Kare Nordstoga, Nils Henrik Asheim, Oslo Domkor, Vivianne Sydnes - Nils Henrik Asheim: Salmenes bok (2022) [Hi-Res]

Tracklist

01. Salmenes bok: Salme 1. Ash–ré ha–ish
02. Salmenes bok: Salme 5. Du hører min røst om morgenen
03. Salmenes bok: Salme 8. Når jeg ser din himmel
04. Salmenes bok: Salme 13. Hvor lenge, O Herre
05. Salmenes bok: Salme 18. Da skalv og skaket jorden
06. Salmenes bok: Alleluja I — med gjallende horn
07. Salmenes bok: Salme 19. Himmelen forkynner Guds herlighet
08. Salmenes bok: Salme 22. Min Gud, hvorfor har du forlatt meg
09. Salmenes bok: Salme 27. Skjul ikke ditt ansikt for meg
10. Salmenes bok: Salme 40. Han la i min munn en ny sang
11. Salmenes bok: Alleluja II — med harpe og lyre
12. Salmenes bok: Salme 42. Som hjorten skriker etter rennende bekker
13. Salmenes bok: Salme 49. A-té lø-ma-shal oz-ní
14. Salmenes bok: Salme 62. Vær stille for Gud, min sjel
15. Salmenes bok: Salme 69. Gud, kom meg til redning
16. Salmenes bok: Salme 74. Du kløvde havet i din velde
17. Salmenes bok: Alleluja III — med pauke og dans
18. Salmenes bok: Salme 108. Gud, mitt hjerte er rolig
19. Salmenes bok: Salme 114. Da Israel dro ut av Egypt
20. Salmenes bok: Salme 126. Da Herren vendte Sions lagnad
21. Salmenes bok: Alleluja IV — med strengespill og fløyte
22. Salmenes bok: Salme 130. Min sjel venter på Herren
23. Salmenes bok: Salme 137. Ved Babylons elver der satt vi og gråt
24. Salmenes bok: Salme 139. Hvor skal jeg gå bort fra din ånd
25. Salmenes bok: Salme 148. Lovsyng Herren fra himmelen
26. Salmenes bok: Alleluja V — med tonende cymbaler

The process behind this work originates from when Oslo Cathedral commissioned a largescaled work by Nils Henrik Asheim for the inauguration of the church's new main pipe organ in 1998. The composer suggested including a choir to create a cycle of texts from the Book of Psalms, and the Oslo Cathedral Choir were more than willing to participate, with their dedication to the piece being integral to the work's development.

Organ builders Ryde & Berg made both the main organ (with 53 voices) and the choir organ (16 voices), with the combination of the two becoming central to the concept of the work. The two instruments bathe the room in an immersive soundscape, with the choir representing the voice inside this.

The composer himself chose a selection of lines taken from 21 hymns, with the view to creating a holistic narrative through use of contrasts. Five "Allelujah" movements for organ complete each of the sections of the work.

In the 1998 version, these were improvised movements for solo organ, but in the revised version from 2019 the movements were re-composed as organ duos.

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