Jakob Bloch Jespersen, Peter Navarro-Alonso - And I gave my heart… (2026) [Hi-Res]

Tracklist

01. Syv Salomon-sange (Arr. for Voice & Organ by Peter Navarro-Alonso): No. 1, Bah! Vanity…
02. Syv Salomon-sange (Arr. for Voice & Organ by Peter Navarro-Alonso): No. 2, And I gave my heart…
03. Syv Salomon-sange (Arr. for Voice & Organ by Peter Navarro-Alonso): No. 3, It is a grievous evil…
04. Syv Salomon-sange (Arr. for Voice & Organ by Peter Navarro-Alonso): No. 4, And I gave my heart…
05. Syv Salomon-sange (Arr. for Voice & Organ by Peter Navarro-Alonso): No. 5, Madness and folly!
06. Syv Salomon-sange (Arr. for Voice & Organ by Peter Navarro-Alonso): No. 6, Great were my deeds…
07. Syv Salomon-sange (Arr. for Voice & Organ by Peter Navarro-Alonso): No. 7, Then I looked upon all I had done…
08. Erotiske salmer, Op. 133: No. 1, To meet you, my sweet treasure
09. Erotiske salmer, Op. 133: No. 2, You abyss of terror, which threatens us
10. Erotiske salmer, Op. 133: No. 3, And when your strong voice one day
11. Erotiske salmer, Op. 133: No. 4, My fine treasure
12. Erotiske salmer, Op. 133: No. 5, Jesus, sweet rose-cheeks
13. Erotiske salmer, Op. 133: No. 6, My breath, so close
14. Erotiske salmer, Op. 133: No. 7, How shall I meet you
15. Erotiske salmer, Op. 133: No. 8, So, so, my dear
16. Erotiske salmer, Op. 133: No. 9, I lie at Jesus’ breast so close
17. A Shipwreck: No. 1, Faith
18. A Shipwreck: No. 2, Passacaglia
19. A Shipwreck: No. 3, The Lightning
20. A Shipwreck: No. 4, Recitativo
21. A Shipwreck: No. 5, The Night’s Funeral Procession
22. A Shipwreck: No. 6, Revelation
23. A Shipwreck: No. 7, The Waves

When one first imagines the sound of a magisterial bass voice and a pipe organ, one cannot help but image 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 its expressive limits. A MUST HEAR for vocal and organ aficionados!

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