years, the disc includes several world premiere performances of unpublished music in a program that demonstrates the Nordic affinity for drama and lyric expression.”
The track lsting:
1. Niels Gade (1817-1890), from Tre Tonestykker, Opus 22, III- Allegro con fuoco (1851)
2. Páll Ísólfsson (1893-1974), Introduktion Og Passacaglia (c. 1917)
3. Fredrik Isaacsson (1883-1962), Melodia, Opus 32/2 (c. 1920)
Yngve Sköld (1899-1992)
4. Preludium och Fuga h moll (1932)
5. Larghetto (1939)
6. Passacaglia ur Kyrksymfoni (1939)
Viljo Mikkola (1871-1960), Sonaati uruille (1916)
7. I- Maestoso
8. II- Adagio, ma non troppo
9. III- Allegro molto
10. Patrik Vretblad (1876-1953), Elégie
Erik Alvin (1902-1992)
11. Fantasia "In Antico Modo"
12. Lamentoso
13. Symfoniskt Orgelstycke
Total Playing Time: 79:26
I enjoy the eight symphonies of the Danish composer Gade and also track 1 here. As with Nordic Journey 1, I found favorites among the tracks: the pensive Larghetto and the Passacaglia by Sköld, a Swedish composer.
If you love organ music and repertoire, you'll enjoy these discs and the accompanying spirit of discovery.
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